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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 […]

Want to access the library’s online reading material but don’t have a library card? No problem. During the Covid-19 crisis, Montana libraries are working to get you easy access to […]

Deputy Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen has announced that the Montana Secretary of State’s Office will waive the late filing fee for businesses until July 15, 2020, in response to […]

The Montana Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) has announced that over 24,000 UI payments were issued over the week of March 29 through April 5, providing benefits to Montanans […]

April 6, 2020   Public Information Officer, Dixie Dies, 406-375-4067 As of noon today, April 6, 2020, there are two cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County. Both cases were travel originated. […]

Child protection staff committed to helping families through challenging COVID-19 emergency Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials are concerned about a sharp decrease in the number of […]

Saturday, April 4, 2020 Governor Steve Bullock today issued the following statement regarding the death of a Montanan due to COVID-19, marking the sixth in the state. “Today we solemnly […]

Friday evening at approximately 6:00 p.m., Ravalli County Public Health was made aware of a positive test of COVID-19 in Ravalli County. The patient is a male in his sixties […]

UM News Service    Nearly 94% of Montana’s travel-related businesses said they have been impacted by COVID-19, and 83% of Montana residents and visitors to the state are concerned about […]

Actions will extend federal food assistance for more than 100,000 Montanans, increase food supply at food banks and streamline nutrition assistance for new mothers and children Governor Steve Bullock has […]