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DLI issues over 35,000 payments to Montanans, makes staff adjustments to account for increase in UI calls The Montana Department of Labor & Industry today announced that over 35,000 Unemployment […]

Driver’s licenses can be renewed online or by mail, deadlines extended for titles and registration Governor Steve Bullock has issued a directive allowing Montanans to renew their driver’s licenses online […]

April 2, 2020 As of noon today, April 2, 2020, there is still only one case of COVID-19 in Ravalli County. The questions being asked: “Why are we, Ravalli County, […]

Directive requires safeguards to protect children, families, and childcare workers from spread of COVID-19 Governor Steve Bullock has issued a directive providing additional guidance on childcare facilities to ensure that […]

April 1, 2020 As of noon today, April 1, 2020, there is still only one case of COVID-19 in Ravalli County. The person is recovering well, but the associated family […]

Hours expanded for Warmline; resources increased for Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and THRIVE  Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Director Sheila Hogan announced today an expansion of mental health […]

April 1, 2020 – Today NorthWestern Energy announced $300,000 in aid to assist the communities it serves that are struggling with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is in […]

Over the past few weeks, Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital has had visitor restrictions in place. As COVID-19 continues to spread in surrounding areas and the Governor’s orders get more stringent, […]

Governor Steve Bullock has announced a directive that allows Montana hospitals and related facilities to receive financing to remain open and acquire the supplies needed to respond to COVID-19. “For […]

Governor Steve Bullock has announced consumer protections to lessen the economic impacts on Montanans during the COVID-19 statewide emergency by stopping evictions, foreclosures and cancellation of utility services including water, […]

Over the last four decades, the Main Street America Network has painstakingly measured the impact of their work. Those numbers help them articulate the value of their work and make […]

The USDA Forest Service has partnered with the Bitterroot River Protection Association (BRPA) to conduct water quality monitoring on Bitterroot National Forest system lands within the Bitterroot River Basin. BRPA, […]

By Marnie Craig Korenda Schultz of Stevensville started sewing face masks last week and hasn’t stopped. Her business, Bags-N-Packs Embroidery, slowed due to the coronavirus and she wanted to help. […]

Bitterroot valley food banks offering curbside services The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation announced last week that it has awarded $450,000 to 86 organizations that provide basic needs support to our […]

Two visitors to the valley, Eli Linton and Caitlin O’Connor, have had an up close and personal view of the COVID-19 pandemic from the beginning. Linton, who grew up in […]

Montanans told to stay home except for essential activities, all nonessential businesses and operations temporarily restricted  Governor Steve Bullock has issued a Directive requiring Montanans to stay home and temporarily […]

Thank you for following the Governor’s Order and doing what each of us individually is able to do towards slowing the threat of Coronavirus to our community. While this emergency […]

Governor Steve Bullock on Monday, March 30  directed that travelers arriving from another state or country to Montana for non-work-related purposes undergo a 14-day self-quarantine. The directive follows the governor’s […]

As of noon today, March 30, 2020, There is still only one case of COVID-19 in Ravalli County.  IC Dr. Carol Calderwood: “We – friends, neighbors, emergency services, pastors, the […]

By Jodi Hausen, courtesy of Montana Free Press It only took four days for 77-year-old Jim Tomlin to go from an amiable and much-loved father, husband, friend, and teacher to […]