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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...
Filed 10:42 a.m. Thursday, July 18, 2024 Updated 8:54 a.m. Friday, July 19, 2024 This version corrects who was killed in the crash A two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 87 near Box Elder at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday resulted in the death of one woman with two other people taken to the hospital. The name of the person killed, a 74-year-old Havre woman, was not available by the time this story was filed. The Montana Highway Patrol crash fatality report said the two vehicles, a Ford F-150 and a Chevrolet Tahoe, were northbound on U.S....
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...
Editor’s note: This story ran in the June 13 edition of Havre Weekly Chronicle, but misreported the days of the event. The corrected story follows. The local ham radio club again is inviting people to come watch — and use — amateur radios this weekend in Havre. Hi-Line Amateur Radio Club will be participating in the American Radio Relay League — ARRL — Field Day from noon Saturday, June 22, to noon Sunday, June 23, at Veterans Memorial Park on 11th Street west across from Montana State University-Northern’s Tilleman Field, cl...
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...
Gov. Greg Gianforte met with community representatives this morning to talk about a $1.25 million two-year grant awarded to Havre Tourism Enhancement Project to increase tourism and revitalize downtown Havre. Gianforte told the group that the main thing is the Havre community has to decide how to implement the grant. "I'm not here to tell you what to do," he said. The first year's disbursement, $250,000, is to be used exclusively for planning, Bear Paw Development Corp....
Gov. Greg Gianforte was at Robins School Administration Building this morning, presenting the state Spirit of Montana Award to Havre Public Schools Special Services Director Cheryl Russell in a packed room full of school district employees there to congratulate Russell on receiving the award. Russell said after the presentation it came as a complete surprise. "It means a great deal to me," she said. "It's an incredible honor, and I am proud every day to serve our students,...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the day of the fire. 13 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 sai...
Montana’s federal lawmakers are scrambling to pass a bill they have been working on for years — decades in the making — that would provide funding to rehabilitate and repair the failed irrigation system that provides much of the water in the Milk River each year. The Senate acted quickly last Thursday to unanimously pass a bill that includes funding St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance, money that could repair a catastrophic failure that shut the system down. The Senate passed Thursday by unanimous consent the Fort Belkn...
A siphon on the more-than-100-year-old system that provides much - almost all, in drought years - to the Milk River broke Monday, shutting down the system. The Montana Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation area manager said Tuesday the bureau was waiting for the water to finish flowing out of the breached siphons on the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works and is working to get a feel for impacts caused by the breach and looking at possible models for replacement or...
Havre just received a major boost in its planning for downtown and boost up tourism. The Downtown Havre Matters! committee at a meeting Monday discussed $1.25 million in a two-year grant the Havre Tourism Enhancement Project was awarded last week to help revitalize downtown and increase tourism in the area, part of the goals of the Downtown Master Plan recently approved by the city. The grant is being administered by Bear Paw Development Corp. and will be overseen by a board set up to administer the grant, with its general ma...
An 18-year-old Havre man was killed last Thursday in a one-car crash in Glacier County. By the Tuesday filing deadline for this story, Glacier County coroner had not responded to requests from Havre Weekly Chronicle for the name of the Havre man. The Havre man was a passenger in the Cadillac Escalade that crashed. The incident report said information about the driver was unknown at the time of the report being filed. The report lists the crash as occurring 6:17 a.m. Thursday, June 27, on U.S. Highway 89 with Browning the...
We have seen a lot of changes at the Havre paper in the past few months, and I want to thank our readers and all the businesses, organizations and departments in the area for their patience and support as we work through turning into a weekly instead of a daily newspaper. It is my goal to continue to produce a high-quality paper for our area. That being said, I apologize if anything has been falling through the cracks. We are getting more and more used to doing things differently, and I hope things just keep getting better...
An 18-year-old Havre man was killed Thursday in a one-car crash in Glacier County. At the time of this story being published, Havre Weekly Chronicle was waiting to hear from the Glacier County coroner if the name of the Havre man had been released. The Havre man was a passenger in the Cadillac Escalade that crashed. The incident report said information about the driver was unknown at the time of the report being filed. Highway Patrol said this morning that no information about the driver was ready for release. The report...
A tradition of some 25-years to celebrate Independence Day is again on in Havre. The Fourth of July Festival is set to run in Pepin Park Thursday, July 4, from noon to 4 p.m. People are invited to visit the Facebook Havre’s 4th of July Festival group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/870879876606788 or the events page at https://www.facebook.com/events/419212761103444 for more information. Cassie Denny, in her second year organizing the event, said it starts at noon with a Bill Lanier and the Boy Scouts conducting a flag c...
Chinook's Friends of the Pool and Parks Foundation in the last few days have extended thanks to several more people and groups that have helped the foundation move closer to its goal of rehabilitating the Chinook Pool and the Ensign Sweet Memorial Park. The former Jumping Juniper Garden Club organization donated nearly $1,200 of funds that they had raised over the years to the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation for improvements to the pool and park, the foundation said in...
Earlier this month, the state Democratic party came to Havre to host its state convention, and local Democrats said it was a great success. “Hosting the statewide convention in Havre for the first time in several decades was a great way to showcase our community to more than 160 folks from every corner of Montana,” Rep. Paul Tuss, D-Havre said. “It was also an opportunity to highlight the issues that are important to rural northern Montana, including support for the incredible programs at (Montana State Unive...
