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What's up Missoula! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How close is Missoula to ending veteran homelessness for good?
  • Can the Griz rebound from Missoula upset against No. 11 Louisville?
  • Why a Missoula judge is rethinking grazing on a key wildlife refuge

Also on today's calendar: Overwhelmed with Clutter? Don't know where to start? A class to help!.

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Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Sunday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., with a high of 34 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Monday: A morning shower; cloudy, temps: high: 38, low: 27.
  • Tuesday: Considerable cloudiness, with a high of 38 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Missoula, Mont., tries innovative ways to reach functional zero for veteran homelessness (themunicipal.com) — Missoula is pushing to reach “functional zero” for veteran homelessness by November 2026, using Built for Zero funding, landlord outreach, and detailed local data. The city and partners have already housed 12 veterans in a recent drive and report steep drops in chronic and overall veteran homelessness, with more funds available through January 2026.
   

2. No. 11 Louisville sets sights on Montana ahead of break (cweb.com) — Montana Grizzlies fans in Missoula just watched their team fall 82-75 to NAIA Montana Tech at home, and now the Griz head to Louisville to face the 11th-ranked Cardinals. The article breaks down Louisville’s recent struggles, key injuries, and Montana’s challenge in chasing a rare upset of a ranked opponent.
   

3. USFWS failed to monitor grazing impacts on wildlife refuge (missoulacurrent.com) — A Missoula-based federal judge has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to redo its analysis of cattle grazing on the Red Rock Lakes Wildlife Refuge while allowing existing grazing permits to continue. Conservation groups say the case forced the agency to admit it hasn’t properly monitored grazing impacts for decades, raising broader questions about how public rangelands across Montana are managed.
   

4. NORAD prepares to track Santa's Christmas flight for 70th year (nbcmontana.com) — From a newsroom datelined in Missoula, NORAD officials are explaining how they’ll track Santa’s Christmas Eve flight for the 70th year, using radar, satellites, and aircraft. The long-running program, born from a wrong phone number in 1955, now lets families follow St. Nick online or by calling NORAD throughout Christmas Eve.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Does anyone have a older yellow pyrex bowl (yellow on outside, white in middle, about 9-10" across top of bowl, excluding jutouts for handles, that they would sell for $ (not $$ or $$$ !...
    already over my Christmas budget for this famly)...but I accidentally broke my daughter's bowl from a set that she received from a beloved deceased… (Nextdoor Reserve/37th Ave)
  • Anyone in the Upper Rattlesnake missing this girl.
    I am taking her to get chip read. Collar no tag. Update ... she is chipped owner located (Nextdoor Rattlesnake)
  • Guitar Center, Inc. posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 2440 in Missoula. Apply here.
  • Government Jobs posted a job opening for Probationary Detention Officer (Adult and Juvenile) in Missoula. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Missoula here.

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