Your poem could become sidewalk art, if your literary composition is selected for a new project that hopes to make neighborhoods on the south side more "welcoming and walkable."
In a press conference today (Monday 11/9), Yellowstone County public health officer John Felton said that no additional restrictions to the October 12/14 order will be introduced today. But then said he "could not rule out the possibility" that additional restrictions and closings could be implemented as early as "later these week."
I never thought I would see this in my lifetime: a governor and a county health director using law enforcement on private businesses and citizens for health requirements.
Financial resources from Montana's coronavirus relief fund will be given to Yellowstone County officials, to assist in compliance of the public health order, according to Governor Bullock
Billings' hospitals were more than 90 percent full over the weekend, according to Montana DPHHS reports, with Billings Clinic and St. V's hitting new COVID-19 daily records.
Last week, Felton announced that "immediate" restrictions would be put in place if an average of 50 new cases per 100,000 residents a day was reported. Yellowstone County ended last week with an average of more than 61 new positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents.
Over the past weekend, the local restaurant began handing out "five-minute mental health check" flyers to customers, as Mental Health Week kicked off on Sunday.
We had a woman call this morning and tell us that 'Paul needs to shut up, he talks too much.' She did not like all the questions I was bringing up about the COVID situation.
According to a press release today (Monday 10/5) from RiverStone Health, Yellowstone County's public health department, we hit new records in the past month with regard to COVID-19.