MONTANA – The current coronavirus pandemic is an undoubtedly historic event, and the Montana Historical Society wants to engage Montanans in both recording our present moment and engaging with the state’s history. “We’re living through history as we speak, so as a historical society, we find it’s really important to gather that history and share it with the public,” said MHS public information officer Eve Byron. MHS has created a survey to compile the experiences of Montanans from all walks of life during the pandemic. MHS envisions that information will inform future historians doing research on the pandemic. Byron said similar records from t...
MISSION VALLEY — Every Friday night from 6-8 p.m., all vehicles, old or new, are welcome to cruise the following route: Main Street Polson to 13th Ave. W, then up to Second Street W and to 17th Ave. E, wave at the residents of Providence Assisted Living, turn left on First Street E, wave at the hospita...
News from the CSKT/Lake County Unified Command Center FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Your efforts to combat COVID-19 are working. Across Montana, numbers are decreasing. However, as spring brings warmer weather, people are tempted to decrease their efforts for social distancing and sheltering in pla...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock released a report on April 14, produced by state epidemiologists, examining 377 cases of COVID-19 in Montana that helps the state understand who is impacted by the new virus, how it spreads, and patient outcomes. ...
Montana’s state senators collaborate with the state’s governor and house of representatives to create laws and set a state budget. There are 50 senators who serve four-year terms. Half the members of the senate are elected every two years. On June 2, Montanans will vote in a primary elec...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock today (April 21) issued two directives to increase frontline healthcare provider capacity to respond to COVID-19 and expand insurance coverage to allow Montanans to access routine health care services while social distancing. &...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock released a report on April 14, produced by state epidemiologists, examining 377 cases of COVID-19 in Montana that helps the state understand who is impacted by the new virus, how it spreads, and patient outcomes. The report wil...
LAKE COUNTY – The COVID-19 pandemic is leaving many people in need of basic supplies. Just getting to the store is a challenge for some, so a group of volunteers stepped up to help through a program called Helping Hands. “It is a scary time for a lot of us. There’s a lot of uncertainty a...
LAKE COUNTY – High school graduation ceremonies across the state might be a little different this year as officials consider how hundreds of graduates will turn the tassel while maintaining social distancing. The Office of Public Instruction, Board of Public Education and Montana Public Education Ce...
CLINICIAN Alison Montgomery works as a laboratory technician and has for the past 15 years. Sometimes she draws blood from patients but generally runs diagnostic tests on patients’ blood. The COVID-19 virus requires additional protocols, more awareness, planning, preparing and of course conserving...
