Mayor John Engen

Tributes to the late Missoula Mayor John Engen are coming from near and far.

On Monday, August 15, the City of Missoula announced that five-term mayor John Engen passed away after suffering from pancreatic cancer.

Mayor Engen emphasized the fact that inflation is ravaging cities and towns across the country and Missoula is no exception.

All are invited to the event this Thursday event, it's free and open to the public.

After eight years of legal wrangling, Missoula Mayor John Engen announced what was termed ‘a global settlement’ with Carlyle Infrastructure Partners in which the City of Missoula will pay $4.13 million to settle all claims.

Mayor John Engen released a statement just minutes after the verdict was released that found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges for the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Missoula Mayor John Engen published an emotional open letter to Missoula on his feelings about local and national issues that have come to the forefront in the past few weeks.

The deadline for applying to run for a Missoula City Council seat was Monday, June 17, and there is renewed interest in becoming a part of city government with new candidates for all six city wards.

On Friday, Missoula mayor John Engen canceled the proposed sidewalk project for the Slant Street neighborhood due to its high cost and the financial burden it would cause for property owners.

In March, the City of Missoula conducted a survey in which the top three concerns were affordable housing, high property taxes and city streets, and a citizen’s open house has been scheduled to discuss the issues on Tuesday, May 22.

In January, 2017, Attorney General Tim Fox issued his final opinion that the Missoula Gun Ordinance violated several sections of Montana state law. At a press conference on Wednesday, Mayor John Engen announced that the city has officially appealed that decision to the Fourth Judicial District Court in Missoula.

Hellgate High School senior Ian Knight was honored on Tuesday at City Hall for winning the Grand Prize in the U.S. State Department’s nationwide 2017 Citizen Diplomacy Challenge for a photo entitled ‘Unity’.