Missoula City Council

In a dramatic final vote that occurred at 11:15 p.m. on Monday night, Mike Nugent nobly stepped aside after several locked votes and Jordan Hess was elected by the Missoula City Council to be Missoula’s mayor until the next election.

The process to replace the late Mayor John Engen is moving along to the point where there are now six individuals vying for the seat that will be chosen by the City Council as a whole.

The Missoula City Council will be choosing up to 12 applicants for the position that was chosen by the councilors in each of the six wards on August 29.

Missoula’s zoning regulations haven’t been significantly changed since the 1930s, so the city is in the midst of crafting and rewriting the zoning laws that help shape our community.

Mayor Engen emphasized the fact that inflation is ravaging cities and towns across the country and Missoula is no exception.

After nearly two years meeting via ZOOM, the Missoula City Council returns to in-person meetings on Monday, March 14.

The program via ZOOM entitled ‘JEDI Resolutions: Not the Star Wars You May Be Thinking’, was presented on Tuesday night by the Montana League of Women Voters.

KGVO News spoke to newly confirmed Missoula Fire Chief Gordy Hughes on Tuesday after he succeeded the now retired Jeff Brandt.

A new crop of Missoula City Councilors, Municipal Court Judges and a fifth term Mayor were all sworn in at the Missoula City Council chambers on Monday afternoon.

After the Missoula City Council overwhelmingly approved Missoula County’s effort to place a two cents per gallon gas tax on the June primary election ballot, Commissioner Josh Slotnik provided some background on Monday’s upcoming vote.