Dave Strohmaier

City and county officials on Monday called upon communities of faith to step up and play a stronger role in helping Missoula address the basic needs of its homeless population.

Funding from a federal infrastructure bill will again aid another project in Missoula.

Strohmaier used the phrase ‘that train has already left the station’ to emphasize how quickly the process is moving forward.

On Monday, three of Missoula’s highest profile public officials, County Commissioner Dave Strohmaier, University of Montana President Seth Bodnar and Mayor John Engen appeared VIA ZOOM at the annual City Club State of the Community Forum.

Missoula County Commissioner Dave Strohmaier, long a proponent of returning passenger rail service to western Montana, announced a passenger rail summit to be held online.

Three Missoula leaders addressed the City Club at the annual State of the City gathering at the Doubletree Edgewater on Monday with the topic; Missoula – A Confluence of Opportunity.

Former Missoula City Councilman Dave Strohmaier will officially announce his candidacy for the Missoula County Commission on Friday morning at the Missoula County Elections Office.

At a special Committee of the Whole on Monday, the Missoula City Council held a joint meeting with leadership from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to proclaim May 13, 2013 as Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Day.

At a meeting of the Committee of the Whole Monday afternoon at 5:30, the Missoula City Council and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes will propose a government to government relationship be established.

State Senator Kim Gillan announced Today that she will run for Montana’s at-large congressional seat in the November 2012 election, and has pledged effective leadership to move Montana forward. Gillan, who works at Montana State University-Billings, has served in the state Legislature since 1997...