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The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana listed on the state map was 319.
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 27. The number of tests completed was 6,985. The number of recoveries was 51. The number of deaths was 6. The numbers by county were: Hill: 1, zero new cases...
By Havre High working through distanced learning
Havre High School, along with the other schools in Havre Public Schools, is going full throttle with distanced learning. “We were tasked with coming up with a remote learning plan from Superintendent (Andy) Carlson and we created a document with...
City Council declares emergency for the city
Havre City Council met using social distancing Monday, with five members appearing via video and social distancing used during the meeting, where the city government declared a state of emergency to...
Havre schools special ed goes to remote learning
Along with holding its regular classes through distanced learning, special education classes in Havre Public Schools also began working remotely last week. “Our number one concern with our students at Havre Public Schools is their overall safety,...
Community Church, Calvary Evangelical invite people to online services
Press release Community Church of Gildford and Rudyard Calvary Evangelical Church invited people to join them “as we reflect upon what Jesus’ death on the cross means during a Good Friday service at 7 p.m. April 10, via Zoom, then join us online...
Governor's Grizzly Bear Advisory Council hosting three video conferences
Press release The Governor’s Grizzly Bear Advisory Council will meet through three video conferences that will be live streamed online for the public. The citizen council will convene April 9, from 9 a.m. to noon; April 17, from 9 a.m. to...
High School graduates to celebrate College Signing Day online
Press release Montana’s Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education said in a release that, amidst the challenges COVID-19 has brought to everyone’s lives, people must not forget to celebrate, and that includes College Signing Day. This year,...
Agenda - Hill County Commission business meeting
The Hill County Commission weekly business meeting will be held as a GoToMeeting online meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. The meeting agenda is: Public comments on non-agenda items: Public comments on agenda items: Claims: Employment: Resolutions:...
Just 20 seconds of your life
The Centers for Disease Control and National Institutes of Health recommend a thorough cleaning of your hands, repeatedly throughout the day, as well as avoiding touching your face to keep from gettin...
For the Record, April 7, 2020
Havre Police Department Officers investigated two sexual or violent offender registry violations Monday at 11:14 a.m. -- A Seventh Street caller asked Monday at 11:20 a.m. to speak with officers...
Hill County Health Board discusses COVID-19 situation
Hill County Health Officer Jessica Sheehy provided a statewide update Friday during the Hill County Board of Health meeting on the COVID-19 situation. “Currently, as of this (Friday) morning, we have 243 cases in the state of Montana, last Friday...
CDC recommends use of cloth face coverings to help slow spread of COVID-19
From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC continues to study the spread and effects of the novel coronavirus across the United States. We now know from recent studies that a significant portion of individuals with coronavirus lack...
Food assistance to be increased during COVID crisis
Press release HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock said Friday in a press conference that, in the coming days and weeks, he will extend federal food assistance to more than 100,000 Montanans, increase food supplies at emergency food pantries and food banks...
Wisdom and Grace: In reading 2020: Eyam, England
I’ve got to admit for a people person like myself, self-distancing has been a challenge. Living three-and-a half miles from the nearest neighbor helps. I’ve done a lot of sewing projects and clean...
For the Record, April 6, 2020
Havre Police Department Chan Nmn Bigknife of Box Elder, 47, was arrested on a charge of failure to register as a sexual or violent offender, after an officers investigated a trespasser in Havre...
Officials concerned about Child Abuse Hotline calls decrease
Press release Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services officials said they are concerned about a sharp decrease in the number of calls to the child abuse and neglect hotline in the past several weeks related to the current COVID-19...
Davey School Board meeting Monday
Davey Elementary School’s announced that for public safety, the regular board meeting tonight at 6 p.m will be held electronically. People can contact Clerk Serena Dawson for information on how to connect to the meeting....
United Way receives surprise donation
United Way of Hill County recently received a surprise donation of $2,000 for COVID-19 relief from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation. “We’re so grateful to the foundation to be able to provide the additional support during the...
More Crawford hand sanitizer soon available
Crawford Distillery on 2nd Street in Havre has joined many distilleries around the U.S. that have moved their operations to creating hand sanitizer which they are giving away for free in the wake of...
Governor to extend stay-at-home directive, CDC recommends masks
Havre Daily News staff Several new actions happened in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic at the end of last week, including the governor saying he will likely extend his stay-at-home directive, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending...
Northern delaying spring graduation to fall, continues adapting
Montana State University-Northern announced Friday it is postponing its spring commencement ceremonies and will combine them with its fall ceremonies, usually held the first Saturday in December....
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after this morning's update was 299.
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 24. The number of tests completed was 6,789. The number of deaths was 6. The numbers by county were: Hill: 1 Liberty: 1 Blaine: 0 Chouteau: 0 Toole: 15 Gallatin:...
Area sees record cold set two weeks into spring
It's Havre. So of course the town breaks a record related to cold, even though spring began more than two weeks ago. Wednesday night and Thursday morning, Havre set its all-time low for the day when the temperature at the Havre-Hill County Airport...
Out Our Way: Then came the chinook - Jude 20-21
Out our way, winter can be a tough season - and a long one. One year, it began in mid-October and the blizzard shut down power for the whole county. Snow in May is not unheard of - and the calving...
