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Havre Police Department Robert Scott Shellenbarger, a homeless man from Oregon, 29, was arrested on a charge of violation of protective order, after a caller at a First Street West caller reported suspicious activity Wednesday at 11:48 a.m. -- A 14th Street caller asked Wednesday at 3:21 p.m. to speak with an officer about a neighbor's dog killing the caller's rabbits. -- A hit and run crash involving a red truck and a white Pontiac was reported Wednesday at 5:16 p.m. at a...
By Alex Sakariassen, Kaiser Health News Throughout the 2020 election cycle, candidates' positions on health care have been particularly important for voters with underlying and often expensive medical needs - in short, those with pre-existing conditions. It's no surprise, then, that protections for people who have chronic health problems like diabetes and cancer have become a focal point for candidates nationwide - among them, Matt Rosendale, the Republican contender for...
From U.S. Small Business administration HELENA — The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded the Montana Department of Commerce a $525,814 grant to assist small businesses hoping to export their products and services abroad. Nationwide, the SBA awarded $19 million in funding to 48 state international trade agencies through its competitive State Trade Expansion Program — STEP — to support export growth among American small businesses. “Over two-thirds of the world’s purchasing power resides outside the United States. T...
Republican candidate State Auditor Matt Rosendale faces former state Rep. Kathleen Williams, D-Bozeman, faces in the race to take the seat of U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., in the U.S. House. Gianforte, who won a special election in 2017 to take the House seat when Ryan Zinke left to become secretary of the interior and defeated Williams to retain the seat in 2018, is running for Montana governor this year. He faces Democratic Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney and Libertarian Lyman Bis...
Former state Rep. Kathleen Williams, D-Bozeman, faces Republican candidate state Auditor Matt Rosendale in the race to take the seat of U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., in the U.S. House. Gianforte, who won a special election in 2017 to take the House seat when Ryan Zinke left to become secretary of the interior and defeated Williams to retain the seat in 2018, is running for Montana governor this year. He faces Democratic Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney and Libertarian Lyman Bishop...
The City of Havre has put a proposal on the ballot to change Havre to a charter form of government. The last time the city put that on the ballot was in 2016. The City of Havre has attempted to create a charter government and put the matter on the ballot before, but until now that shift to charter government had been accompanied hiring a city manager who would have taken many duties now handled by the mayor. This proposal keeps the council-mayor form of government without hiring a city manager A municipal government may...
Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen visited Montana State University-Northern Tuesday as part of her Stars and Stripes initiative. Arntzen is in a repeat of the 2016 election, where she defeated Democrat Melissa Romano for the open seat vacated by termed-out Democrat Denise Juneau. Romano is challenging Arntzen in this year's race, with Libertarian candidate Kevin Leatherbarrow also a contender. She said she wanted to come back to see Northern's Diesel T...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 820 with 235 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 376,176 with 3,456 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 193. The number of recoveries was 10,518 and the number of active cases was 5,352. Local cases by county: Hill: 16 new cases, 268 total, 104 active, 159 recovered, 5 deaths Liberty: 1 new case, 22 total, 2 active, 20 recovered Blaine: 19 new cases, 100 total, 67 active, 4 active...
From Montana VA Health Care System The Montana VA Health Care System — MTVAHCS — is providing free flu shots at its Havre VA clinic for veterans enrolled in VA health care twice a week. Mondays and Tuesdays, from 8:30 a.m. until 4: p.m., veterans can drive up to the clinic, call 265-4304 ext. 2241, and a staff member will come outside to administer a flu shot. The Havre VA clinic is located at 130 13th Street, Suite 1. The facts about influenza are that it can cause severe illness and is a vaccine-preventable disease. In 201...
The Havre Community Pool will be closed Monday, Oct. 12. For more information call 265-5781 or 8161....
A front-page story in Tuesday’s edition of The Havre Daily News misreported a position held by Hill County Health Department Director Kim Larson. Larson is the Hill County Health Officer....
Havre Police Department A Tuesday 11:33 a.m. caller at a U.S. Highway 2 West business reported finding drug paraphernalia in the business. -- A 15-year-old was issued a summons on charges of disorderly conduct and probation violation after a caller on First Street Northeast reported Tuesday at 2:25 p.m. that a boy outside was trying to beat him up. -- A caller on 14th Avenue reported at 5:04 p.m. Tuesday that women were harassing her and her daughter. -- A beer theft was repor...
At their monthly meeting Monday, the Hill County Park Board heard a request that discussion of non-lethal alternatives to beaver trapping be resumed in the future and that the public be made more aware of trapping activities on the park. Audience member Lou Hagener made an agenda request that the board discuss non-lethal ways of controlling the effects of beaver in Beaver Creek Park at their next meeting, a matter he said hasn’t been given enough consideration. Hagener said an an advertisement in the Havre Daily News last F...
In the past 48 hours Havre has seen three instances of what appears to be, politically motivated theft and vandalism, including the taking of Republican political signs and damage to a vendor’s property at Hill County Republican Headquarters. Hill County Republican Central Committee Chair and Havre City Council Alderman Andrew Brekke, who said his Trump flag was torn down at 4 a.m., made a Facebook post, calling it embarrassing for the community. “Well, the ‘mostly peaceful’ and ‘enlightened and tolerant’ among us have ste...
Havre Police Department A caller from an 11th Street West business reported Monday at 6:16 a.m. that four men stole some items and drove off in a muddy black Chevrolet pickup truck with a red bumper. -- A Lincoln Avenue caller reported at 7:11 a.m. Monday that someone stole a political sign and left an American flag on the ground. -- A summons was issued after officers investigated a hit-and-run vehicle crash reported on Fifth Avenue Monday at 9:01 p.m. No details on the...
Montana State University-Northern was ranked number 11 nationally for its agriculture program by Learn.org for the 50 Best Agriculture Degrees in the 2020-2021 school year. Northern College of Technical Sciences Dean David Krueger said he’s very excited about the program being ranked 11th. “Very excited that we are — not surprised that we should be — but very excited that we were recognized that way,” Krueger said. Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel said getting a recognition such that is an honor they like to celebrate...
Editor’s note: This version corrects that Kim Larson is Hill County health officer. Hill County has suffered its fourth and fifth COVID-19-related deaths as numbers of confirmed cases continue to grow in this area and cases and deaths continue upward throughout the state. Hill County Health Department reported the two deaths Monday afternoon. Hill County also saw 15 new cases confirmed Monday, while Blaine County saw five, Chouteau County three and Liberty County saw one new case confirmed. The state set a new record for one-...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 773 with 216 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 372,720 with 2,745 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 192. The number of recoveries was 10,172 and the number of active cases was 4,983. Local cases by county: Hill: 15 new cases, 252 total, 91 active, 156 recovered, 5 deaths Liberty: 1 new case, 21 total, 1 active, 20 recovered Blaine: 5 new cases, 82 total, 56 active, 1 active hospitalization, 26...
Havre High School Senior Simon Hart has qualified as a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist. "I think it's pretty cool," Simon Hart said. "I kind of forgot that this whole thing was even possible because it took about a year for me to hear back from, so to have confirmation that some of that hard work that I did has manifested itself in this way is nice." The National Merit Scholarship program is a United States competition started in 1955 created to identify and honor...
Former Rep. G. Bruce Meyers, R-Box Elder, is challenging Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, in Windy Boy's race for re-election, in a rematch of the 2018 election for a seat both candidates have held. Windy Boy served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2003 to 2008, then ran for the Senate, defeating Democratic Sen. Frank Smith in his bid for re-election. He beat Smith again in a race for that seat in 2012. Meyers ran for the House seat in 2014, defeating...
Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, is running for re-election in House District 32 and faces former Rep. G. Bruce Meyers, R-Box Elder, in a rematch of of a race in a district both have represented. Windy Boy served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2003 to 2008, then ran for the Senate, defeating Democratic Sen. Frank Smith in his bid for re-election. He beat Smith again in a race for that seat in 2012. Meyers ran for the House seat in 2014, defeating incumbent...
Republcian Mark Wicks, an Inverness-area farmer and veteran, is facing Democrat, and Bullhook Community Health Center Behavioral Health Specialist Jacob "Jake" Strissel of Rudyard in the Hill County Commissioner 2020 Election to fill the seat of Democrat Mike Wendland, who is not running for re-election. Wicks said 30 years of experience as a farmer, entrepreneur and veteran make him the best candidate for the position of commissioner, a job he said requires an exceptional...
Democrat and Bullhook Community Health Center Behavioral Health Specialist Jacob "Jake" Strissel of Rudyard is facing Republican Mark Wicks, an Inverness-area farmer and veteran, in the Hill County Commissioner 2020 Election to fill the seat of Democrat Mike Wendland, who is not running for re-election. Strissel said his experience working within the county, helping people, makes him an ideal choice for the role of commissioner. "Everything that I've done in my professional...
An officer was appointed as a patrol officer for the Havre Police Department Monday at Havre City Council. Havre Police Department Chief Gabe Matosich appointed Jayce Barclay to the position of patrol officer. Matosich said Barclay has gone through an extensive background investigation and graduated from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy. Barclay completed the 14-week field training program, Matosich said, adding that Barclay has met all the necessary requirements for the full-time position of the patrol officer. “Jayce h...
The office of Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., reported that, due to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., recessing the Senate until Oct. 19 because of increasing cases of COVID-19, a hearing on Amtrak scheduled for Wednesday has postposed. Tester is pushing aggressively to get the hearing rescheduled as soon as it is safe to do so, his office said. McConnell has said Judiciary Committee hearings on the confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett would confirm, but most of the workings of the Senate are on...
