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After expressing last week a desire to dissolve the Meadowlark Water and Sewer District, the Hill County Commission is now rethinking that course of action in light of new developments this week that could make such a decision impractical. Early last week, Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said Meadowlark Estates, many years ago, had planned to put in a water and sewer system and applied to become a district, but later decided against creating the system, making the distr...
by Emily Stifler Wolfe Montana Free Press -- Wind and water have eroded Montana soils since the first plow turned earth on the Northern Plains more than 150 years ago, taking with them one of the state's most important resources. Since then, tillage, plus the fertilizer and pesticides common in industrial agriculture, have continued to degrade the soil that agriculture depends on. With climate change threatening almost 25,000 Montana agricultural jobs in the next 50 years,...
Editor’s not: This version corrects the time of the meeting. Hill County Weed Board will meet Monday, Oct. 18, at 6 p.m.. at the Hill County Shop. • Call to order: Minutes • Public comment • Correspondence • Unfinished business: Non-compliance issue • New business: Budget; Mosquito-Weed contract; fall coordinator meeting; annual meeting; season update, drone update....
The Havre High volleyball team fought through conference play the past month and a half and emerged on the other side with a 10-1 record. Now, the Blue Ponies face a long weekend when they head to Butte for Blocktober Fest starting this Friday. While many teams will try to hand the Ponies their first loss in over a month, HHS head coach Stephanie Huse is focused on getting her team ready for the long weekend. "It's more about sharpening our minds when it comes to tournament...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,300 new cases, 12,602 active cases, 479 hospitalizations and 2,121 deaths, 12 higher than Wednesday’s total. The cumulative total for the state was 163,527 cases. Blaine County Health Department reported Wednesday evening being notified of 16 new cases, 91 active, 2 active hospitalizations, 1,280 total cases, 25 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Wednesday evening that 14 new cases were reported, 121 active, 12 active hospitalizations, 3,0...
Lowell Donoven, 83, went to his eternal home on September 7, 2021. His funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 23, 2021, at St Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Deacon Tim Maroney officiating. Please visit Lowell's online memorial page at http://www.hollandbonine.com to send a card or leave a message of condolence for his family. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Lowell was born on September 26, 1937, in...
Robert Lee Cochran Sr., 96, passed away due to natural causes in Missoula on Sunday, October 10, 2021. Wake services will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 15, 2021, and will continue until his funeral service which will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 16, 2021, all at the Fort Belknap Community Center. Burial will follow in the Fort Belknap Agency with his beloved wife, Ola....
Frances Marie Madsen Buell passed away in the early afternoon hours October 12, 2021. Vigil service will be at St. Jude Catholic Church Monday, October 18, 2021, at 6 p.m. Funeral Mass service will be at St. Jude Catholic Church, October 19, 2021, at 11 a.m. Interment will immediately follow service with fellowship afterward, at St. Jude Parish Center. Full obituary to follow....
Hill County Mosquito Control District Board will meet Monday, Oct. 18, at 5:15 p.m. at the Hill County Weed & Mosquito Control District Office, Road & Weed Shop Complex, 1405 Second St. W. The meeting agenda is: 1. Review minutes from previous meeting 2. Correspondence 3. Unfinished business a) Budget update b) Larvicide applications c) Fogging applications d) Drone update 4. New business a) NWMVCA report b) Meeting dates for 2022 c) Purchase order approval d) Contract with weed district 5. Announcements — non-action items 6...
Havre Police Department Wednesday at 12:43 p.m., a Third Street caller reported vandalism to a rental. -- Officers investigated a man leaning against a pole on First Street at 1:52 a.m. today. Hill County Sheriff's Office A caller asked deputies Wednesday at 4:32 p.m. to make a well-being check on Second Streeet North. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical personnel responded to nine calls Wednesday. Havre Animal Shelter The shelter this morning held six kittens of varying...
Honest to Pete, sometimes I’m blind as a bat. Yes, I know; let the clichés roll on. These last six years that I’ve lived in my Etzatlan house, I thought my bodega roof drained frontward. My neighbor Janet asked if I knew what that large pipe was about on the other side of our shared wall. What pipe? We asked “the boys.” Yes, that pipe drains the gutter from my bodega roof onto the other property and makes a right mess. Joe and Yvonne used to own both houses. They were her...
With the state meet next week, the Havre High cross country teams hope to be at the top of their game before they head to Missoula. The Blue Ponies will get one more chance to improve their times as they run in the Fall Classic in Hardin this Friday. "We're looking at shaving more time off of our season bests before heading to the state meet," HHS head coach Erin Lynch said. "It will be the final race of the season for most of our junior varsity kids so we're hoping to see the...
Prep Football Standings Eastern A Division Northeast Conf. Overall Lewistown 3-0 5-1 Miles City 2-0 4-2 Glendive 1-2 3-3 Havre 1-3 2-5 Sidney 0-2 2-5 Southeast Conf. Overall Laurel 3-0 6-0 Billings Central 1-1 5-1 Hardin 1-1 1-6 Livingston 0-3 0-7 Western A Division Southwest Conf. Overall Hamilton 5-0 6-0 Dillon 4-1 5-2 Frenchtown 2-2 4-3 Stevensville 1-2 2-5 Butte Central 1-3 2-5 Corvallis 1-5 1-6 East Helena 0-1 0-5 Northwest Conf. Overall Polson 4-0 7-0 Whitefish 2-0 7-0...
