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In addition to the federal elections for Montana’s now-two seats to the U.S. House of Representatives and for state legislative races, some contested primaries and general elections are coming up in Blaine, Chouteau and Hill counties. As of this mornning, Liberty County has no contested elections. In Hill County, incumbent Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean, a Republican, is facing a challenge in her bid for re-election by another member of the commissioners’ office staff. Sheri Williams, the executive assistant to the...
Fort Belknap Indian Community reported on its Facebook page Saturday another COVID-19-related death, bringing the total at Fort Belknap to 14,while the state tracking map has increased the number in Chouteau County to 14. The post said Fort Belknap Indian Community reported the news with tremendous sadness, asking, “Please continue to wear masks, wash hands and social distance. Keep you and your loved ones safe.” Data from Fort Belknap is included in the reports for either Phillips County or Blaine County, depending whe...
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality released a final environmental assessment last week requiring additional analysis in an environmental impact statement for a proposed exploration project near the former Zortman Mine, which has been aggressively opposed by the nearby Fort Belknap. The new exploration project, proposed by Luke Ployhar, would be to look for mining opportunities in the Little Rockies, a sacred place to the people of Fort Belknap who almost...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,833 new cases, 10,256 active cases, 310 hospitalizations and 3,037 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 251,920cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Friday that 33 new cases were reported and 42 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 171 active cases, 1 active hospitalization, 4,540 total cases and the county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Friday that it was notified of 31 new...
from AARP Montana HELENA — AARP Montana has invited local organizations and governments across the state to apply for the 2022 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 22. Grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public spaces, transportation, housing, civic engagement, coronavirus recovery, diversity and inclusion, and more. Now in its sixth year, the grant program is part of AARP’s nationwide Livable Communities initiative, which supports the...
February 14, 2022 My dearest Rodney, We have been married now for 46 years. In some ways it seems like a long time and in many other ways it seems like yesterday. We've had some pretty rough times. But by far the good times we have shared during these 46 years have far out-weighed the bad. It was an amazing thing when God brought us together in the early fall of 1974. I was visiting friends at the Bible College I had graduated from in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Your sister...
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 County needs Highway 2 Association dues Quit claim deeds...
Havre Police Department A written or verbal warning was issued to an Eighth Street resident after an officer noticed Friday at 11:46 a.m. that chickens were being kept at the residence. -- A Third Street caller asked Friday at 3:51 p.m. to speak with an officer because she thought she might have been involved in a Medicare scam. -- Brandon Ray Eagleman Sr. of Great Falls, 32, was arrested on six Justice or City court warrants after an officer investigated suspicious activity...
Jon Tester, D-Mont., held a press call Thursday where he discussed a number of bills he's working on, as well as ongoing conflicts in Washington around new budgets and the results of the infrastructure bill's recent passage. Tester said it's already shaping up to be a busy year in Washington, and, right now, his attention is fixed on his Agriculture Right to Repair Bill, which will require agriculture equipment manufacturers to make the parts, tools and software necessary to...
The Great Northern Fair Board met with Acting State Fire Marshal Dirk Johnson and local representatives from the Montana Department of Labor and Industry to discuss fire codes and concluded that all typical events held on the Great Northern Fairgrounds, with the exception of indoor haunted houses, can proceed as normal, with a few caveats. The issue of fire code compliance on the fairgrounds became a local controversy when a number of Halloween events, including an escape...
AJ Etherington Billings Gazette Two sisters of a Rocky Boy man shot to death by police in Billings are unsatisfied with the findings of an inquest into their brother’s shooting. Following a daylong coroner’s inquest, a Yellowstone County jury found Billings police were justified in shooting Cole Stump to death in 2020. Stump was killed by police Oct. 12, 2020, after a confrontation in an apartment parking lot near the 2200 Block of Avenue C in central Billings. Despite the findings of the inquest, Stump’s sisters Tonya Stump...
Hill County Health Department said in its update Thursday that 24 new cases were reported and 41 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 180 active cases in the county, 1 active hospitalization, 4,256 total cases and the county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Thursday that it was notified of 14 new cases and 28 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 119 active cases in the county, 1 person was discharged from the hospital with 29 active hospitalizations, 2,093 total...
Rayna Johnson is a Havre High School Student of the Month for January 2022. She is the daughter of Jeff and Jennifer Johnson and has one sibling, Aaron, who is 13. Rayna is a junior who is active in cheerleading, tennis, Key Club, Pep Club and AP chemistry. She works part time at a local pharmacy when her schedule allows. She also babysits and volunteers in the community. Lindsey Ratliff, who nominated Rayna, said she is, "both an exceptional student as well as a wonderful...
Press release Bear Paw Development Corp. will be hosting its annual meeting Thursday, Feb. 17, at noon on the campus of Montana State University-Northern in Havre in the SUB Ballroom and announced that Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel will keynote the event. The topic of his address will be “The State of the University: The Role of MSU-Northern in Economic Development.” “We are very pleased that Chancellor Kegel will be joining us to discuss the important role that MSUN plays in a healthy economy for the Hi-Line and all of Mo...
Press release Cottonwood Schools February regular board meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m. at the North School. The public can contact the clerk at 265-6970 to attend via electronics....
Press release Davey School February regular board meeting will be Monday, Feb. 7, at 6 p.m. at the school. The public can contact the clerk at 265-6970 to attend via electronics....
from U.S. Attorney for District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A Havre man who admitted to drug trafficking and firearms crimes after law enforcement found methamphetamine, fentanyl, a gun and a large amount of cash in his motel room was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Brandon Wayne Glover, 39, pleaded guilty in October 2021 to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and to felon in possession of a firearm. Chief U...
from Montana Department of Environmental Quality HELENA—The Department of Environmental Quality is proposing to renew the Montana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Multi-Sector General Permit for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity such as mining. The renewal of the multi-sector general permit will continue to provide statewide general permit coverage for owner and operators of industrial activities that discharge stormwater to state surface waters. The general permit requires permittees to d...
Havre City Council will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items one through seven. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Administer oath of office to Ward 1 Alderman Kimberly Bolta. 2. Presentation by Tony Gerharz with WIPFLI LLP of the Fiscal Year 2021 Audit. 3. Resolution No. 3854 - A Resolution A...
Monday 5:30 p.m. — Hill County Park Board meeting in Timmons Room Tuesday 10:30 a.m. – LEPC meeting at the Hill County Detention Center 10:30 a.m. – Road department meeting in commissioners’ office 1:30 p.m. — 911 meeting at City Hall Wednesday 2 p.m. — Levee team meeting for Hill County/Havre zoom call in commissioners’office Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly Business meeting in commissioners’ office 1:30 p.m. — Workers Compensation Insurance Risk Assessment meeting in commissioners’ office Friday Regular business hours...
Hill County Park Board will meet Monday, Feb. 7, at the Great Northern Fairgrounds in the Community Center at 5:30 p.m. The meeting agenda is: 1) Approval of minutes 2) Approval of agenda 3) Guests and public comments on agenda items only/Agenda requests for next meeting 4) Cabin Business Blackie Coulee #8 5) Old Business Kallenberger’s request Monitoring progress Lodge Entry kiosk 6) New business Havre Trails — Proposed trail near Brough Coulee Hagener south road and campground Campsite re-numbering system 7) Committee rep...
Once a month, I like to use the words in this article to let you know what will be taking place at our next Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association - GHAMA - meeting. At our meetings, we allow one special guest to present for the first 15 minutes. At our February meeting Les Odegard will be presenting "Grief Share." After that presentation, we will be planning for this year's series of Lenten Luncheons and our annual "Walk of the Cross" Good Friday observance. One of our on...
What do we see when we look up? In January, snow? Moisture is needed, that's for sure, 'Twould help spring grass to grow. As winter ends, there's sleet and haze, sometimes that too shows up. But it's still cold most everywhere - we need warm cover-ups! Days lengthen and we view the stars; like awesome Milky Way! And sailing in the night time clouds, there's Venus, miles away. Soon geese will pass, some fly up high; somewhere up North they go. It's cool to watch them change...
New Year's begun but we're alone - we've lost someone so dear, Spouse, sibling, child, or Mom or Dad - our life now seems so drear. Remembering our special one brings memories to our heart, This "missing time" - be fresh or old; they're gone! Then tear drops start. We may have planned some wondrous things which vanished in "thin-air." But noble plans[1] and noble deeds are best hemmed-in in prayer. We plan our ways, but we need help; our dearest's ones gone on! Revisit plans b...
North Central Senior Citizens Center Feb. 7-11 Menu Monday, Feb. 7 — Hamburger Stroganoff, buttered noodles, coleslaw, gingerbread Tuesday, Feb. 8 — Salad, roast pork, mashed potatoes and gravy, sunshine carrots, rolls, apple crisp Wednesday, Feb. 9 — Oven-baked fish, potato supreme, peas, coffee cake Thursday, Feb. 10 — Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, pudding Friday, Feb. 11 — Soup, salad bar, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping up with the pandemic: As of Feb. 2nd, there were 33 new COVID-19 cases and t...
