The Montana Department of Labor & Industry today announced Montana’s self-employed, independent contractors, gig workers, and others not eligible for regular Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits can begin filing claims for […]
Archives for April 21, 2020
Montana Covid-19 statistics update 4-21-20
As of Tuesday, April 21, there have been 437 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Montana. Total number of tests completed – 11,241 Total hospitalizations – 59 Active Hospitalizations – 14 […]
Ravalli County Incident Management update 4-21-20
April 21, 2020 As of noon today, April 21, 2020, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County. There are 5 cases. The first 3 cases recovered. The […]
Governor secures additional PPE for health care workers
Governor Steve Bullock has announced he has secured hundreds of thousands of face masks, shields and gloves from private market distributors to protect Montana health care workers on the front […]
RML releases promising study of antiviral drug remdesivir
Study supports COVID-19 clinical testing underway across U.S. A team of scientists at Rocky Mountain Laboratory (RML) in Hamilton, a part of the National Institutes for Allergy and Infectious Disease […]
NIH study validates decontamination methods for re-use of N95 masks
Three methods effectively sanitized masks for limited re-use A team of scientists, under the direction of Dr. Vincent Munster in the Laboratory of Virology at Rocky Mountain Laboratory (RML) in […]
23andMe leads to more family for Florence woman
We’ve all seen the advertisements on television for 23andMe, a DNA testing kit that can tell you who your ancestors are. For people interested in their genealogy, this is a […]
School boards, Bitterroot College district, levy elections underway
Ballots for the upcoming school board elections and the Bitterroot College mill levy are already in the mail! According to Ravalli County Clerk and Recorder Regina Plettenberg, ballots were mailed […]
Three vie for two seats on Stevensville school board
Sean Lenahan My name is Sean Lenahan and I am a candidate for the position of Trustee for the Stevensville School District. I am currently serving as a Trustee for […]
Steps Marcus Daly Hospital has taken to prepare for COVID-19
Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital (MDMH) has been closely monitoring the evolving situation of COVID-19. The Hospital’s Incident Management Team began meeting before any known cases in Montana. According to Alida […]
Petition circulating to recall Stevensville mayor
A petition is being circulated in Stevensville to recall Mayor Brandon Dewey for violating his oath of office when he signed a $79,800 contract for services with First Call Computer […]
Stevensville School Board Election
NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION of Stevensville School District No. 2, Ravalli County, Montana for the Election of two (2) trustees to be elected for a three (3) year term […]
Natural selection and COVID-19
By Elliott Oppenheim, MD, JD, LLM Health Law, Florence Viruses have been around for billions of years. They survive and will continue to mutate and survive. The human immune system […]
Debt: a four-letter word
By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”–Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Actually, it really was the best of times […]
Support for Lone Rock levy
By Paula Short, Stevensville I write to encourage my fellow Lone Rock School District residents to support the tax-neutral Lone Rock levy. We are currently living in uncertain times, but […]
Not public
By Jim Kalkofen, Stevensville Town Council meetings are supposed to be public meetings. In my opinion, the virtual meeting planned for Thursday is NOT a public meeting. If the Council […]
Opportunity missed
By Bob Williams, Stevensville What a golden opportunity for President Trump. Almost heaven sent. Put the right people in the right places, with appropriate experience, to respond to the COVID-19 disease […]
Do you drive drunk?
By Mark Van Loon, Hamilton I certainly hope not. Do you wear a face mask in public? I certainly hope so. What do these have in common? Maybe more than […]
Resumé help for Daines, Gianforte
By Dana Hendricks, Florence Dear Steve Daines and Greg Gianforte, I think you’d better update those resumés. Here, I’ll give you a hand: [Steve Daines] [Greg Gianforte] [Address] [Phone number] [Email […]
Support for Manzella
By Laura Fricke, Florence; Tom and Karen Round, Florence; Matt and Penny Brainard, Florence; Maria Cole, Stevensville Theresa Manzella will support the Constitution representing us in Helena. She stands for […]