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Articles from the August 27, 2020 edition


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  • Hill County Courthouse elevator out of order

    Updated Aug 27, 2020

    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....

  • Quick Pics: Lights in a new field

    Updated Aug 27, 2020

  • Rocky Boy's St. Mary's Catholic Church to begin raffle

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Aug 27, 2020

    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...

  • Nurse, EMT save man having seizure in Porta Potty

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Aug 27, 2020

    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...

  • Bear Paw gets new grant to help local economy during pandemic

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Aug 27, 2020

    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 total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today's 10 a.m. update was 6,929 with 143 new cases.

    Updated Aug 27, 2020

    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:...

  • Northern ramping up student services during COVID re-opening

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Aug 27, 2020

    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...

  • For the Record, Aug. 27, 2020

    Updated Aug 27, 2020

    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...

  • From the Courts - State District Court: Man sentenced to 20 years plus probation on statutory rape; 10 years plus probation on assault charge

    Updated Aug 27, 2020

    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...

  • Looking out my backdoor - Monsters in the night

    Sondra Ashton|Updated Aug 27, 2020

    I crawled into bed early, barely darkish. Wasn’t feeling great. My stomach/intestines were slightly crampy, nothing dire, just not my usual cast-iron gut. Went to sleep with clear conscience. Woke up to wind that sounded like a freight train going through a tunnel at mach one speed, bending trees, flattening crops. Lightning flashed messages of doom across the black sky. I got up and closed my last open window, grabbed another blanket and tried to curl back into sleep. The h...

  • DPHHS recognizes emergency medical services providers

    Updated Aug 27, 2020

    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...

  • RIBBON CUT, LEGEND HONORED

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 27, 2020

    The Montana State University-Northern Lights, and their fans, are going to have to wait a while longer to see a game inside the new stadium on Northern's campus. And yet, that didn't stop a celebration from becoming a very special moment Wednesday night. With the field now fully installed, and Phase I construction at the new stadium nearing completion, Northern decided to combine its annual welcome back staff and faculty barbecue with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the stadium...

  • Havre High to allow limited fans to fall sporting events

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Aug 27, 2020

    Across the state of Montana, as fall sports seasons loom, counties and school districvts have been annoucning plans on how to conduct sporting events amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Tuesday, Havre Public Schools announced theirs. As per Havre High athletic director Brian Kessler, there will be limited attendance at Blue Pony games for the fall season. There were specific guidelines and rules set in place for all fall sports, with most of the guidelines sharing similarities, while...