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Articles from the January 20, 2022 edition


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  • Havre High still looking for speech judges

    Press release|Updated Jan 21, 2022

    Havre High School head speech and debate coach Tim Leeds said he is still looking for judges for the eastern Class A Speech, Drama and Debate Divisional Tournament Saturday at the high school. “We have had a great response, but this is a pretty big tournament and we are losing some judges who signed up due to the illnesses running through the area,” Leeds said. “I am hoping a few more people will be able to step up and help us out.” People can send an email to [email protected] or sign up online at bit.ly/...

  • Havre Chamber celebrates 112 years with return of annual meeting

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 20, 2022

    The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 112th anniversary with its annual meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Duck Inn where members honored each other and the volunteers who make events and programs around town happen. Chamber President Matt Wertheimer lamented that the event couldn't be held last year, and thanked NorthWestern Energy for sponsoring this year's event, Triangle Communication for providing equipment, and the local-, state-, and national-level...

  • Surge continues, new death listed in Chouteau

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jan 20, 2022

    As the surge of new cases of COVID-19 continues in the state and in this area, data reconciliation has listed another death in Chouteau County, bringing that county's total of COVID-19-related deaths to 12. Montana Department of Health and Human Services reported reconciling data led to two more confirmations of fatalities, one in Chouteau County and one in Park County, with one death occurring in November and one this month, although which date was in which county is not...

  • Work on downtown master plan detailed

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 20, 2022

    During the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting Wednesday Randy Hafer of High Plains Architects provided an overview of a downtown master plan that is being put together to revitalize Havre's downtown area. The driving forces behind the plan have been the Chamber, Bear Paw Development Corp., the city of Havre, and Downtown Havre Matters!, which have been working together to make the area more attractive to people, and after looking at a number of firms chose High...

  • COVID surge taxing county health department

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 20, 2022

    Hill County Public Health Director Kim Berg said during a county officials meeting Wednesday that her department is having trouble keeping up with the sheer amount of COVID-19 cases in the area. Berg, who is also the county’s health officer, said cases in the community are rising as expected and even after bringing back two case investigators from early in the pandemic the department couldn’t contact 40 cases in the county. After the meeting she said that because they couldn’t contact these cases they were not recorded in th...

  • State and local COVID-19 update, Jan. 20, 2022

    Updated Jan 20, 2022

    The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 2,059 new cases, 12,579 active cases, 275 hospitalizations and 2,966 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 220,090 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that 159 new cases were reported and 37 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 252 active cases in the county and 4,002 total cases. two people were hospitalized and two were discharged. Hill County has had 71 deaths. Havre Public Schools reported W...

  • Obituary - MaryJo Scott

    Updated Jan 20, 2022

    MaryJo Scott, 87, passed on to be with her Lord Sunday, January 16, 2022. Cremation has taken place, and services are pending with Holland & Bonine Funeral Home....

  • For the Record, Jan. 20, 2022

    Updated Jan 20, 2022

    Havre Police Department Grace Larae Seymour of Chinook, 19, was issued a summons on charges of failing to carry proof of vehicle insurance and driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license, Jamie Lauren Seymour of Chinook, 20, was arrested on two Justice or City court warrants, and Kim Kristina Johnson of Havre, 44, was arrested on charges of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and obstructing a peace officer or other public servant after a Second Street Northeast...

  • Looking out my Backdoor: The world turned downside upside

    Sondra Ashton|Updated Jan 20, 2022

    I’m not saying winter is over and done. I’m not that presumptuous. However, it surely does feel like spring has bumped winter off the edge. Why, when we’ve only sailed through mid-January, am I waking up to mornings 15 and 20 degrees warmer than at Christmas? Why are some of the jacaranda trees beginning to flower? Those trees bloom in April and May through June. Purple flowers pop out like moles in a newly laid lawn. This tree, then that tree, then the one over yonder. But n...

  • Lights look to rebound in home doubleheader

    Kason Clark|Updated Jan 20, 2022

    The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team is looking to move past last weekend. The Lights suffered losses to Montana Tech and Carroll College at home so they will be looking to bounce back this weekend at the Armory Gymnasium. The Lights will host University of Providence tonight and then they will face Rocky Mountain College Saturday. "Expectations are to go out and improve on things from last weekend," MSU-N head coach Shawn Huse said. "At the end of the...

  • Skylights set to face top Frontier Conference teams this weekend

    Kason Clark|Updated Jan 20, 2022

    The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team has yet to pick up a conference win this season and the sledding does not get much easier. This weekend, the Skylights will host University of Providence and Rocky Mountain College at Armory Gymnasium. The Argos and Bears are the top two teams in the Frontier Conference, so the Skylights will need to play better offense than they have recently. "We want to focus on taking better care of the basketball. That's hurt...

  • Prep, College Standings

    Updated Jan 20, 2022

    Prep Basketball Standings GIRLS Northeast A Conf. Overall Havre 4-0 8-1 Miles City 3-1 5-3 Lewistown 2-2 4-5 Sidney 1-3 2-8 Glendive 0-4 0-10 Southeast A Conf. Overall Hardin 4-0 9-1 Billings Central 3-1 8-2 Laurel 2-2 5-4 Lockwood 1-3 1-8 Livingston 0-4 1-8 Northwest A Conf. Overall Browning 3-0 6-1 Columbia Falls 4-1 7-2 Ronan 3-2 6-3 Polson 2-3 3-7 Whitefish 1-3 3-5 Libby 0-4 1-8 Southwest A Conf. Overall Dillon 5-0 8-1 Butte Central 4-1 5-4 Hamilton 3-1 8-2 Frenchtown 3-3...

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