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In today's newsletter:

  • How will Missoula’s downtown streets and parking soon change?
  • How a Navy electrician found her dream career at UM in Missoula
  • Planning Cat-Griz weekend from Missoula? Here’s why to reserve now.

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: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Snow; rain mixing in, with a high of 40 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Friday: Rain mixing with snow, temps: high: 41, low: 28.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 38 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Montana Morning Headlines: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 (kpax.com) — Missoula readers should know the City Council just advanced a major plan to remake downtown streets, including converting Front and Main back to two-way traffic, reconfiguring Higgins, and removing Hip Strip parking while adding riverfront access. The roundup also highlights a Missoula detective who saved a juror’s life with CPR and a separate homicide case in Libby, underscoring regional public safety stories.
   

2. UM veteran's pathway from the Navy to accounting (nbcmontana.com) — A Navy veteran who moved to Missoula with her husband has just graduated from the University of Montana after discovering a passion for accounting. Supported by UM’s College of Business and strong student veteran community, she’s already secured an internship and full-time offer with an international accounting firm, and urges other veterans to take advantage of Missoula’s campus resources.
   

3. Hotels in Bozeman begin filling ahead of second Cat-Griz matchup (montanarightnow.com) — If you’re heading from Missoula to Bozeman for this weekend’s Cat-Griz showdown, expect tight lodging and busy restaurants. Hotels and vacation rentals around Bozeman are already filling up, and based on Missoula’s reservation-only crunch during the Brawl of the Wild, fans are urged to book both rooms and dinner tables early to avoid long waits.
   

4. How Flying Out of a Regional Airport Can Save You Money (and Stress) (afar.com) — Missoula travelers get a nod in this national look at why regional airports can save money and stress, with American Airlines adding new routes to Missoula. The article explains how smaller airports often mean cheaper fares, lower parking costs, shorter security lines, and growing point‑to‑point leisure routes that can rival big hubs for convenience.
   

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  • Have a cat living under my deck.
    He's starving and crying . Does anyone have a trap so I can catch him and find him a place to go . I feel terrible for him (Nextdoor Windsor Park)
  • Are you missing a sweet kitty.
    She has been hanging around our cul-de-sac for about a week. Super sweet. (Nextdoor South 39th Street)
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