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As the federal government approves COVID-19 vaccinations for children 5 and older, more COVID-19-related deaths are being reported in the area. Hill County Health Department reported another death in the county in its update Tuesday, and another COVID-19-related death has been added to the total in Blaine County through the reconciliation process conducted by Montana Department of Health and Human Services. Deb Anderson of the Blaine County Health Department said the death...
A shortage of employees hitting the area, state and nation has impacted victim services in this part of Montana. District 4 Human Resources Development Council Executive Director Carilla French issued a notice that, due to lack of staff, HRDC will be suspending all victim services including the local crisis telephone line until the end of November. “HRDC 4 sincerely apologizes for the great inconvenience this will bring to the community,” the notice said. “Your understanding and continued support is greatly appre...
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, Havre's McDonald's is again fully open. The restaurant is under new ownership and, Tuesday morning, they opened its lobby and the PlayPlace. The branch is now owned by Bill and Joey Himmelberg, a father and son who own the three McDonald's francises in Great Falls. "We've been there for 40 years," Joey Himmelberg said Tuesday, "And we have looked at Havre a number of times, and when Jeff (Ralph) decided he was selling we...
The Hill County Park Board met Monday to discuss a number of potential projects going on at the Beaver Creek Park including improvements to the lodge and Lions Campground, which may be hosting a Montana Actors’ Theatre play soon. At the meeting, local architect Becki Miller told the board she met recently with a structural engineer who assessed the lodge and found that too much of the weight from the roof beams was resting on the log walls, causing some movement in them. The proposed solution to this problem was to put up s...
The Havre City Council Ordinance Committee met Monday evening to discuss a pair of potential ordinances on trailer and recreational vehicle parking and curb cuts. One of these proposed ordinances would require recreational vehicles like campers and motor homes, as well as trailers, to be parked on a surface prepared for it, like asphalt or concrete. Committee member Andrew Brekke said this ordinance would keep people from parking excess vehicles on front lawns and too close to neighbors’ properties, which has become a fire h...
Hill County Health Department reported Tuesday evening another COVID-19-related death. The department reported that 11 new cases were confirmed, 63 active, 11 active hospitalizations, 3,335 total cases, 64 deaths. Reconciliation has added another COVID-19-related death to Blaine County’s total. Blaine County Health Department reported Tuesday evening being notified of 24 new cases Monday and Tuesday, 82 active, 1 active hospitalization, 1,427 total cases, 27 deaths. Rocky Boy reported Tuesday, also reported on either C...
The local acting troupe is looking for some people to bring a musical version of Monty Python's comedy to the stage in Havre. Montana Actors' Theatre is holding auditions for "Monty Python's Spamalot" tonight and Thursday, starting at 7 each night, in The Little Theatre in Montana State University-Northern's Cowan Hall. "Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,' 'Monty Python's Spamalot' retells the legend of King Arthur and his...
From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Three graduate students from Montana State University and the University of Montana have joined Montana PBS for the 2021-22 school year to create original digital content for pre-K through second grade teachers and students to be published on PBS LearningMedia. The new venture for Montana PBS will allow the graduate teaching assistants to work with the Montana PBS education department to conduct an assessment of educator needs across the state and determine the content needs of teachers and stu...
I spent yesterday with old friends. It used to be that I would follow the use of “old friends” with the disclaimer that they were “not really old!” This no longer feels necessary. If they are old friends of mine, I now have to say, objectively, they are pretty old. The “occasion” (if you want to call it that) was finally driving my oldest friend, Andrew, to his colonoscopy — which certainly sounds like an old person’s activity. I had been badgering him for months. After h...
I am a 68-year-old retired farmer, fourth generation Montanan and a lifelong avid hunter, angler and conservationist with a degree in wildlife biology and research experience on large predators. I started farming in 1977. Now I own Circle S Ranch in eastern Montana and pay property taxes in five counties. I have always shared the bounty of the ranch with sportsmen and conservationists for free. No one has ever paid a dime for access. My wife and I have been engaged in conservation, habitat improvement, and fish and wildlife...
It is no secret that family farms and ranches face tremendous challenges right now. Corporate monopolies, a changing climate, rising health care costs and a lack of capital are just a few of the obstacles that today’s farmers and ranchers have to navigate to stay on the farm. While the organizations I am proud to be a member of are all focused on the challenges farmers face right now, we also have to keep our eye on emerging perils that could threaten the family farmers of tomorrow. One of these perils is a series of tax p...
Natessa “Dee Dee” Gopher, 46, passed away due to natural causes at Peace Hospice in Great Falls Wednesday, November 3, 2021....
Emily I. Lukin, 76, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital Monday, November 1, 2021....
It is with great sadness that the family announces the sudden passing of Aaron Ross Yellowtail (Cappo) Standing Elk Who Stands Alone - Omaskoz Nipawi - at the age of 56. A father, brother, uncle, grandpa, cousin, and friend. Ross passed away Thursday October 28, 2021, at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, Montana. Cremation will take place and he will be returned home to Regina, Saskatchewan, for burial at Muscowpetung First Nation. Ross was born September 15th, 1965, in...
Havre Police Department Darrien R. Denny of Box Elder, 26, and Aliyah Brielle Eagleman of Havre, 21, were each issued a summons on a shoplifting charge after a caller at a First Street business reported shoplifters Tuesday at 10:27 a.m. -- Officers investigated a theft from a pickup truck reported Tuesday at 11:23 a.m. on Fourth Street. -- A caller reported at 12:16 p.m. Tuesday that a juvenile left Havre Middle School. -- Millard James Weasel of Fort Belknap, 40, was...
Postseason volleyball has finally arrived in Montana and the Havre High Blue Ponies are ready to make a run. The Ponies finished the regular season with a 13-1 record to finish atop the Northeast A standings and they enter the postseason riding a 10-match winning streak. The Ponies will look to carry that momentum into the Eastern A Divisional Volleyball Tournament this weekend in Laurel. Even though Havre has had much success against many of the other teams in the bracket,...
Last week's season opening dual was a disappointing start for the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team as it resulted in a 21-20 loss to North Idaho College. Heading into the home opening dual Tuesday night at Armory Gymnasium, the Lights were looking for a stronger performance. With their 25-0 win over Northwest College Tuesday, MSU-N head coach Tyson Thivierge was excited to see his wrestlers bounce back. "We did something we didn't do against North Idaho, we...
This Saturday will be the final home game and senior day for the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team. The Skylights will honor their seniors before they move on from the program. Senior Elissa Lind expects it to be an emotional day, but she is confident that she and her teammates can handle their emotions as they face Carroll College at Armory Gymnasium. "I think we'll have it in the bag. We'll definitely have to work hard for it, but I think we'll be excited...
Now the race is really on. Two weeks is all that remains in the Frontier Conference football season, and with College of Idaho knocking off Montana Western two weeks ago, and Montana Tech's upset of Rocky Mountain College last Saturday, once again, the league standings are, shall we say, muddied. Rocky and C of I are now tied atop the league standings at 6-2, while Western is back in play for the league title, just one game behind the Battlin' Bears and the Yotes. Rocky's win...
Colter Ball, Fort Benton Football The Fort Benton Longhorns are on their way to the next round of the Class C 8-Man playoffs, and in a 42-22 win over Plentywood last Saturday, Colter Ball had a big day. Ball scored on a 10-yard run, then he returned an interception for a touchdown on defense. Later, Ball sealed the game for the Longhorns with a 25-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to propel Fort Benton into the quarterfinals. Emerson Giese, Fort Benton Volleyball...
From https://www.fsa.usda. gov/state-offices/Montana Nov. 1 was last day of 2021 CRP Summer/Fall Non-Emergency Grazing Period — prior approval required Early November: 2021 county committee election ballots to be mailed to voters. Nov. 15: 2022 acreage reporting deadline for apiculture, fall wheat — hard red winter, and all other fall-seeded small grains. Make note that this is the final date that FSA can accept late-filed 2021 reports for these crops. Dec. 6: Voted FSA county committee election ballots due to FSA. Dec. 31:...
Press release The location of the MT Pulse Crop Committee meeting Tuesday, Nov. 9, has changed to the Montana Wheat and Barley Office at 300 Park Dr. S. #104, Great Falls, MT 59405. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. To receive information to join the committee’s meeting Nov. 9, people can contact Dani Jones at [email protected]. The Montana Pulse Crop Committee’s mission is to invest in and deliver support for marketing, research, education, and policy development programming that improves return on investment for the pul...
