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Beaver Creek Park is looking for letters of support to help get a grant to pay for a badly needed stabilization and remodeling project on the Beaver Creek Park Beaver Lodge at Camp Kiwanis. Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said the lodge's walls are shifting and sagging, and while recent repairs will allow them to operate for a few more seasons, this is a problem in need of a long-term solution, one that will have a large bill, possibly more than $250,000. Edgar said this proble...
The state COVID-19 tracking map this morning listed an additional death in Chouteau County. The update this morning listed nine COVID-19-related deaths in the county, up from eight listed Monday. That brings the total deaths in this area to 111, with 71 in Hill County, 29 in Blaine and two in Liberty. The number of new cases in the area has dropped, but a surge is occurring in other parts of the world and in parts of the United States that is likely to hit Montana in the near...
The Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council discussed recent progress on their mental health PSAs and mental and behavioral health care directory, as well as voting in a new member and hiring two Question. Persuade. Refer. trainers at their monthly meeting Monday. At the meeting the group voted unanimously to offer a seat to Mindy Smith, who will sit on the council as a mental and behavioral health care consumer. LAC Chair Andi Daniel said organizations like this are supposed to have at least 51 percent represent...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 199 new cases, 2,476 active cases, 156 hospitalizations and 2,853 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 194,108 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Monday that 3 new cases were reported Saturday through Monday and 6 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 10 active cases in the county and 3,521 total cases. No active hospitalizations were listed. The county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in i...
Press release The Festival of Trees is a popular holiday tradition in Havre. Now in its 14th year, the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line's signature gala event raises money to support the hundreds of kids who utilize the club each year. Although the Festival of Trees is typically a one-night event that includes games, a silent auction, drinks and hors d'oeuvres, and then culminates in a live auction of more than a dozen trees, this year's gala looked a little different due to...
Press release This past week, Montana State University-Northern received a gift in remembrance of Dyllan Murray of Havre. The gift was given by Lincoln Holt, also of Havre. Holt, a friend of the Murray family, is owner of Montana Hammer Knives and he handcrafted a knife which he auctioned and raised $600 to support this gift in memory of his friend. The auction winner, Wendy Hilty, in turn donated the knife back to Dyllan's father, Dave Murray. "The level of community we have...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a vehicle crash on Montana Avenue reported Monday at 9:04 a.m. -- An 11th Street caller reported at 3:30 p.m. Monday damage to a vehicle, but added that it was unknown when the damage occurred. -- A two-vehicle crash was reported Monday at 3:58 p.m. in the alley south of First Street West. -- Joseph Raymond Moore of Havre, 29, was arrested on charges of resisting arrest, obstructing a peace officer or other public servant and...
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 Abatement 2021 abatements, refunds and supplementals Ordinance Resolutions Resolution No. 21-2682 Amending the budget for extension of grant from Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services Resolution No. 21-2683 Moving of 7040 funds with Extension Agency Contracts Beaver Creek Dam grant agreements Board appointments Fair board...
From U.S. Department of Education U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced $182 million in new grant awards to 30 school districts, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations across the United States as part of the Education Innovation and Research — EIR — program. The grants will support local efforts to develop, implement, and take to scale entrepreneurial and evidence-based projects that have the potential to improve academic achievement for underserved students. “Especially as stude...
Teens who experiment with drugs put their health and safety at risk. Help prevent teen drug abuse by talking to your teen about the consequences of using drugs and the importance of making healthy choices. Why teens use or misuse drugs Various factors can contribute to teen drug use and misuse. First-time use often occurs in social settings with easily accessible substances, such as alcohol and cigarettes. Continued use might be a result of insecurities or a desire for social acceptance. Teens may feel indestructible and migh...
Although as of Sunday the omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 was still not confirmed in Montana, the variant is spreading across the U.S. and is surging in other parts of the world like the United Kingdom and Denmark, with other parts of the world also seeing more and more cases. In the U.S., while studies continue to find out more about the variant, the message has remained consistent. People should continue to try to avoid spreading or catching the virus, wear...
Lacey Lincoln, formerly a deputy county attorney for Missoula County, was appointed as Hill County attorney in a unanimous vote this morning and then sworn in. Lincoln has been a lawyer for more than 10 years, starting in 2009 after a year of being a judicial clerk in Washington state and later a deputy prosecuting attorney. She moved to Missoula four-and-a-half years ago to become a deputy attorney spending most of her time in the special victims unit, a division that mostly...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 196 new cases, 2,604 active cases, 164 hospitalizations and 2,830 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 193,905 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Friday that 3 new cases were reported and 3 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 13 active cases in the county Friday and 3,518 total cases. No active hospitalizations were listed in the report. The county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in i...
Havre Police Department An arrest was made after a caller at a First Street business reported a theft, forgery or fraud Friday at 7:06 a.m., but no details on the charges were provided. -- Donna Louise Newton of Havre, 61, was arrested on charges of criminal child endangerment, driving under the influence, driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and failure to carry proof of insurance and on a Justice or City court warrant after an officer stopped to investigate a...
Press release Officials from BNSF Railway visited Chester Dec. 9 to award Liberty County and the Hi-Line Health Foundation grants from the BNSF Railroad Foundation. BNSF Executive Director of Public Affairs Matt Jones, BNSF Ground Foreman of Montana West Havre Division Jack Murray and BNSF Havre Terminal Manager Luke Davi were on hand to present the contributions. A grant for $50,000, presented to Liberty County commissioners Maureen "Morb" Wicks, Larry Hendrickson and Joette...
Havre Community Pool will be closed Friday through Monday, Dec. 24-27, and Friday through Sunday, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2. For more information call the Havre Community Pool at 265-8161 or 265-5781....
Havre High School Principal Ed Norman has resigned in the wake of a controversy over the school's handling of an incident in October where a student entered the school in Halloween costume that featured black body makeup and was not sent home or confronted about it until well into the school day, according to some reports, and after numerous complaints from students and their parents. Norman sent a statement to the Havre Daily News this morning saying he submitted his letter...
The Hill County Commission has announced that it will be swearing in a new county attorney Monday morning, an appointee that they are refusing to release the name of, and appointed in a secret vote that was not publicized, which is in violation of Montana state law. Hill County Commission Chair Diane McLean said they do not release the names of people they hire until the process is complete, which would, in this case, be when they’re sworn in. “We don’t advertise ‘Oh by the way, we have that person starting for that positio...
The effort to raise the remaining funds to rebuild the Catholic church at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation has a shot at a major boost, and the parish is asking people to help meet the goal. Lori Osgood, a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and the director of religious education there, said two anonymous donors each have pledged to match $10,000 in donations if that can be reached by Tuesday of next week - both Giving Tuesday and the two-year anniversary of the fire that...
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., held a press call Thursday where he talked about his vote to repeal the vaccine mandate on large employers, his bill to suspend imports of Brazilian beef, and other goings-on in Washington D.C. Tester was one of only two Democrats in the Senate, the other being Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to join all Republicans in voting to repeal the OSHA rule that would have required private businesses with 100 or more employees to get vaccinated or submit to...
Press release ’Tis the season for giving and Montana State University-Northern is the happy recipient of a new $200,000 gift, representatives of the university said in a press release. This week, Northern is celebrating the donation, which will be used to create a new endowment for the university. The people who made the contribution to the university have asked that the endowment fund student scholarships, specifically for students enrolled in programs that are part of the College of Technical Science. The donors, who wish t...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 202 new cases, 2,827 active cases, 174 hospitalizations and 2.821 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 193,718 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Thursday that 4 new cases were reported and 1 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 13 active cases in the county and 3,515 total cases. No active hospitalizations. The county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Thursday that it was n...
Press release HELENA — Montana’s Credit Unions announced the successful relaunch of their Credit Unions for Kids — CU4Kids — efforts benefiting Shodair Children’s Hospital, Montana’s only Children’s Miracle Network hospital. Credit unions from around the state took part in MCU’s inaugural Cats vs. Griz Icon Fundraiser leading up to the rivalry game Nov. 19, securing over $25,000 to assist with the advancement of care at Shodair. Employees at Shodair Children’s Hospital and 28 Montana credit unions participated in s...
