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Gov. Greg Gianforte and Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., thanked firefighters and first responders for their work battling wildfires at a press conference held at Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's Southwestern Land Office Helibase in Missoula Wednesday. Gianforte said the facility has launched countless critical missions during one of the state's most dangerous fire seasons, and everyone involved from volunteer firefighters to the Montana National Guard...
Editor’s note: This version corrects attribution on a quote from an audience member. It corrects misreporting on CDC recommendations for people who are fully vaccinated and exposed to the virus. The Hill County Health Department, between a lack of funds and having it's authority curtailed by Montana House Bill 702, is having trouble keeping up with the pandemic amid a nationwide surge driven by the delta variant. During a special meeting of the board Wednesday about changes t...
The St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group’s Sept. 21 meeting was canceled in the wake of the news that all four applications for American Rescue Plan Act funds were unsuccessful, at least for now. Milk River Joint Board of Control Program Manager Jen Patrick said this is a disappointing development, but not an overly surprising one. Patrick said ARPA guidelines said dams and reservoir projects are not being funded at this time, so the applications were a long shot. “It’s not a shock,” she said. Despite this set back, she sai...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 629 new cases, 4,239 active cases, 210 hospitalizations and 1,781 deaths. The cumulative total for the state as 124,910 cases. Blaine County Health Department reported Wednesday evening being notified of 3 new cases, 41 active, 1 active hospitalizations, 873 total cases, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Wednesday evening that 13 new cases were reported, 87 active, 5 active hospitalization, 2,225 total cases, 47 deaths. Rocky Boy r... Full story
The Milk River Gobblers Second Annual Youth Fun Day at Havre Trap Club was a success, organizers said, with more than 55 people braving the cool, windy weather to participate in the fun and educational activities. The Youth Fun Day is organized to help the Milk River Gobblers get youth interested in hunting, the outdoors and wildlife, group spokesman Jeff Dibblee said, and to help give area youth the knowledge and resources to be successful hunters. The Gobblers members came...
Justin Stewart French of Havre, 53, passed away peacefully August 16, surrounded by his loving wife, mother, two daughters, and brother after a lengthy battle with post COVID-19 related complications. Justin was born March 8, 1968, in Libby, Montana, to Justine (Marie) Jam and John French. As a small boy, he grew up on his paternal grandparents' ranch on Wolf Creek outside of Libby. Justin was a happy baby, and brought much joy to his grandparents' home and to his aunts and un... Full story
Hattie Marie Bretzke, age 95, passed away due to natural causes at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home on Saturday, August 21, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow in Highland Cemetery. Hattie's family has suggested memorial donations be made in her memory to Sweet Memorial Nursing Home for the Employee Appreciation Fund or to the charity of the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine... Full story
Lois C. (Pattison) Kato, 90, passed away due to natural causes at the Care and Comfort Home on Sunday, December 13, 2020. Vigil services will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 2, 2021, and her funeral Mass will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 3, 2021, all at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Her family has suggested memorial donations be made in Lois’ memory to St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church or St. Jude School, PO Box 407, Havre, MT 59501, or to the charity of t... Full story
Havre Police Department Meea Lee Healy of Havre, 19, was arrested on two Justice or City court warrants and Jared Sage Tincher of Havre, 27, was arrested on three Justice or City court warrants after a caller asked Wednesday at 2:49 p.m. for assistance removing some people from a First Street Northeast building. -- John Alan Horseman of Fort Belknap, 50, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after caller reported that a man was passed out on a Ninth Avenue lawn...
Consider this to be as though you accidentally tuned into the cooking channel. The difference is that I’ll tell you about the mistakes I made along the way. When Uncle Lee retired from being a fireman in Indianapolis, he and Aunt Joanne bought an Airstream trailer in which they spent every winter, lolling in the Florida Keys. This was back when cars were built as sturdily as ocean liners and were almost as big. I picture my aunt and uncle rolling down the highway, in the t...
Staff and wire report Blaine County Veterinary Service has announced the addition of two new members to its staff, Dr. Bobbi Knudsen and Dr. Seth Phillips. One of their favorite things about the veterinary profession is the opportunity to get to know not only many great pets and livestock, but their owners as well, a press release said. "We both love herd work; give us a call, 406-357-2279," the two said in the release. Growing up on the family ranch in Malta, Knudsen said...
Press release Brooke Rudolph has recently been promoted to consumer lender/operations officer at Stockman Bank in Havre. Her responsibilities include developing and servicing consumer loans, and coordinating, overseeing and supervising all operational related functions for the bank. She also provides supervision and guidance to the teller and customer service areas, loan support and administrative staff. Rudolph brings more than 15 years of banking experience to the position...
After several weeks of fall camp, it is finally time for the Montana State University-Northern football team to get their fall season started. Throughout the camp, MSU-N head coach Andrew Rolin has been focused on getting his team ready to make a jump in his fourth year leading the program. “I know our guys are prepared. I know we’ve done a nice job of putting our guys in a position to be successful,” Rolin said. “It’s hard to have expectations but I’m confident. But at the...
It's just week two of the 2021 Montana State University-Northern volleyball season, but already the Skylights have ventured far away from home. Last weekend, Northern opened its 2021 campaign with four matches at the Embry-Riddle Tournament, and now the Skylights return to Arizona for the Arizona Christian Tournament, and more. Northern, which went 1-3 to open the season last week, played a pair of matches against Park University in Gilbert, Arizona on Wednesday, and will now...
The return of fall sports in 2021 will be especially sweet this fall. Not only will Havre High football return but so will the atmosphere at Blue Pony Stadium that was gone with limited fans last fall. With a return to a full schedule as well this fall, HHS head coach Ryan Gatch hopes that his team makes the most of it and have fun along the way. "Expectations are just for our players to go out and compete and have fun. When I think about having fun, it's the camaraderie that...
While 2020 was a rough year for most, the same can not be said for the Havre High volleyball team as they qualified for the State A tournament last year. While the team will have some new players this season, head coach Stephanie Huse believes these younger players will develop as the team's seniors lead them to success this fall. "Expectations for this group is that they continue to grow and develop. We got some younger girls that it's their first year on varsity so they...
