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Editor’s note: This version corrects information on a contract with Area X Council on Aging. The Hill County Commission announced that the county has been awarded a Community Development Block Grant to upgrade the wastewater system in North Havre’s RSID 21. Hill County Commissioner Mike Wendland, in last week’s commissioner business meeting, read a letter from Gov. Steve Bullock informing them that the county would receive $260,500 in grant funds for the project. “Projects such as this help promote and develop Montana...
Havre held its annual Community Christmas dinner, feeding 602 people Friday, a little down down from 800 in previous years, continuing a four-decade tradition that went on despite the COVID-19 pandemic. "I want to thank all the wonderful people in this community that stepped up to the plate and made sure everybody got fed and those that needed it got it," Eagles Club Tom Farnham said this morning. "Hopefully, we will continue over the years. What a great community, we take car...
Since COVID-19 started spreading across the United States and hit Montana last March, universities were faced with difficult decisions. After going online-only through the summer, Montana State University-Northern reopened for a shortened fall semester on campus, working to provide a safe but high-quality education including using technological advances, adding additional time to classes and having finals remotely. The university system had to quickly adapt to dealing with the...
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 79,999 with 224 new cases, 5,591 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 213. The number of deaths was 927. Blaine County reported Sunday evening that from Thursday through Sunday, the county had four new lab-confirmed cases, 604 total, 28 active, 4 active hospitalizations, 23 deaths Hill County reported Sunday evening 2 new cases, 1,612 total, 64 active, 3 active hospitalizations, 37 deaths Rocky Boy also reported on e...
Lorraine Maze Fraley, 95, passed away from natural causes at her home in Anchorage, AK, with her husband, Bert, at her side. She was born in Havre, MT, as one of 13 children born to Luther and Louise Maze. She is survived by her husband, Bert Fraley of Anchorage, AK; her brothers Norman (Margaret) Maze of Havre, MT, and Harvey (Carol) Maze of Great Falls, MT; her sister Audrey (Bill) Halcomb of Tooele, UT, and numerous nieces and nephews. Due to COVID restrictions, private services are being held in Anchorage,...
Donita Dawn Bell, Queen of Thunderbird Woman, 30, passed away in Box Elder Saturday, December 26, 2020. Wake services began at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, December 27, 2020, and will continue until her funeral service, which will begin at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2020, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the Rocky Boy Cemetery....
Appointments announced Thursday by Gov. Steve Bullock included several local residents and officials. Megan Hedges of Chester is one of three appointments Montana Agricultural Development Council. Hedges is the owner and an insurance agent with Northern Plains Insurance and the financial manager of Hedges Construction, LLC. Alvin Windy Boy of Box Elder and Michael Blackwolf of Harlem are two of six appointments to burial preservation board. Windy Boy is the tribal historic preservation officer for the Chippewa Cree Tribe and...
Monday 8 a.m. — Center for Mental Health in Great Falls Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Road Department Meeting Wednesday 10 a.m. — Oath of Office 1:30 p.m. — Retirement Party for Commissioner Michael Wendland in the Timmons Room Thursday 8 a.m. — Payroll and Claims 10 a.m. — Commission business meeting Manual claims Employment review Resolutions Tax adjustments County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Time for comments from the public Friday All county offices are closed in observation of New Year’s Day...
The Hill County Commission will hold its weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. The meeting agenda is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Budgets Resolutions Contracts Board appointments Policy opdates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Boundary relocation survey for Phil Moen County needs...
Havre Police Department Someone stopped at the police station Thursday at 10:31 a.m. to talk with an officer about a possibly stolen firearm. -- Officers were called to the hospital Thursday at 11:09 a.m. to assist Rocky Boy Police Department. -- Officers investigated a vehicle crash reported Thursday at 3:12 p.m. from the parking lot of a First Street West business where a Nissan Frontier rear ended a Ford F-150 but the driver of the car wouldn't give out insurance...
Press release District 4 Human Resources Development Council will be closed through Sunday, Jan. 3. For food emergencies during this closure, people can call Alma at 945-2403. For heating emergencies, people can call Anthony at 262-5183. For domestic abuse or sexual assault emergencies, people can call the Crisis Line at 265-2222. District 4 HRDC will reopen to the public at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4....
By Chinook blood drive organizer Carla Jenewein The Chinook community will be hosting a community blood drive with the American Red Cross Tuesday, Jan. 5, from noon to 6 p.m. at Wallner Hall, 330 Ohio in Chinook. Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. If you have not made an appointment to donate, you can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 — 1-800-REDCROSS — however, walk-ins are always welcome. There will be walk-in availability throughout the day along with the scheduled app...
Editor, I got my first car with seat belts when my child was 2. It took at least three stops on the 20 minutes to town to put him back in them. I realized how worth it this training was when I hit a patch of black ice and ended up in the ditch. In the seat belt I remained in some control. The training of my child was worth it. While fishing under a bridge near Columbia Falls with him when he was 5, we saw garbage being thrown into the river every few minutes — another life lesson. Some people without the benefit of these k...
There are always a litany of great sports stories in any given year on the Hi-Line. After all, sports are just that big around these parts. And if it weren't for a global pandemic, 2020 would have been no different. Like anywhere else in the United States, and beyond, the coronavirus is the story of 2020. It's impossible for it not to be, even within the scope of sports in Havre, and around the Hi-Line. Yes, from canceling the remainder of the state basketball tournaments, to...
