Helena event lets voters "Speed Date" mayoral, city commission candidates

Who will lead Helena? See the final candidate list for mayor, city council

Helena will hold its municipal election on Aug. 26 to determine who of the three mayoral and 13 council candidates will represent the city. This year’s race is filled with newcomers as most of the city leadership has decided not…

Helena event lets voters "Speed Date" mayoral, city commission candidates

Theres just over one month to go before Helena voters pick which candidates are advancing through the city primary election. On Thursday night, an event aimed to introduce candidates to the public in a more unusual format.Ashley Makowski and Kyla Owen said they havent been paying close attention to the municipal election, but their attention was caught by a Facebook post encouraging people to come down and speed date the candidates.It's just a g…