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Montana Senior Medicare Patrol — SMP — has issued a release warning people of Medicare fraud that might show up on their Medicare statements. Hill County Council on Aging reports it is working on several cases of this in Hill County. It’s important for everyone on Medicare to understand their Medicare statements, the release says. Although it’s impossible to provide the exact amount lost to Medicare fraud and abuse, it is estimated that those who exploit the program cost taxpayers $70 billion each year. The impact increas...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is wrapping up another season surveying for aquatic invasive species. FWP and partner AIS early detection crews surveyed more than 300 waters around the state, collecting over 2,200 early detection samples looking for new populations of invasive mussels, snails, clams and aquatic weeds. Surveys are still wrapping up for the year, but no evidence of invasive mussels has been found in the state so far this season. If no evidence of mussels is found In Tiber...
Havre Police Department A 6:31 a.m. Wednesday caller on U.S. Highway 2 West reported that an injured deer needed assistance. -- A 15-year-old was issued a summons on a charge of under age tobacco possession or consumption at the police department Wednesday at 9:14 a.m. -- Officers investigated a First Street caller's Wednesday 11:37 a.m. report of an identity theft incident. -- A cross report of a sex offense was made to officers Wednesday at 12:35 p.m. -- A 15-year-old was...
From One Montana One Montana's Master Hunter Program is accepting applications Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for the 2022 program. Class locations include Missoula in March, Helena in April, Big Timber in April, and Havre in May. Each class will consist of two three-day consecutive weekends, Friday through Sunday. A two-day weekend rendezvous in June is also required for qualifications, field exercises and the final exam. The Master Hunter Program is an advanced education program for...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Two Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks law enforcement cases from the fall of 2020 were completed, including an unlawfully killed bull elk in Blaine County, and a bull moose in Phillips County. Lucas Sterling of Columbia Falls, 42, pleaded guilty to charges of hunting without a license and unlawful possession of a bull elk. Sterling killed the elk during the 2020 archery season in the Bear Paw Mountains in Blaine County. Sterling was hunting without the required special permit for the hunti...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks TOWNSEND — Waterfowl hunting opportunities will be limited on the Canyon Ferry Wildlife Management Area this year during both the youth and general waterfowl seasons due to ongoing extreme drought. Pond 2 at the WMA is dry, Pond 4 is expected to be completely dry in about a week, and water levels in Ponds 1 and 3 are also down significantly. There has not been any water going into Ponds 2 or 4 for more than two months, according to Adam Grove, wildlife biologist for Montana Fish, W...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks HELENA — The 2021 Black Bear Regulations booklets contain language about a requirement for hunters to wait 24 hours after the bear license is issued to hunt bears. This is no longer accurate. The 2021 Montana Legislature eliminated the requirement. Because the regulations were printed before the Montana Legislature changed the statute, the information is outdated. The regulations posted on the FWP website are current....
The area of train tracks near Joplin, damaged by the deadly derailment of an Amtrak train Saturday afternoon, has been repaired and service is being restored. BNSF Public Affairs General Director Lena Kent said necessary repairs were completed early Tuesday morning and the line has since been reopened. Amtrak Spokesperson Marc Magliari said the Empire Builder's westbound service from Chicago was restored Tuesday and a westbound train will be in today, while eastbound service...
The Blaine County Museum will be holding "Hear Me, My Chiefs," a special talk by Nez Perce elder LeRoy Seth and Montana Artist Terry Ball Saturday in the Blaine County Library to commemorate the Nez Perce Flight of 1877. Blaine County Museum Director Samantha French said the talk was originally meant to coincide with the commemoration usually held at Bear Paw Battlefield by Nez Perce Tribe members, but that was canceled due to the rising COVID-19 numbers. French said Seth is a...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,332 new cases, 11,981 active cases, 418 hospitalizations and 2,001 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 149,824 cases. Blaine County Health Department reported Tuesday evening being notified of 30 new cases from Friday through Tuesday with 95 active cases, no active hospitalizations listed, 1,137 total cases, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Tuesday evening that 19 new cases were reported, 137 active, 9 active h...
Havre Police Department An arrest was made related to a 10:04 a.m. Tuesday report from a Second Street business that a man who had been stealing had returned and an 11:16 a.m. request from someone at the business to speak with an officer. No details on the charges were provided. -- Tuesday at 10:41 a.m. a caller on Third Avenue reported some items had been stolen. -- Donald Joseph Smith of Rudyard, 60, was issued a summons on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked...
Press release Small-scale farmers, food processors and distributors, and farmers markets have been financially impacted by COVID-19 may be able to access up to $20,000 to recover costs related to the pandemic. The National Center for Appropriate Technology — NCAT — is helping food producers access the dollars through the USDA’s Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program. Applications will open in early October. Producers should get prepared for the application period now. People who operate a small farm producing speci...
From U. S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday it will establish an Equity Commission and is requesting nominations for membership on the Equity Commission Advisory Committee and Equity Commission Subcommittee on Agriculture. The notice represents an important step towards implementing President Joe Biden’s commitment to create an Equity Commission and the American Rescue Plan Act provision that directs USDA to “address historical discrimination and disparities in the a...
Officials report two more people have died COVID-19-related deaths in the area over the weekend. Chouteau County had another death confirmed Thursday, and Hill County confirmed another in its report for Saturday through Monday. Rocky Boy Health Department, which reports numbers also reported on either Hill County's or Chouteau County's reports, depending on where the person lived, also reported Monday a COVID-19-reported death occurring since its Sept. 23 update. That brings...
A National Transportation Safety Board team completed Monday its first full day of investigation into the Amtrak derailment near Joplin last week that took three lives and held a brief press conference on the project so far Monday afternoon. The Empire Builder derailment occurred just west of Joplin about 4 p.m. Saturday, hospitalizing several people and injuring dozens of others on top of the three that were killed. Liberty County Coroner's Office has released the names of th...
When Tracy Poole bought a house along 11th Street with her sister Robin Poole and brother-in-law Mikal Werre, they all knew something had to be done with the wall of stark white privacy fence surrounding the yard, especially one tall portion that faces 11th Street at an angle, and over the past week their idea, a giant mural, has taken shape. The artist is Mandy Moonbird, Robin Poole and Mikal Werre's daughter, who has been drawing and painting her whole life. Her aunt Tracy P...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,202 new cases, 11,416 active cases, 427 hospitalizations and 1,989 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 148,490 cases. Blaine County reported on the state update this morning, had 4 new cases, 27 active, 976 total cases, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Monday evening that another COVID-19-related death occurred over the weekend and that 18 new cases were reported Friday and 43 were reported Saturday through Monday. Hill C...
Havre Police Department Two fake IDs were reported by a caller at a First Street West establishment Monday at 11:11 a.m. -- A Monday 12:14 p.m. caller reported that a bike was found in the yard 14th Avenue. -- Joey Ray Azure of Havre, 26, was arrested on charges of partner or family member assault and tampering with a communication device after a Lincoln Avenue caller reported Monday at 3:39 p.m. that a neighbor asked her to call officers because the neighbor was being...
Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims....
Havre Daily News staff Jocelyn Manzenerez will be in Havre Saturday for Hi-Line Child Care Association's presentation of Musically Minded. A release from the child care association says the training presented is interactive and will focus on "bringing the joy back to teaching and creating fun and meaningful circle times." The event, which includes drinks, lunch and snacks and six hours of approved training, starts with registration at 8:30 a.m. at District 4 Human Resources...
Havre High School Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held Thursday, Oct. 7, from 4 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. for all parents and guardians of Havre High students. Parents and guardians may visit with their child’s teacher about any concerns or issues regarding grades. Conferences will be held in the gymnasium. All parents and guardians of Havre High students are invited and encourages to attend. In conjunction with parent-teacher conferences, the counselors of Havre High School will be hosting a Senior/Parent Information Night. F...
From Montana Medical Association HELENA — The Montana Medical Association announced that its Board of Trustees selected a new slate of officers to lead the association through September 2022, with Carley C. Robertson, M.D., a general practice physician from Havre, taking the helm as association president. “We are proud to announce these new officers and their commitment to leading the Association into 2022,” MMA Chief Executive Officer Jean Branscum said. “Dr. Robertson and this full slate of exceptional physician leaders...
An Empire Builder derailment just west of Joplin about 4 p.m. Saturday killed three people, hospitalized several others and injured dozens of people. Amtrak reported the westbound train, with two engines and 10 cars, was carrying 141 people and had 16 Amtrak employees on board. Eight of the cars derailed with some tipping over. Gov. Greg Gianforte said at a press conference in Chester Sunday afternoon that, at that time, all passengers had been accounted for and had left...
Gov. Greg Gianforte, along with local officials and first responders, held a press conference at Liberty Community and Senior Center Sunday afternoon to address the Amtrak derailment Saturday that killed three. Gianforte said his thoughts and prayers, as well as those of all Montanans, are with those affected by this derailment, and offered his thanks and praise to the volunteers and the larger Hi-Line community for their work over the previous 24 hours. He said first...
