Ronan CBD manufacturing company Green Ridge Biosolutions is working to produce thousands of bottles of hand sanitizer for the local community and beyond. Using products already on hand the company is selling the in-demand hand cleaner and the company is providing bottles for free to local store and agencies in need.
Sidney – Coronavirus Impacts Petroleum Industry
The coronavirus has hit Montana’s petroleum industry hard with the slowing of the Chinese economy depressing global demand as a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia floods the market with oil that’s cheaper than Montana can produce. Montana’s oil industry particularly the Bakken Formation of eastern Montana’s Williston Basin is not compet...
Flushing flow to aid Bighorn River trout
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department would like to make sportsmen and recreationists aware of sizable increases in water flows in the Bighorn River March 24 as part of a flushing flow project. Game and Fish has requested the flushing flow from the Bureau of Reclamation in order to clean fine sediments from fish spawning habitats and to increas...
Montana – Blood Shortages
Hospitals in Montana are experiencing blood shortages after public health officials closed schools and businesses to combat the spread of COVID-19. The private blood provider Vitalant has seen a 25% reduction in its blood collections for March due to the shutdowns. The blood company has three donation centers in Montana and is the sole blood p...
Montana – Blood Shortages
Hospitals in Montana are experiencing blood shortages after public health officials closed schools and businesses to combat the spread of COVID-19. The private blood provider Vitalant has seen a 25% reduction in its blood collections for March due to the shutdowns. The blood company has three donation centers in Montana and is the sole blood p...
Montana – Update to the Numbers
There were 34 confirmed cases of coronavirus cases in Montana as of Sunday afternoon up from 27 the day before adding three cases from Cascade County into the mix. Gallatin County now has the most cases with 10 confirmed incidents of the respiratory illness that is now a pandemic. The virus has surfaced in 11 of Montana’s 56 counties. The sta...
Great Falls – Cascade County Encourages Residents to Limit Exposure
On the heels of the first three confirmed COVID-19 cases in Cascade County the county’s top health officer urged residents to stay calm and limit exposure Sunday. During what Trisha Gardner described as a rapidly changing situation in regard to coronavirus, she said Cascade County public health agencies have been preparing for a pandemic for y...
D.C. – Daines Working on Coronavirus Research Funding
Under a $10 billion proposal by Senator Steve Daines the federal government could soon be paying for the early manufacturing of potential coronavirus drugs while those drugs are still being researched. Drugs tested for effectiveness treating coronavirus would be immediately available once determined to work by the Food and Drug Administration....
Montana – Governor Announces Closure of Additional Businesses
Governor Steve Bullock has announced the closure of some businesses and other activities that pose enhanced risks to curtail the spread of COVID-19. They include movie and performance theatres nightclubs concert halls bowling alleys bingo and music halls and casinos. Also included are health clubs health spas gyms aquatic centers pools and hot...
Montana – Governor Announces Closure of Additional Businesses
Governor Steve Bullock has announced the closure of some businesses and other activities that pose enhanced risks to curtail the spread of COVID-19. They include movie and performance theatres nightclubs concert halls bowling alleys bingo and music halls and casinos. Also included are health clubs health spas gyms aquatic centers pools and hot...