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Articles from the September 29, 2020 edition


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  • Obituary - Stuart M. McIntosh

    Updated Sep 30, 2020

    Stuart M. McIntosh, 91, passed away due to natural causes at his home surrounded by his family Monday, September 28, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 1, 2020, at Fifth Avenue Christian Church. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery....

  • COVID-19 closes Box Elder, Harlem school buildings

    Tim Leeds|Updated Sep 29, 2020

    Both Harlem and Box Elder public schools have closed their buildings after cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the districts and moved back to distanced learning. Harlem School District announced Monday that at 10 a.m. it was notified that a school district staff member tested positive for COVID-19 and in-class school has been dismissed. "School officials are working closely and consistently with both Fort Belknap Tribal Health and Blaine County Health Department to determine...

  • Downing, Morigeau and Roots face off in auditor race: Troy Downing

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Sep 29, 2020

    Big Sky businessman Troy Downing is facing off against Democrat candidate Rep. Shane Morigeau of Missoula and Libertarian candidate Roger Roots of Livingston in the general election in the race for Matt Rosendale's place as Montana auditor. Rosendale, a Republican, is running for the U.S. House instead of running for re-election and faces former Rep. Kathleen Williams, D-Bozeman, in the race for that seat, being vacated by U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte. Gianforte is running for...

  • Downing, Morigeau and Roots face off in auditor race: Shane Morigeau

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Sep 29, 2020

    Rep. Shane Morigeau, D-Missoula, is facing off against Republican Big Sky businessman Troy Downing and Libertarian Roger Roots of Livingston in the general election in the race for Matt Rosendale's place as Montana auditor. Rosendale, a Republican, is running for the U.S. House instead of running for re-election and faces former Rep. Kathleen Williams, D-Bozeman, in the race for that seat, being vacated by U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte. Gianforte is running for Montana governor ins...

  • Downing, Morigeau and Roots face off in auditor race: Roger Roots

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Sep 29, 2020

    Libertarian candidate Roger Roots of Livingston is facing Big Sky businessman Troy Downing and Democrat candidate Rep. Shane Morigeau of Missoula in the general election in the race for Matt Rosendale's place as Montana auditor. Rosendale, a Republican, is running for the U.S. House instead of running for re-election and faces former Rep. Kathleen Williams, D-Bozeman, in the race for that seat, being vacated by U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte. Gianforte is running for Montana...

  • Work at St. Mary Diversion nearing completion

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Sep 29, 2020

    The largest concrete pour to date took place last Friday on the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works, where the drop near the end of the 29-mile system of dams, dikes, canals, gigantic metal siphons and concrete drop structures failed in May. Work on Drop 2 was already planned for this year and is underway, and the work on Drop 5 was added after it failed May 17. Work also is being done on Drop 1. “(Friday) morning started the biggest pour to date, with right under 200 yards on the Drop 5 … wall which wrapped up (Fr...

  • The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today's 10 a.m. update was 12,724 with 321 new cases.

    Updated Sep 29, 2020

    The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 709 with 166 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 339,926 with 2,730 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 177. The number of recoveries was 9,093 and the number of active cases was 3,454. Local cases by county: Hill: 7 new cases, 176 total, 47 active, 2 active hospitalizations, 126 recovered, 3 deaths Liberty: 1 new case, 20 total, 6 active, 14 recovered Blaine: 7 new cases, 29 total, 11 active, 18...

  • From the Courts - State District Court: Man sentenced to probation for distributing drugs in jail, to follow sentences in other cases

    Updated Sep 29, 2020

    Shawn Keith Rosette was sentenced to five years probation for obtaining and distributing drugs while in jail, to follow five- and three-year sentences in other cases. Rosette was charged Aug. 12 with two counts of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and two counts of transferring illicit materials, all felonies, after detention center personnel found the drug suboxone concealed in letters sent to him in the jail awaiting action in the other cases. Rosette was charged in...

  • Obituary - J.R. "Bob" Inman

    Updated Sep 29, 2020

    Long-time Chinook resident J.R. "Bob" Inman, 89, passed away September 15th at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook, MT, one day before his 90th birthday. He is known as "Bud" to his siblings. Dad was born to Harry Inman and Dorothy Thomas Inman September 16th, 1930, in Wolf Point, MT. He moved to Chinook with his family in 1944, where he spent the remainder of his life. When his parents moved elsewhere, he decided to stay in Chinook and was "adopted" by the P.O. Butler...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission business meeting

    Updated Sep 29, 2020

    The Hill County Commission will hold its business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. The meeting agenda is: Public Comments on Non-Agenda items: Public Comments on Agenda Items: Claims: Employment: Resolutions: Ordinances: Contracts PILOT Agreement Oakwood Village Board Appointments: Policy Updates: County Permit Approval: Subdivision/survey approval Survey — Bergren family gift Survey — Huston relocation of common boundaries County Needs District 4 Human Resources Development Council Community Needs Assessment update Control pan...

  • From the Courts - State District Court: Woman sentenced, resentenced, to probation on drug charges

    Updated Sep 29, 2020

    Brandy E. Winchell was sentenced in state District Court in Havre to a total of five years probation for violating conditions of her release in one drug case and on a new drug charge. Winchell was charged with criminal possession of drugs in January while serving a two-year suspended sentence on possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, which was imposed to run after a four-year suspended sentence imposed on a 2014 charge of distribution of dangerous drugs at the same July...

  • For the Record, Sept. 29, 2020

    Updated Sep 29, 2020

    Havre Police Department A caller on First Street Northeast asked Monday at 8:18 a.m. for assistance from officers. -- Officers assisted with a medical call at 11:44 a.m. Monday on First Street Northeast. -- Tiffany Mariah Cash-Peet of Havre, 24, was issued a summons on an unlisted charge related to a remote breathalyzer violation reported to the police station Monday at 1:31 p.m. -- Lorraine Henderson of Box Elder. 18, was arrested on charges of shoplifting and minor in...

  • Hi-Line Football: Beeters win big in Chester, Bears get their first W

    George Ferguson|Updated Sep 29, 2020

    It's one of the biggest rivalries in all of Class C football. But in the latest installment, it was no contest. Friday night in Chester, the Chinook Sugarbeeters pounced on the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks in a Northern C showdown, winning 64-20. The Beeters saw Hunter Molyneaux take the opening kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown and Chinook never looked back in the rousing victory. The Beeters scored 48 points in the first half as well. Chinook racked up over 400 yards of...

  • Hi-Line Volleyball: Big volleyball week for Hi-Line squads

    George Ferguson|Updated Sep 29, 2020

    It's hard to believe, but the high school volleyball season reached the halfway point along the Hi-Line last week. And what a busy week of matches it was. Last Tuesday, North Star opened a big week with a sweep of the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks. The Knights won by scores of 25-16, 25-22 and 25-20, with Shayla Borlaug racking up seven kills, three blocks and six digs for North Star. Tatum Hull had 12 kills, six blocks, six digs and an ace for CJI. Tuesday night also saw the...

  • Common questions of people enrolling in Medicare

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Sep 29, 2020

    Amid the COVID-19 pandemic health care is more important than ever, and with open enrollment for Medicare beginning Oct. 15, Montana seniors may have questions about how to sign up and make sure they are properly covered. These decisions can have significant effects on people’s coverage for the next year and the process often prompts questions from enrollees, especially if they’ve just turned 65 and are enrolling for the first time. UnitedHealthcare of Montana recently put out a release that said there are three common que...

  • Hi-Line Sports Schedule

    Updated Sep 28, 2020

    TUESDAY High School Volleyball Ft. Benton at Rivals Chinook at HLP THURSDAY High School Volleyball Havre at Lewistown Chinook vs Big Sandy CJI vs North Star Fort Benton vs Box Elder Harlem vs Conrad High School Golf Havre at State A In Butte FRIDAY High School Football Havre vs Miles City, 7 p.m Chinook vs Simms, 7 p.m. Big Sandy at Sunburst, 7 p.m. CJI at Shelby, 7 p.m. Fort Benton at Choteau, 7 p.m. Rocky Boy at Belt, 7 p.m. Box Elder at Valier, 7 p.m. Harlem vs Malta, 7...