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Articles from the August 16, 2021 edition


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  • Northern football puts on the pads for first fall scrimmage

    Kason Clark|Updated Aug 18, 2021

    Through the first week and a half of fall camp, the Montana State University-Northern football team had mostly kept their preparation for this season to only drills in their shoulder pads. But they finally got fully padded on Saturday at Lights Stadium with their first scrimmage of fall camp where the Lights offense and defense went head-to-head in game-like action. The most important evaluation MSU-N head coach Andrew Rolin has had to make during camp are his quarterbacks,...

  • Little Rockies fire leads to Zortman evacuation

    Updated Aug 17, 2021

    Editor's note: This version uses updated information from mtfireinfo.gov to correct the names of the fires. Fires on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation leading to evacuations. 9:15 a.m. A post on the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office at about 9 a.m. said incident command has issued a mandatory evacuation notice for Zortman-area residents. Law enforcement will be going door to door to advise residents to evacuate the area. High winds will be pushing the fire to the Zortman a...

  • Local assistance on Section 8 housing canned by state

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Aug 16, 2021

    Users of Section 8 low-income housing in the area have been receiving letters telling them that they will no longer be able to work with the District 4 Human Resources Development Council on matters relating to the program, which many in the area have done for years. Montana Department of Commerce Housing Division Administrator Cheryl Cohen said the department has had a contract with the HRDC to assist with the local administration of the Section 8 housing in Blaine, Hill and Liberty counties, a contract that ended June 30...

  • Quick Pics: Color for National Health Center Week

    Updated Aug 16, 2021

  • Meet-up event set for Sept. 4 in place of Fossil Festival

    Dane McGuire|Updated Aug 16, 2021

    The Havre Public Schools Education Foundation will be having a local meet-up event Saturday, Sept. 4, in place of its Fossil Festival event to honor long-term graduates, “fossils” which could not take place last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The foundation’s executive director, Amanda Meyer, said the amount of planning, time and commitment necessary to plan the festival, typically held every five years, is extensive enough the foundation decided to have a different event since it didn’t know how things would play ou...

  • Quick pics: Derbying in Blaine County

    Updated Aug 16, 2021

  • State and local COVID-19 update, Aug. 16, 2021

    Updated Aug 16, 2021

    The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 119,864 with 352 new cases, 115,475 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 2,659. The number of deaths was 180. Blaine County, reported on the state COVID-19 map update this morning, 2 new cases, 5 active, 855 total cases, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Thursday evening that 10 new cases were reported, 29 active, 1 active hospitalization, 2,043 total cases, 46 deaths. Rocky Boy — Wednesday data reported Thu...

  • Obituary - Jonathan Owen Johnson

    Updated Aug 16, 2021

    Jonathan Owen Johnson, 39, passed away at his home on Friday, August 13, 2021. Wake services began at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 14, 2021, and continued until his funeral service, which was at 10:00 a.m. today, August 16, 2021, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Burial followed in the Rocky Boy Cemetery....

  • Obituary - Jacqueline JoAnn McLeod

    Updated Aug 16, 2021

    Jacqueline JoAnn McLeod passed away August 9, 2021, at a local care facility. A viewing will be held Saturday, August 21, from 6-8 p.m. in The Rose Room Chapel at Croxford Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at Hill County Cemetery in Havre, MT, at 1 p.m. Monday. August 23. Jacqueline was born in Kansas City, MO, on April 16, 1937 to John Leslie Bidwell and Cecelia Teresa Schmitz. She attended Buccaneer High School in Monterey, CA, for two years then transferred to...

  • Obituary - Virginia Ann Woods

    Updated Aug 16, 2021

    Virginia Ann Woods, 90, passed Saturday, August 14, 2021. Rosary/vigil service will be Tuesday, August 17, at 7 p.m. with viewing one hour prior. Funeral mass will be Wednesday, August 18, at 10:00 am. All services will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Inverness. Burial in Highland Cemetery in Havre following at 1:00 p.m. Memorials can be made to Hi-Line Foundation or donor's choice. Virginia was born December 14, 1930, in Great Falls to Edward and Ann (Janosor)...

  • Fish and Wildlife Commission to meet Aug. 20

    Updated Aug 16, 2021

    From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet in person Aug. 20 at the State Capitol in room 303. Additional seating is available in the balcony. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. Public comment via Zoom will be managed with the system utilized by the Legislature. People interested in commenting must register online via the Fish, Wildlife and Parks website at http://fwp.mt.gov by 12 p.m. Aug. 19. Members of the public will also be able to comment in person at the meeting or at any FWP...

  • For the Record, Aug. 16, 2021

    Updated Aug 16, 2021

    Havre Police Department Officers responding to a call from Fourth Street at 6:50 a.m. Friday arrested James Murel Goldsmith Jr. of Havre, 28, on a charge of disorderly conduct. -- Officers investigating suspicious activity on the 1400 Block of First Street at 11:29 a.m. Friday arrested Travis Dillon Granger of Havre, 32, on a pick up and hold order. -- Officers investigating a motor vehicle crash reported from the 600 Block of First Street West at 4:52 p.m. Friday arrested...

  • Local News - Elks Lodge holding community garage sales

    Updated Aug 16, 2021

    Press release Havre Elks Lodge #1201 is hosting community garage sales Saturday, Aug. 21 and Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Havre Elks Lodge at 321 Second St. All proceeds will benefit Havre Elks Lodge projects for veterans, youth and the community. For more information or to donate, people can call Brandy Kurtz at 390-0091 or Donna Tilleman at 399-0000....

  • Blue Ponies tee off the 2021 season

    Havre Daily Staff|Updated Aug 16, 2021

    Summer rages on, but, the start of the 2021 high school golf season is upon the Havre Blue Ponies, and, HHS head coach George Ferguson couldn't be happier about that. The Blue Ponies open their season after just three practices as they play in the all Class AA Great Falls Invitational today and Tuesday in the Electric City. "So excited to get going," Ferguson said. "We have big numbers on our golf teams this season, and they run the gamut, from a lot of experienced returners,...

  • Professional cowboys compete at 23rd Annual Bear Paw Roundup

    Kason Clark|Updated Aug 16, 2021

    With this long and hot summer winding down, many on the Hi-Line are looking forward to the return of high school and college fall sports. But before the likes of football and volleyball return, the rodeo made one last appearance in the area as the 23rd Annual Bear Paw Roundup took place at the Blaine County Fairgrounds in Chinook this past Thursday night. The rodeo was sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, meaning some of the best cowboys in the nation...