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  • City hears updates on Boulevard Avenue water main replacement

    Derek Hann|Updated Feb 19, 2020

    Havre Public Works Director Dave Peterson gave Havre City Council an update Tuesday on a number of public works projects, including the Bullhook Storm Drain Project and a project to replace the water main in Boulevard Avenue. The Boulevard Avenue project is set to replace the water main and upsize the line to create redundancy for the city's water main serving the Highland Park area of the city, Peterson said. The city is trying to finish the project in the Highland Park...

  • Committee proposes changing City Council meetings, putting charter government on ballot

    Derek Hann|Updated Feb 19, 2020

    The Havre City Council Ordinance Committee approved two proposals Tuesday, changing how City Council holds its monthly meetings and changing the form of Havre's government, and the proposals were sent to the city attorney for review. Mayor Tim Solomon brought up during a December council meeting the idea of changing the City Council meetings from twice a month to once a month due to a regularly low number of agenda items on the city's agenda. He said during Tuesday's...

  • Lions propose funding fair project, fair schedule updated

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Feb 19, 2020

    An update on 2020 Great Northern Fair events was among the items discussed at the fair board’s monthly meeting Tuesday, along with a proposal by a local service club to help fund some major project at the fairgrounds, although the board did not vote on any items due to several members being absent. The board members excused from the meeting were Shawn Bickford, Bobbie Dolphay and Ray Kallenberger. Board Chair Tyler Smith and Vice Chair Chelby Gooch and board members Jack Solomon and Ron Konesky attended the meeting. Votes o...

  • Morigeau stumps for state auditor in Havre

    Derek Hann|Updated Feb 19, 2020

    Democratic state auditor candidate Rep. Shane Morigeau, D-Missoula, was in Havre Saturday alongside Democratic candidate Raph Graybill, who is running for attorney general, meeting with people and discussing the biggest issues facing the state. "We can sit here and we look at documents and papers, but that doesn't really mean anything if you're actually not out talking with actual Montanans or worrying about them and the issues they are facing," Morigeau said. State Auditor...

  • Correction - Reagan-Lincoln Day Dinner

    Updated Feb 19, 2020

    An editorial on Page A4 of Tuesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News misreported the birthday of President Ronald Reagan. He was born Feb. 6, 1911....

  • For the Record, Feb. 19, 2020

    Updated Feb 19, 2020

    Havre Police Department Officers were asked Tuesday at 9:10 a.m. to assist Child and Family Services. -- Jerry Neal Flatlip of Box Elder, 57, was arrested on a theft charge after a caller at a First Street business reported Tuesday at 10:49 a.m. that a man had walked off with hand sanitizer. -- Two summonses were issued after a caller at Havre Middle School reported a juvenile fight Tuesday at 1 p.m. No details on the charges were provided. -- A juvenile was issued a summons...

  • Boy Scouts: Bankruptcy will not impact local councils, troops

    Tim Leeds|Updated Feb 19, 2020

    The Boy Scouts of America assured people Tuesday that its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy will not impact the operations of local Councils and troops. "Local councils, which provide programming, financial, facility and administrative support to scouting units in their communities, have not filed for bankruptcy," a press relase from the Boy Scouts of America National Council said. "They are legally separate, distinct and financially independent from the national...

  • 'Don't Farm Naked' workshop set for next week

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Feb 19, 2020

    “Don’t Farm Naked,” a workshop about residue management and U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, is set for Tuesday at the Northern Ag Research Center meeting room from 1 to 3 p.m. This workshop will cover ways to manage residue, reduce erosion and review requirements of the 1985 Farm Bill. “This workshop is just a general overview of residue management and USDA farm programs,” USDA Havre Field Office Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Conservationist Laurie Massar said. She said the workshop will focus spe...

  • The Postscript: Raising the roof

    Carrie Classon|Updated Feb 19, 2020

    The roof fell in on the church I started attending The collapse occurred after I’d been coming only a couple of weeks. While I have not always been a regular churchgoer, I thought this was kind of an over-the-top response to my unexpected appearance in church. The collapse was pretty serious, as it turned out. Several roof joists snapped and the rest were badly compromised and we were not permitted to return to the sanctuary. So, services had to be held in the basement (...

  • Bread show again going on during Montana Seed Show

    Updated Feb 19, 2020

    Press release Harlem’s Montana Seed Show will be held March 12, 13 and 14. One of the popular events is the Bread Show, and entry day is Friday, March 13, from 8-9:30 a.m. in Harlem High School’s big gym. Categories, both adult and youth, high school senior and younger, include white bread, 100 percent whole wheat bread, machine white bread and machine 50 percent combination whole wheat bread. Again this year, the bread contest will also feature the category of specialty yeast breads. Prizes will be awarded in each cat...

  • Ice Hawks best Ice Dawgs, again

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Feb 19, 2020

    After a three-game series against the Glasgow Ice Dawgs last week, the Havre Ice Hawks added three more wins to its record on the year and put on a show. As the postseason inches closer, the Ice Hawks looked to pick up some more wins on the year. And Havre grabbed its fourth win over Glasgow Sunday, beating the Ice Dawgs 4-1 in the Havre Ice Dome. The Ice Hawks put up a big battle both offensively and defensively, keeping Glasgow at bay to add another home victory to the year....

  • Harlem, Rocky Boy begin the postseason

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Feb 19, 2020

    There has been some tough teams that have shined this season, but when it comes to Class B, the Harlem High basketball teams have been shining very brightly. Now, both the Harlem boys and girls will look to march through the postseason, starting with this week's District 2B tournament in Malta. The tourneys kick off Thursday and go all the way to Saturday, where the top four teams will be punching a ticket to the Northern B Divisional Tournament next week. Five teams will be...

  • FAMILY TIES

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 19, 2020

    When it comes to family trees in the sport of basketball, the Huse clan has an extensive one in Montana. Their branches spread far and wide. And for the last five years, they've also merged in the form of uncle Shawn and nephew Adam in the same Montana State University-Northern locker room. And, from the very beginning, it's been a relationship forged through basketball - because, that's what the Huse's do, they love to play and coach basketball. "It's been surreal," Shawn...

  • Havre's Dane Warp named a Little Sullivan finalist

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 19, 2020

    Former Havre Blue Pony Dane Warp has always been more than just a star athlete. He's been a gifted student, and a giving member of the community. Now, Warp is being recognized for that as a finalist for the Montana AAU Little Sullivan Award. Warp, a senior at Carroll College was named as one of four finalists for the Male Little Sullivan Award. Warp joins Sidney's Gresch Jones, a nationally ranked wrestler at Dickinson State, Montana Western linebacker Jason Ferris and Oregon...

  • Prep, College Basketball Standings

    Updated Feb 18, 2020

    PREP BASKETBALL GIRLS Northeast A Conf. All Havre 7-10 16-1 Glendive 5-2 10-6 Sidney 3-4 5-12 Lewistown 3-4 3-12 Miles City 0-8 0-18 Southeast A Conf. All Hardin 5-1 16-1 Billings Central 4-1 14-2 Laurel 2-3 12-5 Livingston 0-6 8-8 Northwest A Conf. All Browning 8-0 13-3 Columbia Falls 6-2 14-2 Ronan 6-3 10-7 Whitefish 3-5 4-12 Libby 2-6 4-12 Polson 0-9 0-17 Southwest A Conf. All Dillon 9-0 13-3 Hamilton 7-2 11-7 Corvallis 5-4 11-7 Frenchtown 4-5 8-9 Stevsnville 2-6 4-12 Butte Central 0-10 1-16 BOYS Northeast A Conf. All...

  • Hi-Line Athletes of the Week

    Updated Feb 18, 2020

    Brad Cichosz, Harlem Basketball Brad Cichosz has done a lot in his high school career. But last Saturday, he did something no one else has done. The Harlem senior poured in a Montana state record 68 points in Harlem's win over Poplar, which was also senior night in Harlem. Cichosz, who was also a cross country state champion last fall, scored 44 points in the first half, and hit on 12 3-pointers in his historic night. The old MHSA record was 65 points set in 1988. Kobi...