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Havre city and Hill County officials met with Jeremiah Theys of Great West Engineering at Bear Paw Development Corp. Monday to discuss the possibility of replacing RSID 10 with a district encompassing a more accurate flood district that would raise tax dollars necessary to pay for repairs to the Milk River Levee. The levee, which was completed in 1957, was designed to prevent destructive flooding that often devastated the area. Havre and North Havre flooded fairly regularly, s...
From Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line Havre teenager and outstanding youth Patricia Morsette, who prefers to go by P.J., earned the state's top honor in the Boys & Girls Club's Youth of the Year Program, being named Montana Youth of the Year for 2021. "I'm so excited! I can't believe it," Morsette said Friday upon receiving news of the award. The Youth of the Year title is a prestigious honor bestowed upon an exemplary young person in recognition of their outstanding...
The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum will open April 1 and will operate Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Masks and social distancing will be required. Members of the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board at their monthly meeting Monday evening voted unanimously to re-open. Museum Manager Emily Mayer said the that past months have been quiet for her and she will be happy to see people coming in again. Despite the circumstances of the last year, she said, she suspects it will be a good year for museum. H. Earl and...
Hill County reported another COVID-19-related death Monday. The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 101,093 with 143 new cases, 1,468 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 58. The number of deaths was 1,385. Blaine County Health Department reported Monday evening being notified of 5 new cases, 699 total, 12 active, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Monday evening being notified of no new cases Sunday and Monday, 1,923 total, 19 active, 2 active h...
Havre Police Department Krystyna Pease of Havre, 27, was arrested on a charge of partner or family member assault and on a Justice or City court warrant after someone stopped at the police station at 9:38 a.m. Monday to report that a car had been stolen. -- Officers investigated a complaint made at the police station Monday at 9:57 a.m. -- Someone stopped at the police station at 10:53 a.m. Monday to report a complaint. -- A caller on Third Street asked Monday at 3:38 p.m....
The Fort Benton girls basketball team has been on quite the ride this postseason. And that ride isn't over yet. In the District 9C Tournament, they lost the championship game to North Star which snapped a three-year streak as tournament champions for the Longhorns. Fort Benton then went on a run in the Northern C Divisional to reach the championship game, where they came from behind to get revenge on North Star. Now, Fort Benton will close out its season this week at the...
Saturday was one of those days a sports journalist lives for. It was one of those days that, we get the chance to tell some very compelling stories to our readers. Yes, Saturday was historic for Havre and the Hi-Line. Whether it was covering State A and B-C wrestling remotely this year, or watching the NAIA national wrestling tournament in Kansas online, or, of course, sitting courtside at one of the greatest Class A state championship basketball games we've ever seen,...
The 2021 season has been a strong one for the Fort Benton boys basketball team. The Longhorns finished the regular season with only one loss and then repeated as District 9C Tournament champions. The Longhorns then made it to the Northern C Divisional championship game, where they won a tight overtime game over Belt to repeat as divisional champions. Now, Fort Benton has one more postseason tournament as they aim to win the State Class C Boys Basketball Tournament this week...
Former Havre Blue Pony Parker Filius qualified for the NCAA national tournament for the second time in his Purdue career. However, this year, he'll actually get to wrestle on the big stage. On Sunday, Filius won his 149-pound blood round match at the Big Ten Championships in State College, Pennsylvania to advance to his first NCAA national tournament. To qualify, Filius had to beat fifth-seeded Dylan Duncan of Illinois in the consolation quarterfinals, and he did just that,...
WEDNESDAY High School Basketball State C Girls at Billings 9 a.m. Saco vs Garfield Co. 11 a.m. Seedy Swan vs Roy-Winifred 5:30 p.m. Melstone vs Manhatten Christian 7:30 p.m. Fort Benton vs Plentywood State C boys at Billings 1 p.m. Scobey vs Powder River 3:30 p.m. Manhattan Christian vs Belt THURSDAY High School Basketball State C girls at Billings 1 p.m. LO 1 3:30 p.m. LO 2 5:30 p.m. SF 1 7:30 p.m. SF 2 State C boys at Billings 9 a.m. Bridger vs Twin Bridges 11 a.m. Fort...
by Carla Jenewein, Red Cross Blood Drive coordinator for Chinook Great turnout, Chinook. At our recent blood drive Tuesday, March 2, we had 54 presenting donors with 52 units collected. Because of your generosity 156 lives will be saved. These numbers are really something to celebrate and we are grateful for each and every one of you who made our drive a success. Our walk-in slots were limited, but I am happy to say we did not have to turn anybody away. Many of our donors...
Editor, Thank you to the staff at Northern Montana Hospital, the volunteers, and everyone who has played a part in delivering the COVID vaccine to our community. We recently received our vaccinations and found the process to be incredibly organized and efficient. The staff was super friendly, helpful and caring. You are offering a wonderful service for Havre’s citizens and we appreciate your dedication, hard work and sacrifices. Thank you! Jeannie Schlotfeldt and Helen Bebee Havre...
Press release The Chartis Center for Rural Health recently released its annual list of the top 100 rural and community hospitals in the U.S. and Northern Montana Hospital was listed as one of four hospitals in Montana to achieve this honor. To determine the 2021 list, the Chartis Center used the Hospital Strength Index, or INDEX. Over the course of the last decade, INDEX is emerged as the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance in the United States. By assessing performance a...
Havre Daily News staff Hill County health agencies are reminding people they are “in full force” vaccinating people for COVID-19. Monday was the start of the latest phase in the state vaccination schedule, and Northern Montana Health Care, Hill County Health Department and Bullhook Community Health Center said in a release that they are vaccinating people eligible for Phases 1A, 1B and 1B+. Phase 1B+ qualifications are: • People 60 years and older. • American Indians and other people of color who may be at elevated risk fo...
