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![Missoula Paddleheads owners buy historic Missoula home](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/02/Peter-Davis.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula Paddleheads owners buy historic Missoula home
The “Under Contract” sign now hangs in front of the John R. Toole home, also known as the Kappa Kappa Gamma house, located in the heart of Missoula’s University District. The owners of the Missoula Paddleads plan to restore it.
![Recreational marijuana legalization changes landscape for Missoula dispensaries](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/01/marijuana.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Recreational marijuana legalization changes landscape for Missoula dispensaries
Employees at Garden Mother in Missoula said foot traffic has doubled since the beginning of recreational marijuana sales, and what was a busy day before is now considered an easy day. The dispensary is designed to feel like a pharmacy and provides patrons with privacy.
![Imagine Nation Brewing owners thank Missoula, look to next chapter](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/12/brewery.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Imagine Nation Brewing owners thank Missoula, look to next chapter
Imagine Nation Brewing has been a staple in the Missoula community since 2015, whether grabbing a cold one after work or meeting up with your neighbors. But now, the business is for sale.
![Missoula Veterans Day ceremony honors service, brings up needs](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/11/Veterans.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula Veterans Day ceremony honors service, brings up needs
The event brought together veterans from different military branches through different periods of history, along with their families and supportive community members.
![Gov. Gianforte announces opening of Missoula monoclonal antibody clinic](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/11/hospital.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Gov. Gianforte announces opening of Missoula monoclonal antibody clinic
Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced the state is expanding access to monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatments with the opening of a new state-sponsored clinic in Missoula. This is the second state-sponsored mAb clinic in Montana.
![Missoula County ties record for COVID-19 hospitalizations; ambulance bay in use](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/09/virus-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula County ties record for COVID-19 hospitalizations; ambulance bay in use
The number of people hospitalized in Missoula County due to COVID-19 has reached 43, tying the record high set on Nov. 7, 2020. Thirty of the people hospitalized are county residents.
![Health Department: 1st Missoula Co. young adult dies from COVID-19](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/10/Health-Care.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Health Department: 1st Missoula Co. young adult dies from COVID-19
Local hospitals are reporting 40 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19, which is just shy of the record set last November. The Delta variant is causing more severe illness in younger, unvaccinated individuals than the original strain that circulated this past winter.
![State issues emergency rule regarding mask mandates in Montana public schools](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/03/n95-respirator-mask.jpg?w=980&q=75)
State issues emergency rule regarding mask mandates in Montana public schools
The Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services (DPHHS) on Tuesday issued an emergency rule to, in the words of Governor Greg Gianforte, "promote the role of parents as the ultimate decision makers on matters pertaining to the health of their children, including on the issue of wearing masks in schools."
![DEQ cleanup decision for railyard nixes Missoula’s plans for housing](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/03/Railroad-3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
DEQ cleanup decision for railyard nixes Missoula’s plans for housing
Because the entire railroad site north of downtown Missoula will only be cleaned to industrial-use standards, what city planners envisioned as hundreds of future housing units is no longer a possibility.
![Evacuations in place at Finley Point; structures lost and highway closed](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/08/Fire.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Evacuations in place at Finley Point; structures lost and highway closed
Authorities report the wildfire that’s burning in the Finley Point area has burned 1,150 acres and evacuation orders remain in place. Multiple structures were lost late Saturday night and into the early morning hours, a social media post from the CSKT Division of Fire states.