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Harriett B. Brown, 92, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital Wednesday, August 15, 2020. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 28, 2020, at the Abundant Life Ministries with Pastor Brian Barrows officiating. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Harriet's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at http://www.hollandbonine.com .... Full story
David Cochran was sentenced to probation on a charge of driving under the influence in a plea agreement that reduced the charge from felony child endangerment to the misdemeanor. Cochran was charged Feb. 25 with the felony after officers conducting a traffic stop determined he was driving drunk with a young child in the car. Monday, in state District Court in Havre, he pleaded guilty to the reduced charge. State District Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz sentenced Cochran to six months in jail with all but 10 days suspended and...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 348 with 102 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 206,533 with 1,021 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 84. The number of recoveries was 4,357 and the number of active cases was 1,515. The tallies in local counties are: Hill: 1 new case, 49 total, 5 active, 42 recovered, 2 deaths Liberty: No new cases,1 total, 1 recovered Blaine: No new cases, 14 total, 1 active, 13 recovered Chouteau: No new... Full story
Victoria Knight Kaiser Health News An attack ad, which was released in mid-July, states that Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, a Democratic candidate for the Senate, supports a government-run health care program that would wreak havoc on the state’s health care infrastructure. “Bullock’s health care plan will force rural hospitals to close. Medicare as we know it will change, replaced by a government-run program with fewer doctors and longer wait times,” says the narrator in the dark and grainy advertisement paid for by the Nat...
State Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, who has been gathering signatures for a petition asking the Hill County Commission to reconsider its recent decision not to implement mail-in voting for the upcoming 2020 general election, had a meeting with Hill County commissioners Diane McLean and Mark Peterson Tuesday to present the petition. Bachmeier started the petition drive in his capacity as a resident of Hill County who supports having the all-mail ballots. In an op-ed submitted to the Havre Daily News this morning, Bachmeier sa...
A new dean of students is taking over that position at Montana State University-Northern this year. "My previous position was working with primarily student activities, residential life - this is going to broaden my scope a bit, so I'm excited about job responsibilities, but the longer I've been here, honestly, the thing I'm most excited about now is working with all these people, " Corey Kopp said. "This is one of the most collaborative teams frame I've seen." He said he is...
The Hill County Fair Board discussed Tuesday a number of improvements that could be made to the fairgrounds in the coming year that may be complicated by the financial handicap of this year’s fair having been canceled. The board discussed during its monthly meeting making improvements to asphalt in the campground, which Board Member Tyler Smith said, is not in great shape. He proposed that they could use insurance money obtained from collapse of the fairgrounds office roof last winter to overlay it to make the campground m...
Concrete was poured on Drop 5 last week on the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works, the drop near the end of the 29-mile system of dams, dikes, canals, gigantic metal siphons and concrete drop structures that failed in May. Work on Drop 2 was planned for this year and is underway, and the work on Drop 5 was added after it failed May 17. “2020 has been quite the year, but we all need to remind ourselves we are 12 weeks and two days from the failure and we poured our first round of concrete on Drop 5 (last Monday), and if a...
Kathleen Joy (Govier) Cook, 63, joined her Lord and Savior at Peace Hospice in Great Falls, MT, Thursday, August 13, 2020 after a five-year battle with cancer. Due to COVID-19, the family will hold a small private celebration of life memorial service. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Kathleen Joy (Govier) Cook was born August 28, 1956, to Earl and Opal (Martin) Govier in Seattle-Ballard, WA. She was raised with her sister, Carol Ann Malcom (G... Full story
Alan J. Bachini, 60, passed away at Northern Montana Hospital Sunday, August 16, 2020. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held when Alan’s friends and family can gather to celebrate his life.... Full story
A man who had a charge of embezzlement brought back after he failed to pay restitution has been sentenced to probation and again ordered to pay the restitution. Jordan Gardipee was charged March 29, 2019, with theft by embezzlement by common scheme, a felony, after a Havre business reported he had been pocketing money from his till and under ringing customers and taking the difference. A court document said Gardipee had underung 145 items in transactions with 28 customers including friends and relatives between Feb. 26,...
Nina M. Demontiney had a suspended sentence revoked and was resentenced to 30 months in custody after she was found to have violated conditions of her release. Demontiney was under supervision on a five-year sentence imposed for a 2011 charge of criminal possession of drugs with the intent to distribute and criminal possession of drugs, when she was charged in 2016 with a new charge of criminal possession of drugs with the intent to distribute and with possessing property subject to forfeiture, $2,123 in cash and a GMC...
Havre Police Department A two-vehicle crash was reported at 8:11 a.m. Tuesday at Fifth Avenue and 10th Street. -- Someone stopped at the police station Tuesday at 2:42 p.m. to report a theft, forgery or fraud. -- A 12th Street caller reported a dog bite Tuesday at 9:40 p.m. -- Isaac Casey of Havre, 20, was issued a summons at 10:37 p.m. Tuesday on charges of minor in possession, selling or providing alcohol to a minor and "other" traffic crime after a caller at a First Street...
From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — As schools balance in-person and distance learning, MontanaPBS will launch a fall Learn at Home curriculum of educational programming and provide corresponding free digital resources, all intended to support families and educators during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new schedule begins Sept. 8 and continues through Dec. 18. As part of its efforts, MontanaPBS will dedicate its daytime weekday schedule to educational programming provided by MontanaPBS and the Montana Office of Public Instruction t...
MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Whether companion animals, service animals or pets, animals play an important part in the lives of many Montanans. According to Montana State University Extension, animal owners can use estate planning tools to ensure their pets continue to receive proper care if the owner becomes incapacitated or dies. In Montana, a pet is “any domesticated animal normally maintained in or near the household of its owner.” Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension family economics specialist, said a pet is considered tangi...
Havre Daily News Staff Rocky Boy Schools, which are set to start with all-remote learning classes Wednesday, Aug. 26, will be distributing Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday electronic devices to make the remote learning classes accessible by students. Rocky Boy Elementary will be distributing devices Thursday and Friday. Parents and guardians for students in grades K-3 can pick up devices from 9 a.m. to noon both days, and for grades four through six from noon to 3 p.m. Rocky Boy High School will be distributing devices...
Editor, Politicians are only as good as the words they speak. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson should take that to heart. Thursday, Peterson and fellow Commissioner Diane McLean voted to reject an all-mail ballot despite the pandemic and despite the strong recommendation of county election officials. The third commissioner, Mike Wendland, cast the only yes vote. Friday I called Peterson to ask what it would take for him to change his vote. He told me he would strongly consider changing his vote if a majority of people...
Dear Editor, I read with interest then dismay about Hill County commissioners voting against a mail-in ballot election. I was stunned that they would decide to risk the lives of the Hill County residents during this worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. The election officials have run mail-in ballot elections many times in our county and proven that the elections are safe and fair. The election officials and our health officials laid out logical, well-informed reasons to hold a mail-in ballot election. The no-voting commissioners...
Editor, I am one of the election judges who made the hard decision to not work at the polls this year. I am in a vulnerable age group. It was a difficult decision to make, as I have been an election judge for many many years. It can be a long and tiring day (6:30 a.m. until late evening), yet it is satisfying in knowing it is a service to our country. Of course, I had certainly hoped for all mail-in ballots. Yet now, because of the two county commissioners who voted against all mail-in ballots, my decision is even more...
Editor, As the coronavirus rages on across our state, it has caused yet another crisis — child hunger. Thousands of families with kids right here in Montana are now dealing with unemployment, rising food prices, eviction and hunger. And yet Congress continues to fail these children by leaving nutrition assistance out of the coronavirus relief package. Hunger is a problem we can actually fix. Increasing SNAP benefits by 15 percent would mean an additional $25 per month per person. Just $25 per month for a child would allow f...
It seems I have acquired a reputation. I have been handing out dog treats for three months. Every day, I take the same trail and every day, I meet many of the same customers. Dogs have an amazing memory when it comes to getting a treat — particularly from a stranger. One dog is not allowed treats. “No treats!” his owner says. Before I knew her better, I suggested, “Maybe he’d like a treat?” “Wouldn’t we all?!” she said. That lady sounded like she could really use a trea...
A lot of thought, planning and preparation has went into the start of the 2020 fall sports season at Havre High. After all, it had to given the coronavirus pandemic continues on. Now however, the time has come for at least one Blue Pony sport to move from practice, prepping and planning to competition. Thursday morning, the Havre High golf teams will make their season debut when the Blue Ponies host the 2020 Havre Invitational, which will be split with the girls playing at...
People often ask themselves: "Where does the time go?" I've asked myself that question thousands of times. I don't, however, wonder where the last 20 years have gone. No, I know exactly what I've spent the last 20 years doing. I've spent them with my wife, my best friend, with the person who has put up with me and had my back like no other. That's the last 20 years for me. Yes, it was 20 years ago today that I married Amy. Better yet, it was 20 years ago today that she...
Staff and wire Montana FSA has a list of upcoming deadlines presented on its webpage at https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/Montana . The dates include: Aug. 21: Last day of CRP Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP) pilot signup period Aug. 28: Last day of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program signup Aug. 31: Last day of 2020 CRP Summer/Fall Non-Emergency Haying Period, prior approval required Aug. 31: all hay bales must be removed from non-emergency Conservation Reserve Program acreage Sept. 1: 2021 NAP...
From Montana Farm Service Agency BOZEMAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency announced changes for emergency haying and grazing use of acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program. This includes changes outlined in the 2018 Farm Bill that streamlines the authorization process for farmers and ranchers. “Drought conditions are tough for our livestock producers, but emergency haying and grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program acres provides temporary relief to these producers,” said Mike Foster,...
