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The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today's update was 118,754 with 493 new cases, 2,404 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 154. The number of deaths was 1,726. Blaine County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 4 active, 851 total, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Monday evening that 12 new cases were reported from Saturday through Monday with 31 active, no active hospitalizations,...
With the delta-variant driven surge hitting the area as the district moves closer to opening the next school year, Havre Public Schools is conducting a survey to see what the community desires as far as wearing masks in schools. The online survey can be accessed at https://forms.gle/6zWuhqM5DNCkTSgZ8 and closes at noon Friday. The survey introduction says the results of the survey will be shared with the Havre Board of Trustees, the public and the media. It adds that the...
Two suspects were arrested and taken to Northern Montana Hospital by ambulance after a Monday morning pursuit involving Rocky Boy Police officers and Hill County Sheriff’s deputies. Rocky Boy Police asked the sheriff’s office at 10:49 a.m. for assistance in a pursuit that left Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation and entered Beaver Creek Park, Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross said. The two people in the vehicle pulled into a cabin site and fled on foot before being caught by law enforcement officers. Jerome Bigknife of Rocky Boy, bor...
This year's Blaine County Fair will begin Wednesday despite having some events scaled back due to the pandemic, staffing issues with the carnival and just plain bad luck. The fair's first major event will be the Kids Rodeo Wednesday at 5 p.m., with the Bear Paw Roundup PRCA Rodeo starting at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, followed by the Blaine County Showdown Demolition Derby Saturday at 5 p.m. Check-in for the derby will start at 1 p.m. and end at 4 p.m. The Kids Fun Zone &...
Author Craig Lancaster, who had been set to come to Havre for a book signing and reading of his latest work, “And It Will Be a Beautiful Life” Wednesday, told Havre Daily News Monday he has had to cancel the event. Lancaster said in the email a pet’s illness requires hospitalization, forcing the cancellation. He said he hopes the owners of the Havre Book Exchange are open to rescheduling the event and he had been looking forward to coming to Havre. “And It Will Be a Beautiful Life” is about a traveling pipeline inspector...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a report made at 7:15 a.m. Monday that a casino had been broken into. -- Officers issued a written or verbal warning after a caller from Boulevard Avenue reported at 1:47 p.m. Monday that an aggressive tan and white dog was running loose. -- Officers issued a written or verbal warning at 3:21 p.m. after a caller form 15th Street at 3:21 p.m. reported a child was in the trunk of a car. Hill County Sheriff's Office Someone stopped...
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 Renewal: 2018 Licensing for SonicWALL TZ 400 Firewall for Hill County Courthouse Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Quit claim deeds...
Janis Reichelt-Kaiser, a retired small business owner and life-long resident of Big Sandy, MT, died of natural causes on July 10, 2021, at the age of 83. Janis is survived by her son Mark (Connie); granddaughters, Madison and Sophia; stepchildren, Monte (Dede) Reichelt, Denora (Keith) Johnson, Jeff (Jeanie) Kaiser, and Kelly (Gary) Clark; daughter-in-law, Grace Butler; step-grandchildren, CJ, Logan, Kayla, Kim, Christopher, Cody, Jake, and Logan; brother Bob (Pat) Kaste;...
Josephine Virginia Faltrino DonTigny, 87, passed away August 6, 2021, in Bozeman, Mont. She was born April 29, 1934, in Havre, Mont., to Joseph and Ida Faltrino. She graduated from St. Jude's and Havre High School, after which she worked for the Havre Daily News until her marriage to Richard DonTigny on June 15, 1957. They had an exemplary marriage for 64 years, filled with love and laughter. She was a homemaker and worked with her husband in their physical therapy office...
Ashley Raeann Oats, 25, No-ti-kwe Pi-pi-kwahn, Old Lady Whistle, passed away at Northern Montana Hospital on August 6, 2021. Wake services will begin at 3:00 p.m. today, August 10, 2021, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy, MT, and will continue until her funeral at 10:00 a.m. August 11, 2021. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Ashley was born on January 23, 1996, in Havre, Montana to...
Press release School begins at North Star Schools, serving the communities of Rudyard, Hingham, Gildford and Kremlin, Wednesday, August 18 at 7:55 a.m. for elementary students in Gildford and at 8 a.m. in Rudyard for students in grades 6-12. School will dismiss as usual at 3:45 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Busses will run on a similar schedule to prior years. North Star Schools anticipates approximately 170 students this year in grades K-12. Back-to-school information has been sent in electronic form to email...
This past four-and-a-half years representing Senate District 14 has been an honor that I hope to continue. Judy and I have talked at great length about the commitment involved in serving one more term in the Senate. Having had encouragement from many of you and feeling that I continue to have a positive impact at the Legislature for north-central Montana, I’ve decided to commit to run for the Senate seat. With the upcoming redistricting, which will not affect this election, I will be filing after the first of the year. At t...
To say the Frontier Conference has, over the years, produced great running backs, would be putting it much too lightly. For as long as football fans can remember, some of the elite running backs in the NAIA always resided in the Frontier. And with a full slate of fall games this season, the league should be poised to feature some great rushers once again. The Montana State University-Northern Lights certainly want to be a great running team. It's something head coach Andrew Ro...
As the calendar heads into the middle of August, the return of high school sports to the Hi-Line is now just a few weeks away. While fans will still have to wait to watch their kids compete, the athletes themselves are starting to prepare for the season as they begin practice this week. The Havre High football team will hold their first practice this Friday as they try to get ready for their season opener against Sidney on Aug. 27 at Blue Pony Stadium. The HHS volleyball...
Story and photos from Marilyn Granell Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club We are headed east of Havre to Chinook for this week's Bullhook Blossoms Yard of the Week. Congratulations to Anjanett Hawk, 728 Illinois Street, on her stunning yard. My sister and I call it the "sitting yard!" We drive by and admire it several times each summer. On the grassy boulevard, there are three lawn chairs with two log stump tables that are frequently used by locals taking their daily walks. It is a...
