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Fort Belknap Fire Management and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation have confirmed that a fire is burning in the Little Rockies near Cow Creek in the Missouri Breaks, about 6 miles off the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. BLM Lewistown Duty Officer Don Pyrah said the initial call to dispatch for the fire was at about 8:30 a.m. and the bureau still has initial attack resources fighting the fire. Pyrah said this includes four engines, two helicopters, two water tenders, as well as firefighting aircraft and several local department...
Blaine County Health Department announced today it was notified of one new positive COVID-19 lab result. The department said early case investigation revealed a report of a person traveling to an area with community transmission. Case investigation and contact tracing are ongoing, the department reported. That brings Blaine County's total cases to 8, one active and seven recovered, The health department said that once contacts to COVID-19 cases are identified, they are intervi...
HELENA - Gov. Steve Bullock held a press conference Wednesday and discussed the recent numbers of cases of COVID-19, including a large increase in younger people being confirmed with the disease, and a young Montana woman talked about her experience of testing positive. "In looking at the trending cases in Montana from the months of June and July to date, we have nine counties in Montana that we consider hot spots," Bullock said. "Those nine counties have 50 or more cases. The...
Hill County Health Department reported this morning that it was informed of a new confirmation of a COVID-19 case. The person, who is in their 70s, was identified through contact tracing. The department said Hill County had three hospitalizations in the last week for COVID-19. Two have been discharged and are recovering at home and one remains hospitalized. Hill County Health Department reported the total for the county is 43 confirmed cases, 27 active and 16 recovered. No new cases were reported for Blaine, Chouteau or...
A Havreite is a new St. Jude Thaddeus School fifth grade teacher. "I feel like I've worked with kids for so long that, as a first year teacher, I'm excited to finally put all of everything I've practiced into actually doing with my own set of students," Amber Frazier said. "I really believe you can make an impact on children." She said she looks forward to everything in being a teacher, the relationships and the experience of it. If St. Jude's goes into the school using...
Press release Two local agricultural leaders are being honored today during the Northern Agricultural Research Center Virtual Field Day. Each year during NARC's Field Day the Agribusiness Committee of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce presents its Outstanding Ag Leader Award to a local agricultural producer who has a demonstrated record of leadership for Montana's agricultural industry in north-central Montana and its Outstanding Ag Advocate Award to someone who has a...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 221 with 69 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 168,616 with 3,261 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 55. The number of recoveries was 2,240 and the number of active cases was 1,519. People can visit the state tracking map online through a link at https://montana.maps.arcgis.com and at https://covid19.mt.gov ....
Havre Daily News staff Havre Lions Swim Team will be holding a fundraiser car wash Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the State Farm building at First Street and Fourth Avenue West. The team is raising money to help pay for pool rent and expenses for their fall competition season....
Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has joined the Recreate Responsibly Coalition. This national coalition is a working group made up of land managers, nonprofits and outdoor businesses developing and sharing best practices to promote common sense guidance about getting outside during the COVID-19 pandemic. FWP’s participation in the coalition coincides with the launch of Montana Aware, the state’s safe travel initiative being led by the Montana Department of Commerce in partnership with 17 Convention and Vis...
Chris Aadland Montana Free Press A Montana water rights bill that would end a years-long debate was passed by a congressional committee Wednesday, the next step in ensuring irrigators and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes can avoid lengthy and costly adjudication of irrigation rights. Members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee passed the Montana Water Rights Protection Act on Wednesday afternoon, the first action federal lawmakers have taken on the bill since it was introduced by Montana Sen. Steve Daines,...
Note: This was provided by Ranking Member Jon Tester’s office in the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee At a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing Wednesday, Ranking Member Jon Tester, D-Mont., pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs to strengthen telehealth services to veterans, especially in rural areas, during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Although many veterans in Montana — especially those in highly rural areas — are accustomed to virtual appointments, we need to remember that not all veterans have access to smart te...
Havre Police Department A hit and run crash that damaged a blue Chevrolet Malibu was reported at 7:03 a.m. Wednesday on Third Street. -- Havre Police Department personnel at 11:51 a.m. Wednesday reported a theft of SCRAM equipment belonging to the department. -- Dixie Lynn Hernandez of Havre, 49, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and reckless driving after a caller on First Street West reported a possible intoxicated driver headed west at 12:15 p.m....
HELENA — The Montana Department of Agriculture is announcing the opening of the 2020 funding cycle for the Growth Through Agriculture Program. Montanans interested in creating or expanding their agricultural businesses are invited to apply for funds through the state grant program. “Our Growth Through Agriculture program has a long history of helping Montana’s producers and small businesses add value, scale up and access new markets,” Director Ben Thomas said. “Investing in the diversification and expansion of our ag indust...
Several years ago, while I still lived in Washington, I visited Dad in Harlem. It was during the last days when my step-mom was still able to do simple things for herself. She put the meal on the table. She was never a good cook. She’d raised 11 children and her meals were made to feed hungry bellies. Nothing was thrown away, ever. I don’t remember the meal. Certainly a meat, potatoes, perhaps a cabbage slaw since it was toward the end of Dad’s garden. But I will never forge...
The Havre High volleyball team is anxious for the fall season to start. And, the Blue Ponies will have a new head coach in Stephanie Huse. Huse was announced as the new head volleyball coach at HHS Tuesday. Huse, who was a high-level volleyball athlete for Montana Tech back in the 1990s, where she played for the Orediggers on scholarship for four years, while earning a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1999 and then a master's degree in counseling from Montana...
The landscape of college athletics is ever-changing amid the coronavirus pandemic. And the NAIA, the Frontier Conference, and Montana State University-Northern is changing with it. Tuesday, the NAIA announced that it has moved all but its football postseason championships to the spring semester. The sports moved include volleyball, cross country and men's women's soccer. Northern offers volleyball and cross country. "Given the fast-paced and constantly changing nature of the...
The postseason arrived Wednesday for the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club, as Havre arrived at Centene Stadium in Great Falls for the Northern A District Tournament. Four teams, the No. 1 Lewistown Redbirds, the No. 2 Tri-County Cardinals, the No. 3 Northstars and the No. 4 Great Falls Lightning were ready to throw down in the Electric City. As for Havre, it split its Wednesday games. First, the Northstars took a rough loss to the Cardinals 8-5 Wednesday...
