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The Montana Veterans Affairs Division-Havre Office put out a notice saying the outreach meetings scheduled for April have has been cancelled until further notice. The office will keep the public informed of any future changes.... Full story
Staff and wire report Gov. Steve Bullock extended Friday the payment and filing deadlines for 2019 individual income taxpayers to July 15 in accordance with the new federal filing deadline. The U.S. Treasury Department announced Friday it is extending the federal filing deadline to July 15. Extending the state filing deadline is in line with an announcement from the IRS to extend its deadlines for federal income tax filing and payments to July 15. The Montana Department of... Full story
Montanans are no strangers to challenging and unprecedented times. In 2017, we tackled the most expensive fire season on record and the largest since the big burn of 1910. Through economic downturns, we have made sacrifices in order to help neighbors in need and rebuilt again. Even dating back to the Granite Mountain mine disaster over a century ago, we made sure we came out of it a stronger community. With coronavirus now reaching our state, we again face challenging and unprecedented times. This pandemic not only gives way... Full story
To protect the public and staff from the spread of COVID-19, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks closed its offices around the state to the public beginning at 5 p.m. Friday. "With license sales and applications, traffic through our offices has been robust even with warnings about social distancing and public safety due to COVID-19," said FWP Director Martha Williams. "FWP will continue to sell licenses online and help customers with questions regarding their license purchase thr... Full story
Gov. Steve Bullock today announced measures to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Montana, closing dine-in food service and alcoholic beverage businesses and other activities that pose enhanced health risks, effective at 8 tonight. The places subject to this directive are permitted and encouraged to offer food and beverage using delivery service, window service, walk-up service, drive-through service, or drive-up service, and to use precautions in doing so to mitig... Full story
The Havre Daily News is continuing to provide as much coverage as possible of the outbreak of COVID-19, using this website and social media to report on items as they arise as much as possible. The Havre Daily continues to publish its print edition for subscribers and for general purchase, with in-depth coverage of COVID-19 and other news and sports stories of interest to our readers....
From the Office of the Montana Auditor HELENA — Four major health insurance companies operating in Montana are voluntarily expanding their coverage of telehealth services to aid in the state’s response to the virus known as COVID-19. Montana insurer actions follow newly released guidance from Centers for Medicare & and Medicaid Services and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, which expanded beneficiary coverage of telehealth for federal health care programs and relaxed federal guidelines on... Full story
Montana State University-Northern is continuing to make adjustments to its services when students come back from spring break next week to reduce exposure to novel coronavirus-19, including transitioning all classes including labs and clinicals to online presentation and asking students not to come back to the dorms if possible. "As of this morning, there has not been a documented case of COVID-19 in Hill County," Chancellor Greg Kegel said in a statement posted and released...
During the Montana Economic Outlook Seminar this week, multiple economists from the Bureau of Business and Economic Research gave status updates on Montana and the U.S.’s key industries delivering a mix of good and bad news. The Bureau of Business and Economic Research 2020 Montana Economic Outlook seminar set for Havre Tuesday was moved to an online presentation to reduce exposure to novel coronavirus 2019. BBER Director Patrick Barkey said that before COVID-19, Montana had economic momentum going into 2020, despite mine c...
Gary & Leo's Fresh Foods on First Street has partnered with the North Central Senior Center to provide a pick-up or delivery service for the elderly and people in and near Havre at high risk from exposure to novel coronavirus 2019. People can call 400-2992 and order groceries between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. Items can be delivered to any address within 1 mile of Havre between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. the day customers place their orders. Customers can also go to...
In response to the urge to use “social distancing” to reduce exposure to novel coronavirus 2019, two more counties have joined communities restricting access to bars and restaurants and other facilities. Blaine County Health Officer Jessica Sheehy isusued an order Thursday restricting access today in Blaine County, and Liberty County Commissioner Joette Woods said access is restricted there as well. At noon today in Blaine County, all bars, casinos and restaurants will be closed to the public, with the exception of dri...
Press release BUTTE — Montanans’ collective efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus means more people are spending more time at home. NorthWestern Energy is prepared for the energy load shifts resulting from this change. “We will continue to provide reliable, safe energy to our Montana customers,” representatives said in a release. Residential energy bills will likely be higher than expected for many who are spending their days at home, rather than at work or school. Customers can see the comparisons provide... Full story
Bruce Edward McLain, 64, was arrested earlier this week on an accusation of deliberately hitting multiple vehicles with his car early Monday morning. McLain is being held on a $150,000 bond for criminal endangerment, several counts of criminal mischief, arson and tampering with evidence, Havre Police Lt. Aaron Witmer said. Witmer said McLain is acccused of 15 hit-and-runs that occurred between 3 and 8 a.m. on Monday, March 16. He said McLain allegedly attempted burn down to the local Girl Scouts’ garage by setting fire to som...
Georgia Vasseur passed away March 12, 2020. Georgia was born November 19, 1926, in Utica, MT, in a hotel owned by her grandfather. She was married to Thomas Allen Duncan in December of 1944, and they had three children together. After Thomas passed away, Georgia married Albert Vasseur and had one child with him. Georgia, known as "Grandma Jo," spent many years loving on grandkids, great-grandkids and great-great-grandkids. She had a love for coffee, chocolate and music. She... Full story
Monday Regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday 10:30 am — County Road Department meeting Wednesday Regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly business meeting Manual claims Employment review Resolutions Tax adjustments County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Contracts Time for comments from the public Friday Regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m....
Havre Police Department Havre police received a call from Seventh Avenue at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in which the caller reported missing a lot of property. -- Officers investigated a call from an 18th Street business at 3:45 p.m. that a vehicle was hit and a building was burnt. Hill County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's deputies made no arrests Thursday. Havre Fire Department Havre emergency medical technicians responded to four calls Thursday and one early this morning. Havre Animal...
Signup deadline for Easter baskets distributed by the Havre Salvation Army and Havre Copmmunity Food Bank is March 31, and organizers are asking people who want to participate in the program to contact them by phone this year. “This year we’re doing it a little differently because of the social distancing (requirement),” Trina Crawford, Salvation Army director of emergency services, said. “We are going to do it all by phone calls, and if we are needing to see documen... Full story
My hours spent actually in the office were moved around so I now come to work late at night or early in the morning, like, late-late or early-early when no one is there so that I can do my part to help us practice social distancing. I really don’t need much practice in social distancing — like practice-practice because I’m not good at it. No. It’s my natural state. I was born for this. I am joined by all the other socially awkward kids and adults in finally feeling a little...
Press release Local law enforcement delivered the results of taking advantage of some snow to the local food bank. In January, the acting chief of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Blaine Sector Washington issued a challenge to all northern Border Chief Patrol Agents via Twitter. The challenge was simple, to raise food for a local food bank with a snowball challenge. Havre Sector Chief Sean McGoffin, along with Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross, accepted and completed the challe...
You know that old saying, all good things must come to an end? I guess, last Friday, in a way, that could be applied to the Havre High girls basketball team when they fell to the Billings Central Rams in the Class A semifinals. It was the end of sorts for Havre in that, it wasn't going to win its third straight state championship, and that, the game was the last the Blue Ponies' five great seniors would play in a Havre High uniform. Yes, in those two ways, the ride did come to...
You know, Lord, having just visited with a couple of near neighbors who are moms of small kids, sharing some nighttime incidents, it brought back memories from long ago - but things like "back then" probably still transpire today. Back then, when we were little kids, we'd go to bed and all would be hushed in our house, except for some normal night noises; one of which might awaken one of us from first sleep. Pusillanimously or nervously, we'd call out, "Mommy." If there was...
Many of the ideas and scriptures for this article are from the devotional “God Wants You To Win!” by world champion calf roper Jeff Copenhaver. Matthew 6:25-34 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you b...
For this week’s religious article, I was going to share a “Serve” verse of Scripture. But when I arrived in my office one of the mornings this week and checked my email and notifications of Facebook posts, I came across one that I wanted to share with you. Here it is: COVID-19 Christ Over Viruses and Infectious Diseases JOSHUA 1:9 — “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Now, let me expound on what you see above:...
Out our way, moving cows is a lot different than moving sheep was in Biblical times. The ancient shepherds raised the sheep from lambs and stayed with them nearly always. Hence the sheep knew the shepherd's voice (John 10: 27) and followed him. But in modern times, that is no longer the case, and while cattle may not be a stupid as sheep, I have never heard of a herd that followed a cowboy. When Charlie and I worked Big Mike's herd on the "Tiger," we had to "push" them....
In my time watching and covering sports, there are things I have seen and things I have yet to see. I remember sports being canceled because of poor weather, travel restrictions and other complications. But, in my brief time as a sports writer, I have never seen something like what happened last weekend, when the coronavirus tore through the Montana sports world. And I had a front row seat for it at the Class A state tournament in Billings. I remember the first moment I saw...
