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Out our way there is a lot of open country and to the greenhorn cowhand like me, it all looks pretty much the same. More than once I have gotten turned around and had no idea which way was which. Back in the day when I first started riding in open country, Elsie - the ranch lady who gave lessons to us tenderfeet in Wyoming - told me that you need to look back the way you came from time to time so as to see the "other side of the hills" and so recognize them when it came time t...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reached an out-of-court settlement with two women who said their Constitutional rights were violated when a Border Patrol agent detained and questioned them when he heard them speaking Spanish in a Havre convenience store. The monetary amount of the settlement was not released. Ana Suda and Martha "Mimi" Hernandez filed a lawsuit alleging their their Fourth and Fifth amendment rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution were violated by...
Officials said Tuesday that Montana has plans for distributing COVID-19 vaccines once they are available, but they are taking it day-by-day as new information comes up. Montana’s plans for distributing the vaccines were presented to the state’s recently formed Vaccination Plan Coordination Team Tuesday by Department of Public Health and Human Services officials. DPHHS Deputy Director Laura Smith, who coordinates the team, described it as a power-house group of local leaders and she’s hoping to keep everyone in the loop as th...
During a meeting set to work on selecting a new board member, the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees heard an earful about opening the Havre Schools to full classes four or five days a week. The comments at Tuesday's special board meeting came the same day that Montana Federation of Public Employees said a Great Falls educator had died from COVID-19. "Everyone in MFPE mourns this loss with great pain and extend our deepest condolences to the family," MFPE President Amanda...
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 58,565 with 1,013 new cases, 15,901 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 462. The number of deaths was 652. Blaine County reported Tuesday evening 6 new cases, 505 total, 42 active, 4 active hospitalizations, 18 deaths Hill County reported Tuesday evening 42 new cases including some confirmed Saturday, Sunday and Monday that were reported Monday night, 1,281 total, 240 active, 6 active hospitalizations, 31 deaths Rocky B...
Havre Police Department A caller at Montana State University-Northern reported Tuesday at 11:08 a.m. that items were stolen from Pershing Hall. -- A caller asked Tuesday at 1:11 p.m. for a well-being check on their spouse on Third Street. -- Tuesday at 3:31 p.m., a Maple Drive caller reported seeing Monday that a window had been broken. -- A beer theft was reported at 9:54 p.m. Tuesday at an 11th Street West business. Hill County Sheriff's Office A 36th Avenue Northeast...
Material provided in an obituary for Bonnie Shifflett that ran on Page A5 of Tuesday’s edition of The Havre Daily News misreported her age and year of birth. Shiflett was 82 and was born in 1938....
Press release A new episode of the awarding-winning MontanaPBS travelogue "Backroads of Montana" will premiere at 5:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. One spot is right in this part of the state. It's known as "The Pink Church" off Highway 2 near Harlem. "Backroads" producers make a stop to show off the unique Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Montana's Hi-Line. "We head to some real out-of-the-way spots on this program,'" host and Montana native William Marcus said. "Viewers should real...
American Civil Liberties Union announced today that the federal government settled a lawsuit filed by two Havre women who said they were racially profiled and wrongly detained by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Havre. A release issued by ACLU said sisters Ana Suda and Martha "Mimi" Hernandez reached a settlement in their lawsuit against the Trump administration. The plaintiffs said that CBP Agent Paul O'Neal stopped them while they were waiting in line at a...
Press release Northern Montana Hospital recently acquired a 3-D mammography machine for use in its Imaging Department. The Selenia Dimensions mammography machine uses hologic 3D mammography technology to aid in the detection of breast cancer. Its relatively quick scan time makes the procedure more comfortable for patients, and is a lower dose of radiation, due to the elimination of 2D X-ray exposure. "There is a Breast Cancer Awareness slogan that says, 'Early Detection is...
For the first time, starting Wednesday and through Thursday, Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods will be offering individual Thanksgiving dinners to customers for $10 a piece. For the last few years Gary & Leo’s has sold full turkey dinners fit for a family of six to eight people including, a fully cooked 10 to 12 lbs. turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, green beans, and an apple or pumpkin pie for $100. The individual meals include everything the full meal does, albeit in much smaller servings, except for...
Havre native Gerrad Bohl recently published his first book with Pegasus Publishers. "Goode Oliver Dooley and the Palace of Keepers Book 1" took Bohl three years to write. He was given a contract by the first publisher he turned the book into. "One day I just kind of woke up and decided I'm going to write a book," Bohl said. He has been writing as a release since he was 15, he said. Teachers have often asked to keep his academic papers for writing references and Bohl always...
Editor's note: Watch for an extended article on this topic in the December Farm and Ranch special edition included in the Dec. 2 edition of the Havre Daily News. Groups and lawmakers including Montana's senior senator are pushing back against a movement to limit agricultural producers' ability to get equipment repaired. About 2014, farm implement companies started limiting farmers' options to maintain their own equipment by limiting the resources and choice of mechanics...
The 2020 election saw a blank space in it’s section for Hill County superintendent of schools, and among many seemingly sincere votes for community members and local educators, were some less than serious and often amusing write-in-votes. County Superintendent of Schools Marie Deegan, along with a couple misspellings of her name, received a plurality of the votes with 96, but said in letter to the Hill County Commission that she has no desire to serve another term. But among the write-in votes was a number of current and f...
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 57,504 with 974 new cases, 16,188 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 467. The number of deaths was 630. Blaine County, reported Monday evening by its health department, 7 new cases, 499 total, 40 active, 4 active hospitalizations, 17 deaths Hill County, reported Monday evening by its health department, 12 new cases, 1,239 total, 217 active, 3 active hospitalizations, 31 deaths Rocky Boy — also reported on either Cho...
The Hill County Commission will hold its business meeting Wednesday at 10 a.m. It is mandatory for everyone at meetings to wear a mask or face covering for ages 5 and older with no exceptions. The meeting agenda includes: Old business Hill County Detention Center control panel bid....
Havre Police Department A caller on Fourth Avenue asked Monday at 9:08 a.m. to speak with an officer about suspicious activity. -- Officers assisting another agency at 11:56 a.m. Monday investigated suspicious activity on a work phone. -- A vehicle crash was reported Monday at 3:20 p.m. by a Third Avenue business. -- A Sixth Street caller reported at 5:11 p.m. Monday that a vehicle was stolen. -- At 7:05 p.m. Monday, officers investigated an incident in which a man threw...
Press release Hi-Line United Soccer traveling teams for high school and middle school ages will hold an information meeting Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom to discuss the spring 2021 season. To receive the access code for this meeting, people need to email [email protected] . All parents, students and coaches are encouraged to attend. Registration materials will be available on the Hi-Line United Soccer Facebook page or by email request. For more information on the team or about the meeting, people can contact...
Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson said the county has seen improvement in its rate of new COVID-19 cases, but it is still far above the Hill County Health Department's goal. The week of Nov. 9 saw an average of 97 new cases per day per 100,000 residents in the county, Larson said during the weekly COVID-19 update Friday, and it was exciting to see the number under 100. However, Larson said, the health department's goal is 50 per day per 100,000...
Havre Public Schools Nurse Jeri Erickson has seen a big change in her job duties since the beginning of the school year. Instead of fixing cuts, looking at bumps and bruises and tending to headaches, she is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. "I deal with COVID all day long, from the beginning of my day until the end of my day, into the evenings, and on the weekends. All the time," Erickson said. Erickson handles the contact tracing within the school district. When the health...
Press release Havre, Montana (November 20, 2020) — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to announce and invite the public to comment on the proposed intersection improvements at US 2 and 19th Avenue West. Proposed work includes upgrading signal hardware, updating pedestrian access and realigning lanes to improve operations. Construction is tentatively planned for 2022 depending on completion of design and availability of funds. New right-of-way and relocation of utilities will be required. MDT staff w...
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 56,381 with 677 new cases, 16,317 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 467. The number of deaths was 614. Blaine County, reported Sunday evening: 3 new cases, 438 total, 37 active, 3 active hospitalizations, 17 deaths Hill County, reported Sunday evening, 4 new cases, 1,227 total, 211 active, 5 active hospitalizations, 31 deaths Rocky Boy — Latest data not available Fort Belknap, reported Sunday, also reported on eit...
Havre Police Department A Third Avenue caller reported Friday at 10:15 a.m. that a package was stolen, but the package was delivered to a neighbor who took it to the police station and the caller retrieved the package Sunday at 7:25 p.m. -- Stolen property was reported by a Ninth Street caller Friday at 1:53 p.m. -- Larae Ann Sunchild of Havre, 39, was issued a summons on a charge of trespass to property after a female trespasser was reported at a Ninth Avenue business Friday...
Press release The MSU-Northern Foundation announced it has hired two new people to join its staff at the office on the Northern campus. Toni Pedersen starts today in the role of director of finance and Darla McCloy started one week ago in the position of operations specialist Pedersen, originally from Wolf Point, will take over as the head of finance as current CFO Amanda Meyer steps down to do other things. An alum of Northern, Pedersen has been living in Havre for the past few years, most recently working at Anderson ZurMue...
Press release Montana VA Health Care System — MTVAHCS — invites Veterans to a virtual town hall today from 5-6 p.m. The event will also be recorded for any veteran who is unable to attend the live town hall. “During the town hall, we want to make sure Veterans are aware of all their health care resources,” said Dan Caufield, MTVAHCS Associate Director. “With Montana’s COVID-19 cases on the rise, we will share COVID-19 updates and highlight some of the telehealth options veterans have to connect to their healthcare...
