Articles with the Tag: COVID-19

Lake County Public Health and CSKT Tribal Health reported that the COVID-19 numbers for the county were at 124 actives cases, as of Monday, Dec. 21. Sixteen people have died in the county from the virus, and 1,395 have recovered. There have been 96 hospitalizations with 11 people currently in the hospital du...

POLSON — Please join Polson Kiwanis Club on Thursday, Jan. 7, at noon at KwaTaqNuk Resort and Casino, 49708 U.S. Highway 93, downstairs. Our speakers will be Emily Colomeda, Health Services Director for Lake County and Lynette Duford, CPA for the WIC Program. Duford is also a contact tracer for COVID-1...

Nearly nine months into a pandemic, COVID-19 has impacted Montanans in every corner of the state. Nearly 800 Montanans have lost their lives to the virus and many others have gotten sick and are experiencing long-term impacts that we don’t yet understand. Others have experienced a job loss, a lack of p...

News from the Office of Jon Tester  MONTANA — As hospitals in Montana’s seven largest cities prepare to receive the first round of COVID-19 vaccines for front-line healthcare workers once approved, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured a commitment from vaccine delivery strategists at UPS and...

POLSON — Polson cartoonist Sarah Walt Weaver recently designed a witty and colorful Montana-themed poster to help people gauge the appropriate social distance during the pandemic. “I wanted to create something educational and fun for our communities,” said Weaver. People viewing the p...

News from the National Center for Appropriate Technology MONTANA — To help Montana farmers markets and direct market farmers build capacity and sustain success, the National Center for Appropriate Technology, headquartered in Butte, was awarded a 2020 Farmers Market Promotional Program grant from ...

News from WMGC and LCCDC Western Montana Growers Cooperative and Lake County Community Development Corporation have worked together to distribute nearly 8,500 food boxes to families in need in Western Montana since July and an additional 1,000 will be distributed by mid-December.  This collabora...

News from FLIC  POLSON — The Flathead Lake International Cinemafest premieres its ninth annual winter film festival during the weekend of Jan. 29-31, 2021, at the brand new stadium-seating Showboat Cinema 6 on Main Street. FLIC screens full-length features, shorts, animation, student films...

News from the Office of Steve Daines Montana will be receiving its second shipment of Regeneron’s antibody therapeutic, casirivimab and imdevimab, which has received emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration. Regeneron’s antibody cocktail is authorized for the treatment...

News from the Montana Department of Labor & Industry   HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor & Industry recently announced that Montana has begun paying an additional $200 weekly benefit to unemployed Montanans impacted by COVID-19. Last month, Governor Steve Bullock directed DLI...