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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... Full story
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...
Out our way, the Old West is fondly remembered and talked about, but clearly things are not the same. No big trail drives taking weeks of herding and pushing to market - instead we take the cattle in trucks. Few areas of open range exist, most herds are confined in fenced pastures, and often herding is done from four-wheelers instead of horses. But some things don't change. Though there haven't been any bears in the Bear Paws, and the wolf packs that used to roam the area are...
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...
The state tracking map for the COVID-19 pandemic has added another death for Choteau County, bringing its total to 13 COVID-19-related deaths. The totals for other counties in the area remained the same, with 71 in Hill County, 29 in Blaine and two in Liberty. The daily totals of new cases have dropped from rates in the past few weeks, though they still generally are higher than were were prior to the omicron variant-driven surge in January and on. Hill County Health...
In a Wednesday press conference U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced more than $1 billion in investments into the country's rural economy through a number of programs, many of which will help Montanans. All told, Vilsack said, the U.S. Department of agriculture is investing more than $1.4 billion in rural communities through 752 individual contributions to a number of programs. The announced investments include $200,000 in rural cooperative development grants for...
Saturday will see the return of Havre's annual Norwegian Lutefisk and Swedish Meatball Dinner from noon to 5 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church, after a year without due to COVID-19. The event, now in its 88th year, is held by Havre's First Lutheran Church with assistance from Messiah Lutheran Church and has been a mainstay event in the community for decades, bringing people in the community together for a meal of Lutefisk, Swedish meatballs, boiled potatoes, lefsa, cranberry...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,058 new cases, 14,187 active cases, 338 hospitalizations and 3,029 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 245,606 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that 33 new cases were reported and 21 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 197 active cases in the county, 1 active hospitalization, 4,483 total cases and the county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that it w... Full story
Havre Police Department A Fourth Street caller reported a hit and run crash Wednesday at 7:56 a.m. -- Wednesday at 9:40 a.m., a caller at a First Street business reported a theft. -- A summons was issued after a caller on Second Street Northeast reported Wednesday at 12:35 p.m. that an aggressive black lab attacked a pit bull. No details on charges were provided. -- Nelson Travis Alexander of Box Elder, 56, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant and a state District...
Press release Bear Paw Development Corp. announced the addition of two new employees to their roster of economic and community development practitioners. Joining the organization are Julea Robbins as regional disaster economic recovery coordinator and Wyatt Anderson as director of Bear Paw's Food and Agriculture Development Center. "We are exceedingly fortunate to have the opportunity to add two individuals to our team who will hit the ground running and will have an...
by Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Applications for speakers are now being accepted for Montana State University’s first TEDxMSU event to be held in February. A TEDx event is a local gathering where live talks under 18 minutes are shared with the community. People who would like to share a story or present on their research or passion are invited to apply at http://bit.ly/3o43Ie2 . The application requires an approximately five-minute video explaining the proposed talk. The event is open to everyone, and stu...
District 4 Human Resources Development Council has a new director of Victims Services in Rose DeBerry, who is looking to build the program back up amid ongoing staffing shortages. The Victims Services program's goal is to empower victims of domestic abuse to live violence-free lives by providing services like crisis intervention, safety planning, emergency services, legal accompaniment and general advocacy, but, like many organizations locally and countrywide, HRDC is faced...
Press release HAVRE — The Hill County Democrats Central Committee has elected a new, but familiar, face to chair the political group. Lindsey Ratliff, a teacher and member of the Havre City Council, was elected during the group’s special convention Jan. 30. Ratliff has been involved with the local Democrats for several years and said she’s excited to take on the new responsibility of being chair. “I’m honored to be able to serve the party and am very excited to work with local members to win back House District 28,” Ratl...
