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Editor's note: This version corrects that Dartanion Kaftan and Riley Klein are seniors. Press release Havre speech and debate saw success over the weekend at the second-to-the-last meet before it hosts the Class A eastern divisional. Havre traveled to Shelby Saturday to compete, and brought back a first-place trophy in the Class A sweepstakes competition with Browning High School taking second. Havre's debate led the way Saturday, with both its public forum squad and its Linco...
St. Jude Thaddeus School is closed until next week due to illness, the principal said this . afternoon, although it does not appear to be COVID-related. "It seems to be a variety of illnesses," Principal Katie Kopp said. Kopp said 40 percent of St. Jude's student body missed school Monday due to illness and 40 percent missed today, with a variety of symptoms like fever and nausea, leading to the decision to close school to next week to let the students recover and get...
The Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council has two more weeks to find people to do interviews for its mental health and behavioral health awareness PSAs, a topic discussed at their monthly meeting Monday. For about a year now, the council has been working on putting together recorded interviews with local residents who have experience with mental health struggles or addictions with the intention of using that footage to put together PSAs seeking to normalize these struggles by reducing the social stigma around...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,939 new cases, 7,713 active cases, 154 hospitalizations and 2,921 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 204,788 cases. Hill County Health Department has not provided an update since last week and said its next update will be this afternoon. The state reported 10 new cases in the county with 21 active but its other data such as total number of cases does not match the county numbers. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Monday t... Full story
Press release The Independence Bank Scholarship application deadline is quickly approaching. Applications for the scholarship must be received in the Montana State University-Northern Financial Aid Office by Feb. 4. The Independence Bank Scholarship is open to incoming freshman students planning to attend Northern. To be eligible, students must graduate from a high school in Hill, Blaine, Phillips, Valley, Roosevelt, Daniels, Sheridan, Liberty, Chouteau, Pondera, or Toole counties. Seven $1000 scholarships will be awarded for...
Press release Nominations for the 16th annual High Plains Book Awards will open Friday, Jan. 14, and will be accepted through March 12. Information and nomination forms can be found online at http://highplainsbookawards.org . The list of 2021 winners is also available on the website. The Billings Public Library Board of Directors established the High Plains Book Awards in 2006 to recognize regional authors and/or literary works that examine and reflect life on the High Plains. The High Plains region includes Montana, North...
Havre Police Department A vehicle crash was reported on First Street Monday at 9:27 a.m. -- A caller at a First Street business reported Monday at 5:30 p.m. catching a shoplifter on video and asked to have the person trespassed from the premises. -- Officers opened an investigation after someone stopped at the police station Monday at 5:45 p.m. asking for assistance. Hill County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's office dispatch log reported no arrests, summonses or investigations in...
Press release Cottonwood School’s January regular board meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 6 p.m., still at North School. To set up attending electronically, people can contact the district clerk at 406-265-6970....
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 Resolution No. 22-2685 Marijuana Tax Contracts Board appointments Council on Aging Willie Langel Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Council on Aging contract grant writer Payne West Quit claim deeds...
The obituary for Hugh Crowell that ran on Page A5 of Monday’s edition of Havre Daily News listed the wrong date of death. Crowell died Jan. 7, 2022.... Full story
Judy Vosen Local Red Cross Blood Drive co-ordinator A Havre Community Red Cross Blood Drive was held at St. Jude Parish Center Monday, Jan. 3. There were 121 people scheduled with 96 units collected, 17 of which were double red cell units, commonly known as Power Red units. While this number is slightly lower than previous drives, it was still deemed a success. A "Thank You" goes to all who took time out of their lives to help save the lives of strangers. A special thank you...
Press release The North Star High School Speech and Drama Knights traveled to Shelby Saturday, Jan. 8. While the weather was in the negatives, the team results were positives. In speech, Madelyn Myers placed second in humorous oral interpretation of literature while Brodie Jackson took fourth in informative speaking. In drama, Emily Conner took first in dramatic solo acting. Great job North Star, and the final regular season meet is this weekend in Simms....
Cottonwood School's January regular board meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, January 18, at 6 p.m., still at North School. To set up attending electronically, people can contact the district clerk at 406-265-6970....
The latest surge of COVID-19 continues with daily new cases in the U.S. far surpassing records set in pervious surges as the hospitalization rate among young children increases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in an update Friday that the U.S. saw 705,264 new cases Jan. 5, more than doubling the January 2021 peak. The entire U.S., along with its territories, is experiencing high levels of community transmission, driven by the omicron variant of the virus...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,939 new cases, 7,713 active cases, 154 hospitalizations and 2,921 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 204,788 cases. Hill County Health Department had not provided an update since Wednesday night. The state tracking map listed 10 new cases, but its list of active and total cases did not match the health department’s update Wednesday. The health department generally provides an update Monday evening. Blaine County Health Department said in... Full story
Havre Daily News did not receive this agenda before printing deadline Friday. The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Havre Middle School. A zoom link can be found on the agenda posted at http://www.blueponyk12.com . The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Presentation and display 5. Agenda deletions or corrections, and additions allowed by policy, if any B. Unanimous consent agenda C. Old business 1. Board...
Havre Police Department A two-vehicle, non-injury crash was reported in the Lincoln Avenue alley Friday at 11:44 a.m. -- A caller reported a two-vehicle, non-injury crash at Fifth Street and Third Avenue Friday at 12:24 p.m. -- A caller reported crashing a vehicle and possibly needing medical assistance on Ninth Avenue at 12:52 p.m. Friday. -- Officers investigated a hit and run crash involving a maroon Chevrolet pickup truck on 11th Street West that slid around a corner,...
Press release The Hill County Community Foundation recently celebrating a significant milestone with its endowment fund breaking the $100,000 level. Since 2005, more than 40 Hill County nonprofit organizations have received more than $38,000 in grant funds from the foundation. Over half of that amount - $22,581 - has been granted out over the past six years. Hill County Community Foundation awards grants for projects that promote arts and culture, community beautification and...
The latest surge of COVID-19 is having a direct impact on local entertainment, as, once again, the pandemic has thrown a wrench into the works for Montana Actors' Theatre. The acting troupe has had to delay its opening of "Monty Python's Spamalot." MAT Artistic Director Grant Olson said one cast member tested positive for COVID-19, so they've pushed back the opening for the play, originally opening next weekend, until Jan. 20 for the sake of public safety. Olson said the cast...
In their weekly business meeting Thursday, the Hill County Commission unanimously approved a request from the Hill County attorney for prosecutorial assistance in the case of the State v. Alex, as well as establishing hours of operation for the courthouse and a number of board reappointments. The request from Hill County Attorney Lacey Lincoln would allow for the appointment of a special deputy county attorney to assist in the prosecution of the case. Daniel Alex, a Hingham man, was being held in the Hill County Detention...
Havre will be hosting the Montana Class A eastern speech, drama and debate divisional tournament in two weeks and the Havre High team is inviting people interested in judging to sign up. Havre High School speech and debate head coach Tim Leeds said the event, Saturday, Jan. 22, will bring more than 150 students from eight schools and Havre to compete against each other to qualify for state, so it’s a big deal. “It’s a major event,” Leeds said. “It’s the top Class A competitors from the eastern half of the state coming to Havr...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,161 new cases, 6,111 active cases, 152 hospitalizations and 2,917 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 202,863 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that 16 new cases were reported and 2 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 54 active cases in the county, 3,614 total cases and 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Thursday that it was notified of 1 new case and 4 met the c... Full story
From U.S. Bureau of Reclamation The James Kipp Recreation Area will temporarily close for the 2022 winter season, starting Jan. 18, according to Bureau of Land Management officials at the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. Day-use areas, including the boat ramp, fish-cleaning station and restroom facilities, will be inaccessible throughout the winter closure. The James Kipp Recreation Area is scheduled to reopen April 1. "The river surface is now frozen over,"...
