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- Missoula Schools Attorney to Parents: “The District Does Not Need Your Consent”
- Missoula Republicans Hosting Meet and Greet with City Council Candidates, State Rep Town Hall Tuesday
- Missoula City Council Candidate “Honored” to Receive Endorsement from Exiting Councilor Who Mandated Masks
- Regarding Masks Mandates, Montana Governor and State Superintendent Urge School Boards, Administrators to Listen to Parents and Science
- Missoula Superintendent Watson: Mandatory Mask Mandate For Students “Until Further Notice”
Missoula County Health: “Children Should Wear Masks,” Demands Unvaccinated “Do So Immediately”
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…
Missoula City Council Candidate “Honored” to Receive Endorsement from Exiting Councilor Who Mandated Masks
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
800+ Signatures Demand Resignation of Gallatin County Health Officer Matt Kelley
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…
Are Missoula County Health Department SARS-CoV-2 Tests Even Accurate?
World Health Organization points to need for “careful interpretation of weak positive test results” day of Joe Biden inauguration.
Gov. Gianforte Rescinds Business Restrictions on Capacity and Hours. Mask mandates continue.
Gianforte is repealing existing directives that restrict hours of operations for bars, restaurants, casinos. Also repealing directives that limit capacity limits. “I look forward to a day when we can all take off our masks, throw them in the trash and get on with our lives in a safe manner. Until we get there, I…