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Car enthusiasts will again have the chance to see - and show - some classic vehicles at the Great Northern Fairgrounds and around town this weekend. After a two-year COVID pandemic-caused hiatus, the 34th Hi-Line Cruz'n Association Bear Paw Rod Run is back. The event typically brings people and their vehicles from this area, around the state, other states and across the Canadian border to the show. This year's event is moving ahead a few months for a theme - Hall-O-Wheels. "Ha...
Tuesday's primary selected the winners of several contested elections in the area sending them to the general election - some to face opponents there and some in uncontested races - but numerous unopposed primary candidates advanced, also to face opposition in the general election for some, some to unopposed races. One legislative contest is set in Havre, with both sides unopposed in the primary. Rep. Ed Hill, R-Havre, received 826 votes in the primary for House District 28,...
The region finally saw some rain hit, but what it will do for the extreme drought conditions - and what will come for precipitation in coming weeks - remains to be seen. As of midnight Tuesday, following rain Sunday, steady rain most of Monday and rain off and on all day Tuesday, Havre had received 1.97 inches of rain for June, putting it 1.34 inches above normal for June 7. National Weather Service in Great Falls tweeted Tuesday at 2:56 a.m., before the rain continued...
The unofficial primary election results have been released in Hill County, and in local races Hill County Deputy Clerk and Recorder Lexis Dixon has won the Democratic primary in the race for Hill County Clerk and Recorder, and although Republican Steve Chvilicek of Havre won the county in his race to unseat incumbent Sen. Russ Tempel, R-Chester, in the race for Senate District 14, with results in the rest of the district it appears Tempel won the primary. The printer on the ballot counting machine broke after 12 precincts...
4 p.m. The unofficial primary election results have been released in Hill County, and in local races Hill County Deputy Clerk and Recorder Lexis Dixon has won the Democratic primary in the race for Hill County Clerk and Recorder, and although Republican Steve Chvilicek of Havre won the county in his race to unseat incumbent Sen. Russ Tempel, R-Chester, in the race for Senate District 14, with results in the rest of the district it appears Tempel won the primary. Watch for...
Editor's note: Watch for more on this story in upcoming editions of Havre Daily News. The federal government is proposing pulling more land in The Little Rocky Mountains out of bounds for new mining, putting the portion proposed for withdrawal back to about what it was from 2000 to 2020. The Bureau of Land Management is proposing a withdrawal of more than 900 acres at the Zortman-Landusky Mine reclamation area, the bureau said in a press release, in addition to the lands...
Things were hopping in Havre over the weekend with a slew of events coming together to make a wealth of activities in which people could participate, and event organizers seem pleased with the results. Saturday morning started with the Second Annual Bear Paw Marathon - see full results on Monday's sports page, B1 - and the annual North Central Hangar Association Air Fair 2022 fly-in breakfast at the Havre City-County Airport and and included Living History events at Fort...
With employers in the Havre area — and across the state and nation — having problems finding workers for open positions, the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce is stepping in to help its member businesses. The Chamber is holding a job fair in Havre Tuesday, June 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Havre’s Holiday Village Mall for Chamber members to recruit workers. Chamber Executive Director Jessica Faggerbakke said many Chamber members are frequently putting out posts looking for workers, so the Chamber figured it should try to help...
Election officials are reminding people that they will not be able to register to vote on Election Day, following a state Supreme Court ruling overturning a district judge’s ruling blocking the impact of new laws. District Court Judge Michael Moses ruled in April the laws that eliminated Election Day voter registration, changed voter ID requirements for college students and banned the paid collection of voted ballots would not be in effect for the June primary election because it appears they “unconstitutionally burden the ri...
A compromise, bipartisan bill decades in the making set to help veterans exposed to toxic substances while in service finally looks to be headed to the floor of the Senate. Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., the chair and ranking member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committe, respectively, held a press conference Thursday to talk about the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022. “This bill will address decades of inaction (and allow) the U...
Montana's U.S. senators continue to push for funding for - and changes on how to fund - the system that provides much of the water in the Milk River each year, likely almost all of the water flowing in the river this year. Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Steve Daines, R-Mont., both spoke during a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Water and Power Wednesday on their St. Mary's Reinvestment Act, which will authorize $52 million to rehabilitate...
Montana State University-Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel issued an apology in a campus-wide email Friday over a remark he made at Northern's graduation ceremony May 7, a remark he said was misstated and å misconstrued. "I would like to offer an apology for the comment I made following our commencement speaker's address regarding advice to women to smile and laugh," he said in the email. "I am truly sorry to anyone that was hurt or felt slighted by the comment. In retrospect,...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the title held by Jay Pyette. The local acting troupe is holding a second round of auditions for a major event in the late summer, an outdoor production of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” in Beaver Creek Park. Auditions are in The Little Theatre in Montana State University-Northern’s Cowan Hall Sunday starting at 4 p.m. and Monday starting at 7 p.m. Montana Actors’ Theatre Executive Director Jay Pyette, who is the production manager for “Macbeth,” said only a few roles have been cast...
A woman was convicted in Rocky Boy Tribal Court Wednesday on multiple counts stemming from the hit-and-run crash death of pedestrian Lacey Arkinson in 2019. A six-person jury convicted Shoshana Saddler, 36, of negligent homicide, obstructing justice, tampering with evidence and failing to report an accident, tribal prosecutor Steve Henry said this morning. A sentencing hearing is set for May 26, Henry said. Arkinson, who was 16, was killed Dec. 12, 2019, when she was struck by a vehicle while walking along Laredo Road near...
A Harlem High School teacher pleaded not guilty in state District Court in Chinook Tuesday to charges stemming from accusations he had sexual relations with a student at the high school. Jack Garner Young is charged with a felony count of sexual intercourse without consent and misdemeanor counts of sexual assault and indecent exposure. He pleaded not guilty to all counts. A trial date is not yet set. An omnibus hearing is set for June 27 at 10 a.m., although the hearings often are waived if all dates and deadlines are agreed...
After several months of shortened service, Amtrak’s Empire Builder soon will be running along the Hi-Line twice a day seven days a week. Amtrak announced Monday that four of its seven long-distance trains including the Empire Builder, which runs along the Hi-Line between Chicago and Seattle and Portland, Oregon, would return to daily service May 23. Some other services, such as the Northeast Regional, will be expanded immediately, an Amtrak release said. “This announcement is long overdue, and it’s great news for folks livin...
Two members of the Havre City Council Safety Committee said during a council meeting Monday that they have received reports of safety concerns in the building that houses Havre Fire Department and also with problems with the department's oldest ambulance. Council member Josh Miller presented what the committee has been told about the problems. "We rely on our firefighters and (emergency medical technicians) to take care of all of us in our times of need," he said. "We should...
After Havre City Council held two public hearings, one on proposed rate increases for Havre's water and sewer rates and one on a preliminary engineering report on proposed improvements to Havre's water system, Mayor Doug Kaercher called for a special City Council meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, to vote on resolutions necessary before Havre can apply for funding for the improvements. Kaercher said the resolutions must be passed before the city applies for grants May 19....
Hill County Health Department in its weekly update Monday reported two more COVID-19-related deaths among Hill County residents. “We send our condolences to the friends and families of these individuals,” the department said in the update. That brings the total of COVID-19-related deaths in the county to 74, and comes as the number of new cases has dropped dramatically. Hill County reported four new cases confirmed April 19 through Monday, with two active cases in the county and no hospitalizations. COVID-19-related dea...
The prediction is for recent hot, sunny days to be followed by cooler temperatures and rain, leading to the organizers of an event this weekend to postpone. Downtown Havre Matters! Art and Beautification Committee and the Hi-Line Arts Council had planned to have Saturday a second Spring Celebration in the Art Alley between Second and Third street, Third and Fourth avenues, but Downtown Havre Matters! member Debbie Vandeberg said they decided this week to postpone. "We are so...
Harlem Public Schools Superintendent Arlene Bigby issued a statement this morning on the district’s Facebook page asking for information anyone has about allegations one of the Harlem High School teachers had sex with a student in the school. Jack. G Young was arrested Friday on charges of sexual abuse of children, indecent exposure and sexual intercourse without consent. Blaine County Clerk of Court’s Office reported no charges had been filed against Young in state District Court as of the time this article was written thi...
Gov. Greg Gianforte will be in Havre Thursday at Sunnyside Intermediate Schools visiting Havre Public Schools faculty, administration and school board members. Superintendent Craig Mueller said the focus of the visit is on the impacts of a bill passed in the 2021 Legislature intended to increase the pay rate for starting teachers. The bill, House Bill 143 sponsored by Rep. Llew Jones, R-Conrad, says that Montana pubic school districts have made significant progress in increasing the average pay of teachers in the last 15...
A Harlem High School teacher is being held in the Valley County jail on rape accusations stemming from allegations he had sexual relations in the school with one of his students. Blaine County Sheriff John Colby said this morning in a press release that Jack G. Young was arrested Friday on charges of sexual abuse of children, indecent exposure and sexual intercourse without consent. Colby said charges in district court are expected to be filed this week. Young was being held this morning in the Valley County Detention Center...
The Hill County Board of Health held a lengthy discussion Wednesday during its quarterly meeting about reorganizing the board and determining what body would have authority over it, a discussion largely stemming from a law passed by the 2021 Legislature. The bill, pushed due to mandates issued to protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic, strips health boards of their authority, requiring health proposals from the boards be approved by elected officials in a body overseeing the health board decisions. Hill County...
Cold temperatures and snow in this region appear to be in the rearview mirror for now, with the forecast predicting highs in the 40s and 50s through the week and no precipitation until Thursday or Friday. After temperatures in the area hit 50s and 60s and even 70s in the past few weeks, a massive blizzard just touched this region last week, moving high temperatures into the 20s with lows in the teens and dropping some snow in the area. National Weather Service reported that...
