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One of the most emphasized aspects of Montana's stay-at-home order, as well as orders like that all over the country, is one thing you can do is get outside and get some exercise. Of course, in Montana there's a lot of room to do that, too, while still practicing social distancing. And now that spring looks like it's finally here, more and more of you will want to get out and find a trail. Under the current stay-at-home order, that's perfectly fine. Again, it's, no doubt, a...
Like so many other sporting events in 2020, the first-ever Bear Paw Marathon is over before it ever started. Wednesday, the Havre Chamber of Commerce announced through a press release that the 2020 Bear Paw Marathon, set to be run on June 6, was being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The health and safety of our community is our number one priority right now,” a statement in the press release said. The Bear Paw Marathon was announced last year, and was going to be an exciting new event to come to Havre. “Runners will... Full story
During the Hill County Public Health Board’s quarterly meeting Wednesday, Hill County Attorney Karen Alley said she wished to clarify and outline the roles and authority of the Health Board and Public Health Officer Jessica Sheehy in the context of the pandemic. “(The Board’s responsibilities are) identifying, assessing, preventing and ameliorating conditions of public health importance, protecting the public health, making inspections and making sure we’re in compliance with state law,” Alley said. She said the public he... Full story
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., during a live event on his Facebook page, said more works needs to be done to fight the spread of novel coronavirus 2019, but he is optimistic due to the dropping number of infections and decreased number of hospitalizations, likely due to the measures passed to reduce transmission. “Let’s keep our fingers crossed here that, because of the sacrifices being made, we are going to see this corner turned, this curve start to flatten, and we will get back to a normal summer in Montana, which I kno... Full story
Sen. Jon Tester D-Mont., held a Facebook live event Wednesday to answer people’s questions about the coronavirus and to provide any updates. “I know there’s a lot of challenges out there not only by businesses, but also by banks, by folks who may be unemployed right now, these are all real life challenges that we’re doing our level-best to try to listen and act accordingly to try to get these challenges solved,” he said. “A few weeks ago, Congress passed the CARES Act, the COVID-three package, it goes by a lot of different n... Full story
Havre Daily News staff Town Pump Charitable Foundation is helping people out during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Foundation is providing $1 million in grants to food banks and other assistance organizations, including $10,000 to the Havre Community Food Bank and $1,000 to Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen; $2,000 to the Harlem Food Bank, $2,000 to the Chester Food Bank; $5,000 to the Chinook Food Bank, and $7,500 to the Choteau County Food Bank, which serves communities including Big Sandy, Fort Benton and Highwood. The money will be... Full story
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 52 with 21 hospitalizations still active. The number of tests completed was 9,936. The number of deaths was 7. The number of recoveries was 218. The numbers by county were: Hill: 1, zero new cases Liberty: 1, zero new cases Blaine: 0 Chouteau: 0 Toole: 26, zero new cases Missoula: 33, 3 new cases Yellowstone: 67, 3 new cases Gallatin: 141, 2 new cases Musselshell: 3, 2 new cases Big Horn: 3, 1 new case Beaverhead: 1, zero new cases... Full story
Anyone interested in learning more about how to grow cold-hardy berries in Montana can tune in to a four-part series of web broadcasts by the Montana State University Western Agriculture Research Center and Ravalli County Extension Office over the next four Fridays. The information was to be presented at the Montana Berry Growers Association spring conference, but the event was postponed due to social distancing requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. The video broadcasts c... Full story
Shirley Ann Meyers, 65, passed away due to natural causes at her Duck Creek residence Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Wake services began at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2020, and funeral services were at 10:00 a.m. today, April 16, 2020, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the Meyers Family Cemetery on Duck Creek.... Full story
Eric Dietrich Montana Free Press HELENA — As the COVID-19 pandemic has upended Montana in recent weeks, Gov. Steve Bullock, a Democrat, has drawn little criticism from elected leaders in either party as he instituted a series of increasingly sweeping public health measures designed to slow the outbreak by closing down many businesses and directing Montanans to shelter in their homes. That changed Tuesday, as the elected leadership of the Montana Legislature’s Republican majority published a public letter calling on the gov... Full story
Press release HELENA — Governor Steve Bullock announced Wednesday the establishment of the Coronavirus Relief Fund Task Force to provide guidance and advice on how to best use $1.25 billion appropriated to Montana through the Federal CARES Act to assist workers, businesses and sectors of the economy impacted by COVID-19. “While we continue to prioritize the health and safety of Montanans, we know many residents are financially impacted by this crisis and need assistance now,” Bullock said. “Today, I’m establishing the Coron... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers impounded a bike found at a First Street business at 4:20 p.m. Wednesday. -- A caller at the hospital reported a dog bite Wednesday at 7:41 p.m. Hill County Sheriff's Office Deputies investigated a disturbance on U.S. Highway 2 East at 12:59 p.m. Wednesday. -- An arrest was made after a domestic disturbance was reported on Sixth Street North Wednesday at 9:02 p.m. Jason Morehouse, who was named as an involved party, was listed in the jail...
Press release The wait is over. Hunters can now check the results of the 2020 nonresident combination and elk and deer permit drawing to see if they were successful. To view drawing results online go to MyFWP and click on “Lookup Draw Results, Register for Lists” tab, or login to their MyFWP account. To sign up for an account people can go to http://fwp.mt.gov/myfwp . Applicants can also call the FWP licensing office at 406-444-2950. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ deadlines to apply for moose, bighorn sheep, mount...
Press release MontanaPBS will continue with the fourth installation of its live broadcast special "Answering Questions About Coronavirus" tonight at 7. The program will be available to view on-air, online via http://montanapbs.org/live and on the MontanaPBS Facebook page. During the special program, host John Twiggs will hold a conversation via video conference with State Medical Officer Dr. Greg Holzman; Jim Murphy, Montana chief epidemiologist, DPHHS Communicable Disease... Full story
President Donald Trump has rightly described the national effort to defeat the coronavirus epidemic as a war. Many have already died, and many more will die in this war, but we may be confident that we will ultimately prevail. Unfortunately, as we battle the invisible enemy, Asian Americans across the country have been subjected to a wave of hate crimes, bigotry, and physical and verbal aggression by not a few of our fellow citizens. Asian Americans have been physically assaulted, spat upon, cursed in public and treated as if...
Occasionally I pick up one of the classics in literature for a re-reading. I don’t recall what prompted me; it wasn’t the virus. Several weeks ago, in the interests of perusing a translation I’d not read, I chose the Ignatius Bible. The Bible is a daunting big book. I begin at the beginning. Granted, I skim the genealogies and speed through pages of dietary laws and building codes. But otherwise, I read a few pages at a time, slowly, pondering. That Moses is quite the dude....
The U.S. Small Business Administration continues to aggressively move forward in assisting small businesses and nonprofit organizations adversely affected by the devastating impact of coronavirus and the illness it causes, COVID-19, in Region 8 and across the nation. As of (Tuesday), 1,035,086 Paycheck Protection Program loans valued at nearly $248 billion dollars from 4,664 lenders have been approved nationwide. We are less than two-and-a-half weeks into the process of administering this massive economic recovery program... Full story
(BPT) — Novel coronavirus 2019 and the illness it causes, COVID-19, is changing our lives in many ways, including how we file our income taxes. The IRS has announced some changes that impact your 2019 income tax return. March 27, Congress approved a $2 trillion emergency economic aid package to help Americans withstand the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes the measures outlined below. Robert Fishbein, vice president in Prudential’s Tax Department, shares what you need to know: Do I still need to file my tax return by April 15... Full story
Havre Daily News staff The members of Montana’s congressional delegation have announced that most taverns have been added to businesses eligible for federal assistance in the COVID-19 pandemic. Several Montana taverns were not eligible because of the income they received from gaming machines, but the U.S. Small Business Administration has expanded eligibility for aid like the Paycheck Protection Program to include taverns that make one-third of their income from gambling will now qualify as long as the profit is less than 5... Full story
As the second half of spring begins, the snowpack situation in Montana is looking good, and that's in spite of a below average winter. According to the USDA's Montana Snotel Snow Water Equlivent report for April 14, all of Montana's major river basins had recorded above average snowpack by the middle of April. The St. Mary and Milk River Basin, which directly impacts the Hi-Line, was sitting at 143 percent above average which was the highest above average of any Montana river...
