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Tensions between the Hill County Commission and Hill County Health Department appear to have arisen over a pair of canceled spring vaccination clinics scheduled at local public schools, with argument ensuing over where responsibility lies for that. Then-superintendents from the districts where clinics were canceled, Havre Public Schools and North Star Public Schools, had not responded to requests for comment by filing deadline for this story. At the end of a meeting of the Hill County Board of Health last week, board member...
AMY BETH HANSON and SAM METZ Associated Press HELENA - Poor track conditions that should have been flagged by a freight railroad company's inspectors caused the derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed three people and injured 49 others in 2021, federal investigators said in a final report. The severity of the injuries were made worse by the Amtrak train's lack of seatbelts and windows that weren't strong enough to keep passengers from being ejected when the train...
Judy Vosen Local Red Cross Blood Drive volunteer coordinator The recent Havre Community Red Cross Blood Drive held at St. Jude Parish Center Monday, July 24, was once again a success. There were 103 units collected, 12 of which were double red cell units, more commonly known as Power Red units. Once again there were a few first-time donors this month. Yay, Havre community donors! Thank-you is given to the First Lutheran Church volunteers for providing a selection of delicious...
Bryant Jordan Eagleman, Eagle Keeper, 33, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2023. Wake services began at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 1, 2023, and will continue until his funeral service, which will be held at 11:00 a.m. today, August 2, 2023, all at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Eagleman Cemetery....
Havre Police Department Lana Belgarde Saddler of Box Elder, 53, was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence after contacting police Monday at 11:34 a.m. -- A caller reported Monday at 2:32 p.m. that their laundry was stolen from a First Street laundromat. -- Gary Clayton Standingchief Jr. of Havre was arrested on charges of obstructing a peace officer of other public servant, probation violation and on six Justice or City court warrants after a Third Street caller...
After several months of hard work, the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club will compete in the Northwest Regional Tournament this weekend. With the opportunity to host the tournament at Legion Field, Havre head coach Patch Wirtzberger and the Northstars are looking forward to showing out-of-state teams what they are capable of. "It's an exciting time to host this big tournament. The boys are fired up to get out there in front of the home crowd and the tournament env...
This week will mark the start of training camp for the Montana State Bobcats and Montana Grizzlies, who are on a collision course toward their annual showdown Nov. 19 in Missoula. And in the case of the Cats, they are the favorite to win the Big Sky championship this fall. MSU was picked first by both the coaches and media in the 2023 Big Sky Conference Preseason Poll. MSU reached the FCS semifinals a year ago, and was second in the Big Sky Conference behind undefeated Sacrame...
The Havre High School Fall Sports Parent Meeting will take place Monday, Aug. 7, at 5:30 p.m. at the HHS auditorium. The fall sports that will be discussed will include golf, football, volleyball, cross country and cheerleading....
from Motana Farm Bureau Federation BOZEMAN — Much of Montana has enjoyed a wet spring, and green grass has stretched well into mid-summer resulting in fat cattle and extensive haying. However, as the days grow warmer and the chance for moisture lessens, the odds of late summer fires increase whether man-made or from natural causes. For those ranchers and farmers haying, it’s important to check bales for moisture content. “This year, we may see folks putting up wet hay for the first time in a while, especially if they are r...
Press release Farmers and ranchers from around the state will gather to hear from industry leaders, debate grassroots policy, elect board members and more during the annual Montana Farmers Union Convention planned for Oct. 27-28 at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls. “Our State Convention is the place where members and friends come together in community to learn, network, and celebrate and support one another through the joys and hardships that is family farming and ranching,” MFU Member Services Director Rachel Prevost sai...
STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Well before it was warm enough to plant seedlings in the ground, farmer Micah Barritt began nursing crops like watermelon, eggplant and tomatoes — eventually transplanting them from his greenhouse into rich Vermont soil, hoping for a bountiful fall harvest. Within a few hours last week, those hopes were washed away when flood waters inundated the small farm, destroying a harvest with a value he estimated at $250,000. He still hopes to replant short-season crops like mustard greens, spinach, b...
