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NorthWestern Energy CEO Brian Bird spoke via Zoom at the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research 2024 Montana Economic Outlook Seminar Wednesday to give his perspective on the practical reality of green energy in Montana, advocating for its development alongside more natural gas plants. Contrary to depictions in the media, Bird said, NorthWestern Energy has a diverse energy portfolio including about a third of it from natural gas and coal, another third from wind and solar energy and a third from h...
John "Jack" Benjamin, born January 12, 1956, in Butte, Montana, peacefully passed away the morning of March 2, 2024 in his home. After moving to Seattle in seventh grade and returning to Butte post-high school, Jack, alongside his wife Lynn, established a beautiful life. They relocated to Seattle for a time, where they joyfully welcomed their two sons, Frank and Mark. In 1992, the family returned to Montana, where Jack's love for horses and the state led him to acquire a ranch...
Havre Police Department Justin Phillip Johnson of Havre, 42, was arrested on four Justice or City court warrants and on a charge of disorderly conduct after a Fourth Street caller reported an inebriated man in their backyard Friday at 9:53 a.m. -- A Fifth Avenue caller reported at 10:09 a.m. Friday finding two white bags containing a white substance. No investigation was initiated. -- Officers responded to a Friday 11 a.m. report of a burglary in progress at a residence on...
Bear Paw Development Corp. held its annual meeting Thursday, providing an update on the last year of the organization's local impact, as well as a presentation on the changing generational dynamics of the modern workplace. Bear Paw Development Executive Director Paul Tuss said this is the 55th year of the organization's operation and they worked on a lot of projects in 2023, bringing in $16.5 million of outside funding into the community. Tuss, who also is a state legislator...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated an alarm at a U.S. Highway 2 Northeast business Friday at 6:27 a.m. and found it was a false alarm. -- Officers investigated an alarm at a Wilson Avenue business at 7:41 a.m. Friday and found it was a false alarm. -- Officers assisted sheriff's office deputies on 16th Street West at 4:07 p.m. Friday. -- Someone stopped at the police station Friday at 4:35 p.m. for assistance with a parenting plan. -- Officers provided assistance af...
Press release Bear Paw Development Corp. announced its annual meeting luncheon for 2024, along with the keynote speaker, is set for Thursday, Feb. 29, at noon in the Best Western Plus Havre Inn and Suites, located at 1425 U.S. Highway 2 West in Havre. The keynote speaker will be Rick Edwards, director of community connections with NorthWestern Energy, whose topic is "Dynamics of a Multi-Generational Workforce." "We have intentionally chosen a topic for our annual meeting this...
Havre Police Department Officers searched for but couldn't find a dog reported in a chicken coop on Washington Avenue at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday. -- A 3:53 p.m. Wednesday caller on 11th Street reported they had been involved in a vehicle crash, but the other driver left the scene, and officers provided the crash reporting forms to the caller. -- Officers provided assistance after a 6:56 p.m. Wednesday caller reported the hill at 13th Street and Fifth Avenue was hazardous. -- Adam...
Havre Police Department A First Street Northeast caller reported Friday at 9:19 a.m. that a 2017 Chevrolet Sonic had been stolen. -- A caller on Boulevard Avenue reported Friday at 10:06 a.m. that a window had been broken with a tire iron. -- A vehicle crash was reported at 12th Avenue and Eighth Street at 10:46 a.m. Friday. -- A Boulevard Avenue reported Friday at 11:04 a.m. that someone had broken into a trailer, but the caller didn't know when this had happened. -- A...
Havre Police Department A caller at a First Street business reported a past burglary Wednesday at 5:01 p.m. -- Orchid Lerae Adrianna Davis of Havre, 33, was arrested on charges of vandalism, resisting arrest and obstructing a peace officer or other public servant, two counts, and on five Justice or City court warrants after a caller at a First Street business reported a trespasser at 5:29 p.m. Wednesday. -- Tessa Shayne Bigknife of Havre, 22, was arrested on four Justice or...
Two notable events just occurred: The Public Service Commission’s blessing of NorthWestern Corp.’s 28% rate hike; and extreme cold. 28% rate hike The all-Republican Commission approved a 28% rate hike, the majority of which falls on small businesses and residential users — renters and homeowners. The Commission rejected our challenge to that rate hike, forcing Montanans to gift Wall Street $3,447,870 every year. We pay our monthly bills based on a pretend cost of debt for Colstrip of 6.5%. In fact, NorthWestern’s actual...
The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual meeting Wednesday where board members and staff talked about the past and coming year, and Montana State University-Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel gave a presentation on Northern's role in the community. Chamber Executive Director Shelli Sayers said the mission of the Chamber is to stimulate local economic growth, improve the business environment in Havre and the surrounding area, and to generally represent the interests of...
By Emily Mayer It was reported 100 years ago in this week’s Havre Daily Promoter that after several individuals and local civic groups worked hard to petition the Hill County Commissioners to create and fund a county agent position, the commissioners approved the measure. The Jan. 10, 1924, issue stated: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL EMPLOY COUNTY AGENT Provision Is Made to Secure Most Competent Man Possible and to Give Him Every Assistance The members of the board of county commissioners in conference with r...
Havre Police Department A small wallet with a flower design was reported lost on Fifth Avenue Monday at 11:22 a.m. -- The Child Abuse Hotline made a report for someone in the Havre area Monday at 2:02 p.m. -- A 2:46 p.m. Monday report of a sex offense in the Havre area was referred to another law enforcement agency. -- A caller at 2:50 p.m. Monday reported finding two birth certificates outside Hill County Courthouse. -- A caller at 4:05 p.m. Monday reported that two birth cer...
Havre Police Department Martin James Koop of Havre, 29, was arrested on charges of driving without a driver's license and operating a vehicle with fictitious plates and on five Justice or City court warrants after officers served a warrant on Second Avenue Friday at 11:25 a.m. -- A Boulevard Avenue caller reported Friday at 12:26 p.m. fining rat poison in their yard. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after an intoxicated woman was reported in the office of a First...
Press release Havre Public Works is letting the public know that there is a water main break on Second Street West, behind NorthWestern Energy. They started work on repairs today at 7 a.m., and Second Street West will be closed from 19th Avenue West, which is west of Great Northern Fairgrounds, to 25th Avenue West, which is south of AmericInn, to allow men and equipment in the area to get the job done as efficiently as possible. Public Works staff has asked that people be aware of the road closure and adjust travel as...
Press release Havre Public Works is letting the public know that there is a water main break on Second Street West, behind Northwestern Energy. They started work on repairs at 7 a.m., and Second Street West will be closed from 19th Avenue West, which is west of Great Northern Fairgrounds, to 25th Avenue West, which is south of AmericInn, to allow men and equipment in the area to get the job done as efficiently as possible. Public Works staff has asked that people be aware of...
The rest of this week and weekend will see a smattering of holiday events take place across the Hi-Line region, many of them decades-long traditions. Thursday will be Havre and Chinook's community Thanksgiving dinners, long-running events with the goal of bringing people together for a free meal to enjoy each other's company. "The spirit of the dinner is to bring our community together as one big extended family," Havre dinner Chair Debbie Rhines said. Havre's dinner is set fo...
Havre Police Department Michael Keith Healy Jr. of Harlem, 25, was arrested on three Justice or City court warrants served on First Avenue Monday at 9:44 a.m. -- A 16-year-old girl was issued a summons on a charge of underage tobacco possession or consumption after a juvenile with a vape pen was reported at Havre High School at 11:38 a.m. Monday. -- Fred Nashookpuk of Havre, 38, was arrested on a charge of violation of a no contact order after a 12:05 p.m. Monday caller...
Havre Police Department Jess T. Kirkaldie of Hays, 25, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing a peace officer or other public servant after a 10:15 a.m. Thursday caller reported a man underdressed for the weather and in "rough shape" walking along U.S. Highway 2 East. -- Arlene Cheri Parrish of Lodge Pole, 40, was arrested on a charge of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license after a vehicle a stop Thursday at 2:35 p.m. on First Avenue. --...
Recently, opinion pieces and information sent to legislators regarding the counties’ decision to levy 77.9 mills instead of the state-directed 95 mills has been circulating in both statewide newspapers, and internal legislative correspondence. It appears that the message being distributed is counties are giving large tax breaks to corporations and out-of -state homeowners while doing little for the average Montanan. While the numbers can be interpreted to support that message, and they — the numbers — are in fact accur...
The Hi-Line Harvest Festival, in its second year in Chester after being revived by local resident Peyton Cole, begins Friday with events, music, food and vendors around town through Saturday. The Harvest Festival was an event sporadically held in Chester for many years, but has been brought back recently thanks to the efforts of Cole, in the hopes that it will become a yearly event. See more in the Friday edition of the Havre Daily News. At Chester City Park at 3 p.m. Friday Montana Farmers Union Kid’s Day Camp will start alo...
Havre Police Department Samantha Brooke Johnson of Havre, 28, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a caller reported suspicious activity at an abandoned building on 11th Street West Thursday at 8:38 a.m. -- Miles Royce Denny of Havre, 36, was arrested on two state District Court warrants after a caller at the probation and parole office reported a probationer with outstanding warrants in the lobby at 12:07 p.m. Thursday. -- A flatbed trailer was reported...
Havre Police Department A Tuesday 7:47 a.m. caller reported a weed eater had been laying beside Ninth Street since Monday. -- Items were reported Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. stolen from a pickup truck bed on 10th Avenue. -- Kelley Marie Blatter of Havre, 41, was issued a summons on charges of reckless driving, failing to give notice of accident and failing to notify owner of damage to property after a First Street caller reported Tuesday at 2:33 p.m. that a GMC pickup truck had hit...
Havre Police Department Jesse Lee Schoening of Havre, 33, was arrested on a trespass to property charge after a trespasser was reported on Sixth Avenue at 12:22 p.m. Friday. —— A wallet was turned in to the police department Friday at 6:25 p.m. and returned to it’s owner. —— A tree branch was reported in a power line Friday at 8:35 p.m. on McKinley Avenue, and NorthWestern Energy was notified. —— A 14-year-old Havre boy was issued a summons on a juvenile curfew violation charge after an officer stopped Saturday at 12:41 a.m....
The Havre City Council passed a number of resolutions approving yearly tax levies and assessments on first reading, as well as road closures for upcoming events at their meeting last night, after which the council's ordinance committee recommended some amendments to the city's sign code regarding temporary political signs. The council unanimously passed resolutions levying and assessing yearly taxes on property within city limits to defray the costs of maintaining street, stre...
