Articles with the Tag: COVID-19

News from the office of Senator Tester BIG SANDY — Following a recent announcement that Government Sponsored Enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are establishing a fee on refinanced home loans, U.S. Senator Jon Tester led a bipartisan group of colleagues in demanding that Federal Housing Financ...

News from the office of Senator Tester BIG SANDY — To provide support to seniors amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently announced that Montana will receive $9,797,300 to help 70 nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities across the state increase testing, staffing, and bols...

CFAP deadline approaching  News from USDA WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency reminds farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program is Sept. 11. This program provides direct relief to producers who faced price ...

PABLO — The 2020 graduates of Two Eagle River School received a special send off on the football field Saturday afternoon. The traditional graduation ceremony was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “I want to say how proud I am of these graduates,” said TERS Superintendent Rodney Bird i...

ST. IGNATIUS — In an effort to bring the community together while continuing to physical distance,  volunteers came together to create a drive-in movie theater. The idea for the project started at the St. Ignatius Chamber of Commerce meeting a few weeks ago. Community members were discussing im...

News from the Montana 2020 Census MONTANA — The Montana Department of Commerce detailed some of the increased 2020 Census outreach efforts made possible by statewide partners through funding allocated by Governor Steve Bullock from the Coronavirus Relief Fund.  With little more than a mont...

By Mary Auld for the Valley Journal RONAN – Lake County has seen nearly 200 cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began this spring, and hospitals are continuing to provide prevention and treatment.  At St. Luke Community Healthcare, patients can get antibody tests, which determine whe...

News from the Office of Senator Tester MONTANA — U.S. Senator Jon Tester is doubling down on his fight to make sure Montana’s restaurants and live music venues have the support they need to survive the pandemic. Tester is pushing legislation that would provide grants to independent restau...

News from the Office of Senator Tester MONTANA – U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced that the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services will receive $4,379,043 in Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Homevisiting grant funding to help provide pregnant women and families with resources a...

News from the DPHHS HELENA — Officials with the Department of Public Health and Human Services and Office of Public Instruction are urging Montana families who haven’t already received the Pandemic Electronic Transfer benefit to apply by the Sept. 21 deadline. The federal program was laun...