Ravalli County Public Health July 7, 2020 As of 4pm today, Ravalli County has received no new cases of COVID-19. Three of the previous cases reported have now recovered and been released from isolation. Ravalli County currently has 16 active cases. As part of each investigation, contact tracing has been performed by Public Health nurses […]
Corvallis apartment fire claims three lives
Ravalli County Sheriff / Coroner Steve Holton said the Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious fire that occurred at an apartment complex on Main Street in Corvallis at approximately 2:15 a.m. Monday morning. There are three confirmed deaths as a result of the fire. It is believed that all of the victims are […]
Margaret Patricia ‘Pat’ Cantrell
Margaret Patricia (Pat) Cantrell, 84, of Hamilton, Montana, passed away peacefully from congestive heart failure Saturday, March 14, 2020, surrounded by family at her daughter’s home in Forest Grove, Oregon. She was born April 15, 1935, in San Diego, California, the first child of Stephen Branch Haines and Margaret Jane (Cowan) Haines. Pat’s early childhood […]
Montana COVID-19 testing results 7-6-20 – 80 new cases
Big Horn M 20-29 07/06/2020 Big Horn M 60-69 07/06/2020 Carbon M 20-29 07/06/2020 Cascade M 30-39 07/06/2020 Cascade M 60-69 07/06/2020 Gallatin F 20-29 07/06/2020 Gallatin M 40-49 07/06/2020 Gallatin M 60-69 07/06/2020 Hill M 40-49 07/06/2020 Hill F 10-19 07/06/2020 Hill M 10-19 07/06/2020 Hill M 30-39 07/06/2020 Hill F 10-19 07/06/2020 Lake […]
Ravalli County COVID-19 update 7-6-20 – four new cases
Ravalli County Public Health July 6, 2020 Since the last press release, Ravalli County has received notification of four new cases. Two of these cases are contacts of other cases and the other two are community acquired. Some of the previous cases we have reported on are recovered and out of isolation. At this time, […]
VA to offer COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic veterans
Montana Veterans enrolled in the Montana VA Health Care System (MTVAHCS) are eligible for free COVID-19 testing in a second round of swabbing events across Montana. The first round of COVID-19 testing under Governor Bullock’s surveillance program for asymptomatic Veterans began on Thursday, June 25. As of July 1, 680 Veterans have been swabbed at […]
Ravalli County COVID-19 update 7-2-20
Ravalli County Public Health Department July 2, 2020 As of 4:30 p.m. today, Ravalli County has received notification of one new case. At this time, Ravalli County has 21 cases we are investigating and doing contact tracing. These cases are in Darby, Corvallis, Hamilton and Stevensville. Three cases are hospitalized. All of these cases are in […]
Bitterroot gets first community spread of COVID-19
The first cases of community spread of the COVID-19 virus have been reported in Ravalli County. While the first several cases of people in the county testing positive for the infection were determined to be “travel” related, a few recent cases have not been tracked back to any travel experience or any contact with any […]
Bitterroot Brewfest cancelled
In light of the rise in COVID-19 cases in Ravalli County and the occurrence of community spread now reported in the valley, the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has decided to postpone the 26th Annual Brewfest, scheduled for July 25th, for a date to be determined later. “We are disappointed, but realize that now […]
Montana sees largest single day increase in COVID-19 cases – 67
County Gender Age Range Date Reported Big Horn M 20-29 07/01/2020 Big Horn M 50-59 07/01/2020 Big Horn M 0-9 07/01/2020 Big Horn F 0-9 07/01/2020 Big Horn F 50-59 07/01/2020 Carbon M 20-29 07/01/2020 Carbon F 40-49 07/01/2020 Carbon M 20-29 07/01/2020 Cascade M 10-19 07/01/2020 Custer F 80-89 07/01/2020 Flathead M 10-19 07/01/2020 […]
Florence to hold fireworks display
The Florence Rural Fire District will sponsor their annual July 4th fireworks show on Saturday, July 4th. This yearly event will be held at the Florence community park on Florence Carlton Loop drive in Florence. The fireworks will start at approximately 10:20 pm. There will also be music in the park during the evening, for […]
Ravalli County COVID-19 update 7-1-20
Ravalli County Public Health COVID-19 update July 1, 2020 As of 4:00 today, Ravalli County has not received notification of any new cases. At this time, Ravalli County has 20 cases we are investigating and doing contact tracing. These cases are in Darby, Corvallis, Hamilton and Stevensville. Three cases are hospitalized. All of these cases are […]