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Editor’s note: Havre Daily News received an addition to this agenda under the Subdivision/survey approval header Monday afternoon. The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims and payroll Employment Budgets Abatements Journal and vouchers Ordinance Resolutions Contracts Hill County Health Department Task Order 22-25-5-21-010-0 Amendment #1: Breastfeeding Peer Counselor, Women, Infants and Children Board a...
Montana Premium Processing Cooperative, which will process its first cow this week, held tours of its facility Sunday for locals interested in its future work or potentially investing. The user-owned co-op's steering committee was started three years ago with the help of Montana Farmers Union and is part of a larger effort to increase local processing and packing capacity as the industry becomes increasingly consolidated. Montana Premium Processing Board Chair Paul Neubauer...
The 89th Annual Lutheran Swedish Meatball and Norwegian Lutefisk Dinner was held Saturday at Havre's First Lutheran Church, with its usual fixings and a good turnout. Dinner Co-Chair Jim Griggs said he didn't see quite as many people as he was hoping, but plenty of people came out to enjoy the food and company. "Everything went well," he said. This is the event's second year back after canceling in 2020 for the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused a lot of yearly events to see...
Mara Silvers and JoVonne Wagner via Montana Free Press House Bill 317, sponsored by Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, would create the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act, a policy similar to the federal law known as ICWA that puts guardrails on the removal of Native children from their families and restricts placement of Native children with non-Native families and guardians. The seminal 1978 ICWA was implemented after decades of wrongful child removals from Native families, followed by foster care and adoption placements t...
Emily Wang Fujiyama Associated Press BEIJING — China accused the United States today of indiscriminate use of force in shooting down a suspected Chinese spy balloon, saying it “seriously impacted and damaged both sides’ efforts and progress in stabilizing Sino-U.S. relations.” The U.S. shot down the balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America including flying over Montana. China insisted the flyover was an accident involving a civilian aircraft. Vice Foreign Ministe...
Havre Daily News staff Montana Department of Transportation announced that it is working on streetlights on U.S. Highway 2, which is known as First Street when it passes through Havre. MDT said in a press release that it is aware that a portion of streetlights are not working along US-2 in Havre. “We are troubleshooting the problem and hope to have it resolved as soon as possible, weather permitting,” the release said. “MDT’s goal is to keep the roadways safe for the traveling public.” “We would like to thank the community f...
Press release The 2023 Montana Junior Duck Stamp Contest announced to student artists, art educators and mentors that the contest is accepting entries now until March 24. Entries can be mailed or hand delivered to Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge at 4567 Wildfowl Lane, Stevensville, MT 59870 406-777-5552. The art image should be of a live, native North American waterfowl species with image measuring 9 inches by 12 inches in a horizontal layout. Artwork can be drawn using ink, paint, pastel, crayon or pencil. Entries...
Press release The Montana Federation of Garden Clubs Inc. recently voted to increase the annual Life Members Scholarship to $2,000 this year from $1,000 in previous years. The MFGC Life Members awards this annual scholarship to a student who is a citizen of the United States, a Montana resident and a student majoring in conservation, horticulture, parks or forestry, floriculture, greenhouse management, land management or related subjects. Students from Montana State University-Northern have the opportunity to compete for...
Press release HELENA — After almost 40 years as The Montana History Foundation, the organization has undergone a complete rebrand, including renaming as The Foundation for Montana History. The mission remains the same: to preserve the legacy of Montana’s past by raising money and providing grant funding for history and preservation projects across the state. Past and current projects include: • Funding the Mai Wah Society’s project on translating and interpreting Chinese headstones in cemeteries located in Bozeman, Billing...
Crystal Laverne Denny, 51, passed away at her residence January 27, 2023. Wake services began at 4:00 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2023, and continued until her funeral service at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 4, 2023, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Burial followed in the Rocky Boy Cemetery....
Linda R. Swallow passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023 at the Billings Clinic. Her funeral service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 8th, at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with her burial to follow at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Memorial contributions in Linda’s honor may be selected by the donor...
A front-page story in the Wednesday, Feb. 1, edition of Havre Daily News about Bill Lanier taking over as director of Hill County Council on Aging of the Havre Daily News misreported that Marci Bergren, Val Clikeman and Heather Winter were volunteers at North Central Senior Citizens Center. Bergren, Clikeman and Winter are employees at the center....
Havre Police Department Kylie Jade Walker of Havre, 20, was issued a summons on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation reported 8 a.m. Friday at the police station. -- Stephen Lewis Newbury of Havre, 42, was arrested on five Justice or City court warrants by officers asked at 8:09 a.m. Friday to assist Probation and Parole officers. -- A hit and run crash was reported on Fourth Street at 11:02 a.m. Friday. -- A vehicle crash was reported on Fif...
A hero is a person of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his or her brave deeds and noble qualities. Heroes come in many forms in life. We look up to our heroes. They are role models, shining examples of what we should be. They are selfless, genuinely good persons. Often, they are willing to risk their own life to save another. About a month ago, Kip Van Valkenburg walked to the front of our church just before the closing prayer. "Excuse me," he said, "but I just...
The postseason finally got started for the Havre High wrestling teams as they hosted the Eastern A Divisional at Havre High Gymnasium this past weekend. As the Blue Ponies looked to do well to send as many wrestlers as possible to state, the HHS boys wrestling team took fifth at the tournament. While HHS head coach Beau LaSalle wished they could have done better, they did what they set out to do. "It was so-so but we got 12 guys qualified (for state)," LaSalle said. "Divisiona...
After several months away, the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team finally returned home to Armory Gymnasium to compete in a pair of duals Friday night. It was a mixed night for the Lights as they won their first dual, 40-6, against Arizona Christian University but then lost, 23-18, in their dual against Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. With the postseason soon arriving, MSU-N head coach Tyson Thivierge believes the Lights are not performing their best this l...
When you're hot, you're hot. The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team made it five in a row in Frontier Conference play when the Lights throttled arch rival Providence 90-68 Saturday afternoon in the Armory Gymnasium. Northern's win streak pushed its record to 7-5 in conference play with three games left. It also was a revenge night for the Lights, who had lost to the Argos twice in Great Falls earlier this season. "Just really proud of our guys," Northern...
It was another tough night in the Armory Gymnasium for the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team. Saturday, the Skylights fell to 0-12 in the Frontier Conference with a 68-51 loss to the University of Providence Argos. The loss was Northern's third to UP this season. The Skylights went on a 6-0 run at the start of the game. Providence stepped on the peddle and went on a 23-2 run in the first quarter. Northern battled in the second quarter losing by one,...
Down in Columbus this past weekend, several wrestling teams from across the Hi-Line began the postseason with the Eastern B/C Divisional Tournament. Over the course of the weekend, wrestlers from the Hi-Line looked to perform well to qualify for the upcoming state tournament. In the boys Eastern B/C Divisional, Huntley Project took first with 331 total points. Fort Benton finished fourth with 104 total points in the tournament. Over the weekend, several Longhorns placed to...
Over the weekend, the Havre High boys basketball team had a tough road trip with games at Miles City and Hardin. While the Blue Ponies faced their adversity, they pulled off an 82-79 win over Miles City in double overtime Friday and then defeated Hardin, 80-70, Saturday to wrap up the weekend. With two tough road wins, HHS head coach Walynn Burgess was impressed by how his players performed this weekend. “Just the whole mentality of the kids coming off the bus and getting read...
Heading into this past weekend, the Havre High girls basketball team was looking to keep its five-game winning streak. It was not easy on the road, but the Blue Ponies kept the streak alive with a 50-48 win over Miles City Friday night and then a 63-56 win over Hardin Saturday. The Ponies’ game against Miles City started competitive enough as the teams fought to a 9-9 stalemate in the first quarter. But the Ponies took control with a 7-2 run to close the quarter and to take a...
Team Scores Miles City 224.0, Laurel 216.5, Sidney/Fairview 192.5, Lockwood 182.0, Havre 174.0, Park/Sweet Grass Co 107.0, Lewistown 102.0, Glendive 101.0, Hardin 98.0, Billings Central 69.0. 103 First place: Gordon Knapp (Sidney / Fairview) 45-4, Jr. over Caleb Smith (Custer Co. (Miles City)) 30-12, Sr. (Fall 1:55); Third place: Kona Fandrich (Lockwood) 22-5, Fr. over Philip Westrick (Lockwood) 19-11, 8th. (Inj. 0:01); Fifth place: Will Merkel (Custer Co. (Miles City))...
