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The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update following a federal holiday was 97,666 with 120 new cases, 2,666 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 96. The number of deaths was 1,331. Blaine County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 639 total, 4 active, active hospitalizations not available, 14 deaths Hill County, reported on the state update this morning, had 1 new case, 1,876 total, 22 active, active hospitalizations not available, 40 deaths R...
The Merril Lundman Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic's new location in the Holiday Village Mall has been open for almost a month and Registered Nurse Care Manager Teri Matosich, who has worked for the clinic since its creation in 2009, said the new location is everything she hoped for. The clinic's new location in the mall is almost three times larger than its previous location on 13th Street, near Northern Montana Hospital and features a number of significant...
Press release Taco John’s will support Plant a Seed … READ! with its Crunch for a Cause. When people mention Plant a Seed … READ! when making a purchase in the drive through lane at Taco John’s from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, the nonprofit will receive 50 percent of the profits to kick-start its campaign year for 2021. The fundraiser is in the drive through only. “We at Plant a Seed…READ, appreciate Taco John’s for their support in this yearly Crunch for a Cause as we make the awareness of the importance of reading aloud to youn...
The Havre Trails is leading a snowshoe hike up Eagle Creek on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation Saturday, Feb. 20, and everyone is welcome to join the hike. This is a scenic 2-3 mile loop starting and ending at Bear Paw Ski Bowl. Organizers said it should take about one and a half hours over mostly gentle terrain, with a brief climb at the end. They rate it as a medium-difficulty snowshoe hike mostly on an unplowed two-track road. The Chippewa Cree Tribal Council and Natural R...
The Havre City-County Airport Board will meet Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Emergency Operations Center in Havre City Hall. The meeting will have enough room to social distance and masks will be required. The meeting agenda is: 1. Approval of Jan. 21 minutes 2. Correspondence 3. Reports (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer — DOWL a. Runway Pavement Preservation Project. 4. Public comments 5. Unfinished Business (A) Discussion of FAA Non-Primary Entitlement Funds to Meagher County (B) Big Hanger repair status a. H...
Havre Police Department Dyllan James Murray of Havre, 20, was arrested on charges of partner of family member assault, after a Washington Avenue caller reported Monday at 2:43 p.m. being assaulted by a family member. Hill County Sheriff's Office Jesse James Flansburg of Hays, 27, was arrested on a Justice or City warrant served at Hill County Detention Center Saturday at 1:05 p.m. -- Meriah Lynmae Davis of Scobey, 27, and Katreena M. Peterson of Malta, 26, were each issued a...
Havre Police Department Nichole Marie Swan of Box Elder, 36, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a caller reported Friday at 9:07 a.m. that a driver near Sixth Street and Seventh Avenue was driving "crazy." -- A First Street caller reported Friday at 12:58 p.m. that a 1965 Chevrolet pickup truck had been hit. -- Danae Infante of Havre, 34, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served at the police station Friday at 2:04 p.m. -- A hit and run...
Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson announced Friday that the Hill County Board of Health will hold a special meeting this week to consider implementing a countywide mask mandate in the wake of Gov. Gianforte's rescinding the statewide mask mandate that day. The special meeting, announced during the Board of Health's biweekly COVID-19 update, will be held at the Health Department Annex Thursday at 3:30 p.m. In an email after the meeting Hill...
Havre High School's speech team competed in the last online Montana tournament Friday and Saturday, with members of the team missing qualifying for June's online national qualifier by a hair. At the Eastern Montana National Speech and Debate Association District tournament, 227 of the best competitors in this half of Montana, from 24 schools in all classifications, Class C through Class AA, competed for a slot at the national tournament. "I am proud of how the Havre debaters...
The Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School speech team had two students compete this weekend at the National Speech and Debate Association East District National Qualifier Tournament. The tournament was hosted virtually by Billings West High School. More than twenty schools competed at this meet. CJI was one of only two Class C schools to compete at this tournament. Seniors Cain Cole and Emma Wickum competed for the Hawks. Cole modified his memorized public address piece, "A...
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today's update was 97,539 with 121 new cases, 2,735 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 92. The number of deaths was 1,328. Blaine County, reported on the state update this morning, no new cases, 664 total, 5 active, 24 deaths Hill County reported Sunday evening 2 new cases, 1,865 total, 16 active, 3 active hospitalizations, 40 deaths Rocky Boy - Current data not available. Fort Belknap,...
The Blaine County Health Department held its second successful first-dose vaccination clinic Friday in cooperation with One Health Sweet and Aaniiih Nakoda College Nursing Program, bringing the county to 2,000 first doses administered and 500 people fully vaccinated. Blaine County Public Health Nurse Jana McPhereson-Hauer said this number includes doses administered by the Blaine County Health Department as well as those administered by Fort Belknap. She said Blane County...
Effective last Friday, the statewide mask mandate in Montana was rescinded by Gov. Greg Gianforte, along with two election-related orders made by Gianforte's predecessor, former Gov. Steve Bullock. The mask mandate, put in place by Bullock in response to increasing spread of COVID-19 in the state required that Montanans wear masks in public places, including in businesses, government offices and most other indoor environments open to the public, as well as outdoor gatherings...
The Hill County Commission will hold its business meeting Thursday at 11 a.m. in the commission office. The meeting agenda is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Budgets Resolutions Beaver Creek Dam Budget Amendment Homeland Security Grant Contracts Board Appointments Policy Updates County Permit Approval Subdivision/survey approval Morris Sherlin – revised plat Jean A Edwards family trust – Robert Matthew Woods Survey County Needs...
Hill County school employees and others who deal with children received their second dose of vaccine at a clinic in Hill County Wednesday, with more coming today. Northern Montana Health Care has been providing staff to these clinics and Infection Prevention Director Alysia Mosness said she, and the rest of Northern Montana Health Care's staff, are happy to see these second doses go out. "We were very excited to be able to get the teachers their second vaccines this week,"...
The number of active hospitalizations was 100. The number of deaths was 1,324. Blaine County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 692 total, 8 active, 24 deaths Hill County reported Thursday evening 3 new cases, 1,858 total, 23 active, 2 active hospitalizations, 40 deaths Rocky Boy — current data not available. Fort Belknap, reported Thursday evening, also reported on either Blaine or Phillips County numbers, no new cases, 397 total, 7 active, no active hospitalizations, 12 deaths. Liberty County, r...
Press release Big Sky 55+ announced Thursday it will hold a membership event and press conference Monday at noon on President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan and how it will deliver relief to Montana communities. The event will feature local government perspectives from Kalispell City Councilman Kyle Waterman, state government perspectives from Billings member of the House Appropriations Committee Rep. Emma Kerr-Carpenter. To round out the, Jackie Semmens from the Montana Budget and Policy Center will cover other i...
Havre Police Department Officers were called to a First Street facility Thursday at 12:28 p.m. where someone was reported to have a knife. Hill County Sheriff's Office Bradley Lynn Perkins of Havre, 21, was arrested on five Justice or City court warrants by deputies serving a summons at a 24th Avenue East business Thursday at 11:25 a.m. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical personnel responded to three calls Thursday and one early this morning. Havre Animal Shelter The...
North Central Senior Citizens Center, Feb. 15-19 Menu by Earlene DeWinter, subject to change) Monday — Presidents’ Day Holiday — Closed Tuesday — Oven-baked chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, cauliflower, rolls, cake Wednesday — Oven-baked fish, rice pilaf, carrots, baked donuts Thursday — Braised beef, mashed potatoes, salad, poorman’s bars Friday — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert. The Senior Center’s doors are still closed to the public. We are providing limited services by phone with individuals bringing their paperwork down...
You know, Lord, reading Proverbs 17:22: "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine," was a reminded of long ago when several of us gathered over at C.B.'s house. (Just for fun, initials were used instead of names.) C.B. was getting up in years, so J.L. would invite several friends over; she may or may not bring cookies. C.B. always had tea or coffee about ready for whoever was coming. K.D., housekeeper for C.B., was usually there to "help" with a treat. Once seated around the s...
The Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association attempts to have one of its members write an article for the Religion page of the Havre Daily News each Friday, and I received the honor for producing this week's article. This year, Lent begins next Wednesday, Feb. 17, Ash Wednesday so perhaps it might be a good idea to write a bit about the origin of Lent and its purpose. For those of the Roman Catholic faith, Lent is a tradition we grew up with, as did many of the mainline...
Out our way, every cowboy hat starts in the same manner. Fresh off the shelf, it is chosen for color, fit and style. Yet as I am often reminded over the years, the hat begins to tell a story about the wearer. It becomes his or her signature - a biography of the life of its owner. Some hats never change much from when they were purchased, for the hat is only for show - for style. Most of the time it just sits in the closet and only comes out occasionally. Ah, but the cowboy's...
At his first bill-signing ceremony, held Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed Senate Bill 65 and said he will announce the end to Montana's mask mandate Friday morning. SB 65 protects businesses, non-profits, places of worship and health care providers from lawsuits related to COVID-19 transmission at their establishments provided those entities make good-faith efforts to keep people safe. Gianforte said this will help Montana get back to work and open its economy,...
Staff and wire report A local acting troupe and college radio station are again joining forces on the internet to bring some live music to people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last October, KNMC and the Montana Actors' Theatre hosted their first-ever live web-streamed concert featuring a mix of local and nationally recognized musicians on stage at the Montana State University-Northern Little Theatre. The are joining again to bring a second web-streamed concert Saturday, Feb....
The Hill County Commission approved an amendment to Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson’s Immunization Program Task Order with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, which will allow the Hill County Health Department to receive another $7,129 to fund vaccination efforts in the area. The amendment was approved unanimously and Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean said a resolution will be drafted in the near future to enable receipt of the funds. Larson said DPHHS has i...
