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The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s 10 a.m. update was 36,968 with 1,013 new cases, just missing a new daily record. The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 1,421 with 414 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 52,024 with2,736 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 407. The number of recoveries was 23,300 and the number of active cases was 13,261. Local cases by county: Hill: 20 new cases, 970 t...
Havre Police Department A caller at a First Street West business reported Wednesday at 7:58 a.m. that vehicles in the parking lot had been ransacked and items taken. -- A vehicle crash was reported on First Street West Wednesday at 2:21 p.m. -- Wednesday at 5:17 p.m., a caller on Washington Avenue asked for assistance with their heat and thermometer. Hill County Sheriff's Office The sheriff's office dispatch log reported no arrests, summonses or investigations during the...
Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public input on an environmental assessment for a proposed conservation easement on approximately 1,733 acres near Denton. FWP is inviting the public to review and comment on the draft EA and CE. The proposed CE, called the Everson Bench Conservation Easement, will protect and conserve in perpetuity mixed agricultural lands and sagebrush-grassland habitat adjoining the Coffee and Arrow Breaks in deer/elk hunting district 426. The proposed CE serves as a gateway to...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced that 20,000 Unemployment Insurance payments totaling over $7.5M were issued the week of Oct. 26-30, providing benefits to eligible Montanans. That figure includes regular UI benefits, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits, and Extended Benefits. Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation were issued for weeks claimed and not previously approved between UI weeks ending April 4 t...
Press release The Montana Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet, a highlight of the MFBF Annual Convention, will take place next week, but with several changes. With the cancellation of the 2020 Montana Farm Bureau Convention in Billings due to COVID-19 restrictions in Yellowstone County, a new plan was devised to still encourage participation in the YF&R Discussion Meet. The Discussion Meet, which is open to Farm Bureau members age 18-35, is meant to simulate a committee meeting with ideas discussed and...
Press release WASHINGTON — The Extension Risk Management Education Program and U.S. Department of Agriculture are hosting a webinar Thursday, Nov. 12, for agricultural producers and professionals focused on livestock risk management. The webinar is free to attend and will provide information on livestock markets, price risk, and risk management options available through USDA. “We strongly encourage farmers and ranchers to attend this webinar,” USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey said. “The...
Press release Matt Wertheimer was recently promoted to chief lending officer at Independence Bank. As chief lending officer, Wertheimer will work closely with the vice presidents of lending leading business development efforts at our six branch locations in Havre, Conrad, Malta, Glasgow, Poplar, Scobey and the LPO/DPO in Great Falls. His focus will be on building business relationships with new and existing customers and lender development. Wetrheimer will continue to serve on...
With the report on the final Hill County precinct counted at 3:02 a.m. today, the unofficial count for the 2020 election saw Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, retain his seat, Democrat Jacob "Jake" Strissel win a vacant seat on the Hill County Commission and Republican Ed Hill win the seat in Montana House District 28. The election also saw Havre voters approve switching the city to a charter form of government and county voters outside of Havre approve a mill levy...
The state update for today was not ready by printing deadline, but the update for Tuesday had the total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana at 35,159 with 909 new cases. The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 1,384 with 389 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 512,524 with 3,593 new tests listed Tuesday. The number of deaths was 389. The number of recoveries was 399 and the number of active cases was 21,990. Hill County listed Wednesday night 30 new...
Tuesday's election still has yet to see more than 30 percent of Montana precincts fully report their ballots, but the issues on the ballot have seen significant returns. Constitutional Initiative 118 and Initiative No. 190 work together to legalize possession of recreational marijuana for people over that age of 21. CI-118 amends the Montana Constitution to allow for the legislature or a citizen initiative to establish a minimum legal age for the possession, use and purchase...
Republican candidates won every state and federal position in the Montana election Tuesday night, most by double digit margins. More than 30 percent of precincts in the state had not yet fully reported their ballots at the time this was written, but most races have been called, or their respective front-runners have declared victory. Montana as of the precincts counted this morning gave Republican President Donald Trump the win with 56 percent of the votes counted to former Vi...
Havre Police Department A caller at the post office at 11:11 a.m. Tuesday reported that a woman fell out of her vehicle and the vehicle rolled into a tree. -- Travis Dillon Granger of Havre, 31, was arrested on a charge of partner or family member assault after someone stopped at the police station Tuesday at 3:36 p.m. to report being threatened. -- Raymond Windyboy of Box Elder, 58, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a caller at a First Street West business...
MSU News Service BOZEMAN — In honor of Veterans Day, Montana State University will host an interactive virtual training with Maj. Gen. Matthew T. Quinn, the commander of the Montana National Guard in a virtual event set for 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9. Quinn will discuss “strengthening your leadership while being exceedingly human” with Carmen McSpadden, director of the MSU Leadership Institute. The event is free and open to the public. “We are grateful to learn from Maj. Gen. Quinn, a compassionate leader who displays emotion...
Havre Daily News staff Havre High School Assistant Principal and Activities Director Brian Kessler said the fall theater production at the high school has been moved back. Kessler said the Havre High production of “Elf” will now be performed Dec. 4, 5, 11, and 12 at 7 p.m. each night. “As we get closer to the dates, we will release information on ticketing and other options available for viewing the play,” Kessler said....
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Warmer temperatures on the Rocky Mountain Front in the last week brought out more hunters, who harvested more elk and white-tailed deer, according to numbers collected at the Fish, Wildlife and Parks check station in Augusta. The blizzard conditions of opening weekend gave way to 60 degrees and sunny skies by the second weekend of the general big game season, said Brent Lonner FWP wildlife biologist. “As a result, the total big game harvest is 26 percent above the 10-year average,” Lon...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Department of Agriculture announced that the Hemp Marketplace is now available to buyers and sellers of hemp and hemp derivatives. The online portal can be accessed by visiting the department’s website at https://agr.mt.gov/Topics/Topics-H-N/Hemp-Marketplace/Hemp-For-Sale-Or-Wanted . “With hemp being a relatively new crop grown in Montana, the department recognizes that these markets are still developing,” MDA Director Ben Thomas said. “The Hemp Marketplace was developed to help facilitat...
Havre Daily News staff Havre River Rats Adult Hockey program is hosting a free Havre Adult Learn to Skate Program to teach anyone 18 and older to skate and play hockey. The practice sessions focus on the basics of the game — skating, stick handling and puck handling. Organizers, who are members of Havre’s adult hockey league, said they also emphasize fun. Three practice sessions per week at Havre Ice Dome are open to participants, Sundays, 1-2 p.m., Mondays, 6-7 a.m., and Thursdays 6-7 a.m., but there is no obligation to att...
Press release Peterson Grain & Cattle Inc. of Havre recently enrolled in the American Angus Association® whole-herd reporting system MaternalPlus as a commitment to making genetic improvements in lifetime cow herd productivity. Breeders participating in MaternalPlus are keenly focused to better evaluate herd reproductive performance, the number one profit driver in the cow-calf industry. MaternalPlus is a voluntary, inventory-based reporting system that collects additional reproductive trait data to provide Angus breeders...
Press release The National FFA Convention took place online Oct. 27-29. The 93rd annual convention is one of the longest-running conventions in the U.S. and attracted nearly 217,500 people who participated online. Multiple speakers entertained thousands, including NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Leadership workshops were held throughout the convention and sponsors and exhibitors from across the U.S. participated in the...
The Hill County Park Board's meeting Monday evening did not have enough members for a quorum so no votes could be taken, but members present discussed progress on the construction of the south cross fence. Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said the grazing committee chose a possible location for the fence at their last meeting, but he added that, upon examining the area in more detail, it is far from ideal. "It has a lot more topography than what we could see from a distance," he said, "A lot of deep cuts and a lot...
Havre has seen record-tying warmth this week with more potentially to hit, but as October turned to November over the weekend, the metrological winter is now less than a month away, and the warm temperatures, they're not going to last. Havre tied a record high set in 1903 Monday at 75 degrees, with near-record highs in the forecast for today and highs in the 60s through Thursday. But that is expected to change over the weekend, and the long-range forecast is not expecting...
The Subzero SuperHero Plunge is open for entries. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this event has been changed to a virtual event for 2020. The plunge is a fundraising event benefiting the Special Olympics Montana. To become a virtual plunger people can register and create a fundraising page at http://www.classy.org . They can download the registration packet for more information. The website said people should come up with a fun and safe way to take the plunge. Some ideas they...
Havre Daily News staff Today is the last day in a long, drawn-out vitriolic election. All votes in Montana need to be turned in by 8 p.m. today. Normal polling places are not open for voting in most counties in Montana, although voters wishing to vote in person can do so at their county clerk and recorder’s offices and official ballot drop-off places have been put in place in some counties, where filled-out ballots that were mailed to the voters can be dropped off. Late registration cannot be done and ballots will not be i...
People can contributing to Montana State University-Northern students who will spend their fall break on campus or alone, relieving some of that by food donations. Campus sports teams and organizations will participate in a competition collecting and distributing non-perishable items to students who can’t be with their families over the Thanksgiving break. One of the organizers, Associated Students of Montana State University-Northern President Riley Mortenson, said they wanted to give something to students who have to s...
Press release Havre Elks Lodge No. 1201 recently donated $1,500 to Montana Food Bank Network Backpack Program of Havre "Our lodge was pleased to present Montana Food Bank Network BackPack Program of Havre some assistance," Havre lodge secretary Brandy Kurtz said. "The Backpack food program provides nutritious, non-perishable, easy-to-prepare food to children to ensure they get enough food on weekends and holidays to avoid hunger when they can't depend on school meals. This is...
