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On the heels of local schools including Havre, Hays-Lodge Pole, Rocky Boy and Box Elder announcing they were closing the schools, Gov. Steve Bullock today announced the closure of closing of public K-12 schools in the state for 14 days, Bullock issued a set of directives and guidance to slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect vulnerable Montanans, including social distancing measures, and limiting visitation at nursing home facilities along with the 14-day school closure. "As...
Northern Montana Health Care announced Friday evening it has opened an alternative clinic for suspected novel coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19, patients and is urging people to use caution with the virus now confirmed to be in Montana. NMHC said that while no cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Hill County, some people in the area are at high risk of having been exposed to the virus. Gov. Steve Bullock confirmed Friday that four presumptive positive cases, who have...
UPDATED 10:25 a.m. March 15, 2020 Saturday, both Box Elder Public Schools Rocky Boy Public Schools announced they closing in response to the growing COVID-19 crisis while the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation declared an emergency and a 14-day self-quarantine for people who have traveled out of state or to any areas affected by COVID-19, including basketball tournaments. "We do not want to cause a panic and are urging people to please stay in your homes," t...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Public Schools Superintendent Andy Carlson told the Havre Daily News today Havre Public Schools will be closed Monday, and Hays-Lodge Pole Public Schools said in a post on its Facebook page that it's schools also will be closed Monday. Carlson said more details will be forthcoming. Havre Public Schools also announced the closure with an automated telephone message to people in the community. The Hays-Lodge Pole post said the day will be counted as...
Press release Steve Bullock today confirmed four presumptively positive cases of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Montana. There are four positive cases in the counties of Gallatin, Yellowstone, Silver Bow, and Lewis and Clark. The Gallatin patient is a male in their 40s. The Yellowstone patient is a female in their 50s. The Silver Bow patient is a male in their 50s. The Lewis and Clark patient is a male in their 50s. “We’ve been monitoring this rapidly evolving situation and vigorously preparing for COVID-19 to reach Mon...
BILLINGS - With the quarterfinal win over the Hamilton Broncs, the Havre High girls basketball team was ready to face their biggest challenge yet, taking down the Billings Central Rams in the semifinals of the MHSA Class A girls state tournament Friday evening in the First Interstate Bank Arena at the Metra in Billings. Unfortunately, the Blue Ponies fell to the Rams 50-43 and will not have their chance at a three-peat as state A champions. On top of that, Havre will not get t...
U.S. Health and Human Services is warning people a malicious website claiming to be the live map for Coronavirus COVID-2019 is circulating on the internet. Visiting the website infects the user with an information0stealingmprogram which can take a variety of sensitive data. It is likely being spread via infected email attachments, malicious online advertisements, and social engineering, a release said. Furthermore, anyone searching the internet for a Coronavirus map could...
Editor's note: This version updates that Northern Montana Hospital and Northern Montana Care Center are closed to visitors at this time. Northern Montana Health Care issued a release that afternoon saying that, while no cases of novel coronavirus 2019 have been confirmed in Hill County or in Montana, some people who are at high risk of having been exposed to the virus are in the immediate area. NMHC sent out another release saying Northern Montana Hospital and Northern...