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Governor Steve Bullock has announced a gradual and phased reopening of the state beginning Sunday for individuals, and extending to businesses on Monday. “There are very few states in the […]

April 22, 2020 As of noon today, April 22, 2020, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County.  We have had 5 cases. The first 3 cases recovered. […]

The Montana Department of Labor & Industry today announced Montana’s self-employed, independent contractors, gig workers, and others not eligible for regular Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits can begin filing claims for […]

As of Tuesday, April 21, there have been 437 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Montana. Total number of tests completed – 11,241 Total hospitalizations – 59 Active Hospitalizations – 14 […]

April 21, 2020     As of noon today, April 21, 2020, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County.  There are 5 cases.  The first 3 cases recovered.  The […]

Governor Steve Bullock has announced he has secured hundreds of thousands of face masks, shields and gloves from private market distributors to protect Montana health care workers on the front […]

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 […]

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 […]

We’ve all seen the advertisements on television for 23andMe, a DNA testing kit that can tell you who your ancestors are. For people interested in their genealogy, this is a […]

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 […]

Sean Lenahan My name is Sean Lenahan and I am a candidate for the position of Trustee for the Stevensville School District. I am currently serving as a Trustee for […]

Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital (MDMH) has been closely monitoring the evolving situation of COVID-19. The Hospital’s Incident Management Team began meeting before any known cases in Montana. According to Alida […]

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 […]

April 20, 2020 Governor Steve Bullock today issued the following statement regarding the death of a Montanan due to COVID-19, marking the 12th in the state. “Each death in Montana […]

April 20, 2020    As of noon today, April 20, 2020, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County.  There are 5 cases, with the first three cases recovered. […]

April 20, 2020 Governor Steve Bullock today issued the following statement regarding the death of a Montanan due to COVID-19, marking the 11th in the state. “As we continue to […]

April 20, 2020 Today’s arrival of swabs confirmed by Montana’s Disaster and Emergency Services; Bullock will continue push to federal government to obtain additional testing supplies Governor Steve Bullock announced […]

April 17, 2020 Governor Steve Bullock today issued the following statement regarding two deaths of Montanans due to COVID-19, marking the ninth and tenth in the state. “While there are […]

 April 17, 2020  As of noon today, April 17, 2020, there are 5 cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County. The first three cases have recovered. For the remaining positive cases, […]

By Emily Stifler Wolfe, Montana Free Press BOZEMAN — Adam woke up with a fever on the morning of Tuesday, February 25. His body ached and his sheets were soaked […]