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The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees met Tuesday evening and discussed a number of policy changes and revisions, heard a report from Sunnyside Intermediate School Principal Pax Haslem on his school’s activities and concerns including about student stress and on the school honoring veterans on Veterans Day, and heard from a parent regarding an incident involving a Halloween costume some students and parents found racially offensive. During public comment, Havre resident Shanetrice Allen spoke about an instance just b...
Area COVID-19 vaccination and booster shot clinics continue, along with a push for flu vaccinations, as COVID-19-related deaths continue in the area. Hill County Health Department reported Tuesday the 65th COVID-19-related death in a Hill County resident since the pandemic hit the area in March 2020. It is the 19th COVID-19-related death since Havre Daily again began tracking daily numbers Aug. 6 as the delta variant-driven surge hit the area. Blaine County has recorded three...
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 497 will be holding a ceremony and Sunnyside Intermediate School will be hosting a Veterans Day Breakfast Thursday to honor the area’s veterans. Dale Herd of VFW Post 497 said the VFW-led ceremony will start at 11 a.m. in front of the VFW Memorial Wall near Town Square with members of his organization as well as American Legion 11 making up the event’s honor guard, which will preform the 21-shot salute followed by the playing of taps. After the short ceremony attendees will move into the Elk...
Hill County Health Department reported Tuesday evening another COVID-19-related death in a county resident. The department update said that 5 new cases were reported, 57 active, 10 active hospitalizations, 3,402 total cases, 65 deaths. Rocky Boy reported Tuesday, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers, 1 new case, 20 active, no active hospitalizations, 1,182 total cases. It has had 10 deaths. Blaine County Health Department reported Tuesday evening being notified of 38 new cases from last Wednesday through...
From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension has three new, free publications available about weeds and pests in Montana. “Narrowleaf Hawksbeard: Identification, Biology and Integrated Management” is a four-page MontGuide, or factsheet, written by Shelley Mills, Jane Mangold and Tim Seipel. The authors note this adaptable and difficult-to-control weed is present in north central and northeastern Montana, northwestern North Dakota and in parts of Canada. It can be a problem in reduced and no-till fields,...
Havre Police Department Jacob Logan James Folk of Havre, 32, was arrested on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program report made at 8 a.m. Tuesday. -- A sex offense was reported by a caller on First Street at 8:46 a.m. Tuesday. -- A minor vehicle crash was reported on First Street West Tuesday at 11:47 a.m. -- Codie Darwin Nalder of Havre, 27, was arrested on a pick up and hold order served on Ninth Avenue at 3:37 p.m. Tuesday. -- Patrick Ryan Schroeder...
Dear Editor, As an honorary Missoulian, I can confidently say Montanans in particular have a deeply rooted connection to the environment. Jack Rich, the hardworking owner of local family-owned Rich Ranch, said “our hearts belong to the wildlands, wildlife, and waters.” The Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act, a bill that Rich and many other Montanan experts have contributed to over the past two decades, would designate 79,060 acres of new federal wilderness. This is vital not only because of the 2,013 acres that would be...
I have been studying up on frightening holiday rumors and found some surprises. There is apparently no evidence that any child has ever been poisoned by a Halloween treat. This is according to The New York Times, which investigated it. There was one case of a dentist in California who handed out laxative pills as Halloween candy. That was certainly a terrible thing to do, but not life-threatening. There was a single case of a razor blade found in Halloween candy, but it was la...
It's rivalry week for the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team as the University of Providence comes to Armory Gymnasium for a dual Wednesday night. Both teams enter the dual with a 1-1 record but whenever the Lights and Argonauts meet on the mats, records go out the door. "It doesn't matter if they were ranked number one in the country and we were dead last, this dual always brings the best out in both teams," MSU-N head coach Tyson Thivierge said. "It's a good...
After a long and successful season for the Havre High volleyball team, everything the Blue Ponies have worked for this fall comes down to the Class A State Volleyball Tournament in Bozeman this weekend. With the season coming to an end, HHS head coach Stephanie Huse is excited to see how her girls will fare against their toughest competition this fall. "It's exciting to be able to play in the environment we're about to play in," Huse said. "There's going to be a lot of...
After a couple of long road trips, the Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams have to get right back at it. In the case of the Skylights, they are headed right back out on the road after playing a pair of games at the University of Providence Tournament last weekend in Great Falls. Northern lost a pair of tight games to Corban University and Central Baptist, and now, head coach Chris Mouat's team will have three more tough games on the road....
After the Montana State University-Northern Skylights finished strong at home, Emily Feller was named Frontier Conference Setter of the Week. Feller is a 5-foot-10 freshman setter/outside hitter from Helena. MSU-Northern split their final two regular season matches downing Carroll College and losing 3-1 to No. 17 Montana Tech. Feller averaged 11.13 assists and 3.13 digs. Ayla Embry of Rocky Mountain College, a 5-foot-4 sophomore libero from Bozeman, was named Defender of the...
Avery Carlson, Havre High Volleyball The Havre High volleyball team had some exciting matches on their way to finishing third at the Eastern A Divisional last week in Laurel. And junior Avery Carlson had plenty to do with that. In Havre’s three matches over the weekend, Carlson averaged 10 kills, 16 digs and a block as the Blue Ponies battled their way to a third-place finish and a trip to this weekend’s state tourney. Carlson is also an All-Conference basketball and sof...
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. Please 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...
HELENA — The Montana Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for health care organizations to help facilitate its Montana Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Counseling Voucher Program. To prioritize mental health in agricultural communities and improve access to trained professionals based in Montana, the department is launching a counseling voucher program to provide free mental health services to individuals involved in agriculture across the state. The department expects to award $250,000 in funds through t...
Prep Football PLayoffs Class AA Semifinals Friday, Nov. 12 Kalispell Glacier (8-3) at Missoula Sentinel (10-0), 7 p.m. Helena (9-2) at Billings West (10-1), Wendy's Field at Daylis Stadium, 7 p.m. Class A Semifinals Saturday, Nov. 13 Polson (10-0) at Laurel (9-0), Laurel Sports Complex, 1 p.m. Lewistown (8-1) at Hamilton (9-0), 1 p.m. Class B Semifinals Saturday, Nov. 13 Jefferson (7-3) at Florence-Carlton (10-0), in Florence, 1 p.m. Bigfork (8-2) at Eureka (9-2), Date and...
