Articles with the Tag: COVID-19
Gianforte asks Montanans to ‘Serve Montana’ News from Governor-elect Greg Gianforte BOZEMAN — Governor-elect Greg Gianforte today called on well-qualified, dedicated innovators to serve Montana and help lead Montana’s comeback. Gianforte today launched: ServeMontana.com, ...
LAKE COUNTY — As I was preparing to write about the impact of COVID-19 on St. Luke Hospital in Ronan, the story suddenly became very personal. My sister, who was diagnosed with the virus over three weeks ago, took an abrupt turn for the worse and was admitted to St. Luke Wednesday afternoon. T...
LAKE COUNTY — On Nov. 28, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, many local businesses will have their doors open for Small Business Saturday with special sales and giveaways. Business owner Carol Lynn Lapotka of handMade Montana in Polson said shopping at small businesses is vital to the local eco...
News from the Community Thanksgiving Dinner organizers POLSON – For the 20th anniversary of the Polson Community Thanksgiving Dinner, lots of changes are being introduced to provide the community with a delicious, scratch-made dinner free of charge to any who would enjoy it. This ye...
LAKE COUNTY – Thanksgiving community feasts were a little different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Community meals across the valley are usually held in large dining rooms with people sitting together, but this year, people took the time to be thankful from their vehicles as they pick...
News from DPHHS MONTANA — The Department of Public Health and Human Services announced the formation of the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Coordination Team last week, which is comprised of key stakeholders from various sectors across the state, many are already established COVID-19 crisis response par...
News from Governor-elect Greg Gianforte BOZEMAN — Governor-elect Greg Gianforte recently announced the first meeting of his expanded COVID-19 Task Force, which includes nine new appointments and four ex-officio members. “We face a very serious challenge, and I’m counting on th...
News from Vicky Byrd, MSN, RN, for the Montana Nurses Association MONTANA — The Montana Nurses Association continues to be incredibly proud of the Montana nurses serving our communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. As they have done from the start, nurses are heroically serving at the fron...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA — Governor Steve Bullock released his final budget proposal for the 2023 biennium. Because Montana entered the COVID-19 pandemic in a historically strong fiscal position with maximum reserves, the governor’s proposal balances the budget with...
News from MoFi Loan, a nonprofit lender MONTANA — With the expiration of federal COVID-19 pandemic relief programs and what could be a difficult winter season on the way, MoFi is launching Thrive, a new loan that provides flexible and responsible capital, quickly, to small businesses across ...