Helena and Helena-area events; city, state and national officials; your neighbors doing incredible things … we talk to and about them all here on Coffee Break, brought to you by News Radio 95, KCAP.
Carroll College President Dr. John Cech lets us know what precautions and preparations are being made, with the first day of class just around the corner. And with local schools opening, the Stuff the Bus campaign is once again in full swing ... but it, like so much else, looks a little different in 2020.
We check in with St. Andrew School to find out what their coming school year may look like, and then we close in a chat with Florence Crittenton CEO Carrie Krepps.
Helena Public Schools Superintendent Tyler Ream joins us to talk about just what the coming school year might look like amid a pandemic.
Helena Fire Chief Ken Wood swings in, and we talk fire season, safety and preparedness.
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox fills us in on what's been happening in his office, and then we find out how this pandemic has impacted Broadwater Hot Springs. They're still operating, but things do look a bit different.
Helena Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Cathy Burwell lets us know what local businesses are doing in these tough times, and fills us in on some new ventures in town as well.
County Commissioner Susan Good Geisi stops in and we chat about the county's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and specifically about masks.
Dr. Shelly Harkins, the Chief Medical Officer at St. Peter's Health, gives us a pandemic update from the local level. We finish out the show chatting with a pair of local 4Hers, to find out just what Fair Week looks like for them in 2020.
Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton swings by the studio for a conversation.
Lewis and Clark Health Officer Drenda Niemann has a conversation with us about what the county is seeing in terms of the coronavirus, what decisions have been made, and just how officials came to those decisions.
