Disabled American Veterans upgrades vehicle fleet
From left, Glenn Koepke, Mary Jo Berry and Ginny Tubbs are volunteer drivers for Mineral County Disabled American Veterans. The make trips to the Dave Thatcher VA Clinic in Missoula every day, and sometimes twice. Their newest of three vehicles had 25 miles on it when they picked it up in Helena last month. To become a driver, call Marry Jo Berry at (406) 822-2213. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
The need for public transportation in Mineral County is not going to go away. It grows annually, and with it, so do the services as best as they can.
The Mineral County Pioneer Council has mini-vans transporting people to Missoula as well as in-county on scheduled runs. The Covid-19 pandemic held up construction of their new facility, which will be west of Mineral Community Hospital in Superior, but is back on schedule to be built next spring.
Recent news of the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority making the cut for the return of passenger rail service has generated some buzz, even if it is a minimum of five years away.
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