Retirement

After 30 years of service with the Montana Highway Patrol, Colonel Lavin is moving on.

As City Attorney Jim Nugent sat through his last City Council meeting, those around him recounted all the reasons why he's become an endearing and historic legal figure.

After 38 years of service, Missoula City County Health Officer Ellen Leahy was the guest of honor for her retirement party at Caras Park during Out to Lunch at Caras Park on Wednesday.

At the second and final spring game at Washington Grizzly stadium, University of Montana Police Chief Marty Ludeman was honored for his eight years at the helm of the department.

Early Wednesday morning, Missoula Municipal Court Judge Kathleen Jenks announced her plans to step down from the bench and retire on December 31, the end of her term.

Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Wade Palmer, who was critically wounded in the line of duty on March 15, 2019, officially retired from the Montana Highway Patrol on Monday, surrounded by family, colleagues and friends.

A jurist who has been at the heart of some of western Montana’s most impactful cases, Fourth Judicial Court Judge Karen Townsend has announced that she will be retiring this summer.

The Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees has taken the next step in hiring a replacement for retiring Superintendent Mark Thane, who will be stepping down on June 30.

Missoula County Public School District One Superintendent Mark Thane submitted his letter of resignation on Tuesday effective on June 30.

After over 20 years in law enforcement, Missoula County Undersheriff Jason Johnson has announced his retirement to go into business in Missoula.