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Three Gros Ventre, or Aaniiih, children have returned to the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation nearly 135 years after they were sent to one of the first Native American boarding schools in the country, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Alameda Heavy Hair, Bishop Shields and John Bull — all of those names are Americanized versions given at the boarding school — were recovered two weeks ago by a group from the Fort Belknap Indian Community, brought back to Montana and given a wake last Thursday, funeral and burial Friday on Fort Bel...
A brand-new location for the Montana Highway Patrol headquarters has been named in honor of a former Hill County attorney and state senator who represented Havre. The Kris Hansen Campus in Boulder was dedicated to the late Kris Hansen Sept. 4. Hansen spearheaded the creation of the location while serving as chief deputy state attorney general, a position she took in 2021. The Highway Patrol office was spread out in multiple offices and storage locations, and Hansen suggested...
Sen. Jon Tester announced last Thursday that he had secured another $2 million to repair the catastrophic failure of two siphons in the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works that shut down the water being diverted to the Milk River. "It is critically important for irrigators who rely on the Milk River Project that we get water flowing as soon as possible," said Tester. "I'm glad to see that significant progress is already being made, but we've got to keep this project fully...
When prominent former Montana Republican elected officials Marc Racicot and Bob Brown and other members of Republicans for Tester recently endorsed Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont, in the 2024 election, they drew a scathing rejoinder from the campaign of his opponent. "'Republicans for Tester' makes about as much sense as a jumbo shrimp - 'Two-Faced Tester' has made a career of serving at the pleasure of New York's Chuck Schumer to advance their 'Montana Last' agenda while pretending...
Former Rep. Ed Hill, R-Havre, said he is back in the ring to try for a seat in the Montana Legislature basically for the same reason he first ran in 2020 - He sees a need for his candidacy. "The reason I I ran again, I guess just just to just the need, and realizing that, well, it is a thankless job and nobody else was chomping at the bit and wanting to do it," he said. Hill won the election in 2020 to represent Havre in the Legislature, but lost to Democrat Paul Tuss in the...
Editors note: This version includes a comment from Tim Sheehy campaign spokesperson Jackie O’Brien that was received after the printing deadline for this edition. Watch for more in next week’s Havre Weekly Chronicle. Two local politicians have received unusual endorsements, endorsements from major Montana Republicans. Former Montana Gov., Attorney General and Republican National Committee Chair Marc Racicot has endorsed Rep. Paul Tuss, D-Havre, in his race to retain his seat in a race against Republican former Rep. Ed Hil...
Havre’s law enforcement agencies are again bringing a night of socialization and entertainment to people in the community with Havre’s National Night Out set for Tuesday, Aug. 27. The night, running from 6-8 p.m. on the Montana University-Northern SUB drive, is hosted by Havre Police Department in conjunction with Hill County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Border Patrol Havre Sector, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Havre Station, Hill County Search and Rescue, Havre Fire Department/Emergency Medical Services, the FBI, Bear Paw V...
Havre City Council heard an update Monday on the water restrictions in place in Havre, which have been eased, and on plans to permanently fix the issue. Havre Public Works Director Trevor Mork and Water Treatment Plant Superintendent Amanda Vaughn talked about the issue during the council's meeting Monday in Havre City Hall. The ban was issued July 19, effective that date, and would last until conditions change, the release said. The ban prohibited most non-essential uses and...
Filed Aug. 8, 2024 Updated Aug. 5, 2024 City of Havre announced limited nonessential water use is now allowed, with people living east of Fifth Avenue allowed to water lawns from 7 p.m. Tuesdays to 5 a.m. Wednesdays and people west of Fifth Avenue allowed to water lawns from 7 p.m. Thursdays to 5 a.m. Fridays. Washing cars is allowed as necessary. The original story follows: A ban on non-essential water use continues in Havre, although Havre Public Works reports its water storage supply was improving by the end of the week....
Rocky Boy Police are looking for a man they want to speak to about a shooting death on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation early Monday morning. The Rocky Boy Police Department posted an official release on their Facebook Page last Thursday that said the department is looking for Gordon Denny Jr., 29, to talk to about the shooting. The name of the shooting victim was not listed in the press release. No one was available to talk to the Havre Weekly Chronicle in calls starting July...
School is just around the corner and many events already are taking place to get students into their classrooms and activities. Havre Weekly Chronicle will be posting information on its website at www.havredailynews.com and will publish a special section on back to school with next week’s edition. Watch for updates on school events from Harlem, Turner and Hays-Lodge Pole wast to Chester and south to Big Sandy online and in next week’s special section....
Rocky Boy Police are looking for a man they want to speak to about a shooting death on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation early Monday morning. The Rocky Boy Police Department posted an official release on their Facebook Page Thursday that said the department is looking for Gordon Denny Jr., 29, to talk to about the shooting. The name of the shooting victim was not listed in the press release. No one was available to talk to the Havre Weekly Chronicle in calls starting Tuesday...
Blaine County had four fires burning as of Tuesday afternoon and another on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation just across the border into Phillips County. Three others are on the reservation, the Prairie Dog Fire south of Fort Belknap Agency and the Gilbert Ranch and Wind Mill fires east of the Prairie Dog Fire. The Flats Fire is southeast of those, just across the county line. The Bud Road Fire is burning between Harlem and Zurich, south of U.S. Highway 2. The largest is the Gilbert Ranch Fire, fist discovered July 25 at 2...
The Blaine County Fair gets under full blast next week with the carnival opening and the PRCA Bear Paw Roundup Rodeo starting Thursday, but rodeo action begins this week. ITALIC See more on Page A8 The Junior Rodeo will be at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Saturday starting at 10 a.m., with a full list of events set for the young cowboys and cowgirls. A free carnival is set to run starting Thursday, and the Bear Paw Roundup starts at 7 p.m. both Thursday and Friday. The rodeo has some added attractions, with Monkey on a Rope,...
Havre Public Schools Special Services Director Cheryl Russell received a special award from the top elected official in the state while he was in Hill County recently. Gov. Greg Gianforte presented the Spirit of Montana award to Russell at Robins School Administration Building, giving the award In packed room. "We created an award, and you're the recipient and they're all here to celebrate you," Gianforte said to loud applause. Russell said after the presentation it came as a...
A two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 87 near Box Elder at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, resulted in the death of one 74-year-old Havre woman with two other people taken to the hospital. The coroner was not available by printing deadline of this story to release the name, but an obituary notice Friday said Cheryl L. Kirkaldie of Havre, 74, died as a result of injuries sustained in a crash July 17. The Montana Highway Patrol crash fatality report said the two vehicles, a Ford F-150 and a Chevrolet Tahoe, were northbound on U.S....
Activities for the Great Northern Fair got underway last weekend with 4-H setup starting Sunday and fair open and 4-H exhibit entries and 4-H interviews going to the major start of the fair, which fully got under way Wednesday with the opening of the midway, the vendors, the Commercial Building, the exhibits and more. Arena entertainment started Wednesday as well with the popular Junior Rodeo. The Great Northern Rodeo Ram Rodeo takes over the arena tonight and Friday, July...
Editor’s note: Havre Weekly Chronicle received the name of the man killed in the crash after th is week’s edition was sent to press. This story has been updated to include it. Three people were injured and one killed last Thursday, July 11, following a vehicle leading Fort Belknap law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase. Quacey Whitegrass of Ronan, 32, died of injuries sustained in the crash, the Blaine County coroner said Wednesday. The other three in the car were injured in the crash, Montana Highway Patrol rep...
Filed 9:12 a.m. Monday, July 15, 2024, updated 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2024 Three people were injured and one killed Thursday following a vehicle leading Fort Belknap law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase. Quacey Whitegrass of Ronan, 32, died of injuries sustained in the crash, the Blaine County coroner said Wednesday. The other three in the car were injured in the crash, Montana Highway Patrol reports. None were wearing seat belts. The driver was an 18-year-ol...
The cities of Chinook, Harlem and Havre are asking residents to voluntarily reduce lawn irrigation to conserve water while the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works are repaired. "Following the recent conditions of the siphons at the St. Mary Diversion, the Havre, Chinook, and Harlem communities have been working with Montana Rural Water to find ways to conserve water along the Milk River," Havre Public Works Director Trevor Mork said in a release this morning. "With our...
4 years to the day after reopening from a fire, another fire devastated Midtown Car Care Center in North Havre. Havre Fire Department's media report said the fire department responded at 2:41 the morning of Friday, July 5. Janet Robinson, bookkeeper and office manager for Midtown Car Care Center said no one was hurt, and the house next door where she and owner-operator Mike Breum live was saved without damage. She said the business, which started in its current location in...
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced Friday that U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced it will start work “immediately” to rehabilitate the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works that supplies much of the water that flows through the Milk River each year. Gov. Greg Gianforte also announced the news in a release Tuesday. “I’m grateful for this much needed federal assistance to repair the St. Mary and Halls Coulee siphons,” Gianforte said. “The State of Montana stands ready to assist local and federal officials in responding...
A full slate of events and activities are set to rock the Great Northern Fair at the Great Northern Fairgrounds next week. 4-H starts with setting things up Sunday, open exhibits will be accepted starting Monday, 4-H interviews are Tuesday and the midway is open Wednesday through Sunday with arena events set for each of those days. The grandstand events start with the perennial-favorite Junior Rodeo Wednesday. The Great Northern Rodeo Ram Rodeo takes over the arena Thursday and Friday, July 18-19. Saturday sees the truck and...
The name of the 18-year-old Havre man killed June 27 in a one-car crash in Glacier County has been released by the Glacier County coroner. Michael Wayne Spotted Eagle died from injuries sustained in the crash. The Montana Highway Patrol report said Spotted Eagle, a passenger in a Cadillac Escalade that went off the road on U.S. Highway 89, was tossed from the vehicle, hitting the ground and sustaining fatal injuries. The crash report said information about the driver was unknown at the time of the report being filed. The repo...
Hill County 4-H is set for a big 2024 Great Northern Fair, with some changes including a major shift in time for the annual market sale. “The biggest change is Sunday. July 21, the livestock sale will start at 11 a.m.,” Montana State University Extension Hill County Agent Colleen Pegar said. Pegar and Hill County Extension Agent Kati Purkett said Hill County 4-H has grown a bit, with several new members and a good set of displays and animals for the fair. Pegar said the livestock sale will feature 36 beef, 39 swine, nine she...
