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Havre Police Department Moses Eugene Lawrence of Harlem, 36, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and trespass to vehicles after a Boulevard Avenue caller reported suspicious activity at 10:40 a.m. Friday. —— Shelly Rae Welter of Havre, 54, was issued a summons on a charge of theft after a theft was reported at a First Street business Friday at 2:29 p.m. —— Julian Topsky of Havre, 19, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and minor in possess...
Despite the pandemic, it was a busy weekend for graduations including Chinook High School. Sunday night, 21 seniors graduated from Chinook High School . With social distancing still in effect, everyone attending the ceremony was asked to do so from their own cars. Chinook High School Principal Matt Molyneaux said the ceremony wouldn't have happened without the "time and effort from a lot of people in our community." Chinook High School got help from the Blaine County Cruisers...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 64 with 4 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 28,167. The number of deaths was 16. The number of recoveries was 434 with 20 active cases. Ravalli County had one new case with a total of 6 cases, and Yellowstone County had one new case with a total of 86 cases. Visit the state tracking map online through a link on http://covid19.mt.gov .... Full story
In an obituary on Page A5 in Friday’s edition of the Havre Daily News, the date Sandra Verne Olmstead died was misreported. She died Monday, May 4, 2020.... Full story
Willard Joseph Langlois of Havre MT, 97, joined our heavenly father May 14, 2020, after a short stay in the hospital. Willard was born January 18, 1923, to Willie and Clarice (Boisvert) Langlois in Lambert Township near Oaklee, MN. He was one of 14 children. As a youngster he attended rural schools and worked for area farmers. At the age of 17, he enlisted and served 18 months in the Civilian Conservation Corps at Middle River, MN. In March 1943, Willard was drafted and...
Gov. Steve Bullock and other state officials visited Fort Belknap Indian Community during its drive-through testing Friday. A testing site was also set up in Hays, and the total number of people tested during the weekend was 1,015 between the two days and two locations. "Five hundred people have been tested so far today, and that's 500 more individuals across this region when we're trying to keep our overall state safe," Bullock said at 2 p.m. Friday. "We're trying to make...
The Chippewa Cree tribal council announced Friday that the tribe is implementing a Phase One re-opening plan, and Rocky Boy Health Center has entered Phase One plans for its services, as well. The stay-at-home order will still be in effect until June 3 on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, and the general curfew is still 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., but weekend curfew for adults is now midnight to 6 a.m. Friday, through Sunday, the announcement says. The check points at reservation b...
Havre elementary schools have scheduled slots when students can pick up their belongings this week, starting today. Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees voted this month to continue distanced learning through the end of this year, continuing the directive ordered by Gov. Steve Bullock starting March 15. Under the Phase One re-opening, schools had the option to re-open May 7, but Havre, which announced March 15 it would to go to distanced learning before Bullock issued his directive, declined to do so, saying it could not...
Montana State University Extension held its final Solid Finances Webinar last Thursday, where economists talked about the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on industries and individuals. Professor and Agricultural Policy Specialist at Extension Economics George Haynes discussed various financial relief programs stemming from the CARES Act, which was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump March 27, and how these programs are being used. Haynes said the Paycheck Protection Program is being used...
Press release The Montana Grain Growers Association and the Montana Grains Foundation have announced the recipients of their college scholarships for school year 2020-21, including a Hi-Line student. Caden Rettig, a North Star High School student from Rudyard, is one of the recipients of the MGGA $1,000 scholarship winners. Rettig is a high school senior planning to attend Montana State University in Bozeman and earn a degree in agriculture. His goal is to one day take over his family’s fourth generation farm. Sophia F...
Press release PEO Chapter AZ will be presenting the Star Scholarship to Willie LaSmith, a 2020 graduate of Havre High School. Willie is the daughter of Roger and Julianne LaSmith of Havre. Willie is also the honorary granddaughter of Pat Floyd, a long-time P.E.O. Chapter AZ member. P.E.O. was founded on January 21, 1869, by seven students at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Their desire to start their own sisterhood was a result of the exclusion of some of the...
If a tree falls in a forest … does it make a sound?” While an interesting philosophical query about perception, in the real world it doesn’t take the sound to know that trees have fallen. The fact that they are laying on the ground should be evidence enough. These thoughts came to mind this morning when I listened to President Trump’s irrational nonsense about COVID-19 testing and its relationship to the number of documented coronavirus cases and deaths in the United States. The president is calling for the American people...
Havre, and the state of Montana for that matter, know just how good Marc Mariani and Gary Wagner were on the gridiron many years ago. The duo was a big part of the Havre High football team that rocked their way to a Class A state championship title, etching their names in the history books. Mariani and Wagner are still considering one of the best combos in Blue Pony sports history. But, Mariani and Wagner were not just a force to be reckoned with on the field, as another...
