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As Milk River water users have been warning for decades will happen, the 100-year-old system that supplies much of the water in the river has suffered a catastrophic failure. A concrete drop structure on the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance work washed out and collapsed Sunday. St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group Co-Chair and Montana State University Phillips County Extension Agent Marko Manoukian said Drop 5, which is one of five drops on the St. Mary's project up near...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 265 with 3 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 29,726. The number of deaths was 16. The number of recoveries was 440 and the number of active cases was 22. The 7 new cases all were from Ravalli County, which has 13 total cases. Visit the state tracking map online through a link on http://covid19.mt.gov ....
Gov. Steve Bullock provided details during a press conference Tuesday on Phase Two of “Re-opening the Big Sky” which is planned to go into effect June 1. Bullock said a number of guidelines in Phase One will remain in effect during Phase Two. He said telework is still encouraged for businesses wherever feasible and social distancing at work and otherwise is still encouraged where possible. Business and outdoor recreation must still follow local public health guidelines. Bullock said under Phase Two vulnerable people, like tho...
The Great Northern Fair Board held its monthly meeting Tuesday where they voted unanimously to table for 14 days the decision on whether to cancel the fair. The board determined that because of the governor's recent announcement of Phase Two of the state's re-opening, which begins June 1, that they would hold a special meeting June 2 to discuss further and make a final decision. The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Fairgrounds Community Center, members of the public...
Montana State University-Northern plans on having classes for its fall semester back in the classroom. "We've decided that we are going to have students back face-to-face on this campus," Chancellor Greg Kegel said Tuesday. "We've decided that the start date will remain the same as what we've scheduled, and we are trying to figure out the safest way that we can bring those kids back, for them and for everybody involved like all the faculty and staff." The first day of the fall...
The Rocky Boy Police Department announced on its Facebook page that its officers are searching for a missing woman, 19-year-old Stacie Small. Small was last seen Thursday, May 14 in Box Elder. Members of the public are being asked to contact the Rocky Boy Police Department at 406-395-4513, if they have any information on her. The Rocky Boy Police Department said it has no further information on the case as of this morning....
Havre Police Department A Havre area caller asked Tuesday at 9:25 a.m. to speak with an officer about a sex offense. -- T'Shauna Lee Azure of Havre, 21, was issued a summons on a disorderly conduct charge after a Tuesday 7:13 p.m. caller at 10 Street and Second Avenue reported a barefoot woman was walking down the street talking on the phone and yelling profanities. -- Hayley Henderson of Great Falls, 18, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a caller at the...
Press release Hill County Commission has announced that the Great Northern Fair Commission is accepting sealed bids for work on the Bigger Better Barn at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. The project is for installation of “a White Energy Saver EP Fabric” on the interior walls of the barn, the commission’s announcement said. The bid package can be picked up at the office of the commission in the Hill County Courthouse at 315 Fourth St. in Havre. Sealed bids must be received in the commission office by Friday, May 29. Bids...
Press release The Hill County Commission has announced that the Hill County Compensation Board will meet Tuesday, May 26, at 9 a.m. to review the compensation paid to county officials and prepare a compensation schedule for the upcoming fiscal year, 2020-21. The meeting will be held in the Hill County Commission office in the Hill County Courthouse at 315 Fourth St. in Havre....
One day after she sentenced Erica Ann Dion to six years with the state Department of Corrections for assault with a weapon, state District Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz ordered a new sentencing for Dion, scheduled for next Wednesday. Dion pleaded guilty in a plea agreement to threatening a woman with a realistic-looking BB gun after the woman refused, at the direction of her landlord, to let Dion into her residence, which belonged to Dion’s father. Snipes Ruiz sentenced Dion in state District Court in Havre Monday to the six y...
This was to be the biggest week in the season. The week that would have been the 2020 Class A State Softball tournament. Before COVID-19 struck down the spring sports season in Montana, the Havre High softball team had plenty of goals, including being a part of the state tournament this weekend. But that chance will not come this year, which is quite a painful thing to experience for the many teams that were ready to get back out on the field. Havre has been to plenty of...
Every day I look down the trail in either direction, checking to see if anyone is coming. I’d just as soon no one knew I was talking to a tree. I take the same hike every day. There are a lot of trails and most folks try different trails on different days. I don’t. I do my best thinking on my daily walk. I am not seeking variety. Some days I am seeking inspiration. Some days I’m looking for answers. Some days I just want a little escape. More and more lately, I’ve been lo...
Editor, As a subscriber to the Havre Daily News and a resident of California, I would like to suggest to your readers that the views expressed by Michael Reagan in his “Free California” column printed in the Havre Daily May 15 do not remotely come close to the feelings of the vast majority of Californians. According to two polls in May, one by the University of California-Berkeley and the other by the Washington Post/IPSOS, 70 percent to 79 percent of Californians approve Gov. Newsom’s handling of the pandemic. Similar to th...
Press release District 4 HRDC also will be closed Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. District 4 HRDC will resume normal business hours Tuesday, May 26, at 8 a.m....
Press release HELENA — Montana Department of Commerce Director Tara Rice today announced the winners of the 2020 Montana Tourism Awards, recognizing the significant contributions Montanans have made to the state’s tourism and recreation industries. The annual Montana Tourism Awards recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the people, businesses, organizations and communities that play an integral part in strengthening the state’s tourism and recreation industries and in sharing the message of Montana’s spectac...
Normally, league golf starts in April, but the COVID-19 pandemic has had plenty to say about a lot of things starting late, or not starting at all, including the sport of golf. But as Montana continues to carefully re-open under Phase I of Gov. Steve Bullock's plan, the sport of golf has been a very safe outlet, and now, our two local courses are moving forward with their annual golf leagues. Both Prairie Farms and Beaver Creek Golf Course will begin golf leagues next week....
Press release WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Tuesday details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to this direct support to farmers and ranchers, USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program, details available online at https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food-to-usda/farmers-to-families-food-box , is partnering with regional and loc...
