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  • For the Record, Jan. 4, 2021

    Updated Jan 15, 2021

    Havre Police Department A summons was issued after officers were called Friday at 6:46 a.m. to a Fourth Street residence where the caller reported find a man in the residence. No details on the charges were provided. -- Manuel Rigo Garcia of Havre, 27, was issued a summons on a theft charge after a caller on Third Street asked Friday at 10:13 a.m. to speak with an officer about discovering that a stolen pair of sunglasses had been pawned. -- Timothy W. Healy of Havre, 19, was...

  • Daines joins senators calling for election investigation

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 4, 2021

    Sen. Steve Daines R-Mont., has announced his intention to join some of his fellow senators to reject electors from swing states on Wednesday's vote to certify the results of the 2020 Election unless an electoral commission is established to examine alleged irregularities during the 2020 General Election, an election federal officials said was the most secure in the nation's history. Daines said the intention of this commission is to restore the faith of the American people in...

  • Strissel sworn in as Hill County commissioner

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 4, 2021

    Democrat Jacob "Jake" Strissel of Rudyard was sworn in as Hill County District 1 Commissioner Thursday in the Hill County Courthouse. Strissel will be taking the seat previously held by Democrat Mike Wendland who administered his last Hill County Commission business meeting shortly after swearing in Strissel, bringing his 14 years with the commission to an end. Strissel, who narrowly defeated Republican Mark Wicks of Rudyard 51 percent to 48 percent in the 2020 General...

  • Commission appoints new Superintendent of Schools

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 4, 2021

    The Hill County Commission’s considered a number of issues at its business meeting last Thursday, including the appointment of a new superintendent of schools, a hearing on a road abandonment and the eventual receipt of a grant to improve election administration in the county. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson nominated Lorren Schlotfelt to be superintendent of schools to replace Marie Deegan who did not run for reelection in 2020. Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean and Peterson both said the decision between S... Full story

  • The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after Sunday's update was 82,831 with 346 new cases, 4,908 active.

    Updated Jan 4, 2021

    Current state data was not available by printing deadline this morning. The number of active hospitalizations was 192. The number of deaths was 972 Blaine County reported Sunday evening that from Friday through Sunday the county had 2 new cases confirmed, 610 total, 7 active, 2 active hospitalizations, 23 deaths Hill County reported Sunday evening 15 new cases, 1,668 total, 52 active, 5 active hospitalizations, 37 deaths Rocky Boy — current data not available Fort Belknap current data nor available Liberty County reported o... Full story

  • Obituary - Vernie Joe Ellis

    Updated Jan 4, 2021

    Vernie Joe Ellis, born April 10th, 1937, has fought a good fight against dementia and is finally at rest in the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Born and raised in Arkansas, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in the mid 1950`s and was trained at Lackland Air Base as an Air Policeman. Vernie was then stationed at the 778th (AC&W, Aircraft Control and Warning) Squadron north of Havre, MT. While there, he met his beloved wife-to-be, Sharon Woeppel, deceased 1992, and the... Full story

  • Obituary - Judith 'Judy' Spinler

    Updated Jan 4, 2021

    Judith "Judy" Spinler of Rudyard, 78, passed away peacefully of natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital on December 28, 2020. Judy was born to Gerald "Jerry" Stuker and Edna Minnick on July 22, 1942, in Havre, Montana. Judy loved fishing, hunting and camping. She had a passion for gardening. She loved to can and share the vegetables from her garden. She worked for the Eagles Club as a bartender. She also raised fish for local pet stores. She loved bowling and made the... Full story

  • Obituary - Billie Lone Bear

    Updated Jan 4, 2021

    Billie Lone Bear, 59, passed away due to COVID-19 at Northern Montana Hospital January 1, 2021. Due to the pandemic, private family services will be held.... Full story

  • Agenda - Havre City Council

    Updated Jan 4, 2021

    Editor’s note: The Havre Daily News did not receive this until after printing deadline Thursday and did not publish on New Year’s Day. Havre City Council will meet tonight at 7 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 5. 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. Ordinance No. 913, Second Reading — An Ordinan...

  • The humbling privilege serving as Montana's governor

    Updated Jan 4, 2021

    As any parent knows, time is more often measured by the milestones of our children than our own lives. When I first entered this office as Montana’s 24th governor, the sounds of young children laughing and playing rang through our household. While those sounds have since turned into silent eyerolls and embarrassment at my dad jokes as my children have turned into teenagers, they are still a constant reminder of the humbling privilege I’ve had to protect and advance the state that gave me the opportunity to go from del...

  • Havre Public Schools Education Foundation hires new executive director

    Updated Jan 4, 2021

    Press release The Havre Public Schools Education Foundation has announced that it has hired Amanda Meyer as its new executive director. "I look forward to serving Havre Public Schools and the community through my role as the executive director of the Havre Public Schools Education Foundation," Meyer said. She was born in Plano, Illinois, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in business management from Northern Illinois University. Meyer comes to the Havre Public Schools...

  • It Begins: Ponies sweep in the Corral

    George Ferguson|Updated Jan 4, 2021

    The excitement inside the Havre High gymnasium Saturday afternoon was palpable. That's because the long-awaited start to the high school basketball season had finally arrived, and both the Havre High girls and boys teams wasted little time in taking advantage of that excitement. The Blue Ponies opened their season with a home sweep of arch rival Lewistown Saturday in the Pony Corral, with both teams winning by double digits. "The kids were just so excited to be out there,"...

  • HHS grapplers open the season in Miles City

    George Ferguson|Updated Jan 4, 2021

    The Havre High wrestling team is finally on the mat. The Blue Ponies got their first taste of action in the 2021 season Saturday in Miles City. Havre was supposed to have two Eastern A duals Saturday, one against Miles City and another against new Class A member East Helena, but East Helena didn’t make the trip, so the Ponies had an official dual against the Cowboys, as well as a slew of exhibition matches. In the day’s only official dual, Miles City topped Havre 39-26. The...

  • Pony swimmers make a splash

    George Ferguson|Updated Jan 4, 2021

    It was a long time coming. And, the season is going to be unlike any other. And still, the Havre Blue Ponies were excited to make a splash in the pool. Havre hosted the Class A Meet Saturday, welcoming Billings Central and Hardin for a triangular at the Havre Community Pool to kickoff the 2021 swimming season. The Blue Pony boys finished third with 106 points, and the HHS girls were second with 82. Central, always a Class A swimming power, swept the boys and girls meets. On th...

  • Frontier Fun: Skylights brace for mighty Carroll

    George Ferguson|Updated Jan 4, 2021

    Their first games got called off due to COVID-19. Then came the long holiday break. So the wait to play Frontier Conference basketball has been a long one for the Montana State University-Northern Skylights. The wait however, is over. Tonight, Northern makes its long-awaited conference debut when the Skylights (1-3) host No. 6 Carroll College (2-0, 8-1) in the first of back-to-back meetings in the Armory Gymnasium. "It will be nice to be back on the court," Northern head coach...

  • Frontier Fun: Lights and Saints renew old rivalry

    George Ferguson|Updated Jan 4, 2021

    The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team has gotten to play exactly one game this season. One. That's harsh, but it's also the reality of college basketball in a global pandemic. That one game Northern played, a rousing win over Yellowstone Christian College, was also nearly a month ago already, so it would be an understatement to say the Lights (1-0) are excited to hit the court tonight. Of course, tonight won't just be any old game though, instead, it's...

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