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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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As Montana gears up to enter colder weather and another respiratory illness season, the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) is encouraging Montanans to take precautions to help protect against COVID-19, influenza, pneumococcal pneumonia, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections. State health officials are urging people to protect themselves and their families from respiratory illness, stay up to date on immunizations, stay home when they are sick, get tested and evaluated for proper treatment, and practice good...
Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Director Charlie Brereton and Office of Public Instruction (OPI) Superintendent Elsie Arntzen has announced plans to offer the new federal Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) program to Montana families beginning in June 2024. “DPHHS is committed to partnering with OPI to ensure children have access to nutritious meals during the summer months,” Brereton said. States have until Jan. 1, 2024, to notify U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of their desir...
Social Security Scams Scam: Caller claims to be from Social Security and says that the outbreak has forced a reorganization of their records. They want to confirm your personally identifiable information, like your Social Security number. Social Security will never call you! If you aren’t sure that a caller is legitimate, hang up and look up the number of the organization they claim to represent. If they really work there, you’ll be able to get right back on the line with them. Medicare/Medicaid Scams Scam: Caller claims to be from Med...
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, in collaboration with Carroll College and Montana State University, has confirmed this season’s first signs of West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes in Phillips, Sheridan, Blaine, Cascade, Prairie and Teton counties. In addition, an American white pelican near the Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Sheridan County tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). Karla Thompson of the Valley County Health Department told The Courier that as of Tuesday, no human cases of WNV have been r...