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Contact: [email protected] From U.S. Department of Agriculture Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday that agricultural producers in the Prairie Pothole states can now sign up for the Soil Health and Income Protection Program — SHIPP — which provides a short-term option to plant cover on less-productive agricultural lands while improving soil health and carbon sequestration. The U.S. Department of Agriculture made improvements to this pilot program available in South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and...
From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — The Montana State University College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station have announced the dates for their annual agricultural field days, which will return as in-person events after being hosted virtually in 2020. “We are so excited to be bringing back our in-person field days this year,” said Darrin Boss, head of the Department of Research Centers and superintendent of the Northern Agricultural Research Center. “These events are always a highlight for all of us because...
The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic took another step forward Monday with U.S. Food and Drug Administration granting emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people 12 and older. "The FDA's expansion of the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to include adolescents 12 through 15 years of age is a significant step in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic," Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, M.D., said in a press...
The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board discussed at its meeting Monday work being done on the former Griggs Printing Building on the 10 Block of Fifth Avenue, where the museum will eventually move. H. Earl and Margaret Turner Clack Memorial Museum Foundation President Elaine Morse said the asbestos abatement of the building will be next Monday, May 17, but the removal of the building’s lead-based paint will have to wait a bit longer due to scheduling complications. Morse said the asbestos is the more pressing issue, so i...
After more than a year of combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, Montana State University-Northern, administration officials said Northern is "a stronger university" as the start of summer classes nears. "I don't believe (the pandemic has) been much of an issue in 2021, not like it was. At that point we did have more students needed to move into quarantine or whatever the case might be," Dean of College of Technical Sciences Dave Krueger said. Krueger said the issue of learning...
The Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council discussed Monday public service announcements to raise awareness about and to normalize mental health issues. LAC members have spoken in previous meetings about making PSAs that can play around town in audio form, or in video form online, letting local people who struggle with mental health issues tell their stories of how they got help in order to normalize the issue. LAC Chair Andi Daniel said she is looking for people willing to share their stories or expertise in th...
People can find online where vaccines are available in their area through https://vaccinefinder.org, operated by Boston’s Children’s Hospital and supported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Digital Service. The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 110,107 with 167 new cases, 1,028 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 69. The number of deaths was 1,593. Blaine County Health Department reported Monday evening being notified of 3...
Havre Police Department A Monday 11:09 a.m. caller at the post office reported a fender bender. -- Officers assisted Cascade County law enforcement after they called Monday at 11:27 a.m. for assistance looking for a runaway. -- Anjelica Open Eyes Denny of Box Elder, 34, was arrested on charges of burglary to a residence, partner or family member assault, assault and criminal mischief vandalism and on two Justice or City court warrants after Denny called Monday at 12:45 p.m....
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 Morris Land Survey Company Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Print bid...
A press release sent to Havre Daily News which ran on Page A3 of Monday’s edition about a motorcycle rally being organized in Lincoln misspelled the name of the group organizing the rally. The Tenacious Dames RC is organizing the rally.... Full story
Press release Aaron Boehm was presented with a 20 Year Length of Service Award from the National Weather Service office in Great Falls. Boehm takes and records official daily weather observations located at his station south of Rudyard. His observations consist of precipitation, snowfall and snow depth and are part of the National Climate COOP network of about 8,500 volunteer weather observers across the USA. The award was presented by Observing Program Leader Matt Moorman...
From Montana Historical Society Portraits of Mildred Walker and Joseph Medicine Crow and information about their fascinating lives are now hanging in the Gallery of Outstanding Montanans in the West Wing of the Capitol in Helena. Ten inductees were chosen in 2016 for the gallery, but only two are initiated every biennium. The gallery was established by the Montana State Legislature in 1979 to pay homage to Treasure State citizens who "made contributions of state or national...
Staff and wire report Motorcyclists are invited to the Lincoln Bike Rally set for July 9-11. The rally is being organized by all-female motorcycle riding club The Tenacious Dames RC. The rally starts with all-female AC/DC cover band Hells Belles, with $20 available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hells-belles-concert-tickets-88405078971?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR14jVR95QtS3fNi92SAt20pXKSu6McElq6qu1rzNOTd3If6VQlIwWcQ_F8 . The rally will consist of a poker run, bike show, bike wash, vendors and more, a release from The Tenacio...
Public Service Commissioner Randy Pinocci spoke at a meeting of the North Central Pachyderm Club to discuss the 2020-2021 Legislative Session, spending a fair amount of time at the meeting attacking Havre Daily News. The issue of "tech censorship" was the primary subject of discussion. Over the past year, and especially in the months since the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building Jan. 6, many social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter have been...
Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Berg said in a report given to the Havre Daily News that the majority of the county’s cases of COVID-19 are in people in their teens to 30s, and she believes the area has some community transmission. The report says, however, that the department has found connections between the recent cases. It says Hill County, as of last Thursday at 5 p.m. has 12 active cases of COVID-19 with two active hospitalizations. Fifty-two people are now in quarantine and are being m...
The Fort Assinniboine Preservation Association, has recently received a significant financial boost to its ongoing efforts to repair critical damage to the fort’s Officers’ Amusement Hall roof. A press release sent by Havre/Hill County Historic Preservation Commission Historic Preservation Officer Becki Miller, who has been assisting the association in its efforts, said the organization has now secured $87,000 for the project, but more will be needed to cover the $100,000 plus cost of the repairs before winter comes aro...
People can find online where vaccines are available in their area through https://vaccinefinder.org, operated by Boston’s Children’s Hospital and supported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Digital Service. The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 109,935 with 12 new cases, 1,101 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 71. The number of deaths was 1,592. Blaine County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 760... Full story
Press release Citizens’ Climate Education/Lobby Montana is hosting a free online event called Conserving Our Future: The What and Why of Weird Weather Thursday, May 20, at 7 p.m., where panelists will address questions Montanans are asking like, asking, “How will it affect me, my family and my town? Also, can we do anything about it, and are there solutions we all can agree on that will conserve our forests, agriculture, rivers, and air for future generations?” The panelists will show how effective solutions can bring real...
Havre Police Department Kathleen Deanna Jett of Havre, 30, was arrested on a vehicle theft charge after a local business' delivery van was reported Friday at 6:07 a.m. seen headed toward Spokane, Washington. -- An officer went to the hospital to assist with a blood draw Friday at 8:25 a.m. -- Lesley Anne Hanson of Havre, 41, was issued a summons on charges of dog at large and vicious dog after a First Avenue caller reported at 10:18 a.m. Friday being attacked by a dog. --...
In an article on the front page of Thursday’s edition of Havre Daily News about a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons awareness walk Wednesday, Havre Daily News cited a story saying a witness corroborated a Billings Police report that Cole Stump pulled a gun while struggling with Billings police officers before the officers fired, killing Stump. The news report quoted the witness as saying Stump fired first. Stump’s sister, Tasheena Duran, said the witness had not corroborated the police statement and forwarded a mes... Full story
The Hill County Commissioners Thursday again tabled the matter of a social host ordinance. The commission tabled the agenda item without discussion, with the members saying afterward they want to edit the ordinance before bringing it up for discussion again. “The main concern is they can hold individuals liable even though they don’t know there’s something happening on their land,” Commissioner Mark Peterson said after the meeting. “When you get into the rural areas, fa...
A Turner Public School art instructor with nearly two decades of service has been recognized as one of the top 15 art instructors in the nation. April Fox was honored with Artsonia's 2021 Art Education Leadership Award in April. A press release said the award honors pioneers in the art education community who continuously inspire their peers and engage students. "It's an honor, I'm kind of blown away. I feel so lucky to have peers that feel like I'm worthy of being nominated...
Staff and wire report Havre Finance Director Doug Kaercher, a former Havre City Council member and former Hill County commissioner, has announced his candidacy for mayor of Havre. "I want to put my three decades of experiences in the local government to work for the residents of Havre as Mayor," Kaercher said in a release announcing his candidacy. "My top priority is to use my experience to serve the citizens of Havre in an efficient and effective manner." His release said...
MSU-Northern Radio KNMC 90.1FM will once again stage its tribute band concert as an in-person event. The annual event could not be held last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s event, set for Saturday, May 15, at 3 p.m., will be at the midway of the Hill County Fairgrounds, a press release said. “I had lived in Missoula for about eight years, which is a college town, but I got my undergraduate degree at Northern, and then moved to Missoula. I lived there for a numbe...
