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  • For the Record, March 5, 2021

    Updated Mar 5, 2021

    Havre Police Department A caller at Fifth Avenue and Eighth Street reported a two-vehicle crash between two SUVs Thursday at 8 a.m. -- Two summonses were issued after an assault was reported at the police station at 12:06 p.m. Thursday, but no details on the charges were provided. -- A sexual offense was reported at the police station Thursday at 12:06 p.m. -- Kayla Celeste Lodgepole of Havre, 23, was issued a summons on charges of dog at large and vicious dog violations...

  • College News - Local students receive Reach Higher Montana Scholarships

    Updated Mar 5, 2021

    Press release HELENA — Montana students from Libby to Wyola — and many communities in between — have been selected to receive the Reach Higher Montana Scholarship for use in the 2021-2022 academic year. Scholarships must be used at accredited Montana colleges, two-year, four-year, public, private, tribal and vocational institutions. The following area students were selected to receive $1,000 scholarships: • Katherine Bold, Big Sandy High School, planning to attend Carroll College • Katie Donaldson, Havre High School gr...

  • College News - Scheresky-O'Neil graduates from Sheridan College

    Updated Mar 5, 2021

    Press release Sydney Scheresky-O’Neil of Havre is one of nearly 60 Sheridan College students the college announced earned degrees or certificates following the end of the fall 2020 semester. Scheresky-O’Neil earned an Associate of Science in health science with high honors....

  • Senior Center News, March 5, 2021

    Updated Mar 5, 2021

    North Central Senior Citizens Center, March 8-12 Menu by Earlene DeWinter; subject to change Monday — Swedish meatballs, rice, Harvard beets, fruit Tuesday — Apple sauce, roast pork, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli Normandy, rolls, peach kuchen Wednesday — Ham and turkey club sandwich, pickle spear, dessert Thursday — Barbecue chicken, baked potato, Riviera vegetables, cheese cake with cherries Friday — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert The Senior Center’s doors are still closed to the public. We are providing limited servi...

  • Out Our Way: Spring is no myth - 1 Corinthians 15:12-19

    Updated Mar 5, 2021

    Out our way, winter is not something many look forward to. Alberta Clippers come sweeping out of the North - nothing between us and the North Pole but a barbed wire fence. The days are short - the sun rises late and sets early. And besides the snow and ice we have the cold. Minus 40 degrees is not unheard of, and with the wind chill it's even colder than that. But out our way, some folks who have been around a bit remind us, "Winter is just the price we have to pay for our glo...

  • Pastor's Corner: Yes! Lenten Luncheons continue taking place this year

    Updated Mar 5, 2021

    Van Orsdel United Methodist Church is hosting this year's Havre community lenten luncheons. Two of the five have already taken place: Feb. 25 and March 4. We have three more to go: March 11, 18 and 25. These take place Thursdays at noon. All are invited to attend. These luncheons feature soups and sandwiches provided by a different church each Thursday, along with a devotional thought from a person who regularly attends the church providing the food. Attendees are instructed...

  • Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

    Updated Mar 5, 2021

    You know, Lord, March is a glorious month, actually, it's one of the most beautiful times of the year. This year it arrived as a lamb. Thank You, Lord. All we need do is look out our windows and see snow drifts melting away. Not only that, there is a smell of spring in the air. Several friends discovered their crocuses and hyacinths are just about ready to bloom! In Montana? That is about to happen with daffodils and tulips also. Spring is arriving in all its glory of color an...

  • Grief Poem - On Other Side of the Bed

    Updated Mar 5, 2021

    "I'm free 'they/he' said, "Don't grieve too long, 'cause I have been set free. "I'll follow in the path God set, the one laid out for me." Good friends, good times, but - loved one left; our time with them, too brief. Tasks left undone, they'll stay that way, right now we deal with grief. Remembering back so long ago, our future lay ahead. Our loved one was comfort and love, on other side of bed. But now he's gone, we had great years, God paved our way, God led. Still in the...

  • Rocky Boy hosts second vaccination clinic

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 4, 2021

    Rocky Boy Health Center held its second mass-vaccination clinic Wednesday at Stone Child College, where 400 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine were administered. Rocky Boy Health Center Chief Clinical Officer Lauren Corcoran said about one-third of people living on the reservation have been fully immunized and the vaccine rollout is in its fifth and final stage, serving all people 18 and older living on the reservation or employed by tribal entities. "We've rolled out prett...

  • State and local COVID-19 update, March 4, 2021

    Updated Mar 4, 2021

    The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 100,531 with 181 new cases, 1,657 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 73. The number of deaths was 1,375. Blaine County Health Department reported Wednesday evening being notified Tuesday and Wednesday of 5 new cases, 727 total, 8 active, 24 deaths Hill County Health Department reported Wednesday evening being notified of 9 new cases, 1,914 total, 22 active, 3 active hospitalizations, 40 deaths Rocky Boy — current dat...

  • For the Record, March 4, 2021

    Updated Mar 4, 2021

    Havre Police Department Officers assisted with a medical call on Second Street Wednesday at 9:46 a.m. -- JuanJose Decker of Havre, 30, was arrested on charges of partner or family member assault and tampering with a communication device after a domestic disturbance was reported on First Avenue at 1:39 p.m. Wednesday. -- A Fifth Street caller asked Wednesday at 5:05 p.m. to have an officer speak with a juvenile neighbor. -- Garren Boyd Todoroff of Havre, 20, was issued a...

  • Havre Elks Lodge donates dictionaries to local students

    Updated Mar 4, 2021

    Press release The Havre Elks Lodge #1201 recently donated to dictionaries to third grade school children in Hill and Blaine Counties. Lodge Exalted Ruler Matt Kretchmer said the lodge was leased to present a total of 368 dictionaries to the following to Hill and Blaine County Schools, 34 dictionaries to Box Elder Schools, 48 dictionaries to Rocky Schools, six dictionaries to Turner Schools, 115 dictionaries to Havre Public Schools, 15 dictionaries to North Star Schools, 11 dictionaries to St. Jude’s Schools, 19 d...

  • New books available at the Havre-Hill County Library

    Updated Mar 4, 2021

    Havre-Hill County Library Staff While our stacks are currently closed to the public, you can still check out books. Here are some of our newest titles. New fiction “The Burning Girls” by C.J. Tudor. Remote village Chapel Croft is rife with conspiracies and dark secrets, haunted by death and disappearances. Five hundred years ago, Protestant martyrs were betrayed — then burned. Thirty years ago, two teenage girls disappeared. And a few weeks ago, the vicar of the local parish hanged himself in the nave of the church. Will...

  • Gianforte expands Phase 1B to include everyone 60 and older

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 3, 2021

    Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte announced that Phase 1B of the state's COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan will be expanded effective Monday to include everyone 60 and older, while continuing to include people with people 16-59 with qualifying underlying health conditions and Native Americans and people of color at a higher risk of severe illness. Gianforte said this expansion, which he called Phase 1B+, is part of his administration's focus on protecting the most vulnerable...

  • State and local COVID-19 update, March 3, 2021

    Updated Mar 3, 2021

    The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 100,351 with 202 new cases, 1,651 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 67. The number of deaths was 1,373. Blaine County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 700 total, 8 active, 24 deaths Hill County, reported Tuesday evening 1 new case, 1,905 total, 14 active, 2 active hospitalizations, 40 deaths Rocky Boy — current data not available. Fort Belknap Indian Community, reported Tuesday evening, als...

  • For the Record, March 3, 2021

    Updated Mar 3, 2021

    Havre Police Havre police Tuesday reported that charges of making false reports to law enforcement were being filed against Joey Ray Azure and charges against Millo Montgomery Moore of Havre, 28, were being dropped The Havre Police dispatch log for the weekend reported Moore was issued a summons on a charge of partner or family member assault after a caller reported that a family member called to ask him to call for law enforcement assistance. -- Havre Police Department...

  • Nominations sought for 32nd Annual Centennial Bell Award

    Updated Mar 3, 2021

    Press release Nominations are now being accepted for the 32nd annual Montana Statehood Centennial Bell Award. This year's award will honor the Montana History Teacher of the Year for grades 4-6. Montana grade school principals, superintendents, fellow teachers or librarians from public and private schools are asked to nominate a teacher who has done an exemplary job teaching Montana history during the 2020-2021 school year. Nominations should include the nominator's name,...

  • Phase 1B of vaccine rollout expanded

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 2, 2021

    Gov. Greg Gianforte announced in a press conference this afternoon that Phase 1B of the vaccine rollout in Montana will be expanded to include people 60 and older and people 16 and older with qualifying medical conditions effective Monday March 8. Gianforte said this expansion will not push back Phase 1C due to an increase in vaccine production and effective distribution in the state. He said this expansion is in line with his priority to vaccinate the most vulnerable in the...

  • Havre Public School board accepts Adams's resignation

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 2, 2021

    The Havre Public School Board of Trustees during a special meeting Monday accepted the resignation of Trustee Scott Adams effective immediately, and announced that it will start accepting applications for the position. Adams was appointed in December of last year to the position previously held by Brian Williams, who resigned from the board due to his move away from Havre. Board Chair Aileen Couch said she spoke with Havre Public Schools’ legal advisor, who told her that they should begin the search for a replacement as soon...

  • Council approves posting ribbons, signs in memory of victims of COVID

    Tim Leeds|Updated Mar 2, 2021

    Havre City Council Monday unanimously approved a variance to allow a local group to put up 40 ribbons and signs downtown in memory of the 40 Hill County residents who have died from COVID-19-related causes. Will Rawn, a member of the group, said they had received a one-month approval from the Montana Department of Transportation to display the white ribbons and signs, and removed the signs Sunday but wanted to put them up downtown. He said the group back in December discussed...

  • Park Board presented overview on toxic algal bloom study

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 2, 2021

    Montana State University-Northern Professor Terri Hildebrand presented to the Hill County Park Board Monday an overview of her findings regarding water chemistry in Beaver Creek Park and the potential for toxic algal blooms to occur. Hildebrand said she’s been taking readings from six sites on Beaver Creek Park since 2019 and the waters’ high phosphorus levels could prove to be a serious issue, leading to these toxic blooms. She said algae tends to thrive and populate out of control in phosphorus-rich water and while many kin...

  • State and local COVID-19 update, March 2, 2021

    Updated Mar 2, 2021

    The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 100,158 with 165 new cases, 1,.587 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 83. The number of deaths was 1,372. Blaine County, Health Department reported Monday evening that from Thursday through Monday it was notified of 3 new cases with 694 total, 3 active, 24 deaths. Hill County, Health Department reported Monday evening it was notified of 4 new cases with 1,904 total, 14 active, 2 active hospitalizations, 40 deaths. R...

  • For the Record, March 2, 2021

    Updated Mar 2, 2021

    Havre Police Department A caller on 11th Street West reported a two-vehicle crash between a Dodge Ram and a FedEx van Monday at 11:39 a.m. -- A caller on Third Street West reported a theft, forgery or fraud Monday at 12:30 p.m. -- A summons was issued after several callers reported two pit bull-type dogs running loose near First Street and 14th Avenue Monday at 12:40 p.m. No details on charges were provided. -- Someone stopped at the police station Monday at 12:43 p.m. to...

  • Lions donate flags to Havre first graders

    Updated Mar 2, 2021

    Press release Havre Lions recently presented 160 United States flags to first graders at Highland Park School along with another 20 at St. Jude Thaddeus School. Lions membes were not able to present the flags personally this year because of COVID-19. Lions did have a video created by Lion Jerry Kuhn, which was used by some of the classes. The flag presentation is an ongoing yearly event, which Havre Lions has been doing since 1976. This year, Lions made the bases and branded...

  • Hill County 75 percent done with Phase 1B

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 1, 2021

    The local health department said Hill County is three-quarters of the way through the current phase of COVID-19 vaccinations. Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson's written update on the state of COVID-19 in the county, state, and nation, read at a the Hill County Board of Health's COVID-19 update last Friday, said the Hill County Health Department is 75 percent through Phase 1B of the local vaccine roll-out. Larson, as well as all three...

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