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Cases of COVID-19 in the Hill and Blanie county areas continue to trickle in as the rate of new cases doubles in many parts of the U.S., and Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Berg as well as Blaine County Public Health Nurse Jana McPherson-Hauer are urging residents to get vaccinated as soon as possible in preparation for a possible surge this fall. The surge has the potential to be exacerbated by the Delta variant of COVID-19 now circulating through th...
Despite relatively light fire activity in the state this past week, Hill and Roosevelt counties have decided to move into Stage 1 fire restrictions based on their conditions. The counties announced the coming changes during a regional fire call this morning. Hill County is in a burn ban at the moment. Under the Stage 1 restrictions, which will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday, building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire and smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Public School Superintendent Craig Mueller reminded people today that the deadline is Friday for people to weigh in on what the Havre Public School District should do with COVID-19 relief dollars. The district issued a survey for people to fill out while it works on its Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund plans. The fund contains around $7 million in COVID-19 relief and Mueller said the school system needs to submit a plan to the Montana Office of Public Instruction for how they...
Veronica “Linda” Marie Morsette, 73, passed away due to natural causes at Benefis Healthcare on Sunday, July 18, 2021. Wake services began at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 19, 2021, and will continue until her funeral. A Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. today, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, and her funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. All services will be held at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Box Elder. Burial will be in the Morsette Family Cemetery....
Tamara Oats, 47, passed away due to natural causes at her residence on Sunday, July 18, 2021. Wake services began at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 19, 2021, and continued until her funeral service, which began at 11:00 a.m. today, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the Standing Rock Family Cemetery....
Havre-Hill County Library Board will meet Thursday, July 22, at 3 p.m. at Havre-Hill County Library. The meeting agenda is: Minutes Sign monthly budget Library Director’s Report Old business New business • Elect officers Policy Review Correspondence Public comment Adjournment Schedule: • Every Monday and Friday at 10:15 a.m.: Virtual Story Time • Every Wednesday at 11 p.m.: Story Time at Pepin Park • Aug. 19 at 5 p.m.: next regularly scheduled board meeting...
The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Budgets Ordinance Resolutions Contracts Board appointments Hill County Cemetery District Board Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Quit claim deeds...
Havre Police Department Someone stopped at the police station Monday at 6:17 a.m. and asked to speak with an officer. -- Acoya Nathan Gopher of Box Elder, 23, was arrested on a shoplifting charge after a caller at a First Street business reported at 12:13 p.m. Monday that a shoplifter had left the building and was headed west bound on Second Street. -- Someone stopped at the police station Monday at 2:58 p.m. to speak with an officer about a previous call for services. Hill...
Press release June 20, St. Mary Catholic Church in Rocky Boy celebrated its groundbreaking on the rebuilding of its new church. The old church burned down in a fire in December 2019, and the groundbreaking was a great milestone in moving forward for the parish. At the event, the parish held the drawing for its raffle. RJS and Associates was the winner of the 2021 Can Am Defender. "Thank you to all who supported St. Mary Catholic Church through the raffle fundraiser," Father Jo...
Havre Elks Lodge #1201 is accepting applications for grant funding through July 27 at 5:30 p.m. for up to $3,000 in the areas of youth, veterans and community, a press release said. The release says all communities in Hill and Blaine, and Chouteau county to Big Sandy are eligible to apply. “It’s been used for anything from, like, Plant a Seed…Read! to the Bear Paw Volunteer Fire Department. We donated some money for some windows for out at Beaver Creek Park to fix cabin...
Press release The government of Canada announced Monday the details of its approach to easing border measures for some travellers entering Canada. These measures will come into force Aug. 9 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time. It is important to note that, in the meantime, travel restrictions remain in place for all foreign nationals, including U.S. citizens. Seeking entry to Canada for discretionary — non-essential — travel such as tourism and recreation continues to be prohibited until then. Examples of discretionary travel inc...
Dear Hill County commissioners Diane McLean, Mark Peterson, Jake Strissel, There is a preliminary upgrade plan being drafted on a seven-mile stretch of Highway 232. I was surprised to learn at the open house, last Thursday, that the proposed plan is a new plan, not what has been discussed for nearly a decade. Safety has always been of prime consideration, yet there is no mention of the largest safety issue, the viaduct. With petroleum products being transported from Canada every day, traveling over the viaduct and spilling...
As someone who grew up on "Space Jam," I walked into Havre's Cottonwood Cinema 4 this past weekend fully prepared to hate "Space Jam 2: A New Legacy" but some 48 hours removed, I can only say I have mixed feelings. First let me just point out the obvious, I'm reviewing this film with an already acknowledged bias and as a 26-year-old. This film was never intended for people beyond Warner Bros. counting on nostalgia to get people to open their wallets. This film is intended for...
In just two weeks, the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team, under veteran head coach Jerry Wagner, will start prepping for their second season of 2021. That's right, the Skylights get another chance this year due to COVID-19. Northern played a Frontier Conference schedule this past spring, which made up for the canceled 2021 season last fall. That schedule was played with no fans and was a three-month whirlwind. Now, the Skylights and the rest of the Frontier...
I’ll get to scores and golf results in just a moment, but first, allow me to express something pretty personal. Actually, allow me to extend a thank-you and some pride as well. I want to say thank you to one of my very close friends, someone I’ve literally known HIS entire life — Scott Miller, as well as his new bride Jade. Thank you both for allowing me, and my wife, and all of your friends and family to be a part of what was a very special wedding weekend, fittingly for t...
