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Krystal Steinmetz of Havre said she recovered from a mild case of COVID-19 more than a month ago, but even now she's still dealing with the lingering effects of the disease. Steinmetz, who is the marketing and events director for the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line said her experience with the virus was extremely unpleasant even though her case was relatively minor. But even so many weeks later, she said, she still feels what she called a lingering fog in her mind, often...
The number of active hospitalizations was 488. The number of deaths was 781. Blaine County reported Wednesday evening 6 new cases, 559 total, 33 active, 1 active hospitalizations, 20 deaths Hill County reported Wednesday evening 12 new cases, 1,457 total, 143 active, 3 active hospitalizations, 32 deaths Rocky Boy — reported Wednesday evening, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers, 2 new cases, 698 total, 62 active, 55 active on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, 1 active hospitalization, deaths not listed For...
Havre Police Department A caller on Second Street Northeast reported a theft Wednesday at 3:05 p.m. -- A First Street Northeast caller asked Wednesday at 3:58 p.m. to speak with an officer about a protection order. -- Someone stopped at the police station at 5:13 p.m. to speak with officers about a previous incident. -- A 10th Street West caller reported a disturbance at 12:30 a.m. today. -- The dispatch log also says officers made 29 vehicle stops between 8:51 a.m. and 9:51...
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...
Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration was to join the Department of Defense’s Military Spouse Employment Partnership Wednesay for a virtual ceremony. The SBA is one of 85 new partners joining MSEP, bringing the total number of employers to 500. MSEP connects military spouses with hundreds of partner employers who commit to recruit, hire, promote and retain military spouses. Since its inception in 2011, MSEP employers have hired more than 175,000 military spouses. “SBA proudly joins this partn...
Press release HELENA — U.S. Small Business Administration Montana District Director Brent Donnelly has announced the “Peaks to Plains Business Resiliency Tour,” a seven-day statewide small business tour to highlight the importance of supporting small businesses during the holidays and the impact of local entrepreneurship. Donnelly will visit a business in each of Montana’s 56 counties between Dec. 10 and Dec. 18. “When local small businesses succeed, they create jobs for families, infuse new revenues into hometown economies...
Editor’s note: This adds the record of the vote on the school reopening proposal. At the Havre School District Board meeting Tuesday Interim-Superintendent Craig Mueller presented his recommendation for re-opening to the board, with plans to go to Phase 3 re-opening in January. Mueller said that depends on if the community cases per day is fewer than 50 per 100,000, based on the matrix developed and updated by the Hill County Health Department, prior to January 8; the c...
Press release The Affordable Care Act is still in place and open enrollment is almost over for people who need to enroll, re-enroll or switch health insurance plans through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Open Enrollment ends Dec. 15. If someone misses the Open Enrollment period, in most cases, they will not be able to get coverage again until 2022. Montana residents who need help enrolling or who have questions about health insurance can take advantage of the free help that the Montana Navigator program provides by...
Havre High School Head Speech and Debate Coach Tim Leeds said his team, and the state entered a whole new world of competition last weekend. The state held three speech, drama and debate tournaments Friday and Saturday, one for Class A, one for Class AA and one for Class BC, with all competition and judging done online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition had some difficulties with glitches and cutting in and out while competitors were talking, and some competitors -...
An author of a report on the impacts of climate change in Montana said their work writing the report made one thing clear: People throughout the state, country and world need to come together and solve this problem despite whatever deep rooted cultural and political differences they have. “One thing about climate change is that it doesn’t recognize any borders. It’s an equal-opportunity disaster,” Robert Byron of the Montana nonprofit Montana Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate said. “… This is one thing where we can’t...
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 70,133 with 747 new cases, 17,294 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 490. The number of deaths was 771. Blaine County reported Tuesday evening no new cases, 553 total, 35 active, 1 active hospitalizations, 20 deaths Hill County reported Tuesday evening 12 new cases, 1,445 total, 154 active, 2 active hospitalizations, 32 deaths Rocky Boy — reported Tuesday evening, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County num...
Press release GREAT FALLS — December may be the season of giving, but it’s typically a challenging time to collect enough blood donations. Add in a pandemic, and this year could be even tougher than usual. That’s why the American Red Cross is urging those who are feeling well to give the gift of life by donating blood this holiday season. The need for blood doesn’t stop for holidays. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, more than one million blood transfusions will be given in the United States. Donations of all blood types a...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunters, recreators and anglers who purchase licenses online will notice a new look to the sales system starting today. This change is targeted at improving customer experience with the current licensing website by making it more intuitive. The coming changes include a new look for online customers and several options for printing carcass tags: a one-time link to print at home, an option to have Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks licensing staff print and mail the carcass tag, and carcass...
Havre Police Department A caller on First Street West reported a disturbance at 1:46 p.m. Tuesday. -- A caller at a First Street business reported a a person drove off without paying for merchandise at 8:37 p.m. Tuesday. Hill County Sheriff's Office Deputies were called Tuesday at 9:23 a.m. to investigate a theft, forgery or fraud at a U.S. Highway 2 West business. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical personnel responded to three calls Tuesday and one early this morning....
From USDA Farm Service Agency WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced in November the signup periods for the Conservation Reserve Program and the CRP Grasslands in 2021. Signup for general CRP will be open from Jan. 4 to Feb. 12, and signup for CRP Grasslands runs from March 15 to April 23. Both programs are competitive and provide annual rental payments for land devoted to conservation purposes. “The Conservation Reserve Program and the many focused programs that come under it, like CRP Grasslands, are som...
From Montana Department of Agriculture HELENA — Montana Department of Agriculture is reminding hemp growers and processors to submit their hemp checkoff payments before the end of the year. The Montana Hemp Advisory Committee will decide how to allocate the checkoff funds for research, market development and education to develop and enhance Montana’s hemp industry. Montana hemp growers voted to approve the nation’s first hemp checkoff earlier this year. The checkoff was established at 1 percent of the value of the crop being...
From USDA Farm Service Agency WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency is reminding farmers and ranchers to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 by Dec. 11. This program provides direct relief to producers facing market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. “With over 300 eligible commodities, from livestock and row crops to specialty crops and aquaculture, most farmers and ranchers are potentially eligible for CFAP 2,” Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordy...
This year's Festival of Trees, held online, seems to have been a success, having met its funding goal and proceeding without any major technical problems. "It went great, the whole virtual event went really well," said Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line Marketing and Events Director Krystal Steinmetz. Steinmetz said the event, in which community members bid on Christmas trees decorated and submitted by local businesses, organizations and residents, drew the attention of many...
Physician and table tennis enthusiast Terry Hankins has set up the Havre Table Tennis Club in the lower level of the Atrium. Players of all experiences over the age of 12 are welcome to come and play for free. Hankins started the club at the Atrium Wednesday, Nov. 27, attracting other enthusiasts through his Facebook page and by hanging flyers around town. "My goal is to have pretty much adults, 13 years and older, playing, its not for kids to play," Hankins said. "These are...
Monday’s meeting of the Hill County Park Board, held online only, was plagued by technical issues and confusion among attendees, with members of the public barely able to hear members of the board and Zoom timing the meeting out before its adjournment. Most members of the Board met in person, setting up a laptop in an attempt to allow the public to attend online, but the chat was filled with requests for clarification throughout because member’s voices were largely impossible to hear. Hill County Commissioner Diane McL...
The number of active hospitalizations was 479. The number of deaths was 763. Blaine County reported Monday evening 6 new cases, 553 total, 37 active, 1 active hospitalizations, 20 deaths Hill County reported Monday evening 15 new cases, 1,433 total, 172 active, 2 active hospitalizations, 32 deaths Rocky Boy — current data not available. Fort Belknap, reported Monday night, also reported on either Blaine or Phillips County numbers, 2 new cases, 334 total, 11 active hospitalizations, 10 deaths. Liberty County, reported on t...
Havre City Council Monday unanimously passed on first reading Monday a resolution making feeding deer in the city illegal. The ordinance will have its second reading at the council’s meeting in January and will take effect 30 days later if passed then. The council has been discussing the issue for several months, and the ordinance was proposed just to raise awareness and set some regulations. Feeding wildlife already is against state law, but government officials said in past meetings that Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks d...
Press release District 4 Human Resources Development Council will be closed from Thursday, Dec. 24, through Sunday, Jan. 3. For food emergencies during this closure, people can call Alma at 945-2403. For heating emergencies, people can call Anthony at 262-5183. For domestic abuse or sexual assault emergencies, people can call the Crisis Line at 265-2222. District 4 HRDC will reopen to the public at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4...
By Rhonda Petersen CJI speech coach The 2020-2021 CJI Speech season is off to a great start. CJI Hawks Speech Team fielded four competitors at the Belfry Class B/C Invitational Saturday. This year, due to COVID-19, the speech and drama season got off to a delayed start with the first meet being postponed for more than a month. This year all MHSA speech and drama meets will be conducted online using the National Speech and Debate Association’s online platform NSDA Campus. CJI’s Speech team was forced to compete from home sin...
