March 18, 2020 Three Forks Voice

Just seconds after the Three Forks High School boys basketball teams 58-39 semifinal loss to Fairfield in the semifinals of the Class B State Tournament, the public address announcer at the Butte Civic Center announced the rest of the state tournament had been cancelled read more from the tournament isnside this week's Three Forks Voice. On Thursday of last week, Governor Steve Bullock declared a state of emergency to exist within the state of Montana related to the communicable disease COVID-19 novel coronavirus. In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, two days later Bullock announced Sunday a two-week closure of public schools in the state from March 16 to March 27. The directives announced by Bullock also included limited visitation at nursing homes, and public guidance regarding social distancing read on to find out how this pandemic has affected us locally.