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Another school has closed its classrooms this week due to illness as COVID-19 new cases continue to surge, although both the closure of Sunnyside Intermediate School and St. Jude Thaddeus School are due to a number of illnesses, officials say. Havre Public Schools announced Wednesday that Sunnyside Intermediate School would transition to remote learning today and Friday due to staff shortages, although meals still will be provided. A remote plan is in place for staff,...
The Fifth Annual Big Sandy American Legion Coyote Derby held last weekend in Big Sandy brought in just fewer than 100 coyote hunters, raised $8,000 for the local organization's charitable efforts and helped with predator control for area livestock producers. The local post's Secretary/Treasurer Lindsay Boyce, who served in the U.S. Navy and ranches on the south side of the Bear Paw Mountains with husband Stephen Boyce, said the turnout of hunters was about average but the...
Havre Public Schools may have a four-day week in the next school year as the district's Calendar Committee continues its work on a comprehensive report for the schools' board of trustees that will provide information and recommendations for the possible shift. The committee has been working for the past few months to put together this document, which will detail all of the group's research into the ramifications of a four-day school week for Havre Public Schools and what they...
Hill County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that 22 new cases were reported and 20 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 53 active cases in the county and 3,690 total cases. The county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that it was notified of 11 new cases and 3 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 26 active cases in the county and 1,582 total cases. The county has had 29 deaths. Rocky Boy Health Center, also reported on the Chouteau or Hill... Full story
Havre Police Department A Third Avenue caller asked Wednesday at 3:51 p.m. to speak with an officer about an ex. -- Caden Arnold Woods of Havre, 20, was issued a summons on charges of false identification my a minor to get alcohol and minor in possession after a caller at a First Street West establishment reported someone was presenting a fake ID Wednesday at 7:23 p.m. -- Officers made an investigation related to a vehicle stop on 16th Avenue Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. -- Larae...
Myra Jean Windy Boy, 72, passed away due to natural causes at Benefis Healthcare on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Wake services began at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 12, 2022, continued until her funeral service, which was at 10:00 a.m. today, Thursday, January 13, 2022, all at the Rocky Boy Ceremonial Lodge with Jonathan and Alvin Windy Boy officiating. Burial will follow in the Windy Boy Family Cemetery.... Full story
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 game wardens are seeking any information regarding a bull elk that was shot and left to waste near Warrick, approximately 50 miles south of Chinook. Jan. 1, game warden Haden Hussey received a call concerning a dead elk on the Biebinger Ranch located four miles west of the Lloyd Road and Warrick Road intersection. Upon further investigation, Hussey found a trophy five-point bull elk that had been shot and killed with a high-powered rifle. The elk...
Press release Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association is inviting people to join together in a week of prayer and unity next week. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity starts Sunday with a variety show at Havre Assembly of God Church at 901 Ninth St. W., starting at 6 p.m. People from various churches are encouraged to sing, read a poem, do a skit and so on, with Pastor Edroy “Curt” Curtis of Havre Assembly of God Church sharing a kickoff message for the week. The theme of this year’s week of unity is “We saw the sta...
Press release The uncertainty of the pandemic is making it harder for new moms to find the support and socialization needed after delivering a new baby. Rocky Mountain College Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program in conjunction with the MOMS grant has started a program to support these new moms by offering a virtual platform connecting moms across the state. The Cuddling Cubs Playgroup is a seven-week virtual group that uses up-to-date education while facilitating a Zoom playgroup. Isolation and the challenges of having a...
Home sweet home. That's where the Montana State University-Northern Lights will be for the next two weeks, and it couldn't have come at a more perfect time. After beating Rocky Mountain College and Montana Western on the road last week, the Lights have surged into a three-way tie for first in the Frontier Conference standings, and their two opponents this week, are the two teams they're tied with. Northern (3-1, 13-4) opens its Armory Gymnasium homestead tonight against...
COVID-19 has struck again. And that means the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team will be extremely short-handed for the first two games of what is set to be a four-game Frontier Conference homestand. With key players sidelined for the second week in row, the Skylights (0-4, 7-11) host Montana Tech (0-4, 9-10) tonight in the Armory Gymnasium, followed by a home game against NAIA powerhouse No. 6 Carroll College (3-1, 15-3) Saturday afternoon. "We're...
Here we go again, ’round and ’round the merry-go-round, twirling so fast we dare not jump off. Leo was just here with the daily death report from town. Last night the governor of Jalisco spoke to the people. He basically locked us down again. Don’t go anywhere. Don’t congregate in bunches. Wear masks. No travel unless absolutely necessary. Now that the holidays have passed, tourists and Mexican-Americans here to visit family have gone back home, the latest COVID variant is on...
Ever since the resignation of former head coach Andrew Rolin, Montana State University-Northern has been looking for someone new to lead the football program. Over the past few weeks, MSU-N has interviewed several coaching candidates. On Wednesday at the SUB on the MSU-N campus, the Lights introduced their newest and the most accomplished of the candidates, Jerome Souers. Souers was the former head coach of Northern Arizona University from 1998 to 2018. In his 21 seasons...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team is off to a strong start this season and even after their winter break the Lights showed no signs of slowing down as they defeated Dickinson State University, 52-0, in a dual at Armory Gymnasium Wednesday night. "I thought our guys went out there and they asserted themselves and they set themselves up for the rest of the season," MSU-N head coach Tyson Thivierge said. "They did exactly what we've been working on: scoring...
