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The Hill County Women, Infants and Children - WIC - program, administered through the Hill County Health Department, is accepting new clients in Hill and surrounding counties. As the nation's most successful and cost-effective public health nutrition program, WIC is designed to influence lifetime nutrition and health behaviors for participating families. Nationwide, WIC provides healthy food, nutrition education, breastfeeding support and other benefits to more than 7 million...
MontanaPBS will continue with the third installation of their live broadcast special "Answering Questions About Coronavirus" tonight at 7. Thes program will be available to view on-air, online via http://montanapbs.org/live and on the MontanaPBS Facebook page. During this special program, host John Twiggs will hold a conversation via video conference with Katie Sadowski, Homeward Financial Educator; Coralee Schmitz, COO, Rimrock; and Dr. Joshua Christensen, infectious disease...
Montana State University's Hill County Extension Office and the Hill County Board of Health are putting out a call for more people to help make cloth masks to help people avoid novel coronavirus 2019. Especially with Gov. Steve Bullock's directive asking people to follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's directive for people to wear a face mask when going out in public, the need for masks for local health care, emergency medical services and law enforcement...
People of the Hi-Line, As of today, 1.3 million people around the world have contracted COVID-19. Over 73,000 of those patients lost their battle against this virus. Montana has 298 cases and 6 fatalities. Still, Hill and Liberty counties have only one confirmed case apiece. So why “Shelter in Place?” Because, to quote your parents on a long road trip, “We’re not there yet.” COVID-19 came into our country on people who had traveled to other affected areas. Although the Centers for Disease Control does try to locate what are...
In a press conference call Tuesday Gov. Steve Bullock announced that he will be extending the stay-at-home directive through April 24. He also announced that the directives closing all non-residential public schools and restricting on-premise food and beverage businesses will be extended through the same date. The directive establishing a mandatory quarantine for certain people arriving in Montana from another state or country, as well as one suspending eviction, foreclosures and the cancelation of utilities will be extended...
It has been about a week since Havre Public Schools began it's remote learning program and Superintendent Andy Carlson said they've learned a lot. "We're leaning. We've learned a lot," he said. "... I really do appreciate the efforts of everybody and I mean that. I said, from the beginning there is gonna need to be patience from our end, there's gonna need to be patience on our families and our students out there as well. We've had some real successes and we've had some...
As COVID-19 restrictions on social interaction continue to keep family, friends and communities separated and to halt normal activities and events, Native and Indigenous people in the U.S. and Canada have found a way to continue sharing their culture and connection online - and a local powwow dancer has won in an online powwow competition. The Quarantine Dance Specials 2020 Facebook page, one of a handful pages that have gained early and immediate popularity, is holding almost...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 31. The number of tests completed was 7.398. The number of recoveries was 135. The number of deaths was 6. The numbers by county were: Hill: 1, zero new cases Liberty: 1, zero new cases Blaine: 0 Chouteau: 0 Toole: 17, 2 new cases Richland: 2, 2 new cases Carbon: 3, 1 new case Gallatin: 120, 1 new case Glacier: 2, 1 new case Lewis and Clark: 16, 1 new case Missoula: 25, 1 new case Park County: 7, 1 new case Ravalli: 3, 1 new case...
Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., held a conference call Tuesday sponsored by the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce with business owners and community members about COVID-19 impacts. “I’m pleased to see one case up in the Havre area, but we do have a public health crisis and we’re going to get through this together,” he said. “I’ve been watching close with the number of hospitalizations in the state, we are currently at 28 people in the hospital, so we’re nowhere near overloading the health care system and we will get through this...
Press release For the foreseeable future, people interested in getting help from Fish, Wildlife and Parks with application and licensing questions should call the FWP Licensing Call Center at 406-444-2950 or email [email protected] . The licensing call center will be answering calls from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. At times the call volume is high; people are asked to be patient as statewide staff work hard to answer questions in a timely manner. Other Questions? People who are trying to reach FWP staff to ask very...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Secretary of State’s Office announced Tuesday it will waive the late filing fee for businesses until July 15 in response to the emergency order related to the coronavirus. Businesses can file their 2020 Annual Reports online at http://sosmt.gov . The secretary of state professionals are available for questions from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday by calling 406-444-2034....
Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public input on a potential proposal to acquire a conservation easement on approximately 7,274 acres of productive timberland near Marion in Flathead County. The proposed project lands are adjacent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge. Southern Pine Plantations Montana LLC recently purchased the lands from Weyerhaeuser Co. The proposed conservation easement would allow SPP to continue sustainable forest management, preclude develo...
HELENA — The governor’s office last week issued a directive temporarily suspending certain requirements for online driver’s license renewal and extending deadlines for vehicle registration. Issued in response to COVID-19, these changes will help protect the health of Montanans. “We are committed to protecting the health and safety of our customers and staff,” said Sarah Garcia, Montana Department of Justice Motor Vehicle Division administrator. “The online and mail-in options give MVD another way to minimize exposure to...
Press release BILLINGS — Planned Parenthood of Montana announced the launch of a new telehealth program in Montana, which allows patients to access health care services through a private and secure video conferencing platform that connects them with Planned Parenthood of Montana’s providers. “Planned Parenthood of Montana is here with you — wherever you are. We are proud to use technology and innovation to reach people with the health care and information they need, when they need it. In these uncertain times, we’re committed...
Havre Police Department An officer on Second Street West reported at 6:17 a.m. Tuesday that a patrol car was hit. -- Desarae Rose Matte of Havre, 29, was arrested on charges of possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia and on six Justice or City court warrants, after officers had contact with Matte in the alley east of Fifth Avenue Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. and on Seventh Street at 12:42 p.m. Hill County Sheriff's Office Deputies were called Tuesday at...
Editor, At a time when everyone is impacted by this pandemic crisis, it’s hard to imagine that anyone would want to cause additional harm. Yet, right now there are thieves who want to bilk you out of your COVID-19 recovery checks. Be advised: you will not be directly contacted by your financial institution or the federal government (including government agencies such as the IRS, FDIC, and NCUA) asking for your personal information such as account number, social security number, or phone number. If you receive a call, e...
Of the many lessons my parents taught this old man over the years, a couple seem especially apropos for today. The first is “history repeats itself,” and the second is “forewarned is forearmed.” We find ourselves in the midst of a worldwide epidemic just as people across countless eras and ages before us have. But unlike previous generations, we have advanced knowledge and tools and the hard-earned lessons gleaned from their experiences to guide and preserve us. The many Louis Pasteurs who discovered the causes and found t...
Stress is something we all deal with. But, the type of stress we’re going through right now is unprecedented. So, with that in mind, I promise that what I’m about to say is not coming from any place other than that of genuine concern for all of us in Havre, Hill County and the Hi-Line. We all live here, so we’re all in this coronavirus world together. And what I’m going to say is actually a question, and my question is this: Can we please just tough this quarantine, or stay-at-home-order or whatever we want to call it, out...
My desk faces the window and that is where I spend most of my time. I spend about as much time at my desk as I do in my bed which is, conveniently located about 30 feet away. It’s a pretty short commute and there’s rarely traffic. Occasionally, my husband Peter might be coming or going from the bathroom, but that’s about it. Once a day, I take a walk in the woods but the rest of my time is spent sitting at my window. My life used to seem kind of odd — and sometimes a little...
From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put out a list of things people dealing with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic can do. The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 — COVID-19 — may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Coping with stress will make you, the people you care about and your community stronger. Everyone reacts differently to stressful situations. How you res...
Right now, no-one in college football can do anything about taking the next step. Not with spring football officially canceled around the country. However, football will be back some day, and the next step is exactly what head coach Andrew Rolin says his Montana State University-Northern Lights must do. Prior to the Frontier Conference canceling spring ball league-wide, which was set to start on March 30 at Northern, Rolin said the next step is the simple message he is...
It has been a busy year for many Hi-Line seniors, including Fort Benton standout McKenzie Clark. Clark, a volleyball, girls basketball, and track and field athlete, recently announced she will be competing for the University of Providence Argos after high school. Clark was a part of the strong Longhorn's team that wreaked havoc in the District 9C this season, with first team all-conference and all-state selections, as well. If the track and field season permits, Clark would...
