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The area of train tracks near Joplin, damaged by the deadly derailment of an Amtrak train Saturday afternoon, has been repaired and service is being restored. BNSF Public Affairs General Director Lena Kent said necessary repairs were completed early Tuesday morning and the line has since been reopened. Amtrak Spokesperson Marc Magliari said the Empire Builder's westbound service from Chicago was restored Tuesday and a westbound train will be in today, while eastbound service...
The Blaine County Museum will be holding "Hear Me, My Chiefs," a special talk by Nez Perce elder LeRoy Seth and Montana Artist Terry Ball Saturday in the Blaine County Library to commemorate the Nez Perce Flight of 1877. Blaine County Museum Director Samantha French said the talk was originally meant to coincide with the commemoration usually held at Bear Paw Battlefield by Nez Perce Tribe members, but that was canceled due to the rising COVID-19 numbers. French said Seth is a...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,332 new cases, 11,981 active cases, 418 hospitalizations and 2,001 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 149,824 cases. Blaine County Health Department reported Tuesday evening being notified of 30 new cases from Friday through Tuesday with 95 active cases, no active hospitalizations listed, 1,137 total cases, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Tuesday evening that 19 new cases were reported, 137 active, 9 active h... Full story
We were supposed to get the tile backsplash installed in our kitchen yesterday, but my husband, Peter, said he needed to use the kitchen so he could bake ginger cookies. “Can you work in the bathroom today instead?” I asked Meshach, the talented tiler from Kenya, who has been here so long by now that he feels like part of the family. “Peter wants to bake ginger cookies.” Meshach has now been joined by a second Kenyan, who is assisting him, named Yusefu. Yusefu and Meshach...
Charles Roger "Chuck" Patrick, age 78, passed away from COVID-19 Friday, September 24, 2021, at Community Hospital in Missoula. Montana has lost one of its finest men and he will be deeply missed. Born on November 13, 1942, in Havre, Montana, to Russell and Ardys Patrick, Chuck began his life in the windswept Hi-Line farm country. On the farm he learned invaluable lessons of work and friendship and love and loss, including the death of his father in 1961, when Chuck was just... Full story
Havre Police Department An arrest was made related to a 10:04 a.m. Tuesday report from a Second Street business that a man who had been stealing had returned and an 11:16 a.m. request from someone at the business to speak with an officer. No details on the charges were provided. -- Tuesday at 10:41 a.m. a caller on Third Avenue reported some items had been stolen. -- Donald Joseph Smith of Rudyard, 60, was issued a summons on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked...
The Montana State University-Northern Skylights have enjoyed playing in the friendly confines of the Armory Gymnasium. And they'll be right back there Saturday night. First though, they'll have to go on the road for one of their biggest Frontier Conference tests yet. Tonight in Great Falls, the Skylights (0-1, 10-8) take on the University of Providence Argos (1-0, 14-2) in a rivalry showdown at the McLaughlin Center. It will be Northern's third match in two weeks in which the...
As the Havre High cross country teams pass the halfway point of their season, the Blue Ponies look to hit their stride as they near postseason competition. If the Fergus Invite in Lewistown on Tuesday is any indication, they might just be doing that. In Lewistown, the HHS boys team won their meet while the HHS girls team took third. The HHS boys team took first in their race with a score of 25. Broadwater came in second with a score of 39, Lockwood came in third with a score...
This past Friday in Missoula, the Montana State University-Northern cross country teams competed at the University of Montana Open. At the meet, the Lights and Skylights ran against all the other Frontier Conference schools as well as Division II school Montana State University-Billings and Division I schools UM and Montana State University. With such tough competition, MSU-N head coach Chad Spangler was satisfied with how his team performed. "I was pleased. Everybody showed p...
Kody Strutz, Big Sandy Football Different season, same Kody Strutz. The Big Sandy senior quarterback led the Pioneers to a huge win over Heart Butte last week, 56-6. It was Big Sandy's third straight win, and for Strutz, it was another chance to showcase his talents both through the air and with his feet, as he accounted for four scores. Strutz, who also excels on the basketball court in Big Sandy, is a two-standout for the Pioneers, who are in first place in the Six-Man...
Press release Small-scale farmers, food processors and distributors, and farmers markets have been financially impacted by COVID-19 may be able to access up to $20,000 to recover costs related to the pandemic. The National Center for Appropriate Technology — NCAT — is helping food producers access the dollars through the USDA’s Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program. Applications will open in early October. Producers should get prepared for the application period now. People who operate a small farm producing speci...
From U. S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday it will establish an Equity Commission and is requesting nominations for membership on the Equity Commission Advisory Committee and Equity Commission Subcommittee on Agriculture. The notice represents an important step towards implementing President Joe Biden’s commitment to create an Equity Commission and the American Rescue Plan Act provision that directs USDA to “address historical discrimination and disparities in the a...
It wasn't that long ago that Montana Tech head coach Kyle Samson was back on the Montana State University-Northern campus. He and brother Marc, were inducted into the MSU-Northern Hall of Fame back in July. But, when Samson is once again on campus this Saturday, things will be much, much different. Samson has coached against the school he was an NAIA All-American once before, but, when Montana Tech beat Northern in a blinding September snowstorm in 2019, Samson was Tech's new...
