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David Cochran was sentenced to probation on a charge of driving under the influence in a plea agreement that reduced the charge from felony child endangerment to the misdemeanor. Cochran was charged Feb. 25 with the felony after officers conducting a traffic stop determined he was driving drunk with a young child in the car. Monday, in state District Court in Havre, he pleaded guilty to the reduced charge. State District Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz sentenced Cochran to six months in jail with all but 10 days suspended and...
Victoria Knight Kaiser Health News An attack ad, which was released in mid-July, states that Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, a Democratic candidate for the Senate, supports a government-run health care program that would wreak havoc on the state’s health care infrastructure. “Bullock’s health care plan will force rural hospitals to close. Medicare as we know it will change, replaced by a government-run program with fewer doctors and longer wait times,” says the narrator in the dark and grainy advertisement paid for by the Nat...
State Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, who has been gathering signatures for a petition asking the Hill County Commission to reconsider its recent decision not to implement mail-in voting for the upcoming 2020 general election, had a meeting with Hill County commissioners Diane McLean and Mark Peterson Tuesday to present the petition. Bachmeier started the petition drive in his capacity as a resident of Hill County who supports having the all-mail ballots. In an op-ed submitted to the Havre Daily News this morning, Bachmeier sa...
A new dean of students is taking over that position at Montana State University-Northern this year. "My previous position was working with primarily student activities, residential life - this is going to broaden my scope a bit, so I'm excited about job responsibilities, but the longer I've been here, honestly, the thing I'm most excited about now is working with all these people, " Corey Kopp said. "This is one of the most collaborative teams frame I've seen." He said he is...
The Hill County Fair Board discussed Tuesday a number of improvements that could be made to the fairgrounds in the coming year that may be complicated by the financial handicap of this year’s fair having been canceled. The board discussed during its monthly meeting making improvements to asphalt in the campground, which Board Member Tyler Smith said, is not in great shape. He proposed that they could use insurance money obtained from collapse of the fairgrounds office roof last winter to overlay it to make the campground m...
A man who had a charge of embezzlement brought back after he failed to pay restitution has been sentenced to probation and again ordered to pay the restitution. Jordan Gardipee was charged March 29, 2019, with theft by embezzlement by common scheme, a felony, after a Havre business reported he had been pocketing money from his till and under ringing customers and taking the difference. A court document said Gardipee had underung 145 items in transactions with 28 customers including friends and relatives between Feb. 26,...
Nina M. Demontiney had a suspended sentence revoked and was resentenced to 30 months in custody after she was found to have violated conditions of her release. Demontiney was under supervision on a five-year sentence imposed for a 2011 charge of criminal possession of drugs with the intent to distribute and criminal possession of drugs, when she was charged in 2016 with a new charge of criminal possession of drugs with the intent to distribute and with possessing property subject to forfeiture, $2,123 in cash and a GMC...
Havre Police Department A two-vehicle crash was reported at 8:11 a.m. Tuesday at Fifth Avenue and 10th Street. -- Someone stopped at the police station Tuesday at 2:42 p.m. to report a theft, forgery or fraud. -- A 12th Street caller reported a dog bite Tuesday at 9:40 p.m. -- Isaac Casey of Havre, 20, was issued a summons at 10:37 p.m. Tuesday on charges of minor in possession, selling or providing alcohol to a minor and "other" traffic crime after a caller at a First Street...
From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — As schools balance in-person and distance learning, MontanaPBS will launch a fall Learn at Home curriculum of educational programming and provide corresponding free digital resources, all intended to support families and educators during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new schedule begins Sept. 8 and continues through Dec. 18. As part of its efforts, MontanaPBS will dedicate its daytime weekday schedule to educational programming provided by MontanaPBS and the Montana Office of Public Instruction t...
MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Whether companion animals, service animals or pets, animals play an important part in the lives of many Montanans. According to Montana State University Extension, animal owners can use estate planning tools to ensure their pets continue to receive proper care if the owner becomes incapacitated or dies. In Montana, a pet is “any domesticated animal normally maintained in or near the household of its owner.” Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension family economics specialist, said a pet is considered tangi...
Havre Daily News Staff Rocky Boy Schools, which are set to start with all-remote learning classes Wednesday, Aug. 26, will be distributing Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday electronic devices to make the remote learning classes accessible by students. Rocky Boy Elementary will be distributing devices Thursday and Friday. Parents and guardians for students in grades K-3 can pick up devices from 9 a.m. to noon both days, and for grades four through six from noon to 3 p.m. Rocky Boy High School will be distributing devices...
Staff and wire Montana FSA has a list of upcoming deadlines presented on its webpage at https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/Montana . The dates include: Aug. 21: Last day of CRP Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP) pilot signup period Aug. 28: Last day of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program signup Aug. 31: Last day of 2020 CRP Summer/Fall Non-Emergency Haying Period, prior approval required Aug. 31: all hay bales must be removed from non-emergency Conservation Reserve Program acreage Sept. 1: 2021 NAP...
From Montana Farm Service Agency BOZEMAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency announced changes for emergency haying and grazing use of acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program. This includes changes outlined in the 2018 Farm Bill that streamlines the authorization process for farmers and ranchers. “Drought conditions are tough for our livestock producers, but emergency haying and grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program acres provides temporary relief to these producers,” said Mike Foster,...
State Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, is gathering signatures for a petition asking the Hill County Commission to reconsider its recent decision not to implement mail-in voting for the upcoming 2020 general election. Bachmeier, who is also chair of the Hill County Central Committee, said this is a personal project of his and that it is not in association with the Hill County Democratic party. “Quite frankly, I think it’s bull that they didn’t go to an all-mail ballot election to begin with,” Bachmeier said, “The county co...
Montana State University-Northern is returning back to campus by doing face-to-face interactions, but with safety precautions and caution. "We've decided that we're opening the campus," Chancellor Greg Kegel said. "We've decided to go everything face-to-face as normal, but the normal has parts to include as much as we can in distancing, trafficking, meaning to spread the students across the campus as much as we can to minimize as much overload as we can in a classroom." He...
In a series of unanimous votes, the Havre City Council approved the first readings of continuing a number of tax levies and assessments to fund next year’s budget. These included resolutions levying and assessing a tax on the cost of maintaining street lights for The City of Havre, a tax on property within the city limits for the cost of maintaining city streets, a tax on property within the city limits for the cost of Bullhook maintenance and a tax for the cost of solid waste services all for the fiscal year 2020-21. They al...
Gov. Steve Bullock said during a press conference Monday that, despite the pandemic and what looks to be a tough fire season, the state is in a relatively strong position going into the next few years. “We’ve wrapped up the state fiscal year and have a greater understanding of how the pandemic has affected revenue and expenditures,” Bullock said. “… We headed into this pandemic in a historically strong position financially. We were careful stewards of tax-payer dollars and now Montana really is in an enviable financial...
North Star Schools is re-opening for its upcoming school year with all students coming back at 100 percent capacity. Superintendent Bart Hawkins said the district is starting in Phase 2 of the schools’ plan that’s on the school’s website. He said in almost all settings face masks or coverings will be worn when social distancing is not possible. Temperature checks will be taken when students, staff and parents upon entering the building. Students who ride the bus will get their temperature checked prior to getting on. If a...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 339 with 97 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 205,512 with 787 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 84. The number of recoveries was 4,206 and the number of active cases was 1,556. Hill: No new cases, 48 total, 4 active, 42 recovered, 2 deaths Liberty: No new cases, 1 total, 1 recovered Blaine: No new cases, 14 total, 3 active, recovered Chouteau: No new cases, 10 total, 1 active, 9 recovered...
Havre City-County Airport Board will meet Thursday at 3 p.m. in the City Hall Emergency Operation Center. The meeting agenda is: 1. Approval of July 16 minutes. 2. Correspondence. 3. Reports: (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer — DOWL a. Runway Pavement Preservation Project. 4. Public Comments 5. Unfinished Business (A) Big Hangar repair status a. Historic Preservation (B) Board policies and procedures 6. New Business (A) Fiscal Year 2021 Budget approval 7. Approval of the August Claims The Board meeting w...
The Hill County Commission will hold its business meeting Thursday at 11 a.m. People are asked to wear a mask or face covering if they attend. People are able to join the meeting remotely if they wish using their computer, tablet or smartphone by logging in at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/285550365 . They also can dial in using their phone. For supported devices, people can tap a one-touch number below to join instantly. United States toll free: 1-866-899-4679 One-touch: tel: 18668994679, 285550365# United States: 1-31...
Havre Daily News staff Montana Women Vote has issued a press release telling people that if they would like to register to vote from home, they can visit http://mtvr.org/mwv to get a pre-filled voter registration form mailed to them with a pre-addressed postage-paid envelope. “Make sure ‘Get Your Ballot in the Mail’ is selected to make the voting process easier and safer for you,” the release said. Other sponsors listed on the page are Forward Montana Foundation, MontPIRG and Western Native Voice. The page is not associa...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced Monday it has applied for the Lost Wages Assistance Payments grant through the Federal Emergency Management Administration. Upon approval, this grant will allow DLI to provide an additional $400 per week in assistance payment to those receiving Unemployment Insurance benefits due to COVID-related impacts. FEMA disaster relief funds will cover $300 of the new weekly payment and the other $100 will come from Montana’s allocation of the federal CAR...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced Monday that more than 28,000 Unemployment Insurance payments totaling over $11M were issued over the week of Aug. 10 through Aug. 14, providing benefits to eligible Montanans. That figure includes regular UI benefits, Extended Benefits, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits. Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments shown below were issued for weeks claimed between the UI w...
Havre Daily News staff Triangle Communications has announced its annual meetings scheduled for October have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A press release said the Board of Trustees of Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, doing business as Triangle Communications, had previously voted to hold two annual meetings in October of this year. “Triangle was very excited to host a north meeting in Havre and a south meeting in Big Timber, which would allow even more of our membership to participate in the b...
