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Hello Missoula! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Missoula’s new downtown street plan means for your daily drive
  • Would you know what to do if a juror collapsed?
  • Why Missoula’s only domestic violence shelter is running out of room

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: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Very windy; snow, 1-3", with a high of 47 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Thursday: Snow; rain mixing in, temps: high: 41, low: 34.
  • Friday: Rain mixing with snow, with a high of 43 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Missoula City Council votes to finalize plan to transform downtown (kpax.com) — Missoula residents can expect major changes downtown after City Council advanced the Downtown Safety, Access, and Mobility project, including converting Front and Main back to two-way streets and slimming Higgins to three lanes. The plan also widens the riverfront trail, adds ADA ramps near Beartracks Bridge and Pattee Street, and could start construction as early as 2026 or 2027.
   

2. Woman shares how swift response saved her life after heart attack during jury trial (kpax.com) — A Missoula juror who went into cardiac arrest during a murder trial says quick CPR from a city police detective saved her life, and she’s now urging neighbors to get trained. The Missoula Fire Department offers CPR classes on the first and third Wednesdays each month at Station Three on 39th Street with pre-registration required.
   

3. Missoula's domestic violence shelter strapped for space as housing crunch persists (bozemandailychronicle.com) — Missoula’s only domestic violence shelter is full most of the time, as longer stays and a tight housing market strain its 47 beds and overflow space at the Meadowlark building. YWCA staff describe growing needs among survivors, especially families with children, and warn that a key federal grant for rapid rehousing may not be renewed next year, threatening help for dozens of local households.
   

4. Western Montana receives $2M for stormwater projects (montanarightnow.com) — Missoula is getting $1 million to turn the public library’s rooftop into a green “living roof” that will cut stormwater runoff, filter pollutants, and reduce energy use. The project will also host educational programs for hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, while a separate grant funds stormwater upgrades in Butte-Silver Bow.
   

5. Missoula parish plans 4-year project to save historic ceiling (nbcmontana.com) — St. Francis Xavier Parish in downtown Missoula is launching a four-year, $2 million project to stabilize its 130-year-old plaster ceiling and preserve rare historic frescoes. Emergency repairs already cost about $30,000, and the parish has begun a capital campaign, inviting support from the wider Missoula community as Christmas services draw large crowds and some Masses are livestreamed for those at home.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hi Neighbors!
    I am hoping maybe some of you could use an extra hand over the next week or so. I work in healthcare in Missoula and my husband is also employed… (Nextdoor Northside)
  • Disabled older person needs bed linens changed and washed, garbage taken out, bag of dog food lifted from car trunk and brought inhouse and poured into container.
    Please text Puppy at 406 550 1743. What do you charge for one to two hours? Thank you. (Nextdoor East Missoula)
  • LaborMAX posted a job opening for Industrial Cleaning in Missoula. Apply here.
  • Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Missoula. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Missoula here.

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