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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 Work on U.S. Highway 2 between Havre and Chinook is substantially complete as of this week. Crews have finished paving the highway mainline, and have placed interim pavement markings, delineation and guardrail for the project. Some permanent signs were installed before winter shutdown. “The Lohman East and West project on U.S. 2 is a reconstruction project designed to improve a critical stretch of Hi-Line roadway infrastructure. We have completely reconstructed over 10 miles of U.S. 2 and rebuilt four b...
Note: This was provided by the office of the Montana governor HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock announced Monday that the first round of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine expected to be delivered to Montana in mid-December will target health care workers at Montana’s major hospitals. “For nearly nine months, Montana’s health care workers have worked tirelessly to care for the people of this state, putting their own health at risk,” Bullock said. “By prioritizing the vaccination of those on the front lines, we can help ensure our hospita...
Hill County Commission will hold its 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 Budget Amended for Health Department Resolutions Resolution for Health Department Budget Contracts Office building — Fairground Brownfields Program Board Appointments Policy Updates County Permit Approval Subdivision/Survey Approval County Needs Security cameras bid...
Havre Police Department A caller on Seventh Street asked Monday at 6:41 p.m. for an officer to come talk to a resident. -- A Monday 10:55 p.m. caller at a First Street West business reported someone had slashed the tires on a vehicle. -- Officers assisted a Monday 11:11 p.m. caller on Third Street West. Hill County Sheriff's Office A vehicle was reported stolen Monday at 8:51 p.m. from the parking lot at a U.S. Highway 2 West business. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical...
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...
Hill County Sanitarian-in-Training Will Lorett said his department has been inspecting local businesses for compliance with Gov. Steve Bullock’s public health mandates. So far, 12 businesses have been inspected, some of which the department received complaints about, some of which were random inspections, Lorett said Friday during the Hill County Board of Health COVID-19 update meeting. He said two of these businesses were found to be non-compliant but both became compliant upon a follow-up visit by the department. He said t...
Events are being altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the season is still moving on. This weekend The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual cookies with Santa, but this year it was held as a walk-by event at the Holiday Village Mall. Then the Clauses went down to Town Square for the annual tree-lighting ceremony, but without its usual fanfare. The event normally has vendors with food and drinks, members of the Havre High School choir leading Christmas carols and...
