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Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens are seeking information from the public about the poaching of a bull elk on the Warrick Road in the Bear Paw Mountains. Warden Andy Matakis said the bull elk was found on private land approximately 5.5 miles west of Warrick. The elk was likely shot Dec. 29 or 30. Nothing was taken from the elk and the entire carcass was left to waste in the field. "The season for hunting bull elk in hunting district 690...
Havre City Council members unanimously voted to ratify a collective bargaining agreement with the Local 601 International Association of Firefighters Monday night. All five council members present voted in favor of the agreement that will last until June 30, the end of the fiscal year. Council members Terry Lilletvedt, Brian Barrows and Matthew Boucher were on excused absences. Some changes were made in the 14-page-long agreement. All probationary firefighters, firefighters,...
Nine candidates will compete in a special election Jan. 10 to fill an open seat on the Chippewa Cree Business Committee, attorney general for the tribe LeAnn Montes said Tuesday. Michelle Billy, Daryl Wright II, Melvin “Junior” Morsette, Dustin J. Whitford, Donovan Stump, Jolene Crebs, Michael “Big Mike” Corcoran, Laurie Sunchild and Russell Standing Rock will be on the ballot. Montes said the person who garners the most votes will win the seat that had been held by Harlan Gopher Baker. Baker resigned the seat in Novembe...
A spokesperson for Health Net, the third-party administrator tasked with scheduling appointments for veterans and paying providers under the Veterans Choice Program, says the company is working on improving its services. “Recently, we collaborated with VA on contract modifications that expedite payment processing and alleviates much of the bottlenecking in the claims processing system,” Director of Health Net Federal Services Communications Molly Tuttle said in an email Tuesday. “Our goal continues to be timely payme...
Press release The American Red Cross has a severe winter blood shortage and is issuing an emergency call for blood and platelet donors to make a donation appointment now and help save patient lives. Hectic holiday schedules for many regular blood donors contributed to about 37,000 fewer donations in November and December than what was needed. Snowstorms and severe weather have also impacted donations. Nearly 100 blood drives were forced to cancel in December, resulting in more than 3,100 blood donations going uncollected....
Substance misuse and abuse is not only a national problem; it is a local problem. Substance misuse is the use of alcohol or drugs in a manner, situation, or frequency that could cause harm to the user or to those around them. Substance misuse is a major public health challenge and a priority for the nation to address. Millions of Americans are affected by substance misuse. Thousands are affected in the state of Montana and hundreds are affected in Hill County. From July 2013 through June 2014, 318 people from Hill County...
In a front-page story about Veterans Choice in Tuesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News, the name of Northern Montana Hospital Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator Julianne LaSmith was misspelled. In the article, the last paragraph saying Health Net had not responded for request for comment by printing deadline was cut off....
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a non-injury motor vehicle crash between a pickup truck and a sedan on Fifth Avenue after it was reported Tuesday at 8:05 a.m. —— Officers investigated a vandalism report after a First Street business caller reported Tuesday at 8:20 a.m. that her back window was broken out in the parking lot. —— Officers made an arrest in relation to a transport Tuesday at 5:33 p.m. No further information was provided. —— Angelo Duran of Havre, 26, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge afte...
Marshall Ray "Dee" Young, 64, passed away Dec. 30, 2016, in Missoula, Montana. Wake services will begin at 5 p.m. today, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church and will continue until his funeral, which will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. Cremation will follow. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Dee's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at www.hollandbonine.com. Dee was...
Editor’s note: The computer program provided by the Montana state government to print media reports on court actions does not always list all fines assessed. The following cases were resolved in Hill County Justice Court by Judge Audrey Barger Nov. 1-9. Shane Folgheraiter, born in 1993, was fined $250 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, 178 days suspended and two days credited, for driving while privilege to do so is suspended or revoked; was fined $250 and sentenced to 10 days in jail, all days suspended, for failing to c...
New Year’s Eve Jackpot Bowling was a huge success. Thank you all for helping Harvest Moon Lanes with their first party event. We enjoyed having you all to share the evening with us. We gave away two pots for $45 each, and the final pot of the night went for $125. What a great way to start the new year. Thanks goes out to all the friends and family who volunteered for the night and all of the designated drivers for keeping the party goers safe. Staring Jan. 16, Harvest Moon Lanes will be starting college student Rock-N-Bowl M...
Now, in the eyes of all of the NAIA, Montana State University-Northern basketball is elite. While the MSU-Northern women have been a highly ranked NAIA team all season long, the Northern men have joined the party. In the new NAIA Men’s Coaches Poll released Tuesday, the Lights jumped into the Top 25 all the way at No. 15. Northern is off to one of its best starts in a decade, going 13-1 and 2-0 through the first half of the season, and the Lights are one of three Frontier t...
It kind of started back before winter officially began. But now, it's really here. With the weird way the Frontier Conference basketball schedule is set up now, with each team playing each other three times, a handful of games were played last month. But, with a lot of non-league games still left, it didn't feel like the start of conference play. Now, however, it's January, and it really feels like league play is here. And this weekend, there are already some huge games on...
