With a slowing in COVID-19 Cases, Governor Bullock announced his plan today to slowly reopen the state. He admits the first step asks a lot from employers, including making special commendations for vulnerable employees, encouraging Telework wherever possible, and ensuring that ill employees are able to stay at home. The phased-in approach wil...
Anaconda-Deer Lodge Officials Hoping for Federal Assistance
There’s a 4.5 mil stretch of Highway 569 between Anaconda and the Big Hole River that has steep tight curves and rough roads where frost heaves and has knee deep potholes. Anaconda-Deer Lodge County officials hope to land a $12 million federal grant to straighten out the “S” curves put in hydraulic controls and reconstruct it from Clear Creek ...
Bozeman – Board of Health Evaluating Business Closures
The Gallatin City-County Board of Health will meet Thursday morning to decide whether to revise or extend business closures that are set to end Friday. The local restrictions align with a statewide stay at home order which also expires Friday and is intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Governor Bullock Secures Personal Protective Gear
Governor Steve Bullock has announced he has secured hundreds of thousands of face masks shields and gloves from private market distributors to protect Montana health care workers on the front lines of the response to COVID-19. They include 244,200 KN95 masks 110,000 surgical masks 54,500 face shields and 55,000 gloves. The supplies have been d...
USDA Temporarily Defers Loan Payments
The USDA will temporarily defer payments for borrowers participating in the USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Direct Loan program. It provides loan and grants for rural communities to build and maintain hospitals medical clinics or other community resources like community center s and equipment for law enforcement.
Montana Prepares to Bring Students Back to Campus in the Fall
Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Christian told the state’s university system Tuesday they are in a position to consider how to bring students back to campus in the fall. Christian is forming a Health Fall 2020 Task Force which will start its work this week and meet over the next few weeks as well as periodically through the spring and...
Governor’s Directive Makes Social Distancing Easier with Routine Health Services
Governor Steve Bullock issued a directive Tuesday to make it easier for Montanans to continue following social distancing guidelines and receive routine health services. It requires health insurers to provide the same coverage for telehealth services for in-person services. It also expands access to the types of technologies that can be used ...
Attorney General Tim Fox Says Noon Today Is The Deadline To Receive Some Federal Funds
Attorney General Tim Fox says noon today is a very important deadline for a segment of Montanans to receive federal money owed to it according. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Untitled-7-2-1.mp3
Bozeman One Step Closer to Year Round Homeless Shelter
Bozeman has agreed to give the nonprofit Human Resource Development Council nearly $300,000 to turn an empty building into an emergency shelter. It will serve as an interim winter shelter as HRDC works toward building Bozeman’s first year round shelter for people without a home.
Montana Public Employees Elect New Leader
Tuesday the Montana Federation of Public Employees announced it had elected Amanda Curtis as its new leader. She replaces Eric Feaver who has held the spot for the past 35 years and is retiring. She and her husband Kevin, an artist and freelance videographer, will move to Helena from Butte but they’ll keep their house in the mining city.