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Churches and ministries around Havre have moved Good Friday and Easter services online in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Havre Daily News reached out to seventeen churches in Havre those and following is the information from the churches it w...

This was taken from the U.S. SBA website The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a...

Note: This was provided by the Office of the Montana Governor HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock announced Tuesday the state successfully sold bonds at a historically low interest rate and can move forward with planning infrastructure projects across...

Press release The Montana Chamber of Commerce and Montana Bankers Association said last week in a release that, with the new laws and more than $2 trillion in disaster recovery and relief funding approved by the U.S. government, it is incumbent upon...

Note: The information in this release was provided by the offices of the Montana governor and U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte  Montana’s governor and its congressional delegates have announced the federal government is providing funding to the Montana...

Havre Daily News staff The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has listed online a variety of resources it has compiled to help businesses combat the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The U.S. Chamber is working closely with the White House, U.S. government...

Press release FORT PECK — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday it was beginning the orderly shutdown of all USACE-managed campgrounds around Fort Peck Lake to protect against the further spread of COVID-19, effective Wednesday. The...

Note: This was provided by the Office of U.S. Sen. Jon Tester U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., urged Senate leadership Wednesday to pass a bill with more funding for the Paycheck Protection Program, as well as an expansion of the program to Montana bus...

Note: This was provided by the Office of Rep. Greg Gianforte WASHINGTON — Congressman Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will award more than $1.3 billion to nearly 1,400 health...

Job Service-Havre is helping people in the community and the surrounding counties deal with unemployment from COVID-19. As of March 28, 24,067 initial unemployment claims were filed in the state of Montana and 32,858 was the number of Montanans...

The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 36. The number of tests completed was 7,860. The number of recoveries was 157. The number of deaths was 6. The numbers by county were: Hill: 1, zero new cases...

People may not be able to gather to share cowboy poetry at the moment with social distancing and stay-at-home directives in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a group is offering a taste that could help people pass the time during social...

Havre Daily News staff Montana Department of Commerce announced today that a Havre project to rehabilitate Oakwood Village Apartments has received funding. The department announced that Affiliated Developers Inc. was awarded $3.6 million through the...

Press release Every Friday at 1 p.m. the Hill County Board of Health holds a COVID-19 update meeting. People can join the meeting Friday using their computer, tablet or smartphone by visiting https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/805108917 . They also...

In a press conference call Tuesday Gov. Steve Bullock announced that he will be extending the stay-at-home directive through April 24. He also announced that the directives closing all non-residential public schools and restricting on-premise food...

From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put out a list of things people dealing with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic can do. The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 — COVID-19 — may be s...

Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public input on a potential proposal to acquire a conservation easement on approximately 7,274 acres of productive timberland near Marion in Flathead County.  The proposed project lands...

Press release BILLINGS — Planned Parenthood of Montana announced the launch of a new telehealth program in Montana, which allows patients to access health care services through a private and secure video conferencing platform that connects them wit...

HELENA — The governor’s office last week issued a directive temporarily suspending certain requirements for online driver’s license renewal and extending deadlines for vehicle registration. Issued in response to COVID-19, these changes will...

Press release HELENA — The Montana Secretary of State’s Office announced Tuesday it will waive the late filing fee for businesses until July 15 in response to the emergency order related to the coronavirus. Businesses can file their 2020 Annual...