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As the Hill County Board of Health, we would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and recognize the tireless efforts and commitment of our dedicated public health professionals at the Hill County Health Department. During a time when tensions are running high due to the stress and uncertainty, we face every day as a result of the novel coronavirus and its impact on our community, our public health professionals remain steadfast in their commitment to keep our families safe. Much of the work of our dedicated public...
The turf install is almost complete at the new Montana State University-Northern football stadium. And when the finishing touches are put on the field, and the goal posts are cemented in, the Lights might even be able to have a practice or two in their new stadium. For this fall, however, practice is the only thing the Lights will be doing. As announced last Thursday, the Frontier Conference added football to the list of sports moved to spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
The Hill County Health Board discussed during its meeting Friday recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding vented masks as well as providing updates on the department’s recent activities. In the past two weeks, the CDC has put out guidance saying that masks with vents or valves are not effective at preventing the spread of COVID-19 as they can allow far more exhaled droplets, through which the virus spreads, to escape than would a normal face mask. Hill County Health Officer Jessica S...
Democratic gubernatorial Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney and his running mate Rep. Casey Schreiner. D-Great Falls, campaigned in Havre Friday in the start of their "Montana Not For Sale" campaign tour. "The tour really is to talk about Montana not being for sale and what we are going to talk about is our elections aren't for sale in Montana," Cooney said in an interview. "We believe that our elections should be decided by Montanans and that is really important, whereas there are a lot...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 330 with 94 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 204,723 with 2,801 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 82. The number of recoveries was 4,162 and the number of active cases was 1,548. The new cases by county were in: Hill: No new cases, 48 total, 4 active, 42 recovered, 2 deaths Liberty: No new cases, 1 total, 1 recovered Blaine: No new cases, 14 total, 3 active, 11 recovered Chouteau: No new... Full story
A front-page story in Friday”s edition of the Havre Daily News was unclear on who would receive mail ballots and how provisional mail ballots are counted. In a mail election, ballots would be mailed to provisional and active registered voters, and provisional ballots without identification are not counted until identification is provided by 8 p.m. Election Day.... Full story
An Our View in Friday’s edition of the Havre Daily News said people requesting absentee ballots would potentially expose themselves and county employees to novel coronavirus 2019. That editorial has been updated online to reflect that people can go online to the Montana Secretary of State’s Office to request an online ballot.... Full story
Havre Police Department The theft of a tan Toyota RAV4 was reported on First Street Friday at 3:03 p.m. -- Christian Edward Eagleman of Havre, 42, was issued a summons on charges of partner or family member assault and criminal destruction of or tampering with a communication device after a 10th Street West caller reported an assault at 6:04 p.m. Friday. -- A Havre area caller asked Friday at 6:17 p.m. to speak with an officer about a recovered stolen vehicle. -- Amy Jo...
Havre Daily News staff Whether bicyclists are trying to get road miles in before the weather turns cold, or they’re planning an adventure for the future, Montana Department of Transportation has provided an updated Bicycling the Big Sky pocket map to help. This map is a companion to the Official State Highway Map that includes highway information for bicyclists, state laws and regulations pertaining to bicyclists, and safety tips for sharing the road, a notice from MDT says. Included on the map are bicyclist-specific d...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Invasive Species Council — MISC — will hold its next meeting Thursday, Sept. 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. virtually via Zoom. MISC members will review final expenditures for fiscal year 2020 and vote on budget allocations for the current fiscal year. The budget topic will include a discussion about how to deliver invasive species education and outreach in light of COVID-19, travel restrictions and events taking place virtually. The Council will also review and take action on the final...
Willie George Kruse, 90, passed away August 11, 2020, at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook, MT. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at the Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook MT.... Full story
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks In response to dry, warm weather that could increase the danger of human-caused wildfires, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks fishing access sites — FASs — and wildlife management areas — WMAs — will be under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Hill and Roosevelt counties beginning at 12:01 a.m. last Friday morning. The restrictions will be in effect until further notice. FWP followed the lead of Hill and Roosevelt county officials who announced this week that they are entering Stage 1 Fire Re...
Press release Bosch, Kuhr, Dugdale and Brown PLLP announced it is is proud to welcome Katie Kuhr to the firm as an associate. Kuhr will focus on agricultural law, corporate law and business organizations, general and commercial litigation, estate planning/probate and real estate law. In 2007, she graduated from Montana State University-Billings with a Bachelor of Science in psychology. Upon graduation, Kuhr worked as a licensed addiction counselor and later for the Montana...
Press release Registration for the upcoming 2020-21 school year at Havre Middle School will be online at http://blueponyk12.com . People are asked to view the website for more information and to complete registration by Friday....
Dear Editor: We just finished reading the Havre Daily News article concerning your votes on the decision not to provide general election mail ballots to the electorate of Hill County. First, we would like to say that we appreciate Commissioner Mike Wendland’s vote supporting the ballot mailing, it makes good sense. Secondly, we want to voice our dissatisfaction with the other two members of the commission who voted to have the election take place in a physical location at a time when we are dealing with a potentially l...
Last week, the Frontier Conference made the difficult decision that many people were anticipating. There will be no football in the league this fall. Still, while the league will try for a spring season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, since we here at the Havre Daily News had already started our annual position by position Frontier Conference previews, we intend to continue, and finish it. So, we continue on with a look at the top wide receivers in the Frontier, and the...
