Articles with the Tag: COVID-19

LAKE COUNTY – As the Mission Valley weather becomes a little warmer, many residents are following a growing national trend created by the COVID-19 pandemic that involves getting their hands dirty and growing plants.   “It’s been crazy,” said Hannah Potter of Delaney’s La...

LAKE COUNTY – The good news is that all five of the COVID-19 cases in Lake County have recovered, but it doesn’t mean that it’s time to let down your guard.  The first case in the county was reported on March 26 and the fifth was on April 6. The Governor’s Coronavirus Task For...

MONTANA — The U.S. Department of Education approved the Montana Office of Public Instruction’s application for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds under the federal CARES Act.  Montana will receive $41.3 million to support local school districts in responding to the COV...

UM News Service MISSOULA – Researchers in the Center for Translational Medicine at the University of Montana have been awarded $2.5 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health to identify and advance a COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The principal investigator on the two-year award is...

News from the Office of Senator Tester   MONTANA  – One week after urging FEMA to open up $100 million of appropriated funding for first responders to purchase personal protective equipment and other supplies to address COVID-19, U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced that Montana fire depart...

By Dan Nordberg, SBA Director of Rural Affairs and Region 8 Administrator The devastating impact of COVID-19 has tested the will of millions of agricultural businesses and farms throughout rural communities all over our nation, but help is on the way.   Congress just passed an extension of the P...

News from the office of Senator Tester MONTANA – With Montana airports struggling to keep up with costs after the COVID-19 pandemic brought air travel to a standstill, U.S. Senator Jon Tester successfully secured $30,000 to help the Ronan Airport cover operational expenses, staffing and certain de...

News from the Office of Governor Steve Bullock MONTANA — Governor Steve Bullock recently recognized the additional efforts of Montana’s mental health providers, who have donated personal protective equipment and are expanding access to mental health services in response to the increased ment...

News from Senator Jon Tester BIG SANDY —  U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced $300,000 in pandemic relief funding for the Montana Department of Health and Human Services for Aging and Disability Resource Centers that help older Montanans navigate and support long-term care service systems...

News from Lake County / CSKT Unified Command Center Lake County and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Unified Command Center, a joint task force to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, sent a letter to local high school superintendents concerning graduation ceremonies.   The letter...