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Earlier this month, Montana's Move Over law went into effect, requiring drivers to significantly slow down when they encounter stationary law enforcement, emergency, towing, maintenance or construction vehicles at the side of the road and to change lanes when possible. Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich said the law is most important for protecting people on the highways, but even in town the officers often need as much space as possible when conducting traffic stops or other...
A Havre girl was reported missing Saturday, after her family reported the disappearance of Elianna Hay, 17, who was last seen Oct. 27 around 9 p.m. Havre Police Sergeant Justin Gomke said Hay didn't come home to her residence and Havre Police are actively looking for her. Gomke said Hay has been entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. A Facebook post from Chippewa Cree Law Enforcement Sunday says Hay is 165 pounds, 5-foot-4 and has straight black...
Work fixing a water main break on Fifth Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets will begin later today, but the area will likely be closed off to drivers for the next couple days at least. The street, a main thoroughfare in Havre, was blocked by midday Friday after the break was reported. Friday, Havre Public Works announced that they were aware of the break and advised people to be aware of personnel and equipment in the area. "We are sorry for any inconvenience that this...
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., discussed recent successes for Montana in a press call Thursday, in particular the recent designation of the state as a rural technology hub, which opens the door to millions in potential funds for research and development. Tester said he has been advocating for the federal government to recognize the technological achievements of the state, particularly in rural areas and for them to get the federal support they need to continue innovating....
The last stop of the Rocky Boy Health Center's Smudge the Rez Tour was held at the Holiday Village Mall in Havre Wednesday, with music, dancing, prizes, burning sage, food and speakers from local organizations talking about the services they provide to those in need. The series of events and ceremonies were set up to address the increase in suicide the Rocky Boy area has seen in the past few years, and to raise awareness about local services. People crowded into a vacant area...
The Havre/Hill County Preservation Commission is selling its 2023 Christmas ornaments of Pershing Hall at Montana State University-Northern, presenting the first of the ornaments to Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel Wednesday afternoon. Every year, the commission honors a historic building or location in the area, having a Christmas ornament designed to commemorate it and its historic and cultural importance to the area, and this year the recipient was Pershing Hall, which they...
A Havre man, who court documents say was living with a teenager reported missing four years ago in Arizona when she was 14, has been charged in state District Court with crimes related to images found on his cellphone. Edmund Davis, 36, was charged with two felony counts of sexual abuse of children and is being held in the Hill County Detention Center on $1 million bond, as ordered by state District Court Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz. The first charge, for possessing electronic communication images of a child or children 12 or...
The Havre Community Pool is still closed due to issues with their boiler and a recent breakdown of their chlorinator. Havre Community Pool Receptionist Megan Miller said they don’t really have a timeline for when they are going to be reopening, but they are attempting to fix these as fast as they possibly can. “We don’t really know when we will be able to open,” Miller said. “Hopefully soon.” The pool’s opening had already been delayed due to issues with the boiler, but the chlorinator problems developed recently....
Snow has fallen in Havre and nearly two full months before winter begins as temperatures plummet below freezing after a short few weeks of cool weather. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory beginning at 6 p.m. tonight and ending at 6 p.m. Wednesday, with a 90 percent chance of snow tonight and 80 percent Wednesday, reducing to 50 percent as the day goes on. As for snow, the weather service is predicting a 60 percent chance of snow early in the day and 30 percent later in the day, reducing to 20...
The Annual E.L.F - Everybody Loves Firefighters - Food Drive will be running early this year, Monday Oct. 23, with the Havre Fire Department collecting food from porches around Havre. Firefighters will drive around town between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. and people are encouraged to leave non-perishable food on their porches or sidewalks with the lights on. The food will go to the District 4 Human Resources Development Council's Havre Community Food Bank to help those in need....
A 2,000-acre grass and brush fire about 10 miles from Big Sandy is mostly out with no injuries and no structures burnt after sending plumes of smoke up into the air Thursday afternoon. The Chouteau County Sheriff's Office reported that the fire began around 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Judith Landing area and was largely out by 7 p.m. thanks to the efforts of the Big Sandy Volunteer Fire Department along with the Loma Rural Volunteer Fire Department and the Montana Department of...
At their weekly business meeting Thursday the Hill County Commission passed a resolution authorizing the Montana Association of Counties to intervene on their behalf in ongoing litigation between the state and counties regarding state education levies. Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Department of Revenue recently directed the counties to collect the full 95 mills of the state’s school equalization levy, which supports schools in lower income areas, but counties across the state, including Hill County, bucked the governor, ins...
By: Patrick Johnston A brush fire east of Big Sandy is sending plumes of smoke into the air, but details remain scarce for now. The Chouteau County Sheriff’s Department reports that the fire is between mile markers 76 and 77 on Judith Landing Road east of Big Sandy. The department reports that Big Sandy Volunteer Fire Volunteer Fire Department and Loma Rural Volunteer Fire Department are on scene now, but there is no other available information. Watch for updates here....
A meeting of the Hill County Board of Health became contentious Wednesday as Hill County Public Health Director Kim Berg, also the county's health officer, repeated her request that the Hill County sanitarian be brought back under the Hill County Health Department, a request that received significant resistance. Berg said the duties of the Hill County sanitarian - a position now filled part-time by Clay Vincent, who has been retired as the county full-time sanitarian and...
For the first time United Way of Hill County is offering individual tickets to the public for its 8th Annual Crab Boil Saturday, its biggest yearly fundraiser. United Way of Hill County Executive Director Danielle Golie said they only have a handful of tickets left for the event and it always fills up, and tickets will not be available at the door Saturday. Normally, Golie said, they fill the event through the purchase of table tickets and their event sponsors, but things will be a bit different this time. She said this is...
The Great Northern Fair Board approved work to replace the roof on their commercial buildings at its monthly meeting Tuesday evening where members also discussed a host of upcoming events. Board Vice Chair Bob Kaul said their commercial building roofs are starting to see a bit of wear and tear and they are hoping to have them replaced before winter to prevent any issues during the months of difficult weather the area is likely to get. A second set of new bathrooms have also...
Havre Police arrested Joe Don Demontiney, 41, of Box Elder Friday after locating an unattended vehicle they said he had used to lead officers on a high speed chase, an incident that is still under investigation. Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich said at 1:44 p.m. Friday officers stopped a 2008 GMC Sierra, operated by Demontiney, on the 100 Block of First Street West but he accelerated and attempted to escape, driving recklessly while doing so. Matosich said he traveled westbound up the hill toward the Holiday Village Mall...
A car chase in Blaine County ended in an arrest of Christian Daniel Takesenemy of Hardin, 26, on federal warrants just west of the Hill-Blaine county line Sunday evening. Hill County Sheriff’s office received a call to assist another agency on U.S. Highway 2 Sunday just after 10 p.m. Hill County Undersheriff Stan Martin said Chinook Police had been pursuing a vehicle and Montana Highway Patrol deployed spike strips to stop the vehicle just west of the county line between Hill and Blaine counties. Martin said the suspect f...
As litigation continues to hold Montana’s recently passed charter school bill in limbo, a pair of local Native American leaders have intervened in the case to voice their support for the bill, detailing their plans for advancing language and cultural studies for Native American students they argue isn’t possible without the new law. House Bill 562 allows for the establishment of “community choice” schools with the approval of a local authorized school board or an autonomous state commission, schools that would be eligibl...
Havre High School Attendance Secretary Kaci Hipple was named the second winner of the Pony Pride Award, a monthly award for outstanding work in Havre Public Schools, which she was presented with earlier this week by its first recipient, Havre High Assistant Principal Jeremiah Nitz. Hipple said the receipt of this award was an unexpected honor and she looks forward to continuing her work at Havre High School. As attendance secretary, she said, her job involves interacting with...
The Havre area saw record setting rainfall yesterday, with 0.46 inches dropping, cutting this year’s water deficit in half, and the area northeast of Havre saw similar precipitation. National Weather Service Great Falls Lead Meteorologist Jim Brusda said the previous record for Oct. 11 was 0.24 inches, and Havre got nearly double that. Meteorologist Matt Ludwig said Chinook and Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation got even more with a full half inch, with Fort Belknap Indian Community and Harlem getting 0.34 inches. Ludwig said Che...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees discussed policy revisions, received an update on enrollment and heard a presentation from MAPS Media Institute at their monthly meeting Tuesday evening. The MAPS Media Institute is a free-of-charge non-profit organization that instructs students in media arts, one that is looking to provide services to Havre Public Schools, specifically to their Native Language students. Havre Public School Indian Education for All Director Jessica...
Unofficial primary election results for the Fort Belknap Indian Community Council have been released, sending 18 candidates for eight seats to the general election later this year. Each seat’s election will send the two candidates with the most votes to the general election held later in 2023. The River Gros Ventre District will see Dominic R. Messerly and Cecelia “Boppers” Shortman advance to the primary, with 107 and 143 votes respectively. Joey Kill Eagle will not advance, having come in third with 79 votes. Randall “Butc...
The Hill County Commission voted Thursday to amend their public school levy from 95 mills to 77.9 mills, bucking Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Department of Revenue, which directed the counties to collect the full 95 mills in an apparent break with tradition for Hill County. For many years the county has collected 95 mills for the state’s school equalization efforts, which supports schools in lower income areas, but a spike in property valuations has caused the value of those mills to rise dramatically. Counties across the sta...
Bullhook Community Health Center is preparing for phase one of its plans to expand its facility, with work on abating, and eventually, tearing down nearby uninhabitable properties to begin next week. Bullhook Community Health Center CEO Kyndra Hall said the clinic has been planning to expand for more than two years, making sure all the proper studies were done and regulations followed so they can begin work clearing out the nearby properties, making way for an expanded...
