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Some local businesses say they are trying to flatten the curve of the spread of COVID-19, although it depends on the cooperation of their customers. The virus continues to spread, with Montana reporting a new high - 1,101 - of daily news cases in its update Tuesday. Today's update was not available by printing deadline this morning. Hill County has seen a decrease in the number of new daily cases in the last week, with 15 new confirmed cases reported Tuesday night. Hill...
Although the number of daily new COVID-19 cases has dropped some in Hill and Blaine counties following a major surge in the fall, the numbers continue to rise in the state. Montana’s COVID-19 response tracking map in its update Tuesday listed 1,101 new cases, the highest number of one-day cases to date. The update for today was not available by printing deadline this morning. The state total since the disease was first confirmed in Montana in March was at 41,151 with 16,816 active cases, 487 active hospitalizations and 462 de...
Highland Park School Principal Mark Irvin gave an update during the Havre Public School Board meeting Tuesday on the positive things he has been seeing from the remote learning and hybrid program, as well as the challenges. "You have to be creative," Irvin said. He said the platform they are using, SeeSaw, is excellent for the age groups served at Highland Park Early Primary School, kindergarten and first grade. Parents have stepped up and some students are flourishing in this...
The state total number of cases listed Tuesday was 41,151. The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 1,510 with 487 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 544,566 with 3,653 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 462. The number of recoveries was 23,8731 and the number of active cases was 16,816. Local cases by county: Hill: new cases listed Tuesday night, total, active, active hospitalizations, recovered, deaths Liberty: No new cases Monday,...
Bear Paw Development Corp. Executive Director Paul Tuss said the 2020 Census in Hill County did not go as well as it could have and negative consequences may result, depending on what the data from the rest of the state and country looks like. Tuss said while the county’s number of respondents increased from the 2010 Census, the number of self-responses to the census is cause for concern. He said Hill County saw a self-response rate of 57 percent this year, well-below the 62 percent seen in 2010. “We didn’t really hit the m...
Irene Emma (Sondag) Wagner, 88, passed away due to complication of Alzhiemers Sunday, November 8, 2020, at the Care and Comfort Home. Cremation has taken place, and due to the pandemic, services will be held when it is safe to gather. Irene’s family has suggested memorial donations be made in her memory to St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, PO Box 407, Havre, MT 59501, the Alzheimer’s Association-Montana, 3010 11th Ave N, Billings, MT 59101, or a charity of the donor’s choice....
Patti (Quinn) Cole, age 54 passed away Oct. 9th from glioblastoma cancer. She was born and raised in Havre Mt, attended Havre schools and Montana State University. She is survived by her husband, Roger; children, Olivia and Spencer; mother, Betty; father Michael (Leta), and brothers, Mike and Christopher; along with aunts, uncles, cousins, and numerous friends. She was a basketball player, runner, cheerleader, and member of National Honor Society. She was dedicated to her...
Havre Police Department An officer initiated a well-being check at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday on First Street Northeast. -- Holly Marie Dorcheus of Havre, 35, was arrested on five Justice or City court warrants during a vehicle stop on Second Street at 1:01 p.m. Tuesday. -- A caller in the Third Street alley reported Tuesday at 3:39 p.m. that a neighbor hit the caller's house. Hill County Sheriff's Office Due to the federal holiday, the sheriff's dispatch log was not available today....
Editor, Thank you, city plows for plowing my street … 10th Street West. Dona Woods Havre...
I am a celebrity among the neighborhood dogs. By now, I have been giving out dog treats on my daily walk for several months. If you think this has gone unnoticed among my town's dog population, you would be very much mistaken. If Gwyneth Paltrow or Brad Pitt were to walk down the street, I am quite certain the dogs in my town would be completely unimpressed. Their owners might behave foolishly and start jumping up and down and salivating, but for the dogs, it would be a...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana’s Elk Management Plan Initial Guidance Citizens Group will meet via Zoom Nov. 19, Dec. 2–3, and Dec. 16–17. The citizens group will provide initial guidance to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks for the revision of Montana’s Elk Management Plan. This guidance will specifically focus on principles to guide the future of elk management in Montana. The group will take public comment at the December meetings. The meetings are open to the public and will be live streamed at http://...
Press release Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that donation boxes have been set up at various locations across the state to receive holiday gifts to benefit Montana State Hospital patients. The effort is part of the annual Gifts With A Lift program that has played an instrumental role in spreading holiday cheer to patients for the past 68 years. The program ensures that all state hospital patients have a gift this holiday season. MSH Gifts With A Lift coordinator George Sich said the...
4 has brought about a crazy fall sports season, but with teams sticking together and making a great effort, the 2020 Class A State Tournament will be kicking off this week, where the Havre High volleyball team will be back in the battle for the state championship. The Blue Ponies (10-6), the No. 4 seed from the Eastern A will be in for another tough bout to start off the tourney, as they will be going up against the No. 1 Columbia Falls Wildcats from the Western A Thursday...
Sydney Wilting, Havre Volleyball The Havre High volleyball team is headed to state for the second straight year. And while it’s always a group effort, the Blue Ponies have been guided by senior Sydney Wilting all season long. Wilting, Havre’s leader in digs at libero, helped pushed the Ponies into the Eastern A semifinals before falling to Butte Central last week and, ultimately, to a fourth-place finish. Wilting, who also plays basketball and softball at Havre High, will now...
A year ago, Fort Benton went to the Class C state volleyball tournament as an underdog, and a team that hadn't been to state in quite some time. Fast forward one year, and that's not the case any longer. This week in Malta, Fort Benton will go into the 2020 Class C state tournament as one of the top teams, a possible state title contender and a team surely hoping to bring a home a trophy. Of course, the road to all those things won't be easy, and perhaps the top two teams in...
Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has mailed ballots for the Farm Service Agency county committee elections to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country. To be counted, ballots must be returned to the local FSA county office or postmarked by Dec. 7. “FSA has over 7,000 county committee members nationwide who serve their communities by providing input on our programs at the local level,” said FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce. “We value their knowledge and judgment as decisions are made ab...
Press release GREAT FALLS — The Montana Grain Growers Association has announced that Executive Vice President Lola Raska will retire from the organization at the end of this calendar year, and that Alison Vergeront has been hired as MGGA’s new executive vice president, effective Jan. 1. “We could not be more pleased that Alison has agreed to become our new executive vice president,” MGGA President Vince Mattson of Chester said. “I am confident that her qualifications, experience and dedication to agriculture are attribute...
MSU News Service BOZEMAN — According to Montana State University Extension, an important goal for many Montana family farm and ranch enterprises is to transfer land and businesses to the next generation, but the process can be challenging. According to Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension family economics specialist, some families may avoid the process completely because of its economic, legal and family decision complexities. Others may start the process but abandon it to avoid conflicts that can arise from differences in goals, v...
Press release BOZEMAN — Producers of fall-seeded small grains, such as wheat, barley and oats, who have not yet filed an acreage report for crops planted in the fall of 2019 must report their acreage in order to be eligible for USDA Farm Service Agency’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2, or CFAP 2. While the original deadline in Montana was Nov. 15, 2019, FSA is accepting late-filed reports for CFAP 2 enrollment purposes until Nov. 16, 2020. Producers who are applying for a CFAP 2 payment on an eligible row crop mus...
