The Ravalli County Board of Health last week acknowledged and agreed to abide by Governor Bullock’s recently issued directive implementing the first phase of a phased reopening plan designed to […]
Marcus Daly Hospital Respiratory Services up and running
For Bitterroot valley residents experiencing acute respiratory distress, help is only a phone call away and, if appropriate, a same-day appointment can be made to be examined by a nurse […]
County Attorney clarifies county’s position on recall petition
In a letter to the Stevensville resident who is circulating a petition to have the Mayor of Stevensville recalled for violating his oath of office, County Clerk and Recorder Regina […]
RML releases promising study of antiviral drug remdesivir
Study supports COVID-19 clinical testing underway across U.S. A team of scientists at Rocky Mountain Laboratory (RML) in Hamilton, a part of the National Institutes for Allergy and Infectious Disease […]
NIH study validates decontamination methods for re-use of N95 masks
Three methods effectively sanitized masks for limited re-use A team of scientists, under the direction of Dr. Vincent Munster in the Laboratory of Virology at Rocky Mountain Laboratory (RML) in […]
School boards, Bitterroot College district, levy elections underway
Ballots for the upcoming school board elections and the Bitterroot College mill levy are already in the mail! According to Ravalli County Clerk and Recorder Regina Plettenberg, ballots were mailed […]
Petition circulating to recall Stevensville mayor
A petition is being circulated in Stevensville to recall Mayor Brandon Dewey for violating his oath of office when he signed a $79,800 contract for services with First Call Computer […]
Family Shelter, Triple Creek team up to provide meals
Since it was founded in 2010, the mission of the Family Shelter of the Bitterroot has been to provide comprehensive services to help circumstantially homeless families in the Bitterroot Valley […]
Montana’s U.S. Senators keep pushing for federal aid
In a press call last week Senator Tester explained his vote in support of the CARES Act, the federal government’s $2.2 trillion package designed to lessen the impacts of the […]
Local legislators assess federal funding efforts
Local legislators Nancy Balance (R-HD87) and David Bedey (R-HD86) have prepared their own powerpoint presentation about the CARES Act, where the funds are going and what it means for residents […]
County Board of Health asserts authority over COVID-19 response
Ravalli County’s Incident Management Team (IMT), formed on March 18 to help coordinate the county’s response to the COVID-19 emergency, started off with County Commissioner and Health Board Chairman Jeff […]
RML is ‘all hands on deck’ working on COVID-19 virus
Just over two weeks ago, scientists working for the National Institutes of Health, of which Rocky Mountain Laboratory in Hamilton is a part, were given direction to “step down” on […]
Efforts underway to help local businesses survive pandemic
Businesses around the nation and the state are being impacted in a serious way by the COVID-19 emergency declarations and the related restrictions on public activities during shelter in place […]
Trout Unlimited issues statement on woody debris management in the West Fork
After coming under fire from a local outfitter for being “hypocritical and disingenuous” in its support of a closure of the upper West Fork to floating and having its mission […]
A timely approach to understanding bark beetle outbreaks
When’s the best time to study a bark beetle outbreak? If you ask a scientist like Dr. Diana Six, Professor of Forest Entomology/Pathology at the University of Montana, she’s likely […]
Bitterroot National Forest partners with ‘citizen science’ group to monitor water quality
The USDA Forest Service has partnered with the Bitterroot River Protection Association (BRPA) to conduct water quality monitoring on Bitterroot National Forest system lands within the Bitterroot River Basin. BRPA, […]
Washington Foundation donates to Montana food banks
Bitterroot valley food banks offering curbside services The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation announced last week that it has awarded $450,000 to 86 organizations that provide basic needs support to our […]
State, local officials respond to pandemic, school closures extended
The coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the globe. As of Monday, there were 366,919 cases of COVID-19 worldwide, with 16,097 deaths recorded, and 100,879 recovered cases. In Montana, there […]
Bitterroot climate change documented
At a recent talk in Hamilton sponsored by the Bitterroot Climate Action Group, retired fisheries biologist Chris Clancy discussed the scientific evidence concerning climate change. Being a scientist himself, he […]
Christopher charged in Stevensville double homicide
Twenty-five-year-old Logan Dallas Christopher remains jailed at the Ravalli County Detention Center for the murder of his mother, 47-year-old Tiffanie Greenslade and the mother of his children, 25-year-old Marisa Wahl. […]