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Last fall, Theron Peterson was one of five golfers from the Havre High boys golf team to make the state meet in Butte. While the Blue Ponies failed to win a state title, it was an experience that Peterson won't soon forget. Now as he heads into his final season in the HHS golf program, Peterson hopes to reach those same heights again. "Making it to state and having fun with everyone on my team," Peterson said were his goals for his senior season. "Theron is one of those kids...
The Pine Grove Fire in the Little Rocky Mountains has grown to 17,500 acres, causing the evacuation of two communities in the area. A post on the Fort Belknap Indian Community Council Facebook page about 9:30 a.m. said evacuation status still has not changed — Zortman and the Pine Grove area of Fort Belknap Indian Reservation have been evacuated — and all other surrounding communities including Hays and Lodge Pole are on evacuation warnings. The post said helicopter mapping missions will be held today to see where the fir...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees voted unanimously to keep HPS's current policy of optional masks for students and staff for the upcoming school year in a chaotic Tuesday evening meeting filled with confusion, anger and mask-related misinformation. The vote to continue the policy came at the recommendation of HPS Superintendent Craig Mueller who thanked students, staff, parents, and community members for replying to a recent survey regarding mask-wearing policy, and...
At the monthly meeting of the Great Northern Fair Board Tuesday night, Great Northern Fairgrounds manager Frank English announced plans to stage events in September and October, including a Halloween event featuring a movie on a blow-up screen, offering the community a safe place to trick or treat. For September, English said after the meeting there would be an event featuring vikings, meatballs on a stick, and scones which were not available during the Great Northern Fair this year. The event is set for Saturday, Sept. 4 at...
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 121,382 with 436 new cases, 3,067 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 203. The number of deaths was 1,749. Blaine County Health Department reported Tuesday evening being notified of 10 new cases from Saturday through Tuesday, 16 active, no active hospitalizations listed, 857 total cases, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Tuesday evening that 12 new cases were reported, 47 active, 2 active h...
Numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the area and across the state, leading officials to urge people to get vaccinated. Hill County Health Department, which reported 14 new cases confirmed from Saturday through Monday, reported another 12 cases Tuesday. That brings the county total of active cases to 47, with two active hospitalizations. Blaine County Health Department reported 10 new confirmed cases from Saturday through Tuesday, bringing the number of active cases in that county to 16. The state...
“I’m tired of living in exile!” my husband, Peter, exclaimed as, for the second day in a row, we packed up everything we would need to be out of our home long enough for the floor to dry. Michael, the floor sander, is in our apartment now, buffing the penultimate coat of polyurethane while Peter is moaning about his exile status. We have evacuated to the party room in the condominium while we wait to have a floor we can walk on again. There is internet and a refri...
Dylan Scott Hendrickson, 21, passed away Sunday, August 15, 2021 in Great Falls, Montana at Benefis Hospital. His funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, August 20, 2021 at the Assembly of God Church with Pastor Kevin Barsotti officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A full obituary will follow....
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a two-vehicle crash reported at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday on the 300 Block of First Street West, reporting minor abrasions but no major injuries occurred. -- Officers investigated a "fender bender" motor vehicle crash on the 600 Block of First Street reported at 9:48 p.m. Tuesday. -- Officers investigated after a call from Second Street at 10:12 p.m. Tuesday that reported the theft of a black Chevrolet Impala. Hill County Sheriff's Office...
Staff and wire report Montana State University Rural Opiod Education Project Team is offering Montanans the chance to enroll in an online emotional well-being program for free. Thrive by Waypoint Health Innovations is a self-paced and con dential online program for people who want to take charge of their emotional well-being. The program is composed of three modules that teach skills from cognitive behavior therapy that may help the user communicate more confidently, think more constructively, and do more activities that...
MSU News Service BOZEMAN — When it comes to estate planning, blended families can face unique challenges. One of these challenges is rooted in Montana laws governing who inherits property when a deceased family member did not have a written will or another document listing beneficiaries. While these laws often work smoothly with the estate planning goals of a traditional family, Montana State University Extension experts said the laws are less likely to address the complex issues of blended families. To help inform the p...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Several “hoot owl” restrictions in effect on portions of some Montana rivers will be lifted at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Restrictions were be lifted on: • Missouri River from the Cascade boat ramp to Holter Dam (river mile 2,166.2 to 2,202.1) • Madison River from Ennis Dam to the border with Yellowstone National Park (river mile 40 to 131) • Stillwater River from the confluence with the Yellowstone River to Absaroka Fishing Access Site (river mile 0.0 to 13) The hoot owl restriction on the lower Ma...
Heading into his fourth year as the head coach of the Montana State University-Northern football program, Andrew Rolin is looking to lead the Lights to success this season. In order to do that, he will need all the help he can get, such as his new assistant coach Van Cooper Jr. Cooper will serve as the team's special teams coordinator and safeties coach this season after coaching at Arizona high schools for the past ten years. With the University of Montana alumni back in the...
Press release Montana State University-Northern is celebrating a new endowment supporting future Northern agriculture students from donors who know that department well. Retired professors, William "Bill" Danley and Thomas "Tom" Welch are collaborating to fund a $10,000 endowment and are encouraging others to contribute to it. The Danley-Welch Agriculture Endowment will support a new scholarship specifically for agriculture students at Northern, a discipline close to the...
From USDA Farm Service Agency The USDA Farm Service Agency announced Friday the appointment of Ryan Lankford of Fort Belknap to serve on the FSA state committee in Montana which ensures the effective and efficient delivery of FSA federal farm programs to the state’s agricultural producers. Members of the FSA state committee are appointed by the secretary of agriculture and are responsible for the oversight of farm programs and county committee operations, resolving program delivery appeals from the agriculture community, m...
From Montana Farmers Union GREAT FALLS — Brett Dailey of Jordan and Terry Angvick of Plentywood and were recently appointed to the Board of the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee. The MWBC administers the check-off dollars paid by Montana wheat and barley producers. “The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee represents Montana producers on a global scale, hosting international buyers and serving on our national collaborator boards,” said MWBC Executive Vice President Cassidy Marn. “Our directors are outstanding leaders in the...
