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People have been invited to an event to share their experiences and stories, learn about and walk to increase awareness of the need of suicide prevention. People can also register by Friday for a book discussion series Hill County Suicide Awareness Coalition is sponsoring with the Haver-Hill County Library. The Sixth Annual Hill County Suicide Awareness Walk is set for Thursday, Sept. 10, starting at 6:45 p.m. at Cowan Hall on Montana State University-Northern’s campus. “The walk provides a venue for people who have been affe...
The United States Department of Agriculture announced Monday it is extending its free children's summer meal service to December, and it is being used at some local schools, although it does not apply to some others. "The extension will allow us to continue to provide meals to our students as we navigate through the pandemic," Havre Public Schools Interim Superintendent Craig Mueller said. "Our food service staff has done an amazing job transitioning to serving meals to...
The deadline for responses to the 2020 Census is Sept. 30, and the Hi-Line area is lagging behind the rest of the state when it comes to response rate. Bear Paw Development Corp. Executive Director Paul Tuss said according to the numbers he’s seen, every county in his organization’s development district has a lower response rate than Montana as a whole with Hill County at 54 percent compared to the state’s 58. He said Liberty County is at 42 percent and Phillips County is at 32 percent. Tuss said a number of factors contr...
Montana Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney held a campaign event Tuesday afternoon at Gibson Park in Great Falls, livestreamed over Facebook, to talk about his Growing Montana Plan, which he said is aimed at helping rural agriculture producers around the state amid uncertain economic times. Cooney is facing Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., Libertarian candidate Lyman Bishop and Robert Barb, who is running as a Green Party candidate, in the gubernatorial race in the 2020 general election. Cooney said the plan’s goal is to invest in Montana agr...
Press release Montana State University-Northern announced that it received two major gifts this past week totaling $250,000 in support of MSU-Northern’s athletic facilities. The gifts were made to the MSU-Northern Foundation and came from two local sources. The Patrick Family gifted $200,000 and an anonymous donor contributed $50,000. With the football construction for Phase 1 near completion, the fundraising has not stopped. “This dream has come to life all thanks to private donors, so it is no surprise that these two gif...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 461 with 150 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 253,973 with 1,577 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 109. The number of recoveries was 5,584 and the number of active cases was 1,998. The new cases by county were in: Hill: 3 new cases, 91 total, 36 active, 49 recovered, 4 current hospitalizations, 2 deaths Liberty: No new cases, 5 total, 4 active, 1 recovered Blaine: No new cases, 15 total, none...
James Wilbur Noffsinger 83, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020 at his home outside of Whitefish where he lived with his full-time caregiver. Vicki Brockish. Jim was born June 1, 1937, in Cardston, Canada. His parents moved to Havre, where he attended Catholic school. Jim also worked for the Park Saddle Horse Company, which his family owned. In 1959, Jim enlisted into the U.S. Army, serving four years - honorably discharged - and worked on the railroad for 44 years before...
When Minnie McCann was little, a policeman brought her home after discovering the child had "run away." But she was not running away. She had been exploring, Minnie later recalled. Her adventurous spirit never tired throughout her 82 years. Minnie passed away in her home in Havre in the early hours of August 26 surrounded by family. Minnie Hannicker was born March 16, 1938, in Havre, Montana. Cars parked outside Pizza Hut in Havre sit where her childhood home stood. She grew...
Havre Police Department Officers assisted a woman who had a child locked in a vehicle at Highland Park school Tuesday at 8:44 a.m. -- An officer investigating suspicious activity on Fourth Avenue Tuesday at 12:49 p.m. seized two bikes that were discovered to be stolen. -- Toni Rae Cochran of Havre, 41, was issued a summons on a charge of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license after a caller at a First Street West business reported Tuesday at 2:16 p.m. that a...
During the COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation and stress caused by it, many people are looking for resources for themselves and others who need support. Following are a list of some numbers people can call for help and support. • Montana Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) • RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 • Tumbleweed Runaway and Family Crisis Program: 406-259-2558 and toll free, 1-888-816-4702 • Friendship Line by Institute on Aging is both a crisis intervention hotline and a warm-li...
Heads up Montanans, we’ve got a multimillionaire developer from Maryland trying to sell our hunting and fishing spots so that he and his buddies can turn a quick profit. Maryland Matt Rosendale is back for another try at elected office — his sixth in nine years – but the poor guy still can’t help himself from bragging to his friends about his extreme anti-public lands beliefs. “I have long been an advocate for the transfer of federal public land,” he proudly proclaimed just a few years ago. And just so his developer buddies c...
I know we can all agree that 2020 has been a challenging year — perhaps the most challenging year in a long time for many of us. This year is also important for many reasons, including that the federal government is conducting the 2020 decennial Census. This once-a-decade event is critically important for those of us who live in Montana, including here on the Hi-Line. As mandated in the Constitution, the Census works to count every resident of the United States and is used to determine representation in Congress as well as h...
They were on trail bikes and saw the bear in the direction I was headed. “It was scary!” one of the women said. We were all a little nervous. There had been a bear attack just a few weeks earlier up on the ski hill. A couple had gone up to see the comet. They didn’t bring food. There were no bear cubs. There was no reason to think they were in any danger. They were just sitting and watching the sky when a bear attacked, seriously injuring the woman. Their dog ran away, and f...
Under normal circumstances, this page would have been filled with preview stories on the upcoming season for the Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats football teams. As we all know by now, though, these times are anything but normal. Last month, the Big Sky Conference, and a bulk of the Football Championship Subdivision voted to pause their seasons due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The move was disappointing for many, including Montana head coach Bobby Hauck and...
By Havre Daily Staff Oftentimes, the Havre High golf teams get just one regular season home meet per year. But COVID-19 has actually given the Blue Ponies a second chance to play at home this season. And for seniors like Carlee Kato, it will be a day they get to be honored, while playing on their home course one last time. Havre will host Lewistown in a dual meet Thursday at both Prairie Farms Golf Course and Beaver Creek Golf Course. At Prairie Farms, before the start of the...
