Quarantine

The City of Missoula announced on Tuesday that four more Missoula City Firefighters have tested positive for COVID 19.

Missoula County Health Officials have been encouraged to see the majority of people abide by the social distancing, mask wearing, and travel restricting efforts prescribed to bring the spread of the coronavirus under control.

The Missoula City County Health Department’s mobile COVID 19 testing clinic will be hitting the road later this week, according to COVID 19 Incident Commander Cindy Farr.

Justin Phillip Bancale will soon be charged in Missoula Justice Court on a charge of obstructing a local health officer in the performance of duties after being placed in quarantine due to travel restrictions.

Missoula County COVID 19 Incident Commander Cindy Farr released her Thursday video message that dealt primarily with the state and county quarantine policy.

Eight Montana residents were escorted home on Sunday by the Montana National Guard after coming off a cruise ship and then quarantined on an Air Force base in Georgia.

The National Park Service is seeking public comment on a quarantine to help identify brucellosis-free bison in Yellowstone National Park.

Former Undersheriff and unsuccessful candidate for Missoula County Sheriff Josh Clark is suing the sheriff's office and Missoula County for a total of $750,000 over political discrimination and a hostile work environment that he says forced his early retirement.

Yellowstone National Park officials are asking the public to help them decide if a new quarantine system for brucellosis-free bison is a good idea.