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A COVID-19 outbreak in Blaine County is under investigation, Blaine County Health Department said in a release. The release said public health mitigation steps are in place and public health is responding to the outbreak. The department reported being notified of eight new cases April 19, 14 new cases April 20, 20 new cases April 21-24 and 16 new cases from April 25 to Monday. Kim Berg, chief health officer at Hill County Health Department, said this morning that her department had right around 25 positives reported in...
HELENA (AP) — A judge in Montana temporarily blocked a new rule Monday that would have required physicians in the state to provide prior documentation showing that an abortion is medically necessary before the state’s Medicaid program will authorize payment for the procedure. District Court Judge Mike Menahan wrote that his order “will serve the public interest by ensuring that Medicaid-eligible Montanans continue to have access to constitutionally protected abortions and safe, effective medical care.” All three of the sta...
Press release GLASGOW - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks honored the service of its Region 6 Hunter and Bowhunter Education volunteer instructors at the annual workshop, which was held Saturday, April 15, in Glasgow. The workshop has been an annual event that invites all the volunteer instructors across the region for a day filled with visiting, updates to the program, demonstrations of new equipment and ideas, and most importantly, honoring years of service in 5-year...
Press release Havre Public Works Department released a notice today asking residents to help their workers Wednesday and Thursday by not parking streetside in the downtown area while they sweep the streets those days. The city will be running its sweeper and support equipment on downtown streets for spring cleaning. Havre Public Works asked that people adjust their travel routes and parking accommodations accordingly and to be aware of men and machinery working in the area. For more information, people can call...
AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA — Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr asked a court Monday to allow for her return to the House floor after she was silenced and barred for chiding her Republican colleagues over legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and for encouraging protesters. Attorneys for the first-term lawmaker sued in state district court in Helena on behalf of Zephyr, a transgender Democrat who represents a liberal district in the college town of Missoula, and several c...
JoVonne Wagner Montana Free Press Indigenous Legislative Fellow for 2023 A legislative conference committee voted against restoring the original language of a bill that would codify the federal Indian Child Welfare Act into state law, as had been requested by the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder. House Bill 317, which was designed to secure protections for Indigenous children under state care while the federal ICWA is threatened in a Supreme Court case, is moving forward with a contested amendment that wou...
Montana Sen. Jon Tester in a press conference Thursday said the biggest news relevant to his committees is bad, unfortunately, with the recent rejection of a bill that would have, among other things, expanded home health care for aging and disabled veterans, expanded work for veterans' service officers, improved the VA's Caregivers Program and bolstered mental health treatment. He said it would also help Native Americans and Alaskans, who serve in the military at a higher...
Press release HELENA - Representative Paul Tuss, D-Havre, announced Thursday that Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law House Bill 795, legislation Tuss sponsored that would exempt certain grants from the Montana Environmental Policy Act. HB 795 exempts grants from the Montana Coal Endowment Program and the Coal Board from having to complete a MEPA analysis for proposals submitted to these two programs. "The passage of this legislation, along with the governor's signature to...
The decision of what the Havre Public Schools' calendar for the 2023-2024 school year will be has been delayed again after a contentious meeting Thursday evening. At the beginning of the meeting HPS Interim-Superintendent Brad Moore, said he will continue to support the Havre Education Association's request to delay voting on this issue until after the election. The issue of whether to move to a four-day school week with extended class periods has been discussed by the school...
James S. Rosien Anaconda Leader Editor This story originally ran in The Anaconda Leader March 10. The Montana Legislature is on its midsession break this week as lawmakers return to their constituencies following a marathon voting session in which 180 bills passed the Montana House of Representatives in roughly 48 hours before the March 3 adjournment. But before that marathon kicked off, the Anaconda Leader caught up with a pair of freshman representatives at the 2023...
Hands on History, a long-running event put on for local youth by the H. Earl and Margaret Turner Clack Memorial Museum Foundation, will be returning, after three years away due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event co-chairs Claudia Howard and Cindy Lamb said the event features 20 activities ranging from beading, to leathercraft, to instruments and an Atlatl cost. Howard said one of the big themes of the event is to let children make something with their own hands that...
Press release Karen Vosen from Havre has been juried in as a semifinalist for the 2023 American Quilt Show Week in Paducah, Kentucky, this week, April 26-29, 2023. Her quilt Rosemaling is in the show. "(American Quilter's Society) has a longstanding history of having the best in our contest," American Quilter's Society President Bill Schroeder said. "Just when we thin the quality of the quilts can't get any better, quilters step up the relativity even more and set a new...
Montana Actors' Theatre is about to open a spring production with a show described as a tragicomedy about a family who puts the "fun" in dysfunctional. MAT's production of "August: Osage County" opens Friday in the Little Theatre in Montana State University-Northern's Cowan Hall. MAT Artistic Director Grant Olson, the director of the production, said the story is deep and intense. It contains a mysterious disappearance, three sisters full of secrets, and some dark comedy. The...
The Hill County Health Board at its quarterly meeting Wednesday discussed recent developments at the local and state level and how they are affecting local public health. Hill County Public Health Director Kim Berg, who is also the county’s health officer, said the wage for the Hill County Sanitarian position has been raised and looks like it will be put back under the health department. Berg said she’s hoping the increase in the wage will draw in applicants. She said Clay Vincent, the county’s current sanitarian, who has b...
The Hill County Commission approved the purchase of a new inkless iTouch Biometrics fingerprint scanner for the Hill County Sheriff’s Office at a meeting Tuesday. Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross said his department is part of the U.S. Marshals Sexual and Violent Offenders Task Force, meaning they help enforce compliance of laws that require said offenders to register, which would be the primary use of the scanner. Ross said the scanner can also be for general use, helping anyone register for other things that require a f...
Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Havre Middle School the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees is set to yet again discuss, and possibly vote for, the coming year’s calendar, including the possibility of moving to a four-day week. Teachers in the district have been pushing the district for more than a year to go to a four-day week with extended class periods, saying it will significantly improve their quality of life, quality of work and the schools as a whole. A staff survey conducted last year showed over 90 percent support for m...
While flooding seems to have subsided on parts of the Hi-Line, a number of roads remain difficult to traverse and local road departments are working to address the issues. While Lodge Creek has been flooding in certain areas, waters in Hill County at large were either receding or staying within safe levels as of last week. On Monday Hill County DES Coordinator Amanda Frickel said water levels in the East Fork have risen since last week but are still at safe levels, but it looks like snow and ice in the Bear Paw Mountains is...
The FBI has issued a wanted poster for a woman on its most-wanted list for charges stemming from a robbery and assault near Lodge Pole in 2021. Nicole Lynn Hicks, 38, is charged with robbery, assault with the intent to commit a felony and intimidation. The information from the FBI says Hicks is white, 5 foot 10 inches tall, 115 to 130 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes and multiple tattoos. People with any information are asked to contact the FBI in Salt Lake City at...
Local water bodies seem to be remaining at safe levels in Hill County despite ongoing flooding and the damage that comes with it, with no major precipitation expected this week. Hill County joined many of its neighbors in the region in declaring and emergency last week due to flooding conditions but, as of Friday of last week, most of the local water bodies seem to be at manageable levels. Hill County DES Coordinator Amanda Frickel said Friday afternoon that Big Sandy Creek is cresting but the level is not at an emergency...
The Hill County Commission has declared an emergency situation in the county for the flooding and voted to impose a two mil emergency levy to help pay for repairs. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said safe roads are vital to providing for the welfare of the people of Hill County, but the extent of the damage cannot be addressed with the county's current finances, hence the need for a levy. The tax will apply to all county residents not living within an incorporated...
