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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 has announced that fall mountain lion hunting season in Hunting District 690 has closed as of 30 minutes past sunset Nov. 5. The announcement came after FWP officials were notified that the quota of harvested mountain lions for the district had been met. HD 690 is part of Region 6 which runs from the western edge of Hill County to the northern edge of Marias River down to the north side of the Missouri River, which it follows east to...
Harlem Public Schools recently announced that it will be enforcing its policy banning all electronic devices, including cellphones, as well as games, collectable cards and toys of all kinds from campus starting Tuesday of this week, as well as a prohibition against student leaving campus during lunch. The policy states that items will be confiscated if they are being found used during school to be returned at the end of the day on the first offense, after a week on second offense, at the end of the quarter on the third...
The remaining members of the Great Northern Fair Board, Bob Kaul and Michelle Burchard, held their monthly meeting Tuesday night, their third in a row without a quorum, and discussed plans for potential events, upcoming projects on the grounds and the ongoing lack of board members. Kaul said he's researching policy to potentially remedy the ongoing lack of board members and he said he may have found one. Kaul said based on his understanding of policy, if the board goes for a...
This holiday season the Havre Eagles Club will be holding its Christmas Toy Drive as well as a more traditional Christmas Dinner and are looking for volunteers for the latter. Eagles Auxiliary President Candace Dess said this year’s Christmas Dinner will be more normal than last year when the club was operating exclusively by delivery due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dess said it will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Christmas Day, but they are still doing deliveries and allowing people to take food home and anyone who wants to d...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 597 new cases, 6,918 active cases, 269 hospitalizations and 2,523 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 186,802 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Tuesday that 8 new cases were reported and 11 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 39 active cases in the county. 1 person was hospitalized and none were discharged with 10 active hospitalizations. The county has had 65 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in i...
Big Sandy Senior Center is holding an arts and crafts fair over three weekends in December. The Winter Arts & Crafts Fair, a show and bazaar for both handmade-product and commercial vendors, will be 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 4, Dec. 11 and Dec. 18 at Big Sandy Senior Center, 166 Johannes Ave. Organizer and Senior Center Activities Director Sarah Shaw said the event has space for more vendors, and the $20 cost for the booth pays for a table and chairs. The number of electrical outlets is very limited, so anyone needing...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a possible disturbance on Wilson Avenue reported Tuesday at 10:47 a.m. -- Lana Standing Chief of Havre, 40, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant and a charge of criminal contempt during a vehicle stop on First Street Tuesday at 12:08 p.m. -- Officers investigated a report of a man threatening another man who stopped at the police station to make the complaint Tuesday at 3:07 p.m. -- Officers investigated a report of a ve...
From Montana Cattlemen Association Montana Cattlemen’s Association will host its 20th annual Cattlemen’s Day Saturday, Dec. 4, at the YOGO Inn in Lewistown beginning at 9 a.m. Starting off the program, Kendra Joyce will talk about her program “Cutting Fences” which supports individuals in agriculture who have sustained injuries, accidents, or have disabilities. A Montana Department of Livestock update will be presented by Executive Officer Mike Honeycutt. Weed Coordinator Kelsey Miller will discuss identification and manageme...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is in the process of issuing $1.8 billion in payments to agricultural producers who enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage — ARC and PLC — programs for the 2020 crop year. These payments provide critical support to help mitigate fluctuations in either revenue or prices for certain crops. These two USDA safety-net programs help producers of certain crops build back better after facing the impacts of COVID-19 and oth...
From National Center for Appropriate Technologies The National Center for Appropriate Technology and Ranchin’ Vets have teamed up to offer a new level of support for military veterans interested in sustainable agriculture training opportunities. Ranchin’ Vets will fund a one-time transportation stipend directly to veterans selected to participate in NCAT’s Armed to Farm training program. Armed to Farm is a sustainable agriculture training program for military veterans. NCAT manages the program with support from a varie...
From Montana State University Situated on 29 acres east of Corvallis, the Montana State University Western Agricultural Research Center is investing in new research and educational facilities with the funding approved by the Montana State Legislature this spring and kicking off the fundraising drive with donations from the Advisory Committee. During the 2021 Montana State Legislature, $1.2 million in funding was approved to build a new office, lab and education facility to replace the current buildings that are outdated,...
Amtrak was in Chester over the weekend to show its appreciation to the town and the surrounding region and to The American Red Cross for the assistance provided in a derailment west of Joplin Sept. 25. The derailment killed three people and injured dozens. Amtrak Executive Vice President/Chief Safety Officer Steve Predmore, Amtrak Senior Director Mary Carlson Bis and Amtrak Police Deputy Chief Joe Patterson were at the event to show Amtrak's appreciation and to present pledges...
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., held a press call Monday to recap a trade mission he took last week to India recently to try and reduce tariffs on American pulse crop imports. Daines said Montana is the number one producer of pulse crops in the U.S., and India, as the world's number one consumer of pulse crops, is an extremely important trading partner. In speaking with Montana pulse crop producers, he said, it became clear that trade relations with India is the highest priority...
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., held a press conference Monday to discuss a massive $1.2 trillion infrastructure package that he and his colleagues have been working to get passed for months, one that was signed by President Joe Biden later that day. Biden signed the bill with Tester and many other legislators who worked on the bill present including many Republicans. "Today, we will take a huge step forward to repairing our state's crumbling infrastructure," Tester said at the...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,038 new cases, 7,242 active cases, 307 hospitalizations and 2,513 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 186,207 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Monday that 9 new cases were reported Saturday through Monday and 28 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 42 active cases in the county. 1 person was hospitalized with 9 active hospitalizations. The county has had 65 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in i...
Press release The North Star speech and drama team participated in its second meet of the season Nov. 13 at Chester-Joplin-Inverness and a great job was done by all competitors. In drama, the dramatic acting duo of Choral Wicks and Kaden Frickel placed third. Speech saw Collin Welch take first in humorous oral interpretation of literature, Ecko Fraser placed first in original oratory, Emily Conner took fourth in spontaneous oral interpretation of literature, and Brodie Jackson took fourth in informative speaking. As a team,...
Judy Vosen Local Blood Drive co-ordinator The recent Havre Community Red Cross Blood Drive held at the St. Jude Parish Center Monday, Nov. 8, was a great success. The original goal was 121 units. Some of the donors were first-time donors that day. A huge “Thank You” goes out to all those who took time out of their lives to help save the lives of strangers! A special thank-you goes to the St. Jude Knights of Columbus for the wonderful selection of freshly made and individually wrapped sandwiches and cookies that they pro...
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. 21-2679: Hill County Sheriff’s Office Narcotic Canine Resolution No. 21-2680: Amending Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Fiscal Year 2022 Contracts Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Erickson/Campbell deed Shelstad — family gift exemption County needs Qui...
Havre Police Department Someone stopped at the police station Monday at 11:42 a.m. to speak with an officer about a complaint. -- Matthew Puga of Box Elder, 25, was arrested on a charge of stalking after a caller on 10th Street West asked Monday at 2:53 p.m. to speak with an officer about a complaint. -- Officers initiated an investigation after a Second Street caller asked Monday at 6:24 p.m. to have an officer look at something. -- A Third Street caller reported a hit and...
Washington D.C. feels a world away from Havre, Montana, but that did not stop Havre High CloseUp from taking eight Havre High School students to the nation's capital in October. One of those students was senior Dartanion Kaftan, who got to experience the nation's capital for the first time. "It was one of the best experiences I've ever had," Kaftan said. "It's a whole new world out there. We did a lot of things that were pretty exciting and we talked to a lot of important...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks GLASGOW — To assist in monitoring bovine tuberculosis, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is looking to deer hunters in Blaine and Phillips counties for help. In September, bovine tuberculosis was discovered in a herd of cattle in northern Blaine County and then later in Phillips County. Bovine TB is a contagious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis and primarily affects cattle. The disease can be transmitted to nearly any mammal, including humans. The Montana Department o...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 785 new cases, 6,991 active cases, 316 hospitalizations and 2,490 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 185,176 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Friday that 24 new cases were reported and 18 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 61 active cases in the county, 1 person was hospitalized and 1 was discharged with 8 active hospitalizations. The county has had 65 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its upd...
