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Editor’s note: This corrects the name of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 497 member Larry Jess, whose name originally was misreported to the Havre Daily News. A local jeweler is engraving new veteran memorial plaques to replace some plaques on the Veterans Memorial Wall by Town Square. Heirloom Jewelers owner Jan Leibel said they use an engraving machine to do the plaques for the Veteran Memorial. Veteran Larry Jess brought her the plates, she said, he wanted to replace p...
Press release The Cottonwood School Board has called a special meeting Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the North School....
Havre City-County Airport Board will meet Thursday at 3 p.m. 1. Approval of Aug. 20 minutes. 2. Correspondence. 3. Reports: (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer — DOWL a. Runway Pavement Preservation Project. 4. Public Comments 5. Unfinished Business (A) Big Hangar Repair Status a. Historic Preservation (B) Board Policiesand Procedures 6. New Business (A) Fencing of Southeast Airport 7. Approval of the September Claims The board meeting will be held in person in the Terminal Building with enough room to s...
Havre Police Department A remote breathalyzer violation was reported at 12:28 p.m. Monday at the police station. -- Stephanie Rita Small of Havre, 37, was arrested on two Justice or City court warrants served while officers were assisting another agency on First Street West Monday at 2:28 p.m. -- A caller at a First Street business reported that a green Chevrolet Silverado drove off east without paying for gasoline Monday at 5:12 p.m. -- An arrest was made after a caller on...
The Hill County Community Foundation is currently seeking applications for the 2020 grant cycle. “The HCCF Endowment belongs to everyone who lives in Hill County” HCCF Chair Pam Veis said. “Our goal is to continue to grow the endowment to ensure we keep wealth here in this area currently and for generations to come. A percentage of the endowment is granted out on an annual basis, so a larger endowment means more funds are granted out annually to benefit Hill County citizens and communities. With the continued support of ph...
Havre Police Department A First Avenue caller reported Friday at 6:41 p.m. that a vehicle was hit with a McChicken, and no damage was done. -- Raymond Floyd Levi Sederdahl of Havre, 30, was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle without valid registration, driving without insurance, and driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license during a vehicle stop on Fifth Avenue at 7:53 Friday. -- A caller at the hospital reported at 3:27 p.m. Friday that a possible bag of...
Hill County now has confirmed its third COVID-19-related death. Hill County Health Department reported in a release Sunday that the death was confirmed over the weekend. The release asked people to do their part to reduce the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, and reminded people a directive enacted by Gov. Steve Bullock requires people to wear masks when in a public place if the county has four or more active cases. People are asked to wear a mask when they can’t socially distance at least six feet away from people n...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 531 with 144 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 285,870 with 5,746 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 138. The number of recoveries was 6,842 and the number of active cases was 2,127. The new cases by county were in: Hill: 2 new cases, 112 total, 19 active, 3 active hospitalizations, 90 recovered, 3 deaths Liberty: No new cases, 15 total, 8 active, 7, recovered Blaine: No new cases, 15 total,... Full story
Montana State University-Northern has started school back on campus and Chancellor Greg Kegel said things went well. “We had a very what appeared to be a normal come back,” Kegel said. Northern returned back to campus by doing face-to-face interactions, but with safety precautions and caution. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the state last March, right as the system went into spring break, the university system ordered campuses to shut down and finish the spring semester using distanced learning. Northern spent the summer set...
The Hill County Health Board discussed during its weekly COVID-19 update meeting Friday hiring temporary workers to address an increasingly heavy workload at the department, as well as the issue of business non-compliance with the Gov. Bullock’s mask directive. In a separate meeting this morning, the board accepted the resignation due to personal reasons of Hill County Health Officer Jessica Sheehy and agreed to combine that position with the Hill County health director position. The board appointed Health Director Kim L...
A Chinook man died at the scene of a fatal crash on Redrock Road in Blaine County at 10:10 p.m. Saturday. Blaine County Coroner John Colby said the deceased is Payton Jones, 19, of Chinook. Montana Highway Patrol reports that the car, traveling westbound, left the road, drifting off the right shoulder into the ditch, after which it rolled one-and-a-half times, coming to rest on its top perpendicular to the road. Jones, the right-front passenger, was ejected and pronounced dead on the scene. Two other men from Chinook, a male...
Press release MontanaPBS has launched a new live streaming option that allows in-state viewers to watch the primary MTPBS channel live from a variety of smart devices including online, mobile platforms and other OTT devices. The station has also launched a new section of their website called Ways to Watch, which includes additional details for how to access the MontanaPBS live stream on the device of your choice. Visit montanapbs.org/watch . “We are regularly exploring and launching new ways for viewers to watch MontanaPBS f...
Press release NEW YORK — The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America will host a free virtual educational conference Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mountain Time as part of its national Educating America Tour to help Montana residents affected by Alzheimer’s disease during the COVID-19 crisis . The conference, which is free and open to everyone, will provide information and advice from health and caregiving experts. To register, people can go to http://www.alzfdn.org/tour . “Knowledge is a useful and powerful tool th...
Editor’s note: The Havre Daily News did not receive this agenda before printing deadline Friday Monday 1 p.m. — Building manager meeting Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — Department of Natural Resources and Conservation fire restriction conference call 10:30 a.m. — Road Department meeting Wednesday Office hours Thursday 10 a.m. — County officials meeting 11 a.m. — Commission agenda meeting Friday 1 p.m. — Health Board COVID-19 update conference call...
Editor’s note: The Havre Daily News did not receive this agenda by printing deadline Friday. The Great northern Fair Board will meet Tuesday 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 last meetings minutes Public comment — anything brought up here will be added to next month’s new business to be discussed and voted. Fair manager’s report — Stall updates Civic groups report Donated hours Rep...
Press release HELENA — Carroll College has reached a record 10th year as U.S. News & World Report’s best “Regional College in the West.” Carroll is the only regional college in the nation to have earned this distinction for 10 consecutive years having earned a perfect overall score of 100 with the 2021 rankings providing data on over 1,400 schools. “At Carroll, we are proud to once again be recognized so prominently as one of the nation’s best colleges,” Carroll College President John Cech, Ph.D., said. “Our longstanding te...
ALEX SAKARIASSEN Montana Free Press Over the past couple weeks, county election officials around the state have fielded numerous form emails from Montanans requesting that their voter status be changed from inactive to active. Save for the names, addresses and contact info, the emails are virtually identical and all hail from the same domain: http://votedaines.com . According to its disclaimer, the site is paid for by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines’ re-election campaign. And the campaign spent a good chunk of late August pushing t...
Special report shows how to block winter virus attacks (including the coronavirus), and reveals the factors causing our immune systems to weaken faster than in the past; plus: AARP providing detailed state-by-state “How to Vote” guides for the 2020 elections From AARP WASHINGTON — Researchers into the human immune system are discovering that a host of environmental, lifestyle and medical issues not faced by previous generations are causing our immune systems to become routinely “dysregulated,” making older adults more susc...
From AARP WASHINGTON — AARP released a series of battleground state polls of likely voters in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The full survey results will be released Tuesday. “This election hinges on battleground states and these results show either candidate can win,” said Nancy LeaMond, AARP EVP and Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer. “Most importantly, people are casting their ballots earlier than ever. The window is closing, so candida...
At a press conference Thursday afternoon Gov. Steve Bullock provided updates on Montana’s ongoing fire season and the pandemic situation in Montana, as well as announcing new guidelines for K-12 schools regarding potential outbreaks of COVID-19. As of Monday, Bullock said, the state has seen 1,835 fires and burns, with over 257,350 acres affected. He said the state’s fire suppression costs have totaled $6.3 million, including emergency funds obtained through grants. Bullock said the state has seen extreme fire growth and sig...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 518 with 142 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 274,658 with 1,305 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 131. The number of recoveries was 6,795 and the number of active cases was 1,859. The new cases by county were in: Hill: 2 new cases, 106 total, 29 active, 4 active hospitalizations, 75 recovered, 2 deaths Liberty: No new cases, 11 total, 4 active, 7 recovered Blaine: No new cases, 15 total,... Full story
Gov. Steve Bullock announced Tuesday that he was filing a lawsuit against U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over recent changes made at the United States Postal Service that Bullock argues are unlawful and have directly harmed Montanans by impeding the flow of mail. While Sen. Jon Tester D-Mont., and Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney have supported the lawsuit, Sen. Steve Daines R-Mont., has called it a political stunt, and Rep. Greg Gianforte R-Mont., has indicated a similar opinion. Daines is facing Bullock, a Democrat, in this...
In a series of unanimous votes the Hill County Commission approved grants and a resolution in their weekly business meeting Thursday. The commission approved the renewal of the Operation Stonegarden Grant for the Hill County Sheriff’s Department. Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross said the grant will allow the department to augment security on the northern borer and would cover overtime and vehicle maintenance involved in these efforts. The grant provides funds to local law enforcement to support U.S. Border Patrol in its m...
"We have had an interesting year in 2020, to say the least and it's certainly has brought some challenges to us in organizing this event, nonetheless, our coalition knew it was important for people to come together to recognize the impact of suicide in our community, to celebrate the lives that have been lost and to support those who may be struggling," Hill County Suicide Awareness Coalition Chair Amber Spring said Thursday before the Sixth Annual Hill County Suicide...
Press release Gary & Leo's Fresh Foods and Pharmacy has announced the 2020-2021 Montana State University-Northern scholarships awards to recipients Destiny Martin and Megan Lodge. The winners will receive a $1,500 scholarship toward their tuition. "Our scholarships are made available to our staff and their family members," said Tracy Job, store manager. "Congratulations to our 2020-2021 recipients. We are proud to support these students as they pursue their education at MSU-No...
