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Editor’s note: This version corrects misreporting that the woman was from Chinook. She was from Butte. Blaine County Sheriff John Colby said a woman and her dog were killed about p.m. Saturday when they were struck by a BNSF Railway freight train just east of Chinook near Lodge Creek. Colby said the name of the woman is being withheld pending notification of relatives. A release from the sheriff's office said its dispatchers received a call from BNSF about 4:48 p.m. S...
St. Jude Thaddeus School put out a call today for parents of six through eighth grade students to pick up their children at their earliest convenience as the junior high at the school goes into remote learning through Thanksgiving. A message from Principal Mike Haugen posted on Facebook said a person in the junior high has tested positive for COVID-19 and the school will use the time of remote learning to thoroughly sanitize the junior high classrooms. He said in the message...
Gov. Steve Bullock and Montana health officials delivered grim news about the state of COVID-19 in Montana and the U.S. "We have a long winter ahead in Montana and, indeed, across the nation," Bullock said. He said infections are at record levels, having passed 100,000 cases a day for seven consecutive days, with hospitalizations also setting records and nearly every state in the nation seeing uncontrollable spread. "In Montana we too are seeing record hospitalizations and...
Havre Area Chamber of Commerce will continue the tree lighting ceremony, although it will look different this year, Chamber Executive Director Julea Robbins said. Normally, the tree lighting ceremony is an in-person event taking place on Thanksgiving weekend. It is usually held in Town Square and includes Santa and Mrs. Clause. Santa talks to the children and then lights the Town Square tree. Havre High School’s choir is normally in attendance as well, leading in caroling. H...
Thursday, Nov. 19, the Montana Motor Vehicle Division will be upgrading its systems, disrupting services to the public until full services resume Nov. 23. Motor Vehicle Division informed county officials in the state via email Tuesday and issued a press release Thursday. The release said that, during the upgrade, vehicle and driver services will be unavailable, but customers can still schedule appointments or use mail-in renewal options. DMV did not respond to multiple requests for additional information, including the...
The Hill County Commission at it’s weekly business meeting Thursday voted 2-1 to begin advertising for two extension agent positions after considering making one a half-time position. Hill County Extension Agent Jasmine Carbajal left her position earlier in the year and Extension Agent Tom Allen recently announced his own departure at the end of the year, leaving the department without its central county positions. Allen said he supported the continuation of both full-time positions and said he thinks Carbajal’s con...
Today’s update on the state map was not ready by printing deadline this morning. The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 1,541 with 499 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 557,951 with 10,223 new tests listed Thursday morning. The number of deaths was 472. The number of recoveries was 24,804 and the number of active cases was 17,755. Local cases by county: Hill: 17 new cases listed Thursday night, 1,078 total, 241 active, 24 active hospitalizations, 811 r...
Press release Cottonwood School Board’s November regular meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 5 p.m. at North School. Its meeting scheduled for earlier this week was canceled due to the weateher. The public can attend Wednesday’s meeting via electronics and contact the district clerk at 265-6970 to see how....
The Great Northern Fair Board will meet Tuesday 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 last meetings minutes Public comment: Anything brought up here will be added to next month’s new business to be discussed and voted. Fair Manager’s Report Civic Groups Report Donated hours Report Committee Reports: • Buildings and Grounds- • Commission Policy • Financial and Events- Old Business:...
Monday 9 a.m. — Election Canvas Tuesday 10:30 a.m. Road Department meeting 5:30 p.m. — Great Northern Fair Board meeting Wednesday 10 a.m. Safety Committee meeting Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly business meeting Manual claims Employment review Resolutions Tax adjustments County permit approval Subdivision and survey approval Contracts Public comment 3 p.m. — Havre City-County Airport Board meeting Friday 1 p.m. — Board of Health COVID- 19 conference call...
Havre Police Department Albert Leo Colantuono of Havre, 26, was issued a summons on a theft charge after a caller a First Street business asked Thursday at 7:55 a.m. to speak with an officer about a shoplifting incident. -- An officer investigated a possible break-in reported at 10:23 a.m. Thursday at a First Street business. -- Thursday at 11:32 a.m., a 16th Street West caller reported a political flag had been stolen. -- A two-vehicle crash between a Subaru Outback and a...
North Central Senior Citizens Center, Nov. 16-20 Menu by Earlene DeWinter, subject to change Monday — Closed – no meal Tuesday — Salad, Meatloaf, Au Gratin Potatoes, Sunshine Carrots, Rolls, Cake Wednesday — Chicken Fried Steak, Mash Potatoes & Gravy, Peas, Dessert Thursday — Pork Tips, Buttered Noodles, Beets, Tollhouse Crumb Cake Friday — Soup, Chef’s Choice, Dessert We are sorry for the interruptions in meal delivery and hope it did not cause and inconvenience for anyone. Medicare open enrollment has begun. If you need h...
Sunnyside Intermediate School has listed its students of the month, pictured here, for October....
Havre Middle School's sixth-grade student of the month for October is Adam Garcia. Adam is the son of Adam and Alma Garcia. He has one sister, Marissa Garcia. Adam participates in the middle school band, playing the trombone. He is also a member of the middle school's student council. Outside of school, Adam plays baseball and football for the city league. He also volunteers at the food bank. In his spare time Adam loves to watch movies with his family and trains his dog to...
Out our way, the land and sky are beautiful, but not always friendly. One day the weather is mild and pleasant and the next an Alberta Clipper comes roaring down covering the land and water with snow and ice. You learn to be prepared for any weather out here. You keep blankets, a small shovel. and a bed roll in the trunk of the car starting in early fall and through the spring. You tie your slicker behind the saddle even though the sky is bright and no clouds are visible. I...
The Bible instructs us to: Romans 13:7 - "Pay to all what is owed to them: ... honor to whom honor is owed." Romans 12:10 - "Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor." On this past Wednesday, we all had an opportunity to show honor to our veterans on Veterans Day. I hope that each of you took advantage of the opportunity to show honor to the veterans in your life. Both my father and my brother were career - 20-plus-year - U.S. Air Force enl...
Many of the ideas and scriptures for this article are from the devotional "God Wants You To Win!" by world champion calf roper Jeff Copenhaver. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 "Rejoice always, 17pray continually, 18give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." Jeff often preaches at Cowboy Church. He once told the story of Herbert Theriot, the 1994 World Champion Calf Roper. In the early '90s, Herbert was trying to qualify for the NFR and his...
You know, Lord, good deeds do happen. Monday at the Post Office, an older chap was limping with a cane headed to the door, a young guy came in, held the door for the older man, asked him if he needed any help. The older man paused, looked at the young guy, smiled, thanked him for holding the door, and said he was doing OK, a lot better than he was last week. The younger guy watched to see that the older chap got to his car; when around the corner came a gal with a baby in her...
The Salvation Army’s Havre branch is working with the Havre Community Food Bank on its annual project of handing out food baskets to low-income and needy families, but many who’ve signed up haven’t seen their applications completed due to inactive or unreachable phone numbers. Salvation Army Havre’s Social Services Director Trina Crawford said this will prevent people from being able to pick up their food and necessitates that they get in touch with the organization to fix the problem before Nov. 16 — Monday. She said this...
Local residents braved the cold to honor those who served the country at a Veterans Day ceremony in Town Square Wednesday. The ceremony started with an opening prayer from the chaplain followed by the playing of The Star-Spangled Banner. The Veterans Honor Guard provided a three-volley salute and taps was played. The 15-minute ceremony closed with a prayer and attendees quickly dispersed out of the cold. An indoor meal and presentations were not held this year due to the...
Along with the programs District 4 Human Resources Development Council usually offers to assist people who are below the poverty level or considered low income, some extra money and assistance is available due to the COVID-19 pandemic. HRDC received a state COVID-19 grant to assist with overall costs such as the phone system and working remotely. This makes it possible to assist employees and clients during the pandemic, HRDC Executive Director Carilla French said. The grant...
Today’s update on the state map was not ready by printing deadline this morning. The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 1,530 with 500 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 547,728 with 3,162 new tests listed Wednesday morning. The number of deaths was 472. The number of recoveries was 24,594 and the number of active cases was 17,004. Local cases by county: Hill: 9 new cases, 1,061 total, 232 active, 24 active hospitalizations, 805 recovered, 26 deaths B...
Press release U.S. Border Patrol reported Wednesday that Border Patrol agents from Malta Station were notified of three hunters who were lost and stranded while navigating through a blizzard north of Malta. Malta Station Border Patrol agents were contacted by the Phillips County Sheriff's Office requesting assistance in locating three hunters who were stranded in a remote area after their vehicle became stuck during a winter blizzard. The sheriff's office dispatch reported...
