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Missoula Current
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![Grizzly biologists: good food year brought less conflict, removals](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2023/11/attachment-attachment-grizzly.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Grizzly biologists: good food year brought less conflict, removals
For the grizzly bears of the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, it was a good year for finding natural food.
![Rock Creek bridge over Clark Fork under ‘scour critical’ status; county seeks solutions](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2023/11/attachment-attachment-rock-creek-bridge.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Rock Creek bridge over Clark Fork under ‘scour critical’ status; county seeks solutions
Missoula County is working to pursue countermeasures to keep the bridge intact and open to traffic.
![EPA awards $6.6 million grant to UM pesticides-in-streams study](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2023/11/attachment-attachment-garnet-mountains-water.jpg?w=980&q=75)
EPA awards $6.6 million grant to UM pesticides-in-streams study
Pesticides pollute lakes and streams across the nation, but no one knows how much pesticides affect Montana’s rivers.
![City Council approves assessment for greenway sidewalks](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2023/11/attachment-sidewalk.jpg?w=980&q=75)
City Council approves assessment for greenway sidewalks
The Missoula City Council on Monday night approved a plan to assess property owners for their cost of sidewalks and boulevards planned as part of a new greenway.
![After court ruling, Missoula County seeks clarity on how to levy extra state mills](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2023/11/attachment-attachment-housing1-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
After court ruling, Missoula County seeks clarity on how to levy extra state mills
The difference between 77 mills and 95 mills will net the state roughly $80 million more in tax collections.
![Missoula’s wastewater plant evolves to handle increased capacity](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2023/11/attachment-climate-3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula’s wastewater plant evolves to handle increased capacity
On average, wastewater flows to the university’s lift station peak at 100 gallons per minute.
![Judge limits wolf trapping in favor of grizzly bears](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2023/11/attachment-attachment-grizzly-bear.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Judge limits wolf trapping in favor of grizzly bears
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks must cut its wolf trapping season back to six weeks across the western two-thirds of the state.
![Some motorized tools approved for Rattlesnake Wilderness dam breach](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2023/11/attachment-littlelake-rattlesnakejpg.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Some motorized tools approved for Rattlesnake Wilderness dam breach
The Forest Service will allow the use of some motorized equipment for the removal of the old McKinley Lake impoundment.
![‘Dawn of a new era:’ Davis takes oath as Missoula’s new mayor](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2023/11/attachment-attachment-city-council-davis.jpg?w=980&q=75)
‘Dawn of a new era:’ Davis takes oath as Missoula’s new mayor
Missoula officially turned the page on a new era of governance on Monday when the city’s new mayor was sworn into office.
![Brooks Street transit project inching toward final design](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2023/11/attachment-attachment-brooks.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Brooks Street transit project inching toward final design
Missoula residents on Thursday got a chance to weigh in on early plans to place a rapid-transit system on Brooks Street.