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The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 2,978 new cases, 18,090 active cases, 314 hospitalizations and 2,990 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 235,967 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that 30 new cases were reported and 36 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 29 active cases in the county, 4 active hospitalizations, 4,293 total cases and the county has had 71 deaths. Havre Public Schools reported Wednesday 3 new cases in people a...
The Hill County Board of Health had a heated quarterly meeting Wednesday, with Public Health Director Kim Berg once again asking the county for the American Rescue Plan Act funds they need to keep their department afloat, with no clear indication that they would get that money despite the commission having voted to allocate it months ago. In September the commission voted to allocate up to $100,000 in ARPA money to the department so they could pay for the extreme amount of...
The highly anticipated Montana Actors' Theatre production of "Monty Python's Spamalot" is finally hitting the stage. The production, delayed for two weeks due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in the area, opens Friday. MAT Artistic Director Grant Olson said the troupe is strongly suggesting people wear masks to the production, which starts at 8 p.m. each night in The Little Theatre in Cowan Hall on the Montana State University-Northern campus. The play is essentially "Monty...
The Fresno Ice Fishing Tournament will be Saturday at Fresno Reservoir. Registration for the tournament starts at 7 a.m. and the mandatory rules meeting will be 7:30 a.m. at Fresno Tavern, 37980 U.S. Highway 2 west of Havre. Cost is $25 for the tournament, and the cash payout is 100 percent of the entry fees paid, so prizes will be based on the number of participants. Payout is for the largest by length of each species: walleye, northern pike, crappie and perch. Members of...
Press release Attention quilters: We just want to give you a “heads up” that we are again going to have a Quilt Show. This will be at the 72nd Annual Montana Seed Show, which will be held March 10,11 and12. It is the 29th year for the Nimble Thimble Quilt Show. The dates for our show are Friday, March 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, March 12, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The show will be held in the band room at the Harlem High School. Entry forms are available at Blaine County Library in Chinook; Harlem Public Library,...
Some days when I look out my door, there just doesn’t seem to be much happening. I remember wishing, when my children were young, just wishing for one boring day. Just one day of absolute boredom, please, Dear God. That wish-prayer was never answered. I’m the kind of person who simply does not get bored. However, back in the day, I also remember when good friends sat me down and suggested that I was a bit of an adrenalin junkie, just a tad addicted to drama. I listened. It...
Luanna Theresa (Elling) Rigg, 91, passed on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Luanna was born July 23, 1930, to Fred Henry and Estella (Wendland) Elling. She was followed eight years later by brother, Freddy, in 1938. Lu graduated from Rudyard High School in 1948 and went on to Northern Montana College and earned a teaching certificate. She taught in Chinook for a couple of years before marrying Fred Rigg on December 27, 1952. After that school year, she became a stay-at-home mom rai...
Press release The Montana Department of Transportation has announced — and invited the public to comment on — a proposal to resurface 9.5 miles of U.S. Highway 2 west of Rudyard. The project begins about 1 mile east of Joplin, and extends east, ending just east of Rudyard. Proposed work includes crack sealing, seal and cover, fog seal and updated pavement markings. These improvements will preserve and extend the life of the roadway and increase vehicle traction to the surface. The project is tentatively scheduled for con...
Press release The Montana Department of Transportation has announced — and invited the public to comment on — a proposal to resurface about 8 miles of U.S. Highway 2, east and west of Devon. The project begins about 3 miles east of Dunkirk and extends east ending 2 miles east of Devon. Proposed work includes crack sealing, seal and cover, fog seal and updated pavement markings. These improvements will preserve and extend the life of the roadway and increase vehicle traction to the surface. The project is tentatively sch...
Havre Police Department Irvin Latevin Tripp of Havre, 29, was issued a summons on a charge of criminal contempt related to an 8:04 a.m. Wednesday no show with the 24/7 Sobriety Program. -- A caller with the Child Abuse Hotline made a cross report of a juvenile status offense Wednesday at 10:45 a.m. Hill County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's office dispatch log reported no arrests, summonses or investigations in the 24-hour reporting period. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical...
from Independence Bank Independence Bank recently promoted Christy Smith to the position of senior mortgage loan officer. In this new role, Smith will lead the bank-wide IB Home Mortgage Team. Smith is a Montana State University-Northern graduate with a bachelor's degree in business education and a minor in business technology. She has been with the bank for a cumulative 14 years and has held positions in both operations and lending. For the past eight years, Smith served...
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball program is in the midst of a solid season as the Lights are 16-7 and are 4-4 in the Frontier Conference. MSU-N junior Jesse Keltner has enjoyed the ride this season with the Lights as he believes they have a great group of guys whether they win or lose. "I really enjoy the group of guys that coach has brought in. It's really been a lot of fun to just experience these wins and losses with the high-character guys we have,"...
Despite beginning their season last month, the Havre High wrestling teams are already heading into the final week of their regular season. The Blue Ponies will get their week started tonight when they head to Glasgow for a dual. As they head into their final dual of the season, HHS head coach Beau LaSalle expects a tough night. "They're always competitive. They have a good squad again this year," LaSalle said. "It'll be a good dual and hopefully we can end our dual season on...
With one last meet this season, the Havre High swim teams will be looking to record their best times of the year. Only the top 16 times in the state for each event will qualify for the state tournament, so each Blue Pony will need to give everything they got in Great Falls this Saturday when they swim in a double dual against Great Falls High School and CM Russell High School. "I'm looking to get some faster times," HHS head coach Bill Kilgore said. "(We're trying to get)...
It's been a tough go of it lately for the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team. Now, Northern hopes to use its time on the road to start to turn things around. Tonight, the Skylights visit Montana Western, while they travel to Butte to face Montana Tech Saturday afternoon. And head coach Chris Mouat knows things will be tough for Northern, which is 0-8 at the halfway point of the Frontier Conference season. "Both teams present big challenges for us,"...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights just ended a four-game homestand. Now, they'll have to do the same on the road. Tonight in Dillon, the Lights (4-4, 16-7) start a four-game road trip with their second visit to Montana Western this month. Northern also travels to Montana Tech Saturday afternoon, before playing two more games on the road next week. It will be a tough stretch for the Lights, who are coming off a gut-wrenching, last-second loss to Rocky Mountain Colleg...
Prep Basketball Standings GIRLS Northeast A Conf. Overall Havre 6-0 11-1 Miles City 3-1 5-5 Lewistown 2-2 5-6 Sidney 1-4 2-10 Glendive 0-5 0-12 Southeast A Conf. Overall Hardin 5-0 11-1 Billings Central 3-1 10-2 Laurel 3-2 6-4 Lockwood 1-3 2-9 Livingston 0-6 1-10 Northwest A Conf. Overall Columbia Falls 5-1 8-3 Browning 4-1 7-2 Ronan 4-3 7-4 Polson 3-3 4-8 Whitefish 1-4 3-6 Libby 0-5 1-10 Southwest A Conf. Overall Dillon 6-0 9-1 Hamilton 5-1 10-2 Frenchtown 5-3 8-3 Butte...
