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April 9, 2020      As of noon today, April 9, 2020, there are still only 3 cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County.  All cases were travel originated.  The people that […]

UM News Service Businesses impacted by COVID-19 now have a single point of entry to assistance and expertise, thanks to the University of Montana’s new Business Emergency Assistance and Recovery […]

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox is urging the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to modify hastily adopted rules that excluded more than 1,000 Montana small businesses from relief under the […]

Following the extension of Montana Gov. Steve Bullock’s directive that out of state travelers must quarantine for 14 days, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks director Martha Williams has suspended nonresident […]

Sen. Tester vows accountability ‘until every last mask is in the hands of folks that need it’ After pressure from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the federal government committed to a […]

 The Montana High School Association Executive Board, during a conference call to conduct Association business on Thursday morning, took the following action regarding MHSA Spring Activities: All MHSA spring activities […]

President approves Bullock’s request for Title 32 status Governor Steve Bullock today announced federal support for the National Guard to respond to COVID-19 in Montana after President Trump approved the […]

April 7, 2020  As of noon today, April 7, 2020, there are two cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County. Both cases were travel originated. In both cases, the people that […]

Governor Steve Bullock has announced a measure that will allow first responders to be notified in advance of potential exposure to COVID-19 and ensure they can take appropriate measures to […]

Directive will waive the 2 mill emergency levy requirement for counties and local governments to utilize funding through the federal CARES Act Governor Steve Bullock has issued a Directive to […]

Directives extended through April 24 to protect Montanans by slowing the spread of COVID-19 Governor Steve Bullock today extended through April 24 Directives he issued to protect Montanans from COVID-19 […]

U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester have announced that $12,181,409 will be directed to various health centers across Montana to help the state respond to the Coronavirus pandemic, including […]

By Marnie Craig Half of the child care facilities in Ravalli County are closed because of the coronavirus. Kelly Rosenleaf is the executive director for Child Care Resources covering Missoula, […]

Self and community care: managing the stress of social distancing  By Marnie Craig Bitterroot Valley residents are learning new ways to care for themselves and others while social distancing. Stay-at-home orders and […]

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 […]

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 […]

My mom and dad were products of the Great Depression and World War II. Even after those events, their lives were impacted by events that led to a lack of […]

Voters in the Lone Rock School District were surveyed this winter about their views of the school district’s needs. Based on the feedback received about priorities, the voters will be […]

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 […]

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 […]