On Wednesday, April 22nd, the Governor announced a phased-in approach to reopening the state. The Montana Hospital Association (MHA) supported this approach and encouraged hospitals to develop strategies to return […]
Archives for April 2020
Governor outlines framework to ramp up Montana’s testing capacity
April 29, 2020 Governor Bullock lays out testing protocols, establishes strike teams MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock today outlined a framework to ramp up testing capacity in Montana over the […]
Ravalli County Incident Management update 4-29-20
April 29, 2020 As of noon today, April 29, 2020, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County. There were 5 positive cases, and all of the […]
North Valley Library re-opens during Phase 1
Gov. Steve Bullock made clear that during Phase 1 of his reopening plan there is no expiration date. “The virus is still in Montana and will be with us for […]
Report: Impacts of COVID-19 on state economy will be large, possibly short-lived
UM News Service Montanans will face a “broad-based recession of greater magnitude than what was experienced in 2008-09” in 2020, according to an analysis of the state economy released […]
Governor announces system to sanitize N95 respirators for health care workers
The Montana National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility will house the Battelle System to clean and disinfect respirators to ensure health care workers stay safe during national shortages of Personal […]
Stevensville businesses still need help!
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Chapter One Book Store weathers a pandemic
By Marnie Craig In 1994, a team of book lovers with handcarts and strong backs wheeled bookshelves and boxes of books across Hamilton’s Main Street into the corner storefront on […]
Re-opening has begun
The shelter-in-place directive that was instituted across the state to blunt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Montana expired on Sunday, April 26 for individuals and Monday, April 27 […]
Montana Covid-19 statistical info 4-27-20
As of Monday evening, April 27, there were 449 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Montana. Total number of tests completed – 13,033 Total hospitalizations – 61 Active Hospitalizations – 11 […]
Board of Health agrees to abide by Governor’s reopening plan
The Ravalli County Board of Health last week acknowledged and agreed to abide by Governor Bullock’s recently issued directive implementing the first phase of a phased reopening plan designed to […]
Marcus Daly Hospital Respiratory Services up and running
For Bitterroot valley residents experiencing acute respiratory distress, help is only a phone call away and, if appropriate, a same-day appointment can be made to be examined by a nurse […]
A responsible path to reopening
By Montana Governor Steve Bullock Over the past several weeks, Montanans have faced unprecedented challenges. Our way of life has changed rapidly. Like every corner of our country, our once […]
Taxes without your permission
By Rep. Theresa Manzella, HD 85 Like you, I received my mail-in ballot for the mill levy increase to support the Bitterroot College and the election of the Board of Trustees […]
Response to Manzella
By David Bedey, former chairman, Hamilton school board, Demaris Moore, former chairman, Hamilton school board, Mark Yoakam, former trustee, Hamilton school board Theresa Manzella’s recent letter to the editor is troubling. She […]
Pandemic: an opportunity
By Robert Byron, MD, MPH, FACP, Vice Chair, Montana Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate Even as we cope with and try to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic amidst the […]
Setting the Medicaid Expansion record straight
By Rep. Nancy Ballance, HD87, Hamilton The recent letter to the editor regarding Medicaid Expansion is fraught with misinformation that must not go unanswered. Medicaid expansion DID NOT increase by a […]
SBA delivers support to rural America
By Dan Nordberg, SBA Director of Rural Affairs and Region 8 Administrator The devastating impact of COVID-19 has tested the will of millions of agricultural businesses and farms throughout rural […]
Thank you!
By Brian Potton and the Staff of The Potton Insurance Agency, Stevensville I would like to extend a big Shout Out to Mark Allen and Larry Hill for their awesome job completing […]
How to sign I-187 petition
By Pamela June Morris, Corvallis Montana Voters, please help put Montana-made affordable renewable energy on our fall ballot! Despite shelter-in-place restrictions, determined volunteers continue to offer Montana a bright future through […]