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Editor’s note: This corrects some misinformation about returning ballots for other people under the requirements of the Ballot Interference Prevention Act. Havre Public Schools Superintendent Andy Carlson said the Havre School Board election is still scheduled. The election includes three-year positions now held by Tim Scheele, Curtis Smeby and Cindy Erickson who are up for election. “It is a mail-out ballot,” he said. He said the ballots were mailed out Wednesday and are due back by Tuesday, May 5 that can either be mailed b...
Gov. Steve Bullock is saying in a press conference that Montana will be working next week to set up a phased re-opening if the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to drop. He said that because Montana reacted quickly it has been able to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus 2019 that causes COVID-19 it is in a better position than many states to lift restrictions. He implemented multiple restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 and has set them to expire April 19,...
Excitement and hope have been inspired by the recent announcement that the Montana Department of Commerce has confirmed funds for a project to rehabilitate Oakwood Village Apartments. Affiliated Developers Inc. will receive $3.6 million through the Multifamily Coal Trust Homes program to acquire the property and has plans to renovate and refurbish the 60-unit low-income housing structure. Associated Developers did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Oakwood Village...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 54 with 21 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 10,244. The number of deaths was 8 with one new death reported in Toole County Thursday. The number of recoveries was 233. The numbers by county were: Hill: 1, no new cases Liberty: 1, no new cases Blaine: 0 Chouteau: 0 Toole: 29, 3 new cases Roosevelt: 6, 2 new cases Gallatin: 142, 1 new case Missoula, 34, 1 new case Beaverhead: 1, no new cases Big Horn: 3, no new cases...
Sunnyside Intermediate School's principal said the school's distanced learning program seems to be functioning well. "First of all, I am going to say I'm just completely impressed with our students and their parents taking this on and the classroom teachers, the special services teachers and the support staff have been amazing," Principal Carmen Lunak said. "I'm impressed and I'm amazed at the way in which we are all working together, and this isn't easy on parents, it's not...
This week’s Solid Finances webinar hosted by Montana State University Extension had economists examining the COVID-19 pandemic’s continuing effects on the agriculture industry and its supply lines. MSU Professor of Economics Eric Belasco said while all ag commodities have been hit by COVID-19, the cattle market was hit particularly hard with live and feeder cattle markets declining. He said live cattle prices have dropped by 22.8 percent since mid-February, with feeder prices dropping 16.4 percent. He said based on fut...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Services Agency is making preparations for the potential financial fallout of COVID-19 including making more flexible loans available to farmers and ranchers in Montana. These efforts include extending deadlines for applicants to complete forms and respond to servicing actions, as well as making direct loan documents available even if processing is slowed down by government building closures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Many farmers and ranchers want reassurance that we wil...
Press release Hill County will be conducting the June 2 Federal Primary Election as an all-mail ballot election. With the spread and concerns over COVID-19 and per the directives issued by the governor’s office, people and the government have an obligation, have a duty to protect election judges and electors. This means that people who are an active or provisionally registered voter in Hill County will be mailed a ballot. Ballots will be mailed May 8. Polling places will not be open Election Day. Anyone who is not registered...
Carole Ann (Lindelow) Filler, 85, went to her Lord April 12, 2020, and will be buried in Highland Cemetery next to her husband, Bill, at a later date once services resume. Carole was born in Havre, Montana, February 15, 1935, the second daughter of Eskel V. and Marguerite (Hazel) Lindelow. She graduated with Havre High School's class of 1953 and attended Montana State University in Bozeman, where she met and later married John S. Hill of Nashua, Montana at St. Jude Thaddeus...
Note: This was provided by the office of Sen. Steve Daines U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., announced Thursday he was chosen by President Donald Trump to join a bipartisan White House Task Force to provide counsel to Trump to safely reopen America in the wake of COVID-19. “I am honored to be selected by President Trump to serve on this historic task force to safely reopen America,” Daines said. “We can prioritize our public health and our workers, families and small businesses. Let’s get this done for Montana and America...
Press release The Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education voted Thursday to temporarily suspend the Montana University System’s requirement that students provide ACT or SAT test scores for admission to its four-year campuses. The change, which is effective through Sept. 1, 2021, recognizes the disruption COVID-19 has created for students, potentially interfering with test preparation and the logistics of taking the ACT exam. The ACT test serves as an assessment tool for K-12 schools, measures college preparedness and h...
Monday 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — County Road Department meeting — phone conference 5:30 p.m. — Great Northern Fair Board meeting — Public access via GoToMeeting, https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/111560389 Wednesday 11:30 a.m. — Bear Paw Development Corp Board. meeting — GoToMeeting for public attendance at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87215713368 . Thursday 10 a.m. — County officials meeting 11 a.m. — Weekly business meeting 1:30 p.m. — Conference call with Great West engineering and Cit...
The Great Northern Fair Board will meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center, but due to social distancing and the stay-at-home directive, public access will be restricted to GoToMeeting online access. The public will not be allowed access to the Community Center. That access is at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/111560389 . The meeting agenda is: Call meeting to order Roll call of members Recognize and record public attendees via distanced access Approve last meetings minutes Public...
Havre Police Department Patrick Howard St. Marks of Rocky Boy, 54, was issued a summons on charges of shoplifting and violation of conditions of release, after a caller at a First Street business reported Thursday at 3:18 p.m. that a beer had been stolen. -- Officers investigated a possible sexual or violent offender violation reported Thursday at 3:35 p.m. by a Second Street caller. -- Lonny Henderson of Great Falls, 43, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant when...
An editing error in a letter to the editor that ran in Wednesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News misrepresented the point of the letter. In Loretta Park of Havre’s letter expressing support for Diane McLean raising concerns about the COVID-19 stay-at-home order, the first sentence should have read, “Aren’t all meetings of public officials required to be open? If differing perspectives cannot be discussed then — which would give a false impression of total agreement — then when?” The full corrected letter is available at...
Staff members at Timber Creek Village are making "Ding Dong Ditch" bags filled with essential groceries to pass out to people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Administrator Tina Petersen said these bags are for the elderly or older people who shouldn't be going out. The process "Ding Dong Ditch," she said, is the idea of ringing the doorbell and running away after dropping off the bags of groceries. She added that she found the idea from a friend who is a regional manager at...
North Central Senior Center April 20-24 Menu — Subject to change Monday — Sloppy joes, french fries, salad, cookies Tuesday — Spiced applesauce, roast pork with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, Gingerbread Wednesday — Oven-baked fish, potato supreme, peas, bread pudding Thursday — Swedish meatballs, rice, Harvard beets, fruit Friday — Soup, salad bar, chef’s choice, dessert, milk Senior Center’s doors are closed to the public for now, but we are providing limited services. The Senior Center is providing Medic...
We all know spring weather can be rough around these parts. And April has been exactly that. This month has been rough. Because it can be so bad, often times, we want to “kill the messenger” so to speak when it comes to meteorologists and forecasters telling us “don’t put your shovels away just yet.” Yeah, how often do we hear that here in Montana during the months of March, April and May? Of course, deep down, we understand that the folks who tell us what the weather may or may not do, don’t create the weather, they just r...
I am very pleased to announce that despite, and sometimes even because of, the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is still generating odd news. This fact alone made getting up and putting clean clothes on this morning worthwhile. My intent today, then is simply to cram as much of the latest pandemic-related news as possible in to my column and see how far it takes us. People around the world have been sharing photos of how wildlife has moved back into their mostly abandoned city...
The basketball season is always a special time for the Hi-Line, especially when it comes to the collegiate level. College basketball has been known to bring about exciting, intense and captivating moments that leave lasting impressions on the team, fans and community. But sometimes, unexpected things happen. In the case of the Montana State University-Northern Skylights women's basketball team, the unexpected came suddenly and hit the Skylights like a truck. With the start...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights have landed their second Montana standout in their 2020 recruiting class. Northern head coach Shawn Huse announced Wednesday that the Lights have signed C.J. Nelson of Scobey. Nelson comes to Northern after two years at Dawson Community College, where he was the Region XIII Tournament MVP this past season. Nelson spent his freshman and sophomore seasons helping Dawson CC to two remarkable years. With the versatile guard as a key...
At the moment, we’re all in a kind of pandemic-inflicted exile. And exile, no doubt, is always hard. Nevertheless, as God is gracious, there is ever an opportunity to teach and learn. What can be learned when, in our community and nation, Christians have been forced into isolated services; when Christians must now be together apart? Dietrich Bonhoeffer in his book “Life Together” writes, “It is by God’s grace that a congregation is permitted to gather visibly around God’s Word and Sacrament,” (emphasis added). What, then, c...
Choosing the right horse for the job is important. Back in the day of the big trail drives, every cowhand had a string of horses, most of which were selected for their particular talents. Some horses were best for roping, while others were better for cutting out mavericks and new calves for the branding. Some had the agility and speed to chase down, corner, block and turn stubborn steers back to the herd when they bolted. Some horses had a special gift for night herding, and, of course, some were chosen for their stamina,...
You know, Lord, it was interesting when a friend shared that the dictionary defines Easter as a Christian festival which celebrates the resurrection of Christ. Easter, Sunday, brought to mind a myriad of imagines, one of which was the singing of lovely Easter anthems. A book on Hymns elucidates the following pertaining to one favorite hymn: "In the Garden" (written March 1912 by C. Austin Miles) allows the singer to share the experience of Mary Magdalene, as she met Jesus outs...
