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Severe weather causes power outages for Missoula Electric Cooperative customers
MISSOULA, Mont. – Severe weather has led to power outages for 2,696 Missoula Electric Cooperative (MEC) customers as of 8:20 p.m. on August 23. MEC reports that the outages are scattered throughout their service area due to downed trees. The outages are mostly centered around the Seeley Lake area.
“Social Security is not going bankrupt!” A closer look at the billionaire game, Part I
This article is the first of a series examining how the middle class is shrinking in income with more people in poverty and why this may be occurring. On Tuesday, July 30, Margaret McDonald, of the nonprofit, Big Sky 55, came to Red Lodge on a whistle-stop tour of the state “from Glendive to Missoula.” People gathered at Roosevelt Center to hear the latest facts about Social Security and healthcare.
New superintendent says “Charlo wants to be true to Charlo”
Since Teresa Weems loves the mountains, the commute from Missoula to Charlo is “a renewed blessing everyday,” she said. While she’s a fan of the countryside, the new superintendent of the Charlo School District says she’s here for the students. “Every single thing we do has...
Polson School Board approves grade realignment, new classrooms
The Polson School Board tackled some major issues at their meeting Monday, including the vote to realign classes at Cherry Valley and Linderman elementary schools and Polson Middle School in the 2025-’26 school year, and to add three new classrooms at Cherry Valley.The proposal to have second graders, who now attend Linderman, go to Cherry Valley Elementary next year, and fifth graders, who currently attend the middle school, go to Linderman Elementary next year, has been the topic of two district meetings, one in July and a second held last Wednesday at the Polson High auditorium. Superintendent Mike Cutler told the...
Where To Find The Latest Wyoming Fire Information
For those fighting to save what they can in North Eastern Wyoming's latest fires, and for those who are worried about friends and family in the area, information is everything. Everyone wants and needs to know the latest. Here are some of the places news reporters go to find out...
North Eastern Wyoming Fires Out Of Control & Growing
In the southern parts of eastern Wyoming folks complained about the smoke. But they had no idea how bad it really was in northeastern Wyoming, where that smoke was coming from. Near Buffalo, over 163,000 acres in Johnson County are burning and that fire is growing. It's been bad for...
Missoula PaddleHeads slugger Adam Fogel sets Pioneer League home run record in win
MISSOULA — Adam Fogel made history in the first inning of Thursday's Pioneer League baseball game at Ogren-Allegiance Park. The Missoula PaddleHeads outfielder ripped a two-run home run off Glacier Range Riders hurler Jared Engman, giving him 33 for the season. That broke a single-season record set by former PaddleHeads first baseman Jayson Newman, who hit 32 in 2022.
Missoula Goes to the Dogs (& Kitties) Saturday
If you're already a Missoula pet owner this may be the best weekend ever. And if you're still "pet adjacent", this event will likely be so much fun you'll walk away with a new best friend. For nearly 2-decades now, Pet Fest has served both ends of the spectrum, promoting...
The Montana Brewers Fall Beer Rendezvous is On the Way
Fall in Missoula is a special time with a lot to look forward to. The changing of the weather, Griz Football and a fall brew fest or two are on the schedule. The Montana Brewers Association is hosting their annual Fall Rendezvous Brew Fest. This is one of the biggest...
Montana Has One of the Highest Resignation Rates in the Country
It doesn't matter which way you look at the data, Montanans appear to be leaving jobs for one reason or another. It used to be that people would say that a person stayed at a job on average for seven years. That's not too far off from an Employee Tenure report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 indicating that "wage and salary workers in the public sector had a median tenure of 6.8 years."
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