North Central Montana News

Our Shelby Fire Department will be having a "Mini Parade" tonight (Monday.) This evening's "Mini Parade" will NOT(!) be a regular Main Street parade, so the department's asking you to please do NOT go to to Main Street. Don't worry about a thing...

The Sunburst Mercantile will CLOSE on Monday mornings at 11 until further notice. The "Merc" will unload the big truck & stock the store on Mondays. Normal hours will always resume on Tuesday mornings. We'll see you at the "Merc!"

· Currently there are 241 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Montana with 6 of those cases in Toole County. Daily updates on Montana cases can be found at the Montana Response website.
Marias Medical Center (MMC) and Marias Heritage Center (MHC) Operational Updates
· Visitor restrictio…

Shelby, Mont - On Friday, April 3, 2020, Toole County Health Department (TCHD) received notice that four additional individuals have tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total for the county to twelve.
“As this virus progresses through our community, it is of the utmos…

MISSOULA – Nearly 94% of Montana’s travel-related businesses said they have been impacted by COVID-19, and 83% of Montana residents and visitors to the state are concerned about their personal health. This is according to surveys conducted March 11-27 by the Institute for Touri…

Actions will extend federal food assistance for more than 100,000 Montanans, increase food supply at food banks and streamline nutrition assistance for new mothers and children
 
MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock today announced that in the coming days and weeks, he will extend federal food assistance …

Lena Tronson down at the Smile Shop, like so many other businesses, is closed. Lena's decided to use her time to make face masks for our community at NO CHARGE. The face masks will be FREE, & if you'd like to get yours, give Lena at a call at 470 4717. Be...

The Pondera County Health Department reminds all of us to "SLOW the SPREAD!" When you use pickup, delivery or drive through the drive through "some" of Conrad's eating spots, you'll receive a FREE homemade mask. The Pondera Health Department is asking th…

Gary & Leo's IGA down in Conrad is partnering with the Conrad Senior Center to provide pickup or delivery of grocery items for their AT RISK customers. You can call 271 2340 on Mondays & Thursdays between 8 & noon to place your orders. Orders wil...

The need for blood now is CRITICAL! I would like to post this reminder there IS an American Red Cross Blood Drive here in Shelby this afternoon (Thursday.) The "drive" is up & running right NOW over at the Shelby LDS Church, 915 Westwood Avenue, until 6 tonight. Do...

Our Toole County civic leaders here in Shelby plan to release MORE information pertaining to our COVID-19 cases. Tomorrow's "unified" statement will come from city & county leaders along with the hospital & nursing home officials according to KRTV News. Shelby.…

BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension will offer several webinars that discuss economic effects from the current COVID-19 pandemic.
The webinars will be offered from 2 to 3 p.m. each Thursday from April 2 until April 23. The courses will be presented by MSU Extension specialists and economists…