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From Montana VA Health Care System The Montana VA Health Care System — MTVAHCS — is providing free flu shots at its Havre VA clinic for veterans enrolled in VA health care twice a week. Mondays and Tuesdays, from 8:30 a.m. until 4: p.m., veterans can drive up to the clinic, call 265-4304 ext. 2241, and a staff member will come outside to administer a flu shot. The Havre VA clinic is located at 130 13th Street, Suite 1. The facts about influenza are that it can cause severe illness and is a vaccine-preventable disease. In 201...
A front-page story in Tuesday’s edition of The Havre Daily News misreported a position held by Hill County Health Department Director Kim Larson. Larson is the Hill County Health Officer....
Havre Police Department A Tuesday 11:33 a.m. caller at a U.S. Highway 2 West business reported finding drug paraphernalia in the business. -- A 15-year-old was issued a summons on charges of disorderly conduct and probation violation after a caller on First Street Northeast reported Tuesday at 2:25 p.m. that a boy outside was trying to beat him up. -- A caller on 14th Avenue reported at 5:04 p.m. Tuesday that women were harassing her and her daughter. -- A beer theft was repor...
At their monthly meeting Monday, the Hill County Park Board heard a request that discussion of non-lethal alternatives to beaver trapping be resumed in the future and that the public be made more aware of trapping activities on the park. Audience member Lou Hagener made an agenda request that the board discuss non-lethal ways of controlling the effects of beaver in Beaver Creek Park at their next meeting, a matter he said hasn’t been given enough consideration. Hagener said an an advertisement in the Havre Daily News last F...
In the past 48 hours Havre has seen three instances of what appears to be, politically motivated theft and vandalism, including the taking of Republican political signs and damage to a vendor’s property at Hill County Republican Headquarters. Hill County Republican Central Committee Chair and Havre City Council Alderman Andrew Brekke, who said his Trump flag was torn down at 4 a.m., made a Facebook post, calling it embarrassing for the community. “Well, the ‘mostly peaceful’ and ‘enlightened and tolerant’ among us have ste...
Montana set a new record Tuesday for daily confirmed COVID-19 cases with 733 new cases. The state has confirmed 193 COVID-19-related deaths so far. That brings the state total to 16,063 with 5,352 active cases and 235 active hospitalizations. Hill County confirmed 16 new cases. The county has a total of 268 cases, 104 active. Rocky Boy Health Center confirmed six new cases - which could go to Hill or Chouteau counties' totals - reporting that the cases confirmed include 26...
Havre Police Department A caller from an 11th Street West business reported Monday at 6:16 a.m. that four men stole some items and drove off in a muddy black Chevrolet pickup truck with a red bumper. -- A Lincoln Avenue caller reported at 7:11 a.m. Monday that someone stole a political sign and left an American flag on the ground. -- A summons was issued after officers investigated a hit-and-run vehicle crash reported on Fifth Avenue Monday at 9:01 p.m. No details on the...
Montana State University-Northern was ranked number 11 nationally for its agriculture program by Learn.org for the 50 Best Agriculture Degrees in the 2020-2021 school year. Northern College of Technical Sciences Dean David Krueger said he’s very excited about the program being ranked 11th. “Very excited that we are — not surprised that we should be — but very excited that we were recognized that way,” Krueger said. Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel said getting a recognition such that is an honor they like to celebrate...
Editor’s note: This version corrects that Kim Larson is Hill County health officer. Hill County has suffered its fourth and fifth COVID-19-related deaths as numbers of confirmed cases continue to grow in this area and cases and deaths continue upward throughout the state. Hill County Health Department reported the two deaths Monday afternoon. Hill County also saw 15 new cases confirmed Monday, while Blaine County saw five, Chouteau County three and Liberty County saw one new case confirmed. The state set a new record for one-...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 773 with 216 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 372,720 with 2,745 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 192. The number of recoveries was 10,172 and the number of active cases was 4,983. Local cases by county: Hill: 15 new cases, 252 total, 91 active, 156 recovered, 5 deaths Liberty: 1 new case, 21 total, 1 active, 20 recovered Blaine: 5 new cases, 82 total, 56 active, 1 active hospitalization, 26...
Havre High School Senior Simon Hart has qualified as a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist. "I think it's pretty cool," Simon Hart said. "I kind of forgot that this whole thing was even possible because it took about a year for me to hear back from, so to have confirmation that some of that hard work that I did has manifested itself in this way is nice." The National Merit Scholarship program is a United States competition started in 1955 created to identify and honor...
Former Rep. G. Bruce Meyers, R-Box Elder, is challenging Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, in Windy Boy's race for re-election, in a rematch of the 2018 election for a seat both candidates have held. Windy Boy served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2003 to 2008, then ran for the Senate, defeating Democratic Sen. Frank Smith in his bid for re-election. He beat Smith again in a race for that seat in 2012. Meyers ran for the House seat in 2014, defeating...
Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, is running for re-election in House District 32 and faces former Rep. G. Bruce Meyers, R-Box Elder, in a rematch of of a race in a district both have represented. Windy Boy served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2003 to 2008, then ran for the Senate, defeating Democratic Sen. Frank Smith in his bid for re-election. He beat Smith again in a race for that seat in 2012. Meyers ran for the House seat in 2014, defeating incumbent...
Republcian Mark Wicks, an Inverness-area farmer and veteran, is facing Democrat, and Bullhook Community Health Center Behavioral Health Specialist Jacob "Jake" Strissel of Rudyard in the Hill County Commissioner 2020 Election to fill the seat of Democrat Mike Wendland, who is not running for re-election. Wicks said 30 years of experience as a farmer, entrepreneur and veteran make him the best candidate for the position of commissioner, a job he said requires an exceptional...
Democrat and Bullhook Community Health Center Behavioral Health Specialist Jacob "Jake" Strissel of Rudyard is facing Republican Mark Wicks, an Inverness-area farmer and veteran, in the Hill County Commissioner 2020 Election to fill the seat of Democrat Mike Wendland, who is not running for re-election. Strissel said his experience working within the county, helping people, makes him an ideal choice for the role of commissioner. "Everything that I've done in my professional...
An officer was appointed as a patrol officer for the Havre Police Department Monday at Havre City Council. Havre Police Department Chief Gabe Matosich appointed Jayce Barclay to the position of patrol officer. Matosich said Barclay has gone through an extensive background investigation and graduated from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy. Barclay completed the 14-week field training program, Matosich said, adding that Barclay has met all the necessary requirements for the full-time position of the patrol officer. “Jayce h...
The office of Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., reported that, due to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., recessing the Senate until Oct. 19 because of increasing cases of COVID-19, a hearing on Amtrak scheduled for Wednesday has postposed. Tester is pushing aggressively to get the hearing rescheduled as soon as it is safe to do so, his office said. McConnell has said Judiciary Committee hearings on the confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett would confirm, but most of the workings of the Senate are on...
Press release Northern Montana Health Care has announced Sheila Hanson, RN, a member of the clinical nursing team at NMHC, is the latest winner of its Compassionately Achieving Remarkable Excellence - C.A.R.E. - Award. Hanson was nominated by one of her co-workers. Her nominator complimented Hanson on her positivity and dedication. "Sheila has worked at Northern Montana Health Care for a long time and she shows up every day with a smile on her face," the nominator said....
The Amtrak station in Havre still has yet to reinstate traditional ticket agents for the Empire Builder despite Congress having ordered Amtrak to do so last year and members of Montana’s congressional delegation have since responded, as has Amtrak. Amtrak Spokesperson Marc Magliari said Amtrak will have customer service representatives who will help people purchase their tickets online, but will not be able to sell tickets directly. He said those representatives can book a passenger themselves if they lack the ability to d...
Republican Roosevelt County Attorney and former Speaker of the House Austin Knudsen faces Governor's Counsel Raph Graybill, a Democrat, in the general election for attorney general. "(I want to be attorney general) because I think Montana oughta have a top law enforcement official who has actually dealt with law enforcement who has actually prosecuted criminals," Knudsen said. "... We are really facing a terrible illegal drug and violent crime problem in Montana. Those two...
Democrat Governor's Counsel Raph Graybill faces Republican candidate Roosevelt County Attorney and former Speaker of the House Austin Knudsen for attorney general in the general election. Graybill successfully argued last month against a lawsuit The Republican National Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the Montana Republican State Central Committee and Donald J. Trump for President Inc. filed gainst Montana Gov. Steve Bullock for his Aug. 6 directive...
In it’s weekly COVID-19 update call Friday the Hill County Health Board met and discussed Montana’s recent surge in positive cases and Havre Public Schools recent plans for their Phase 3 re-opening. Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson said Montana has seen between 300 and 450 new cases a day for the last week, representing a surge in the state. “This week alone the state of Montana has added about 2,000 cases of COVID-19,” she said. Montana saw 501 new cases confirmed Friday, listed in the sta...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 754 with 201 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 369,975 with 12,562 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 190. The number of recoveries was 9,649 and the number of active cases was 5,008. Local cases by county: Hill: 1 new cases, 237 total, 86 active, 1 active hospitalizations, 148 recovered, 3 deaths Liberty: No new cases, 20 total, 1 active, 19 recovered Blaine: No new cases, 77 total, 55 active,...
Kathleen Williams campaigned in Havre Saturday as part of her six-day, 24-stop, 2,000-mile tour across the state of Montana Solutions Tour. Williams faces Republican State Auditor Matt Rosendale in the race for Republican Greg Gianforte's seat in the U.S. House of Represenatives Gianforte is leaving his office in a bid for Montana governor and faces Democratic Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney and Libertarian Lyman Bishop in that race. Havre was part of her Day 3 in the tour, followed by...
Press release Dave Jones of Hingham was recently honored by Hill County Water District for his many years of service to area and regional water distribution systems. "The availability of the clean and reliable water source we now enjoy is largely due to the many efforts of dedicated individuals like Mr. Jones," representatives of the Hill County Water District said. "We wish him the best in his retirement and hope we can keep meeting the ever-changing water needs of our...
