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Articles from the February 22, 2021 edition


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  • Vaccinations continue through area, caution still urged

    Tim Leeds|Updated Feb 22, 2021

    After what appeared to be a bump in the road was overcome, vaccination clinics are continuing in Hill County this week. Hill County Health Department Health Director and Hill County Health Officer Kim Larson issued a release this morning saying the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine was experiencing shipment delays, but shortly afterward updated that to day the shipment was coming. Larson said health officials will have 200 doses for first-dose appointments this week, and people who are...

  • Quick Pics: North Star, Fort Benton take 9C championships

    Updated Feb 22, 2021

  • Windy Boy Native language bills progressing through Legislature

    Tim Leeds|Updated Feb 22, 2021

    State Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, said several bills on Native language education are moving through the Legislature including one of his bills that has a hearing in the House Education Committee today at 3 p.m. “There’s a whole host of bills that’s tied around this particular issue,” Windy Boy said this morning. The hearings are livestreamed and saved for future viewings on the Legislature’s website on a “Watch/Listen To Meetings” button under the “Legislative Meetings & Hearings are Streamed and Recorded” heade...

  • State and local COVID-19 update, Feb. 22, 2021

    Updated Feb 22, 2021

    The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 98,810 with 32 new cases, 2,170 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 78. The number of deaths was 1,341. Blaine County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 692 total, 1 active, 24 deaths. Hill County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 1,833 total, 21 active, 40 deaths. Rocky Boy, current data not available. Fort Belknap, current data not available. Liberty County, r...

  • Obituary - Marlene Swenson

    Updated Feb 22, 2021

    Marlene Joan Lutey Swenson went to the loving arms of her Savior Jesus Christ February 17, 2021, while surrounded by her husband, Keith, and daughters, Kallie and Leslie. Marlene was 88 years old. Marlene Joan Lutey was born on April 17, 1932, to Mable E. and William H. Lutey in Helena, MT. Marlene was the seventh of 10 children born to that union. Marlene attended Helena schools and graduated from Helena High School in 1950. She met Keith while attending Northern Montana...

  • For the Record, Feb. 22, 2021

    Updated Feb 22, 2021

    Havre Police Department Clayton Blade White of Havre, 25, was issued a summons on a theft charge after a caller at a First Street West business reported Friday at 1:54 p.m. that a customer had scammed them out of money. -- John Curtis Striker of Box Elder, 47, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, failing to carry proof of insurance and open container in the city during a vehicle stop on First Street Saturday at 2:12 a.m. -- Saturday at 11:25 a.m., a caller...

  • Letter to the Editor - HB 505 - Ranching for wildlife

    Updated Feb 22, 2021

    Rep.Wylie Galt, R Martinsdale, has introduced HB 505, a goldmine for landowners and outfitters, which intends to take licensing of non-residents out of the hands of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. This bill would establish landowner licenses for, not only cows, but also for bulls. A new license, Class B-13, is a landowner-sponsored non-resident elk combination that would allow a landowner to sponsor up to 10 license applicants pursuant to this section if the landowner owns 640 acres or more contiguous acres within a hunting distric...

  • Arctic Games Ice Fishing set for Saturday

    Pam Burke|Updated Feb 22, 2021

    The 20221 Arctic Games Ice Fishing Tournament is set for Saturday at Fresno Reservoir. Organizer Kodi Peterson said Fresno Tavern is hosting the fishing tournament this year with help from past organizers, including members of Fresno Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited and staff at Havre Area of Chamber of Commerce, along with Hill County Search and Rescue volunteers. This year, the Fresno tournament will be all for individuals rather than teams. Ice fishers can pre-register with...

  • Dog Park 'Souper' fundraiser set for Sunday

    Updated Feb 22, 2021

    The Havre Dog Park Club is holding a first of the year fundraiser with its “Souper” Event 4-6 p.m. Sunday at Old Station Brewing Co. Wanda Meredith, co-chair of the group, said that since last summer the dog park, behind Havre Ice Dome at 2585 Fifth Ave. S.E., has the basic dog park setup with both large and small dog areas fenced and in use. The dog park is free for everyone to use, she added, along with the toys that are up there. But the club is ready for its next round of improvements and fundraisers like this one hav...

  • KNIGHT TIME

    Kason Clark|Updated Feb 22, 2021

    Heading into the championship game of the District 9C Girls Basketball Tournament, North Star easily looked like the underdog. They faced No. 1 seed Fort Benton, who was the three-time defending champion and had gone undefeated in conference play during the regular season. So, if the Knights wanted to win their first 9C Tournament title, they would have to earn it. And earn it they did as North Star needed overtime to knock off Fort Benton, 61-58, to win the 9C championship...

  • NO BULL: Fort Benton Repeats

    Kason Clark|Updated Feb 22, 2021

    Two of the best teams in not just the District 9C Boys Basketball Tournament, but in all of Class C met Saturday night at the Havre High gymnasium for the 9C championship game. No. 1 seed Fort Benton was looking to win the tournament for the second year in a row and No. 2 seed Chinook aimed to reclaim the title after winning it the three years prior to last year. But, thanks to a 57-40 win, Fort Benton came out of the night adding to their legacy by repeating. "It feels so...

  • The Bears are Back

    Kason Clark|Updated Feb 22, 2021

    They may have been eliminated from competing for the championship in the District 9C Girls Basketball Tournament, but Box Elder and Turner still had a chance for a bid to the divisional tournament as they played in the tournament's consolation game. And Box Elder took advantage of the opportunity as they won, 51-34, at Havre High School Gymnasium on Saturday morning. Kyla Momberg had a dominant performance, accounting for over half of the Bears' total points with 28 on...

  • Skylights earn a big split at Tech

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 22, 2021

    With all they’ve been through this season, the Montana State University-Northern Skylights were still in a position to secure a Frontier Conference playoff game at home on the last weekend of the regular season. All they had to do was win at Montana Tech — no easy feat. But Saturday night, that’s exactly what the Skylights did, as they beat the Orediggers 64-57 in Butte. Northern broke a 16-16 first-quarter tie with 23 points in the second stanza, then they opened up a 51-39...

  • Hawks soar to new heights

    Kason Clark|Updated Feb 22, 2021

    The Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks came into the District 9C Boys Basketball Tournament as underdogs after earning just the No. 6 seed. And they opened the tournament with a loss to Box Elder back on Tuesday night. However, CJI fought all the way back to earn a rematch with the Bears, and they defeated Box Elder, 52-39, to win the consolation trophy and earn a bid to the divisional tournament Saturday afternoon at the Havre High gymnasium. “The kids played tough defense and t...

  • Havre, Hi-Line girls part of wrestling history

    Kason Clark|Updated Feb 22, 2021

    History was made this past weekend as Montana held its first state girls wrestling tournament at Lockwood High School in Billings. From across the state, 148 girls from 47 schools competed, including four girl wrestlers from Havre High School. The Ponies finished in 18th place with 33 points. Havre head coach Beau LaSalle did not know what to expect from the inaugural tournament but he was impressed by the event’s energy. “It was good to be in a tournament and there was a lot...

  • Argos spike Skylights twice

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 22, 2021

    The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team is in the midst of a tough, six matches out of eight on the road. So, the Skylights were hoping to catch a break when they got to play the University of Providence Argos at home this past weekend. The Argos, however, weren’t in the mood to give breaks, as they swept the Skylights in matches Friday and Saturday in the Armory Gymnasium. Northern got off to a good start in Friday night’s match but, ultimately, fell to the Arg...

  • Lights get what they needed at Montana Tech

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 22, 2021

    In order to host a home playoff game, the Montana State University-Northern Lights were in need of wins at Montana Tech on the final weekend of the regular season. The Orediggers, however, tried hard to stop that from happening. Saturday night Tech hit a game-winning shot with :35 left to upend the Lights 65-64 in a heartbreaker. On the strength of five 3-pointers, the Lights had built a 31-27 halftime lead, and in a back-and-forth second stanza, they led 64-63 with under a...