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Editor’s note: This version corrects the spelling of Jim Litzinger’s name. It also adds that Hill County Commissioners Mike Wendland and Mark Peterson did not respond to requests for comment, that it is a budget change, not a policy change, and removes a line saying Commissioner Diane McLean said she doesn't think employees would quit. The Hill County Commission is considering a budget change that will result in a substantial increase to what county employees pay for their health insurance, with some county employees say...
Cindy Erickson is running for one of the three seats up for election on the Havre Public School Board which she has been on for 12 years, along with incumbents Curtis Smeby and Tim Scheele and Erin Pulse, a newcomer. "I enjoy volunteering for the community. It's quite a big volunteer job," she said. Erickson said her schooling, her background in education and her experience on the board make her a good candidate for the position. "I've been on the school board for quite a few...
Curtis Smeby, a member of the Havre Public School Board is running to keep his seat on the board in one of three seats along with Tim Scheele and Cindy Erickson, both incumbents, and Erin Pulse a newcomer. Smeby said he feels like he still has a lot to give to the community, and his position on the board is a good place for him to stay. "I believe I have a number of things to offer to the district and make a difference," he said. Smeby cited his experience as a professor at...
Tim Scheele, a current member of the Havre Public School Board is running to remain on the board in one of three seats along with candidates Curtis Smeby and Cindy Erickson, both incumbents, and Erin Pulse, a newcomer. Scheele said his motivation for staying on the board isn't just a matter of principal, but personal as well. "I have five kids, four of which are currently part of Havre Public Schools, and I want to see that my kids get a quality education as well as all the...
Erin Pulse, a potential newcomer to the Havre Public School Board is running for one of three seats along with incumbents Tim Scheele, Curtis Smeby and Cindy Erickson. Pulse said she is running for the School Board in order to become a voice for teachers. "I think the teachers need more of a voice. I worked at the schools for a while, I was also a paraprofessional, and seeing the teachers, seeing how their days went, I think they need more - more help," she said. Pulse said...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 61 with 5 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 13,528. The number of deaths was 16. The number of recoveries was 382....
Due to limited space, the profiles of the Democratic attorney general candidates had to be held until Thursday....
The Havre School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to continue with its remote learning plan rather than re-opening its classrooms. Before the vote, Superintendent Andy Carlson said he didn't expect to be given the option to open May 7. Gov. Steve Bullock ordered March 15 that public K-12 schools move to distanced learning to reduce exposure to novel coronavirus 2019. When he announced the state was moving to the first phase of of a re-opening plan "I truly believed that we...
Havre Police Department Homer Burton Roberts II of Butte, 53, was issued a summons on a charge of violation of a protective order after the possible violation was reported at 2:05 p.m. Tuesday on Seventh Street. -- Leonard Wayne Brockie of Havre, 43, was issued a summons on a charge of shoplifting after a caller at a First Street business reported Tuesday at 4:34 p.m. that someone stole a pack of beer. -- A two-vehicle crash was reported on U.S. Highway 2 Northwest Tuesday at...
The ravens are back. Last year, they had a nest right on my hiking trail but I didn’t notice them making it. I didn’t notice when they started guarding it or when the female laid eggs. I didn’t notice a thing. I never saw the nest—which is almost five feet across—and I’m not feeling too stupid about that because the nest is more than 100 feet in the air. I didn’t notice a thing until the chicks were hatched. Then I noticed. A baby raven is a lot closer to a baby pterodactyl th...
In the April 2, 2020, Community News (a Roosevelt County publication), Austin Knudsen, one of the two Republican candidates for Montana attorney general, gave some advice on dealing with the COVID-19 crisis and boiled it down to one thing: “Basically, be a decent neighbor.” It’s a good perspective, but I wish he would take his own advice. You see, Austin Knudsen and his family, Knudsen Limited Family Partnership (KLFP), have not been decent neighbors when it comes to their own home town and a park that is owned by the Ameri...
Easter Sunday, 11 years ago, I was in a bad car accident on Highway 93 in the Swan Valley. True story: A pastor’s son was running late to his family’s Easter celebration. He was passing my truck on the left. Unfortunately, I was turning left at the time. I wasn’t injured, but I had to find help for the others. I ran four miles up the road to get to the nearest cell service. This isn’t an unusual story for Montanans. We live in rough terrain, and we’re used to taking care of each other. This year, I spent Easter packing F...
The current state of sports today is one that has been relatively stagnant. The spring season for high school and college sports has been officially canceled due to the COVID-19 concern. On top of that, summer sports are in jeopardy. These sports include the Havre Youth Baseball Association, which as of right now, has not gotten the green light to start the season as planned. The major and minor leagues that make up HYBA are a big part of the youth sports here in Havre and...
Another Havre Blue Pony is headed to compete in a collegiate sport. Havre High senior Jacob Miller has signed with the Adams State University Grizzlies swim team. ASU is located in Alamosa, Colorado, in the San Luis Valley, and the Grizzlies compete in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference at the NCAA Division II level. And Miller was relieved to finally decide where he wanted to go after high school. "The coach approached me and was really wanting me to go there," Miller sai...
