Dale Bickell

In an earlier story, KGVO used inaccurate numbers when reporting the projected increase in the city's 2018 budget, incorrectly stating the increase at 18 percent, when the actual increase was only 3.87 percent.

Mayor John Engen announced on Wednesday, March 19, that Dale Bickell will join the City of Missoula leadership team as Central Services Director as of May 5.

After three years on the job, Missoula County Fairgrounds manager Steve Earle is stepping down. A search committee has narrowed the field of finalists to three individuals, two from Montana and one from Kentucky.

A permit to camp on the Courthouse lawn from Occupy Missoula has been denied by County officials.