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  • For the Record - Feb. 15, 2021

    Updated Feb 15, 2021

    Havre Police Department Nichole Marie Swan of Box Elder, 36, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a caller reported Friday at 9:07 a.m. that a driver near Sixth Street and Seventh Avenue was driving "crazy." -- A First Street caller reported Friday at 12:58 p.m. that a 1965 Chevrolet pickup truck had been hit. -- Danae Infante of Havre, 34, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served at the police station Friday at 2:04 p.m. -- A hit and run...

  • Hill County looks at mask mandate

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Feb 15, 2021

    Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson announced Friday that the Hill County Board of Health will hold a special meeting this week to consider implementing a countywide mask mandate in the wake of Gov. Gianforte's rescinding the statewide mask mandate that day. The special meeting, announced during the Board of Health's biweekly COVID-19 update, will be held at the Health Department Annex Thursday at 3:30 p.m. In an email after the meeting Hill...

  • Havre debaters just miss qualifying for nationals

    Press release|Updated Feb 15, 2021

    Havre High School's speech team competed in the last online Montana tournament Friday and Saturday, with members of the team missing qualifying for June's online national qualifier by a hair. At the Eastern Montana National Speech and Debate Association District tournament, 227 of the best competitors in this half of Montana, from 24 schools in all classifications, Class C through Class AA, competed for a slot at the national tournament. "I am proud of how the Havre debaters...

  • CJI Hawks excel at speech national qualifier

    Press release|Updated Feb 15, 2021

    The Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School speech team had two students compete this weekend at the National Speech and Debate Association East District National Qualifier Tournament. The tournament was hosted virtually by Billings West High School. More than twenty schools competed at this meet. CJI was one of only two Class C schools to compete at this tournament. Seniors Cain Cole and Emma Wickum competed for the Hawks. Cole modified his memorized public address piece, "A...

  • State and local COVID-19 update, Feb. 15, 2021

    Havre Daily News staff|Updated Feb 15, 2021

    The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today's update was 97,539 with 121 new cases, 2,735 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 92. The number of deaths was 1,328. Blaine County, reported on the state update this morning, no new cases, 664 total, 5 active, 24 deaths Hill County reported Sunday evening 2 new cases, 1,865 total, 16 active, 3 active hospitalizations, 40 deaths Rocky Boy - Current data not available. Fort Belknap,...

  • Chinook hosts another successful vaccination clinic

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Feb 15, 2021

    The Blaine County Health Department held its second successful first-dose vaccination clinic Friday in cooperation with One Health Sweet and Aaniiih Nakoda College Nursing Program, bringing the county to 2,000 first doses administered and 500 people fully vaccinated. Blaine County Public Health Nurse Jana McPhereson-Hauer said this number includes doses administered by the Blaine County Health Department as well as those administered by Fort Belknap. She said Blane County...

  • Gianforte rescinds statewide mask mandate

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Feb 15, 2021

    Effective last Friday, the statewide mask mandate in Montana was rescinded by Gov. Greg Gianforte, along with two election-related orders made by Gianforte's predecessor, former Gov. Steve Bullock. The mask mandate, put in place by Bullock in response to increasing spread of COVID-19 in the state required that Montanans wear masks in public places, including in businesses, government offices and most other indoor environments open to the public, as well as outdoor gatherings...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission business meeting

    Updated Feb 15, 2021

    The Hill County Commission will hold its business meeting Thursday at 11 a.m. in the commission office. The meeting agenda is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Budgets Resolutions Beaver Creek Dam Budget Amendment Homeland Security Grant Contracts Board Appointments Policy Updates County Permit Approval Subdivision/survey approval Morris Sherlin – revised plat Jean A Edwards family trust – Robert Matthew Woods Survey County Needs...

  • Obituary - Mary Genevieve (Noffsinger) Little

    Updated Feb 15, 2021

    Mary Genevieve (Noffsinger) Little of Brandon, FL, 84, passed away January 31, 2021, of natural causes at her home in Brandon. Services will be held later this spring in Calvary Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements in Havre. Please visit Mary's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at http://www.hollandbonine.com . Mary was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada, to George W. and Genevieve (Chevallier)...

  • Obituary - Patrica Childs

    Updated Feb 15, 2021

    Patrica Childs of Havre, 75, passed away of natural causes at the Northern Montana Hospital Friday, February 12, 2021. Services are pending....

  • Pony matmen close with a home dual spilt

    Kason Clark|Updated Feb 15, 2021

    As the Havre High wrestling team heads into the postseason, the Blue Ponies hope to be wrestling their best. And if this weekend was any indication, then they are heading in the right direction as the Blue Ponies defeated Simms and lost a close dual to highly ranked Lewistown. "I thought we wrestled well," said Havre head coach Beau LaSalle. "There's a couple of matches (against Lewistown) I think we left some points on the board but overall as a team, I thought we wrestled pr...

  • Blue Ponies sweep big games in Lewistown

    Kason Clark|Updated Feb 15, 2021

    The Havre High boys and girls basketball teams have had to navigate an unusual season during the COVID-19 pandemic as they have dealt with limited fans and canceled games. So, making it to the end of the regular season should feel like an accomplishment in and of itself. Yet, both teams have made the most out of their seasons as they both hold first place in their conference, the Northeast A. And that success continued on the road in Lewistown on Saturday as they finished thei...

  • Dawgs unleashed in Havre

    George Ferguson and Kason Clark|Updated Feb 15, 2021

    The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team was in good position to defeat Montana Western and end their final homestand on a high note. They had a 63-62 lead with under half a minute remaining in the game. However, the Lights turned the ball over and the Bulldogs' Jamal Stephenson hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left in the game to give Western the 65-63 win, and a sweep of Northern this weekend in the Armory Gymnasium. "They had to make a tough...

  • Skylights fight back

    George Ferguson and Kason Clark|Updated Feb 15, 2021

    The Montana State University-Northern Skylights needed a big win. And it came against one of the toughest rivals in the Frontier Conference. After falling to the Montana Western Bulldogs on Saturday night, the rematch on Sunday went down differently as it went down to the wire. After trailing by 12 points in the second quarter, the Skylights had come back to tie the game at 70 with less than half a minute remaining in the game. MSU-N senior Tiara Gilham, who led the team with...

  • Northern spikers fall at Carroll

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 15, 2021

    The road was once again unkind to the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team, as they continued the start to the special spring season. Northern was swept by Carroll College in a pair of matches this past weekend in Helena. On Friday night, the Skylights gave the first-place fighting Saints a good battle, as they fell 3-1, by scores of 25-18, 25-20, 22-25 and 25-21. The Skylights hit a solid .153 and got 18 kills by Rylee Burmester and 13 from Elissa Lind. Shania...

  • HHS swimmers compete

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 15, 2021

    The Havre High swim team’s virtual portion of their 2021 season continued last Friday where the Ponies competed in a virtual meet with CMR, GFH, Billings Senior and Billings Skyview. In the girls meet, the Ponies scored 14 points, while the HHS boys scored an outstanding 31 points to finish third overall. The Havre boys were boosted by a great showing in the relays, where the Ponies took fourth in the 200 medley, fourth in the 200 freestyle relay and fifth in the 400 free. I...