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Missoula hospitals awaiting COVID-19 vaccine delivery
Missoula’s Community Medical Center (CMC) and Providence Saint Patrick Hospital are awaiting the arrival of their first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
![Montana Grizzly sports broadcaster Mick Holien passes away](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/11/Holien.png?w=980&q=75)
Montana Grizzly sports broadcaster Mick Holien passes away
Mick Holien had been the voice of a generation as he was there for the lowest and highest points. From the football team's first national title in 1995 to the men's basketball team upsetting Nevada in 2006, Holien had been there for it all.
![429 new COVID-19 cases marks new daily record in Montana as numbers surge](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/08/virus-market.jpg?w=980&q=75)
429 new COVID-19 cases marks new daily record in Montana as numbers surge
In it's morning update, which represent totals from the prior day, the Montana Department of Health and Human Services reported 429 new cases of the virus, smashing the old record of 348 cases set the day before.
![National Guard to provide staffing help at Poverello Center](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/08/poverello-center.jpg?w=980&q=75)
National Guard to provide staffing help at Poverello Center
The assistance will allow the Poverello to remain open while several staff members who were identified as close contacts to those who tested positive for COVID-19, continue to quarantine.
![UM cancels second straight graduation ceremony, this time for fall](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/08/university-of-montana-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
UM cancels second straight graduation ceremony, this time for fall
It's the second straight commencement Montana has had to cancel after the spring 2019 ceremony was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns as well. The university has already set a date for a spring commencement on May 8, 2021.
![Montana GOP candidates self quarantine after possible COVID-19 exposure](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/08/Greg-Gianforte.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana GOP candidates self quarantine after possible COVID-19 exposure
Montana gubernatorial candidate Rep. Greg Gianforte and his running mate, Kristen Juras, confirmed Saturday they will self-quarantine after Gianforte's wife, Susan, and Juras attended an event last week with Kimberly Guilfoyle, who has since tested positive for COVID-19.
![3 dead in “suspicious” apartment fire in Corvallis](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/07/fire.jpg?w=980&q=75)
3 dead in “suspicious” apartment fire in Corvallis
Three people died in a Corvallis apartment complex fire early Monday, and Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton said the fire is being investigated as "suspicious."
![Football season questions could have ripple effect on all UM athletics](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/10/football4.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Football season questions could have ripple effect on all UM athletics
The University of Montana's football program generates about $5 million in ticket revenue each fall and supports other athletic programs at the school. The 2020 season remains in question, as does the impacts of calling it off.
![Passenger numbers climb at Missoula International Airport](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/07/Cris-Jensen-Airport.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Passenger numbers climb at Missoula International Airport
More and more passengers are heading through security each day at Missoula International Airport as more people begin to travel and as more restrictions are lifted.
![Thomas Meagher Bar among downtown establishments striving for “normal”](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/06/restaurants.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Thomas Meagher Bar among downtown establishments striving for “normal”
Time seemed to go by pretty slow during COVID-19, however, Phase Two in Montana is already a week old and restaurants and bars are trying to get back to “normal.”