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Editor’s note: This corrects misreporting in the photo caption that said camping was closed in Beaver Creek Park. Camping was and is not closed in the park. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock announced Wednesday his Phase I for reopening the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The reopening comes after slower growth in new COVID-19 cases statewide. Montana reached 439 cases Wednesday, after two weeks of flattening the curve. Fourteen people have died statewide. Bullock's stay-at-home o...
Aidan White is leading the efforts for Shopping Angels Montana to connect vulnerable populations to volunteers wanting to support them. Shopping Angels is an international volunteer program founded by Jayde Powell, an Honors pre-medical student at the University of Nevada, Reno in mid-March 2020. The program was featured in a story on CNN. The program's mission statement reads: "Shopping Angels is a program designed to provide services to those populations deemed especially... Full story
HELENA - The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced Tuesday that Montana's self-employed, independent contractors, gig workers, and others not eligible for regular Unemployment Insurance benefits can begin filing claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits expanded under the recently passed CARES Act starting Wednesday. "Help is now on the way for many Montanans who previously were not eligible for regular UI benefits. As Montana has such a high rate of... Full story
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock gave in a press conference Wednesday an outline of the state’s plan for a phased re-opening of businesses, schools, churches and other organizations and activities with some restrictions starting to lift Sunday. He warned that the first phase still has many restrictions in place, and local jurisdictions can have more stringent restrictions than the state requires, depending on the situation by community or region. “Our new normal is going to look different,” Bullock said. “This virus isn’t g... Full story
Chinook's public school principals said that, after getting over a few bumps, moving to distanced learning as part of the effort to reduce the spread of novel coronavirus 2019 seems to be working fairly well. Meadowlark Elementary School students are working on language, reading and math as their core subjects in the school's remote learning program, Principal Shane Bartschi said. "We are emphasizing language, reading and math as our core subjects," he said. "Our teachers are... Full story
So many people around the country over the last couple of months have had the same experience. They get a phone call telling them they've been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. The call, of course, can be jarring, downright scary. Then comes the request from the caller for that person and others they've come into contact with to self-quarantine until they either have been tested for the virus, or until 14 days have passed with no symptoms. That exac... Full story
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 59 with 13 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 11,875. The number of deaths was 14 The number of recoveries was 306. The numbers by county were: Hill: 1, zero new cases Liberty: 1, zero new cases Blaine: 0 Chouteau: 0 Yellowstone: 76, 2 new cases Gallatin: 146, 1 new case 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... Full story
Havre Daily News staff Agricultural organizations and a Democratic organization are sidestepping the COVID-19 and offering some debates in the Montana governor’s race and the Democratic primaries for Montana attorney general and the U.S. House of Representatives races. Montana Farmers Union, Northern Plains Resource Council, Montana Cattlemen Association and the United States Cattlemen Association are holding debates between gubernatorial candidates that will be aired starting at 7 p.m. Saturday. Gallatin County Democrats hav... Full story
John B. Gideon of Chinook, Montana, 70, stepped across the threshold of Heaven and was met by the embrace of Jesus Saturday, April 18th, 2020. John was born January 20th, 1950, to Clarence and the Rev. Henrietta (VanDercar) Gideon in Zion, Illinois. His school years were spent in Wheatfield, Indiana. As a boy, John was stricken with rheumatic fever, leaving him partially paralyzed. Several years later, and fully recovered, he proudly enlisted with the U.S. Army, serving a tour... Full story
Havre Police Department An arrest was made on a warrant served at 4:05 p.m. Wednesday in Havre. No details on the charges were provided. -- Joshua Glen Reid of Havre, 41, was arrested on charges of criminal mischief vandalism, possession of dangerous drugs, probation violation and obstructing a peace officer or other public servant and on a state District Court warrant, after a caller asked at 11:29 p.m. Wednesday to speak with an officer about harassment. Hill County...
Editor, An astounding 98 percent of Montanans say outdoor recreation is important to their quality of life. As we practice social distancing, our nearly 38 million acres of public land and our access laws are the envy of most Americans. In addition to providing respite in uncertain times, our open spaces support more than 71,000 jobs and are the bedrock of Montana’s $7 billion outdoor recreation industry, the second largest sector of our economy. But public land requires the constant attention of its owners, meaning us. F...
I am unhinged. This morning my daughter sent me a picture of a lap blanket she bought me. I am in tears. The blanket, purple and turquoise, with feathers and butterflies and such, is beautiful. Beautiful. You know who uses lap blankets? Old women, that’s who! Old women! A few days ago I had another birthday. The good news is that this morning I woke up still alive and grateful. The other side of that coin feels like a slap in the face. These last couple weeks have been hard. I...
National Forest Service HELENA — The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest is home to both black and grizzly bears, and provides important habitat for bears and other wildlife to use throughout the year and it is important to be bear aware and wary with both species. Learning about bears will help you become a more knowledgeable visitor to the forest, and will help keep both you and bears safe while sharing the woods. As bears start to move around more it is important to be prepared, stay alert and carry bear spray. Remember...
It's official. The spring sports season in Montana has been canceled. Wednesday afternoon, the Montana High School Association released a statement by executive director Mark Beckman after the press conference by Gov. Steve Bullock explaining the phases of reopening for Montana, starting with the first phase this weekend. The MHSA and Beckman's summarized statement was as follows. "As you are aware, the governor has issued a reopening plan for the state, which included local...
