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Missoula Current
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![Board recommends approval of Missoula Youth Homes zoning request](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/09/attachment-development-broadway.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Board recommends approval of Missoula Youth Homes zoning request
A request for a zoning change in the West Broadway corridor would allow more housing if and when the property is redeveloped in the future while permitting Missoula Youth Homes to consolidate its offices and remain in place.
![Western Montana Mental Health asks Missoula County for support](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/12/county.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Western Montana Mental Health asks Missoula County for support
As the changes made by the Montana Legislature to Medicaid rates and reimbursements settle in, Missoula County may direct $1 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to help Western Montana Mental Health shore up its budget.
![Montana Viewpoint: America built by people with dirty hands](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/05/attachment-Infrastructure.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana Viewpoint: America built by people with dirty hands
Jim Elliott writes, "America was built by a lot of people with dirty hands. They are still building it."
![Community Medical breaks ground on $17M heart center](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/12/attachment-healthcare.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Community Medical breaks ground on $17M heart center
Community Medical Center has broken ground on a new and expanded $17.9 million heart and vascular center in Missoula.
![Viewpoint: The good, bad and ugly in 2023 Montana politics](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/12/attachment-Hogan.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: The good, bad and ugly in 2023 Montana politics
Sheila Hogan writes, "Skyrocketing property taxes. Astronomical energy rate increases. Thousands of homes that are unaffordable to most Montanans. And yet more big tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, while the rest of us are left to foot the bill."
![Viewpoint: Biden shows love for America](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/10/attachment-Biden-Tech.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Biden shows love for America
Jerome Walker writes, "Congratulations on your eighty-first birthday and achievements fighting climate change, adding jobs by building infrastructure, and creating the world’s currently strongest economy. I appreciate your cutting prescription costs and supporting Ukraine."
![P!NK bringing tour to Missoula](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/12/attachment-pink-music.jpg?w=980&q=75)
P!NK bringing tour to Missoula
P!NK has added Missoula to its latest tour and will play in Washington Grizzly Stadium on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.
![City approves $500K for Johnson Street shelter sanitation facilities](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/11/homeless-shelter.jpg?w=980&q=75)
City approves $500K for Johnson Street shelter sanitation facilities
Calling it a win-win, the Missoula City Council approved spending $500,000 to build two modular bathrooms and connect them to city services for use at the Johnson Street Shelter.
![USFWS plan would give Canada lynx 20 years before delisting](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/01/lynx.jpg?w=980&q=75)
USFWS plan would give Canada lynx 20 years before delisting
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to monitor Canada lynx for 20 years prior to proposing delisting, although its most recent assessment shows climate change could eliminate much of the lynx habitat in the U.S. by the end of the century.
![Viewpoint: A chance for schools to expand work-based learning](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/09/letters.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: A chance for schools to expand work-based learning
Ron Slinger writes, "The ongoing changes to our state’s economy present opportunities and challenges that our education system must address."