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The Hill County Commission will hold its business meeting Wednesday at 10 a.m. It is mandatory for everyone at meetings to wear a mask or face covering for ages 5 and older with no exceptions. The meeting agenda includes: Old business Hill County Detention Center control panel bid....
Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson said the county has seen improvement in its rate of new COVID-19 cases, but it is still far above the Hill County Health Department's goal. The week of Nov. 9 saw an average of 97 new cases per day per 100,000 residents in the county, Larson said during the weekly COVID-19 update Friday, and it was exciting to see the number under 100. However, Larson said, the health department's goal is 50 per day per 100,000...
Havre Public Schools Nurse Jeri Erickson has seen a big change in her job duties since the beginning of the school year. Instead of fixing cuts, looking at bumps and bruises and tending to headaches, she is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. "I deal with COVID all day long, from the beginning of my day until the end of my day, into the evenings, and on the weekends. All the time," Erickson said. Erickson handles the contact tracing within the school district. When the health...
Press release Havre, Montana (November 20, 2020) — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to announce and invite the public to comment on the proposed intersection improvements at US 2 and 19th Avenue West. Proposed work includes upgrading signal hardware, updating pedestrian access and realigning lanes to improve operations. Construction is tentatively planned for 2022 depending on completion of design and availability of funds. New right-of-way and relocation of utilities will be required. MDT staff w...
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 56,381 with 677 new cases, 16,317 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 467. The number of deaths was 614. Blaine County, reported Sunday evening: 3 new cases, 438 total, 37 active, 3 active hospitalizations, 17 deaths Hill County, reported Sunday evening, 4 new cases, 1,227 total, 211 active, 5 active hospitalizations, 31 deaths Rocky Boy — Latest data not available Fort Belknap, reported Sunday, also reported on eit...
Havre Police Department A Third Avenue caller reported Friday at 10:15 a.m. that a package was stolen, but the package was delivered to a neighbor who took it to the police station and the caller retrieved the package Sunday at 7:25 p.m. -- Stolen property was reported by a Ninth Street caller Friday at 1:53 p.m. -- Larae Ann Sunchild of Havre, 39, was issued a summons on a charge of trespass to property after a female trespasser was reported at a Ninth Avenue business Friday...
Press release The MSU-Northern Foundation announced it has hired two new people to join its staff at the office on the Northern campus. Toni Pedersen starts today in the role of director of finance and Darla McCloy started one week ago in the position of operations specialist Pedersen, originally from Wolf Point, will take over as the head of finance as current CFO Amanda Meyer steps down to do other things. An alum of Northern, Pedersen has been living in Havre for the past few years, most recently working at Anderson ZurMue...
Press release Montana VA Health Care System — MTVAHCS — invites Veterans to a virtual town hall today from 5-6 p.m. The event will also be recorded for any veteran who is unable to attend the live town hall. “During the town hall, we want to make sure Veterans are aware of all their health care resources,” said Dan Caufield, MTVAHCS Associate Director. “With Montana’s COVID-19 cases on the rise, we will share COVID-19 updates and highlight some of the telehealth options veterans have to connect to their healthcare...
Northern Montana Health Care Chief of Medical Staff Dr. Kevin Harada said the COVID-19 situation in Hill County and Montana is poised to get worse after the holidays but the damage can be mitigated if enough people take the situation seriously. Harada said the recent health order by Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson has helped stem the tide of positive cases, but Montana and the county likely haven't seen things get as bad as they will, which he...
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is proposing continuing a withdrawal of federal land in the Little Rocky Mountains from mining, in an area still recovering from pollution caused by earlier mining. In 1997, Pegasus Mining Company filed for bankruptcy after contaminating Fort Belknap Indian Reservation’s water using such practices as acid rock drainage while mining gold south of the reservation near Zortman and Landusky. In the acid rock mining Pegausus used chemicals including cyanide to extract gold and silver from ore. S...
The Hill County Commission is considering a change on policies governing when employees switch departments in the county. The proposal would allow employees to maintain their longevity and yearly raises along with it when they change departments. When making the motion to approve the resolution during the commission’s weekly business meeting Thursday, Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean said it seems unfair to effectively make employees start from scratch building longevity for switching to a job that makes more sense f...
The total number of cases in Montana on the state map after Thursday’s update — today’s was not available by printing deadline — was 51,818 with 1,236 new cases. The number of hospitalizations was 2,221with 482 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 595,829 with 4,423 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 561. The number of recoveries was 30,477 and the number of active cases was 20,780. Blaine County Thursday evening listed 1 new case, 405 total, 52 active, 3 active hospita...
Press release Gov. Steve Bullock announced today that Montana’s unemployment rate declined to 4.9 percent in October, down from 5.4% in September, due to strong job growth over the month. “As Montana’s economy continues to recover, the health of the economy depends on our ability to reduce the spread of the virus,” said Governor Bullock. “Montanans must take seriously public health measures in order to curb the spread of the virus, and to keep our businesses and schools open and workforce on the job.” Montana’s unemployment...
Press release The Montana Department of Corrections announced today that an inmate died this week due to COVID-19-related illness. The 62-year-old Montana State Prison inmate died at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula Nov. 18. To protect the privacy of the deceased and his family, and to comply with state and federal law, the DOC will not release additional information. The death that occurred in Missoula County will be reflected on the Friday, Nov. 20 state COVID-19 tracking map and on the DOC’s COVID-19 response web page a...
Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday in Havre Middle School. The Havre Daily News had not received an agenda by printing deadline this morning, but a message from the school district said it would be available and a Zoom link would be listed on the district website at http://blueponyk12.com after 4 p.m. today....
It is mandatory for everyone at meetings to wear a mask or face covering for ages 5 and older with no exceptions. Monday 8 a.m. — Center for Mental Health — Great Falls 1 p.m. — Building manager meeting Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — County Road Department meeting Wednesday 10 a.m. — Business meeting Manual claims Employment review Resolution Tax adjustments County permit approval Subdivision /survey approval Contracts Public comment Thursday Thanksgiving Holiday Friday 1 p.m. — COVID-19 phone update...
Havre Police Department Callers reported Thursday at 8:10 a.m. that a tan Chevrolet Blazer hit a power pole on Bullhook Boulevard. -- Krista Helen Chambers of Havre, 32, was issued a summons on a charge of driving under the influence after callers reported Thursday at 9:52 a.m. that a blue PT Cruiser was holding up the cars in the parking lot at a First Street West business. Chambers was listed in this morning's jail roster as being held on a DUI. -- A possible fight between...
North Central Senior Center, Nov. 20, 2020 Menu by Earlene DeWinter — Subject to Change Monday — Sloppy joes, Tater Tots, salad, desert Tuesday — Applesauce, baked ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, Corn, Rolls, Wacky Wednesday — Chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas, dessert Thursday — Thanksgiving Friday — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert The Senior Center is providing medical transportation only for now. Remember to call ahead for Friday’s appointments. We do have a couple of individuals in the community whom...
From Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Lzetta Martha (Combes) Halingstad Living Award 2020, District 4, Blaine, Chouteau, Hill and Liberty counties Lzetta Martha Combes was born May 23, 1937, to Clarence and Martha (Jones) Combes on a farm outside Emporia, Kansas. Her parents moved Lzetta and her two older brothers to California when she was 2 years old before settling on a 40-acre farm in Willamette Valley, Oregon, at age 5. It was there she went to a country...
You know, Lord, sometimes when we're hungry, memory kicks in and a scent seems to drift by us, makes us think of our mommy baking bread. Yum! Our mom was the best baker in our neighborhood - just ask any of the neighbors! Even when Mom's sisters would visit us once in a blue moon, they'd tell Mom that the bread she made tasted so good; "Just like their own dear mother made; so, could I please have another slice?" Miniature loaves of zucchini bread that an out-of-town friend...
Many of the ideas and scriptures for this article are from the devotional "God Wants You To Win!" by world champion calf roper Jeff Copenhaver. Jeff's favorite scripture is Isaiah 41:10 "Fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand." There are times in life when we may become discouraged or we may feel like giving up or calling it quits. God wants to encourage us...
Out our way, the fall roundup is always a time of expectation and even deliverance. Winter is coming, the upper pasture is about grazed out, the waterholes are drying up, the temperature is dropping, and the cold Arctic winds are blowing. But soon the drovers come and move the herd down to the winter pastures where the grass is fresh, the water flowing, and where, even in the midst of the worst Alberta Clippers, the stored hay is plentiful and will be brought out. Now I am no...
This Sunday, Nov. 22, marks the end of our Church (Roman Catholic) year; we call this Sunday the celebration of Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe. The Gospel reading for this special Sunday is from the Gospel of Matthew 25:41-46, very often referred to the final judgment or the reading about the separation of the sheep and the goats. This is not one of my favorite gospel readings. If indeed "gospel" means "good news" then I believe those who used this term did not...
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said Wednesday that he was one of the people who participated in a trial of the vaccine pharmaceutical company Pfizer says appears to be 95 percent effective in preventing COVID-19, and he encourages everyone to get the vaccination if it is approved and becomes available. Daines said part of the reason he wanted to be part of the test is to encourage all Montanans to get vaccinated once it is available. "My goal in all of this is to help build...
