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Montana set a new record Tuesday for daily confirmed COVID-19 cases with 733 new cases. The state has confirmed 193 COVID-19-related deaths so far. That brings the state total to 16,063 with 5,352 active cases and 235 active hospitalizations. Hill County confirmed 16 new cases. The county has a total of 268 cases, 104 active. Rocky Boy Health Center confirmed six new cases - which could go to Hill or Chouteau counties' totals - reporting that the cases confirmed include 26...
Havre Police Department A caller from an 11th Street West business reported Monday at 6:16 a.m. that four men stole some items and drove off in a muddy black Chevrolet pickup truck with a red bumper. -- A Lincoln Avenue caller reported at 7:11 a.m. Monday that someone stole a political sign and left an American flag on the ground. -- A summons was issued after officers investigated a hit-and-run vehicle crash reported on Fifth Avenue Monday at 9:01 p.m. No details on the...
Editor’s note: This version corrects that Kim Larson is Hill County health officer. Hill County has suffered its fourth and fifth COVID-19-related deaths as numbers of confirmed cases continue to grow in this area and cases and deaths continue upward throughout the state. Hill County Health Department reported the two deaths Monday afternoon. Hill County also saw 15 new cases confirmed Monday, while Blaine County saw five, Chouteau County three and Liberty County saw one new case confirmed. The state set a new record for one-...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 773 with 216 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 372,720 with 2,745 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 192. The number of recoveries was 10,172 and the number of active cases was 4,983. Local cases by county: Hill: 15 new cases, 252 total, 91 active, 156 recovered, 5 deaths Liberty: 1 new case, 21 total, 1 active, 20 recovered Blaine: 5 new cases, 82 total, 56 active, 1 active hospitalization, 26...
Havre High School Senior Simon Hart has qualified as a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist. "I think it's pretty cool," Simon Hart said. "I kind of forgot that this whole thing was even possible because it took about a year for me to hear back from, so to have confirmation that some of that hard work that I did has manifested itself in this way is nice." The National Merit Scholarship program is a United States competition started in 1955 created to identify and honor...
Former Rep. G. Bruce Meyers, R-Box Elder, is challenging Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, in Windy Boy's race for re-election, in a rematch of the 2018 election for a seat both candidates have held. Windy Boy served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2003 to 2008, then ran for the Senate, defeating Democratic Sen. Frank Smith in his bid for re-election. He beat Smith again in a race for that seat in 2012. Meyers ran for the House seat in 2014, defeating...
Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, is running for re-election in House District 32 and faces former Rep. G. Bruce Meyers, R-Box Elder, in a rematch of of a race in a district both have represented. Windy Boy served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2003 to 2008, then ran for the Senate, defeating Democratic Sen. Frank Smith in his bid for re-election. He beat Smith again in a race for that seat in 2012. Meyers ran for the House seat in 2014, defeating incumbent...
Republcian Mark Wicks, an Inverness-area farmer and veteran, is facing Democrat, and Bullhook Community Health Center Behavioral Health Specialist Jacob "Jake" Strissel of Rudyard in the Hill County Commissioner 2020 Election to fill the seat of Democrat Mike Wendland, who is not running for re-election. Wicks said 30 years of experience as a farmer, entrepreneur and veteran make him the best candidate for the position of commissioner, a job he said requires an exceptional...
Democrat and Bullhook Community Health Center Behavioral Health Specialist Jacob "Jake" Strissel of Rudyard is facing Republican Mark Wicks, an Inverness-area farmer and veteran, in the Hill County Commissioner 2020 Election to fill the seat of Democrat Mike Wendland, who is not running for re-election. Strissel said his experience working within the county, helping people, makes him an ideal choice for the role of commissioner. "Everything that I've done in my professional...
CASA GRANDE, Ariz.-Charlotte Rominger died October 2 of natural causes at the Garnet assisted living facility in Casa Grande. Charlotte was born August 30, 1924 in Chester, MT., to Clarence B. and Annie E. Williams. She attended school and worked in Havre, MT., where she met her husband, John Rominger; they were married November 7, 1943, and inseparable for 61 years. Prior to retiring in Arizona, Charlotte and John lived and worked in Havre, MT, for over 30 years. Charlotte...
Julie Ann Strauser of Havre, Montana, 64, passed away October 1, 2020. Julie was born May 6, 1956, in Havre, Montana, to Agatha (Herron) and Hubert (Lars) Golie. She attended Havre High School and was very active in 4-H, Omoksee and the Soroptimist Club. She attended 4-H Congress in sewing and sheep. Julie attended college in Thermopolis, Wyoming, where she received a degree in veterinary technology. She married Scot Strauser in 1976. They had one son, Sandy Bob. Sandy Bob...
John R. Waldron, 73, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center Saturday, October 3, 2020. Cremation has taken place, and the family is planning a celebration of John’s life at a later date....
An officer was appointed as a patrol officer for the Havre Police Department Monday at Havre City Council. Havre Police Department Chief Gabe Matosich appointed Jayce Barclay to the position of patrol officer. Matosich said Barclay has gone through an extensive background investigation and graduated from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy. Barclay completed the 14-week field training program, Matosich said, adding that Barclay has met all the necessary requirements for the full-time position of the patrol officer. “Jayce h...
The office of Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., reported that, due to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., recessing the Senate until Oct. 19 because of increasing cases of COVID-19, a hearing on Amtrak scheduled for Wednesday has postposed. Tester is pushing aggressively to get the hearing rescheduled as soon as it is safe to do so, his office said. McConnell has said Judiciary Committee hearings on the confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett would confirm, but most of the workings of the Senate are on...
TUESDAY High School Volleyball Big Sandy at Centerville High School XC Box Elder Invite at BCGC Havre at Billings Central THURSDAY High School Volleyball Havre at Shelby Big Sandy vs Fort Benton FRIDAY High School Football Havre vs Hardin, 7 p.m. Chinook vs Choteau, 7 p.m. Big Sandy vs PDB, 7 p.m. Fort Benton vs Simms, 7 p.m. CJI vs Rocky Boy, 7 p.m. High School Volleyball Big Sandy at Rivals College XC MSU-N at RMC Invite in Billings SATURDAY High School Football Box Elder...
Volleyball is coming to a big part of the season on the Hi-Line, and every match counts. With district tournaments coming soon, last week was a critical one for area teams. Back on Tuesday, Fort Benton swept Geraldine-Highwood by scores of 25-15, 25-20 and 25-11 in a key District 7C match. Abby Clark had nine kills and two blocks in the win for the Longhorns. Thursday saw North Star earn a 7C win over Chester-Joplin-Inverness, by scores of 25-19, 25-22, 17-25 and 25-17. The...
After a week off, the Fort Benton Longhorns got back to work. And work they did. Friday night, the Longhorns blasted the Choteau Bulldogs 66-6 to improve to 5-0 own the season, and keep their hold atop the Northern C standings. After putting up just eight points in the first stanza, Fort Benton exploded for 30 unanswered points in the second period. Billy Ullery started the barrage by throwing a pair of touchdown passes, while Hayden Diekhans returned a punt 35 yards for a...
Press release Northern Montana Health Care has announced Sheila Hanson, RN, a member of the clinical nursing team at NMHC, is the latest winner of its Compassionately Achieving Remarkable Excellence - C.A.R.E. - Award. Hanson was nominated by one of her co-workers. Her nominator complimented Hanson on her positivity and dedication. "Sheila has worked at Northern Montana Health Care for a long time and she shows up every day with a smile on her face," the nominator said....
