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Press release The latest advances in research to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease will be the subject of a free, live webinar offered by the Alzheimer’s Association during September. It is one of a series of webinars that will be offered throughout the month for Alzheimer’s caregivers and those who wish to learn more about the disease. The Alzheimer’s Association provides a wide range of programs and services to the nearly 6 million people in the United States living with Alzheimer’s disease, including 22,000 in Montana a...
The Hill county Commission announced that the elevator at the Hill County Courthouse is not functioning properly but if people need accommodations to get services they can call the office they need from the lower floor and the county staff members will provide a way to help them....
Effort set to offset fundraising delays amid pandemic St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, which burned down Dec, 14, 2019, has seen a number of fundraising efforts put forward to try to get the structure rebuilt, but since late May those efforts have been put on hold due to the pandemic. But the Rev. Joseph Tran and Pastoral Council Member Lori Osgood have organized a raffle to raise money for the project with a 2021 Can-Am Defender ATV as the prize. “Anything we’ve come up with, any benefit...
The right people being at the right place at the right time led to a rescue in an unlikely place a — Porta Potty. A couple Wednesday morning were near the Kwik Stop at the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation Agency, waiting to get a puppy, when they found a young man having a seizure in a nearby Porta Potty. Nurse Jessica Gallus said she and her fiancé, Troy Kuntz, were going to meet a co-worker in Fort Belknap about a puppy they were getting. Their friend was running a little late so they were just killing time driving ar...
The federal government has awarded a local agency additional funds to help the local area weather the COVID-19 pandemic. Bear Paw Development Corp. received a $400,000 grant through the Economic Development Administration as part of the federal government’s response to COVID-19. “We’re very pleased about it,” Bear Paw Development Corp. Executive Director Paul Tuss said. “The EDA has been a foundational partner of ours for 51 years now. We are Montana’s longest-serving economic district and we’ve got a very solid relatio...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 412 with 119 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 240,659 with 2,347 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 98. The number of recoveries was 5,024 and the number of active cases was 1,807. The new cases by county were in: Hill: No new cases, 75 total, 27 active, 44 recovered, 2 deaths Liberty: No new cases, 5 total, 4 active, 1 recovered Blaine: No new cases, 15 total, 1 active, 14 recovered Chouteau:...
Montana State University-Northern is offering new support services to students to help them during this unprecedented time both on campus and virtually. Enrollment Management Vice Chancellor Maura Gatch said Northern has been prepping since the summer to help students come back on campus safely, but also to make sure when they do come back that they have the high quality education they were accustomed to before COVID-19. That entails a lot, she said, with the first thing being safety. “We have socially distanced all of our cl...
Havre Police Department A two-vehicle crash was reported on First Street West Wednesday at 12:11 p.m. -- Richard Scott Jarvis of Havre, 41, was issued a summons on a speeding charge during a vehicle stop on 17th Street at 3:46 p.m. Wednesday. -- Shaila Twila Mudge of Havre, 32, was arrested on a charge of partner or family member assault after she asked at 3:07 a.m. today for an officer to stop by a 17th Street residence. Hill County Sheriff's Office Alfred James Chandler of...
Kristopher Alan Chapman was sentenced in state District Court in Havre to 20 years in prison on a statutory rape charge and 10 years for violating conditions of his release for hitting a woman with a baseball bat, with additional probation in both cases Chapman pleaded guilty to the rape charges and admitted violating conditions of his release in the assault charge in hearings June 24. Chapman was charged Jan. 23 with multiple counts of sexual intercourse without consent and sexual abuse of children and with a charge of...
Press release The Department of Public Health and Human Services is honoring emergency medical services personnel from Helena, Hobson, Bozeman and Malta for their efforts to respond to emergencies, further their professional training, educate their communities on CPR and first aid, and improve emergency care in Montana. Gov. Steve Bullock issued congratulatory video message to all those being honored this year. “Congratulations to those EMS workers being recognized this year for exceptional service to their communities,” Bull...
COVID-19 has affected numerous businesses and organizations across the country and one in particular here Havre in its services, volunteers and more. "With COVID coming on, we are considered and have been considered an essential business, we are emergency services, so we have been a presence here since COVID started," Havre Salvation Army Emergency Services Director Trina Crawford said. "Definitely some of the changes and the things we see in COVID that are difficult for Salva...
New cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Liberty County, its first since March, and Hill County, and Rocky Boy Health Center, the COVID-19 incident command center at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation announced it is changing how it is reporting cases confirmed at the center. The state COVID-19 tracking map this morning reported five cases in Liberty County, which had been at one case reported in March until now. Hill County Health Department reported Tuesday afternoon that six new cases had been confirmed in the county, t...
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., stopped in Havre Tuesday to continue his tour to visit all 56 counties of Montana to discuss with local leaders about what is going on in the area. Several local officials and leaders met with Daines at the Bear Paw Development Corp. meeting room, with much, but not all, of the discussion related tot he COVID-19 pandemic. Daines is running for re-election this year and faces Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock, who cannot run for re-election due to term...
In a Tuesday seminar held via Zoom, by Aaniiih Nakoda College, Research Biologist at the Smithsonian Biology Conservation Institute Hila Shamon presented details about the Institute's impending reintroduction of swift foxes to the Fort Belknap area, a program she is leading. The project, originally being run by the American Prairie Reserve in conjunction with the Fort Belknap Indian community, aims to create a populations of swift foxes, an animal that has been absent from...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 402 with 125 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 238,260 with 1,753 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 98. The number of recoveries was 4,983 and the number of active cases was 1,704. The new cases by county were in: Hill: 6 new cases, 75 total, 28 active, 45 recovered, 2 deaths Liberty: 4 new cases, 5 total, 4 active, 1 recovered, 0 deaths Blaine: No new cases, 15 total, 1 active, 14 recovered...
Note: This was provided by the Office of U.S. Sen Jon Tester U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is continuing his push to make sure Montana families are able to get enough to eat during the coronavirus crisis. In a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Tester wrote that Montana needs more flexibility to ensure schools, food banks and other organizations can continue providing critical assistance to families struggling to make ends meet. “Montana families have to be able to continue putting food on the t...
Note: This was provided by the Veterans’ Affairs Committee Office of U.S. Sen. Jon Tester U.S. Sens Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Jerry Moran, R-Kans., — ranking member and chair of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, respectively — are seeking additional support from the Department of Veterans Affairs to protect the health and lives of veterans and staff in long-term care facilities during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing homes and long-term care facilities have emerged as one of the mo...
BILLINGS — Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney announced that $542,000 in grant funding has been awarded to 19 rural and safety net health care providers to assist Montanans in finding and enrolling in affordable and comprehensive insurance coverage. That includes $30,000 to Bullhook Community Health Center in Havre. “I’m thrilled that this grant program will help Montana overcome funding reductions at the federal level and provide access to comprehensive health care coverage at a more affordable cost,” Lt. Gov. Cooney said. “Public...
Havre Police Department Tuesday at 7:43 a.m., a Fifth Avenue caller reported vandalism. -- Someone stopped at the police station at 2:48 p.m. Tuesday to speak with an officer. -- Someone stopped at the police station Tuesday at 4:11 p.m. to report a case of identity theft. -- Officers were called to a First Street West business Friday at 11:18 p.m. to provide assistance. -- Ryan Colie Lamere of Box Elder, 37, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served at 1:46 a.m....
Press release HELENA — The Montana Oilseed Advisory Committee will hold a virtual listening session Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 10 a.m. The listening session gives growers and stakeholders the opportunity to provide input regarding a proposed referendum, including the amount of the proposed assessment and method of collection. The committee is proposing a 1 percent assessment on the following oilseed crops: Mustard, soybeans, safflower, sunflower, flax and canola. Assessment funds will be used for research, market development, a...
Press release The Havre Veterans Affairs office is conducting outreach, but the office notes in a press release that due to COVID-19 and travel restrictions it is unable to see veterans at this time at Rocky Boy, Fort Belknap and Browning. Veterans who you wish to schedule an appointment at the Havre office, are asked to call 265-4225 and the office will schedule it. Masks are required. Browning veterans can meet in Cut Bank due to COVID-19. Outreach meetings are scheduled for: Wednesday, Sept. 9 Shelby Courthouse,...
By Reagan Colyer MSU News Service BOZEMAN - Herbicide-resistant weeds are a critical but often overlooked issue facing modern agriculture, according to Montana State University researcher William Dyer. Thanks to a new grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dyer and research scientist Barbara Keith will continue decades of research into exactly how weeds develop that resistance. Herbicides are used to combat weeds without killing crops, as opposed to pesticides, which...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today the availability of assistance for agricultural producers affected by the recent wildfires to help eligible farmers and ranchers reestablish their operations. “USDA is ready to offer all the assistance we can to the affected farmers, ranchers and communities to help them recover,” said Bill Northey, USDA under secretary for farm production and conservation. “As a farmer myself, I’m proud to be able to deliver on our most important mission to support them in their...
The Hill County Health Department reported 15 new cases of COVID-19 in the county Monday afternoon, all but one of which were found through contact tracing, with the other being listed as travel-related. That puts the county to a total of 69 cases with 22 active, 45 recovered and two deaths. Hill County Public Health Director Kim Larson said the travel-related case confirmed Monday is suspected to have been contracted outside the county and the cases found through contact...
