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Gov. Greg Gianforte, along with local officials and first responders, all volunteers who came to the crash, held a press conference at Liberty Community and Senior Center this afternoon to address the Amtrak derailment Saturday that killed three. Gianforte said at this time all passengers have been accounted for, and have left Chester. He said all but five of those injured have been treated and released from the hospitals in Kalispell and Great Falls they were sent to. Those five that remain are in stable condition, he said....
Updated 7:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept, 26. Liberty County Sheriff's office reported that three people died in a derailment of Amtrak's Empire Builder west of Joplin and an unknown number people were injured. Jason C. Abrams of Amtrak said at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday that the Empire Builder derailed eight cars near Joplin at about 4 p.m. with approximately 141 passengers and 16 crew members on board. Injuries were reported, Abrams said earlier, but details were not available. He said...
Sen. Jon Tester provided an update on his activities in congress during a rural press call Thursday morning, addressing the situation with the infrastructure bill, the Canadian border and the COVID-19 pandemic. Tester said it's been an extremely busy week in Congress between the continuing resolution, debt ceiling, reconciliation, country of origin labeling bill, the Cost of War Act and the infrastructure bill. He said the infrastructure bill in particular is a vital piece of...
The National Farmers Union held a press conference Wednesday to announce their Fairness for Farmers Campaign, a push to end corporate consolidation and break up monopolies in the agriculture industry - action supported by Montana Sen. Jon Tester who spoke at the conference alongside Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer and others. The event was headlined by NFU President Rob Larew, who said the organization continues to be a voice for family farmers in an...
The Montana state COVID tracking map was not updated by printing deadline this morning. Blaine County Health Department reported Thursday evening being notified of 28 new cases from Tuesday through Thursday with 80 active, no active hospitalizations listed, 1,107 total cases, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Thursday evening that 30 new cases were reported, 160 active, 6 active hospitalizations, 2,758 total cases, 52 deaths. Rocky Boy reported Thursday, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers,...
From Office of U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation resident accused of helping a Michigan fentanyl supplier distribute pills from his residence admitted a trafficking crime Thursday, acting U.S Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Larry Albert Bernard, 37, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Bernard faces a maximum 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and at least three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Mor...
From Office of U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A man admitted Thursday to dealing fentanyl pills on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Timothy Michael Koop, 61, pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl. Koop faces a maximum 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and at least three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. Morris set sentencing for Jan. 20. Koop was released pending further proceedings. The gov...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 12:15 p.m. in Robins School Administration Building. A Zoom link for the meeting is in the full agenda, which is posted at 6:30 p.m. in the Havre Middle School. The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Agenda deletions or corrections, and additions allowed by policy, if any B. New business 1. Personnel Public comment — An opportunity for any member of the audience to bring to the a...
Monday Montana Association of Counties 112th Annual Conference in Kalispell Tuesday Montana Association of Counties 112th Annual Conference in Kalispell Wednesday Montana Association of Counties 112th Annual Conference in Kalispell Thursday Montana Association of Counties 112th Annual Conference in Kalispell Friday Regular business hours...
Havre Police Department The only entry in the police dispatch report is a high-speed pursuit which started Thursday at 1:13 p.m. and is detailed in a page 1 story today. Hill County Sheriff's Office Teresa Angel Jiron of Havre, 26, was arrested on a state District Court warrant served on 11th Avenue Thursday at 10:55 a.m. -- Deputies were called to assist with a vehicle chase in the Havre and Hill County area at 1:12 p.m. -- A theft, forgery or fraud was reported on Shepherd...
Out our way, patience is a virtue and as necessary when working cows as a good horse, rope and saddle. Maybe more! I have shared with you my first stampede set off by an impatient rancher who had become frustrated by the indifference and stupidity of his herd of Angus. Driving his old pickup into the milling herd as we were getting them together to trail them to the corral and branding chutes, he started honking the horn and scattered the herd. It took us another two hours to...
In my Roman Catholic tradition, this weekend's readings for Sunday come from the book of Numbers 11:25-29, also from the letter of James 5:1-6 and from the Gospel of Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48. In the reading from Numbers, Moses speaks to God saying that he needs help to minister to the people. God tells Moses to develop a list of 70 elders upon whom he will place a portion of His spirit on. After the Spirit of God had been given, Joshua has a problem because two of the elders...
You know, Lord, cloud formations are breathtaking - mostly when we're on top of a hill, especially when we need rain. One minute it looks like rainclouds bounding over the horizon and a bit later, the sun comes bursting through again - in a teasing way. You do promise seed time and harvest, Lord. Depending on where one is standing, working or even visiting, let's take a moment to look around and notice Your handy work. In our area we see mountains on one side and plains and...
North Central Senior Citizens Center Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 Senior Center is now open Menu Monday — Meatball sub sandwich, salad, dessert Tuesday — Roast pork, salad, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli Normandy, rolls, apple crisp Wednesday — Sweet-and-sour chicken, rice, egg rolls, baked donuts Thursday — Salisbury steak, hashbrowns and gravy, peas, pudding Friday — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping up with the pandemic: As of Sept. 22, there were 27 new COVID-19 cases reported for Hill County, 13 cases met the criteria for...
A meeting of the Blaine County Board of Health got emotional Wednesday afternoon with the announcement that County Public Health Nurse and Health Officer Jana McPherson-Hauer was resigning effective Oct. 15. McPherson-Hauer said her resignation was due to the politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic and the damage it has done to her profession through the curtailing of their authority by the Montana Legislature and the daily stress of having the department's expertise,...
A Havre High School teacher is one of the plaintiffs asking the courts to overturn a law passed this year by the Legislature that restricts Election Day registration. Havre High band teacher Cullen Hinkle is one of the plaintiffs, citing his need to use same-day registration in the 2020 election or not be able to vote. The other plaintiffs are Montana Federation of Public Employees, Montana American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations, Montana Association...
Billings-based band Counting Coup will play a free concert at Montana State University-Northern Friday evening as part of Homecoming and Native American Heritage weeks. Counting Coup Lead Singer and Bass Player Troy Falcon described their music as Western blues folk rock, and said they are working on their first album. Three of the band’s four members are Native American and Falcon said their lives and experiences are a significant inspiration behind many of their songs. “You bleed on the paper a little bit, you know,” he sa...
Montana State University-Northern is wrapping up a week of events celebrating homecoming with a full slate of events Friday and Saturday. The Montana State University-Northern Alumni Foundation has been accepting registrations all week and took over trivia night at Old Station Brewery Wednesday to celebrate Homecoming week. The event included special categories with Northern history with prizes for the top three teams. Early bird registration is today from 3-5 p.m. in the...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,144 new cases, 10,842 active cases, 402 hospitalizations and 1,930 deaths. The cumulative total for the state as 145,000 cases. Blaine County, reported on the state update this morning, had 2 new cases. Other data conflicted with figures previously released by Blaine County Health Department, which did not issue a report Wednesday. Hill County Health Department reported Wednesday evening that 27 new cases, 161 active, 6 active hospitalizations, 2,728 t...
Havre Police Department Arlene Cheri Parrish of Lodge Pole, 38, was arrested on a charge of obstructing a peace officer or other public servant after a caller on Third Street reported that people who had been asked to leave were going in and out of a window Wednesday at 9:33 a.m. -- Tyrel Henry Bear of Havre, 35, was arrested on charges of possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and endangering the welfare of children; Jona Jo Bear of Havre, 32, was arr...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks GLASGOW - Although most hunters respect the land, property and wildlife they are hunting, others may not. The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 Citizens Advisory Council, recognizing that this is an ongoing issue, raised the need to annually remind hunters to be good stewards of the land and respect both private and public property. Every hunting season, there are reports of vandalizing of Block Management Area boxes, hunters...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks staff answer thousands of questions every year from both new and experienced hunters. A new online resource is now available to answer many of those questions and connect hunters with helpful information as they plan their hunt. FWP has created a frequently asked questions guidebook to help make many aspects of hunting in Montana easier to understand, especially for people who are new to hunting in the state. This guidebook is one of several other online...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks HELENA — The Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted at its meeting Aug. 20 regulations for Montana’s first traditional muzzleloader season. House Bill 242 was passed in the 2021 Legislative Session and established a nine-day muzzleloader heritage hunting season for deer and elk that begins on the second Saturday following the end of the regular season. For 2021, the season is Dec. 11 to Dec. 19. To address this new statute, the commission adopted the following regulations, most of whi...
Press release The Fish and Wildlife Commission at its meeting Aug. 20 approved changes to elk shoulder seasons in several hunting districts. All changes apply to this coming hunting season. However, no early shoulder seasons were added. Elk shoulder season changes made by the commission are: • a shoulder season in hunting district 314 that applies to LPT 314-00 only and is not valid on public lands; • extending shoulder season to Feb. 15, 2022 for HDs 262, 290, 298, 314, 390, 391, 393, 411 east of Montana Highway 238 onl...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Potential hunting regulation changes for 2022 and 2023 are available online for the public to review. The proposed changes are coming now during the normal biennial season setting year to help make Montana’s hunting regulations simpler and easier to understand. To see the potential changes and make comment, people can visit https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/public-comment-opportunities/hunting-reg-changes online. Over the last several weeks, FWP biologists have worked on the potential c...
