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Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Transportation committee approves Missoula projects through 2031 (missoulacurrent.com) — Missoula leaders just signed off on more than $500 million in transportation work planned through 2031, including widening Russell Street, a new South Avenue bridge, and an overhaul of Front, Main and Higgins downtown. Funding is largely secured, but planners warn they'll rely more on in‑house expertise as money for outside consultants tightens.
2. Vacant Missoula building, nuisance for police, could be demolished for food truck pod (missoulian.com) — A long-abandoned building at 1260 W. Broadway in Missoula, described as a magnet for criminal activity, is on track to be deconstructed with nearly $50,000 in tax-increment financing from the Missoula Redevelopment Agency. The plan would clear the nuisance property at West Broadway and Toole and open the door for a new food truck pod at the busy intersection.
3. Report finds AI adoption is widespread in Montana tech scene (bozemandailychronicle.com) — Missoula is highlighted as one of Montana's three main tech hubs, with local firms heavily adopting AI and concentrating in software, SaaS, and telecommunications. A new statewide report shows tech wages far outpacing the Montana average, but also flags ongoing challenges around capital, talent recruitment, and customer growth that directly affect Missoula's growing tech workforce.
4. How Missoula County keeps track of mosquito-borne illnesses (kpax.com) — Missoula County crews in the Lolo Mosquito District are trapping and testing mosquitoes all summer to catch threats like West Nile virus before they spread locally. Staff use CO2 traps, lab testing, and targeted fogging or larviciding when needed, and residents can sign up online for alerts and tips to reduce mosquito habitat around their homes.
5. NSF Grant Helping Retain Teachers In Montana's Rural Areas, Reservations (northernplainsindependent.com) — A Montana State University program funded by a $3 million National Science Foundation grant is helping rural teachers like Superior's Christopher Quinlivan, who works just west of Missoula, earn advanced STEM education degrees and stay in their communities. Through tuition support, conferences, and summer gatherings, 27 fellows are gaining new tools to combat teacher shortages, isolation, and burnout in rural and reservation schools statewide.
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