Governor Steve Bullock has announced that families, small businesses, non-profits, health services centers and individuals across Montana hardest-hit by impacts of COVID-19 will be eligible to apply for grants through […]
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Helmsley trust grants $4.7m for technology to confront cardiac threat from COVID-19
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announced today a multimillion-dollar effort to save the lives of COVID-19 patients and protect the frontline healthcare workers caring for them. […]
Ravalli County Incident Management Update 5-4-20
May 4, 2020 As of noon today, May 4, 2020, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County. There were 5 positive cases, and all of the cases […]
Forest preparing to open campgrounds by Memorial Day Weekend
The Bitterroot National Forest staff is working hard to bring developed campgrounds back on line and most are projected to open by Memorial Day weekend. Additionally, some of the less developed […]
Daly Hospital is open!
On Wednesday, April 22nd, the Governor announced a phased-in approach to reopening the state. The Montana Hospital Association (MHA) supported this approach and encouraged hospitals to develop strategies to return […]
Governor outlines framework to ramp up Montana’s testing capacity
April 29, 2020 Governor Bullock lays out testing protocols, establishes strike teams MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock today outlined a framework to ramp up testing capacity in Montana over the […]
Ravalli County Incident Management update 4-29-20
April 29, 2020 As of noon today, April 29, 2020, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County. There were 5 positive cases, and all of the […]
North Valley Library re-opens during Phase 1
Gov. Steve Bullock made clear that during Phase 1 of his reopening plan there is no expiration date. “The virus is still in Montana and will be with us for […]
Report: Impacts of COVID-19 on state economy will be large, possibly short-lived
UM News Service Montanans will face a “broad-based recession of greater magnitude than what was experienced in 2008-09” in 2020, according to an analysis of the state economy released […]
Governor announces system to sanitize N95 respirators for health care workers
The Montana National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility will house the Battelle System to clean and disinfect respirators to ensure health care workers stay safe during national shortages of Personal […]
Stevensville businesses still need help!
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Chapter One Book Store weathers a pandemic
By Marnie Craig In 1994, a team of book lovers with handcarts and strong backs wheeled bookshelves and boxes of books across Hamilton’s Main Street into the corner storefront on […]
Re-opening has begun
The shelter-in-place directive that was instituted across the state to blunt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Montana expired on Sunday, April 26 for individuals and Monday, April 27 […]
Montana Covid-19 statistical info 4-27-20
As of Monday evening, April 27, there were 449 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Montana. Total number of tests completed – 13,033 Total hospitalizations – 61 Active Hospitalizations – 11 […]
Board of Health agrees to abide by Governor’s reopening plan
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 […]
Robert Earl ‘Bob’ Daniels
Billings – Robert Earl Daniels died on April 15, 2020 in Billings, MT, with his family by his side. He was born July 11, 1943 in Missoula, MT. His parents […]
Governor’s statement on 15th COVID-19 death in Montana
April 27, 2020 Governor Steve Bullock today issued the following statement regarding the death of a Montanan due to COVID-19, marking the 15thin the state. “Each loss of life in […]
Ravalli County Incident Management update 4-27-20
April 27, 2020 As of noon today, April 27, 2020, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County. We have had 5 cases. All of the cases have […]
‘Virtual Parent Time’ being offered
Mental Health America of Montana is offering “Virtual Parent Time.” Parents – Family Time! – Virtual Parent Time is a time to talk about all sorts of subjects, kids, toddlers, […]





