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4:00 a.m. With the report on the final precinct printed at 3:02 a.m., the votes from all precincts in Hill County have been accounted for. In the unofficial results, a Republican and a Democrat each took an open seat while a Democrat looks to hold onto his seat, and Havre voters approved switching the city’s form of government while Hill County voters approved a mill levy for county ambulance service. State Rep. Jonathan Windy Boyd, D-Box Elder, held off a challenge from R...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a remote breathalyzer test violation reported at 9:54 a.m. Monday. -- A caller reported a two-vehicle crash at Fourth Street and Second Avenue Monday at 12:56 p.m. -- Natasha Rose Lohman of Havre, 29, was issued a summons on a state District Court warrant after a caller at the probation and parole office on U.S. Highway 2 Northwest reported a woman with a warrant Monday at 3:51 p.m. -- Monday at 5:25 p.m., a caller at the post...
Do you know how to ask for a security freeze? A security freeze is one of the most effective ways to prevent identity theft. A security freeze allows you to proactively “lock up” your credit information so no one can access it without your permission. This prevents a thief from using your information to establish new credit, like taking out a new mortgage, applying for a credit card, or getting financing. A security freeze will not lower your credit score or prevent you from getting a copy of your own credit report. To lea...
Press release The Havre branch of Northwest Farm Credit Services announced it has donated $4,800, as part of the 100 percent Committed program, to the Snow Dance Ski Association, a non-profit volunteer organization that operates and maintains Bear Paw Ski Bowl. “Snow Dance Ski Association is responsible for all necessary maintenance on Bear Paw Ski Bowl’s lift, buildings and ski runs, as well as operation during ski season. This is all done by volunteers, donated labor, equipment and tools,” said Claire Stoner, Snow Dance...
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...
Press release The Department of Public Health and Human Services is reminding Medicare beneficiaries that open enrollment in the federal health coverage program started Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7. DPHHS Director Sheila Hogan said now is the time for Medicare recipients to review coverage options for 2021. “It’s important for Montanans to take this time to evaluate all the options that Medicare offers,” Hogan said. She said it’s vital recipients take time to review changes to Medicare Prescription Drug plans and Medicare Advanta...
Democratic candidates on the local, state, and national level visited Havre for a drive-in get-out-to-vote event at The Atrium's parking lot Friday where they encouraged people to vote, volunteer, and spread the word about their candidacies in the closing days of the campaign. Krystal Steinmetz, a Democrat running to be the state representative for House District 28 against Republican Ed Hill, said she wants to keep Havre to be a good place to live for everyone by investing...
Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson said this morning that a health officer order imposing new restrictions to try to reduce the spread of COVID-19 will be signed today and will go into effect Wednesday at 5 p.m. Larson has said that this order would go into effect if the number of new cases in the county exceeded an average of 50 per day per 100,000 residents — an average of a little more than 8 per day for Hill County — between Monday of last week and Sunday. She said the calculated per day was...
Sunday, pick-ups and cars filled the Republican headquarters parking lot with Trump flags waving before the vehicles paraded down First Street then looped down Fifth Avenue in support of incumbent President Donald Trump and other Republican candidates. One of the participants of the parade was Havre Public School Board member Ed Hill, who is running against Democrat Krystal Steinmetz to be the Republican representative for House District 28. "It looks like a pretty good...
Staff and wire report A Harlem man pleaded guilty in federal District Court in Great Falls last week to a charge accusing him of drinking and driving a four-wheeler when it rolled and crashed on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, killing his passenger, U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana Kurt Alme said in a press release. Taylor Gardipee Walker, 22, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter with Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presiding. Morris set sentencing for Feb. 25, and Walker was released pending sen...
With the state topping 33,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases Sunday including a record-breaking 1,063 new cases listed Friday, more COVID-19 cases and COVID-19-related deaths continue to be confirmed in the area, with the Hill County Board of Health imposing some new restrictions starting Wednesday. The Hill County Health Department tracked the average number of new cases per day last week, with the order pre-approved if the goal of averaging 50 cases a day per 100,000 people — a little more than eight per day in Hill County — nea...
Havre Daily News staff The General Election is drawing to a close, with all votes in Montana needing to be turned in by 8 p.m. Tuesday. 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. The governor gave counties the option to do an all-mail ballot to a...
Havre City Hall will be closed Tuesday for Election Day....
Press release 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...
Press release A Page A5 story in Friday’s edition of The Havre Public Schools misreported the next Cottonwood School Board meeting. Cottonwood Schools regular board meeting will be Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m. at the North School. The public can also join electronically and can contact the clerk at 265-6970 to see how....
Havre Police Department Tyrel Henry Bear of Havre, 34, was issued a summons on charges of shoplifting and violation of conditions of release after a caller at an 11th Street West business reported a theft Friday at 8:24 a.m. -- Officers investigated vandalism Friday at 5:48 p.m. -- Veresalabogis Waqaituinayau of Havre, 23, was arrested on charges of criminal mischief vandalism and disorderly conduct after a caller at a Montana State University-Northern residence hall reported...
Montana Farmers Union has announced it is partnering with Montana State University-Northern to develop the country’s first-ever meat processing curriculum, which will teach meat processing from harvest to retail. Montana Farmers Union received a $150,000 Montana Meat Processing Infrastructure Grant, which is part of the federal coronavirus relief funds, and the grant will be matched with another $150,000 from MFU and cooperative partners, a press release said. The funds w...
At a press conference Thursday held by Gov. Steve Bullock, a pair of COVID-19 survivors, a married couple from Butte, shared their story and how the virus has affected their lives and outlooks on the pandemic. Gilbert Herrera, 51, said he‘s been against mask wearing since the start of the pandemic, at points even shaming and laughing at those who did wear them, and that his outlook towards the pandemic was one of, in hindsight, excessive skepticism. “I was a firm believer in not wearing a mask,” Herrera said. “(I‘v...
Horror is coming to Havre tonight at the Cottonwood Cinema in the form of a Montana-produced horror film titled, “Nexus of Evil.” Second Winds Productions is a film company started by partners Eden Bryant and Brandon Smith in June of 2019. The team’s company is based in Polson and “Nexus of Evil” is its first feature film, focusing on a group of adults who revisit a camp they abandoned as children. “Honestly, it was inspired by horror films from the ’80s,” Smith said. “You know the campground horror movies. What really happe...
Harlem schools reported a positive staff member with a total so far of 24 students and five staff members testing positive. The junior-senior high building was closed today but the elementary building remained open. Hill County had 13 new cases listed Thursday night, 835 total, 270 active, 21 active hospitalizations, 543 recovered and 22 deaths Rocky Boy, also included in Hill or Chouteau county numbers, reported 6 new cases, 173 active on the reservation and 4 active hospitalizations...
While people may be concerned about traditional trick-or-treating during the COVID-19 pandemic and some traditional events are canceled, local groups, communities, businesses and organizations are having some events for people to celebrate the holiday. Some of the local events are: District 4 Human Resources Development Council is holding a drive-through trunk or treat today from 1-3 p.m. in its east parking lot at 2229 Fifth Ave. Taco Treat is holding a pumpkin carving...
The Havre Jaycees canned food drive it is holding in place of its annual haunted house ends Saturday, the day of Halloween. The Jaycees have an annual haunted house held above the Eagles Club as a fundraiser for the service organization’s activities, however, due to COVID-19 the event was cancelled this year. The Jaycees accept nonperishable food item donations at the haunted house, which they turn over to the Havre Community Food Bank. “People have been upset that we can...
Press release Cottonwood Schools regular board meeting will be Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the North School. The public can also join electronically and can contact the clerk at 265-6970 to see how....
Press release ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In honor of Native American Heritage Month, American Indian Graduate Center has established the Empowering Scholars Initiative, which will increase the organization’s reach as it transforms the educational journeys of Native scholars. The $1 million scholarship launch is set to happen Sunday, thanks to the generosity of MacKenzie Scott. By implementing the Empowering Scholars Initiative, American Indian Graduate Center has the ability to fund first- and second-generation decedents, par...
