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Hill County had one COVID-19-related death and 18 new cases, the Hill County Health Department reported Friday evening. The county had 149 active cases, 6 active hospitalizations and a total of 2,615 cases and 50 deaths. Blaine County Health Department reported Friday evening being notified of 14 new cases, 81 active, no active hospitalizations listed, 1,072 total cases, 24 deaths. Rocky Boy reported Friday evening, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill county numbers, 7 new cases, 59 active, 1 active hospitalization, 982...
Staff and wire report The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana said in a release Friday that two people pleaded not guilty in federal District Court in Great Falls to charges including attempted murder stemming from an incident involving an alleged abduction and firing of a shotgun March 17, 2019, on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation. The release said Leon Houle of Box Elder, 47, and Tabitha Gopher, 23, hometown unknown, each pleaded not guilty in federal District Court in Great Falls Sept. 13 to charges of as...
Following the great success of a drive-thru flu clinic last year, Northern Montana Health Care has scheduled another for this week. The clinic is set for Thursday from 4-7 p.m., Friday from 4-7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the main parking lot at the Third Floor entrance at Northern Montana Hospital. Health providers urge people to get vaccinated for the flu, which is caused by a different virus than COVID-19 and requires a different vaccination, to avoid medical professionals and hospitals having to deal with...
The Great Northern Fair Board will meet Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 5:30 p.m. in the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center. The meeting agenda is: Call meeting to order Roll call of members Recognize and record public attendees Approve minutes Public comment. Anything brought up here will be added to next month’s new business to be discussed and voted on. Fairgrounds manager’s report Civic groups report Donated hours report Committee reports Buildings and grounds Campground winterization Price for winter camping Outdoor and...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a Friday 10:45 a.m. report that a pickup truck on 12th Street was egged during the night. -- Davis William Cravens of Havre, 24, was arrested on three counts of vandalism and a charges of false reports to law enforcement authorities, driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and driving without proof of vehicle insurance, and Vincent Matthew Morin of Havre, 27, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant during a...
Northern Montana Health Care staff are facing a grimly familiar sight as COVID-19 cases rise and beds fill in a scene disturbingly similar to last year. Northern Montana Health Care Chief of Staff Kevin Harada said workers are facing longer hours and greater stress as more and more positive cases crop up in the community, threatening to overwhelm the health care system in the not-too-distant future if things continue to get worse. "Things are heating up," Harada said. Havre Da...
Hill County will start hosting WorkSafe Champions’ classes for its employees starting next Wednesday in an attempt to lower the county’s unusually high workers’ compensation rates. Hill County Safety Coordinator Sheri Williams, who’s spent the last few months setting up these classes and getting the county’s departments on board with it, said her goal in bringing these classes to the county is to improve its safety culture, prevent accidents and save taxpayers money. The program is a safety education program under the Monta...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,209 new cases, 9,545 active cases, 361 hospitalizations and 1,877deaths. The cumulative total for the state as 139,712 cases. Blaine County was reported on the state update this morning as having no new cases, 44 active, 952 total cases, 24 deaths. The county health department had not released an update by printing deadline this morning. Hill County Health Department reported Thursday evening that 35 new cases were reported, 175 active, 8 active h...
The Hill County Commission in their weekly business meeting Thursday morning awarded the Beaver Creek Dam Spillway and Spill Basin Repair Project to Walker River Construction. Jonathan Weaver of Great West Engineering, who attended the meeting remotely, said the original bid was for $175,000, but after discussions with the company, the Montana Natural Resources Conservation Service and the commission itself, it was determined that a value engineering option that would reduce the the project cost by almost $33,000 was viable....
From U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana The Department of Justice has selected an additional 12 federally recognized tribes including Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana to participate in the expansion of the Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information — TAP — a program that provides tribal governments with means to access, enter, and exchange data with national crime information systems, including those maintained by the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division and the states. The Chippewa Cre...
From Montana State University-Northern Last Saturday morning, Sept. 11, Montana State University-Northern conducted its annual campus clean-up event. It was part of the community-wide Havre clean-up days. This year enjoyed an excellent turnout from students, faculty, staff, and administration. It was especially exciting to see the high number of faculty who participated, especially Jack Bieger and Kevin Holzworth, who encouraged their students to attend. Northern helped to clean the perimeter of campus, Fifth Avenue, and the...
From Montana State University-Northern For the past 16 years, The Montana State University-Northern Skylights basketball team has held a fall leadership retreat to help facilitate team building, unity, and to help the community. This year they painted the inside of the pavilion at the second lake in the Bear Paw Mountains. Over the years, they have painted the pavilion, picnic tables in Beaver Creek Park, and many of the buildings at Camp Kiwanis. They also helped begin the restoration process on cabins at Camp Kiwanis by...
From Montana State University-Northern With Montana State University-Northern celebrating Homecoming Week next week, it has reminded students to vote for their favorite homecoming couple. The polls will be open from midnight Sunday, Sept. 19, to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24. Students need to use their NetID and password to log into the voting system. Students have three ways to access the voting site: 1) a link on the Current Student page 2) Chrome will automatically launch and open to the ballot login page for people who log...
Press release The Community Orchestra will have its first rehearsal Tuesday, Sept. 21, from 6-8 p.m. in Pershing Hall on the Montana State University-Northern campus. People can contact Rhonda Minnick at [email protected] for more information....
From Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park reports another busy year with 2,354,475 visitors through August. A pilot ticketed entry system was implemented on Going-to-the-Sun Road for the 2021 season to help manage high traffic volumes during a predicted high visitor season; avoid traffic back-ups onto U.S. Highway 2 during construction; and operate with reduced staff and services due to COVID-19 mitigations. The goals of ticketed entry included shaving off the high peaks in traffic to reduce c...
Monday 8 a.m. — Center for Mental Health in Great Falls Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Fire Update call in commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Road Department meeting in commissioners’ office 1:30 p.m. — Havre Trails meeting in the commissioners’ office 2:30 p.m. — Great West meeting in the commissioners’ office 5:30 p.m. — Great Northern Fair Board meeting at the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center 6 p.m. — Milk River Levee update — Public meeting at the Great Northern F...
Havre Police Department Stephanie Rita Small of Havre, 38, was arrested on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program no show reported at the police station Thursday at 8 a.m. -- A 15-year-old was issued a summons on a charge of underage tobacco possession or consumption reported at 11:01 a.m. Thursday at Havre High School. -- Another summons was issued on a charge of underage tobacco possession or consumption reported Thursday at 1:01 p.m. at Havre High...
Out our way, there are lessons to be learned daily if one is awake. Take for example the lesson of love. Dogs taught me that love is not limited to human beings, but cows taught me it is not limited to individuals. Indeed,cows taught me it is possible for love to embrace a large group of individuals. Now some ranchers have remarked how various cows sort of "buddy up" and do everything together as close friends. Yes, cows have favorites! Who knew? But what really touched me was...
Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, at 7:30 a.m., Havre middle school and high school students will be gathering at their schools' flagpoles to pray for their schools. Why? If there was ever a time our schools needed prayer, that time is now. And who better to pray than students who attend these schools?! How did this student prayer movement get started? Well, it's quite a story. I got it from the "See You at the Pole" website: "A small group of teenagers in Burleson, Texas, came...
You know, Lord, when people mention the word "treasure" one right away thinks about jewels, diamonds, rubies, precious stones, riches, money, wealth, a pot of gold, a cache of silver, but there are other things one could or should treasure. What about relationships? Things You Can Count On Now! There is a grace that is sufficient; a mercy that endures; an atoning blood that cleanses; a hope that doesn't disappoint; a love that never fails; a purpose that works all things...
North Central Senior Center Sept. 20-24 Senior Center is open Menu Monday — Sloppy joes, tator tots, salad, cookies Tuesday — Roast feef, mashed potatoes with gravy, cauliflower, rolls, ginger bread Wednesday — Barbecue chicken, baked beans, salad, Tollhouse Crumb Cake Thursday — Creamy Swiss steak, mashed potatoes, Riviera veggies, truit Friday — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert, Keeping up with the pandemic: As of Sept 15, there were 11 new COVID-19 cases reported for Hill County, six cases met the criteria for being consi...
Havre Public Works reported a major water line break was repaired Wednesday evening and outdoor water use could resume. Havre residents were asked to restrict their water use and not use outdoor water at all Wednesday morning when a main line from the city water treatment plant broke. Havre Public Works issued a release at 11:33 a.m. Wednesday asking people to limit water use to indoor only while the break was repaired. Pubic Works Director Dave Peterson later said in a Facebook post that the break was in the 16-inch main lin...
Press release Havre’s community health center is part of a pilot program to expand Montana’s capacity to treat stimulant use disorders, such as methamphetamine use, using an integrated, evidence-based program. Gov. Greg Gianforte and Department of Public Health and Human Services Director Adam Meier announced Wednesday Montana has contracted with six treatment providers including Bullhook Community Health Center to pilot the program and fill a much-needed gap in the behavioral health continuum of care. Providers are now wor...
The Montana state COVID tracking map was not updated by press deadline this morning. Blaine County Health Department reported Wednesday evening being notified of 10 new cases, 77 active, no active hospitalizations listed, 1,058 total cases, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Wednesday evening that 11 new cases were reported, 167 active, 6 active hospitalizations, 2,562 total cases, 49 deaths. Rocky Boy reported Wednesday, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers, 7 new cases, 75 active, 1 active...
