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Gov. Greg Gianforte announced that the state government, in partnership with Walgreens and CVS, has found nearly 20,000 unused doses of COVID-19 vaccine which have been redirected to immunize Montanans in Phase 1B of the state's vaccination plan. Gianforte said these vaccines were originally allocated by the federal government for immunizing long-term care facility staff and residents but were not needed. He said the government calculated the allocation to these facilities bas...
There's officially two signing days for college football, and the traditional February signing day came and went on Wednesday. It was a big day for the Montana State University-Northern football program, as head coach Andrew Rolin announced 11 new signees to the Lights' program. Several of the signings had already been announced, including a pair of local prep standouts in Chinook tight end Reese Elliot and Harlem wide receiver Andrew Rassmussen. That duo comes to Northern fro...
Old Man Winter really hasn't been seen much in north-central Montana since November, but it appears he is back and likely will stay a while. After a rainstorm Tuesday temperatures dropped and snow was falling in the area this morning, with more in the forecast and temperatures expected to continue to drop. "This is an appetizer for what we are going to get," National Weather Service meteorologist Francis Kredensor in Great Falls said this morning. After a high of 64 degrees...
The number of active hospitalizations was 121. The number of deaths was 1,301. Blaine County, reported Tuesday evening 8 new cases, 706 total, 32 active, 24 deaths Hill County, reported Tuesday evening 4 new cases, 1,821 total, 23 active, 1 active hospitalization, 40 deaths Rocky Boy, current data not available. Fort Belknap, Current data not available. Liberty County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 106 total, 2 active, 1 death Chouteau County, reported on the state update this morning, had 9...
Press release The Havre-Hill County Library has hotspots for mobile internet access, laptops, and iPads available to be checked out for one-week loan periods. This is thanks to the Montana State Library Hotspot and Mobile Lending Program and other funding from the Montana State Library. There are three each of the iPads and laptops available, and 11 hotspots. These can be checked out and taken home while the library’s COVID-19 measures are in place. People are asked to spread the word to anyone they know who may need this s...
Press release BILLINGS — The Words “Girl Scout Cookie Season” bring joy to many people and Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming announced the “much-anticipated Cookie Season” begins Friday. Girl Scout Cookies will be available several ways over the coming weeks and months across Montana and Wyoming: • Girl Scouts will take pre-orders February 5 - February 21, with delivery in late March • Cookies can be ordered online from a Girl Scout you know or through htp://girlscoutcookies.org until April 18 • Cookies can be purchased at...
Havre Police Department Nathan Jay Gopher of Rocky Boy, 44, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a caller at a Third Avenue business reported suspicious activity Tuesday at 3:24 p.m. Hill County Sheriff's Office A caller on 15th Street Northeast asked Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. for assistance getting to the hospital. -- Samuel Reuben Onespot of Box Elder, 28, was arrested on charges of speeding, driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and no vehicle...
My husband, Peter, is taking no chances. I knew this about him before I married him. Peter has a plan for everything and a plan in case the first plan doesn’t pan out. My father would call this “belt and suspenders” planning. Peter’s been walking around in a belt and suspenders ever since I’ve known him. Peter’s planning has made surviving the pandemic a lot easier than it would have been otherwise. We never run out of anything. That might sound impossible, but it’s almost...
There's been nothing easy about the coronavirus pandemic. It has been a grind for everybody. And that includes the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team. While the Skylights have enjoyed time on the court this season and have had some exciting games, they've also had to endure plenty of isolation. Like so many, Northern players have been in quarantine at different points this school year and this season. In fact, head coach Chris Mouat's team has had to...
One month of high school basketball is already down, and, even though the season is condensed, tournament time is right around the corner. And for fans of the District 9C, there will be some considerable changes to the tourney this year - as expected due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The district had several options for what to do with the tournament, including using two gyms in Havre, but in the end, the league decided to go a different way. Brackets released recently...
Malique Rosette, Box Elder Boys Basketball The Box Elder Bears were excited to get back on the court this past week, and they won two big 9C games. Malique Rosette was a big help too, as he scored 25 points in the Bears’ win over Turner last Friday, then he added 11 more pints as Box Elder beat North Star Saturday night. Rosette also played football for the Bears this past fall. Jade Wendland, North Star Girls Basketball In one of their biggest wins thus far, North Star got a...
Listed below are important upcoming and ongoing national USDA program deadlines. Note that this list does not include every deadline, and only includes federal deadlines. People can check with their local USDA Service Center to learn about all available programs, and programs that have local or state level deadlines. Upcoming Deadlines: Conservation Reserve Program Deadline is Feb. 12, 2021. Through the Conservation Reserve Program, farmers and ranchers establish long-term, resource-conserving plant species, such as approved...
Note: This was provided by the office of U.S. Sen. Jon Tester WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., took the Farm Service Agency to task over further delays to disaster assistance support for Eastern Montana farmers who were hit hard by quality losses in the 2018 and 2019, despite the recent rollout of a program meant to make them whole. “After more than a year of waiting, Montanans were initially thrilled to hear that (the Quality Loss Assistance Program) would provide much-needed support for impacted growers,” wrote...
From Montana FSA BOZEMAN — Due to the national public health emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019 — COVID-19 — the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week the temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan programs administered by the Farm Service Agency. USDA will temporarily suspend non-judicial foreclosures, debt offsets or wage garnishments, and referal to foreclosures to the Department of Justi...
