Ravalli County Public Health August 4, 2020 As of 4 p.m. today, Ravalli County Public Health has received no new cases of COVID-19. Ravalli County currently has 10 active cases of COVID-19. One active case remains hospitalized. One active case has been released from the hospital and is doing well. Following Public Health guidelines can […]
Archives for August 4, 2020
JAMA Pediatrics publishes MSU psychologists’ study analyzing teenage behavior during pandemic
By Carol Schmidt, MSU News Service A study by two Montana State University psychology professors published in a Journal of the American Medical Association publication found that teenagers’ attachment to their communities as well as their beliefs about the coronavirus are key factors in predicting how adolescents respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a study […]
Governor, Lt. Governor urge U.S. Census Bureau to uphold commitment to a complete count following COVID-19 disruptions
Letter asks U.S. Census Bureau to “stick with its extended deadline of October 31” for the 2020 Census Governor Steve Bullock and Lt. Governor Mike Cooney today sent a letter urging the U.S. Census Bureau to continue 2020 Census operations through its extended deadline of October 31 to get an accurate count for Montana while […]
Virtual open casting call for ‘Yellowstone’ TV series
CASTING MONTANA LOCAL TALENT AS PAID EXTRAS IN THE HIT TELEVISION SERIES “YELLOWSTONE” Season 4 CREATED BY TAYLOR SHERIDAN STARRING KEVIN COSTNER , WES BENTLEY, KELLY REILLY LUKE GRIMES, COLE HAUSER, KELSEY ASBILLE & GIL BIRMINGHAM Casting Directors Kelly Hunt and Tracy Dixon are holding an (online) open casting call for those interested in working […]
Public Health Officer’s resignation in abeyance
Although the county’s Public Health Officer Dr. Carol Calderwood announced in a widely distributed email which was also sent to the press, her intention to resign in two weeks, the Board of Health, at a meeting on Tuesday, July 28, decided to hold the resignation in abeyance until a fully oriented and trained replacement is […]
137-lot Burnt Fork Estates subdivision proposed for Stevensville
The Town of Stevensville is reviewing a subdivision application for Burnt Fork Estates, a planned residential and commercial addition to the town that has already raised some notes of alarm amongst a few adjoining neighborhood residents despite the fact that no public meetings have yet been held to consider the project. The proposal, submitted by […]
New Stevensville military memorial being installed
As many readers have probably noticed, the Tribute Wall previously located at Veterans Park adjacent to the former Main Street Association building was removed some time ago and has not been reinstalled. The removal was motivated by the tree removal work and installation of the new information kiosk. At the time of removal, the American […]
4H/FFA livestock sale to be online
Extension agent Patrick Mangan and a committee of 4H leaders and volunteers have been working out the logistics of how to do the 4H/FFA Market Sale since the Ravalli County Fair was cancelled. According to Mangan, the committee has decided to hold a virtual sale for those members selling beef, dairy, swine, sheep, and goats. […]
Canyon Lake Dam repairs require motorized equipment
By John Ormiston, Shirley Sorenson, Gordon Maus, Canyon Creek Irrigation District Board The Canyon Creek Board of Directors would like to respond to the recent letter to the editor regarding rebuilding Canyon Lake Dam. In 2018, our Board requested authority from the Bitterroot National Forest to rehabilitate (not maintain) the dam we actually own (it […]
Open letter to County Board of Health and County Commissioners
By Nancy Spagnoli, Victor I am writing to ask that you endorse and do whatever you can to enforce the Governor’s directive to wear masks when inside public places. For the 41 years that I have lived in Ravalli County, I have known us to be a community of people who care for each other and […]
Stop fighting, start learning
By Kris Bayer, Hamilton OMG… which narrative do you believe? There are so many! How do you really know which one is true and updated? In the beginning of the shutdown, we all stopped. Everyone of us paused for a time because no one knew what was real, what was needed, what was true. As time […]
Facts!
By Marshall Bloom. Hamilton The world is round. Seatbelts save lives. Coronavirus is real. Masks protect both of us.