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From U.S. Small Business Adminsitration WASHINGTON – Building on a month of strong results, the Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Small Business Administration are taking steps with the Paycheck Protection Program to further promote equitable relief for America’s mom-and-pop businesses. The latest round of Paycheck Protection Program funding opened one month ago and already the Biden Administration has succeeded in making major improvements to the program’s implementation: • For businesses with fewer than 10 employe...
From U.S. Small Business Administration WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development — IATF — and Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs — ACVBA — will hold virtual public meetings March 3 and 4, respectively, via Microsoft Teams. “Our advisory committees are dedicated to addressing the challenges faced by the military and veteran small business community, especially as businesses work to recover and rebuild in the wake of the pandemic,” sa...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees, in a split vote, decided to follow Havre Public Schools Interim Superintendent Craig Mueller’s recommendation to stay in schedule 3A, maintaining the four-day-a-week of in-person learning model that they adopted last month. Mueller said he compiled feedback from HPS staff to see what they thought about moving to schedule 3B, which would involve students having in-person learning five days a week and received concern and dismay at the idea almost universally. He said despite the chal...
Chouteau County Health Department announced Tuesday the county has adopted a mask policy, as vaccinations continue in the area and local health departments are starting to build lists for the next phase. The Chouteau County Health Department posted on its Facebook page that the county Board of Health Tuesday approved its proposed mask policy, which encourages county residents to wear cloth masks indoors and outdoors when social distancing is not possible. The policy also says Chouteau County businesses will be supported in th...
The Hi-Line Rodeo Team has several members who are already qualified for the 2021 National Little Britches Rodeo Association World Finals, but those achievements aren't the only important things the team has going for the team right now. Hi-Line Rodeo Team members range in age from 5 to 18, and they compete primarily in Montana High School Rodeo and Little Britches Rodeo. The team also organizes youth rodeos in the area, as well as fundraise for and hold event-specific clinics...
Hill County Democrats are planing a Havre “Union Strong Car Parade and Celebration” for Friday, at 5:30 p.m. beginning at the Holiday Village Mall, to voice support for unions and their workers in response to recent right-to-work bills making their way through the state Legislature. Several area unions have committed to participating in the event, according to a press release last week, including the Montana Federation of Public Employees, the Havre Education Association, the International Association of Fire Fighters, the Ha...
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 99,242 with 209 new cases, 1,854 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 97. The number of deaths was 1,348. Blaine County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 699 total, 7 active, 24 deaths Hill County reported Tuesday evening 1 new case, 1,889 total, 13 active, 2 active hospitalizations, 40 deaths Rocky Boy — reported Tuesday, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers, no new cases, 793...
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester announced Tuesday that he has introduced legislation to restore cut service and furloughed employees that Amtrak cut last year after the pandemic hit, saying it would bring people back to work and restore Amtrak service to Montana’s Hi-Line communities by bringing back complete long-distance service to routes like the Empire Builder. “Long-distance Amtrak service creates good paying jobs on the Hi-Line, generates revenue for Montana’s frontier communities, and keeps folks connected with family and frien...
A front-page story in Tuesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News misreported the recipient of a $100,000 endowment made by Wendy Nevala in honor of Havre High School science teachers Doug Hyke and Ron Kologi. The endowment was made to Havre Public Schools Education Foundation....
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a scam call reported from Third Avenue Tuesday at 10:42 a.m. -- A caller at the hospital reported a dog bit Tuesday at 11:02 p.m. Hill County Sheriff's Office The Sheriff's office dispatch log listed no arrests, summonses or investigations in the 24-hour reporting period. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical personnel responded to five calls in the 24-hour reporting period Havre Animal Shelter The shelter this morning held two...
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 “Blood Grove” by Walter Mosley is the newest book in the Easy Rawlins series. In 1969 LA, the Black private detective Easy Rawlins, whose small agency finally has its own office, is approached by a white Vietnam veteran. The veteran and his lover were attacked in an orange grove on the city’s outskirts; he may have killed a man, and now his lover and his dog are b...
Editor’s note: This version corrects that the endowment was made to Havre Public Schools Education Foundation. Havre Public Schools Education Foundation recently received its largest endowment ever, $100,000, from former Havre High School student Wendy (Johnson) Nevala which will create a renewable scholarship for a female graduate looking to go into the sciences in college. The Ron Kologi and Doug Hyke Memorial Scholarship is named after a pair of science teachers who w...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON —The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reminded rural communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses affected by the recent winter storms that USDA has programs that provide assistance. USDA staff in the regional, state and county offices are prepared with a variety of program flexibilities and other assistance to residents, agricultural producers and impacted communities. “USDA is committed to getting help to producers and rural Americans impacted by the sev...
From National Center for Appropriate Technology People might regret that the inaugural Soil Health Innovations Conference has been moved from Bozeman to an online event. But there is a silver lining. The conference will offer leading experts and innovative farmers from around the U.S. sharing the latest in soil science, best practices in soil management, and the emerging technologies that will drive the future of sustainable and regenerative agriculture. That’s a lot to take in. And with the conference online, people d...
Despite a slight downward trend in the U.S. for the number of new COVID-19 cases confirmed and new COVID-19 related deaths, and a push for vaccinations, the nation hit a dark milestone Monday with more than half a million Americans dead due to the disease. Johns Hopkins University of Medicine reported on its COVID-19 online dashboard that the deaths in the U.S. stand at 500,617, about the number of Americans who died in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam war...
Hill County Health Department, which said this morning it still had openings for a Phase 1B COVID-19 vaccination clinic Thursday and for eligible people to call for an appointment, said this afternoon it wants to start building its list for the next phase. Health Director and Hill County Health Officer Kim Larson said the department is still in the 1B phase and cannot move to Phase 1C until the state authorizes that, but the department wants to start building its call list...
The Montana School Boards Association has been commissioned by Havre Public Schools to handle the ongoing search for a new district superintendent, and has recently put out a survey to the public asking for what they want to see in applicants for the position. The survey can be found at https://www.blueponyk12.com, and it asks about the capacity the person is responding in, their priorities and their desires in an applicant. Long-time Superintendent Andy Carlson resigned in June, and his assistant superintendent, Craig...
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 99,040 with 240 new cases, 1,922 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 85. The number of deaths was 1,346. Blaine County reported it was notified from Friday through Monday of 2 new cases. It reported the county has 718 total cases, 7 active, 24 deaths Hill County Health Department reported it was notified Sunday and Monday of 2 new cases. It reported the county has 1,888 total cases, 13 active, 2 active hospitalizations, 4...
Havre Police Department A remote monitoring device violation was reported at the police station Monday at 9:58 a.m. -- A caller at Montana State University-Northern reported a theft, forgery or fraud Monday at 10:03 a.m. -- Monday at 10:41 a.m., a caller on 11th Street reported a vehicle was broken into but said it didn't look like anything was taken. -- A caller at an MSU-Northern residence hall reported Monday at 11:13 a.m. that someone had just taken a tan 2001 Chevrolet...
Press release When Army veteran Richard Perkins passed away at the age of 92 in 2014, he left behind a treasure trove of hundreds of photos he took while stationed in Hawaii after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Perkins was a radio operator who was stationed at Fort Shafter in Honolulu, and he worked at an underground base inside of Diamond Head. Except for a few brief stories, he never talked much about his service to his family. While cleaning out his house after he died, his...
Press release A local cooperative is offering early childhood screenings for children at some rural schools. Parents of preschool children in the Chinook, Hartland Colony, Zurich, Davey, Bear Paw, and Cleveland School Districts who would like to have their children participate in a free Early Childhood Screening sponsored by Bear Paw Cooperative have been informed that the screening has been set for: Friday, March 12, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Meadowlark Elementary School in Chinook. The screenings are by appointment only. To make...
After what appeared to be a bump in the road was overcome, vaccination clinics are continuing in Hill County this week. Hill County Health Department Health Director and Hill County Health Officer Kim Larson issued a release this morning saying the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine was experiencing shipment delays, but shortly afterward updated that to day the shipment was coming. Larson said health officials will have 200 doses for first-dose appointments this week, and people who are...
State Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, said several bills on Native language education are moving through the Legislature including one of his bills that has a hearing in the House Education Committee today at 3 p.m. “There’s a whole host of bills that’s tied around this particular issue,” Windy Boy said this morning. The hearings are livestreamed and saved for future viewings on the Legislature’s website on a “Watch/Listen To Meetings” button under the “Legislative Meetings & Hearings are Streamed and Recorded” heade...
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 98,810 with 32 new cases, 2,170 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 78. The number of deaths was 1,341. Blaine County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 692 total, 1 active, 24 deaths. Hill County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 1,833 total, 21 active, 40 deaths. Rocky Boy, current data not available. Fort Belknap, current data not available. Liberty County, r...
