Averill Hospitality, the developer, said the project will generate roughly $7 million for Missoula's Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

The rule, first established in 2001 by the then-outgoing Clinton administration, allows the federal agency to designate “inventoried roadless areas” within the National Forest System.

Mountain Lion: Lions are common along the Clark Fork River and foothills. POTOMAC & GREENOUGH Grizzly Bear: Grizzly bears have become common in the area.

July 30, 2025 midnight Ivan O’Neil, founder of WBC and consummate hiker, dies at 96 Noted Flathead Valley businessman Ivan O’Neil, who founded Western Building Centers, died July 15. He was 96.