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After more than a week of preparation, Hill County now has its first official case of COVID-19. Hill County Health Department said Wednesday in a release that the first case of the disease caused by novel coronavirus 2019 has been confirmed in Hill County. The state COVID tracking map, available online at http://bit.ly/MTCoronavirusMap, reported at 8 a.m. this morning Montana has 71 confirmed cases including the Hill County case. No cases were confirmed in Blaine, Chouteau or...
Gov. Steve Bullock issued a letter to Montana residents Thursday about his "stay at home" directive including a link to the directive itself: "Today I today issued a Directive requiring Montanans to stay home and temporarily closes all nonessential businesses and operations to stop the spread of COVID-19. "The order goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. on March 28 and will buy us time for health care workers on the frontlines to limit long term impacts to the state's economy. "In...
Marilyn ChiefGoesOut, 57, passed away due to natural causes at her Missoula residence on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Wake services will begin at 1:00 p.m. today, March 26, 2020, and will continue until her funeral services, which will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 27, 2020, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the Rocky Boy Cemetery....
Gov. Steve Bullock issued a directive this afternoon, that, effective Saturday at 12:01 a.m., people are not to leave their homes except for essential reasons. "We really are in this together and we can get ahead of it together," Bullock said in a press conference that started at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon. He said he consulted with public health experts, health care providers and emergency management professionals before issuing his directive. "I have determined that to...
The novel coronavirus 2019 and the disease it causes, COVID-19, is now confirmed to be in Hill County. It probably was a matter of when, not if, it would be confirmed here. The important thing for people to remember is to continue the practices health officials and the government have been urging and requiring for more than a week now in Montana. The disease can cause serious illness and even death, but most people who acquire the virus will have relatively mild symptoms or...
Editor’s note: The Havre Daily News received word Box Elder’s Living Waters Assembly of God Church was postponing Sunday services after this article was written. Havre Daily News reached out to churches around the area to see how they are handling the coronavirus situation that affects its services and activities. Many churches around the area are cancelling or postponing their services in the churches and canceling activities due to the coronavirus, although some are using ra...
Living Water Assembly of God Church in Box Elder has announced it is postponing its Sunday services until further notice....
Montana's U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and Steve Daines each held conference calls Wednesday and discussed an update on the coronavirus economic relief package, which unanimously passed the Senate later Wednesday. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the $2 trillion aid package Friday. Both senators said the bill will help Montana and the nation deal with the coronovirus pandemic, although Tester was critical of the process leading up to Wednesday's vote. He said...
Editor's note: after this story was written, the U.S. Senate passed an aid package that would provide assistance to Main Street businesses. U.S. Small Business Administration has declared an economic disaster allowing businesses in all 56 Montana counties to apply for disaster loans. Restaurants around Havre have suffered significant financial losses in the wake of COVID-19 and many owners say they could be in danger of shutting down entirely depending on how long this loss...
The numbers by county were: Hill: 1 Blaine: 0 Chouteau: 0 Liberty: 0 Gallatin: 24 Yelllowstone: 13 Missoula: 6 Cascade: 5 Flathead: 5 Silver Bow: 4 Lewis and Clark: 4 Madison: 2 Broadwater: 2 Ravalli: 1 Roosevelt: 1 Glacier: 1 Lincoln: 1 Visit the state tracking map online at http://bit.ly/MTCoronavirusMap...
Havre Police Department Sky Richard Martin of Havre, 36, was arrested, after a Second Street Northeast caller reported Wednesday at 6:55 a.m. that an intoxicated man was threatening a family. This morning's jail roster lists Martin as being held on charges of assault with a weapon and partner or family member assault. -- Officers investigated a 3:17 p.m. Wednesday report that items had been stolen from a dorm room at Montana State University-Northern. -- A Fifth Street caller...
Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to be as flexible as possible to get food out to the people who need it during the COVID-19 National Emergency. March 18, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which includes billions of dollars in nutrition assistance for children and families. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is taking swift action to implement these new provisions and ensure children and families are fed. USDA’s Food and Nut...
MISSOULA, Mont. – The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation announced Wednesday it has awarded $450,000 to 86 organizations that provide basic needs support to communities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic including this part of the Hi-Line. Grants in varying amounts will be distributed to community safety net programs such as food banks and pantries, homeless shelters, rescue missions, United Ways, and Salvation Army organizations across Montana to address the explosion in demand for their services associated with t...
Press release Inspector General of Social Security Gail S. Ennis is warning the public about fraudulent letters threatening suspension of Social Security benefits due to COVID-19 or coronavirus-related office closures. The Social Security Administration will not suspend or discontinue benefits because their offices are closed. The Social Security Office of the Inspector General has received reports that Social Security beneficiaries have received letters through the U.S. Mail stating their payments will be suspended or discon...
How quickly we progressed from refusing hugs and handshakes, to isolating in voluntary quarantine. In the mornings when Leo came to work our gardens, he calls out, “Sondrita, are you alive.” “Just a minute, let me check. Breathing? Yes, Heart beating? Yes. I’m alive.” Our governor of Jalisco has asked everybody to stay home for five days, to help “flatten the curve.” How quickly we learn the new language. Will everybody stay home? Of course not. For those of us who are “of a...
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In the face of a public health crisis more serious than any of us have seen in our lifetime, we all feel vulnerable. In our best attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19, we listen to public health experts and close schools, cancel gatherings and events, and practice social distancing, staying home — and away from other people — except for the most essential needs. It’s vital advice coming from public health experts to flatten the curve, ensure that our health care systems can function, and save as many lives as possi...
UM News Service MISSOULA - As schools and districts across Montana suspend classes to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, MontanaPBS and the Montana Office of Public Instruction have announced an ambitious plan to support home learning for students. Beginning Monday, a new weekday television schedule will debut, including educational programs aligned to state public education standards that complement a suite of free digital learning resources available from home. "These school...
Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks made a difficult decision on Tuesday, but, given the continued rise in COVID-19 cases, and to protect the small gateway communities in the areas, it was the right call no doubt. The decision to close Yellowstone, the world's first national park, and neighboring Grand Teton came after pressure from state and local officials. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon were especially vocal about the need to close Yellowston...
Montana FWP To protect the public and staff from the spread of COVID-19, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks closed its offices around the state to the public beginning last Friday. "With license sales and applications, traffic through our offices has been robust even with warnings about social distancing and public safety due to COVID-19," said FWP Director Martha Williams. "FWP will continue to sell licenses online and help customers with questions regarding their license purch...
