Health

Breaking News: Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (R-MT) ordered a ban on COVID-19 "vaccine passport" requirements on Tuesday afternoon. Click here for the full order.

A simple gesture to support area kids...orange is the color that represents hunger. Our Gallatin Valley Food Bank is doing everything in their power to make sure our local kids get enough healthy food to eat and you can help.

Governor Gianforte said he hopes this directive will make it easier for Montana pharmacies to administer the COVID-19 vaccinations more efficiently to residents of the Treasure State.

No one is sure exactly what a COVID-19 vaccine passport will look like but we are trying to understand what they will do.

This Saturday, bring 15 cans of food to Bridger Bowl for the Gallatin Valley Food Bank and you'll get a voucher for a $25 lift ticket to be used by the end of this ski season.

Have you been sneezing the last week or so, as I have been? Springtime is mud and dirt season around here. This year it's in full force. What can you do if it bothers your system?

On Friday, March 12, the Gallatin City-County Board of Health will hold a special meeting to consider amending a COVID-19 related local public health rule to allow for increased group size limitations for events and group gatherings in Gallatin County.

The Gallatin County Health Department announced on Wednesday that there are now three cases of the U.K. variant of COVID-19 in Gallatin County. Health Officer Matt Kelley released the following statement:

Governor Gret Gianforte announced on Tuesday that Montana will enter Phase 1B+ of the state's vaccine distribution plan. It is scheduled to start on March 8, 2021, in an effort to protect those most vulnerable to the coronavirus.

Yes, it's tragic that people have lost their lives to a virus, but isn't it also just as tragic that kids have lost their lives to suicide because of COVID-induced anxiety?

Governor Greg Gianforte's office announced Wednesday that CDC data shows Montana is the most efficient state in the nation for administering doses of the COVID-19 vaccine received by the federal government.

While my Dad is not famous enough to get a shot on national TV, I thought it would be helpful to others who are awaiting their shots, to share his (our) experience here in Gallatin County, Montana.