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Editor’s note: This version corrects the name of MSU-Northern Foundation Press release Montana State University Northern is the recipient of a $10,000 gift for a new scholarship. The Sleeter Family Scholarship was created and is supported by Tom H. Sleeter, who resides in Downers Grove, Illinois. Sleeter's father, Howard Sleeter, had been a professor of economics at what was then Northern Montana College from 1946-1950. With that connection, the new scholarship will support N...
As new cases of COVID-19 continue to be confirmed in the state and this region, a COVID protest across the border is closing a port of entry into Canada, free tests are being offered and the Hill County Health Department is changing how it is doing contact tracing. The new case numbers have dropped a bit Monday, although they are still high — Montana reported 978 new cases in its update Monday — but hospitalizations continue to climb, as do deaths. The state broke the 3,0...
Amtrak is once again scaling back services across the U.S. as the omicron-driven surge of COVID-19 in the U.S. continues, and this reduction in services has drawn some criticism. Amtrak announced that, starting last week, Empire Builder trains will no longer be departing Chicago, Seattle and Portland on Thursdays and Fridays, meaning there will be no service in Montana Fridays or Saturdays, including to popular destinations like the Big Mountain ski hill. Calls to Whitefish...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 978 new cases, 17,327 active cases, 329 hospitalizations and 3,016 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 243,133 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Monday that 56 new cases were reported and 80 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 168 active cases in the county, 1 active hospitalization, 4,409 total cases and the county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Monday that it was n...
Alvera (Phillippi) Wickstrom, 94, died Jan. 28, 2022, at the Care and Comfort Home in Havre, Montana. Graveside service will be held at a later time. A full obituary will follow....
Betty (Wood) Marshall of Chester, 89, passed away peacefully January 28, 2022, in the Liberty County Nursing Home of natural causes. Graveside service for Betty L. Marshall will be Friday, February 4th, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. in the Chester Cemetery, cremation has taken place. The services will be livestreamed/recorded on Facebook for those not able to attend. The Cloyd Funeral Home of Lewistown is assisting the family. Friends are asked to make memorials in lieu of flowers to...
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 Hill County Council on Aging Commodity Distribution Contract Board appointments Wildhorse Rural Fire District Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Highway 2 Association dues Procurement policy discussion Quit claim deeds...
Havre Police Department Delbert Duane Skidmore of Helena, 43, was issued a summons on charges of shoplifting and "attempt" after a caller at a First Street business reported a male shoplifter Monday at 8:24 a.m. Skidmore was later arrested on shoplifting charges after a caller at a different First Street business reported Monday at 4:19 p.m. that a man caught by surveillance cameras shoplifting Sunday had just walked into the store. -- A caller at a Havre elder care facility...
Another week is in the books for the Hi-Line girls basketball teams. With the postseason coming up, some are solidifying themselves in the standings while others are still trying to find a spark. Whatever kind of team they are, they still had to survive another week in Hi-Line basketball. After some time away from the court, the Box Elder Bears made their return a strong one with a 84-34 win over the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks Wednesday. Hi-Line basketball then continued...
The Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team continued its season this past weekend with a doubleheader against the Helena Big Horns on the road. With the season soon coming to a close, the Ice Hawks are looking to begin playing at their best. The Ice Hawks showed glimpses of that at the Helena Ice Arena as they won, 5-4, in overtime in the first game but then lost, 5-2, after that. “We did alright over the weekend,” head coach Chase Hanson said. “Splitting is not always the w...
THURSDAY High School Basketball Rocky Boy girls at Malta Rocky Boy boys at Malta College Basketball Skylights at Carroll, 5 p.m. Lights at Carroll, 7 p.m. FRIDAY High School Basketball Havre girls vs Miles City, 6 p.m. Havre boys at Miles City, 6 p.m. Turner girls vs HLP Turner boys vs HLP Big Sandy girls vs Box Elder Big Sandy boys vs Box Elder North Star girls vs CJI North Star boys vs CJI Fort Benton girls vs Conrad Fort Benton boys vs Conrad Chinook girls vs Harlem...
With the postseason right around the corner, Hi-Line boys basketball teams are looking to move up the standings and get themselves in the best possible position heading into the postseason. Last week, Hi-Line schools continued to play and demonstrate what they are capable of later in the season. Hi-Line competition got started this past weekend with a District 9C matchup between the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks and the Box Elder Bears. In their first action in a few weeks,...
After the Class A Invite was canceled a few weeks ago, the Havre High swim teams were initially not sure if they would be able to hold their senior night. They were unable to reschedule the meet, but they were able to hold a Blue/White meet Monday night at Havre Community Pool to honor their seniors Aliviah Pratt, Wyatt Hagstrom, Claudia Ucin, Hiram Cammon, Grace Crantz and Caden Burnell. "Some of them are first-year swimmers and some of them have been with me for all four...
