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Missoula Current
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![MSO sets new passenger record, eyes growth in 2024](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/03/airport-4.jpg?w=980&q=75)
MSO sets new passenger record, eyes growth in 2024
numbers in, airport director Brian Ellestad said the state's second busiest airport surpassed its 2019 record by 1% with nearly 913,200 passengers.
![Montana Viewpoint: A rube arrives in Trout Creek](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/04/Jim-Elliott-headshot-2015-249x350-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana Viewpoint: A rube arrives in Trout Creek
Jim Elliott writes, "Barney, the logger-son met me on the place and handed me a beer. Not a bad beginning, I thought, as I looked out on acres and acres of stumps, ruts, and scraggly trees."
![I-90 improvements, bridge replacement lands federal funding](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/transportation.jpg?w=980&q=75)
I-90 improvements, bridge replacement lands federal funding
Bridge repair on Interstate 90 in western Montana received a big federal boost last week, with $66 million directed to the work.
![Downtown transportation, planning efforts moving forward](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/11/higgins-bridge-traffic.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Downtown transportation, planning efforts moving forward
The City of Missoula has wrapped a number of downtown transportation projects into one bucket and is directing a $25 million federal grant, received last year, to fund the work.
![Viewpoint: Allowing motorized use in Hoodoo will ruin habitat](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/05/GreatBurn.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Allowing motorized use in Hoodoo will ruin habitat
"There are many other landscapes where motorized winter use is already established and snowmobile use will not further compound impacts on remaining quiet places."
![Harmon’s Histories: Waxing nostalgic about the early days of radio broadcasting](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-Clipping-Headline-The-Missoulian-Dec.-23-1923.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Harmon’s Histories: Waxing nostalgic about the early days of radio broadcasting
In December 1923, Waldemar Kaempffert, a “noted technical expert,” described the transition from the “the first timid experiments” with radio signals to the birth of the “broadcasting business.” That business created a whole new language and job descriptions. There were terms like “Broadcast Studio,” “Power Room” and “Master Clock,” and job titles like “Director of Broadcasting,” “Power Man” and “Announcer.”
![Montana to sue feds over wolverine endangered species listing](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/07/wolverine-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana to sue feds over wolverine endangered species listing
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks announced that it had notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of its intent to sue over the agency’s Nov. 29 decision to grant Endangered Species protection to the wolverine.
![Viewpoint: Thanks to Potters’ Guild supporters](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/09/letters.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Thanks to Potters’ Guild supporters
Board members write, "We are so grateful for your continued support, sharing a common goal to expand the arts for the youth and adults in our community."
![MRA pins down costs for Northside workforce housing project](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/03/White-Pine-area.jpg?w=980&q=75)
MRA pins down costs for Northside workforce housing project
With the spring construction season nearing, the Missoula Redevelopment Agency is working to fill the funding gap in a Northside workforce housing project and the infrastructure needed to support it.
![Climate Connections: Neighborways reduce car dependence](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-traffic.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Climate Connections: Neighborways reduce car dependence
Arthur Endsley writes, "A Neighborway is better (and much cheaper to build) than a sidewalk: it’s a model for carbon-free mobility and community place-making."