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CHRIS AADLAND Montana Free Press Editor’s note: This version has been updated to include a comment from a Daines campaign spokesperson. It’s campaign season in Montana — and the political mudslinging is already giving our airwaves and social media networks the aura of a cattle feedlot. As candidates and political committees trade salvos, Montana Free Press will dissect the key political attack lines to dig out the facts embedded in the sludge. This is the fourth installment in teh Montana Free Press MuckWatch series. The m...
Alaynna Gray has been sentenced in state District Court in Havre to 12 years, eight suspended and ordered to pay restitution on a charge of negligent homicide in the freezing death of Kyla Valdez. According to a court document, about 8:19 a.m. Nov. 8, 2018, 911 received a call from Gray, who was on Bullhook Road about 15 miles south of Havre and who said she had been arguing with Valdez and left her on the road earlier. She told the 911 dispatcher she was back at the scene...
Staff and wire report With mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 presidential election approved by the Hill County Commission, the Hill County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has provided information on how the election will proceed. A release from the Clerk and Recorder’s Office said the election will be conducted by mail ballot with an in-person voting option available Oct. 2 through Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. Registration and ballot request deadlines have also been extended. “We hope that voters will take advantage of the oppor...
From Canada Border Services Agency The Canada Border Services Agency is reminding all travelers ahead of the upcoming Labour Day long weekend that travel restrictions are still in place at all Canadian international border crossings. The Government of Canada remains committed to protecting the health and safety of Canadians and reducing the spread of COVID-19 in Canada. All travel of an optional or discretionary nature, including tourism, recreation and entertainment, is covered by these measures across all ports of entry in...
The Chippewa Cree Tribe Natural Resources Department has issued a warning to the public about black bear sightings in the Bear Paw Mountains. Officials said people have reported several sightings, so they are warning people to remember to keep their property and campsites tidy with food and garbage secured. State recommendations for campers are for garbage to be in a container or enclosed structure and food to be in bear-proof containers, an enclosed structure or hung several...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 447 with 140 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 252,296 with 2,058 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 105. The number of recoveries was 5,459 and the number of active cases was 1,945. The new cases by county were in: Hill: 2 new cases, 88 total, 37 active, 47 recovered, 2 deaths Liberty: No new cases, 6 total, 3 active, 3 recovered Blaine: No new cases, 15 total, none active, 15 recovered...
Workers continued to pour concrete last week on Drop 5 of the St.Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works, the drop which collapsed in May near the end of the 29-mile system of dams, dikes, canals, gigantic metal siphons and concrete drop structures that transfers water to the Milk River. "It will be the largest pour to date, of approximately 160 yards on the bottom wall segment," Milk River Joint Board of Control Project Manager Jennifer Patrick said. It has been 16 weeks since...
Havre High School science teacher Erika Brekhus was named Havre Public Schools certified employee of the year/teacher of the year by the district. "It's quite an honor to be number one nominated for it and then receiving the award to be recognized by others that you work so closely with on a day-to-day basis, and you see the amazing things that they do on a day-to-day basis, Brekhus said. "It's quite an honor." At Havre High she teaches Unified Lab Science, Chemistry 1 and...
HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced Monday that nearly 54,000 Unemployment Insurance payments totaling more than $42M were issued the week of Aug. 24-28, providing benefits to eligible Montanans. That figure includes regular UI benefits, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits, Extended Benefits and the new Lost Wages Assistance supplement. The distribution of the $400/week LWA payments for eligible regular UI claimants began Aug. 25. DLI w...
The Hill County Commission will hold its business meeting Thursday at 10 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:...
Havre Police Department A caller at 17th Street West reported vandalism Monday at 12:47 p.m. Hill County Sheriff's Office Someone stopped at the sheriff's office Monday at 5:55 p.m. to ask for assistance. -- Shane Gabriel Hollis of Box Elder, 34, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a caller at a Box Elder establishment reported a man was trying to fight people Monday at 6:24 p.m. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical personnel responded to two calls...
The Montana State University-Northern coaching staff has had to really adjust on the fly during this coronavirus pandemic. From not having spring ball, to not being able to meet and work with players in person, to using Zoom, to not having games to plan for, just about everything coaching football is different right now. And yet, that's why Northern third-year head coach Andrew Rolin is so excited and so appreciative of the coaching staff he';s assembled for what is now, a...
They say, “Don’t always trust what you see on TV,” and in our case, that’s true. Recently, there have been claims that the makeup of the Coronavirus Relief Fund Advisory Council was politically motivated. As members of the advisory council, we want to set the record straight. The effort we undertook to set out a roadmap for how to best deploy CARES Act money was undertaken without consideration of politics. It is unfortunate to now see it being used for politics, especially in such a misleading way. Of the 24-member council...
Editor, The Bozeman Municipal Watershed logging project, the South Plateau Landscape logging project near West Yellowstone, and other plans to log public lands in Montana ignore the scientific fact that logging exposes soil to the sun and wind, to heat and drying. The drying out of the continent, particular in the West, is more than a matter of episodic droughts, more than lack of precipitation. Hotter climate extremes increase the drying, as does logging. The current trend is “progressively lower river flows, drier l...
Editor, It is a shame so many Montana voters do not understand how to vote. But, not to worry, in the recent election many public-spirited national corporations, foundations and political figures volunteered their time and money to inform and educate Montana voters. It should be obvious that these national figures and organizations understand Montana’s economic circumstances, cultural background, values system and candidate selection better than those of us who live isolated lives in Montana. These nationally known i...
Many do not realize that reliable green electrons are now up to 4½ cents a kilowatt hour — kWh — cheaper than fossil fuel generated electricity in most places; that LA’s municipal utility buys solar power with battery backup at 2.9 cents/kWh. This disconnect is why Vice President Pence was misleading the Republican Convention, saying: “Joe Biden would abolish fossil fuels … and impose a regime of climate change regulations that would drastically increase the cost of living for working families.” Pence and Sen. Joni Ernst a...
The coronavirus has changed just about everything we all do, in one way or another. And one thing it's going to drastically change for me is, how much time I spend in Missoula this fall. In fact, because Griz football season is canceled, I won't be spending any time in Missoula this fall, and that means no hanging out at my good buddy Brett Gilman's tailgate before games. Now I know you all remember Brett, because his name has graced this column many, many times over the...
