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Havre Daily News staff The Hill County Sheriff’s Office has warned people that they need to beware of a scammer looking to get information or money by pretending to be from the sheriff’s office. A release from the sheriff’s office said area residents have reported receiving calls from a scammer spoofing the Hill County Sheriff’s Office phone number in Havre. The release said the scammer identifies themself as a member of law enforcement and tells the victim they have warrants out for their arrest. The scammer then tries t...
Press release The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced day-use and multi-purpose recreation areas around Fort Peck Lake were to open Friday to normal activities, following physical distancing and group limitations to reduce spread of COVID-19. The opening applies to all USACE-managed sites, such as: McGuire Creek, Nelson Creek, Devils Creek, Crooked Creek, Fourchette Bay, Bonetrail, Pines and multi-use recreation areas near Fort Peck Dam, including Kiwanis Park. The Fort Peck Interpretive Center, Downstream Campground and...
The Hill County Health Board discussed Friday at its weekly COVID-19 update the re-opening of restaurants and other businesses. Under the state’s phased re-opening plan, bars and restaurants are able to open today if they follow strict social distancing and employee testing requirements. Hill County Health Officer Jessica Sheehy said the Health Department has spent much of the last week answering the questions of local business owners and provide guidance for those planning to re-open in the coming weeks. “We’ve prima...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 62 with 6 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 15,088. The number of deaths was 16. The number of recoveries was 404. Sunday’s new cases were in: Cascade County: 1 new case, 16 total Yellowstone County: 1 new case, 83 total Visit the state tracking map online through a link on http://covid19.mt.gov ....
The Coronavirus Relief Fund Task Force presented a recommendation report to Gov. Steve Bullock during a press call Friday, providing a brief overview of the guidelines in its report. The report provides recommendations on how to deploy the $1.25 billion of funding Montana received through the CARES Act to help the state weather the financial storm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Bullock thanked members of the task force and acknowledged how badly they needed their work was by many Montana citizens. “I appreciate your fast a...
Hill County Park Board is meeting today at 5:30 p.m. but with social distancing requirements no in-person attendance is allowed. The board did not have its remote access information available when the Havre Daily News went to press Friday, but has released its information since then. The GoToMeeting login is https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/480150685 for people to access the meeting using their computer, tablet or smart phone. People can also dial in using their phone,...
Montana Auditor's Office attorney Mike Winsor is facing Rep. Shane Morigeau of Missoula in the Democratic primary race to take the place of Auditor Matt Rosendale of the state auditor race. "I am running for this office because I want to protect the interest of insurance consumers and Montana investors," Winsor said. "I think that's the statutory mission of the state auditor's office, and I don't think we can afford to lose sight of that." First-term Auditor Rosendale is...
Rep. Shane Morigeau of Missoula is facing Auditor's Office attorney Mike Winsor in the Democratic primary race to take the place of Auditor Matt Rosendale. "I just so believe Montana wants candidates that are actually from our communities and went through the issues that we are wanting to change and address," Morigeau said. "I grew up in a small town, Ronan, Montana, in a family of modest means, I would say a pretty low-income family, and I think it is a desire for me to want...
Montana State University held its latest Solid Finances Webinar Thursday, where economists provided more details on the effects the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the industries of Montana and the U.S. at large. Montana State University Extension Economics Associate Specialist Joel Schumacher asked the audience about the coming re-opening of many Montana restaurants and what their plans were. Under the state’s phased re-opening plan, bars and restaurants can re-open today under strict requirements including on social d...
Alex Edward Denny of Box Elder, 80, passed away suddenly at Benefis East Health Care in Great Falls. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 23, 2020, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy....
Havre Police Department Officers were called Friday at 6:31 a.m. to a 13th Street parking lot for a minor crash. The caller said they scraped a vehicle when pulling into a parking spot. -- A caller asked officers Friday at 1:52 p.m. to check on an intoxicated man in an alley off Cleveland Avenue. -- Carl Barnard of Havre, 41, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a caller on Bonine Drive asked Friday at 8:41 p.m. for officers to do a well-being check on someone....
Be assured of this one thing: I love spring! Recently I took a pole of my grandkids of what their favorite season is. Kami likes fall because of the pretty colors. Karter prefers summer because there's no school and he likes to go swimming. Kord likes spring because it is fun to play outside. Kace is keen on summer because of rodeos. Knox prefers spring because his birthday will soon be here. Katy and Ila love summer because they get to go swimming. They live in Miles City...
While Americans focus on the coronavirus pandemic and the mounting economic crisis, top Republicans in Washington are taking advantage of this situation to attack one of the constitutional pillars of American democracy: our free press. America’s founders knew freedom of the press was so important that they enshrined it in the very first amendment to the United States Constitution as part of the Bill of Rights, ratified in 1791. Since then, our nation’s free press has defended and strengthened America’s constitution and our d...
Press release Nystrom Cattle of Havre, is a new member of the American Angus Association®, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The American Angus Association, with more than 25,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef breed association in the world. Its computerized records include detailed information on over 19 million registered Angus. The Association records ancestral information and keeps production records and genomic data on individual...
For years now, when people speak of football in the Frontier Conference, they refer to the league as the SEC of the NAIA. And while the Frontier hasn't been winning as many national championships of late, from top to bottom, there's never an argument about how strong the league is. And no one knows that better than longtime Frontier Conference Commissioner Kent Paulson, who views Frontier football as strong as its ever been. "Football is the flagship sport of our league,"...
It has been almost a couple months since the world of sports stopped due to the COVID-19 concern. It feels like it has been forever since the day sports halted, but in reality, it has not been too long. Regardless, the lack of sports has been harsh for many across the state of Montana. And since that day, many local and state events have been canceled. The first event to fall at the hands of COVID-19 was the Montana High School Association State basketball tournaments. The...
