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Davis splits City Attorney’s Office into civil services, prosecution
(Missoula Current) As the city and county of Missoula look to move to the Engen Building and centralize most public services, the city will also look to centralize its courts at the County Courthouse and divide the duties of the City Attorney’s Office. Missoula Mayor Andrea Davis on Wednesday...
CASA of Missoula’s Program Features High Profile Personalities
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - CASA of Missoula (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is presenting a free public event featuring three special guests, Mayor Andrea Davis, Montana’s Poet Laureate Chris LaTray, and comedian Sarah Aswell. I spoke with CASA Development Manager Kate Morris on Friday about the event that will...
A Piece of Missoula History is Getting a Third Life in New Shop
This is pretty cool and generating a fair amount of buzz. Have you heard of Funk It? It's a business that was started by Montanans, cousins, and U of M alums Markie and Chloë. They love coffee and hate waste (that's the very short version, there's a longer version here) so they started Funk It Coffee + Thrift.
Why does the library need a coffee shop?
The newly remodeled Polson Library is open! In case you missed it, a coffee shop has been added – complete with sidewalk access (never mind the existing coffee kiosk across the street).What portion of the $2.5-plus million library renovation cost was used to plan for and construct a coffee shop I'm not sure, but it would have to have been substantial. Ongoing costs are, and will be, numerous. In addition to $22,882 in the 2023-'24 library budget for the Joyful Cup, Ms. Dooley (Library Director) asked for and was given another $8,700 of Clarkson fund monies to be earmarked for expenses and the Friends of the Library have contributed another $2,000.The library’s subscription to the Missoulian has been dropped, despite its being a relevant information source for Western Montana current events that might interest U of M alumni, Griz fans and Missoula retirees in our community and the general public. In talking with Ms. Dooley, she told me she felt that the $500 subscription fee was "not a good use of taxpayer money"!Polson has at least seven drive-up coffee kiosks. We have one library. Reducing information resources but serving coffee: those are concerning priorities for our library.– Holly WurlPolson
Here’s a Special Way to Show Montana Veterans We Care
While Memorial Day is officially a weekend to remember those servicemen and women who didn't make it home, it's also powerful to thank those who did make it home, but often struggle to find a home. For more than 20 years Valor House in Missoula has been doing just that,...
Best In The West? Two Montana Cities Make Top 100 List For Best Places To Live In America.
When choosing a place to put down roots, you probably look for a few things. Affordability, opportunity, schools, crime, and social activities are all at the top of most folk's lists. For those looking to settle down here in Montana, it seems two cities are among the best in the...
City Council hears UM parking plan, and some opposition
(Missoula Current) While the Missoula City Council has no say in the matter, on Monday night it took comment from several individuals opposed to a University of Montana plan to expand parking on campus. According to city staff, the university’s plans to create four new surface lots don’t currently meet...
Missoula Elections Center Offers Public Tours
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - With some members of the public and the media questioning the elections process recently, Missoula County Elections Administrator Bradley Seaman is once again inviting everyone for tours of the election center. “We started this process a few years ago, but we are holding public tours...
Montana to Receive Award for Lifesaving Blood ‘Hand-Off’ System
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - Think of it as the ‘Pony Express’ of blood for sparsely populated areas in Montana. I spoke to Alyssa Johnson on Monday, the Trauma System Manager for the Montana DPHHS (Department of Public Health and Human Services) about a special award; the 2024 Peregrine Award for the Montana Interfacility Blood Network.
Missoulians hurry to get plastic ban on November ballot
(Missoula Current) Voters may have an opportunity to choose whether to ban some single-use plastics in the City of Missoula, thanks to a court ruling that overturned a recent state law. On Thursday, members of the Families for a Livable Climate Beyond Plastics Working Group submitted a petition to the...
The GOP-heavy primary for Montana’s utility-regulating PSC
On June 4, most voters in and around Billings, Missoula, Bozeman, Helena and Butte will have an opportunity to revise the composition of an under-the-radar state commission that has an outsized influence on Montana’s energy mix and residents’ monthly power bills. The Public Service Commission might have a...
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