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Press release A scholarship is again offered by the North Central Montana Cattle Women and the North Central Montana Stock Growers. This annual scholarship is available to high school seniors and college students completing their sophomore year. Interest from a memorial fund honoring the memory of deceased members is contributed to by the Cattle Women. Stock Growers supplies their portion of the scholarship through fundraising efforts and interest from money left from the Livestock Protective Association, a forerunner to the...
Havre Police Department A report of a mountain lion on Beaver Creek Boulevard was called in Friday at 6:49 a.m. -- Ricky John Clark of Havre, 54, was arrested on a shoplifting charge and a Justice or City court warrant after a caller at a First Street business reported a non-combative shoplifter at 9:53 a.m. Friday. -- A summons for a juvenile tobacco violation was issued at Havre Middle School Friday at 10 a.m. -- A Friday 12:23 p.m. caller asked for a welfare check on...
Hill County Board of Health will hold its quarterly meeting Wednesday, Jan. 26, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Annex meeting room in the Courthouse Annex at 302 Fourth Ave. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Roll call Annual reorganization of the board 1. Recognition of outgoing board member/Introduction of new board member 2. Election of officers Approval of meeting minutes from Oct. 20, 2021 Agenda corrections, additions or deletions Items of old business: 1. Hill County COVID-19 updates and...
Representatives of IND HEMP were in Havre Wednesday to talk to producers about contracting acres to grow hemp for either fiber or oil production in the company's processing plant in Fort Benton. Presenters Morgan Tweet, chief operating officer and co-founder of the family-owned company, and Ben Brimlow, lead agronomist, said they had more than 30 producers contracted in 2021 with 6,000 acres in production, and they are looking to expand to 8,000 acres for 2022. "We really...
With the COVID surge still bringing in new cases of the illness, local groups and organizations continue to be impacted. For the second week in a row, Montana Actors' Theatre is pushing back its production of "Monty Python's Spamalot," also requiring the troupe to adjust its schedule later in the season, and COVID is back in Northern Montana Care Center. Northern Montana Health Care Vice President of Regulatory and Community Services Christen Obresley said they continue to do...
A new FedEx facility may be coming to Havre as soon as June, with Big Equipment Owner Ron Harmon finalizing a subdivision near the Havre City-County Airport with the county Thursday that will free up the land necessary for the building to go up. In the Hill County Commission’s weekly business meeting Thursday, Harmon said FedEx approached him some time ago about building a facility in Havre so they can more easily service the Hi-Line from here instead of from Great Falls. The six-acre lot where the facility will be built h...
Hill County Health Department said in its update Thursday that 64 new cases were reported and 26 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 290 active cases in the county, 1 active hospitalization and 71 deaths. Havre Public Schools reported Thursday 3 new cases in people associated with Havre Public School District with 22 so far for the week. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Thursday that it was notified of 42 new cases and 16 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 183 active cases in the...
Monday 8 a.m. — Center for Mental Health meeting in Great Falls 11 a.m. — Smitty’s Pond Project Discussion in commissioners’ office Tuesday 10 a.m. — Semiannual Montana Department of Transportation meeting at the MDT office Wednesday 10 a.m. — Insurance Committee meeting in the Timmons room 10 a.m. — Hill County Project zoom call in commissioners’ office Noon — Hill County Board of Health meeting at Health Department Annex meeting room Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly Business meeting in commissioners’ office 1:30 p.m. — Highway S...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. in Robin School Administration Building. The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Agenda deletions or corrections, and additions allowed by policy, if any B. New business 1. Agenda Public Comment — An opportunity for any member of the audience to bring to the attention of the board questions or relevant comments concerning district matters not on the agenda. The board will not d...
Havre Police Department A caller at Havre Community Pool reported items stolen out of his locker Thursday at 8:23 a.m. -- Thursday at 9:15 a.m., a caller on 11th Street West reported a past assault. -- A caller at a First Street business reported shoplifters at 9:21 and 9:52 a.m. Thursday. -- Officers were called to investigate a vehicle crash involving a car and a dumpster Thursday at 1:42 p.m. -- Larae Ann Sunchild of Havre, 40 was arrested on charges of criminal contempt...
Press release Havre High School head speech and debate coach Tim Leeds said he is still looking for judges for the eastern Class A Speech, Drama and Debate Divisional Tournament Saturday at the high school. “We have had a great response, but this is a pretty big tournament and we are losing some judges who signed up due to the illnesses running through the area,” Leeds said. “I am hoping a few more people will be able to step up and help us out.” People can send an email to [email protected] or sign up online at bit.ly/...
Havre High School head speech and debate coach Tim Leeds said he is still looking for judges for the eastern Class A Speech, Drama and Debate Divisional Tournament Saturday at the high school. “We have had a great response, but this is a pretty big tournament and we are losing some judges who signed up due to the illnesses running through the area,” Leeds said. “I am hoping a few more people will be able to step up and help us out.” People can send an email to [email protected] or sign up online at bit.ly/...
Out our way, for most folks, quitting time comes when the job is done and not before. Nowhere is that more clear than in agriculture. Now, some of you may recall the story of "Junior," that Charolais bull that went missing one day. In case you missed it or have forgotten the story, here it is in brief. It was time to move the herd from summer to winter pasture and after we had the herd rounded up and on the move, it was my job to go collect the bulls. This was not a big deal...
Some 2,000-plus years ago an event took place that changed the course of humanity. The event I refer to is the Incarnation - God coming to earth, becoming human and living among us. This event was meant to change the way humanity related to God. It was meant to restore a broken relationship that existed between God and the people he loved. The Son of God was born and given the name Jesus. We all know the story; how he was baptized and through the power of the Holy Spirit...
You know, Lord, humor is everywhere. We can look at health, exercise and even Alzheimer's, which, we're told, that even dogs can get! One way to slow Alzheimer's, is to go for a walk - with your dog. Fresh air and exercise help the walker as well as the dog. No wonder neighbors are out there walking their dogs. They probably read that, too, and want to keep their pets and themselves healthy. Friends had some deer that "visited" their place. Neighbor kids got together and...
North Central Senior Citizens Center Jan. 24-28 Menu Monday, Jan. 24 — Salad, ham/scalloped potato casserole, carrots, brownies Tuesday, Jan. 25 — Spiced applesauce, pork chops, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli, rolls, cake Wednesday, Jan. 26 — Philly steak sandwich, tater tots, brownies Thursday, Jan. 27 — Hamburgers, macaroni salad, baked beans, dessert Friday, Jan. 28 — Soup, salad bar, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping up with the pandemic: As of Jan 19, there were 159 new COVID-19 cases and there were 37 cases recov...
The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 112th anniversary with its annual meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Duck Inn where members honored each other and the volunteers who make events and programs around town happen. Chamber President Matt Wertheimer lamented that the event couldn't be held last year, and thanked NorthWestern Energy for sponsoring this year's event, Triangle Communication for providing equipment, and the local-, state-, and national-level...
As the surge of new cases of COVID-19 continues in the state and in this area, data reconciliation has listed another death in Chouteau County, bringing that county's total of COVID-19-related deaths to 12. Montana Department of Health and Human Services reported reconciling data led to two more confirmations of fatalities, one in Chouteau County and one in Park County, with one death occurring in November and one this month, although which date was in which county is not...
During the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting Wednesday Randy Hafer of High Plains Architects provided an overview of a downtown master plan that is being put together to revitalize Havre's downtown area. The driving forces behind the plan have been the Chamber, Bear Paw Development Corp., the city of Havre, and Downtown Havre Matters!, which have been working together to make the area more attractive to people, and after looking at a number of firms chose High...
Hill County Public Health Director Kim Berg said during a county officials meeting Wednesday that her department is having trouble keeping up with the sheer amount of COVID-19 cases in the area. Berg, who is also the county’s health officer, said cases in the community are rising as expected and even after bringing back two case investigators from early in the pandemic the department couldn’t contact 40 cases in the county. After the meeting she said that because they couldn’t contact these cases they were not recorded in th...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 2,059 new cases, 12,579 active cases, 275 hospitalizations and 2,966 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 220,090 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that 159 new cases were reported and 37 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 252 active cases in the county and 4,002 total cases. two people were hospitalized and two were discharged. Hill County has had 71 deaths. Havre Public Schools reported W...
Havre Police Department Grace Larae Seymour of Chinook, 19, was issued a summons on charges of failing to carry proof of vehicle insurance and driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license, Jamie Lauren Seymour of Chinook, 20, was arrested on two Justice or City court warrants, and Kim Kristina Johnson of Havre, 44, was arrested on charges of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and obstructing a peace officer or other public servant after a Second Street Northeast...
As new COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the state and the region, more jurisdictions are closing. Fort Belknap Indian Reservation announced Tuesday that it was going into lockdown at 12 a.m. today, effective until Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 11:59 p.m. The shutdowns affects all non-essential businesses within the Fort Belknap Indian Community, a release on the Fort Belknap Indian Community Council Facebook page said. Essential businesses providing food and fuel are on limiteed...
The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a woman who died in a house fire in Harlem early Tuesday morning. Blaine County Undersheriff Chris Adair said Shenia Sterns, 25, died in the fire which was called in around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday morning. The fire was responded to by the Chinook and Harlem fire departments along with the Fort Belknap Volunteer Fired Department which provided mutual aid. Adair said the fire is still being investigated by the Montana State Fire Marshal so there are no details available r...
