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  • For the Record, Feb. 9, 2021

    Updated Feb 10, 2021

    Havre Police Department A vehicle crash was reported Tuesday at 10:47 a.m. on Fourth Avenue. -- A vehicle crash was reported Tuesday at 3:26 p.m. on 15th Street. -- A hit-and-run vehicle crash was reported at 5:28 p.m. Tuesday on First Street. -- Jacquiline Colleen Chiefstick of Box Elder, 41, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a caller reported a woman sleeping on the floor at a First Street business Tuesday at 7:04 p.m. Hill County Sheriff's Office Deputies ar...

  • The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today's update was 96,595 with 307 new cases, 92,248 active.

    Updated Feb 10, 2021

    The number of active hospitalizations was 108. The number of deaths was 1,320. Blaine County reported Tuesday evening 3 new cases, 677 total, 11 active, 24 deaths Hill County reported Tuesday evening 3 new cases, 1,849 total, 25 active, 1 active hospitalizations, 40 deaths Rocky Boy, recent data not available. Fort Belknap, reported Tuesday evening, also reported on either Blaine or Phillips County numbers, no new cases, 397 total, 9 active, no active hospitalizations, 12 deaths Liberty County, reported on the state update...

  • Annual Sweetheart Dinner set at Havre Eagles Club

    Updated Feb 10, 2021

    Havre Daily News staff The Havre Eagles Auxiliary is hosting the annual Sweetheart Steak Dinner Saturday at the Havre Eagles Club. Masks will be required at the event while people are not eating to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Proceeds from the benefit will help fund Auxiliary chairities. The dinner, which runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, costs $13 and offers a steak, potato, vegetables, salad, roll and dessert, A raffle also will be held. To make a reservation, people can call 265-9981....

  • Senior Listening looks at Medicare COVID coverage

    Updated Feb 10, 2021

    by Aging Services Specialist Lisa Baxter Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers FDA approved vaccines. The Medicare beneficiary will pay nothing for this vaccine. Have your Medicare card on hand so your provider can bill Medicare. The COVID-19 vaccine helps reduce the risk of illness from COVID-19 by working with the body’s natural defenses to safely develop protection (immunity) to the virus. • Medicare covers the lab tests for COVID-19. You pay no out-of-pocket costs. • Medicare covers FDA-authorized COVID-19 antib...

  • FSA hiring additional loss adjusters

    Updated Feb 10, 2021

    From Montana Farm Service Agency BOZEMAN — The USDA Farm Service Agency is currently accepting offers from individuals interested in providing contracted crop adjusting services throughout Montana for the 2021 crop year. Loss adjuster applications for the 2021 crop year are due March 1 to the FSA state office in Montana. Loss adjusters perform crop loss and related program services as assigned by FSA. Duties associated with these services include: 1) visiting farms to inspect damaged or destroyed crops; 2) appraising p...

  • FSA hiring program technicians in two Montana counties

    Updated Feb 10, 2021

    From Montana Farm Service Agency Potential applicants interested in learning more about the following full-time permanent Program Technician positions with the USDA Farm Service Agency in Montana and or applying for these positions at http://www.usajobs.gov should visit the urls below: • Blaine County, Chinook, https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/591461000 • Carter County, Ekalaka, https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/591459500 Application period closes Feb. 19. Dates open: Feb. 5 to Feb. 19. Permanent Ful...

  • USDA extends general signup period for CRP

    Updated Feb 10, 2021

    From U.S. Department of Agriculture The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending the Conservation Reserve Program General Signup period, which had previously been announced as ending Feb. 12. USDA will continue to accept offers as it takes this opportunity for the incoming administration to evaluate ways to increase enrollment. Under the previous administration, incentives and rental payment rates were reduced resulting in an enrollment shortfall of over 4 million acres. The program, administered by USDA’s Farm Service A...

  • Hill County LAC hears presentation from Montana Peer Network

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Feb 9, 2021

    The Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council heard a presentation Monday by Montana Peer Network Executive Director Jim Hajny about a project aimed at getting people in-recovery from mental health, substance abuse or addiction struggles involved in local LACs. Hajny said during the LAC’s monthly meeting that the Peer Advocacy and Leadership Project was started more than a year ago and he originally intended to go to each county to give presentations about it in person, but the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a s...

  • Museum board again tables discussion of re-opening

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Feb 9, 2021

    Discussion of the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum’s eventual re-opening was tabled by the museum’s board in its monthly meeting Monday. Museum Manager Emily Mayer said traffic past the museum itself and the Wahkpa Chu’gn Buffalo Jump has been very quiet in the past month, but she is hoping the recent opening of the Merril Lundman VA Clinic in the Holiday Village Mall might bring some traffic in the future. Board Chair Lela Patera said the museum should be open in April when the weather gets better. In the meantime, she reque...

  • FWP looking for applicants for Fresno fishery advisory committee

    Tim Leeds|Updated Feb 9, 2021

    Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced it is looking for applicants to be on an advisory committee for a first-ever official fisheries management plan for Fresno Reservoir west of Havre. The deadline to apply to be on the advisory committee is Feb. 22. The release said FWP will review applications and select a five-member committee to serve in an advisory capacity to to agency to develop guidelines for the Fresno Fisheries Management Plan. Ideally, the advisory committee...

  • Hill County Democrats elect new leadership

    Tim Leeds|Updated Feb 9, 2021

    The Hill County Democrats Central Committee elected new leadership Monday, selecting Krystal Steinmetz to take the place of Jacob Bachmeier as chair and Cullen Hinkle to replace Susan Somers as vice chair. “I am very excited to hand the central committee off to a very competent, passionate, energetic, and hardworking leader,” Bachmeier said in a press release. “Krystal has many great ideas on where to take the central committee. I am thrilled to watch the central committee grow and head in an exciting new direction under...

  • The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today's update was 96,288 with 383 new cases, 3,189 active.

    Updated Feb 9, 2021

    The number of active hospitalizations was 102. The number of deaths was 1,315. Blaine County Health Department reported that it was notified of no new cases Feb. 6-8. The county had 676 total cases, 9 active, 24 deaths Hill County Health Department reported 6 new cases were confirmed in the county Feb. 7-8, with 1,846 total cases, 23 active, 1 active hospitalization, 40 deaths Rocky Boy, reported Monday evening, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers, no new cases, 792 total, 1 active, 1 active on Rocky...

  • Local Brief - Hill County Conservation board meeting Feb. 18

    Updated Feb 9, 2021

    The Hill County Conservation District Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 5 p.m. in the Best Western Plus Havre Inn and Suites at 1425 U.S. Highway 2 Northwest....

  • Correction - Hill County vaccine rollouts proceeding smoothly

    Updated Feb 9, 2021

    A front-page story in Monday’s edition of Havre Daily News misreported the amount of COVID-19 vaccine that Hill County Health Department requests each week. The department request a minimum of 200 per week. 185 is the projected allocation from the state....

  • For the Record, Feb. 9, 2021

    Updated Feb 9, 2021

    Havre Police Department A Third Street caller reported a missing person at 12:09 p.m. Monday. -- Mail was reported opened and some missing on Lincoln Avenue Monday at 1:01 p.m. -- Monday at 4:21 p.m., a caller on First Avenue reported a vehicle was stolen. Hill County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's office dispatch log reported no arrests, summonses or investigations in the 24-hour reporting period. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical personnel responded to two calls Monday....

  • Hill County vaccine rollouts proceeding smoothly

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Feb 9, 2021

    Editor’s Note: This version corrects the amount of vaccines requested by the county each week. While the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. has seen significant difficulties, Montana's rollout has been relatively smooth, and Hill County appears to be no exception. "The rollout in Hill County has gone exceptionally well," said Northern Montana Health Care Director of Infection Prevention Alysia Mosness. Northern Montana Health Care has partnered with the Hill County H...

  • Serious cold is back and here to stay a while

    Tim Leeds|Updated Feb 8, 2021

    Following some major snowstorms in October and November, winter took a break in this part of north-central Montana, but it is back and appears here to stay for a while. Snow fell over the weekend and temperatures plummeted, going from a high of 64 degrees Tuesday to a low reported at the Havre City-County Airport of minus 19 at 11:51 p.m. Sunday. And National Weather Service has recorded 5.5 inches of snow for the month at the airport, and the forecast does not call for...

  • Public works explains water main breaks

    Updated Feb 8, 2021

    Staff and wire report With sub-zero temperatures back in the area to stay for a while, Havre Department of Public Works has released some information about what water main breaks are, what causes them and what people can expect if a break occurs. Following is the Public Works release: What is a water main break? A water main is an underground pipe that delivers water to the customer’s service pipe. In residential areas it usually runs under the street. If a hole or crack develops in the pipe, the water will typically find i...

  • The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after TODAY's update was 95,914 with 111 new cases, 3,220 active.

    Updated Feb 8, 2021

    The number of active hospitalizations was 101. The number of deaths was 1,314. Blaine County, reported on the state update this morning, no new cases, 690 total, 24 active, 24 deaths Hill County, reported on the state update this morning, 2 new cases, 1,851 total, 29 active, 30 deaths Rocky Boy, current data not available. Fort Belknap, current data not avialble.. Liberty County, reported on the state update this morning, had 1 new case, 107 total, 2 active, 1 death Chouteau County, reported on the state update this morning,...

  • For the Record, Feb. 8, 2021

    Updated Feb 8, 2021

    Havre Police Department Nicholas Moore, 24, listed with a Havre address, was arrested about 8 a.m. Friday on four counts of assault with a weapon, obstructing a peace officer or other public servant, disorderly conduct, privacy in communications violation and hate crime after a caller at a First Street establishment reported Thursday at 11:34 p.m. an altercation between patrons. Witnesses said that Moore had been insulting a man and his three friends with racial slurs and...

  • Crisis help and support numbers listed

    Updated Feb 8, 2021

    During the COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation and stress caused by it, many people are looking for resources for themselves and others who need support. Following are a list of some numbers people can call for help and support. • Montana Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) • RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 • Tumbleweed Runaway and Family Crisis Program: 406-259-2558 and, toll free, 1-888-816-4702 • Friendship Line by Institute on Aging is both a crisis intervention hotline and a warm-li...

  • Montana Association of Clerk and Recorders offer scholarships

    Updated Feb 8, 2021

    Press release The Montana Association of Clerk and Recorders is again sponsoring two scholarships for a graduating senior who will be attending an in-state college or university. The first-place scholarship is for $1,000 and the second-place scholarship is for $500. The last day of acceptance of applications is March 12. Application forms are available from the guidance counselor at the high school or from the Hill County Clerk and Recorder, Susan Armstrong, at 315 Fourth St., Havre MT 59501. People who have any questions...

  • Hospital starting limited visitation Monday

    Tim Leeds|Updated Feb 5, 2021

    Northern Montana Health Care announced this morning that, starting Monday, it will allow some visitors into Northern Montana Hospital. Visitors have been restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March. The visitation will not include COVID-19 patients except under special circumstances and visitation is not yet allowed in Northern Montana Care Center. A release from Northern Montana Health Care said visitors will have to enter the hospital through the second floor emergency room doors and visitors will be screened upon e...

  • Supreme Court rules in favor of Bachmeier in harassment, retaliation case

    Tim Leeds|Updated Feb 5, 2021

    The Montana Supreme Court issued an opinion this week affirming previous decisions and awarding more than $460,000 in damages and legal fees to a Montana State University-Northern dean in a case where Randy Bachmeier alleged he was sexually harassed by a university provost and then retaliated against when he complained about the harassment. "This case has gone on seven long years," John Heenan, Bachmeier's attorney, said in a statement provided to Havre Daily News. "We are...

  • Hill County Commission approves board reappointments

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Feb 5, 2021

    The Hill County Commission announced at the commission’s weekly business meeting Thursday that seven members of local boards and commissions whose terms recently expired were being reappointed to their positions. Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean said Debbie Vandeberg of the Havre-Hill County Historic Preservation Commission, Mischelle Fisher and John Bania of the Tourism Business Improvement District Board, Pete Kuhr of the Hill County Weed District Board, Mary Barger and Steve Sapp of the Zoning Board of Adjustments a...

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