Tag: Missoula County
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…
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…
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…
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.
New legislation would require elected official approval of local health board and officer actions
New legislation being considered today by Montana legislators would amend the authority of local health boards and officers to offer a new check on their orders, directives, and mandates. The legislation, House Bill 121, was proposed by Montana state representative David Bedey of Hamilton. Under the proposed legislation, governing bodies of local health authorities, such…
Yellowstone County rescinds local health orders “effective immediately”
Yellowstone County Health Officer John Felton announced Thursday, January 7th, that he was, “rescinding all Yellowstone County COVID-19 Health Officer orders effective immediately.” The restrictions that Felton mandated included ordering businesses to close by 10pm and ordering churches, bars, gyms, and restaurants to 50% capacity. Felton cited lower case numbers as reasoning for rescinding the…
PHOTOS: #StopTheSteal MAGA Rally at Missoula County Courthouse
On January 6th, Missoula County conservatives and supporters of President Donald J. Trump gathered outside the Missoula County Courthouse to show their support. Due to the well-documented, but rarely reported evidence of voter and election fraud, many Missoula County Trump supporters contend that the election was stolen from the President. Thousands of affidavits submitted by…
