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Articles from the January 18, 2023 edition


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  • Fair board prioritizes projects for coming year

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 19, 2023

    Editor’s note: This version corrects the name of the firm designing a building to house bathrooms and where sprinkler systems are being installed. The Great Northern Fair Board voted to accept a bid from Heberly and Associates to design the building to house new bathrooms on the west end of the grounds and discussed progress on various other ongoing projects on the fairgrounds at their monthly meeting Tuesday. Fair Board Vice-Chair Bob Kaul said he called eight firms trying to find someone that could create an a...

  • Northern holds second annual Community Involvement Fair

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 18, 2023

    Montana State University-Northern held its second annual Community Involvement Fair Tuesday, an event trying to connect students and student groups with local non-profits and service organizations. The event's organizer, Amber Spring, said the event was created, in part, as a way to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but since school is out that day they decided to do it the day after. "MLK Day is thought of primarily as a holiday, but it was supposed to be a day of service,"...

  • Obituary - Chris Robert Otto

    Updated Jan 18, 2023

    Chris Robert Otto of Havre, Montana, 46, passed away January 11, 2023. Chris was born in Big Sandy, Montana, July 25, 1976, to Jerry and Debra Otto. He attended Havre Public Schools and a year at University of Montana. Chris owned and operated a gravel-crushing business. He produced gravel for many counties all over the state of Montana. Later, he worked as a directional driller in North Dakota. He met KellyAnn Damson. They had two children, Ashley (Otto) Cramer, 19 and...

  • Obituary - Sharon Robertson

    Updated Jan 18, 2023

    HAMILTON - Sharon Robertson, 76, passed away at Beehive Homes of Hamilton January 11, 2023, after an admirable battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. She was born in Havre September 25, 1946, to Lester and Inez (Johnson) Sluggett. Sharon was one of nine children. She was raised on a farm/ranch 35 miles outside of Big Sandy. Sharon attended the one-room Cantigny School 3 miles from her home for grades one to eight. She graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1963. Sharon a...

  • For the Record, Jan. 18, 2023

    Updated Jan 18, 2023

    Havre Police Department A caller on First Avenue near S-Curve park reported a two-vehicle, non-injury crash Tuesday at 11:17 a.m. -- A credit card theft occurring Sunday was reported at 12:17 p.m. Tuesday. -- A Boulevard Avenue caller reported Tuesday at 12:56 p.m. that a man in a brown Carhartt jacket and blue jeans was possibly stealing packages. -- A hit and run crash was reported on Sixth Street Tuesday at 1:34 p.m. -- A fender bender was reported in a First Street West pa...

  • Recycle Montana gives recycling awards

    Updated Jan 18, 2023

    Press release Recently, Recycle Montana held its Recycling Legislative Event in the Rotunda of the State Capitol, Helena, to honor the recipients of the 2022 recycling awards and the winner of a recycling trailer grant for $10,000. "It's important to recognize Montanans that promote recycling as well as incentivize our youth to recycle," Recycle Montana's Executive Director Candi Zion said. Recycle Montana served lunch to the legislators who met invited businesses displaying...

  • Blue Pony wrestling loses duals to CMR, Great Falls

    Kason Clark|Updated Jan 18, 2023

    Taking a break from their busy tournament schedule, the Havre High wrestling teams competed in a pair of duals down in Great Falls on Tuesday night. It was not a great outing for the Blue Ponies as they lost, 45-21, in their dual against CMR and then lost, 39-30, in their dual against Great Falls. “I think we had some very high spots and we have some spots where we need to get better,” HHS head coach Beau LaSalle said about the team’s performance across the duals. Befor...

  • Hi-Line Athletes of the Week

    Updated Jan 18, 2023

    Reed Mantle, Havre High Wrestling Just a freshman, Havre High's Reed Mantle is already a champion at one of Montana's biggest wrestling tournaments. Last weekend in Missoula, Mantle took first place in the 126-pound division of the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic. Mantle had three pins and an overtime win in the semifinals to advance to the championship where he won by injury default. He helped HHS to a third-place finish as well. Clara Laird, Havre High Wrestling The Havre...

  • Prep, College Standings

    Updated Jan 18, 2023

    PREP BASKETBALL STANDINGS GIRLS Northeast A Conf. All Havre 3-0 5-4 Miles City 3-1 6-3 Lewistown 2-1 3-5 Sidney 1-3 2-6 Glendive 0-4 1-8 Southeast A Conf. All Billings Central 4-0 8-0 Laurel 3-1 8-1 Hardin 1-2 8-2 Lockwood 1-3 2-6 Livingston 0-2 1-8 District 9C Conf. All Chinook 6-0 9-0 North Star 5-1 7-1 Fort Benton 4-3 6-4 Box Elder 3-3 5-4 CJI 3-4 5-5 Hays-Lodge Pole 1-5 4-5 Turner 0-7 1-9 BOYS Northeast A Conf. All Lewistown 3-0 8-0 Miles City 3-1 7-1 Havre 2-1 6-3...

  • American Farm Bureau establishes 2023 policies at annual meeting

    Updated Jan 18, 2023

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation's 104th Convention adopted policies to guide the organization's work in 2023. Key topics ranged from expanding risk management programs and improving dairy pricing transparency to battling hunger. Delegates were polled regarding their farms at the beginning of the voting session. The results show almost 99% - 334 delegates - of those who cast votes operate family farms and almost 65%...

  • NRCS accepting applications for Community Agriculture Initiative

    Updated Jan 18, 2023

    Press release BOZEMAN — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications for the Community Agriculture Initiative. The initiative supports the conservation efforts of Montana’s farmers, ranchers and forest landowners from small acreage to large. NRCS accepts applications year-round, but applications for the current funding cycle must be submitted by Feb. 14, 2023. “Agricultural producers of all sizes provide local, nutritious food to their communities. Through this initiative, NRCS is prior...

  • Continuous certification option available for perennial forage 

    Updated Jan 18, 2023

    Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reminding agricultural producers with perennial forage crops of an option to report their acreage once, without having to report that acreage in subsequent years, as long as there are no applicable changes on the farm. Interested producers can select the continuous certification option after USDA’s Farm Service Agency certifies their acreage report.    “FSA’s continuous certification option simplifies future acreage reporting of perennial crops, and it can also...

  • Havre girls pull out win, Havre boys fall at Lewistown

    Kason Clark|Updated Jan 17, 2023

    In a set of games that were originally scheduled for before the holiday break, the Havre High basketball teams went on the road to face Lewistown on Tuesday night. The HHS girl's basketball team faced adversity but pulled out a 60-52 victory over Lewistown. Meanwhile, the HHS boy's basketball team had a strong start against Lewistown but fell behind and lost 85-51. The night started with the HHS girl's basketball team facing off against the Golden Eagles. The Ponies started st...