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by Emily Stifler Wolfe Montana Free Press -- Wind and water have eroded Montana soils since the first plow turned earth on the Northern Plains more than 150 years ago, taking with them one of the state's most important resources. Since then, tillage, plus the fertilizer and pesticides common in industrial agriculture, have continued to degrade the soil that agriculture depends on. With climate change threatening almost 25,000 Montana agricultural jobs in the next 50 years,...
Editor’s not: This version corrects the time of the meeting. Hill County Weed Board will meet Monday, Oct. 18, at 6 p.m.. at the Hill County Shop. • Call to order: Minutes • Public comment • Correspondence • Unfinished business: Non-compliance issue • New business: Budget; Mosquito-Weed contract; fall coordinator meeting; annual meeting; season update, drone update....
Hill County Mosquito Control District Board will meet Monday, Oct. 18, at 5:15 p.m. at the Hill County Weed & Mosquito Control District Office, Road & Weed Shop Complex, 1405 Second St. W. The meeting agenda is: 1. Review minutes from previous meeting 2. Correspondence 3. Unfinished business a) Budget update b) Larvicide applications c) Fogging applications d) Drone update 4. New business a) NWMVCA report b) Meeting dates for 2022 c) Purchase order approval d) Contract with weed district 5. Announcements — non-action items 6...
Havre Police Department Wednesday at 12:43 p.m., a Third Street caller reported vandalism to a rental. -- Officers investigated a man leaning against a pole on First Street at 1:52 a.m. today. Hill County Sheriff's Office A caller asked deputies Wednesday at 4:32 p.m. to make a well-being check on Second Streeet North. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical personnel responded to nine calls Wednesday. Havre Animal Shelter The shelter this morning held six kittens of varying...
Blaine County has had another COVID-19-related death, bringing the county's total from the start of the pandemic to 25. Blaine County Health Department reported the death in its update Tuesday, also reporting two newly confirmed cases of the disease from Friday through Tuesday, bringing its number of active cases to 83 with five active hospitalizations. The death brings the total in the region since the delta variant-driven surge took off in this part of the state August to...
At their monthly meeting Tuesday, members of the Rural Fire District 1 Board said they would sign a fire suppression agreement with the city of Havre that morning, giving the agreement its final stamp of approval before being sent to the state to be made official. The RFD1 Board approved the contract, which it sent to the city for consideration last month, establishing that the city will provide fire suppression services to the people of Rural Fire District 1 and that the district will appoint someone local to handle fire...
After 20 months of closure to nonessential travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the northern and southern borders of the United States will open to vaccinated people in November. That follows Canada opening its border to vaccinated travelers in early August and intense pressure from Montana leaders for the U.S. to reciprocate. Montana Sens. Jon Tester, a Democrat, and Steve Daines, a Republican, and Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale as...
At its meeting Tuesday, the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees discussed enrollment numbers and received an update on the number of students with special education considerations as well as the schools’ policies for classifying such students. Superintendent Craig Miller said the official count is about the same as the preliminary count, 1,729 students district wide, slightly higher than last year. Havre Public Schools Director of Special Education and Federal Projects Karla Geda said the system has just more than 200 disa...
Blaine County Health Department reported Tuesday evening being notified of another COVID-19-related death, 21 new cases from Friday through Tuesday, 83 active cases, 5 active hospitalizations, 1,264 total cases, 25 total deaths. Fort Belknap, reported Tuesday evening, also reported on either Blaine or Phillips County numbers, 2 new cases, 25 active, 1 active hospitalization, 694 total cases, 12 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Tuesday evening that 41 new cases were reported Saturday through Tuesday with 129...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks GLASGOW — Over the last several weeks, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has received reports of dead or dying white-tailed deer in the major river drainages in eastern Montana. Early indications showed patterns and symptoms similar to epizootic hemorrhagic disease — EHD — and several dead deer had samples submitted for testing. Early results indicate that at least some of the sampled deer tested positive for EHD. In northeast Montana, the furthest western extent of the disease appea...
from U.S. Attorney for District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A Havre man pleaded guilty Monday to drug trafficking and firearms crimes today after law enforcement found nearly a pound of methamphetamine and fentanyl, a gun and a large amount of cash in his Havre motel room, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Brandon Wayne Glover, 38, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and to felon in possession of a firearm. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. Glover was d...
Havre Police Department Nona Jean Doney of Havre, 18, was arrested on a charge of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license during a vehicle stop on Ninth Avenue Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. -- John Keith Bliwernitz of Havre, 38, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served at the police station Tuesday at 3:18 p.m. -- Joseph Grant Hopf of Havre, 20, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant and a charge of no vehicle insurance, third or subsequent offense,...
from U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday a trio of awards totaling nearly $25 million in grants and cooperative agreements intended to ensure broader access and participation in USDA programs and services for historically underserved farmers and ranchers. The efforts are the latest in a series of announcements building momentum around USDA’s historic commitment to root out generations of systemic racism, center equity in decision-making and policymaking, lower bar...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — As part of President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to confronting the climate crisis, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Thursday its climate adaptation and resilience plan describing how USDA will prepare for current and future impacts of climate change. The plan is part of USDA’s response to Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, which tasked all federal agencies with preparing action plans for integrating climate adapt...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last Wednesday an investment of more than $146 million in sustainable agricultural research projects aimed at improving a robust, resilient, climate-smart food and agricultural system. The investment is made under the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s — NIFA — Sustainable Agricultural Systems program. This innovative program focuses on a broad base of needed research solutions from addressing labor c...
From https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/Montana Oct. 12 was the last day of Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program (PLIP) signup. Oct. 12 was the deadline to apply for or modify applications for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 signup. Visit http://farmers.gov/cfap for details on all eligible commodities and additional program resources. Producers have multiple options to apply for CFAP 2, including through an online application portal and by working directly with the FSA office. Customers seeking one-on-one support...
H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board discussed at its monthly meeting Monday recent museum visitation, potential plans for upcoming events and progress on the museum’s eventual new location. Museum Manager Emily Mayer said visitation is down due to the recent surge of COVID-19, which she said she’s not surprised by, given the situation. Mayer said two local school groups have had to cancel visits to the museum recently due to COVID-19, but she’s been told they will try to come back in the spring when the COVID-19 situa...
At their monthly meeting Monday, members of the Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council discussed progress on hiring Question. Persuade. Refer. trainers, as well as some changes at the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services Addictive and Mental Disorders Division. LAC Chair Andi Daniel said that division is a bit tumultuous right now with the recent change in administration and a few people leaving their positions. Daniel said the state’s Comprehensive School and Community Treatment program, a s...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 2,227 new cases, 12,333 active cases, 489 hospitalizations and 2,094 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 160,896 cases. Blaine County did not have a current update. Thursday evening the Blaine County Health Department reported 136 active cases with 6 active hospitalizations, 1,243 total cases and 24 deaths. The data on the state update this morning did not match Thursday’s data. Hill County did not have a current update. Friday evening the Hil...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a gun theft reported from Eighth Street Monday at 8:59 a.m. -- Kenneth Wayne Kooch of Havre, 79, was issued a summons on a charge of disorderly conduct after a caller at a Fourth Street facility reported Monday at 10:20 a.m. that a couple was having inappropriate behavior in the bathroom. -- Officers investigated a Monday 4:31 p.m. complaint that someone is throwing trash on vehicles left out at night on Boulevard Avenue. -- A...
The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Budgets Ordinance Resolutions Contracts Health Department Maternal Child Health Block Grant Contract 22-25-5-01-021-0 Agreement for Drug and Alcohol Program Administration Fiscal Year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 Health Department Home Visiting Contract Amendment #2. Contract #20-25-5-41-175-0 2021-2022 Agreement for Inmate Excess Medical Insurance...
From Bullhook Bottoms Black Powder Club The Bullhook Bottoms Black Powder Club held its annual Christmas Turkey Shoot Sunday, Oct. 10, at the Hill County Sports Shooting Range on River Road west of Havre. Fifteen shooters participated in the afternoon event with six matches, all five shots each, at various distances and positions. Shooting conditions were in the mid-60s with high steady winds and very gusty winds all afternoon. Withstanding the normal fall winds, it was a pleasant afternoon. The winners of the matches were:...
Havre Elks Lodge #1201 is holding a Membership Open House for everyone in Hill and Blaine counties and Chouteau County south to Big Sandy Friday 5:30-8 p.m. with snacks, coffee and lemonade at the lodge at 321 Second St. “The open house is to promote membership, for people to come talk to members and see what the Elks Lodge is all about,” member Linda Hoover said. Primarily, the lodge holds activities for youth, veterans and the community, she added. With a membership of mor...
Wipfli LLP employees in Havre recently spent some time painting over some less-than-respectful graffiti in Beaver Creek Park as their annual community project last month. Wipfli Havre Administrative Assistant Kim Springer, who originated the idea, said the accounting firm does something like this every September, and this year Beaver Creek Park seemed like the natural choice. She said she and other fellow Wipfli employees Anna Toner, Melissa Moog of Malta, Heidi Richter of...
