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“As we have heard from hundreds of parents across Montana, it is critical our kids get back into the classroom in as normal a setting.”

Citing no science, Superintendent Rob Watson shares draft letter to parents mandating masks with staff and teachers first.

MCPS Superintendent Rob Watson does not want Missoula parents showing up in person again.

UPDATE (Aug 4th @ 10:30pm): Superintendent Rob Watson distributed a draft letter meant for parents to teachers and staff outlining mask mandates for the 2021-2022 school year. UPDATE (Aug 4th @ 1:20pm): Superintendent Rob Watson sent an email to Board of Trustees this morning saying that the next COVID-19 meeting would be Zoom-only citing specious…

Citing an increase in alleged COVID-19 hospitalizations, Missoula County Health Department Director D’Shane Barnett announced in a press release on Tuesday that all Missoulians should mask their faces again, “especially” children 11 years old or younger and that people who have chosen not to take the COVID-19 injection, “should do so immediately.” According to the…

The newly passed HB 702 protects Montanans from discrimination in employment based on vaccination status, but it does not take effect until July 1st. Until the new law stands, workers can still resist mandates from employers who want to force vaccination as a condition of employment. According to the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration…

Ward 4 candidate Mike Nugent announced on his Facebook page that he was “honored” to have the endorsement of incumbent Ward 4 councilwoman, Amber Sherrill. Sherrill will not seek re-election this year and bears partial responsibility for mask mandates and other restrictions unlawfully imposed upon Missoula County residents and businesses over the past year. Sherrill…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

After being rebuked recently by Governor Gianforte and later Attorney General Knudsen, Gallatin County Health Officer Matt Kelley is facing additional heat for his SARS-CoV-2 orders. This time, from the citizens of Gallatin County. Gallatin County resident Kyle Voigtlander, 22, started a Change.org petition calling on other Gallatin County residents to “Demand the Resignation of…