Sylvia Maffit, chair of the Troy Public Schools Board of Trustees, discusses closing the district’s facilities with Superintendent Jacob Francom and the rest of the board during an emergency session March 15. Gov. Steve Bullock ordered schools closed statewide just minutes after the board voted to shutter them in Troy. (Derrick Perkins/The Western News)
March 17, 2020
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Virus spurs cancellations across county
The ramifications of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus and “social distancing” efforts to control its spread finally manifested in dramatic fashion Sunday in northwest Montana.
Governor orders schools closed
The Troy Public Schools Board of Trustees voted March 15 to close the district’s facilities just minutes before Gov. Steve Bullock ordered schools across the state closed in the face of COVID-19.