COVID numbers climbing in region again

As numbers of new COVID-19 cases surge in Montana with a bigger increase expected still to come, numbers are creeping up in this part of the Golden Triangle including in schools.

Even so, a closure of St. Jude Thaddeus School in Havre due to illness appears not to be COVID-related.

Katie Kopp, principal of the Catholic parochial school, said Tuesday the school is closing for the rest of the week. She said 40 percent of the school's student body missed school Monday and 40 percent missed Tuesday, leading to the decision to close.

"We need students to have a positive educational interactio...