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The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board, which hasn’t met since September due to COVID-19, met Monday evening to discuss the possibility of reopening the museum, but voted unanimously to table the matter due to the evolving nature of the pandemic in the county. Board Member Alison Hecker said, especially with Canada still closed and the community in the midst of a post-holiday spike in cases and, by all appearances, a lack of demand, it’s probably not a good time to consider opening the museum. Board Chair Lela Patera agr...
Havre Police Department A Second Avenue caller asked Monday at 10:50 a.m. to speak with an officer about a break-in. -- A 15-year-old was issued a summons on a charge of underage tobacco possession or consumption after a caller at Havre High School reported a tobacco violation Monday at 12:42 p.m. -- A caller at a Third Avenue business asked Monday at 1:43 p.m. to speak with an officer about a forgery issue. -- Officers were called to 20th Street after a caller reported at...
Editor's note: This version corrects an error in reporting when Havre kindergarten through fifth grade students might move to four-day-a-week in-classroom learning. It appears Havre public schools could soon be moving to more in-class instruction. Havre Public Schools Interim Superintendent Craig Mueller said today he will recommend at tonight’s school board meeting that Havre students in kindergarten through fifth grade transition Tuesday, Jan. 19 to schedule 3A with i...
Vaccination planning in the area continue to move forward, with Havre Public Schools’ employees set for vaccination this week and vaccinations for area veterans to start next week with the opening of the new location of the Merril Lundman Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in the Holiday Village Mall. Schedules had to be revised after Gov. Greg Gianforte last week announced major revisions to the vaccination schedule, increasing the age-range allowed under Schedule 1B from 75 and older to 70 and older and a...
COVID-19 has brought changes to everyone's lives and jobs in the past year. Day care providers have seen significant changes in every aspect of their work. Natalie Bautista owns Wee Care Daycare in Havre. She said running the business during the pandemic has required many changes. "It's created more work and it's created a lot more chaos with the school schedule with different kids, different days, different times. It's just been a lot to keep track of," said Bautista....
Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council members discussed plans for a $20,000 grant received by the county from the Addictive and Mental Disorders Division of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, and how it could be used. LAC Chair Andi Daniel said she spoke with Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson, who told her that the terms of the grant, which did not include many of the activities council members hoped to use the funds for, could be amended to include...
The number of active hospitalizations was 187. The number of deaths was 1,067. Blaine County reported Monday evening 1 new case, 623 total, 14 active, 1 active hospitalizations, 24 deaths Hill County reported Monday evening 5 new cases, 1,749 total, 78 active, 2 active hospitalizations, 37 deaths Rocky Boy — reported Monday evening, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers, 2 new cases, 783 total, 35 active, 34 active on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, no active hospitalizations, deaths not listed Fort Bel...
The Hill County Commission will hold its weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. The meeting agenda is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda Items Claims Employment Budgets Resolutions Contracts Website contract Contract for sharps removal for the detention center. Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Fire warden appointment...
The first full week of high school girls basketball on the Hi-Line began early. Tuesday night saw a slew of local games as the delayed season finally got underway. In Rudyard, the North Star girls took care of arch rival Chester-Joplin-Inverness, 78-30. The Knights started strong and then cruised to victory. Sophomore Laynie Sattoriva led the Knights with 23 points, nine rebounds, seven steals and five assists. Freshman Kira King added 11 points for North Star. Aaliyah Stanifo...
Press release The Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival is back for its 16th year, but this winter it looks a little different. Instead of a night out at the silver screen, the outdoors film festival is going virtual — allowing viewers to stream films from their own home. The film lineup is packed full of stellar films this year, featuring athletic pursuits in the mountains, gorgeous cinematography, stories of how the snowsports community is adapting to a warming climate, and more. A portion of proceeds from t...
MSU News Service BOZEMAN - The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Montana State University, formerly MSU Wonderlust, will partner with the Bozeman Public Library Foundation to host a Friday Forum talk with U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont. "How We Work Together to Find Common Ground" will take place virtually from noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15. It is free and open to the public. Tester will discuss some of the challenges for Congress in a time of social division and media mi...
Press release North Star High School speech and drama competed at the Three Forks Invitational from home Saturday due to heavy fog. Only two North Star Knights competed but they both did well. Competing in humorous interpretation of literature for the first time was Emily Conner with a piece titled “Counting to Three.” Garret Pedersen competed in impromptu speaking and made it to semifinals and then finals and placed eighth at the tournament This coming weekend is the final Class BC regular meet, hosted by Great Falls Cen...
TUESDAY High School Basketball Box Elder girls vs Chinook Box Elder boys vs Chinook HLP girls at Roy-Winifred HLP boys at Roy-Winifred Rocky Boy girls at GFCC Rocky Boy boys at GFCC WEDNESDAY College Wrestling Lights vs Argos, 7 p.m. THURSDAY High School Basketball Havre boys vs Browning, 5:30 p.m. Havre girls vs Browning, 5:30 p.m. Fort Benton girls vs Roy-Winifred Fort Benton boys vs Roy-Winifred Harlem girls at Glasgow Harlem boys at Glasgow Rocky Boy girls at Conrad Rocky...
It was a long wait for many, but the high school boys basketball season has finally arrived. And it started with a bang Tuesday night. Chinook got things going Tuesday as the Beeters crushed Class B Harlem, 80-54. Chinook raced out to a 39-23 halftime lead and never really looked back in the big win. Ethan Bell scored 24 points for Chinook, while Toby Niederegger added 21 and Oskar Pula added 18. Harlem meanwhile, fell to 0-2, but did get 18 points from R.J. Ramone and a...
The Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team didn’t just have another pair of road games this weekend, they went to a completely different state to play them. The Ice Hawks visited Salmon, Idaho, this past weekend, where they split with the Rapids, falling 6-1 Saturday night, but coming right back to win 3-2 Sunday morning. In Havre’s win, Michael Emge got things started with a first-period goal on assists from Tavish McLean and Theron Peterson. Salmon, however, closed the per...
