Looking back over a tough pandemic year
Friday, March 12, 2021 Lewistown resident Tom Darnell stands outside his condo complex Thursday. Darnell, who has been spending most of his time at home this past year, is looking forward to family gatherings as COVID numbers decrease. Photo by Matthew Strissel Many Central Montanans can identify with Tom Darnell’s assessment of the past 12 months. Between worries about catching a new and potentially dangerous disease, emotional burnout, stress and self-isolation, 2020 may go down as one of the most difficult on record. One year ago, on March 11, Montana confirmed the first COVID-19 case. S...