Missoula City Council

Sandra Vasecka on Monday night attended what was her last City Council meeting, one where her peers shared their praises and memories of the last few years.

The City Council on Wednesday opted to move public comment back to the front of the meeting, allotting 20 minutes for speakers to address issues not on the evening's agenda.

With a vacancy open in Ward 1 and the General Election two months away, the Missoula City Council will consider waiting an extra month to swear in the ward's November winner rather than appointing an applicant selected by council members.

In a heated hearing, the Missoula City Council on Monday night defeated a measure that would have changed a City Council rule, leaving the council's minority upset about their perceived lack of influence.

Hayden Cook writes, "I’m committed to advancing five practical, proven policies that will bring greater accountability to our rental market and peace of mind to those who call Missoula home."

For more than 100 years, the Rocky Mountain Labs have conducted lifesaving research into deadly diseases, including COVID-19, SARS-1, MERS, Lyme disease and Ebola. As I wrote in 2020, the Bio-safety Level 4 Labs have a colorful and controversial history, dating back more than a century to the initial reason for their existence: Black Measles, known today as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.

Missoula City Band Conductor Gary Gillette is readying his group for another season of summer concerts in the park (7:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Bonner Park). The opening gig on June 18 will salute the Big Band era. Check out the band’s full season offerings at missoulacityband.org.

The political landscape for municipal government began to take shape on Thursday with several incumbent members of City Council announcing their bid for re-election, along with the mayor.

Kristen Jordan writes, "Representing this community has been an honor, and I’m running to continue delivering results that matter."

“DUFFY vs THE CATS” was the headline, describing the warring parties: Anaconda Prosecuting Attorney John H. Duffy versus a neighborhood covey of cats, a flock of felines, owned by Johnny Horn.