Archives for November 2020

Governor Steve Bullock today issued the following statement as more than 500 Montanans have lost their lives due to COVID-19. “More than 500 Montanans have lost their lives due to […]

Earlier this week, the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) began the process of upgrading its statewide communicable disease reporting system (known as Montana Infectious Disease Information System) […]

Summary : Ravalli County Public Health reports 66 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, 11-13-2020. Sadly one additional death was reported today, an elderly female with a pre-existing illness. Public Health […]

U.S. Senator Jon Tester, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured billions in funding for critical Montana priorities as a part of a series of bills to fund the government […]

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens are seeking information on a mule deer buck that was shot and left in the southern Bitterroot Valley near Conner. The 4×4 mule […]

Total COVID Cases in Montana 44244 Total New Cases Today 1214 Total number of tests completed since last report 8593 Total Number of Tests 566544   County Gender Age Range […]

Montana Nurses Association has issued the following statement: Montana Nurses Association (MNA): Nurses belong in all places where patient care decisions are being made. Nurses should not be the exception! […]

U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that his bipartisan Senate resolution recognizing the bravery, sacrifice, and heroism of wildland firefighters and first responders across Montana and the nation has passed […]

The Montana Department of Revenue has begun the process to make licenses available for recreational marijuana cultivation and sale by October 1, 2021, following the recent voter approval of Initiative 190.  “There’s a lot of work […]

Total COVID Cases in Montana 43031 Total New Cases Today 962 Total number of tests completed since last report 10223 Total Number of Tests 557951   County Gender Age Range […]

Total COVID Cases in Montana 42070 Total New Cases Today 928 Total number of tests completed since last report 3162 Total Number of Tests 547728   County Gender Age Range […]

Big news for Montana veterans. On November 10, Senator Daines’ bipartisan bill, the “Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act,” passed the U.S. Senate and is headed to the president’s desk to be signed […]

UM News Service he University of Montana’s Accelerate Montana received nearly $300,000 in CARES Act Recovery Grant funding to support COVID-19 economic response and recovery for women in business. The […]

Governor-elect Greg Gianforte has announced his 21-member COVID-19 Task Force, comprised of healthcare experts, business leaders, school administrators, law enforcement, and local and tribal leaders. This task force will work […]

While Medicaid’s future is up in the air, the health insurance of 93,400 low-income residents in Montana are at risk for those enrolled in the ACA’s expansion since 2010. If overturned […]

By Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service Montana State University bachelor’s nursing student Connor Meron is combining his nursing education with his service as a member of the Montana Army National […]

MSU News Service Montana State University has been selected to lead a two-year study about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurses, the largest group of U.S. health care workers, […]

Note: Over the weekend, the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) upgraded its statewide communicable disease reporting system that is used by local County and Tribal health officials […]

Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey survived the recent recall election against him with a vote of 584 (52%) in favor of keeping him in office and 535 (48%) voting to oust […]

Wayne Hedman, who passed away last December, will be remembered by a whole lot of people for the many things he did for them and for this community over the […]