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In a press conference call today Gov.Steve Bullock announced that he will be extending the stay-at-home directive to reduce exposure to novel coranavirus 2019 through April 24. He also announced that the directives closing all non-residential public schools and restricting on-premise food and beverage businesses will be extended through the same date. The directive establishing a mandatory quarantine for certain people arriving in Montana from another state or country, as... Full story
Havre City Council met using social distancing Monday, with five members appearing via video and social distancing used during the meeting, where the city government declared a state of emergency to exist with the city related to COVID-19, novel coronavirus. Resolution No. 3815 was approved unanimously, declaring a state of emergency to exist within the city of Havre due to the communicable disease COVID-19. Mayor Tim Solomon said the emergency declaration allows... Full story
Press release Community Church of Gildford and Rudyard Calvary Evangelical Church invited people to join them “as we reflect upon what Jesus’ death on the cross means during a Good Friday service at 7 p.m. April 10, via Zoom, then join us online at 10 a.m. Easter Sunday to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection.” People can contact Pastor Clay Massar at [email protected] or contact Alice Miller at 376-3226 to receive the Zoom links.... Full story
Press release Montana’s Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education said in a release that, amidst the challenges COVID-19 has brought to everyone’s lives, people must not forget to celebrate, and that includes College Signing Day. This year, the event, which graduating seniors usually celebrate at their high school, is going virtual. The Montana University System and Reach Higher Montana are partnering to help students celebrate their post-high school plans online. “This is always an important and joyful event for our h... Full story
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 27. The number of tests completed was 6,985. The number of recoveries was 51. The number of deaths was 6. The numbers by county were: Hill: 1, zero new cases Liberty: 1, zero new cases Blaine: 0 Chouteau: 0 Toole: 15, zero new cases Yellowstone: 47, 7 new cases Flathead: 31, 5 new cases Gallatin: 119, 2 new cases Carbon: 2, 1 new case Lewis and Clark: 15, 1 new case Beaverhead: 1, zero new cases Broadwater, 4, zero new cases Cascade: 11,... Full story
Havre High School, along with the other schools in Havre Public Schools, is going full throttle with distanced learning. “We were tasked with coming up with a remote learning plan from Superintendent (Andy) Carlson and we created a document with the help of all our teachers and staff, and creating that document then getting it approved and sent it to the Office of Public Instruction,” Principal Edward Norman said. “In doing that, our teachers gave me a list of all the things they were doing and we actually have added a few s... Full story
Along with holding its regular classes through distanced learning, special education classes in Havre Public Schools also began working remotely last week. “Our number one concern with our students at Havre Public Schools is their overall safety, health and wellness,” Havre Public Schools Director of Special Education and Federal Projects Karla Geda said. “We certainly don’t want to put anyone at risk at any time, and so that was the one thing that was an overall arching thing that we needed to make sure that was at the for... Full story
I am one of the least likely people to participate in what I normally call “Rah-Rah” stuff — those spirit-lifting, come-together, team-building exercises to rally the crowd — so this op-ed is going to come as a shock to everyone who knows me. The people of Havre and Hill County have done an amazing job of coming together during this pandemic crisis, supporting one another and not only finding the good in others, but also expressing gratitude publicly — all while still followin... Full story
For those of us old enough to remember or to watch reruns of the 1950s classic “Dragnet,” we can easily recall Sgt. Friday’s quote, “Just the facts, ma’am.” That quote became locked into America’s lexicon, highlighting a simple ask of all of us to be honest with each other. The facts unfolding before us regarding COVID-19 are no different. The risks are real. Epidemiologists have estimated the virus will attack 30 to 40 percent of us, and five percent of those cases will be severe enough to require hospitalizati... Full story
The Centers for Disease Control and National Institutes of Health recommend a thorough cleaning of your hands, repeatedly throughout the day, as well as avoiding touching your face to keep from getting COVID-19 by transferring the coronavirus from infected surfaces to your mouth, nose and eye - where the virus enters the body through mucous membranes. Any hand soap will work, because the virus is a simple structure made of a fat and protein sphere around some genetic coding ca... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers investigated two sexual or violent offender registry violations Monday at 11:14 a.m. -- A Seventh Street caller asked Monday at 11:20 a.m. to speak with officers about a possible identity theft. -- A caller at Hill County Detention Center asked Monday at 2:31 p.m. to speak with an officer about a previous assault involving an inmate. Hill County Sheriff's Office Deputies investigated a complaint called in from Main Street in Rudyard Monday at...
The Hill County Commission weekly business meeting will be held as a GoToMeeting online 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: Beaver Creek Park card connect contract Council on Aging Contract Board appointments: Policy updates: County permit approval: Subdivision/survey approval: County needs: MDT construction in Rudyard People can join the meeting using their computer, tablet or...
Robert Gordan "Bert" Ball, 29, passed away April 5, 2020, at his home in Fort Belknap, MT. Robert was born December 26, 1990, in Havre, MT. Robert graduated from Havre High School in 2008 and started to work in the construction field. He lived and worked in Denver for a few years then move to Missoula and then worked in Hill and Blaine County. Bert was a caring individual who always put other people first above his needs. Bert loved fishing and he loved his family and... Full story
COVID-19 has upended lives across Montana, making many of us rethink the future of our world. One uncharted territory is education. Montana has closed schools to families physically while maintaining education and nutrition services. Many are tackling distance learning. Some Montana students do not have internet access, and at the same time, many schools are completely closed and can’t distribute or collect paper packets. Montana is as diverse as its teachers’ approaches to this issue, but this diversity is sharply con...
Press release The Governor’s Grizzly Bear Advisory Council will meet through three video conferences that will be live streamed online for the public. The citizen council will convene April 9, from 9 a.m. to noon; April 17, from 9 a.m. to noon; and April 24, from 1 to 4 p.m. The video conferences will be streamed at http://fwp.mt.gov/gbac . The council is scheduled to discuss the role of hunting, social tolerance and livestock and agricultural compensation in the upcoming meetings. Information from past meetings, including p...
While the summer as it relates to sports is uncertain right now, the Montana boys and girls all-star rosters for the annual Midland Roundtable Montana-Wyoming All-Star Basketball Series were released Thursday. And a pair of local stars made the cut on the girls team. Havre High senior Kyndall Keller and Harlem senior L’Tia Lawrence were both named to the girls team for the annual series. Both are headed to play for the University of Montana starting next fall. Keller, who w...
As the world of sports is on its head in Montana, many are experiencing a whirlwind of emotions and working hard in hopes that their sports will return to normal at some point, because right now, COVID-19 has turned everything upside down. And overseas, Chinook native Jake Norby is experiencing his own trials. Norby gave up his senior season of football with the Montana State University-Northern Lights because he had a professional season lined up in Germany this summer. He...
Though the Montana State University-Northern athletic department wasn’t able to hold its annual awards banquet, they still were able to announce their 2019-2020 Athletes of the Year. The announcement came during Friday night’s MSU-N Spring Fling, which was held remotely, since it couldn’t be done in person due to COVID-19. The Northern Male Athlete of the Year went to junior wrestler Nick Kunz. The native of Helena captured the 2020 NAIA national championship at 125 pound...
