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Katheryn Houghton, [email protected], @K_Hought Kaiser Health News WOLF POINT - Cowboys lined the metal chutes that released bucking horses and their riders into the arena, Miss Rodeo Montana signed autographs for fans, and coronavirus warning signs ended with "Face mask usage is of personal choice." Most of the rodeo riders and audience at the Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede appeared to skip masks, despite public health recommendations and increasing pressure to stem...
Updated 5:47 p.m. Monday, July 20. On the heels of putting in a curfew that covered the entire weekend, The Chippewa Cree Tribal Business Committee today passed resolutions strengthening a night-time curfew and ordered central services tribal employees to self-quarantine for seven days as new cases of COVID-19 are confirmed in Hill and Blaine counties. Blaine County Health Department announced this afternoon that two new cases in that county had been confirmed through tracing...
In these difficult times, politics are the last thing we need. Over the past two weeks, we have seen a significant change in Hill County. Our cases have surged to 30-plus and counting. We now have what appears to be community spread. And we see that it is affecting anyone regardless of age. Montana has also seen a surge in cases and a surge in hospitalizations. This was to some extent expected, but what we do next will help shape our outcomes, for better or worse. Through the...
Here are the results from Friday’s 4-H Fair. Watch for more results in the Tuesday and Wednesday editions of the Havre Daily News. 4-H Beef Show pictures and winners Senior Showmanship Grand — Loy Waid Senior Showmanship Reserve — Katherine Windy Boy Junior Showmanship Grand — Landon Molitor Junior Showmanship Reserve — Madelyn Myers Market Beef Grand — Loy Waid Market Beef Reserve — Landon Molitor Beef Breeding — Cow/Calf Pair — Grand — Koby Preputin Beef Breeding — Cow/Calf Pair — Reserve — Katherine Windy Boy Beef Breeding...
Hill County Extension held a condensed 4-H Fair at the Great Northern Fairgrounds this past weekend, featuring animal shows and their annual sale which both took place without major complication despite recent COVID-19 developments like Gov. Steve Bullock's recent face mask directive. The fair could be attended virtually via Facebook Live and videos of the various events were posted afterward. Hill County Extension Agent Jasmine Carbajal said some of these videos got more...
Additional cases confirmed of COVID-19 led to a complete lockdown at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation Friday, effective through today, and has led to some confusion on the state reporting map. After the Rocky Boy Health Center reported confirming seven new cases of COVID-19, The Chippewa Cree Tribal Business Committee adopted a resolution establishing an emergency curfew mandate from 10 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. today. The Health Center posted Sunday that it had no new cases that day, with a total of 26 confirmed cases, all of...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 167 with 48 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 139,042 with 5,883 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 39. The number of recoveries was 1,334 and the number of active cases was 1,248. People can visit the state tracking map online through a link at https://montana.maps.arcgis.com ....
Blaine County Fair is still set for Thursday, Aug. 13 through Sunday, Aug. 16, but with a few cancellations and changes. Fair Manager Debbie Ramberg said all the food booths, carnival and petting zoo have canceled. She said they have also canceled the demolition derby, pig wrestling, venders and all open class entries. Ramberg said in an email Sunday that the fair board met with the county’s insurance representative and were told that the event would have no coverage for COVID-19 cases, but people would have to prove n...
Editor's note: The Havre Daily News is attempting to interview new teachers in the local school districts. People who know of new teachers, or the new teachers themselves, can contact the Havre Daily at [email protected]. Havre High School has a new band teacher from Louisiana. "The first thing I'm looking forward to is the difference in temperature," Cullen Hinkle said. "I can tell you all the kids are excited to have a new band director and they are super excited...
Havre Police Department A 17-year-old Havre boy was issued a summons on charges of aggravated driving under the influence, minor in possession, under age tobacco consumption or possession failure to carry proof of vehicle insurance, first offense, seat belt traffic crime, failure to yield right of way and reckless driving after a two-person vehicle crash was reported Friday at 6:11 a.m. Friday at Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue. -- A Third Avenue caller reported a suspicious...
Cameron James Eagleman was sentenced to the state Department of Corrections for five years in a plea agreement on a series of charges including assault. Eagleman was charged Oct. 15 with felony counts of partner or family member assault, wth at least four prior convictions on that offense, and attempted tampering with a witness or informant and misdemeanor accounts of negligent endangerment, unlawful restraint and resisting arrest. In a plea agreement, he pleaded guilty June 1 to the partner or family member assault charge....
Francisco Delrosa Valencia Jr. was sentenced to more than six years supervision in two cases after he previously pleaded beauty to an assault with a weapon charge. Valencia was charged Jan. 8 with felony charges of one count of assault with a weapon and two counts of intimidation and misdemeanor counts of partner or family member assault and resisting arrest after a person reported Valencia assaulted them Dec. 30 including attacking them with a box cutter. He was serving a suspended sentence on a failure to register as a...
Justin Wade Brown was sentenced in state District Court in Havre to five years probation on a charge of driving under the influence of drugs and ordered to complete a DUI treatment court. Brown was charged Dec. 5 with a felony count of driving under the influence of methylphenidate, with at least four prior DUI convictions, and misdemeanor counts of driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, speeding and operating a motor vehicle without the proper license plates after an officer reported he clocked Brown d...
After a long battle with cancer, Wesley Wilford Berlinger went to his eternal home July 15th, surrounded by his wife and son in their home. Wes was born in Havre, MT, to Wilford and Eileen (O'Malley) Berlinger April 14,1960. He graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1978. Later, he followed in his father's footsteps and was a farmer and rancher through and through. Spring was always a special time for him as the cows would come back. Wes especially enjoyed helping his friends...
Martha May Pleninger, 89, passed away due to natural causes Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at Benefis Medical Center in Great Falls. Cremation has taken place, and graveside memorial services and a community fellowship reception will be held at a later date. Martha's family has suggested memorial donations be made in her name to the Big Sandy Medical Center or the Big Sandy Historical Society. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please...
Havre Daily News staff Local agencies on aging have announced that the non-partisan and objective research organization NORC at the University of Chicago will be calling people to conduct a study for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The national study, called the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, or MCBS, is designed to provide information on the health care experiences of Medicare eligible persons across America. A release said NORC collects urgently...
Press release Hill County has been chosen to receive a Phase 37 award of $4,361 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from the Salvation Army; American Red Cross; United Jewish Communities; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.; and United Way of America which will provide the administrative staff and function as fiscal...
Once again, baseball took over the weekend in Havre. After the Havre Youth Baseball Association's Majors Tournament, the HYBA Minors Tournament took the stage next. At Elks Park, four teams, the Havre Lions, Bob's Greenhouse, Lewis Heating & AC and Subway, took to the field for a chance at a first-place finish in the tourney, with one team fighting through a tough bracket to make it to the top. And that team was the Havre Lions, who pushed all the way through the winner's...
Nothing beats sweeping a team at home, especially when it puts a team in a more confident and fired-up attitude, which can carry over to other games throughout the season. That was the case for the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club. After sweeping the Great Falls Lightning at Legion Field last Thursday, Havre made more noise, but this time on the road. The Northstars put on a great show against the Glendive Blue Devils this weekend in Glendive, sweeping the Blue...
