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Recreational marijuana is now legal in Montana, and Hill and Blaine counties are two in which the drug is now purchasable for anyone 21 years or older. Montanans approved the legalization in a ballot initiative in 2020, but the Legislature passed more regulations, including that it only could be sold in counties that voted to approve Initiative 190 in November 2020. Hill and Blaine counties did approve the initiative, while Liberty and Chouteau counties did not. Despite the le...
Havre Community Pool announced today that the lap swims from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. are canceled this week today through Friday and next Monday through Friday, along with the 6-9 a.m. lap swim Friday of this week. For more information, people can call 406-265-8161 or 406-265-5781....
The new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been surging around the United States and the rest of the world has hit this part of north-central Montana. In its update released last week, Montana Department of Health and Human Services reported the omicron variant of the virus has been confirmed in Hill County. It reported that as of last Wednesday, a total of 15 cases of people infected with omicron variants have been detected in Montana. Along with Hill County,...
December may have started out balmy, but 2021 sure ended with bone-chillng cold. And there's more on the way. After a quick shot of welcomed warm air this past weekend, frigid arctic air is returning to Havre and the Hi-Line. First off, however, 2021 ended in a wild December. After a fairly uneventful fall, December began with back-to-back days of temperatures nearly 30 degrees above normal. However, for the month, Havre wound up averaging a whopping eight degrees below...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 815 new cases, 3,104 active cases, 127 hospitalizations and 2,908 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 198,520 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its last update, released Thursday, that 4 new cases were reported and none met the criteria to be considered recovered with 12 active cases in the county and 3,551 total cases. The county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its last update, released Thursday, that it w...
Press release Some warm air hit the region Sunday, but temperatures are expected to drop again this week and people are urged to be prepared. The Havre government has put out one tip that can help people avoid some extreme hassle and expense. Every winter, the Havre city government receives several reports of water service lines freezing during the cold weather. In an effort to prevent the costly and sometimes futile expense to the homeowner attempting to thaw the frozen service line, the Havre water department has the...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 game wardens are seeking any information regarding five white-tailed deer that were shot and left near Cleveland, 30 miles south of Chinook. Dec. 29, Game Warden Haden Hussey received a call concerning a dead deer on the Nick Faber Ranch, two miles southwest of the Cleveland Road and Peoples Creek Road intersection. While speaking with the landowner and upon further investigation, Hussey found...
Teresa Kvande, 99, passed away due to natural causes Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Northern Montana Care Center. Services are pending with Holland and Bonine Funeral Home....
Editor’s note: Havre Daily News did not receive this in time for publication Thursday and did not publish Friday. Havre City Council will meet today at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items 1 through 4. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Administer oath of office to newly elected officials. 2. Election of cou...
Havre Police Department A Second Street caller reported Thursday at 7:39 a.m. that a vehicle had been taken Dec. 25. -- Officers were called to a two-vehicle, non-injury crash between a Ford pickup and a Jeep Renegade reported Thursday at 3:39 p.m. -- Officers investigated a 5:43 p.m. Thursday report from a Havre caller that money was stolen from a bank account. -- Lana Standing Chief of Havre, 40, was arrested on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program v...
“A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and brings it out of you.” — Bob Proctor In writing last month’s article, I mentioned a lady named Madelia “Rusty” Jones. Growing up Rusty was my Sunday School teacher and Junior Youth leader at Havre Christian Church. She not only encouraged me to memorize Luke 2:1-20 for the Christmas Pageant but instilled in me a love of teaching and a commitment to world missions. When I was but i...
