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Editor’s note: This version corrects the numbers of COVID-19-related deaths in Blaine and Hill counties. With the upswing in new cases and the Delta variant hitting Montana including being confirmed in a Blaine County case, local health departments are urging everyone to mask up if needed. “Due to the circulation and increased contagiousness of the Delta variant, even fully vaccinated people should mask up in areas with significant community transmission. Metrics for levels of transmission can be found here: htt...
Rocky Boy Health Center reported in Facebook post this afternoon that two cases of COVID-19 in the Rocky Boy community have been confirmed as being caused by the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19. The variant was previously confirmed in a case in Blaine County. "The Delta variant spreads faster and is more contagious than earlier strains of the virus," the post said. "The Delta COVID-19 variant is more transmissible and now has become the...
With drought continuing to dry up Montana, listings of resources for agricultural producers are going out around the state and calls for more assistance are again being made. Drought and problems like grasshoppers and blister beetles have decimated hay crops and are pushing cattle producers to sell off herds, and also are hitting the grain production of many Montana farmers. Sen, Steve Daines, R-Mont., renewed a call Wednesday for U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide drou...
Billings-based author Craig Lancaster is coming to the Havre Book Exchange Wednesday, Aug. 11, at 5 p.m. for a reading and signing of his latest release, "And It Will Be a Beautiful Life." "I'm hoping that my friends in Havre, I have several, will help me get out the word. ... The main thing for me is that Derek and Jessica, the owners of Havre Book Exchange, they deserve the support of the community they serve (and) writers in the state. I really feel like it's a partnership...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks HELENA - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public comment on a proposal to establish emergency haying and grazing leases on portions of 14 Wildlife Management Areas in the state. Five of these WMAs are in Region 6 in northeast Montana: • Rookery WMA, near Havre • Sleeping Buffalo WMA, near Saco • Dodson Dam WMA, near Dodson • Hinsdale WMA, near Hinsdale • Fox Lake WMA, near Lambert The purpose of these late summer/fall 2021 leas...
Press release Summer Reading at the Havre-Hill County Library has ended. All virtual programming will cease. Books and Babies will return to the library as will Storytime. These events will take place weekly Wednesdays starting Aug. 18. Books and Babies will take place at 10:15 a.m. and Storytime will take place at 10:30 a.m. with an encore at 3:30 p.m. Legotime will also return to the library Thursdays, 3:30 to 5 p.m. starting Aug. 19. As always these programs are free and open to the public. The libray will announce more...
Havre Police Department John Michael Segna of Havre, 31, was arrested on a trespass to property charge after a caller on Second Street reported someone in his residence Thursday at 6:19 a.m. -- A Fourth Street caller reported finding a pink bike Thursday at 8:55 a.m. -- A two-vehicle crash involving a white Dodge and a red Crown Victoria was reported at a First Street business Thursday at 10:11 a.m. -- Someone stopped at the police station Thursday at 10:14 a.m. to report...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday 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. Unanimous consent agenda C. Old business 1. Consideration of new and revised polices 1000: Legal Status Operations and Organization; 1105: Membership and Terms of Office; 1240: Duties of Individual Trustees; 1310: District Policy and...
Monday Regular business hours Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — DNRC Fire Restriction call in commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Hill County Road Department meeting in commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Local Emergency Planning Meeting meeting at Hill County Detention Center 1:30 p.m. — 911 meeting at Havre City Hall 5 p.m. — District 4 Human Resources Development Council budget and finance meeting at HRDC, 2229 Fifth Ave. Wednesday 10 a.m. — Broadband zoom meeting in commissioners’ office Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly commissioners’ busi...
Press release Davey School Board will hold its budget and regular meetings Monday, Aug. 9, 6 p.m. at the school. People who wish to attend electronically can call 406-265-6970....
Press release The Artitudes Gallery featured artist for August to October is Jessica King, who creates in a variety of mediums, including pencil, watercolor, oil-based paint and the written word. King's show, "Bloom," is a collection of paired art pieces and poems that attempt to capture the stages of development, growth and self-realization. This transformation is explored through the metaphor of flowers and the implementation of color, from its absence in winter to its...
North Central Senior Citizens Center Aug. 9-13 Senior Center is now open Menu Monday — Ham with cabbage, beans, cornbread, fruit Tuesday — Salad, meat loaf, au gratin potatoes, green beans, rolls, cake Wednesday — Ham and turkey club sandwich, macaroni salad, pickle spear, cookies Thursday — Polish sausage, sauerkraut, crunchy onion potato bake, dessert Friday — Soup, salad bar, chef’s choice, dessert, The Senior Center’s doors are open to the public, and crowds have been growing. We are all very excited to be open and seei...
Out our way, we know the value of teamwork. Whether it is in sports, working the land, riding herd, or serving the Lord, it is a team effort. I recall in my youth a few "superstars" who, despite their personal talent, got cut from the team because they weren't team players. Hugging the ball instead of passing to an open teammate lost us points and games. As a kid, I helped with wheat harvest and saw the teamwork between the combine and the grain truck. The combine cut the...
Then human beings reach the age of 2, they have two favorite words. One of the words is "No!" and the second favorite word is "Mine!" This is ironic to those who are parents because we all know that 2-year-olds have not worked, earned, or merited their possessions. The seduction to accumulate possessions begins at an early stage. One author wrote about the seduction of stuff, "Many people cannot bring themselves to get rid of any of their stuff. You might require a closet...
Just sharing about a Grandpa, Lord: Grandpa was 90 years old, sitting feebly on the patio bench. He didn't move, he just sat there with his head down, staring at his hands. Granddaughter, Alexa, sat down beside him. He didn't acknowledge her presence, making Alexa wonder if he was OK. Finally, not wanting to disturb him but wanting to check on him at the same time, she asked him if he was OK. He raised his head and looked at her, smiled and said, "Yes, I'm fine, thanks for...
Another one has "flown" off and now is free from pain. He/she now is safe in Jesus's arms but soon we'll meet again. A wonderful journey he/she took, we say a LOUD AMEN! Someday we, too, will journey there; we'll be with "them" again! His/her life was full - a helping hand of many kindly deeds. Sincere and true in heart and mind, to all who were in need. It seems so strange that those we need and those we loved the best, Are just the ones God calls away - and takes them home...
Havre Police Department Christopher Ryan Magis of Great Falls, 31, was arrested on charges of possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence and careless driving after a caller on 10th Street reported Wednesday at 7:01 a.m. that a Honda Civic crashed into a parked Buick. -- Officers investigated after a Wednesday 7:28 a.m. caller on Northern Heights Drive reported two dogs attacked a deer. -- A caller at Havre Job Service reported...
The organizations Family Connections and Raise Montana are launching Childcare Connect Montana, a service that links fully trained, quality substitute child care staff with area child care programs. Raise Montana Shared Services Coordinator Suzy Bertsche said Childcare Connect Montana addresses both the state’s child care capacity and workforce shortages while supporting small businesses, families and community members. Family Connections and Raise Montana are looking for individuals in Havre, Glendive, Glasgow and Sidney t...
Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation will be host to a trio of events Friday including a traditional powwow and the tribe’s annual sobriety walk which will double as a walk to raise awareness for missing and murdered indigenous people this year. Registration for the walk will begin at 8:30 a.m. and begin in earnest at 9 at the Old Stone Child College parking lot and end at Rocky Boy Powwow Grounds. Lunch will be provided. The sobriety walk has been an annual event at Rocky Boy for decades, but this year it is being held in con...
After many events in Havre Festival Days were canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Havre's decades-old celebration is coming back in full swing. Havre Area Chamber of Commerce announced that the theme for this year's celebration, set for Sept. 17-19, is "Havre Has Grit," and the Chamber is calling for parade participants and vendors to register. "Life on the Hi-Line is great, but it doesn't come without its struggles," a release from the Chamber said. "It takes a...
From Federal Bureau of Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation Salt Lake City Division, Helena Resident Agency Office, wants to warn the public about virtual kidnapping scams and variations of this type of scam that have been targeting families in western Montana. FBI Salt Lake City has recently received reports of victims getting calls from scammers claiming to have kidnapped their loved one and threatening to harm them unless a ransom is paid. No one is physically kidnapped in these schemes, but they are often...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration launching a streamlined application portal to allow borrowers with Paycheck Protection Program loans $150,000 or less through participating lenders to apply for forgiveness directly through the SBA. “The SBA’s new streamlined application portal will simplify forgiveness for millions of our smallest businesses — including many sole proprietors — who used funds from our Paycheck Protection Program loans to survive the pandemic,” Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman said...
From USDA Rural Development BOZEMAN — U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson announced Monday that the department is accepting applications for loans and grants to support rural microenterprises. The funding is being provided through USDA’s Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program. RMAP provides loans and grants to a non-profit entity, tribe or institution of higher education as a Microenterprise Development Organization to establish revolving loan funds to provide loa...
Despite the drought, mosquitoes are still finding a way to persist, including the species that carry diseases like West Nile Virus, and the Hill County Mosquito Control District reported Sunday that mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile were found in northeastern Montana. Hill County Mosquito District Supervisor Terry Turner said mosquito samples are collected once a week and sent to Carroll College where students analyze the sample pool for total number of mosquitoes and...
Community members held a sign-painting event last night outside Bullhook Community Health Center in Havre, updating the sign's COVID-19 vaccination total to 6,040 people, 48 percent of the goal of all 13,256 eligible people. Northern Montana Health Care Director of Infection Prevention Alysia Mosness attended the sign-painting along with Bullhook Community Health Center CEO Kyndra Hall. "So, just kind of talking on behalf of Northern Montana Health Care, we do feel that the...
