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A vacant seat was declared open in Havre City Council's Ward 3 after council member Caleb Hutchins resigned his position at the council meeting Monday. The council also heard about an air Montana National Guard flyover to salute the people on the front lines in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Hutchins announced earlier this month he had accepted a job with Spokane Community College in Spokane, Washington. "I just want to thank Caleb for being a great mentor and sitting next...
Gov. Steve Bullock said during a press conference Friday that people are massively responding to a state COVID-19 relief program that opened Thursday, and with continued action to reduce the spread of novel coronavirus 2019 more relaxing of restrictions are likely. Beginning Friday of this week, museums, gyms and movie theaters will have the opportunity to re-open, he said. “The decision was made with input from public health to determine what kinds of social distancing capacity, sanitation requirements must be implemented t...
Goldie Maze, a resident at Havre Eagles Manor, turned 102 Sunday. Maze was born May 10, 1918, in Poplar. She said she grew up on a farm with her younger sister, Doris, where they cooked and raised chickens, pigs and cows. "I've lived in the country most of my life, so I'm not up on what goes around the big cities," she said. She said she spends most of her time making dog beds and TV blankets for people. "Just something to occupy my time," Maze said. "When I was younger I didn...
In the race for Montana Senate District 16 that runs from Chouteau to Roosevelt counties and includes parts of Rocky Boy's, Fort Belknap and Fort Peck Indian reservations, Jestin Dupree of Poplar faces Kristopher FourStar of Wolf Point and Rep. Bridget Smith, who cannot run for re-election to the House due to term limits, and Mike Fox of Hays in the Democratic primary. FourStar did not respond to requests for an interview. No candidates from other parties have filed in the...
In the race for Montana Senate District 16 that runs from Chouteau to Roosevelt counties and includes parts of Rocky Boy's, Fort Belknap and Fort Peck Indian reservations, Michael D. Fox of Hays faces Kristopher FourStar of Wolf Point, Rep. Bridget Smith, who cannot run for re-election to the House due to term limits, and Jestin Dupree of Poplar in the Democratic primary. FourStar did not respond to requests for an interview. No candidates from other parties have filed in the...
In the race for Montana Senate District 16 that runs from Chouteau to Roosevelt counties and includes parts of Rocky Boy's, Fort Belknap and Fort Peck Indian reservations, Rep. Bridget Smith, who cannot run re-election to the House due to term limits, and faces Michael D. Fox of Hays Kristopher FourStar of Wolf Point and Jestin Dupree of Poplar in the Democratic primary. FourStar did not respond to requests for an interview. No candidates from other parties have filed in the...
Rep. Casey Knudsen of Malta is running for re-election for House District 33 and is facing Joyce Stone of Glasgow in the Republican primary. No candidates from other parties have filed as yet, so the winner should advance to the general election unopposed. "I ran for my first session because I always really had a deep desire, I just felt pulled toward doing some kind of public service in one way or another," Knudsen said. "The seat opened up and I didn't feel that there was...
Joyce Stone of Glasgow is challenging Rep. Casey Knudsen of Malta in the Republican primary of House District 33. No candidates from other parties have filed as yet, so the winner should advance to the general election unopposed. "We need good people to volunteer their time, to run for office and to be a part of the public conversation throughout the United States and the state of Montana," Stone said. "I fit that bill. I want to give back to communities of the Hi-Line, I want...
"Every Step You Take is One They Won't Have to," the second annual World Vision Global 6K for Water, is still set for Saturday, May 16, but with a tweak due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 6K walk will occur virtually this year. "Team World Vision decided that, out of precaution, that they would transfer it to a virtual event and that means even though I'm in Havre, Montana, anyone across the world because there are actually teams worldwide, not just the United States, so...
Six Republicans are facing off in the Republican primary trying to advance to the general election to take the place of Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton. First-term Secretary Stapleton is running for the U.S. House of Representatives rather than trying to retain his seat. In the Republican primary, Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court Bowen Greenwood is vying against Deputy Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen, former secretary of state and current Public Service...
Montana Auditor's Office attorney Mike Winsor is facing Rep. Shane Morigeau of Missoula in the Democratic primary race to take the place of Auditor Matt Rosendale of the state auditor race. "I am running for this office because I want to protect the interest of insurance consumers and Montana investors," Winsor said. "I think that's the statutory mission of the state auditor's office, and I don't think we can afford to lose sight of that." First-term Auditor Rosendale is...
Rep. Shane Morigeau of Missoula is facing Auditor's Office attorney Mike Winsor in the Democratic primary race to take the place of Auditor Matt Rosendale. "I just so believe Montana wants candidates that are actually from our communities and went through the issues that we are wanting to change and address," Morigeau said. "I grew up in a small town, Ronan, Montana, in a family of modest means, I would say a pretty low-income family, and I think it is a desire for me to want...
Big Sky businessman Troy Downing is facing off against Billings insurance company employee Nelly Nicol and Helena insurance agent Scott "Tux" Tuxbury in the Republican primary to select the candidate who will advance to the general election in the race for Matt Rosendale's place as Montana auditor. The office regulates insurance and securities in Montana. First-term Auditor Rosendale is not running for re-election and instead is one of five candidates in the Republican...
Insurance agent Scott "Tux" Tuxbury of Helena is facing off against Billings insurance company employee Nelly Nicol and Big Sky businessman Troy Downing in the Republican primary to select the candidate who will advance to the general election in the race for Matt Rosendale's position as Montana auditor. The office regulates insurance and securities in Montana. First-term Auditor Rosendale is not running for re-election and instead is one of five candidates in the Republican...
Billings insurance company employee Nelly Nicol is facing off against Helena insurance agent Scott "Tux" Tuxbury and Big Sky businessman Troy Downing in the Republican primary to select the candidate who will advance to the general election in the race for Matt Rosendale's place as Montana auditor. The office regulates insurance and securities in Montana. First-term Auditor Rosendale is not running for re-election and instead is one of five candidates in the Republican...
The race to take Tim Fox's place as attorney general has the governor's legal counsel, Raph Graybill, and state Rep. Kimberly Dudik of Missoula facing off in the Democratic primary. Fox cannot run for re-election due to term limits. "I think we need a fighter in the attorney general's office again," Graybil said. "This is a job where the attorney general is really your advocate, your lawyer, someone who is only supposed to be loyal to the people of Montana and use that office...
The race to take Tim Fox's place as attorney general has state Rep. Kimberly Dudik of Missoula and the governor's legal counsel, Raph Graybill, facing off in the Democratic primary. Fox cannot run for re-election due to term limits. "I am running for attorney general because Montanans need a proven advocate in that office who is going to put people over politics and really fight for our rights and move our state forward," Dudik said. "I think I'm the best candidate based on...
District 4 Human Resources Development Council is hosting a stay-at-home soiree fundraiser throughout the month of May. “The stay-at-home soiree is a mail-in fundraiser that we’re doing in place of our usual Tacos and Tunes event that we would hold around this time of year,” HRDC Administrative Officer Cassy Springer said. She said it is a fundraiser for the Havre Community Food Bank, which HRDC administers. The food bank has been in a higher demand due to the COVID-19 outbreak, she added. “We are inviting our community to do...
During the special meeting of the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees Tuesday where the board voted unanimously to continue distanced learning rather than re-opening classrooms, the board addressed several other issues as well, both related to the COVID-19 pandemic and otherwise. The board unanimously approved alternate grading for the classes being held remotely due to the classrooms closing to reduce exposure to novel coronavirus 2019. “It initiates a pass/fail for our high school students,” Superintendent Andy Car...
The Havre School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to continue with its remote learning plan rather than re-opening its classrooms. Before the vote, Superintendent Andy Carlson said he didn't expect to be given the option to open May 7. Gov. Steve Bullock ordered March 15 that public K-12 schools move to distanced learning to reduce exposure to novel coronavirus 2019. When he announced the state was moving to the first phase of of a re-opening plan "I truly believed that we...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox is facing state Sen. Al Olszewski, M.D., of Kalispell and U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte in the Republican primary in the Montana governor's race. "As a lifelong Montanan and someone who has been very blessed with all of the experiences and opportunities I have had in this state, it's public service and service in general, giving back is very important to me and it's been a great honor and blessing to me to be attorney general," Fox said. "I'm term...
Editor's note: Watch for profiles of the the Democratic attorney general candidates in Wednesday's edition of the Havre Daily News. The race to take Tim Fox's place as attorney general has Chief Deputy Attorney General Jon Bennion and former speaker of the Montana House of Representatives and current Roosevelt County Attorney Austin Knudsen facing off in the Republican primary. "I am running because we need to continue to have a conservative in this office with experience to...
Editor's note: Watch for profiles of the the Democratic attorney general candidates in Wednesday's edition of the Havre Daily News. The race to take Tim Fox's place as attorney general has former speaker of the Montana House of Representatives and current Roosevelt County Attorney Austin Knudsen and Chief Deputy Attorney General Jon Bennion facing off in the Republican primary. "I am the most-qualified person," Knudsen said. "Honestly, it wasn't something that I sought out, I...
U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte is facing Montana Attorney General Tim Fox, who is termed out of that position, and state Sen. Al Olszewski, M.D., of Kalispell in the Republican primary for governor. "I am running to create more good-paying jobs in Montana," Gianforte said. "Unfortunately, Montana ranks near the bottom nationally in terms of wages and as a consequence we've been exporting our kids for decades. My wife and I have raised our four kids in Bozeman and three of them don't...
State Sen. Albert Olszewski, M.D., of Kalispell is facing Montana Attorney General Tim Fox and U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte in this spring's Republican primary race for Montana governor. "I'm running because of what I've learned as a state legislator is that the agencies, our bureaucracy does not serve at the pleasure of a state senator," he said. "I've worked on oversight committees, especially on the Department of Public Health and Human Services, and have learned very quickly...
