Missoula County News

Chairperson Betty Oleson called the West Valley Community Council meeting to order at 6:00 PM and gave a brief explanation and purpose of the WVCC.

The Missoula County Health Department updated whose eligible for an H1N1 vaccine this week.

A 24-year-old Missoula man was arrested for felony drunken driving, his fifth such arrest, after he drove his car off a steep embankment along Deer Creek Road.

Grass pave parking lots contain a geomatrix under the grass that provides the strength to support a vehicles' weight, but allows the grass to remain healthy.

A former administrative assistant and bookkeeper for CTA Architects in Missoula has been charged with felony theft by embezzlement.

A Former Florence School Board Trustee has been accused of embezzling more than $230,000 from a prominent Montana architecture firm while being employed as their bookkeeper.

A woman was seriously hurt in a Wednesday morning accident on U.S. Highway 93 near the Wye.

First, there were the Swan Valley and Condon secessionists , a group exploring a ballot initiative that would allow them to secede from Missoula to Lake County.

A Bonner area man is facing two felony counts for sexually assaulting young boys.

The Missoula County Public School board trustees sent an agenda item about school on Saturdays back to committee for further consideration.

The Missoula County Sheriff's department reports that traffic is once again flowing on Evaro Hill north of Missoula on Highway 93.

The Missoula County Public School District taking a proactive approach to fighting H1N1.

A 32-year-old St. Ignatius man accused of trying to have sex with a 14-year-old girl he contacted through the Internet has been charged with two felony counts of sexual abuse of children.

Gordon Hendrick told the Chronicle Wednesday that Mineral County needs more information to consider Petty Creek's request to leave Missoula County and join Mineral County.

On Sunday, Nov. 8, the Missoula City-County Health Department will offer H1N1 vaccinations to two higher risk groups we haven't reached to date.

Missoula County's election brought in ballots from nearly 33% of voters according to Missoula County elections officer Vickie Zeier.

Western Montana voters went to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in municipal races varying from city council to mayor to school levies.

If you haven't gotten around to mailing this year's election ballot, and want to ensure it arrives before Tuesday's 8 p.m. deadline, election officials suggest dropping your ballot off at one of several polling locations rather than mailing it.

MISSOULA - Administrators at the University of Montana are declining to say if a violent offender living in an on-campus residence hall has been asked to move out.

Ernie Ornelas, Marcia Boris, and Roman Zylawy introduced themselves to voters as the GOP candidates for sheriff, county attorney, and county commissioner.