Tag: Missoula
VIDEO: Partnership Health Chief Medical Officer Reverses, Makes Maskless Accommodation After Citing HB 501
Yesterday, I went into Partnership Health Center to get regular lab work done. With the passage of HB 501, I knew it meant that I could finally receive treatment without the need for ridiculous mask theater. I have avoided going in, electing to have a tele-health appointment with my care provider recently. I prefer to…
New Law Says You Don’t Need To Wear A Mask, Get Vaccinated to Access Public Places
The Montana Legislature passed a new bill in their 2021 session that makes it unlawful to issue criminal trespass notice to someone who is not wearing a mask or someone who is not vaccinated while in a publicly funded place. That means you may enter public parks, county buildings, state buildings and even places that…
More Evidence From PCR Creator Points to Probable High False-Positivity Rate in Missoula County COVID-19 Testing
January 20th, the day of Joe Biden’s inauguration, the World Health Organization sent out a memo to all COVID-19 test administers and laboratories that they needed to use a lower sensitivity in their PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing due to the high prevalence of false-positive COVID-19 test results. After the 20th, we saw “new cases”…
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…
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).
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…
