Total COVID Cases in Montana 3260 Total number of tests completed since last report 1815 Total Number of Tests 151015 Total Cases Recovered – 1977 Active Cases – 1237 Total […]
Archives for July 2020
Governor’s statement on recent COVID-19 deaths
July 24, 2020 Governor Steve Bullock today issued the following statement regarding the recent deaths of four Montanans due to COVID-19. There are now 46 deaths due to COVID-19 in […]
Ravalli County COVID-19 update 7-24-20 – two new cases
Ravalli County Public Health July 24, 2020 As of 4 p.m. today, Ravalli County Public Health has received two new cases of COVID-19. One new case was reported late on […]
Montana COVID-19 testing results 7-24-20 – 129 new cases
Total COVID Cases in Montana 3039 Total number of tests completed since last report 2982 Total Number of Tests 149200 Total Recovered Cases – 1815 Total Active Cases – 1178 […]
Montana COVID-19 testing results 7-23-20 – 96 new cases
To see a list of counties with 4 or more active cases, click here. Total COVID Cases in Montana 2910 Total number of tests completed since last report 2700 Total […]
Disturbing comment
By Sue Devlin, Stevensville I am very concerned about a comment made online during the Stevensville Town Council meeting last evening. Leanna Rodabaugh, who is the petitioner of the recall […]
Surplus drawing hunting licenses and permits handled in new way
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Hunters interested in purchasing licenses or permits left over from the special license and permit drawing will find a different process this year. The old process […]
Ravalli County COVID-19 update 7-22-20 – no new cases
Ravalli County Public Health July 22, 2020 As of 4 p.m. today, Ravalli County Public Health has received no new cases of COVID-19. Ravalli County currently has 15 active cases […]
Governor’s statement on two COVID-19 deaths in Montana
July 22, 2020 Governor Steve Bullock today issued the following statement regarding the deaths of two Montanans due to COVID-19, the 41st and 42nd deaths in the state: “I send […]
Governor, MSU announce partnership to expand COVID-19 surveillance testing
Governor Steve Bullock today announced the state will soon be able to expand surveillance COVID-19 testing for critical front-line health care personnel, essential workers and other groups thanks to a […]
County fair victim of COVID-19
The Ravalli County Fairgrounds recently posted a notice concerning the cancellation of the main portion of the Ravalli County Fair by Ravalli County Public Health Officer Dr. Carol Calderwood. The […]
County public health officer resigns
Ravalli County Public Health Officer Dr. Carol Calderwood has resigned. On Monday July 20, the county’s Public Health Officer issued the following letter of resignation: It is the right time […]
Sheriff won’t enforce Governor’s mask order
Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton has announced that he will not be enforcing Governor Bullock’s directive issued on July 15 requiring all Montanans to wear masks in public. To slow […]
Drive-thru testing provides snapshot of COVID-19 in Ravalli County
On Thursday, July 16, the Montana National Guard and the Ravalli County Public Health Department coordinated their efforts to test people for COVID-19. This was the 22nd testing site the […]
Groups sue over Gold Butterfly project on Bitterroot Forest
A lawsuit was filed July 10 in Federal District Court in Missoula challenging the legality of the Bitterroot National Forest’s 55,147-acre Gold Butterfly project and asking the court for injunctive […]
Weston awarded Montana Law Enforcement Officer of Year
By his own admission, Detective Brad Weston of the Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office is “pretty well known” here in the valley. That statement is true for many reasons, and it’s […]
Stevensville council still stalled
On Wednesday, July 14, Stevensville Town Council members Robin Holcomb and Bob Michalson failed to show up for the second time in a row for a council meeting. Chief of […]
Shut up, cowboy up, mask up
By Marc Mentel, D.O., President, Montana Medical Association Shut up, cowboy up, mask up, stop COVID and keep Montana open. Wearing a mask and keeping six feet apart from others […]
Don’t let two people decide our fate
By Chris Sheridan, Stevensville So there is currently a small but vocal movement to recall my mayor, Brandon Dewey. A lot of attention is being paid to the recall effort, without […]
For the greater good
By Gary Milner, Corvallis My parents’ formative years were defined by the Great Depression and WWII. My dad served in the Pacific and my mom grew up on an isolated farm […]