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Gianforte – Holzman – Quinn Decry Shortage of Vaccine for State At a press conference in Helena on Friday, Governor Greg Gianforte, along with State Health Officer Dr. Greg Holzman and General Matthew Quinn, Commander of the Montana COVID 19 Task Force, addressed the issue of a lack of vaccine to battle the pandemic. On a positive note, Gianforte said the state had reached a milestone in vaccinations. “Today we are approaching a milestone, with nearly 100,000 vaccines administered here in the state, and nearly 25,000 Montanans who have been fully immunized,” said Governor Gianforte. �...

The pandemic hit Montana hard. No effective vaccine was in place. People ignored quarantine orders as state health officials pressured local authorities to close bars, churches, schools and other places where crowds normally gathered. Doctors and nurses were in short supply and exhausted by the caseload. Some Montana counties had no medical personnel at all. One city required some public workers to wear face masks, but made it optional after receiving complaints that the masks were causing headaches and eyestrain. No one was immune as even the lieutenant governor became ill. Native American p...

Originally published on December 18, 2020 9:17 am A district court judge ruled from the bench Wednesday that a Bozeman bar must comply with a county health order intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The Gallatin City County Health Board and health officer took Rocking R Bar to court after the popular watering hole intentionally stayed open late nine times in Nov. despite a health order curfew and warning. Montana statute gives the public health officer the authority and duty to take actions to protect the public from infectious disease. Gallatin County says a Nov. 6 health order...

The Rocking R Bar in Bozeman, Mont. A district court judge ruled from the bench Wednesday that a Bozeman bar must comply with a county health order intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The Gallatin City County Health Board and health officer took Rocking R Bar to court after the popular watering hole intentionally stayed open late nine times in Nov. despite a health order curfew and warning. Montana statute gives the public health officer the authority and duty to take actions to protect the public from infectious disease. Gallatin County says a Nov. 6 health order requiring bars, ...