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Also, don't miss Broad Comedy on the Missoula Patch calendar
Good morning Missoula! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How could Missoula's new code tweaks change affordable housing projects?
- How Missoula's $800,000 in HUD funds will actually be spent
- Why is a little robot cruising Missoula's sidewalks this week?
Also on today's calendar: Harlequin Organic Produce Summer Warehouse Sale.
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.
- Sunday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 69, low: 41.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. City to explore code incentives to drive affordable housing (missoulacurrent.com) — Missoula city leaders are launching a focused review of development rules to make it easier to build deed-restricted affordable housing. The City Council's Land Use and Planning Committee has directed staff to propose targeted tweaks to the new Unified Development Code by winter, aiming to streamline specific projects without broad, across-the-board incentives. 
2. City of Missoula receives roughly $800,000 a year in HUD funding, which goes to services and construction (kpax.com) — Missoula is set to receive about $800,000 in annual HUD funding that supports affordable housing, key social services, and home rehabilitation across the city. Local nonprofits like the Missoula Housing Authority collaborate with the city to stretch these dollars into new units, safety upgrades, and help for low-income homeowners, even as some other federal funds have recently been pulled.
3. Robot roaming Missoula County is taking measurements for its ADA evaluation, County says (fairfieldsuntimes.com) — A small robot named Dax is rolling around Missoula's sidewalks, parks, and trails to collect detailed measurements for Missoula County's ADA self-evaluation and future accessibility upgrades. County officials say the robot's cameras only capture sidewalk data, not personal information, and the results will guide which pedestrian routes get prioritized for improvements over time.
4. Missoula school bus stops: What drivers need to know (fairfieldsuntimes.com) — Drivers in Missoula are still illegally passing stopped school buses, especially along Mullan Road, and troopers warn the behavior could have deadly consequences. Montana Highway Patrol and local bus drivers explain state bus-stop laws, highlight past crashes, and note that a failure-to-stop citation in Missoula County now costs $785, with witness videos helping enforcement.
5. Trench tenacity: Missoula Sentinel football smothers Belgrade in shutout victory (billingsgazette.com) — Missoula Sentinel's football team dominated Belgrade in a shutout at Missoula County Stadium, with a powerful defensive front leading the way. Photo highlights capture key plays from Sentinel standouts as they controlled the game on both sides of the ball in Friday night's matchup.
📸 Around Missoula
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Missoula
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★ Featured events ★
- Broad Comedy →
The Wilma, 131 S Higgins Ave Ste 2-1, Missoula
7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
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Other local events
- Harlequin Organic Produce Summer Warehouse Sale →
Harlequin Organic Produce, 72664 Heart View Ln, Arlee
4:00 pm - Mountain Grass Unit →
Top Hat, 134 W Front St, Missoula
7:00 pm
Friday September 4
Sunday September 27
📣 Missoula Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Philipsburg Summer Market on Broadway at Pocket Park →
Moon River Ranch, 45 Ln, Clinton
11:00 am - Bonnie Raitt →
KettleHouse Amphitheater, 605 Cold Smoke Ave, Bonner
7:00 pm - 1st Day of Football Practice
Bonner 7-8 Bonner School District 14, 9045 MT-200, Missoula, MT 59802, US - Travelers' Rest Art Cart →
Travelers' Rest State Park, 6717 US-12, Lolo
1:00 pm - Volleyball Practice
Bonner 7-8 Bonner, MT 59823
3:30 pm - Football Practice
Bonner 7-8 Bonner, MT 59823
3:30 pm - Valley Christian @ Bonner (Volleyball)
Bonner Elementary Bonner, MT 59823
4:00 pm - Orchard Homes Farmers Market →
Orchard Homes Country Life Club, 2537 S 3rd St W, Missoula
4:30 pm - No Football Practice
Bonner 7-8 Bonner, MT 59823
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
Chub Chub was lost on August 25, 2026 in Missoula, MT 59801 near South Ave W and Green Bench Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or… (Nextdoor Grant Creek) - I have been waiting over 40 years to see a moose visit from Moose Can(yon) Gully.
(Likely they wandered down 23rd?) She and her calf were caught a few blocks from the Bancroft Ponds near Russell and 34th, then were relocated. … (Nextdoor Farviews / Pattee Canyon)
- WinCo Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Stocker in Missoula. Apply here.
- Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate (Seasonal) in Missoula. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Missoula here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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