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As if it hasn't been dry enough, don't expect that to change any time soon, even now that the first day of fall approaches. According to the National Weather Service Great Falls, Havre and the Hi-Line, as well as almost all of Montana will see yet another warmer-than-average and drier-than-average trend over the next two weeks. "We are definitely seeing high confidence of it being warmer and drier over the next one to two weeks," Forecaster Christian Cassell said at the NWS...
Hill County has suffered another COVID-19-related death, bringing the confirmed death toll to 51 residents of the county, Hill County Health Department reported the death in its update Monday evening, also reporting 63 new cases confirmed from Saturday through Monday. The department reported Hill County had 136 active cases with seven active hospitalizations due to COVID-19 with 2,678 cases confirmed since the first case was confirmed in Hill County in March 2020. Hill County’s one case and a sole case in Liberty County w...
Jessica Criss, Miss Montana 2020, stopped in Havre to teach students at Sunnyside Intermediate School some self-defense techniques as part of her Sense of Defense program Monday. Criss' program, which she has been running for a year-and-a-half, is intended to teach students across the state ways to defend themselves while instilling a mindset that will allow them to avoid danger when possible and keep themselves safe when they can't. Throughout the day, she taught groups of...
A noticeable absence at this year’s Festival Days celebration was the Hi-Line Games, which had to be postponed due to concerns about COVID-19. Montana State University-Northern Assistant Professor Grant Olson, one of the organizers of the event, said none of the would-be participants have tested positive for COVID-19, but some had displayed symptoms and they decided to postpone the event just in case. “We had some COVID-related issues come up,” Olson said. “Nothing really serious, but a lot of questions.” The Hi-Line G...
Hill County Health Department reported Monday evening another COVID-19 related death in the county, 63 new cases were reported Saturday through Monday, the county had 136 active cases, 7 active hospitalizations, 2,678 total cases, 51 total deaths from the start of the pandemic. Blaine County Health Department reported Monday evening being notified of 7 new cases from Saturday through Monday, 77 active, no active hospitalizations listed, 1,079 total cases, 24 deaths. Rocky Boy reported Monday, also reported on either Chouteau...
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 Contracts Substantial agreement for Hill County Courthouse security systems Motor vehicle junk contract 2022 Permit NOI permit, weed and mosquito district Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Action to authorize payroll and claims for the end of the month:...
Havre Police Department Holly Marie Dorcheus of Havre, 36, was arrested on a state District Court warrant served at the police station Monday at 9:06 a.m. -- A summons was issued after an officer responded at 9:30 a.m. Monday to a tobacco violation at Havre Middle School. -- Child and Family Services made a cross report to officers Monday at 2:25 p.m. -- Officers investigated a two-vehicle, non-injury crash reported Monday at 3:01 p.m. on Ninth Avenue -- Officers investigated...
From Northern Montana Health Care The Havre Women's Golf Association recently awarded the Northern Montana Health Care Foundation with a check for $48,900. This was the total proceeds from their 2021 "Golfing for a Cure" Tournament and will go toward the Havre Women's Golf Association Assistance Fund. 2021 marks the 16th Annual Golf Tournament that the Havre Women's Golf Association has held, with the exception of 2020. Originally it was created to help the Hi-Line community m...
Northern Montana Health Care recently presented the C.A.R.E. - Compassionately Achieving Remarkable Excellence - Award to two employees. Paul Schuschke, RN, part of the emergency medicine team, won the award in June and Shannon Hansen, a member of the Northern Montana Pharmacy team, won the Award in September. Schuschke was nominated for this honor by his co-workers. "Paul has many years of experience at NMH," his nominator said. "He is a mentor and resource tool for his...
Festival Days came back to Havre this past weekend, featuring the return of numerous events that were canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and attendees new and returning seemed impressed with the showing. The parade, a centerpiece event for festival days that was absent last year, drew a crowd of people that lined Fifth Avenue as floats and parade participants representing local businesses and and organizations from Montana State University Northern to the North C...
Hill County Health Department reported Friday the county has suffered another COVID-19-related death, bringing the county to 50 deaths since the disease was first confirmed in Montana. The update on the state tracking map this morning reports Montana has seen a total of 1,887 deaths so far. That includes the Hill County total and 24 deaths in Blaine County, seven in Chouteau County and one in Liberty County. The news comes as Pfizer announced this morning that tests have shown that the vaccine it and its German partner...
The 2021 Honor Our Legacy Fashion Show was held at Northern Winz Hotel and Casino Friday, featuring the work of Native American fashion designers and artists. The show featured models displaying clothes designed by Elias Not Afraid, JG Indie, and Sage Mountainflower, all well-known Native American fashion designers who attended the event. The show held raffles, played music and was generally meant to be an upbeat affair, but it was not without solemn moments as well with...
Hill County had one COVID-19-related death and 18 new cases, the Hill County Health Department reported Friday evening. The county had 149 active cases, 6 active hospitalizations and a total of 2,615 cases and 50 deaths. Blaine County Health Department reported Friday evening being notified of 14 new cases, 81 active, no active hospitalizations listed, 1,072 total cases, 24 deaths. Rocky Boy reported Friday evening, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill county numbers, 7 new cases, 59 active, 1 active hospitalization, 982...
Staff and wire report The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana said in a release Friday that two people pleaded not guilty in federal District Court in Great Falls to charges including attempted murder stemming from an incident involving an alleged abduction and firing of a shotgun March 17, 2019, on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation. The release said Leon Houle of Box Elder, 47, and Tabitha Gopher, 23, hometown unknown, each pleaded not guilty in federal District Court in Great Falls Sept. 13 to charges of as...
Following the great success of a drive-thru flu clinic last year, Northern Montana Health Care has scheduled another for this week. The clinic is set for Thursday from 4-7 p.m., Friday from 4-7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the main parking lot at the Third Floor entrance at Northern Montana Hospital. Health providers urge people to get vaccinated for the flu, which is caused by a different virus than COVID-19 and requires a different vaccination, to avoid medical professionals and hospitals having to deal with...
The Great Northern Fair Board will meet Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 5:30 p.m. in the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center. The meeting agenda is: Call meeting to order Roll call of members Recognize and record public attendees Approve minutes Public comment. Anything brought up here will be added to next month’s new business to be discussed and voted on. Fairgrounds manager’s report Civic groups report Donated hours report Committee reports Buildings and grounds Campground winterization Price for winter camping Outdoor and...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a Friday 10:45 a.m. report that a pickup truck on 12th Street was egged during the night. -- Davis William Cravens of Havre, 24, was arrested on three counts of vandalism and a charges of false reports to law enforcement authorities, driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and driving without proof of vehicle insurance, and Vincent Matthew Morin of Havre, 27, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant during a...
Northern Montana Health Care staff are facing a grimly familiar sight as COVID-19 cases rise and beds fill in a scene disturbingly similar to last year. Northern Montana Health Care Chief of Staff Kevin Harada said workers are facing longer hours and greater stress as more and more positive cases crop up in the community, threatening to overwhelm the health care system in the not-too-distant future if things continue to get worse. "Things are heating up," Harada said. Havre Da...
Hill County will start hosting WorkSafe Champions’ classes for its employees starting next Wednesday in an attempt to lower the county’s unusually high workers’ compensation rates. Hill County Safety Coordinator Sheri Williams, who’s spent the last few months setting up these classes and getting the county’s departments on board with it, said her goal in bringing these classes to the county is to improve its safety culture, prevent accidents and save taxpayers money. The program is a safety education program under the Monta...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,209 new cases, 9,545 active cases, 361 hospitalizations and 1,877deaths. The cumulative total for the state as 139,712 cases. Blaine County was reported on the state update this morning as having no new cases, 44 active, 952 total cases, 24 deaths. The county health department had not released an update by printing deadline this morning. Hill County Health Department reported Thursday evening that 35 new cases were reported, 175 active, 8 active h...
The Hill County Commission in their weekly business meeting Thursday morning awarded the Beaver Creek Dam Spillway and Spill Basin Repair Project to Walker River Construction. Jonathan Weaver of Great West Engineering, who attended the meeting remotely, said the original bid was for $175,000, but after discussions with the company, the Montana Natural Resources Conservation Service and the commission itself, it was determined that a value engineering option that would reduce the the project cost by almost $33,000 was viable....
From U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana The Department of Justice has selected an additional 12 federally recognized tribes including Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana to participate in the expansion of the Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information — TAP — a program that provides tribal governments with means to access, enter, and exchange data with national crime information systems, including those maintained by the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division and the states. The Chippewa Cre...
From Montana State University-Northern Last Saturday morning, Sept. 11, Montana State University-Northern conducted its annual campus clean-up event. It was part of the community-wide Havre clean-up days. This year enjoyed an excellent turnout from students, faculty, staff, and administration. It was especially exciting to see the high number of faculty who participated, especially Jack Bieger and Kevin Holzworth, who encouraged their students to attend. Northern helped to clean the perimeter of campus, Fifth Avenue, and the...
From Montana State University-Northern For the past 16 years, The Montana State University-Northern Skylights basketball team has held a fall leadership retreat to help facilitate team building, unity, and to help the community. This year they painted the inside of the pavilion at the second lake in the Bear Paw Mountains. Over the years, they have painted the pavilion, picnic tables in Beaver Creek Park, and many of the buildings at Camp Kiwanis. They also helped begin the restoration process on cabins at Camp Kiwanis by...
Press release The Community Orchestra will have its first rehearsal Tuesday, Sept. 21, from 6-8 p.m. in Pershing Hall on the Montana State University-Northern campus. People can contact Rhonda Minnick at [email protected] for more information....
