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Forest Service confirms plans to sell 14-acre Missoula Midtown property

A 14-acre federally owned property within the heart of Missoula's Midtown neighborhood could exchange hands in the next two years, the U.S. Forest Service confirmed to the Missoulian on Wednesday. The land currently houses some of the Forest Service's Northern Region firefighting operations, historic

Blue Mountain Clinic: Attack on abortion provider 'never acceptable'

A Missoula clinic denounced a recent assault on a local abortion provider by an Anaconda man who admitted to law enforcement he planned to kill the doctor and his wife. Blue Mountain Clinic, an abortion provider first established in 1977, said in a statement on social media on Wednesday that

Holland Lake Lodge owner: Business unlikely to fully open this summer due to sewer issues

One of the owners of the historic Holland Lake Lodge said the business is unlikely to fully open this summer due to concerns around a planned short-term fix to its sewer system that some Swan Valley residents and others said could leak. The U.S. Forest Service-owned wastewater

City subsidizing landlords under Missoula pilot program to house homeless

A pilot program administered by the City of Missoula aims to get more homeless people into housing by providing landlords financial compensation for renting out their market-rate units. The Landlord Engagement Pilot Program is meant to strengthen tenant and landlord relationships while incentivizing landlords to rent to more at-

'The Montana way': Missoula World War II veteran honored for service in Iwo Jima

81 years ago, teenager Ron "Rondo" Scharfe piloted a troop carrier full of Marines toward the shores of Iwo Jima amid the final stages of the Pacific Theater in World War II. But before the carrier could land, it hit an underwater obstruction, sending the ship forward. Scharfe

Federal bill could help Montana passenger rail move forward

The vision for passenger rail through southern Montana is moving forward as the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority pushes for federal support in completing a detailed plan for the new transit service. The rail authority, chaired by Missoula County Commissioner Dave Strohmaier, is partnering with Sen. Tim Sheehy on a

Man accused of plot to kill Missoula doctor for providing abortions

A Montana man admitted to law enforcement he planned to shoot and kill a Missoula doctor for providing abortions, but stopped just short of pulling the trigger, according to charges filed in Missoula County last week. Charles Felix Jones, 20, faces three felonies and one misdemeanor for allegedly breaking into