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Officials report two more people have died COVID-19-related deaths in the area over the weekend. Chouteau County had another death confirmed Thursday, and Hill County confirmed another in its report for Saturday through Monday. Rocky Boy Health Department, which reports numbers also reported on either Hill County's or Chouteau County's reports, depending on where the person lived, also reported Monday a COVID-19-reported death occurring since its Sept. 23 update. That brings...
A National Transportation Safety Board team completed Monday its first full day of investigation into the Amtrak derailment near Joplin last week that took three lives and held a brief press conference on the project so far Monday afternoon. The Empire Builder derailment occurred just west of Joplin about 4 p.m. Saturday, hospitalizing several people and injuring dozens of others on top of the three that were killed. Liberty County Coroner's Office has released the names of th...
When Tracy Poole bought a house along 11th Street with her sister Robin Poole and brother-in-law Mikal Werre, they all knew something had to be done with the wall of stark white privacy fence surrounding the yard, especially one tall portion that faces 11th Street at an angle, and over the past week their idea, a giant mural, has taken shape. The artist is Mandy Moonbird, Robin Poole and Mikal Werre's daughter, who has been drawing and painting her whole life. Her aunt Tracy P...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,202 new cases, 11,416 active cases, 427 hospitalizations and 1,989 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 148,490 cases. Blaine County reported on the state update this morning, had 4 new cases, 27 active, 976 total cases, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Monday evening that another COVID-19-related death occurred over the weekend and that 18 new cases were reported Friday and 43 were reported Saturday through Monday. Hill C...
Mervin Stanley Getten, 76, passed away on September 25, 2021, in Great Falls, MT. He was born in Havre, MT to Stanley and Isabelle (Sanguins) Getten. Mervin graduated from Turner High School in 1962 and played baseball for Columbia Basin Junior College for two years. He competed in the 1963 State Legion Baseball Championship at Cut Bank. Mervin started in the Army National Guard in Montana and served for 40 years in both Montana and Arizona. While in Arizona, Mervin served in...
Havre Police Department Two fake IDs were reported by a caller at a First Street West establishment Monday at 11:11 a.m. -- A Monday 12:14 p.m. caller reported that a bike was found in the yard 14th Avenue. -- Joey Ray Azure of Havre, 26, was arrested on charges of partner or family member assault and tampering with a communication device after a Lincoln Avenue caller reported Monday at 3:39 p.m. that a neighbor asked her to call officers because the neighbor was being...
Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims....
Barry Dean Donoven 60, of Kremlin, passed away of natural causes Saturday, September 25, 2021, at his residence. Cremation has taken place and a celebration of life will be held at a later date....
Beverly Lorraine Grass, 92, passed away due to natural causes at Peace Hospice in Great Falls, MT on Thursday, September 23, 2021. Cremation has taken place and a celebration of her life will be held when all of her family are able to gather together. Beverly was born on February 11, 1929, to Earl Wendell (Shang) and Mary Howser Winter in Havre, MT. Beverly grew up in Kremlin, MT attending elementary school and high school there, graduating in 1947. Beverly met Lionell Grass...
Dennis Delane Kenfield, 83, passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, Montana. Public visitation will be held Thursday, September 30, from 4-7 p.m. at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. His graveside service will be 1 p.m. Friday, October 1, 2021, at the Highland Cemetery with Reverend Sue King officiating. His burial will follow the service. Memorial contributions in Dennis' honor may be made to The United Methodist Church in Chester,...
Kay Shizuko Miyashiro Riska, 64, left us on September 24th, 2021, and is now at peace after a long struggle with cancer. Cremation has taken place and a celebration of life will be held at Boxcars Restaurant and Bar in Havre, MT, October 2nd at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of sending flowers please send donations in honor of Kay Riska and make checks payable to: Benefis Foundation-Gift of Life Housing, PO Box 7008, Great Falls, MT 59406. Kay was born August 12th, 1957, in Honolulu,...
Havre Daily News staff Jocelyn Manzenerez will be in Havre Saturday for Hi-Line Child Care Association's presentation of Musically Minded. A release from the child care association says the training presented is interactive and will focus on "bringing the joy back to teaching and creating fun and meaningful circle times." The event, which includes drinks, lunch and snacks and six hours of approved training, starts with registration at 8:30 a.m. at District 4 Human Resources...
Havre High School Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held Thursday, Oct. 7, from 4 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. for all parents and guardians of Havre High students. Parents and guardians may visit with their child’s teacher about any concerns or issues regarding grades. Conferences will be held in the gymnasium. All parents and guardians of Havre High students are invited and encourages to attend. In conjunction with parent-teacher conferences, the counselors of Havre High School will be hosting a Senior/Parent Information Night. F...
There is no doubt north-central Montana is the best place to live. This past week was a true testament of what a giving and caring community we all live in and how we can band together in a disaster. When Amtrak derailed just west of Joplin there was an outpouring of help from every county within a hundred miles. Emergency responders came from Blaine, Hill, Chouteau, Cascade, Toole, Glacier, Pondera, and my home county of Liberty. These emergency responders have been trained for this, were ready, and did a great job of managi...
District 7C volleyball has reached the halfway point in what has been an exciting season on the Hi-Line. Last week's action started Tuesday with Big Sandy besting Cascade by scores of 25-19, 25-23 and 25-20. Thursday night in the 7C got started with Chinook defeating North Star in a tight match by scores of 23-25, 25-12, 25-22 and 25-19. Kira King had 11 kills and a block for North Star, while no stats were reported for the victorious Sugarbeeters. Thursday night also saw Box...
After a few weeks on the road, the Montana State University-Northern rodeo teams finally got the chance to ride in front of their home crowd this weekend on the Biggert Better Barn at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. In the week before the rodeo, the MSU-N riders dealt with adversity with some of them getting hurt. Despite this, MSU-N head coach Doug Kallenberger believes his team performed well. "I couldn't be more proud," Kallenberger said. "We just had a lot of adversity...
TUESDAY High School Volleyball Big Sandy vs Chinook Fort Benton vs Rivals High School XC Havre at Lewistown WEDNESDAY College Volleyball Skylights at Providence, 7 p.m. THURSDAY High School Volleyball North Star vs CJI Box Elder vs Fort Benton FRIDAY High School Football Havre at Glendive, 6 p.m. Chinook at Simms, 7 p.m. CJI vs Shelby, 7 p.m. Fort Benton vs Choteau, 7 p.m. Rocky Boy vs Belt, 7 p.m. High School Volleyball Chinook vs HLP Big Sandy vs Centerville Harlem vs...
After finishing with a .500 record last season, the Chinook 8-man football team is off to a strong start this season. With a 61-14 win over Chester-Joplin-Inverness Friday night, the Sugarbeeters moved to 5-0 on the season. The Chinook offense continued to play well as they reached a season high in points scored. The offense, led by quarterback Levi Jensen, now averages 49.8 points per game. Their defense also continues to play strong as they only allow 14.4 points a game....
I really hate to do it, but I must put a big shiny bow on this golf season. It’s always sad to write the final column of the year, but as they say, all good things must come to an end. However, we’ll certainly end the 2021 local golf report on a high note, starting with my good friend C.J. Evans, who recorded a hole-in-one at Prairie Farms Golf Course last week. Evans aced the Par-3 13th hole with a 6-iron. The shot was witnessed by Kyle Miller and Ryan Callahan. Way to go,...
From Montana Medical Association HELENA — The Montana Medical Association announced that its Board of Trustees selected a new slate of officers to lead the association through September 2022, with Carley C. Robertson, M.D., a general practice physician from Havre, taking the helm as association president. “We are proud to announce these new officers and their commitment to leading the Association into 2022,” MMA Chief Executive Officer Jean Branscum said. “Dr. Robertson and this full slate of exceptional physician leaders...
