Lifestyle

Beaverhead Trails Coalition expands Dillon-area walking paths

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Walking trails along Noble Street and extending past the Beaverhead Golf Course are now improved and expanded on the north end of town.

Neighbors step up as coronavirus fears linger

The coronavirus pandemic hit home in Dillon back in March, when a positive COVID-19 individual attended the University of Montana Board of Regents meeting. Several area residents – and their families – were required to self-quarantine to prevent the spread of the disease in town.

Births

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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).

Approaching pet zero

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Beaverhead Animal Shelter staff took a breath, looked around and realized something surprising on Friday.

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Local groups offer free delivery service

True to its mission to provide community service, the local Elks Lodge is stepping up to step out for the free pickup and delivery of vital goods to locals in need during the coronavirus crisis that has many hunkered down in their homes.

Montana Youth Challenge Academy to suspend operations

The Directory of the Youth Challenge Academy with input from the University of Montana Western and Beaverhead County. public health officials, has confirmed that they will suspend operations of the Montana Youth Challenge Academy (MYCA). The organizations have been working cooperatively to ensure the safety and security of the MYCA cadets and staff, UMW campus community and the community of Dillon.

Hospital seeks donations of protective equipment

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The U.S. government is rushing personal protective equipment (PPE) to states for medical workers who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight. For the short-term, Barrett Hospital & HealthCare needs the community’s help to gain faster access to PPE such as: face masks, N95 respirator masks, disposable gloves, and hand sanitizer to protect our healthcare workers in case the COVID-19 outbreak overwhelms the available supplies at the Hospital.

City of Dillon services continue

City Hall in Dillon remains shuttered to members of the public through at least April 3, over concerns about the spread of the new, potentially deadly coronavirus.