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Although as of Sunday the omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 was still not confirmed in Montana, the variant is spreading across the U.S. and is surging in other parts of the world like the United Kingdom and Denmark, with other parts of the world also seeing more and more cases. In the U.S., while studies continue to find out more about the variant, the message has remained consistent. People should continue to try to avoid spreading or catching the virus, wear...
Lacey Lincoln, formerly a deputy county attorney for Missoula County, was appointed as Hill County attorney in a unanimous vote this morning and then sworn in. Lincoln has been a lawyer for more than 10 years, starting in 2009 after a year of being a judicial clerk in Washington state and later a deputy prosecuting attorney. She moved to Missoula four-and-a-half years ago to become a deputy attorney spending most of her time in the special victims unit, a division that mostly...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 196 new cases, 2,604 active cases, 164 hospitalizations and 2,830 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 193,905 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Friday that 3 new cases were reported and 3 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 13 active cases in the county Friday and 3,518 total cases. No active hospitalizations were listed in the report. The county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in i...
Darlene "DeeDee" (Wilson) Ditmar, 87, passed December 6, 2021. Darlene was born in Liberty County April 22, 1934, to Charles "Tommy" and Alice (Gustafson) Wilson. DeeDee attended school in Rudyard, graduated high school in 1952; graduating from Idaho State College, earning a degree in cosmetology. She ran Darlene's Beauty Salon in Rudyard. She married Richard Ditmar on September 25, 1955, together they worked the family farm while raising three children. In 1985 she operated D...
Donald V. King Jr., 73, passed away from natural causes on December 6, 2021, in Great Falls, MT. Don was born March 23, 1948, in Whitefish, MT, to Donald Sr. and Barbara King. Don attended school in Whitefish, graduating in 1966. He proudly earned Eagle Scout rank with the BSA in 1964. Upon graduating high school, Don served in the U.S. Army, and continued his military career in both the National Guard and Army reserves, including serving in the Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan...
Havre Police Department An arrest was made after a caller at a First Street business reported a theft, forgery or fraud Friday at 7:06 a.m., but no details on the charges were provided. -- Donna Louise Newton of Havre, 61, was arrested on charges of criminal child endangerment, driving under the influence, driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and failure to carry proof of insurance and on a Justice or City court warrant after an officer stopped to investigate a...
Press release Officials from BNSF Railway visited Chester Dec. 9 to award Liberty County and the Hi-Line Health Foundation grants from the BNSF Railroad Foundation. BNSF Executive Director of Public Affairs Matt Jones, BNSF Ground Foreman of Montana West Havre Division Jack Murray and BNSF Havre Terminal Manager Luke Davi were on hand to present the contributions. A grant for $50,000, presented to Liberty County commissioners Maureen "Morb" Wicks, Larry Hendrickson and Joette...
Havre Community Pool will be closed Friday through Monday, Dec. 24-27, and Friday through Sunday, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2. For more information call the Havre Community Pool at 265-8161 or 265-5781....
The Havre High boys basketball team had to grind it out on the road for victories against Laurel and Malta to start the season. So the Blue Ponies were probably happy to finally get to play their home opener against Billings Central at Havre High Gymnasium Saturday afternoon. However, the Rams controlled most of the game and despite a late rally by the Ponies, the Rams held on for the 50-38 victory. “Got to give it to Billings Central. They’re the state champs for a rea...
On Saturday afternoon, the Havre High girls basketball team faced a familiar opponent in the Billings Central Rams. The two teams faced off twice in last year’s postseason, including the state championship game that the Blue Ponies won, 64-60, in overtime. But this time, the Rams grinded out a 55-54 overtime win over the Ponies in Billings. “It was a great game,” HHS head coach Dustin Kraske said. “We played really well. I was pleased with our efforts. We had a few moments...
In the opening game of the season, the Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball team had to stage a thrilling comeback in the final minutes to beat the Dickinson State Blue Hawks. The rematch however had no such drama. On Sunday afternoon in Dickinson, Northern Dakota, the Lights pulled away from the Blue Hawks for an 86-64 non-conference, win as MSU-N improved to 9-2 overall this season. The Blue Hawks put up a great first-half fight, as they went into the locker r...
The Mining City Duals in Butte is a tournament the Havre Blue Ponies have had large amounts of success in over the years. And it was back this past weekend. The tournament started Friday with pool play where Havre High competed in duals against Polson, Gallatin High School and Helena Capital. After Havre went 3-0 in pool play to finish first, the Blue Ponies competed in the tournament Saturday. Even though the Ponies lost their duals to Great Falls CMR and Frenchtown, HHS...
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Tommy Mellott scored three touchdowns and Montana State's defense limited Sam Houston to a season scoring low in a 42-19 quarterfinals victory in Huntsville, Texas, on Saturday night. Mellott scored two rushing touchdowns and caught a scoring strike in addition to his two touchdown runs. He gained 76 yards on the ground and 165 through the air. The Cats rushed for 190 yards, holding Sam Houston to 79. "We knew we needed to run the ball," Bobcat coach B...
