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The number of active hospitalizations was 251. The number of deaths was 914. Blaine County reported Tuesday evening 1 new case, 598 total, 32 active, 4 active hospitalizations, 23 deaths Hill County reported Tuesday evening 4 new cases, 1,584 total, 84 active, 4 active hospitalizations, 36 deaths Rocky Boy Health Center — latest data not available Fort Belknap Indian Community — latest data not available Liberty County reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 99 total, 2 active, 1 death Chouteau Cou...
Havre Police Department A caller on First Street reported Tuesday at 6:50 a.m. that a delivery truck hit a fire hydrant. -- Tuesday at 8:58 a.m., a pistol was reported found by a caller on U.S. Highway 2 East. -- Brandon Wayne Glover of Havre, 38, was arrested on a federal warrant and charges of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license, failing to carry proof vehicle insurance and driving under the influence but refused to test during a vehicle stop on Sixth...
NorthWestern Energy reports a power outage occurred this afternoon, from Lohman through Chinook to Zurich, but power was quickly restored. Spokesperson Jo Dee Black said the outage, which impacted about 1,400 NorthWestern Energy customers, started about 12:27 p.m. today. Crews responded and power was restored by about 2:20 p.m., Black said. The crews were focused on restoring service and the cause of the outage has not yet been determined, she said....
The Blaine County Health Department announced that it will be receiving its initial allocation of COVID-19 vaccine this week, although it warns people to still take precautions to reduce the spread of the disease until everyone is vaccinated. A press release sent to the Havre Daily News said this round of vaccine is intended to immunize people in Phase 1A of the state’s immunization plan including front-line health care workers, and long-term care facility staff and residents. “We are currently working with Phase 1 par...
The new location of the Merril Lundman VA Outpatient Clinic will open in the Holiday Village Mall in Havre on inauguration day, Jan. 20. A press release from the Montana Veterans Administration Health Care System announced the opening and says the new location will provide more than 3,000 square feet of space, nearly tripling the size of the previous location. The original Merril Lundman VA Clinic located on 13th Street was named after a Havre-area veteran who fought to get a clinic in the area until his death Dec. 22, 2007,...
Montana’s U.S. senators Monday touted provisions in a COVID-19 relief bill and an omnibus spending bill that includes the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water compact. The bills passed also include funding for Amtrak. The $900 billion COVID-19 bill is a scaled-down version of proposals that have been in the works since spring but stalled in Congress. Democrats wanted a larger bill that provided more relief to groups like consumers and people who had lost their jobs as well as state and local governments, while R...
The number of active hospitalizations was 253. The number of deaths was 895. Blaine County reported Monday evening 6 new cases, 597 total, 37 active, 4 active hospitalizations, 23 deaths Hill County reported Monday evening 16 new cases, 1,580 total, 87 active, 3 active hospitalizations, 36 deaths Rocky Boy Health Center current data not available. Fort Belknap, reported Monday, also reported on either Blaine or Phillips County numbers, 1 new case, 349 total, 4 active, no active hospitalizations, 12 deaths Liberty County...
The Hill County Commission will hold its weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. The meeting agenda is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda Items Claims Employment Budgets Resolutions Resolution for Council on Aging – Cares Act funding Contracts Contract for Council on Aging Board appointments Hill County Weed Board Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Bid for security cameras...
Havre Police Department A 12:58 p.m. Monday report of a water main break at 10th Street and Fifth Avenue was referred to Havre Public Works. -- A two-vehicle crash involving a sedan and a pickup truck was reported on Third Avenue at 1:53 p.m. Monday. Hill County Sheriff's Office Vandalism was reported at Optimist Park at 1:22 p.m. Monday. -- A 17-year-old boy was issued a summons on a charge of minor in possession, after a caller at a U.S. Highway 2 West business reported a...
Press release District 4 Human Resources Development Council will be closed from Thursday, Dec. 24, to Sunday, Jan. 3. For food emergencies during this closure, people can call Alma at 406-945-2403. For heating emergencies, people can call Anthony at 406-262-5183. For domestic abuse or sexual assault emergencies, please call the Crisis Line at 406-265-2222. District 4 HRDC will reopen to the public at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4...
Press release The Havre Community Pool will be closed for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, Dec. 24-15 and Jan. 1. For more information, people can call the Havre Community Pool at 265-8161 or 265-5781....
Press release 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...
Hill County Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson said Friday that the county’s drop in COVID-19 spread is continuing as plans are made for the rollout of vaccines. Larson said, during the Hill County Board of Health’s weekly update, only 522 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded that day in Montana, significantly lower than just a few weeks ago. She said this is definitely a good sign. Hill County, as of last Thursday at 10 p.m., had 72 active cases of COVID-19, and the health department is following 79 people who are...
The Havre Police Department had to make a change this year in its Christmas activities, changing as so much has due to COVID-19. The department was not able to do its annual Shop with a Cop event this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the department pulled tags off the Angel Trees around town and were given the rest of the tags from the Salvation Army’s angel tree. Typically, the department takes children from Havre shopping for presents every year. The children a...
Fort Belknap Indian Community reported a COVID-19-related death Saturday as did the Blaine County Health Department Friday evening. Fort Belknap numbers are reflected in either Blaine or Phillips counties’ numbers. The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 77,324 with 266 new cases, 8,003 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 253. The number of deaths was 881. Blaine County reported Sunday evening 5 new cases, 591 total, 31 active, 4 active hospitalizations, 23 deat...
The Fresno Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited, Montana Fish and Wildlife and Parks and the City of Havre plan to collect Christmas trees for the purpose of enhancing fishing at the Fresno Reservoir. Starting Thursday, people can discard their Christmas trees at Memorial Park on the 100 Block of Fifth Avenue to be used in the spawning habitat project. Since 2017, the collective has been collecting and bundling discarded trees to create artificial spawning reefs to increase perch populations. Perch are a primary forage fish as well...
Havre Police Department A caller at the hospital reported a person with a dog bite Friday at 8:30 p.m. -- A two-vehicle accident was reported Friday at 8:40 p.m. on Fifth Street. -- Codie Darwim Nalder of Havre, 26, was arrested on a state District Court warrant and a Justice or City court warrant Friday at 10:56 p.m. on Boulevard Avenue. -- Officers performed a building check Friday at 11:33 p.m. at a First Street West establishment. -- A Third Street caller reported...
Note: This was provided by the office of U.S. Sen. Jon Tester WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced he is nominating 19 Montana students to be admitted to the country’s four prestigious military service academies, including nominating Harlem student Alaynee Hawley to the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy. Tester selected these 19 students based on their academic accomplishments, extracurricular activities, and commitment to serving and leading in the United States military. To attend the U.S. Milit...
By Rhonda Petersen CJI speech coach The CJI HIgh School Hawks speech team competed at the Choteau BC Meet Saturday. Veteran competitors Emma Wickum and Cain Cole placed for the third meet in a row in their respective events. Wickum, a four-year competitor in extemporaneous speaking, placed fourth. Cole, another four-year competitor who is competing for the first year in memorized public address, tied for third place in his event but lost the tiebreaker and was awarded fourth place. Martin Fulbright, a freshman, competing in...
Press release Havre High School speech and debate again saw success at an online tournament, the third of the year and hosted last weekend by Havre. Varsity fourth-year Lincoln-Douglas debater LillieAnn Mecklenburg, who went undefeated in preliminary rounds and lost in a split decision in finals to take second at the Dec. 11-12 Laurel tournament, again went undefeated in preliminary rounds. Mecklenburg swept debaters from East Helena, Park High School, Corvallis High School and Billings Central in the four preliminary rounds...
The Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen is in dire need of a permanent director and is looking for someone in the community who can fill that role. The soup kitchen, created, and still supported by, local churches more than 30 years ago, provides meals to people who need them six days a week free of charge. “Seventy to 100 people get a meal every day who wouldn’t have one,” said Feed My Sheep Board Member Jody Hellegaard. Hellegaard said, while local churches still provide many of their volunteers, the kitchen is, in essence, an or...
In a special board meeting Thursday, the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees unanimously passed memorandums of agreement between the Havre Public School District and the Havre Education Association, Havre Public Paraprofessional Education Association and Teamster Local #2. The compensation is for work performed outside the duty day completed by staff to prepare for, respond to and mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on the school district. The memorandums passed Thursday are...
