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Havre Police Department Someone stopped at the police station Monday at 10:46 a.m. to ask officers about fake money. -- An arrest was made after someone reported Monday at 4:03 p.m. that a woman was passed out in the middle of Pepin Park. No details on the charges were provided. -- Clarrissa Lynn Sanchez of Havre, 33, was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence after a caller reported a vehicle headed north on Wilson Avenue from 11th Street was hitting the curb...
State Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, is gathering signatures for a petition asking the Hill County Commission to reconsider its recent decision not to implement mail-in voting for the upcoming 2020 general election. Bachmeier, who is also chair of the Hill County Central Committee, said this is a personal project of his and that it is not in association with the Hill County Democratic party. “Quite frankly, I think it’s bull that they didn’t go to an all-mail ballot election to begin with,” Bachmeier said, “The county co...
Montana State University-Northern is returning back to campus by doing face-to-face interactions, but with safety precautions and caution. "We've decided that we're opening the campus," Chancellor Greg Kegel said. "We've decided to go everything face-to-face as normal, but the normal has parts to include as much as we can in distancing, trafficking, meaning to spread the students across the campus as much as we can to minimize as much overload as we can in a classroom." He...
In a series of unanimous votes, the Havre City Council approved the first readings of continuing a number of tax levies and assessments to fund next year’s budget. These included resolutions levying and assessing a tax on the cost of maintaining street lights for The City of Havre, a tax on property within the city limits for the cost of maintaining city streets, a tax on property within the city limits for the cost of Bullhook maintenance and a tax for the cost of solid waste services all for the fiscal year 2020-21. They al...
Gov. Steve Bullock said during a press conference Monday that, despite the pandemic and what looks to be a tough fire season, the state is in a relatively strong position going into the next few years. “We’ve wrapped up the state fiscal year and have a greater understanding of how the pandemic has affected revenue and expenditures,” Bullock said. “… We headed into this pandemic in a historically strong position financially. We were careful stewards of tax-payer dollars and now Montana really is in an enviable financial...
North Star Schools is re-opening for its upcoming school year with all students coming back at 100 percent capacity. Superintendent Bart Hawkins said the district is starting in Phase 2 of the schools’ plan that’s on the school’s website. He said in almost all settings face masks or coverings will be worn when social distancing is not possible. Temperature checks will be taken when students, staff and parents upon entering the building. Students who ride the bus will get their temperature checked prior to getting on. If a...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 339 with 97 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 205,512 with 787 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 84. The number of recoveries was 4,206 and the number of active cases was 1,556. Hill: No new cases, 48 total, 4 active, 42 recovered, 2 deaths Liberty: No new cases, 1 total, 1 recovered Blaine: No new cases, 14 total, 3 active, recovered Chouteau: No new cases, 10 total, 1 active, 9 recovered...
Havre City-County Airport Board will meet Thursday at 3 p.m. in the City Hall Emergency Operation Center. The meeting agenda is: 1. Approval of July 16 minutes. 2. Correspondence. 3. Reports: (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer — DOWL a. Runway Pavement Preservation Project. 4. Public Comments 5. Unfinished Business (A) Big Hangar repair status a. Historic Preservation (B) Board policies and procedures 6. New Business (A) Fiscal Year 2021 Budget approval 7. Approval of the August Claims The Board meeting w...
The end of a guest column from the Hill County Board of Health that printed on Page A4 of Monday’s edition of The Havre Daily News misreported the credentials of board member Erica McKeon-Hanson, MPH, master of public health....
The Hill County Commission will hold its business meeting Thursday at 11 a.m. People are asked to wear a mask or face covering if they attend. People are able to join the meeting remotely if they wish using their computer, tablet or smartphone by logging in at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/285550365 . They also can dial in using their phone. For supported devices, people can tap a one-touch number below to join instantly. United States toll free: 1-866-899-4679 One-touch: tel: 18668994679, 285550365# United States: 1-31...
Havre Daily News staff Montana Women Vote has issued a press release telling people that if they would like to register to vote from home, they can visit http://mtvr.org/mwv to get a pre-filled voter registration form mailed to them with a pre-addressed postage-paid envelope. “Make sure ‘Get Your Ballot in the Mail’ is selected to make the voting process easier and safer for you,” the release said. Other sponsors listed on the page are Forward Montana Foundation, MontPIRG and Western Native Voice. The page is not associa...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced Monday it has applied for the Lost Wages Assistance Payments grant through the Federal Emergency Management Administration. Upon approval, this grant will allow DLI to provide an additional $400 per week in assistance payment to those receiving Unemployment Insurance benefits due to COVID-related impacts. FEMA disaster relief funds will cover $300 of the new weekly payment and the other $100 will come from Montana’s allocation of the federal CAR...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced Monday that more than 28,000 Unemployment Insurance payments totaling over $11M were issued over the week of Aug. 10 through Aug. 14, providing benefits to eligible Montanans. That figure includes regular UI benefits, Extended Benefits, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits. Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments shown below were issued for weeks claimed between the UI w...
Havre Daily News staff Triangle Communications has announced its annual meetings scheduled for October have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A press release said the Board of Trustees of Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, doing business as Triangle Communications, had previously voted to hold two annual meetings in October of this year. “Triangle was very excited to host a north meeting in Havre and a south meeting in Big Timber, which would allow even more of our membership to participate in the b...
Editor, In one of the many informational TV programs about COVID-19 a doctor explained why masks work. (Sorry, I didn’t catch his name) He stated that even though the virus is microscopic, it is surrounded by droplets of moisture from your respiratory system causing it to be absorbed by your mask. You are therefore protecting other people. This is important as many infected people are asymptomatic (without symptoms). He went on to say that the mask may not protect you from someone else because by the time the virus reaches y...
Editor, “We are making this so convenient.” Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean regarding voting, 8/13/2020 No, you’re not. You’re making it exceedingly difficult, expensive and dangerous. “Over the past 20 years, more than 250 million ballots have been cast by mail nationwide, while there have been just 143 criminal convictions for election fraud related to mail ballots. That averages out to about one case per state every six or seven years, or a fraud rate of 0.00006 percent. There is no evidence that mail-ball...
To the Editor, Your Aug. 14 editorial says “All of the arguments against mail ballots have been debunked.” By whom? You? It is naïve to think the only human endeavor in which people won’t lie, commit fraud, or make mistakes is in elections, especially general elections. In the last two months, New Jersey officials were charged with voter fraud after hundreds of ballots were found in a mailbox in Paterson, a New York race had 100s of disputed ballots including missing postmarks, and a West Virginia mail carrier was charge...
Editor, I have some concerns if Hill County is forced to have polling places open for in person voting. I am sure that this responsibility of the clerk and recorder to solve these problems. I talked to a friend who has been a polling place worker and declined this year because of medical issues. Finding workers to staff the polls might be difficult. Training takes about one hour. In a group setting. The actual Election Day commitment is about 12 hours, also in a group setting. They would have to make contact with the voters,...
I too say “Shame on McLean and Peterson” for endangering peoples lives by banning a mail ballot vote. Come on people do you realize how deadly COVID-19 virus is? Then again those that vote to hold fairs in the counties across Montana on a weekend and the following weekend many viruses reported, some small children! One of Havre’s medical offices even closed for several days. Come on Montana, wake up so we can end this serious pandemic! Carol Heggen Kremlin...
Dear Editor: The Hill County Commissioners have voted down mail-in ballots for the General Election because they feel it is right I guess or maybe some other fraud idea. Twenty-four people told Commissioner Peterson they wanted to vote in person, every voters right and they could even do so with a mail-in ballot, just take with you to the court house and vote right there as in the Primary. Don’t trust the mail, walk it into the court house. A big question will be just where are the polls going to be located. Two school l...
Editor, Anyone who denies the government’s, any government’s, right, let alone obligation, to impose rules and regulations to safeguard its citizenry, is ignoring the timeless basis upon which all civilizations were founded. Pick up your Bible, Talmud, Koran or whatever, and find the Ten Commandments and other tribal prohibitions, such as refraining from dining on cloven-hooved animals and cleaning yourself with the hand that feeds you. They were not written as some mystical, moral plaudits to gain God’s blessing, thoug...
Editor, I have been an Election Judge in Hill County for over 20 years, so I feel as qualified as anybody to speak to the election process. Having worked with both Clerk and Recorders Diane Mellem and Sue Armstrong, I have witnessed firsthand the great length they and their staff go to ensure fair and accurate election results. Their integrity is unquestionable. If you perceive problems with the election process, I encourage you to do some further investigating instead of basing your opinion on hearsay. I find it...
4 has been arguably, one of the most hectic years in sports history. COVID-19 has ravaged the world of sports. It canceled the spring sports seasons for high schools and colleges across the country, it temporarily postponed many major sports for months and it threatened the lives of athletes, coaches and fans. The pandemic has put many things at risk already and still is threatening to do so. But there has been some light in the darkness this summer. That shining light just...
Just like last week, this one is going to be another busy week on the golf course. So, before I get into results, playoffs and tournaments, I would just like to say an advanced thank you to Prairie Farms Golf Course and Beaver Creek Golf Course for helping us host this Thursday’s Havre Invitational Golf Tournament. The fact that both courses step up and do so much for our golf teams, just know, our Blue Ponies appreciate it very much. Now, on to the results. At Prairie F...
