Archives for April 2020

Due to the current COVID 19 situation, the Ravalli County Board of Commissioners are making every effort to keep all public meetings as open and transparent as they possibly can. […]

With the help of an area ranching family, three grizzly bears were rescued and taken to the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ wildlife rehabilitation facility at Montana WILD on Saturday. […]

April 14, 2020 U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $73,821,822 in airport aid to 71 […]

April 14, 2020 Montana Department of Labor & Industry Acting Commissioner Brenda Nordlund today announced that Montana has begun paying the additional $600 Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit established with the […]

April 13, 2020     As of noon today, April 13, 2020, there are 5 cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County.   Until the last two cases, all of the cases were travel […]

With quarantines and self-distancing temporarily being a large part of Montanans’ lives, the Montana Historical Society wants to hear from you. MHS has developed a survey and created a challenge […]

Governor Steve Bullock today issued the following statement regarding the death of a Montanan due to COVID-19, marking the seventh in the state. “I am saddened to hear of another […]

Ravalli County COVID-19 Incident Management Team reported a 4th positive Coronavirus case on Saturday, April 12. The patient is a female in her 20’s who was exposed to the virus […]

The Board of Milk Control adopted an emergency rule on April 9, 2020 pertaining to milk dumped because of market conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. While in effect, the […]

Responding to the severe strain on the state’s food banks during the coronavirus pandemic, the Town Pump Charitable Foundation is providing $1 million in immediate grants to its food bank […]

After pressure from U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines, the federal government committed to a shipment of 68,000 N95 masks to Montana to arrive in three installments over the […]

April 10, 2020      As of noon today, April 10, 2020, there are still only 3 cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County. All cases were travel originated. The people that […]

Following a request from Congressman Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced it will award $30 billion to nearly 320,000 health care providers […]

U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester have announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be providing $111,503,248 million for Montana hospitals and providers during the […]

By Chief Ronald J. Siarnicki, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Thirty-four firefighters in our nation’s capital, 241 in New York and 15 in San Jose. Hundreds of firefighters across the country […]

If you are worried about how you are going to pay your home energy bill as a result of issues related to COVID-19, please contact Energy Share of Montana. Energy […]

Magical entities must still adhere to social distancing guidelines Governor Steve Bullock today issued a Directive designating the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, unicorns, friendly dragons and other magical creatures […]

April 9, 2020      As of noon today, April 9, 2020, there are still only 3 cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County.  All cases were travel originated.  The people that […]

UM News Service Businesses impacted by COVID-19 now have a single point of entry to assistance and expertise, thanks to the University of Montana’s new Business Emergency Assistance and Recovery […]