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🌱 Clancy still waits: could one new tip solve Nyleen’s case?
And check out Brews & Blueprints on the Clancy Patch calendar

Good morning Clancy! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Clancy still waits: could one new tip solve Nyleen’s case?
Also on today's calendar: Christmas Eve worship and 4 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds; windy, with a high of 50 and low of 40 degrees.
- Wednesday: Rain mixing with snow, temps: high: 46, low: 28.
- Thursday: Cloudy, with a high of 42 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• She Vanished From A Family Picnic, And Then A Man Sent A Letter Claiming He Abducted Her, And It Had Details Never Released To The Public (chipchick.com) — More than four decades after 4-year-old Nyleen Marshall vanished from a picnic in Helena National Forest, her disappearance remains one of Montana’s most haunting mysteries for her hometown of Clancy. The article recounts the massive search, chilling letters from a man claiming to have abducted her, and the many dead-end leads, and it closes with a renewed call for tips to Jefferson County authorities.
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📸 Around Clancy
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Clancy
★ Featured events ★
- Brews & Blueprints
Brothers Tapworks, 40 S Last Chance Gulch St, Helena
5:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- Downdogs and Draughts at Ten Mile
48 N Last Chance Gulch , Helena
5:00 pm - Christmas Eve worship
Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church , 3580 N Benton Ave , Helena
10:00 am - Christmas Eve worship
Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church , 3580 N Benton Ave , Helena
3:00 pm - Christmas Eve worship
Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church , 3580 N Benton Ave , Helena
5:00 pm - Christmas Eve worship
Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church , 3580 N Benton Ave , Helena
8:00 pm - 2026 Business Days at the Capitol
Delta Hotels Helena Colonial , 2301 Colonial Dr , Helena
12:00 pm
Sunday December 21
Wednesday December 24
Tuesday January 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Boots and Beers
Broadwater Hot Springs & Fitness , 4920 US-12 , Helena
5:30 pm - HSWR @ Great Falls-CMR
Townsend 7-8 Townsend, MT 59644 - HSBB vs Whitehall-3PM
Townsend 7-8 Townsend, MT 59644 - Three Forks Boys Varsity Basketball @ Jefferson
Jefferson High School , 312 S Main St , Boulder
7:30 pm - Three Forks Boys JV Basketball @ Jefferson
Jefferson High School , 312 S Main St , Boulder
7:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
Friday December 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Clancy. Apply here.
- Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Helena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Clancy here.
🗞 Nearby News
Helena
- What school will your child attend next year? (montanafreepress.org)
- First night of Hanukkah celebrated in Great Falls (kxlh.com)
- Montana continues to see high number of poaching cases (krtv.com)
Butte
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-- The Patch AM Team
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