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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 Abatement (2) Charter Communications Inc. Ordinance Resolutions Resolution No. 22-2686 Amending the Narcotics K9 Program Budget (2871) Contracts Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Harmon Properties Sub-division #3: Amended Plat of Harmon Properties Subdivision. County needs Council on Aging...
Havre Police Department Someone stopped at the police station Friday at 6:13 a.m. asking to speak with an officer about a complaint. -- Gerald Alex Belgarde Jr. of Havre, 39, was arrested on a state District court warrant and two Justice or City court warrants and a charge of driving with no driver's license during a vehicle stop on First Avenue Friday at 12:45 p.m. -- A report of a pickup truck backing into a light pole on Fifth Avenue was called in Friday at 2:59 p.m. --...
Hill County Health Department said in its update Friday that 63 new cases were reported and 13 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 114 active cases in the county and 3,774 total cases, 1 active hospitalization and 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Friday that it was notified of 16 new cases and 11 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 48 active cases in the county and 1,618 total cases. The county has had 29 deaths. Rocky Boy Health Center, also reported on the Chouteau or...
A project started more than two decades ago to rebuild what has been called "The Lifeline of the Hi-Line" is getting some movement. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced Friday that U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced the first round of funding for the Milk River Project, for which Tester secured up to $100 million in his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, now law. "I'm proud to announce the first round of funding for the Milk River Project from our...
With COVID-19 numbers exploding in Montana, the number of new cases in this part of the state saw a major jump last Friday. In its update released Friday evening, Hill County Health Department reported 63 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county, the largest one-day increase to date, with one person hospitalized. "Locally, we are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases that are associated with people who have attended social gatherings within the last two weeks," Health...
The Montana Department of Transportation recently issued new load postings for the North Fork Wayne Creek Bridge on Turner Road 11 miles northeast of Harlem, in Blaine County. The postings are part of a multi-year effort to update load ratings and postings on Montana bridges as mandated by the Federal Highway Administration. The new posting on the North Fork Wayne Creek Bridge applies to SHVs; it limits the maximum gross vehicle weight of single-unit vehicles with 5, 6, or 7 axles to 27 tons. The exact location of the North F...
As Havre High School continues its search for a principal in the wake of Ed Norman’s resignation last month the school has hired Tom Vail to serve as interim-principal. Havre Public Schools Superintendent Craig Mueller said Vail will be in Havre soon and will begin his job Monday of next week. Havre High School has been looking to fill the administrative void left by Norman after his resignation in December of 2021 in the wake of a controversy involving a Halloween costume a student wore in October that has been called r...
As COVID-19 cases surge throughout the U.S., driven by the highly transmissible omicron variant, local public health is preparing for a significant local surge of the virus, one that could heavily strain public health. Hill County Public Health Director Kim Berg, also the county's health officer, said her department is predicting a surge of COVID-19 resembling those seen in the eastern part of the U.S., and they're already seeing an uptick. "We started seeing a pretty rapid...
Filing for numerous local elections in 2022 is now open with some candidates already filed. Seats are open for a number of significant county-level positions including a seat on the Hill County Commission as well as legislative seats. Positions in Hill County include District 2 Hill County commissioner, a six-year position held by Diane McLean, county clerk and recorder, a four-year position held by Susan Armstrong, and Hill County sheriff/coroner, a four-year position held by Jamieson T. Ross. Armstrong said Thursday that,...
The Hill County Commission is working toward putting on the 2022 election ballot a 3 percent tax on recreational marijuana sales in the county. At the commission’s weekly business meeting Thursday, Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel said they were originally under the impression that they could implement the tax with a resolution, but has since learned that the tax would need to be approved by the voters. Strissel said they are drafting a resolution to have the tax put on the 2022 general election ballot, but they still n...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 2,177 new cases, 11,448 active cases, 195 hospitalizations and 2,945 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 212,078 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Thursday that 21 new cases were reported and 10 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 64 active cases in the county and 1 active hospitalization. Hill County has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that it was notified of 20 n...
By Keith J. Doll Havre/Hill County Historic Preservation Commission Few call it the Nash-Finch Company or the Havre Transfer and Storage with the yellow Mayflower moving trucks. Some know it as the Anderson Wholesale Company and many as Griggs Printing. This building is located on the west side of Fifth Avenue between Main and First Street facing Fifth Avenue, at 2 Fifth Avenue. In February of 1892 a tract of land in the townsite of Havre was surveyed and subdivided into lots....
Monday Courthouse closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Tuesday 9:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in commissioners’ office 1:30 p.m. — Unified Disposal Board and Refuse meeting in the Timmons Room 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in commissioners’ office Wednesday 9 a.m. — County officials meeting in the Timmons room Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly business meeting in commissioners’ office Noon — Federal highway and bridge zoom call 3 p.m. — Airport meeting Friday Regular business hours...
Havre Police Department Officers at 1:24 p.m. Thursday blocked traffic for Havre Fire Department on a fire call at the Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen on the 600 Block of Second Street. -- Officers issued a written or verbal warning after a call at 5:26 p.m. Thursday from an establishment on the 200 Block of First Street West reported a highly intoxicated male at the back door "bugging people who are coming in." -- After receiving a call from a business on the 100 Block of First...
North Central Senior Citizens Center Jan. 17-21 Menu Monday, Jan. 17 — Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tuesday, Jan. 18 — Salad, meatloaf, au gratin potatoes, green beans, rolls, cake Wednesday, Jan. 19 — Taco burger, Mexican rice, coleslaw, dessert Thursday, Jan. 20 — Swiss steak with peppers, onion, tomato; mashed potatoes; cauliflower; fruit Friday. Jan 21 — Soup, salad bar, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping up with the pandemic: As of Jan 11, there were 18 new COVID-19 cases and there were 10 cases recovered. They repo...
Press release Rocky Boy Schools inducted eight members into its new National Honors Society club Sunday, Jan. 9. A dinner at Living Water Church in Rocky Boy honored the students and their parents and guardians. The Rocky Boy National Honors Society student inductees are: Seniors: Cruz SunChild, J'Leanna Raining Bird, Ella Moore. Juniors: April Windy Boy, Kellen Colliflower, Sharon Patacsil. Sophomores: Talise Bronco and Terrance Johnson. In addition to strong academic...
Press release Havre Middle School's Sixth-Grade Student of the Month for December is Lyla Gray. Lyla is the daughter of Darlene Gray. She has three siblings, Issabell, Micheal and D-Jay Cochran. Lyla sings in the HMS choir and plans to participate in track this spring. Outside of school, she loves to hang out with friends and family. She spends some of her free time painting and reading with her cousin. In the classroom, Lyla is extremely polite and always kind to everyone....
Out our way, besides the big round ups for branding and shipping, Charlie and I gathered the herds twice yearly to change pastures. Up on the Tiger Ridge, the reservoir was low and the grass cropped short, so come the end of fall we moved the herd to winter pasture down below. First we would gather the herd together, and then Charlie would head up front and ride "point" while I went to the back, found the "Good Old Boys Club" hangout, gathered the bulls and rode "drag." Now...
The Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association - GHAMA - is one of my favorite local expressions of Christian unity. It's a solid example of the body of Christ working together the way that Christ intended. We build each other up, help each other out, and expand the work of God's Kingdom. But GHAMA's monthly meetings can only go so far at expressing the full spectrum of Christian unity, because our meetings only encompass the local leaders of the churches. Full Christian...
You know, Lord, we're into a New Year, a clean month, a bright new day. Thank You, Lord. William A. Quayle, in his book "God's Calendar," has some fascinating musing about months. Some for January are: "The Calendar is God's invention. The matter-of-fact Romans way took hold of the almanac and called the months by the names which thereafter God's months were to wear. God should have named the months - He is so much the Poet; or at least the Greeks, because Poetry and they...
Another school has closed its classrooms this week due to illness as COVID-19 new cases continue to surge, although both the closure of Sunnyside Intermediate School and St. Jude Thaddeus School are due to a number of illnesses, officials say. Havre Public Schools announced Wednesday that Sunnyside Intermediate School would transition to remote learning today and Friday due to staff shortages, although meals still will be provided. A remote plan is in place for staff,...
Havre Public Schools may have a four-day week in the next school year as the district's Calendar Committee continues its work on a comprehensive report for the schools' board of trustees that will provide information and recommendations for the possible shift. The committee has been working for the past few months to put together this document, which will detail all of the group's research into the ramifications of a four-day school week for Havre Public Schools and what they...
Hill County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that 22 new cases were reported and 20 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 53 active cases in the county and 3,690 total cases. The county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that it was notified of 11 new cases and 3 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 26 active cases in the county and 1,582 total cases. The county has had 29 deaths. Rocky Boy Health Center, also reported on the Chouteau or Hill...
Press release Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association is inviting people to join together in a week of prayer and unity next week. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity starts Sunday with a variety show at Havre Assembly of God Church at 901 Ninth St. W., starting at 6 p.m. People from various churches are encouraged to sing, read a poem, do a skit and so on, with Pastor Edroy “Curt” Curtis of Havre Assembly of God Church sharing a kickoff message for the week. The theme of this year’s week of unity is “We saw the sta...
