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A vacant seat was declared open in Havre City Council's Ward 3 after council member Caleb Hutchins resigned his position at the council meeting Monday. The council also heard about an air Montana National Guard flyover to salute the people on the front lines in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Hutchins announced earlier this month he had accepted a job with Spokane Community College in Spokane, Washington. "I just want to thank Caleb for being a great mentor and sitting next...
"Every Step You Take is One They Won't Have to," the second annual World Vision Global 6K for Water, is still set for Saturday, May 16, but with a tweak due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 6K walk will occur virtually this year. "Team World Vision decided that, out of precaution, that they would transfer it to a virtual event and that means even though I'm in Havre, Montana, anyone across the world because there are actually teams worldwide, not just the United States, so... Full story
Editor's note: This version corrects the website where people can view the grant programs. Gov. Steve Bullock announced today the first round of grants from the $1.25 billion the federal government provided to Montana through the CARES Act to help the state deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. "I want to be clear, this is Just an initial round of funding based on the immediate needs identified by Montanans and small businesses," Bullock said. "There will certainly be additional... Full story
Six Republicans are facing off in the Republican primary trying to advance to the general election to take the place of Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton. First-term Secretary Stapleton is running for the U.S. House of Representatives rather than trying to retain his seat. In the Republican primary, Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court Bowen Greenwood is vying against Deputy Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen, former secretary of state and current Public Service...
The Hill County Commission business meeting will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. The meeting agenda is: Public comments on non-agenda items: Public comments on agenda items: Claims: Employment: Resolutions: Ordinances: Contracts: Board Appointments: Policy Updates: County Permit Approval: Subdivision/Survey Approval: County Needs: Mill request Courthouse Chiller walk through information Open Enrollment Information People can join the meeting using their computer, tablet or smartphone by logging in at https://g...
Havre Police Department A 13-year-old boy was issued a summons on a minor in possession charge after someone stopped at the police station at 12:17 p.m. Monday to report their grandson was intoxicated. -- Someone stopped at the police station at 2:27 a.m. today to report that a rear window had been broken out. Hill County Sheriff's Office A caller reported a recovered stolen vehicle behind a Box Elder establishment at 10:43 a.m. Monday. -- Property was reported found, or...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 62 with 6 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 15,272. The number of deaths was 16. The number of recoveries was 410. Visit the state tracking map online through a link on http://covid19.mt.gov .... Full story
The Hill County Park Board continued its discussion about non-lethal alternatives to beaver trapping in Beaver Creek Park and voted during their monthly meeting, which was held virtually May 4, to decline to apply for a grant that would have provided a demonstration of these devices. The virtual meeting had technical difficulties, with the audio quality inconsistent, and many of the people on the call did not identify themselves. Torrey Ritter, a non-game biologist for...
Beyond restarting POW-MIA recovery operations, we must heal our country and adapt to our earth. Healing means building trust and ending graft, the unscrupulous use of public office for personal advantage. By disqualifying candidates who accept donations larger than the $1,740 filing fee, I hope to unburden officials from seeking financial benefactors. Healing requires building bridges of mutual respect with my fellow U.S. senators. As an Abraham Lincoln Republican, I look forward to serving with the Honorable Jon Tester as...
Golf has returned to Havre, and two weeks in, I'd just like to say a big thank you to everyone who is doing their part in helping the sport we love co-exist with efforts to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic. At both Prairie Farms and Beaver Creek Golf Course, both the courses, and the patrons have been doing an awesome job of adhering to the "new normals" in the game of golf. First, a big thank you to the ownership, and staff at both courses, for diligently enforcing the guideline...
The high school spring sports season got shut down due to COVID-19, but there was a possibility that the summer sports can still go on. Originally, the American Legion baseball in Montana had its season on hold, but after a decision last week to green-light practices, and with permission from local health boards, hope came back for the teams. In the case of the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club, the Hill County Health Board approved the plan that was presented to...
By Reagan Colyer, MSU News Service BOZEMAN - For years, Montana State University researcher Raina Plowright's work has studied bats and the viruses they carry and spread. Now, with the emergence of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Plowright's research is timelier than ever. Plowright said the virus that causes COVID-19, called SARS-CoV-2, originated in bats and is the third coronavirus to move from bats to humans in two decades. She and collaborators in Australia, Bangladesh, G... Full story
From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in a release Friday that it is processing payments from the Provider Relief Fund to hospitals with large numbers of COVID-19 inpatient admissions through April 10 and to rural providers in support of the national response to COVID-19. Montana is receiving payments in the rural providers $10 billion distribution, with Health and Human Services saying 121 providers will receive a total of $199,485,740. “These new payments are b...
