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Press release SPOKANE, Wash. — Saranina Flores and Ashlin Rosgaard of Havre were among the students who earned placement on the Gonzaga University President’s List for fall semester 2021. Students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed....
Russian troops invaded Ukraine Wednesday in a move predicted by the United States and its allies for months, creating what could be the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II. President Joe Biden issued a release Wednesday decrying the invasion and promising action, which he and U.S. allies will impose on Russia for its actions. He also promised a united response to deter any aggression against U.S. allies in North Atlantic Treaty Organization. “The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine t...
Press release The FBI Salt Lake City Field Office invites all interested students enrolled in accredited high schools in Utah, Idaho, and Montana to apply to attend the Teen Academy, which will be held virtually April 11-14 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The FBI Teen Academy provides an opportunity for high school students to catch a glimpse behind the scenes of the FBI. Upon completion of Teen Academy, high school students will foster a greater understanding of the FBI’s mission and how we serve our citizens, community, a...
The reintroduction of swift foxes to this part of north-central Montana appears to be a success in it's early stages. Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, working in a cooperative effort with multiple state, educational and conservation entities, is reintroducing the swift fox to grassland areas of the reservation. The diminutive, gray and gold fox is native to the area but its numbers sharply declined in the early 1900s and it was declared extinct in Montana in 1967. In addition...
This month, Amtrak put new faster and more energy-efficient locomotives into service, including two on the Empire Builder route through Havre and the Hi-Line. Locomotives 301 and 302 which will be seen on the area's rails in the coming days are among the first of 75 ALC-42 locomotives to be put into use through 2024. The locomotives have been touted as being far more environmentally friendly than the 1990s locomotives they are replacing, mostly Amtrak P40 and P42 locomotives,...
Havre Police Department Avery Jordan Boe of Hays, 37, was arrested on charges of partner or family member assault, criminal mischief vandalism and obstructing a peace officer or other public servant after a caller on Ninth Avenue reported a domestic disturbance Wednesday at 9:56 a.m. -- Two arrests were made after a woman with outstanding warrants was reported on Sixth Street Wednesday at 3:25 p.m. Details on charges were not provided in the dispatch log, but the log did name...
Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 28, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims...
Havre City Council canceled it's second town hall meeting Tuesday due to a lack of attendance. These town halls, the first of which was held last month, were intended to be less-formal gatherings of the Havre City Council to hear from the public about community issues, and for them to provide updates to the community on what the council is doing and why. "We've felt over the years that the city council meetings had become pretty formal and people were a little intimidated by...
After months of argument and delays, the Hill County Health Department was finally given access to American Rescue Plan Act funds the county commission voted to allocate them last September, funds the department has been asking for repeatedly since that vote. In a special meeting with Hill County Public Health Director Kim Berg Tuesday, the commission voted 2-0 to make up to $100,000 available to the department for their COVID-19 prevention efforts, with commissioners Mark Pet...
Havre Fire Department firefighters responded to two calls in the past five days, said Fire Chief Mel Paulson, who was unavailable to provide details for the report until after print deadline Tuesday. Saturday at 2:10 p.m., five firefighters responded to a mobile home fire on the 700 Block of Second Street West. The fire started under the home, likely from a heater, Paulson said, but was quickly extinguished, with only minor damage to the structure. A fire crew responded with...
Havre Police Department A caller at First Street and Fifth Avenue reported Tuesday at 8:20 a.m. finding a blower on the road that had fallen off a truck. -- A hit and run crash was reported at a First Street business Tuesday at 10:51 a.m. -- A two-vehicle crash involving a Dodge Ram and a car was reported on Third Avenue Tuesday at 11:57 a.m. -- Officers provided transport at Hill County Detention Center Tuesday at 12:23 p.m. -- Gerald Alex Belgarde Jr. of Havre, 39, was...
Press release The return of the Harlem Seed Show is including an opportunity to enter woodworking projects for competition. The 72nd annual Montana Seed Show is March 10, 11, 12, a release said, and It is time to get woodworking projects finished to enter them in the show. Entry day is Thursday, March 10, by 2 p.m. sharp. Judging starts at 2 p.m. that day. Woodworking entries will be given ribbons and the top in adult A and B and student A divisions will also receive a rosette and $100; student B division receives $50. All...
from U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage — ARC — or Price Loss Coverage — PLC — programs for the 2022 crop year have until March 15 to sign a contract. The U.S. Department of Agriculture offers these two safety net programs to provide vital income support to farmers experiencing substantial declines in crop prices or revenues. “The Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs provide critical financial protections...
COVID-19 case numbers continue to plummet in this part of north-central Montana, much like for the rest of the U.S., as the omicron wave appears to be reaching its end, but experts caution that the pandemic is unlikely to end with this latest variant and it will leave plenty of problems in its wake that health care will need to address. While cases are still being confirmed every day, the number of new cases per day has dropped by around two-thirds nationwide in the last...
Cold and snow are back in the area - apparently briefly - but what that means in the long term, both for weather and for drought conditions, is unknown. After temperatures in the 40s and even to the 60s in the past few weeks, with virtually no snow, the white stuff is again on the ground in this region and temperatures are back below zero with a wind chill advisory in effect for much of the state west of the divide and bitter wind chills expected through Wednesday. But that...
Havre Police Department A 15-year-old girl from Havre was issued a summons on charges of unauthorized use of a vehicle, reckless driving, driving under the influence and seat belt violation after a caller on 14th Street reported Monday at 3:54 p.m. that a vehicle hit a pole in front of Sunnyside school and the driver may be injured or having a seizure. -- Sean Odell Bryan Ross of Detroit, Michigan, 32, was arrested on a vandalism charge after a caller at a Second Street busine...
Press release Have you lost someone very special to you? Has something very precious to you been taken away? Are you feeling lost and not sure of the future? Your hope might very well be GriefShare. GriefShare is a program with direction and purpose. With GriefShare you will learn how to walk the journey of grief and be supported on the way. It is a place where grieving people find healing and hope. The GriefShare experience includes three key elements that work together to help a person recover from the deep hurt of loss....
In 1964, as a Centennial Project, The Cottonwood Home Demonstration Club took on a project to gather information about the early homesteading days in the Simpson and Cottonwood areas. The book was titled "In the Years Gone By." The Introduction page includes a paragraph that explains the reason for compiling the book: "With each year that passes, we lose more of the old-timers, and it was our desire to print some of the tales and woes of the early homesteaders, while there...
Amanda Christofferson said the live open house to discuss Circle of Parents Family Group has been moved to Zoom due to illness. The open house had been scheduled for tonight at 6:30 at Montana State University-Northern. To attend via Zoom or for more information, people can contact Christofferson at 406-399-3309. The topics planned for tonight includw: Intro’s • What is Circle of Parents? • What roles are left to be filled? • Name options for group • What day of the week and time works best? (Mondays are out of the picture f...
Havre City Council will be holding its second monthly town hall Tuesday at 7 p.m. at City Hall, where Havre Public Works Director Dave Peterson will talk about his department’s activities and the state of Havre’s roads as well as its water and sewer systems. Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher said Peterson will be providing an overview of his department’s work, their successes, their struggles and where he thinks the city is headed, which will hopefully give the public a better idea of what’s going on in Havre right now. Kaerche...
Hill County Health Department said in its update Friday that 7 new cases were reported and 12 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 69 active cases in the county, 1 active hospitalization, 4,732 total cases and the county has had 71 deaths Blaine County Health Department said in its update Friday that it was notified of 6 new cases and 6 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 85 active cases in the county, 1 new hospitalization, 1 discharge from the hospital, 5 active hospitalizations, 2,305 total cases 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 Resolution No. 22-2687 Health Department ARPA Funding for wages Contracts Hill County Council On Aging Commodity Distribution Contract Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Plat of Harmon Properties – Subdivision #3 County needs Quit claim deeds Policy change regarding e...
Havre Police Department Thomas Kipp Jones of Havre, 43, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served at Hill County Detention Center Friday at 9:54 a.m. Friday. -- Sherman Dean Alexander of Havre, 59, was issued a summons on a theft charge after a caller at a First Street West establishment reported a stolen wallet Friday at 1:56 p.m. -- A theft, forgery or fraud was reported on Second Street Northeast Friday at 6:32 p.m. -- John Alan Horseman of Fort Belknap, 50,...
Press release The Rocky Boy Veterans Center recently raised $1,200 to benefit St. Mary Catholic Church in Rocky Boy. Both of the organizations share a mission, to serve those in need. "The loss of St. Mary's Catholic Church was a loss for the Rocky Boy community," said Chauncey Parker, executive director, Rocky Boy Veterans Center. "The RBVC is pleased to assist in the rebuilding efforts of the Catholic Church in the hopes that it will soon be able to resume the valuable...
