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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 Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Policy changes — personnel files, ie location: Claims processes WC and PCT Insurance Quit claim deeds...
Havre Police Department A caller at 13th Street West and Boulevard Avenue reported a vehicle crash with no injuries Monday at 6:46 a.m. -- Kyle Lee Lamere of Box Elder, 31, was arrested on eight Justice or City court warrants and Nichole Marie Swan of Havre, 37, was issued a summons on a charge of driving without a driver's license during a Monday 12:07 p.m. vehicle stop on First Street -- Avery Jordan Boe of Hays, 37, was arrested on four Justice or City court warrants served...
Press release Havre Elks Lodge #1201 recently donated dictionaries to third grade school children in Hill and Blaine counties. The Elks gave a total of 264 dictionaries to Havre Public Schools, St. Jude Thaddeus School, Cottonwood Schools, Gildford Colony, Davey School, North Star Schools and Box Elder Schools. In Blaine County, they gave dictionaries to Zurich, Chinook, Hays-Lodge Pole and Turner sSchools. The dictionary project is a core youth activity project that the Elks...
Press release The North Star Knights spent Saturday in Choteau battling it out to make it to the State Class C Speech, Drama and Debate meet. All seven North Star participants qualified and will be competing in Huntley Project Friday and Saturday at the State C meet. In dramatic theatre, Knights Choral Wicks and Kaden Frickel placed third and Emily Conner had a fifth-place finish in dramatic solo acting. In speech, Collin Welch placed second and Madelyn Myers took third in humorous oral interpretation of literature, Ecko...
Press release BOZEMAN — Registration for the 2022 Montana Soil Health Symposium has been extended to Feb. 2, 2022, including special pricing for students and interns enrolled in educational agriculture programs. The Montana Association of Conservation Districts and Natural Resources Conservation Service are hosting the 2022 Montana Soil Health Symposium Feb. 9-10 at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center. The event will feature Allen Williams, Ph.D, from Understanding Ag LLC and Dan Kittredge with the Bionutrient Food A...
Editor's note: This version corrects that Dartanion Kaftan and Riley Klein are seniors. Despite a rocky start, the state eastern Class A speech, drama and debate divisional tournament appears to have gone well Saturday, with all of host Havre's speech and debate competitors qualifying for state and a wealth of new judges showing up to the event. Head Havre High School speech and debate coach Tim Leeds said he wanted to thank all of the community members, the Havre school...
While the omicron variant-driven surge may be subsiding in some parts of the United States where it surged the earliest, cases are still high in this part of Montana. Blaine County Health Department reported Friday that it was notified of 35 new cases that day with transmission very high. "Blaine County has seen a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases since last week," the department said in a release Friday, adding that the county is also seeing other viral activity to include...
Hill County Health Department said in its update Friday that 50 new cases were reported and 73 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 267 active cases in the county and 1 active hospitalization. Hill County has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Friday that it was notified of 35 new cases and 11 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 207 active cases in the county and 1,817 total cases. Blaine County has had 29 deaths. Rocky Boy Health Center, also reported on the Chouteau or... Full story
Press release NEW PRAGUE, Minn. — People are invited to enter the Golden Agricultural Relations Council — ARC — Awards contest. The program provides an opportunity for agricultural communicators to have their 2021 tactics and campaigns evaluated by marketing and public relations vexperts and receive helpful feedback. “See how your work stacks up against the best in the business,” ARC said in a release. To be eligible, entries must be completed in full or partially in 2021. A complete list of categories can be found at http:/...
Press release A scholarship is again offered by the North Central Montana Cattle Women and the North Central Montana Stock Growers. This annual scholarship is available to high school seniors and college students completing their sophomore year. Interest from a memorial fund honoring the memory of deceased members is contributed to by the Cattle Women. Stock Growers supplies their portion of the scholarship through fundraising efforts and interest from money left from the Livestock Protective Association, a forerunner to the...
Havre Police Department A report of a mountain lion on Beaver Creek Boulevard was called in Friday at 6:49 a.m. -- Ricky John Clark of Havre, 54, was arrested on a shoplifting charge and a Justice or City court warrant after a caller at a First Street business reported a non-combative shoplifter at 9:53 a.m. Friday. -- A summons for a juvenile tobacco violation was issued at Havre Middle School Friday at 10 a.m. -- A Friday 12:23 p.m. caller asked for a welfare check on...
Hill County Board of Health will hold its quarterly meeting Wednesday, Jan. 26, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Annex meeting room in the Courthouse Annex at 302 Fourth Ave. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Roll call Annual reorganization of the board 1. Recognition of outgoing board member/Introduction of new board member 2. Election of officers Approval of meeting minutes from Oct. 20, 2021 Agenda corrections, additions or deletions Items of old business: 1. Hill County COVID-19 updates and...
Representatives of IND HEMP were in Havre Wednesday to talk to producers about contracting acres to grow hemp for either fiber or oil production in the company's processing plant in Fort Benton. Presenters Morgan Tweet, chief operating officer and co-founder of the family-owned company, and Ben Brimlow, lead agronomist, said they had more than 30 producers contracted in 2021 with 6,000 acres in production, and they are looking to expand to 8,000 acres for 2022. "We really...
With the COVID surge still bringing in new cases of the illness, local groups and organizations continue to be impacted. For the second week in a row, Montana Actors' Theatre is pushing back its production of "Monty Python's Spamalot," also requiring the troupe to adjust its schedule later in the season, and COVID is back in Northern Montana Care Center. Northern Montana Health Care Vice President of Regulatory and Community Services Christen Obresley said they continue to do...
A new FedEx facility may be coming to Havre as soon as June, with Big Equipment Owner Ron Harmon finalizing a subdivision near the Havre City-County Airport with the county Thursday that will free up the land necessary for the building to go up. In the Hill County Commission’s weekly business meeting Thursday, Harmon said FedEx approached him some time ago about building a facility in Havre so they can more easily service the Hi-Line from here instead of from Great Falls. The six-acre lot where the facility will be built h...
Hill County Health Department said in its update Thursday that 64 new cases were reported and 26 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 290 active cases in the county, 1 active hospitalization and 71 deaths. Havre Public Schools reported Thursday 3 new cases in people associated with Havre Public School District with 22 so far for the week. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Thursday that it was notified of 42 new cases and 16 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 183 active cases in the... Full story
Monday 8 a.m. — Center for Mental Health meeting in Great Falls 11 a.m. — Smitty’s Pond Project Discussion in commissioners’ office Tuesday 10 a.m. — Semiannual Montana Department of Transportation meeting at the MDT office Wednesday 10 a.m. — Insurance Committee meeting in the Timmons room 10 a.m. — Hill County Project zoom call in commissioners’ office Noon — Hill County Board of Health meeting at Health Department Annex meeting room Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly Business meeting in commissioners’ office 1:30 p.m. — Highway S...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. in Robin School Administration Building. 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. Agenda Public Comment — An opportunity for any member of the audience to bring to the attention of the board questions or relevant comments concerning district matters not on the agenda. The board will not d...
Havre Police Department A caller at Havre Community Pool reported items stolen out of his locker Thursday at 8:23 a.m. -- Thursday at 9:15 a.m., a caller on 11th Street West reported a past assault. -- A caller at a First Street business reported shoplifters at 9:21 and 9:52 a.m. Thursday. -- Officers were called to investigate a vehicle crash involving a car and a dumpster Thursday at 1:42 p.m. -- Larae Ann Sunchild of Havre, 40 was arrested on charges of criminal contempt...
Press release Havre High School head speech and debate coach Tim Leeds said he is still looking for judges for the eastern Class A Speech, Drama and Debate Divisional Tournament Saturday at the high school. “We have had a great response, but this is a pretty big tournament and we are losing some judges who signed up due to the illnesses running through the area,” Leeds said. “I am hoping a few more people will be able to step up and help us out.” People can send an email to [email protected] or sign up online at bit.ly/...
Out our way, for most folks, quitting time comes when the job is done and not before. Nowhere is that more clear than in agriculture. Now, some of you may recall the story of "Junior," that Charolais bull that went missing one day. In case you missed it or have forgotten the story, here it is in brief. It was time to move the herd from summer to winter pasture and after we had the herd rounded up and on the move, it was my job to go collect the bulls. This was not a big deal...
Some 2,000-plus years ago an event took place that changed the course of humanity. The event I refer to is the Incarnation - God coming to earth, becoming human and living among us. This event was meant to change the way humanity related to God. It was meant to restore a broken relationship that existed between God and the people he loved. The Son of God was born and given the name Jesus. We all know the story; how he was baptized and through the power of the Holy Spirit...
You know, Lord, humor is everywhere. We can look at health, exercise and even Alzheimer's, which, we're told, that even dogs can get! One way to slow Alzheimer's, is to go for a walk - with your dog. Fresh air and exercise help the walker as well as the dog. No wonder neighbors are out there walking their dogs. They probably read that, too, and want to keep their pets and themselves healthy. Friends had some deer that "visited" their place. Neighbor kids got together and...
