COVID-19

Local

08/04/2020 - 10:11am
More food support grants announced
HELENA – A total of $212,500 in additional grant funds were awarded to food programs across the state, Gov. Steve Bullock and First Lady Lisa Bullock announced July 30. The grants were awarded to the following organizations for continued operation...
Virus cases climb to 27 in Beaverhead County
HS refines school transportation, in-class instruction plans
Overwhelmed labs prompt local COVID testing cancellation
Fair, rodeo plans approved
Mask order in effect to combat virus case spikes

State

08/04/2020 - 1:58pm
Meat processors receive coronavirus relief dollars
HELENA – More than 60 meat processing businesses across the state received more than $7.5 million in coronavirus relief grants. Gov. Steve Bullock announced the grant recipients Aug. 4. The grants were awarded through the Montana Meat Processing...
Schools to have more flexibility for remote learning during pandemic
Access to health care grants announced
As mask rules get tighter in U.S. West, opposition gets loud
MSU to process surveillance tests
Schools to receive $75 million in coronavirus relief funds for reopening needs

Nation

05/19/2020 - 12:52pm
Telehealth providers awarded $260,000 in COVID-19 grants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded $264,651 in grants to Montana organizations to increase telehealth capabilities in response to the coronavirus...
FBI warns of coronavirus scams
IRS creates web tool for non-filers to get economic impact payments
UPDATED: USDA institutes measures to help rural communities, businesses affected by COVID-19
IRS takes steps to provide taxpayer relief related to coronavirus
President extends 'slow the spread' campaign to end of April

Cruisin' out of Seclusion: Graduation Celebration

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Restaurants, bars begin to cautiously open

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The phased reopening of Montana took another step Monday, with restaurants, bars, casinos and distilleries allowed to open under strict physical distancing and capacity guidelines.

Man arrested at Dillon bar hours after business allowed to reopen

A Medicine Lodge man stopped by a downtown Dillon bar on the first day such businesses were open under the phase 1 rules for reopening of Montana. By the lunch hour he was under arrest.

UMW’s ‘virtual’ commencement set for Saturday

The University of Montana Western will celebrate its 123rd Annual Commencement Ceremony virtually this spring on Saturday, May 9. The ceremony will be available starting at 9 a.m. on the Montana Western website at this link: https://tinyurl.com/UMW2020.

Schools out and in, 'til summer

Local students and teachers found out this week that their classes will continue for the rest of the 2019-20  school year, but without them in the classroom.

Hospital, UMW reduce work force

The University of Montana Western and Barrett Hospital and Healthcare, two of the largest employers in Beaverhead County, announced last week they had implemented staff reduction measures. In both cases, the reduction in force decisions were forced by the economic realities of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting safety measures.

Local library, supporter gain big state honors

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If you ever suspected that Dillon boasts a great public library for a city its size...well, it turns out you weren’t giving it all the credit it deserves.

Montana HS Association officially cancels spring sports seasons

Montana High School Association Executive Director Mark Beckman officially called the spring sports seasons last week following the release of the state’s reopening plan. The plan gave schools the option of in-person instruction starting May 7. The MHSA had previously said that if students were not back in the classroom by May 4, the seasons would be canceled.

No moons over Montana Street reported

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This might become a regular Friday night thing. Local residents banned together to bust out of the COVID-19 blues in a community way Friday night with an old-fashioned cruise up and down the drag. Called “Cruisin’ out of Seclusion,” the event raised funds and goods for both the Dillon Food Bank ($785 cash and 538 pounds of food), and Love INC ($1,765 in cash and a tub of needed items).

Community health to see more patients

The Southwest Montana Community Health Center will begin seeing more of its patients in-clinic, as statewide coronavirus stay-at-home orders are relaxed.