Roy McKenzie
Roy McKenzie is the Publisher of Western Montana News, where he reports on local government, politics, and current events in Missoula County. His work includes coverage of local responses to key events, election integrity, and political developments shaping Western Montana.
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Missoula Republicans Hosting Meet and Greet with City Council Candidates, State Rep Town Hall Tuesday
The Missoula County Republicans are holding their monthly Central Committee meeting this Tuesday at Christian Life Center at 6pm, inviting candidates for Missoula City Council for a meet and greet and State representatives including Rep. Mike Hopkins (HD92), Rep. Kathy Whitman (HD96), Rep. Brad Tschida (HD97), and Rep. Denley Loge (HD 14) for a Legislative…
PHOTO: New Missoula County Health Department COVID Response Van
Everyone should be on the lookout for the Missoula County Health Department’s new COVID-19 response vans this weekend. From the comfort of the new vans Missoulians can get tested for COVID-19, injected with the COVID-19 vaccine, and receive a COVID-19 vaccine card good for a donut or maybe a beer (sponsored by Imagination Brewery).
“NO MORE LOCKDOWNS!” Banner at Reserve and Mullan
Check out this photo snapped at the Northeast corner of Reserve and Mullan last Friday. The headline on the banner from the Bitterroot group, Stand Together For Freedom, reads, “NO MORE LOCKDOWNS!”
Despite Mask Order Being Lifted, Good Food Store Recommends Customers Mask Their Face
Good Food Store claims to still be following the science when it comes to masking their customers. In an email and Facebook post sent out to subscribers, Good Food Store said that despite the mask mandate being dropped by the Governor at the state level and now the orders being invalidated as illegal at the…
Missoula Health Board Cancels Emergency Meeting, Ends Illegal Orders, Says “Rescinding” Just Happened to be “simultaneous” to HB 257 Signing
The Missoula County Board of Health called an emergency meeting last Friday after Governor Greg Gianforte signed HB 257 into law, rebuking the health officers authority and retroactively ending illegal health orders against businesses to mask their customers. The meeting, scheduled for 12:30 today, was cancelled when Julie Mohr, Health Department Support Administrator, came onto…
UPDATE: Missoula Health Board to Meet to “Rescind” Already Invalidated COVID-19 Restrictions
UPDATE (05/23/2021): Health Board cancelled meeting, rescinded illegal orders. Said signing of HB 257 just happened to be “simultaneous”. After the Missoula County Board of Health was rebuked by the Montana Legislature and Governor Greg Gianforte on Friday, the Board of Health is holding a public meeting at noon today to “rescind” their illegal rules.…
Missoula Mask Mandate Ends: Health Board Rebuked By State Legislature
Governor Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 257 on Friday invalidating city and county mask mandates and capacity restrictions created by health officers and city leaders in the City of Whitefish, Missoula County, and Gallatin County. Introduced by Jedediah Hinkle (R) of Gallatin County, HB257 amends state code to limit the authority of local health officers…
PUBLIC MEETING: Missoula Health Board Reviewing COVID-19 Restrictions February 18
With Governor Gianforte rescinding the state of emergency related to SARS-CoV-2 last Friday, Missoula County will be one of only a few counties left in Montana still masking its population to stop the spread of the virus. Yellowstone County ended their mandate and COVID-19-related restrictions on January 9th. The Missoula City-County Board of Health, currently…
Missoula Health Board Admits Not Knowing If SARS-CoV-2 Tests Are Accurate
In an email signed by Missoula County Board of Health and County Commissioner Chair Josh Slotnick, he and county commissioners Dave Strohmaier and Juanita Vero admitted that the county and the health department do not have information about the cycle threshold values of positive SARS-CoV-2 tests results accepted and reported by their agencies. The cycle…
Montana Mask Lawsuit Organizers: “This all ends when we say NO”
Stand Up Montana, the organizers of the lawsuit against former Governor Steve Bullock and the Department of Public Health and Human Services, recently expanded their litigation to include Missoula City-County Board of Health and Health Director Ellen Leahy. Citing a lack of action on the part of Governor Greg Gianforte to end the mask mandate…
Surgeon Debunks Mask Myths: “Mask wearing sounds good, but doesn’t work at all.”
Getting to the truth about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and parsing the efficacy of the response to the virus has been a challenge. Social media companies, national media, and even local media have ignored, silenced, “fact-checked,” or have acted as gatekeepers for the acceptable discourse concerning the virus. To break through this media…
LISTEN: Leftist David Harvey: “Science and Authority” COVID-19 Response Has Failed
Health authorities claim to want to “follow the science” when it comes to their response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19, the disease the virus causes. Yet they are unable to review science that points to the virus being no deadlier than the flu for the vast majority of the population nor are they able…
WHOs right? Dr. Fauci Says Two Masks Are Better Than One, WHO Says Masking Doesn’t Work
“If you have a physical covering with one layer, you put another layer on, it just makes common sense that it likely would be more effective,” Fauci said on the “Today” show. Fauci did not cite any specific study that points to two masks working better than one to reduce the spread of COVID-19. In fact, the…
Missoula Food Bank Director to Lolo Community Center: Join Mask Lawsuit? No Food for Lolo.
Missoula Food Bank & Community Center Executive Director, Aaron Brock, seemingly threatened Lolo Community Center with disassociation last night. The community center recently joined a lawsuit against Missoula City-County Board of Health and Health Director Ellen Leahy for the agency’s COVID-19 response. The Lolo Community Center board was set to vote last night on its…
VIDEO: Ireland House Testimony Admits COVID-19 Death Counts Misleading
In a video of the Special Committee of the Ireland House on the COVID-19 Response, legislators are questioning the methodology of how COVID-19 deaths are being counted. During testimony, health officials admit over and over again that people who test positive with COVID-19, but die of other causes like heart attacks, car crashes, suicide, etc.…
Documentary: The Great Awakening
Trump is standing in the way of The Great Reset. This is a riveting, fast-paced, and emotional documentary covering events from the last four years. The documentary depicts President Donald Trump bringing corrupt leaders from around the world to heel. Leaders in Saudi Arabia, Israel, the Vatican, The Queen, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and other…
TONIGHT: Lolo Community Center Meeting Regarding COVID-19 Lawsuit
The Lolo Community Center will be holding their community board meeting tonight at 7pm. On the agenda is discussion of the new lawsuit against Missoula City-County Board of Health and Ellen Leahy that the community center is named as a plaintiff in. According to community member reports, the Lolo Community Center lost approximately $15,000 in…
LAWSUIT: Missoulians vs Missoula Health Board and Ellen Leahy Over COVID-19 Restrictions
More Montana officials are in hot water for their responses to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Last month, a lawsuit was filed against former Governor Steve Bullock and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. Last week, more citizens filed suit against officials, this time in Missoula County. The suit was filed against the Missoula…