Articles from the April 1, 2020 edition
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Statewide COVID-19 cases over 200, 2 in Jefferson County
As of Wednesday morning, there were a total of 208 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Montana, with two of the positive tests in Jefferson County. Gallatin County currently has 76 positive tests and...
Governor issues shelter in place order
Governor Steve Bullock issued a Directive last Thursday requiring Montanans to stay home and temporarily closes all nonessential businesses and operations to curtail the spread of COVID-19. The...
Corps of Rediscovery Book Now Available
In June of 2019, Thomas Elpel of Pony led a small expedition down the 2,341-mile length of the Missouri River from Three Forks to St. Louis. During this five-month journey, Elpel shared his story with...
Guest Editorial: Schools and Families Lead Their Communities Through Unprecedented Circumstances
This week, I had a conversation with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to discuss national responses to the COVID-19 outbreak and how the U.S. Department of Education can assist Montana schools. I encouraged flexibility for Montana schools. We...
Column: Pizza Casserole
I spend a lot of time cooking and take pride in the dishes I create. I would like to think they are generally pretty satisfactory but every once in a great while, it can be a real disaster. Unfortunately, this has been the case a few times too many...
Pegge Joanne Dent Bays
September 27, 1932 - March 23, 2020 Pegge was born in Ventura, California where she met and married her highschool sweetheart, Jim Bays. They attended college at Cal Poly, then moved to the East Coast and Germany while Jim was in the Army. After...