Archives for April 2020

By Johnathan Hettinger, Montana Free Press Even as Gov. Steve Bullock announced April 22 that Montana will begin a phased reopening of its economy, uncertainty remains in the tourism industry, […]

April 23, 2020    As of noon today, April 23, 2020, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County.  We have had 5 cases. The first 3 cases recovered. […]

Ravalli County Planning Department has cancelled the following meeting for Sunnyside Orchards No. 4, Block 20, Lot 8 Amended Plat Minor Subdivision on Monday, April 27th, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. […]

UM News Service Researchers in the Center for Translational Medicine at the University of Montana have been awarded $2.5 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health to identify […]

In a letter to the Stevensville resident who is circulating a petition to have the Mayor of Stevensville recalled for violating his oath of office, County Clerk and Recorder Regina […]

Project59870 in Stevensville has created the Stevensville Business Relief Fund on GoFundMe. The initial fundraising goal is $10,000 and proceeds will be distributed as grants to Stevensville businesses that need […]

The Hamilton Business Relief Fund is raising its goal. The fund was started by a subcommittee of the Hamilton Downtown Association (HDA) to provide cash assistance to local businesses being […]

Governor Steve Bullock has announced a gradual and phased reopening of the state beginning Sunday for individuals, and extending to businesses on Monday. “There are very few states in the […]

April 22, 2020 As of noon today, April 22, 2020, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County.  We have had 5 cases. The first 3 cases recovered. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]