By Kate Gervais, Corvallis Dr. Calderwood has resigned as head health official of Ravalli County, because of the commissioners of Ravalli County’s decision to disobey Governor Bullock’s directives. Bullock has […]
Archives for July 2020
Tragic loss
By Amy Monteith, Hamilton Regarding the loss of Public Health Officer Dr. Carol Calderwood: What a tragic and unnecessary loss for Ravalli County, due to the short-sighted leadership of the County […]
Mask up, Montana!
By Nancy Dezell, RN, MSN, United States Air Force, Ret, Hamilton After devoting 37+ years of my life to the health care of others and being a cancer survivor, I totally respect […]
Dear Mr. Trump
By David Leslie, Corvallis A friend of mine named Albert, a gifted oral surgeon, died yesterday in San Diego of COVID-19. You are as responsible for his death as if you […]
Thank you to Dr. Calderwood
By Paul and Dulcie Belanger, Hamilton We want to thank Dr. Calderwood for her dedicated work towards protecting the health of our community. With her resignation we have lost a […]
Open letter to Ravalli County Board of Health
By Corrine Gantt (Chair), Nancy Neal (Treasurer), Linda Weber (Secretary), Rich Morrisey, Bridget Doland, Linda Schmitt, Mary Blankenbaker We are the Ravalli County Democratic Central Committee. There have only been a very few times in the […]
Really quite simple
By Mark Van Loon, Hamilton The economy, no matter how robust, cannot and will not control the coronavirus. However, until the coronavirus is controlled and contained, the economy cannot and […]
Be kind to customer service workers
By Desirae Coty, Stevensville I have never been afraid of Covid-19. I am now scared of people. Customer Service workers have been through the ringer since March. We have been yelled […]
Opening up, realistically
By Jane Shigley, Hamilton Opening up the valley’s activities involves a much more thoughtful approach than simply “If you want to buy your sandpaper and pantyhose without a mask, we […]
Lessons learned
By Joseph G. Gallagher Jr., Stevensville I will come out of all this lockdown realizing there are two economies in the country, i.e. those companies that make up the Fortune 500 […]
Montana’s small businesses and employees deserve better
By Scott Mendenhall, President, Montana Business Leadership Council As a small business owner and someone who signs the front of paychecks, I understand what it’s like to stay awake at night […]
My Declaration of Independence
By Bob Brown, Whitefish Ever hear of Rudy Stanko, well-known in Montana twenty-plus years ago? Rudy “Stinko” you say? Well, maybe. Here’s the story. Rudy liked to speed, and it […]
Socialism, anyone?
By J. Ward, Lolo Honest men do not get “rich” by working hard. Wealth is gained by inheritance, tax fraud, bank fraud, insurance fraud, just plain fraud, lawsuits, murder, theft of […]
SOS should reimburse Ravalli County Election Office
By Carole Mackin, Helena Montana spent taxpayer’s dollars on a primary election for the Green Party. But, SOS Stapleton did not require the impersonators of the Montana Green Party to file […]
Montana citizens blessed with public lands
By Harold Johns, Butte A recent survey by the University of Montana revealed information about how Montanans feel about our public lands and how we use them. The phone survey […]
Ivan Lee Roy Jr.
Ivan Lee Roy Jr. of Stevensville passed away Thursday evening, July 16, 2020 at the Community Medical Center with his wife, Marlene at his side. Ivan was born August 27, […]
Ravalli County COVID-19 update 7-27-20 – no new cases
Ravalli County Public Health July 20, 2020 The Montana COVID-19 website has reported 11 new cases for Ravalli County over the weekend. Public Health would like to clarify that these […]
Governor’s statement on the 47th COVID-19 death in Montana
Governor Steve Bullock today issued the following statement regarding the 47th death of a Montanan due to COVID-19. “Today we learned that another Montanan has sadly passed due to COVID-19. […]
Montana COVID-19 testing results 7-27-20 – 41 new cases
Total COVID Cases in Montana 3381 Total number of tests completed since last report 6340 Total Number of Tests 158655 County Gender Age Range Date Reported Big Horn M […]
Montana COVID-19 testing results 7-26-20 – 11 new cases
Total COVID Cases in Montana 3342 Total number of tests completed since last report 1300 Total Number of Tests 152315 New Cases – 89 Active Cases – 1217 Active Hospitalizations […]