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Fort Belknap Indian Community Council has declared a state of emergency for the Pine Grove fire threatening the Hays and Lodge Pole areas on the reservation and extending south into Phillips County, causing the evacuation of the town of Zortman south of the reservation and the Pine Grove area on Fort Belknap. A post on the council Facebook page about 12:30 p.m. reported the fire, discovered Monday morning, is about 8,000 acres. The post says Pine Grove and Zortman are on evacu... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a two-vehicle non-injury crash between a gold Daewoo and and Oldsmobile 88 reported at 5:42 p.m. Monday from Grant Avenue. -- Officers investigated a non-injury "fender bender" crash reported at 7:20 p.m. Monday from Ninth Avenue. Hill County Sheriff's Office Deputies were called at 6:16 a.m. today to assist Havre Fire Department on the 4000 Block of U.S. Highway 2 West. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical personnel responded...
Editor's note: This version uses updated information from mtfireinfo.gov to correct the names of the fires. Fires on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation leading to evacuations. 9:15 a.m. A post on the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office at about 9 a.m. said incident command has issued a mandatory evacuation notice for Zortman-area residents. Law enforcement will be going door to door to advise residents to evacuate the area. High winds will be pushing the fire to the Zortman a... Full story
Users of Section 8 low-income housing in the area have been receiving letters telling them that they will no longer be able to work with the District 4 Human Resources Development Council on matters relating to the program, which many in the area have done for years. Montana Department of Commerce Housing Division Administrator Cheryl Cohen said the department has had a contract with the HRDC to assist with the local administration of the Section 8 housing in Blaine, Hill and Liberty counties, a contract that ended June 30...
The Havre Public Schools Education Foundation will be having a local meet-up event Saturday, Sept. 4, in place of its Fossil Festival event to honor long-term graduates, “fossils” which could not take place last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The foundation’s executive director, Amanda Meyer, said the amount of planning, time and commitment necessary to plan the festival, typically held every five years, is extensive enough the foundation decided to have a different event since it didn’t know how things would play ou...
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 119,864 with 352 new cases, 115,475 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 2,659. The number of deaths was 180. Blaine County, reported on the state COVID-19 map update this morning, 2 new cases, 5 active, 855 total cases, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Thursday evening that 10 new cases were reported, 29 active, 1 active hospitalization, 2,043 total cases, 46 deaths. Rocky Boy — Wednesday data reported Thu... Full story
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet in person Aug. 20 at the State Capitol in room 303. Additional seating is available in the balcony. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. Public comment via Zoom will be managed with the system utilized by the Legislature. People interested in commenting must register online via the Fish, Wildlife and Parks website at http://fwp.mt.gov by 12 p.m. Aug. 19. Members of the public will also be able to comment in person at the meeting or at any FWP... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers responding to a call from Fourth Street at 6:50 a.m. Friday arrested James Murel Goldsmith Jr. of Havre, 28, on a charge of disorderly conduct. -- Officers investigating suspicious activity on the 1400 Block of First Street at 11:29 a.m. Friday arrested Travis Dillon Granger of Havre, 32, on a pick up and hold order. -- Officers investigating a motor vehicle crash reported from the 600 Block of First Street West at 4:52 p.m. Friday arrested...
Press release Havre Elks Lodge #1201 is hosting community garage sales Saturday, Aug. 21 and Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Havre Elks Lodge at 321 Second St. All proceeds will benefit Havre Elks Lodge projects for veterans, youth and the community. For more information or to donate, people can call Brandy Kurtz at 390-0091 or Donna Tilleman at 399-0000....
In their weekly business meeting Thursday, the Hill County Commissioners voted unanimously to remove two members of the Rural Fire District 1 Board for repeated absences. The recommendation to remove the members, Alan LaBuda and Bob Jacobsen, was made by the three other members of RFD1 who said the board’s bylaws permit them to recommend the removal of a board member after three consecutive unexcused absences. LaBuda and Jacobsen have not attended a single meeting of the board since at least February of this year, and Hill C...
Girls on Shred, a division of The Montana Skatepark Association, hosted a noncompetitive, free skateboarding clinic at the Havre skatepark Thursday evening for girls and nonbinary people to learn to skate. "We try to create a safe space for anybody that wants to come out that maybe otherwise would be a little intimidated, because the skatepark can be a little scary if you've never skated before, so we'd like to give kids and grownups the opportunity to come out and have a...
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 119,864 with 352 new cases, 115,475 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 2,659. The number of deaths was 180. Blaine County, reported on the state COVID-19 map update this morning, 2 new cases, 5 active, 855 total cases, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Thursday evening that 10 new cases were reported, 29 active, 1 active hospitalization, 2,043 total cases, 46 deaths. Rocky Boy — Wednesday data reported Thu... Full story
FromMontana Farm Bureau Over the past ten years, the Montana Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee has raised more than $62,000 for the Montana Food Bank Network through the Hoofin’ it for Hunger race. The food bank donations showcase the YF&R Committee’s commitment to help provide food for those in need. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the committee cancelling the race, but the YF&R Committee prevailed in still raising $6000 through generous donations from county Farm Bureaus, past Hoofin’ it for Hunger...
Press release The Havre Community Pool will close at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, for annual fall maintenance. The date for the pool to reopen for Fall/Winter 2021-2022 will be announced at a later date. For more information, people can call 265-5781....
Hill County Health Consortium will hold a quarterly meeting Thursday, Aug. 19, from 3-5 p.m. in the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line multipurpose room at 500 First Ave. The agenda for the meeting is: Welcome — Kyndra Hall, Bullhook Community Health Center • Round Table Introductions Each member to briefly introduce themselves and any relevant projects • Distribute Community Health Needs Assessment Discussion and approval • Identify new priorities Community Health Implementation Plan • Montana Community Health Foundatio...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items 1 through 10. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Resolution No. 3842 (first reading) — A Resolution Levying And Assessing A Tax To Defray The Cost Of Maintaining Street Lights For The City Of Havre, Montana For The Fis...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Havre Middle School. The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Agenda deletions or corrections, and additions allowed by policy, if any B. New business 1. Personnel 2. Considerations of revisions to District Policy 1905, Student, Staff and Community Health and Safety, first and final reading. Public Comment — An opportunity for any member of the audience to bring to the a...
Monday 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the commissioners’ office Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — DNRC Fire Restriction call in commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in commissioners’ office 1 p.m. — Broadband Grants Triangle meeting in commissioners’ office 5:30 p.m. — Fair board meeting at the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center Wednesday 9 a.m. — County Officials meeting in the Timmons Room Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly commissioners’ business meeting in commissioners’ office 2 p.m. — Hill County RRG...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a crash between a van and a truck reported at 10:50 a.m. Thursday from the 200 Block of First Street. -- Officers making a motor vehicle stop on Fourth Avenue at 3:02 p.m. arrested Dustin J. after buffalo of Great Falls, 30, on charges of obstructing a peace officer, failure to carry or produce proof of insurance, first offense; driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and driving under the influence, intoxication by...
North Central Senior Citizens Center Aug. 16-20 Senior Center is now open Menu Monday — Shepherd’s pie, salad, rolls and dessert Tuesday — Cranberries, turkey with dressing, mashed potatoes andd gravy, corn, pumpkin bars Wednesday — Blueberry French toast bake, hashbrown bake, omelets, yogurt Thursday — Pork tips, buttered noodles, peas, brownies Friday — Soup, salad bar, chef’s choice, dessert The Senior Centers doors are open to the public, and crowds have been growing. We are very excited to be open and seeing our se...
Out our way, us greenhorns sometimes rely more on TV and the movie than common sense when it comes to working cows. I remember being caught in a mini-stampede during a roundup. Some 25 head panicked and broke from the herd when someone started blowing the horn on his pickup truck. These were range cows and not pasture cattle, so they tended to be a bit more frisky when branding time came around. Now, in the movies and on TV, I had seen the hero stop the stampede by racing...
At Havre Assembly and Havre Assembly Online, we started a new sermon series Sunday, July 25, called "Anxious for Nothing." The series is based on the Apostle Paul's writings in Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV): "6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." We are also using a book...
You know, Lord, a while back, a friend shared about bearing a grudge against one of your children who was one of their friends, adding that hanging onto bitterness and keeping alive grudges is truly consuming work. She was exhausted and really didn't know what to do, as bearing a grudge was/is hard work as it left little energy for blessing others, praising God, or even enjoying life. Then she read that the only way to get over a bitter heart toward others is to actively love...
