Missoula Current
Clark Fork River Market returning to old location
The Clark Fork River Market plans to return to its old stomping grounds on the river lot this season.
City lands $308K federal grant to study Reserve Street
The City of Missoula plans to launch a study of Reserve Street and consider potential safety changes to the corridor.
UM students model the Clark Fork River, Smurfit contamination
University of Montana graduate students have modeled various aspects of the Clark Fork River near the Smurfit Stone mill site.
MRA fails to approve downtown housing agreement; developers may pull plug
If approved, the agreement would be the first for-rent workforce housing project in Missoula to receive infrastructure subsidies under a new state law.
Missoula County expected to sign closing docs for Marshall Mountain
Barring any last-second surprises, the closing documents will seal the mountain’s acquisition as the region’s newest public asset.
Missoula Electric to launch $1M Rock Creek power project
The project, estimated at around $1 million, is set to begin this spring and, when finished, it will mitigate the potential risk of fires sparked by downed power lines.
State, Missoula County earn EPA grants to diminish smoke effects
Fortunately, air quality professionals have received federal money to help people out.
Climate Connections: The win-win of reducing waste
Kelli Hess writes, "Our current linear economic system is designed so that the majority of resources are extracted, manufactured, sold, used and discarded."
Missoula County names board to review elected officials’ pay
With a new fiscal year close at hand, Missoula County on Thursday appointed a new compensation board to review the pay of the county’s elected officials.
MRA to craft policy around public funding for rental housing
A workforce housing project in downtown Missoula is set to move forward.
Naloxone vending machines planned for Missoula to fight overdoses
Four Naloxone vending machines will be placed around the city in hopes of stemming future deaths.
Downtown, Brooks Street transportation projects still in play
Plans to reshape the downtown transportation network and another geared toward Brooks Street remain on the horizon.