As of Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Montana reports 272,258 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 78 new cases of coronavirus infection reported since yesterday: 11 new cases in Lewis & Clark County, 8 new cases in Missoula County, 7 new cases in Flathead County, 6 new cases in Fergus County, 6 new cases in Lake County, and more new cases in 19 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 463. Currently, 35 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. 3,237 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Nationwide, more than 972,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 79,700,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied the Republican-majority Montana State Legislature’s request that it take up a high-profile separation of powers
case stemming from Republican subpoenas of judicial documents during the 2021 legislative session.

The Bozeman Goodwill store will permanently close its doors on March 31st due to a staffing shortage. The store at 2130 Simmental Way says, “The
staffing shortage is so bad in the Bozeman community that we’ve been struggling for years, even pre-pandemic, to hire people.”

The sale and redevelopment of Fire Station Number 1 in downtown Bozeman plans to convert the structure to at least 50 workforce housing units. City
commissioners are set to vote on the sale of Fire Station No. 1 at the corner of North Rouse Avenue and East Mendenhall Street and the allocation of $1.6 million in tax investment funds for a housing project there at their meeting next week.