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This version clarifies that tests can be picked up at Blaine County Health Department, not Hill County Health Department. Distribution of free at-home COVID-19 tests is happening in the area as numbers of new cases drop in the area and in the state, though they still are higher than before the start of the surge driven by the omicron variant of the virus that causes the disease. Hill County Health Department held a distribution of the free antigen home tests Tuesday at Great...
District 4 Human Resources and Development Council has provided some details and clarifications on their efforts to create a new location for the Havre Food Bank in response to a conversation that took place at a Havre City Council hearing Monday evening. After their monthly meeting Havre City Council held a hearing on a request by Havre resident Jim Treperinas to change the zoning designation of a city block on Fifth Avenue between 14th and 16th streets to allow for a new location for the Havre Food Bank. Treperinas said he...
Havre Fire Department responded Tuesday afternoon to a house fire on the 6200 Block of Second Street Northwest in Rural Fire 1 area near Beaver Creek Golf Course. Fire Chief Mel Paulson said the department responded with five rigs and two ambulances, as well as three engines, though the number of engines was in part due to one engine breaking down en route. The fire, which was called in at 4:30 p.m., caused extensive damage to the home and one person was treated on site but...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,032 new cases, 8,340 active cases, 309 hospitalizations and 3,051 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 254,231 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Tuesday that 45 new cases were reported and 35 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 165 active cases in the county, 1 active hospitalization, 4,605 total cases and the county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Tuesday that it was n...
Press release Xavier Hawley of Aaniiih Nakoda College is one of the recipients of the annual Montana Student Volunteer Award. College students across the state who demonstrate dedication to service in their communities while pursuing a college degree or certificate are presented the award through a partnership between the Governor’s Office of Community Service and Montana Campus Compact campuses. “Montana students who serve our communities enrich their education and make meaningful impacts across our great state. It is an...
Press release DILLON— The University of Montana Western named 563 students to the 2021 fall semester Dean’s List including the local students listed below. To achieve this honor, students must be enrolled full-time or for 12 semester credits and carry a minimum 3.33 grade point average. An asterisk after a name indicates a student received Dean’s List high honors. Box Elder Samantha Demontiney*, Lillian Gopher, Joelnell Momberg Chester Kimberli Ghekiere, Acadia Overlie Chinook Heavin-Lea Pruitt, Ross Reed, Trevor Reid Havre...
Press release Fargo, N.D., Jan. 26— Agribusiness major Hunter Neibauer of Chinook is among the 3,850 North Dakota State University students to be placed on the fall 2021 dean’s list. A student must earn a 3.50 grade point average or higher and be enrolled in at least 12 class credits to qualify for the summer list. The dean’s list also can be found at www.ndsu.edu/news/studentnews/. Thank you for taking time to recognize these students....
Press release Carroll College in Helena named the following local students to its 2021 fall semester dean’s list. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must receive a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale and take at least 12 graded credits in a semester. Local students include: Big Sandy Katherine Bold Chester Ellyssa Tempel Havre Alexis Haney, Laura Vance, Danielle Wagner...
Gilbert P. G. “Giblets” Russette Jr., 37, passed away due to natural causes at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA, Saturday, February 5, 2022. Wake services began at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2022, and continued until his traditional funeral service, which was at 10:00 a.m. today, February 9, 2022, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Burial followed in the Russette Family Cemetery.... Full story
Joseph J. “Mahoney” St. Marks, 49, passed away due to natural causes at Bingham Memorial Hospital Friday, February 4, 2022. Wake services began at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2022, and continued until his funeral service, which was at 10:00 a.m. today, February 9, 2022, all at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Burial followed in the Denny Family Cemetery.... Full story
Havre Police Department A Tuesday 8:56 a.m. caller reported that bike had been stolen on Boulevard Avenue. -- Grace Larae Seymour of Chinook, 19, was arrested on a state District Court warrant and two Justice or City court warrants after an officer initiated investigation of suspicious activity on "Rollercoaster" Road Tuesday at 2:07 p.m. -- Alfred James Chandler of Havre, 62, was arrested on five Justice or City court warrants served on Smithville Road Tuesday at 4:48 p.m....
Rural Fire District 1 Board will meet Thursday, Feb. 10, at 11 a.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room. The meeting agenda is: Discussion/adoption of the minutes from the Jan. 11 meeting Vehicle disposition progress discussion Mutual aid contract document discussion...
A front-page story in Monday’s edition of Havre Daily News misreported that Ursula Brese is president of Friends of Beaver Creek Park. Brese said Matt Wertheimer is president of Friends of Beaver Creek Park.... Full story
One reason to travel is to discover how things are done all over again. My husband, Peter, and I are in Mexico, and I was thinking this as we stood, confounded, in front of the washing machine. It would not start. There was a dizzying array of buttons and commands. I was pleasantly surprised to realize that I actually understood what almost all the buttons meant. Unfortunately, my Spanish skills were of no use whatsoever in making the machine start. “We need to put soap in i...
After a road win over Hardin this past weekend, the Havre High boys basketball team was looking to carry that momentum into a road game at Fairfield Tuesday night. The Blue Ponies and Eagles went back and forth all night, but after Fairfield took a 63-62 lead late in the game, the Ponies could not score to win the game. In such a tight game, the smallest details can mean the difference between victory and defeat. HHS head coach Walynn Burgess the detail that doomed the Ponies...
It's been a long and difficult season for the Montana State University-Northern Skylights. Injuries, COVID-19 and a daunting Frontier Conference schedule has been tough on a young Northern squad. But Northern head coach Chris Mouat says his team is playing better heading into the final two home games of the regular season. Tonight, MSU-N (1-11, 8-18) hosts nationally ranked Rocky Mountain College, before playing host to Montana Western Saturday afternoon at the Armory...
Senior day is special at Montana State University-Northern. It's also emotional. But for Northern head coach Shawn Huse, the 2022 senior day is going to perhaps be even more so. That's because, when the Lights (5-7, 17-10) take on Montana Western Saturday afternoon, they'll be honoring a pair of spectacular seniors in Mascio McCadney and David Harris. The dynamic duo starts their final two regular season home games tonight when the Lights host Rocky Mountain College at 7 in...
Over the past month or so, the Havre High girls basketball team has made it look easy with 12 straight wins. But Tuesday night on the road, the Blue Ponies had to work for it against Fairfield. The Eagles played well in the first half and even took a 21-20 lead heading into halftime. But the Ponies were able to find their groove in the second half as they eventually pulled away for the 48-28 win. "Fairfield played really well in the first half. They handled our pressure...
Isaac Pedraza, Havre High Boys Basketball The Havre High boys basketball team got perhaps its biggest win of the season last Saturday when the Blue Ponies roared back to beat Hardin. And a big reason why was the play of junior Isaac Pedraza. The Blue Pony standout scored a career-high and Havre season-high 30 points against the Bulldogs as Havre erased a double-digit deficit for the win. Pedraza is a third-year varsity standout for the Blue Ponies, who is averaging more than...
from Montana Farmers Union Nearly 70 women connected over topics ranging from mental health to entrepreneurship to fitness to the rural brain gain to social media marketing during the ninth-annual Montana Farmers Union Women’s Conference. The conference, held Feb. 4-6 at Fairmont Hot Springs, provided opportunities for professional development and networking through panels and speakers tackling hot topics in agriculture and rural communities, organizer Rachel Prevost said. “Women are the strongholds of our rural com...
Press release GREAT FALLS — The Montana Grain Growers Association and the Montana Grains Foundation will each offer scholarships to be used for the 2022-2023 school year. MGGA will award two $1,000 scholarships to students pursuing an agricultural related degree at the college of their choice. Applicants or their parent, grandparent or legal guardian must be a current producer member of MGGA. MGF will award two $2,500 scholarships to Montana State University juniors or seniors pursuing a degree in Ag Business, Ag E...
