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Montana Gov. Steve Bullock gave an update Wednesday on plans to distribute COVID-19 vaccine once vaccines are approved, but warned people to keep practicing the recommendations to slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 until vaccine is available. He said Montanans cannot just wait for a vaccine that is still months away for many. "That time will come, but, until, then Montana's must stay true to our neighborly spirit and look out for each other," he said. Bullock...
Havre High School drama students are putting on a musical production of the holiday classic "Elf" with some modifications due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The play will be produced both live for a limited audience and livestreamed this weekend, Friday and Saturday, and next weekend, Dec. 11 and 12, with a showing at 7 p.m. each day and an additional 2 p.m. showing on both Saturdays. Due to COVID-19, attendance at the event is limited. For each show, members of the production...
The state COVID-19 response tracking map was not updated by printing deadline this morning. People can visit the state tracking map, normally updated between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. each day, online through links at https://montana.maps.arcgis.com and at https://covid19.mt.gov . Blaine County reported Wednesday evening 4 new cases, 532 total, 33 active, 2 active hospitalizations, 19 deaths Hill County reported Wednesday evening 21 new cases, 1,388 total, 246 active, 9 active hospitalizations, 32 deaths Rocky Boy — reported W...
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, District 4 Human Resources Development Council reports that this year’s Thanksgiving baskets were a success, with massively increased demand that HRDC, in partnership with the Salvation Army, was able to serve. “It went great,” Havre Community Food Bank Director Alma Garcia said. “... We definitely had a bigger outcome than last year.” Garcia said they were able to give out 33 food baskets that people signed up for through the Salvation Army and 96 directly through HRDC. This is far more than...
Havre Police Department A Lincoln Avenue caller reported Wednesday at 12:10 p.m. that some guns were missing from their residence. -- Items were reported Wednesday at 12:13 p.m. to have been stolen from a Montana State University-Northern dorm room. -- Wednesday at 12:39 p.m., a Second Street caller reported a rim and tire were stolen from a vehicle. -- Officers investigated a Wednesday 12:53 p.m. report of vandalism to a McKinley Avenue vehicle. -- A 10th Street caller report...
From U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, is preparing for a surge in anticipated fraud by criminal networks related to COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. In response, ICE Homeland Security Investigations has launched Operation Stolen Promise 2.0, the next phase of strategic efforts to identify and prevent the production, sale and distribution of unapproved or unauthorized COVID-19 products and drugs. ICE HSI has been actively working with many of the leading p...
From Montana Department of Commerce HELENA — The Montana Department of Commerce announced Wednesday that applications will be accepted for grant funding through the Montana Main Street Program starting Tuesday, Dec. 8. “Montana’s Main Streets are vital to the strength and resiliency of our local economies,” Montana Department of Commerce Community Development Division Administrator Jennifer Olson said. “These grants will help Montana communities restore healthy community districts and preserve the historic structure...
From Havre-Hill County Library Staff While our stacks are currently closed to the public, you can still check out books. Here are some of our newest titles. New Fiction “Fortune and Glory” by Janet Evanovich. This is book 27 in her Stephanie Plum series. When Stephanie’s beloved Grandma Mazur’s new husband died on their wedding night, the only thing he left her was a beat-up old easy chair … and the keys to a life-changing fortune. “A Time for Mercy” by John Grisham. Clanton, Mississpi, 1990, Jake Brigance finds himself embro...
Havre Police Department Julia Michelle Morin of Havre, 21, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, criminal mischief vandalism and driving with no driver's license after callers on First Street reported Tuesday at 9:03 a.m. seeing a person in a red Jeep stop and slash tires on a pickup truck. -- A caller on Saddle Butte Drive reported at 4:55 p.m. that a vehicle had been hit during the night. -- Lance Kyle Timblin of Sandpoint, Idaho, was arrested on a charge...
Havre native Dr. R. Scott Brown has decided to retire from medicine to further pursue charity work and his own music career, both of which increasingly seek to address racial inequality in the United States, and is starting an effort with a tribute to one of his Havre friends. Brown is an anesthesiologist with a sub-speciality in interventional-pain medicine and also has a master's degree in international public health, which he has made use of during his numerous medical...
Montana State University-Northern Senior Jennell Huff was recognized with The Montana Student Volunteer Award by the Governor's Office of Community Service and Montana Campus Compact campuses. The award was unexpected for Huff. "I was very shocked and very humbled. Very, very humbled to even be considered, and I didn't know until the newspaper contacted me and I was like, 'What are you talking about?" Huff is a business administration major and is pursuing a minor in...
Havre Public Schools announced this morning that the Havre Board of Trustees will meet Thursday, Dec. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at Havre Middle School to interview the three finalists for the Board of Trustees appointment to take the place of Trustee Brian Williams, who has resigned. The three final interviewees are Scott Adams, Jim Donovan and Lorraine Larson. A Zoom link will be posted on the district website next week. No other action will be taken at the Dec. 10 meeting. The compilation and results from the boards screening...
Note: This was provided by the Office of the Montana Governor HELENA —Gov. Steve Bullock announced Tuesday a new crisis counseling hotline funded by a $1.6 million federal grant is now available to aid Montanans struggling with their mental health due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency. “We know Montanans in every corner of the state have been impacted by this virus in various ways and I’m pleased this hotline is available to support anyone in need,” Bullock said. “I encourage Montanans to use th...
The number of active hospitalizations was 478. The number of deaths was 713. Blaine County reported Tuesday evening 4 new cases, 528 total, 30 active, 2 active hospitalizations, 19 deaths Hill County reported Tuesday evening 13 new cases, 1,367 total, 237 active, 11 active hospitalizations, 31 deaths Rocky Boy — reported Monday night, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers, 14 new cases, 658 total, 108 active cases, 86 active on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, 3 active hospitalizations, deaths not lis...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will offer the last online wolf trapping certification class of the season Tuesday, Dec. 8, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. To register for the free class, people can visit the FWP website at http://fwp.mt.gov and follow the links to “Education” and “Wolf Trapper Education & Certification.” Because of current COVID-19 restrictions, FWP will offer no in-person classes this fall. The class will be online via ZOOM. Students will be sent the ZOOM address f...
From Montana FSA Montana FSA has issued a list of upcoming deadlines: • Dec. 7: Voted FSA county committee election ballots due to FSA • Dec. 11: Last day of 2021 Dairy Margin Coverage signup • Dec. 11: Deadline to sign up for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 • Dec. 14: Deadline to sign up for the Seafood Trade Relief Program • Dec. 31: 2021 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Coverage Application closing date for honey • Jan. 2: 2021 Acreage Reporting Deadline for honey covered under NAP — or 30 days after pl...
From USDA Farm Service Agency Ballots for USDA Farm Service Agency county committee elections were mailed in early November to eligible voters and are due back to FSA by Dec. 7. If a local administrative area had a committee seat open this year, and eligible voters should have received a ballot in the mail. Producers who did not receive a ballot can pick one up at the local FSA office. Members of American Indian tribes holding agricultural land are eligible to vote in an FSA county committee election if the tribal member...
Havre Daily News staff Montana State University Hill County Extension is inviting people to a “last chance program” to get six pesticide recertification points. Two training sessions offering pesticide points are available, with each session offering three points. The sessions are both Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the 4-H Chuckwagon on the Great Northern Fairgrounds. One session is from 9 a.m. to noon and the other is 1-4 p.m. Each session is limited to 25 people. For more information, people can call MSU Hill County Extension at 265...
Press release BOZEMAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday it is temporarily restricting in-person visits for numerous service centers in Montana because of elevated rates of coronavirus community spread, but USDA employees will continue to assist agricultural producers with programs and services. USDA is using a phased, data-driven approach to determine which service centers are open for in-person appointments. Field work, including conservation planning assistance, will continue with appropriate social dist...
The Fort Belknap Indian Reservation tribal government announced Monday it is extending its reservation-wide shutdown, effective from 12:01 this morning through at least Monday, Dec. 14 at 12:59 p.m. The Fort Belknap Indian Community Council said in a statement that the order was based upon the recommendation of the Fort Belknap Indian Community Incident Command Team. “The FBIC Council thanks everyone for your cooperation in trying to keep the spread and effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus at a minimum,” the release said. “St...
Havre Daily News staff The name of a man killed Saturday in a two-vehicle crash east of Kremlin has been released. Jaden Peet of Kremlin, 20, was the man killed in the crash, Hill County Sheriff and Coroner Jamie Ross said. Montana Highway Patrol’s report said the 2009 GMC Sierra driven by the deceased was traveling westbound on Highway 2 when it crossed the center line into the eastbound lane. The driver of a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado traveling eastbound in that lane attempted to avoid collision by pulling to the right, b...
A line of horned Herefords that were instrumental at Northern Agricultural Development Center's development of early genetic selection indexes and models to break correlated traits are being auctioned off this week. The herd is going up for sale Tuesday. The line originated in 1966 as a closed herd where no external genetics were brought into the herd and were retained, Superintendent of Northern Agriculture Research Center Darin Boss said. "We generate our own replacements an...
The Salvation Army’s Havre branch has seen some of their holiday activities take a hit, and Social Services Director Trina Crawford suspect the pandemic is the primary culprit behind many of the difficulties they’ve seen. Crawford said their Angel Tree and Adopt a Family programs have both seen less engagement this year, particularly the latter. “That’s been really slow so far this year,” she said. She said Havre is a generous community, so she suspects the lack of donations is likely due to the pandemic which has put many pe...
A top Hill County elected official is trying to recover from the loss of his home last week. A house fire 28 miles northwest of Havre on Wildhorse Highway late Wednesday evening burned down the home of Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson. The house is a total loss, Peterson said. “I think the concrete walls are still standing,” he said. What started the fire is unknown, Peterson said. Wildhorse Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Ben Peterson, the com...
