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Sen. Steve Daines R-Mont., held a virtual town hall Friday to provide and update on the COVID-19 pandemic and what he's been doing to combat it, as well as hear from the public. "I want to hear your opinions and get your voices on these issues that are important during this pandemic and also to help you get answers about protecting your health, your safety, your finances, not just for yourself, but for your family, your friends, your loved ones," Daines said. Daines started wi...
Hill County Health Officer Jessica Sheehy issued an order Monday afternoon opening Hill County golf courses with some restrictions. Gov. Steve Bullock, when he issued his stay-at-home directive March 26 to reduce the spread of COVID-19, allowed people to go outdoors such as to city, county and state parks as long as they followed social distancing requirements. Sheehy's order Monday said that golf courses may operate, with the following restrictions, effective immediately....
BOZEMAN - As schools across Montana remain closed to slow the spread of COVID-19, MontanaPBS and the Montana Office of Public Instruction will continue to support home learning for students by delivering a new weekday television schedule of educational programs aligned to state school standards along with free digital learning resources accessible from home. The new 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekday schedule includes specific blocks of time for pre-kindergarten through eighth... Full story
The COVID-19 pandemic called off many different sporting events across Montana and the country, including the 2020 College National Finals Rodeo June 14-20 at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming. Excellent collegiate rodeo programs from across the country work hard in the fall, and normally the spring, to qualify for the CNFR in the summer. And in the case of the Montana State University-Northern women's rodeo team, it had qualified for the 2020 CNFR with the points...
Gov. Steve Bullock announced Friday that if the rate of COVID-19 confirmations stays low or decreases, the state could start a phased re-opening next week. He said the actions taken including his stay-at-home directive, set to expire Friday, have helped reduce the spread of the virus. “When this virus came to Montana, we took quick and aggressive measures to slow the spread and keep Montanans home during this critical period. We bought time for our health care workers and our first responders on the front lines, and we k...
At its weekly COVID-19 update Friday members of the Hill County Public Health Board discussed the prospect of re-opening Montana’s economy. Hill County Commissioner Mike Wendland said he and others were anxious to get restrictions lifted so people could go back to work for the sake of their livelihoods. Hill County Health Officer Jessica Sheehy warned that lifting all restrictions at once would be a mistake and could lead to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases. She said the county should adopt a more regimented approach, l...
Classic cars moved in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting health care workers and emergency responders on the front lines and helping out with extra food. North Central Montana Hot Rods held a cruise in the Havre area Friday evening and the Havre Food Bank set up a station at Rod's Drive-In, one of the stops on the cruise, to take donations from people participating in the event. Havre Food Bank Manager Samantha Nimmick said Steve Neiffer, owner of Old Station...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 57 with 19 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 11,051. The number of deaths was 10. The number of recoveries was 243. The numbers by county were: Hill: 1, zero new cases Liberty: 1, zero new cases Blaine: 0 Chouteau: 0 Toole: 29, zero new cases Beaverhead: 1, zero new cases Big Horn 3: zero new cases Broadwater: 4, zero new cases Carbon: 6, zero new cases Cascade: 13, zero new cases Deer Lodge: 3, zero new cases...
Kristine Ellen Dramstad of Havre, 72, passed away of natural causes at the Northern Montana Care Center April 18, 2020. Cremation has taken place and a service will be held at a later date. Full obituary to follow with service information.... Full story
Press release WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Friday the creation of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. This new U.S. Department of Agriculture program will take several actions to assist farmers, ranchers, and consumers in response to the COVID-19 national emergency. CFAP will use the funding and authorities provided in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security — CARES — Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and other USDA existing authorities. The program includes... Full story
Press release HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor & Industry advises people applying for Unemployment Insurance benefits that individuals misrepresenting DLI may capitalize on the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and attempt to secure sensitive personal information through deceit. DLI is reminding all UI claimants and unemployed Montanans to practice caution when providing people with personal information. Below are some indications that you may be a victim of an attempted scam by a bad actor or someone pretending to b...
Havre Police Department A minor vehicle crash was reported on First Street West at 3:28 p.m. Friday. -- Someone on Second Street asked Friday at 4:34 p.m. to speak with an officer. -- A summons was issued to a 15-year-old on a juvenile curfew violation, after caller on Second Street Northeast asked Saturday at 7:08 p.m. to speak with an officer. -- Emily Hannum of Havre, 19, was issued a summons on charges of minor in possession, social host violation and endangering the...
Information in a story about school elections in Friday’s edition of the Havre Daily News misreported requirements under the Ballot Interference Prevention Act for returning ballots for other people. The correct information follows and the Havre Daily has corrected the story online. The ballot collection registration form says: “This form is used by someone delivering a ballot for another elector pursuant to the Montana Ballot Interference Prevention Act (Mont. Code Ann. 13-35-701 et al). Only a caregiver, family member, hou... Full story
Starting today and running through April 24, Rocky Boy Health Center’s Environmental Health Program is holding its annual Clean up Week, where residents will be encouraged and rewarded for cleaning and maintaining their properties and communities. The Health Center will be holding a contest as part of this week with first, second and third place prizes for the cleanest yard, and a pizza party for the cleanest village overall. Rocky Boy Health Center will be providing garbage bags and will collect them at the end of each d...
Blaine County 4-H members are selling flower planters for Mother’s Day. Planters cost $25 each. Orders and payments must be placed by Friday, May 1. Montana State University Blaine County Extension Agent Julianne Snedigar said the money raised will be used for 4-H activities and events throughout the year. “The other thing that we are working on is doing some work to our 4-H food booth at the fairgrounds. If there’s anything left we’ll put it toward that,” she added. People contact any Blaine County 4-H member or the MSU B... Full story
Sports nuts are in a tough spot right now. We’re living in a world where sports are shut down, and where live sports literally don’t exist. So companies like ESPN and other sports driven entities have been forced to get creative, as well as, airing a lot of prior sporting events. Now, I gotta admit, as much as I am a total sports junky, I haven’t really gotten into watching the reruns much. In fact, with the exception of Tiger Woods’ final round of the 2019 Masters, before...
