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Due to a water main line break, Havre Public Works has asked Havre residents to limit water use to only indoor use of city water until further notice. “We are assessing the damage and will keep the public updated as we know more. Thank You for your patience,” a release said.....
Janice "Skip" Patricia Schubert, 81, passed away on August 23, 2021, at the Northern Montana Hospital. A memorial service in Skip's honor will be 10 a.m. Saturday, September 18, 2021, at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with Ila McClenahan officiating. Memorials in Skip's honor may be made to a memorial of one's choice. Please visit Skip's online memorial page at http://www.hollandbonine.com to leave a message of condolence for her family. Janice was born February 22,...
During the Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council meeting Monday, LAC Member Ron Kling said last week’s suicide awareness walk went very well, and he called it a great success. “It was a good evening,” he said. LAC Vice-Chair Amber Spring said while the event drew fewer people than it normally does over all, it had twice as many speakers which indicates to her that those there were far more engaged. Kling and Spring both praised Dr. Deborah Essert of Rocky Boy Health Center for all the work she did on the event....
The delta variant-driven COVID-19 surge continues in the area, with 107 new cases reported in Blaine, Chouteau, Hill and Liberty counties Monday. And the surge continues to impact communities including, as it has from the start, local schools. Rocky Boy Schools announced Sunday that due to COVID-19 cases confirmed in people associated with the district that it was starting remote learning Monday running through Sept. 23. That comes as Hays-Lodge Pole Schools returned to...
The Hill County Park Board voted to implement the beaver management policy provided to them by their Rules and Regulations Committee, with the caveat that the board may implement proposed language changes in later meetings. The policy states that beaver provide significant benefits to the ecosystem of the park but that some of their population can be removed for the sake of the park's aesthetics, facilities, infrastructure and public spaces. The policy has the stated goal of...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,249 new cases, 6,756 active cases, 362 hospitalizations and 1,847 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 136,175 cases. Blaine County Health Department reported Monday evening being notified of 28 new cases from Friday through Monday, 66 active, no active hospitalizations listed, 1,037 total cases, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Monday evening that 63 new cases were reported from Saturday through Monday, 137 active, 7 a...
Jimmy Espeseth, age 70, passed away September 6, 2021. He spent his life working as a skilled carpenter and served in Vietnam as a Navy Seabee. Jimmy was easily spotted in a crowd with his big black cowboy hat and greatly enjoyed driving country roads, rodeos, shootin' the breeze, and bird hunting with his dog Wesley and friend Mitch. We're thankful to have celebrated his 70th this past year with a surprise birthday party that touched him very much. He will be missed for his...
Havre-Hill County Library Board will meet Thursday, Sept. 16, at 3 p.m. in the Havre-Hill County Library. The meeting agenda is: Minutes Sign monthly budget Library Director’s Report • Hiring for full-time position • Friends of the Library Book Sale • New board member Old business New business Policy review Correspondence Public comment Adjournment Library schedule: • Every Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.: Story Time • Every Thursday at 3:30 p.m.: LEGO Time • Oct. 21 at 3 p.m.: next regularly scheduled board meeting...
The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Budgets Ordinance Resolutions Resolutions for all sewer maintenance districts, Milk River Levee and street lights Contracts Montana Department of Revenue lease contracts Bid award for Beaver Creek Dam renewable resource grant project. Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Agricultural exemption Virginia...
Havre Police Department Lateisha Ganuelas of Havre, 23, was arrested on a partner or family member assault charge after a Washington Avenue caller reported a family member was trying to fight people Monday at 7:08 a.m. -- Dwight Wade Sunchild of Havre, 34, was arrested on a charge of theft and on a Justice or City court warrant after a caller on 10th Avenue reported Monday at 7:25 a.m. that items were stolen out of a car. -- Officers investigated a 24/7 Sobriety Program...
In this matchup between two Hi-Line 8-man football teams, Chinook and Harlem came into the game coming from different directions. Chinook came into the game after a dominant 54-14 win over Shelby while Harlem went into the game coming off a 63-0 loss to Chester-Joplin-Inverness. Friday night's result was a repeat for both teams as Chinook defeated Harlem, 44-6. The Sugarbeeters got off to a hot start as their offense led by quarterback Levi Jensen and running backs Hunter Moly...
The weather is changing, leaves are turning, and the bowling season is getting started. That must mean golf is slowly heading toward hibernation. I know, there's some diehards who will play no matter what the weather is doing but, eventually, in Montana anyway, golf does have to stop. So, again, I will remind everyone that there will be just three golf columns left including this one, so, if you want something included, please let me know. The golf season however, is just...
TUESDAY High School Volleyball Chinook at CJI Harlem vs Cut Bank THURSDAY High School Volleyball CJI vs Rivals HLP vs Big Sandy Fort Benton vs Conrad High School Golf Havre at Billings Central Invite FRIDAY High School Football Havre at Billings Central, 6 p.m. Chinook vs HLP, 7 p.m. CJI vs Simms, 7 p.m. North Star at Lincoln, 7 p.m. Fort Benton vs Belt, 7 p.m. Harlem at Shelby, 7 p.m. Rocky Boy at Cascade, 7 p.m. High School Volleyball Havre at Sidney Box Elder vs North Star...
A busy week of high school volleyball is in the books on the Hi-Line, but once again, many scores were not reported at press time. Last Thursday did see Harlem fall to North Country by scores of 25-16, 25-17 and 25-16. The Wildcats did get three kills from Emma Billmayer in the loss. Some matches Thursday included Fort Benton and Chinook, North Star and Centerville, and Big Sandy and Geraldine-Hghwood. Last Friday night saw Fort Benton meet Chester-Jopin-Inverness after CJI's...
Coming off a 2020 season affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Montana State University-Northern cross country teams hope for a more normal season this fall. After a long wait, the Lights and Skylights finally got back on the course Monday when they competed at the Frontier Conference Preview in Dillon. At the meet, both the men's and women's teams finished fourth. The men's team finished fourth with a team score of 2:28:05.80. Carroll College won the men's meet with a team...
