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Fort Belknap Indian Community has announced that Fort Belknap Indian Reservation will go into complete shut down at 11:59 p.m. due to the number of cases of COVID-19 confirmed on the reservation and in Blaine County in the last week. The shut down will go from Froday through 11:59 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, the announcement posted on the Fort Beknap Indian Community webpage said. The reservation will be placed on shut down "to continue on contact tracing, quarantine and isolation...
It's hard to believe, especially this fall, that the postseason high school golf has already arrived. And for the Havre Blue Ponies, that means the final 36 holes of the season are upon them, and they'll be a fun and exciting 36 holes, no doubt. Thursday and Friday morning, the Ponies will tee it up against the best-of-the-best as they take part in the Class A state tournament at the famed Butte Country Club. And for the first time in five seasons, both the Pony boys and...
Amidst the cancellations caused by COVID-19 and restrictions in the schools, Havre High School hasn't let that keep it from celebrating homecoming week. "Our goal was to try and keep it as close as possible as we could to a normal homecoming year here at Havre High," Havre High School Assistant Principal and Activities Director Brian Kessler said. He said the big things that are going to be missing this week are the homecoming dance and there won't be a pep rally and...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 717 with 170 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 343,158 with 3,232 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 180. The number of recoveries was 9.256 and the number of active cases was 3,635. Local cases by county: Hill: 10 new cases, 186 total, 43 active, 1 active hospitalizations, 140 recovered, 3 deaths Liberty: No new cases, 20 total, 6 active, 14 recovered Blaine: 6 new cases, 35 total, 17 active,...
More cases of COVID-19 are being confirmed in this part of north-central Montana as daily totals for the state continue to outpace anything seen before this month. Hill County reported Thursday evening 10 new cases were confirmed in the county, while Blaine County reported six new cases and Chouteau County reported two. "We can not reiterate enough how important it is to follow the guidance of public health professionals," Blaine County Health Department said in its release...
Democrat Krystal Steinmetz is facing Republican Havre School Board Member Ed Hill in the race to replace state Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Mont, as the representative for House District 28 that encompasses most of Havre. Bachmeier, who is in his second term, did not run for re-election this year. Steinmetz said she supports what the state has done in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "I think Gov. (Steve) Bullock has done a good job of helping keep our state safe," Steinmetz...
Republican Havre School Board Member Ed Hill is facing Democrat Krystal Steinmetz in the race to replace state Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Mont, as the representative for House District 28 that encompasses most of Havre. Bachmeier, who is in his second term, did not run for re-election this year. Hill said he thinks Gov. Steve Bullock did what he thought was best in handing COVID-19. "I think the governor did what he felt was best," Hill said. "I think the governor and all of his...
Yesterday, I had a nice long Zoom chat with an old friend. I know this is nothing remarkable these days, but it was the first time my friend Andrew had used Zoom and I was frankly a little surprised. Andrew isn’t on Facebook. “It’s none of anyone’s business what I’m up to!” he tells me. I don’t think Andrew is “up to” all that much, but he takes a particularly fierce view on privacy. He won’t buy groceries with his credit card if they are going to track what he buys. “Why...
Michael "Big Mike" Tilleman was born on March 30, 1944, in Zurich, Montana, to Belgian immigrants Henry Tilleman and Irma D'Hooge, who taught all of their children the virtue of hard work. He acquired his sense of humor from his dad, Hank, who was known as a "World Class Bullshipper" and his business sense from Irma. Mike passed away at home in Havre surrounded by his loving family September 18, 2020. He grew up on a farm and ranch, and his father said he was as dumb as a...
MISSOULA — Margie Annie Kaldor, 88, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020, at the Bee Hive Homes in Missoula. A graveside service will be held Saturday, October 3, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Butte....
Arhonto Dritshulas of Havre, 76, entered into eternal rest after a long battle with Alzheimer’s September 26, 2020 with her husband and daughters by her side. A private family Trisagion service will be held on the evening of October 5, and due to COVID, a private funeral service will be held October 6, followed by a public graveside burial service, which will be held at Highland Cemetery at noon....
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. Stuart's family has suggested memorial donations be made in his memory to the Boys and Girls Club of the Hi-line or to the charity of the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with...
Havre Police Department Joshua Robert-Monroe Guyton of Havre, 24, was arrested on charges of trespass to property and resisting arrest after an officer stopped on First Avenue Tuesday at 5:04 p.m. to investigate suspicious activity. -- A vehicle crash was reported on First Street Tuesday at 5:09 p.m. -- A crash involving an automobile and a motorcycle was reported Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. on Second Street. -- A 12-year-old Havre girl was arrested on charges of partner of family...
It was a busy week for North Star volleyball, and a productive one for Shayla Borlaug. The North Star senior tallied 31 kills, as well as plenty of blocks, digs and aces in three matches over the course of last week. Borlaug helped the Knights beat CJI and Big Sandy, while also battling Chinook last week. Borlaug is an All-Conference performer in volleyball the past two seasons for the Knights. For the second time this season, Chinook’s Hunter Molyneaux racked up big o...
The Montana State University-Northern golf, cross country and rodeo seasons continued last week. The Northern golf teams had a solid showing at the Carroll College Invitational Sept. 22, with both the Lights and Skylights taking third. On the men's side, MSU-N shot a 330 team score. Troy Amsdon led the Lights taking 15th with a score of 76 (4 over par). Kyle Vandenacre took 21st with a score of 83 (11 over par). T.J. Reynolds took 22nd, as Dustin Haas and Matt Kreuger took...
Press release GREAT FALLS — As part of its efforts to promote Montana’s world class wheat and barley, the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee released a second educational video aimed at helping buyers understand the grain sampling and grading process from start to finish. The footage was produced as one of four videos in a series focused on demonstrating the steps taken by Montana’s certified federal grain inspectors to guarantee grain grades that are exactly proportionate to purchase prices. Since the onset of COVID...
MSU News Service BOZEMAN — The Montana State University Pesticide Education Program is offering a pest management tour for pesticide applicators at eight locations across north-central Montana on Oct. 6, 8 and 9. Those in the state’s Private Applicator Training District 3 need to earn six private applicator credits before Jan to avoid losing their certification, said Cecil Tharp, MSU pesticide education specialist. District 3 includes Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Glacier, Hill, Liberty, Pondera, Teton and Toole counties. App...
