The Yellowstone County COVID-19 Donation Center has been opened in the Sandstone Building at MetraPark. The center’s top priority is to help relieve the shortage of critical personal protective equipment among healthcare providers. Retired doctors nurses social workers and others are being asked to donate their time to the community wide effor...
Kalispell – Tonight City Council to meet via Online Video Conferencing
The Kalispell City Council will meet this evening at 7 via online video conferencing. An agenda item will be to decide on passing a Declaration of State of Local Disaster Emergency due to COVID-19. That declaration could allow the city to apply for emergency funding enact disaster plans and make adjustments to public meetings or cancel them e...
Browning – Dog Rescue Organization Sees an Increase In Drop Offs
Leetta Gobert’s Rez Dog Rescue Home just outside of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation helps dogs find homes and takes in abused animals and nurses them back to health. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are taking a toll on her efforts. Some people have been dropping their dogs off at her place because they are afraid of contracting COVID-19 ...
Hamilton – Bitter Root Brewing Joins in the Efforts to Produce Hand Sanitizer
In Hamilton Bitter Root Brewing and Higherground Brewing have joined forces to produce hand sanitizer in hopes of keeping those on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis safer. The first batch is going to first responders like the sheriff’s office an police department as well as local nursing home facilities.
Hamilton – Bitter Root Brewing Joins in the Efforts to Produce Hand Sanitizer
In Hamilton Bitter Root Brewing and Higherground Brewing have joined forces to produce hand sanitizer in hopes of keeping those on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis safer. The first batch is going to first responders like the sheriff’s office an police department as well as local nursing home facilities.
Hutterite Colony Assisting in Production of Masks
With facemasks in short supply for healthcare workers many people have turned to making them in order to help including the Miller Hutterite Colony near Choteau. They’re knocking out 775 masks every two days.
Great Falls – Resources are Limited for Spring Flooding
Lewis and Clark County is reminding residents to be prepared for spring flooding and know the resources that are available and remember safety should always be a top priority during a flooding event. If COVID-19 is still a community concern people should practice social distancing protocols should they need to pick up water or sand. Health car...
Great Falls – Resources are Limited for Spring Flooding
Lewis and Clark County is reminding residents to be prepared for spring flooding and know the resources that are available and remember safety should always be a top priority during a flooding event. If COVID-19 is still a community concern people should practice social distancing protocols should they need to pick up water or sand. Health car...
Increase in Energy Assistance Program
Since the coronavirus outbreak Montana organizations are seeing more demand for access to a program aimed at helping people pay their winter energy bills. The Low Income Energy Assistance Program covers partial cost on energy bills and helps if heating systems need emergency repairs. Business and school closures and other changes linked to CO...
Childcare Closures
This week Governor Steve Bullock classified Montana child care providers as essential workers. However that hasn’t prevented centers from closing. Child Care Connections is a network of child care centers that covers a six county region in Montana. At the beginning of March combined they had 186 licensed child care providers. Since the...