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Articles from the January 25, 2022 edition


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  • Havre-area biologist provides advice on mountain lion encounters

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 25, 2022

    The Havre Police Department reported a mountain lion sighting on Beaver Creek Boulevard last Friday, and while Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Area Biologist Scott Hemmer said such a report is not confirmation of a mountain lion in town there are things people should and shouldn't do in the event of an encounter with one. Hemmer said without a photograph or other evidence it's impossible to confirm whether a mountain lion really was in town, as sightings are often...

  • Obituary - MaryJo Scott

    Updated Jan 25, 2022

    MaryJo Scott, 87, passed on to be with her Lord Sunday, January 16, 2022. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 27, 2022, at First Presbyterian Church in Havre. Committal of her remains will be with her husband Bob in Cody, Wyoming, at a later date. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit MaryJo's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission weekly business meeting

    Updated Jan 25, 2022

    The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Budgets Ordinance Resolutions Contracts Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Policy changes — personnel files, ie location: Claims processes WC and PCT Insurance Quit claim deeds...

  • Montana sets daily COVID case record

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jan 25, 2022

    Montana hit a dubious milestone Monday with the state tracking map listing 5,057 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, far and away a new record for daily cases. The number of new cases dropped to 2,860 on this morning’s update, still far higher than daily totals in previous surges. Officials are saying that parts of the U.S. may be past the peak of the omicron-variant driven surge, but Montana is behind the curve, still seeing large increases. Officials also say the number of cases, both new cases and active cases, is not the m...

  • Quick pics: Boys & Girls club hosts Talent show

    Updated Jan 25, 2022

  • State and local COVID-19 update, Jan. 25, 2022

    Updated Jan 25, 2022

    The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 2,860 new cases, 15,067 active cases, 331 hospitalizations and 2,987 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 229,966 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Monday that 81 new cases were reported and 147 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 201 active cases in the county and 4,197 total cases. The county had 3 active hospitalizations and has had 71 deaths. Havre Public Schools reported Monday 1 new case in a person a...

  • For the Record, Jan. 25, 2022

    Updated Jan 25, 2022

    Havre Police Department A caller at 13th Street West and Boulevard Avenue reported a vehicle crash with no injuries Monday at 6:46 a.m. -- Kyle Lee Lamere of Box Elder, 31, was arrested on eight Justice or City court warrants and Nichole Marie Swan of Havre, 37, was issued a summons on a charge of driving without a driver's license during a Monday 12:07 p.m. vehicle stop on First Street -- Avery Jordan Boe of Hays, 37, was arrested on four Justice or City court warrants served...

  • Elks donate dictionaries to students

    Updated Jan 25, 2022

    Press release Havre Elks Lodge #1201 recently donated dictionaries to third grade school children in Hill and Blaine counties. The Elks gave a total of 264 dictionaries to Havre Public Schools, St. Jude Thaddeus School, Cottonwood Schools, Gildford Colony, Davey School, North Star Schools and Box Elder Schools. In Blaine County, they gave dictionaries to Zurich, Chinook, Hays-Lodge Pole and Turner sSchools. The dictionary project is a core youth activity project that the Elks...

  • North Star Knights speakers head to state

    Updated Jan 25, 2022

    Press release The North Star Knights spent Saturday in Choteau battling it out to make it to the State Class C Speech, Drama and Debate meet. All seven North Star participants qualified and will be competing in Huntley Project Friday and Saturday at the State C meet. In dramatic theatre, Knights Choral Wicks and Kaden Frickel placed third and Emily Conner had a fifth-place finish in dramatic solo acting. In speech, Collin Welch placed second and Madelyn Myers took third in humorous oral interpretation of literature, Ecko...

  • Soil Health Symposium registration open

    Updated Jan 25, 2022

    Press release BOZEMAN — Registration for the 2022 Montana Soil Health Symposium has been extended to Feb. 2, 2022, including special pricing for students and interns enrolled in educational agriculture programs. The Montana Association of Conservation Districts and Natural Resources Conservation Service are hosting the 2022 Montana Soil Health Symposium Feb. 9-10 at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center. The event will feature Allen Williams, Ph.D, from Understanding Ag LLC and Dan Kittredge with the Bionutrient Food A...

  • Hi-Line Boys: Chinook, North Star win key 9C affairs

    Kason Clark|Updated Jan 25, 2022

    As the high school boys basketball season continues across the Hi-Line, several schools were unable to continue along with it. Teams such as the Harlem Wildcats, the Box Elder Bears and the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds had several games canceled or postponed last week because of COVID-19 issues. While their absence meant fewer games took place last week, Hi-Line basketball did continue elsewhere. Last Thursday, the Chinook Sugarbeeters faced the Big Sandy Pioneers in a Distric...

  • Blue Ponies host Malta in a Corral doubleheader

    Kason Clark|Updated Jan 25, 2022

    After a road trip this past weekend, the Havre High boys and girls basketball teams both return to the friendly confines of the Havre High Gymnasium tonight where they will play a doubleheader against Malta. While home should be a friendlier place to play, both Malta basketball teams should still provide a battle. "It's going to be a tough battle and we're going to have to play good to have a chance. It's not where you just walk in the gym and it's an easy walk through," HHS...

  • Hi-Line Sports Schedule

    Updated Jan 25, 2022

    TUESDAY High School Basketball Havre girls vs Malta, 6 p.m. Havre boys vs Malta, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY High School Basketball Big Sandy girls at DGS Big Sandy boys at DGS Rocky Boy girls vs Harlem Rocky Boy boys vs Harlem High School Wrestling Havre at Glasgow College Basketball Skylights at Western, 5 p.m. Lights at Western, 7 p.m. FRIDAY High School Basketball Turner girls at Dodson Turner boys at Dodson Box Elder girls vs North Star Box Elder boys vs North Star HLP girls vs...

  • Hi-Line Girls: Beeters, Knights capture 9C victories

    Kason Clark|Updated Jan 25, 2022

    The high school girls basketball season continued across the Hi-Line last week but there were some interruptions as the Box Elder Bears and the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds had to postpone some games because of COVID-19 issues. But even with a depleted slate, many Hi-Line teams were able to play some games last week. Hi-Line basketball started Thursday night when the Chinook Sugarbeeters won, 74-42, against the Big Sandy Pioneers. The Sugarbeeters jumped out early as they...

  • Frontier Notebook: Havre's Dani Wagner rewriting Carroll's record books

    George Ferguson|Updated Jan 25, 2022

    The Frontier Conference men's and women's season are now halfway done. And things are perfectly unclear. On the women's side, Providence, Rocky Mountain College and Carroll College are running away from the rest of the league, but not from each other. The three teams are operated by just one game, with all three holding national rankings as well. But Western and Montana Tech are five games out of first now, while MSU-Northern is winless, and that means, the league is really a...