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Editor’s note: This version corrects who held the event. Bullhook Community Health Center in partnership with the Montana Primary Care Association and the Montana Governor's Office ran an asymptomatic testing event at Havre High School that drew hundreds of people despite hours of off-and-on rain. The event was organized so people would not have to leave their cars to be tested. Bullhook CEO Kyndra Hall, who was at the event along with a team of testers in full PPE, said p...
Press release In a short film, Montana Audubon staff recently sat down with Mike Penfold, whose father, Joe Penfold helped craft the LWCF outdoor recreation legislation in 1964 that has benefited communities in Montana and across the United States. The Great American Outdoors Act was supported by both of Montana’s senators and recently passed legislation that would provide permanent full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund that Joe Penfold helped create 56 years ago. Joe Penfold worked for the Isaak Walton L...
Press release Montana’s State Historic Preservation Office has become a part of the international Climate Heritage Network. The network was launched in October 2019 in Scotland by more than 70 arts, culture and heritage organizations committed to pursuing transformative climate action to restore and protect the environment. Montana’s SHPO is one of 15 new members recently added to the network. “Preserving the historic built environment, protecting cultural resources from damage and loss, and promoting a culture of reuse...
The Hill County Commission, along with representative of the City of Havre and the Havre Ambulance Service and Rudyard Ambulance Service, met to continue discussions about the creation of county-wide ambulance district Wednesday and decided to start drafting language for the proposal. Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean said it was time start drafting the plans for the county-wide district since the commission had officially voted to move forward on it and Hill County Commissioner Mike Wendland agreed. “In my opinion, i...
Rocky Boy Health Center is holding its second drive-through, walk-through COVID-19 testing Friday. The testing comes as the reservation has gone into a lockdown due to COVID cases being confirmed by the health center, and releases from the center and and the Chippewa Cree Tribe and a resolution by the Chippewa Cree Business Committee urge reservation residents to be tested. Testing starts from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Rocky Boy Health Center parking lot. Rocky Boy Health Center is located 6850 Upper Box Elder Rd, Box Eld...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 120 with 24 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 108,765 with 2,344 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 25. The number of recoveries was 796 and the number of active cases was 645. People can visit the state tracking map online through a link at https://montana.maps.arcgis.com ....
With repairs ongoing on parts of the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works that supplies much of the water in the Milk River, the water users found out they are getting a break on the repairs. Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Steve Daines, R-Mont., announced Wednesday that U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees operation of the system, has determined the repairs qualify as emergency work, reducing the cost to the users. Tester and Daines each had sent letters requesting the designation. The system is part of the Milk...
From Social Security Administration Regional We are excited to tell you about our redesigned retirement benefits portal at http://www.ssa.gov/benefits/retirement .Keeping you informed about our products and services, and helping you prepare for making decisions that will affect your benefits is very important to us. Preparing for retirement is one of the most important decisions you can make. Our website has helped millions of people get ready for and apply for retirement. But we heard your feedback that you also want to:...
MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension educators say it is important for people to understand how titling personal property that is owned in joint tenancy with right of survivorship could have unintended consequences. MSU Extension family economics specialist Marsha Goetting and Pondera County Extension agent Wendy Wedum said factors like property title laws and intestacy statutes can impact how property is distributed after a person dies. Joint tenancy with right of survivorship, according to Montana l...
The Private Land/Public Wildlife Advisory Committee will meet Monday and Tuesday, July 13 and 14, using the video conferencing platform Zoom. The council will meet from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. A time for public comment has been set for 4 p.m. Monday and noon Tuesday. During the meeting, per 87-1-295 MCA, council members will review Public Access Land Agreement applications and proposals to make a recommendation to the department. The department will consider the recommendations when...
Montana State Parks and Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park will host a weekend of free programs in the park’s campground amphitheater July 17 and 18, at 8 p.m. Friday, July 17, at 8 p.m. learn about “Exploration — The Broken Astrolabe” with Lyndel Meikle. The first Europeans to explore parts of Montana were not Lewis and Clark. If it weren’t for a broken astrolabe, we might all be speaking French today. Join retired National Park Ranger Lyndel Meikle to learn about the explorations of the Verendrye’s and form your own co...
Press release HELENA — The Montana University System Healthy Fall 2020 Task Force issued a recommendation Wednesday for a face mask requirement on all Montana University System campuses. Work on policy details and an implementation plan will begin as soon as possible. Deputy Commissioner Brock Tessman, who led Wednesday’s meeting via Zoom, said the Task Force since its inception has supported face masks as an effective way to curb the spread of COVID-19. He emphasized that the reconvening of the Task Force is part of a tho...
From Montana Legal Services Association Did you know that landlords cannot charge late fees from March 30 through May 24 (later for those especially vulnerable to coronavirus)? Gov. Steve Bullock issued a directive March 30, saying that landlords should not charge any tenants for late fees, interest, or other charges or penalties because of nonpayment of rent. Bullock extended that directive through May 24, longer for those vulnerable to coronavirus. That means that even if you fell behind on rent, you shouldn’t get c...
Davey Elementary Schools announced that the regular school board meeting for the district has been canceled....
Cottonwood Elementary Schools announced that the regular school board meeting for the district has been canceled....
A front-page story in Wednesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News about Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation going into lockdown as new cases of COVID-19 are confirmed in Hill County said five cases of COVID-19 were confirmed at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation. The cases were confirmed by the Rocky Boy Health Center at the reservation, but not all cases were of people who reside on the reservation....
Havre Police Department A Sixth Street caller reported hitting a sign outside the Havre Community Pool Wednesday at 7:33 a.m. -- Zechariah James Young of Havre, 44, was arrested on charges of endangering the welfare of children after a caller on First Street reported Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. that an intoxicated father had his child with him. -- William Michael Herbold of Havre, 21, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, no driver's license, possession of...
Last week I forbade, with wagging finger, I forbade Leo, our Rancho gardener who mothers all of us oldsters, to get sick. The next day Leo landed in the hospital. No, he does not have the virus. But we all had a frightening couple days while Leo was sent to a specialist in Guadalajara for advanced imaging. That’s doctor-speak for a second guess. Leo’s got the rocks, as they say it here in Mexico. The doc said it will pass. The gall stone giving him such pain is tiny and sho...
Hi-Line Canine, a dog training business run by 22-year-old Chinook native Kailey Kleinjan, saw its soft opening at the end of May. Kleinjan said her new business has seen a successful launch despite the pandemic, which she said, hasn't had a huge impact on things so far. "What I'm focusing on right now is helping people train their dogs with basic obedience," she said, "I eventually want to do more advanced or specialized things. ... Eventually I would like to help ranchers tr...
Normally, beach volleyball tournaments take place…on the beach somewhere. But, in reality, all you really need is some sand, and you can play beach volleyball. And they've got that in Gildford, where a Sand Volleyball Tournament will be held this weekend. The tournament, which is a doubles competition, will have two divisions — a ladies 14-and-up division Saturday, and a co-ed 14-and-up division Sunday. The tournament costs $20 per team and starts at 8 a.m. both days. The...
Montana FWP The Hunt Roster is one of the ways FWP selects public hunters to participate in hunts where animals are causing damage to stored agricultural crops or private property. FWP may also utilize other means of hunter selection in lieu of the roster including first-come, first-served advertised opportunities, unsuccessful special license or permit applicant lists, or lists of names supplied by landowners. In some cases the use of other hunter selection methods may...
Nothing like a global pandemic to put things in perspective. Yes, it's times like these when you realize what's truly important, and what, at least in the short-term, you can live without. I think about those things every single day. And because I'm trying my hardest to keep things in perspective during these strange and crazy days, I felt the need to publicly issue my support to the Blackfeet Nation, and their decision to continue their non-essential travel-ban on the...
