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A Havre-based meat processing cooperative received some national attention last month when the chair of its board sat on a panel during a USDA annual forum. A release from Montana Farmers Union said Montana Premium Processing Cooperative Board Chair Paul Neubauer was part of "Strategies for more and better markets" panel discussion at the USDA 99th Annual Agriculture Outlook Forum held Feb. 23-24 in Arlington, Virginia. Projects like Montana Premium Processing Cooperative...
Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel met with members of the Hill County Health Department Tuesday to discuss possible ways to raise their wages to a level reflecting their educational requirements, something the department has been asking for for years with little success. Health department employees have advocated for a raise in wages across the county in general, but say their department is in particular need, because their jobs require degrees and ongoing education...
A meeting between Hill County Health Department employees and Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel took place amid the backdrop of WIC Coordinator Nicole Hungerford’s resignation from the department after almost nine years, having been offered a position as a WIC coordinator for the state. Hungerford’s resignation letter cited the department’s deteriorating relationship with the commission, and ongoing inaction on the matter of the department’s pay as the primary reasons for her resignation. “I have enjoyed working f...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees voted unanimously to ratify a three-year contract with Stevensville High School Principal Brian Gum to become the district’s new superintendent in a special meeting Tuesday. The board interviewed two candidates for the position and unanimously voted to offer the contract to Gum last month. The position of superintendent has been open since October of last year, which saw the unexpected death of then-Superintendent Craig Muller at age 50. Since then Assistant Superintendent Brad M...
Ronald Leroy Kinder passed away Feb. 19, 2023, at the age of 87. Ron was born in Havre, MT, June 9, 1935, to Murvel and Ellen Kinder of Rudyard, MT. Ron was the first of four children. He would remain very close to his parents and siblings throughout their lives. Ron graduated from Rudyard High School and married Julianne Griffin. Together they had five children. After having lived in several areas of northern Montana they would eventually make their home in Rudyard where Ron...
Alretha “Ann” Chandler, 47, passed away due to natural causes February 27, 2023, at Benefis Healthcare in Great Falls. Wake services will begin at 5:00 p.m. today, March 1, 2023, and will continue until her funeral service, which will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 2, 2023, all at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Rocky Boy Cemetery....
An entry on Page A5 of Tuesday’s edition of Havre Daily News in “For the Record” misreported the time of a crash in Chinook Monday. The crash occurred at 8 p.m. The details are in today’s For the Record....
Havre Police Department An arrest was made after a woman was reported crying in a First Street business Tuesday at 2:25 p.m. No details on the charges were provided in the dispatch log, but Josephine Arkinson, who was named as an involved party, was listed in this morning's jail roster as being held on a charge of disorderly conduct. -- Adult Protective Service reported a sexual offense in the Havre area Tuesday at 2:58 p.m. -- Clarissa Mae Messerly of Havre, 31, was arrested...
From Byron Ophus WOW! That could be the whole story for this week. More than a foot of new snow covered the slopes of Bear Paw in the weekdays just prior to the weekend opening. Several volunteers drove to the hill Friday, knowing that significant preparations would be needed prior to opening Saturday morning. After shoveling snow at home all week no one looked forward to the unenviable task of shoveling snow from the deck of the Yellowsnow Club. What a pleasant surprise....
From Dale Herd, VFW Post 497 Josh Bebee was awarded Firefighter of the Year by Havre's Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 497. The Veterans of Foreign Wars recognizes the importance of those individuals who perform the selfless duties of public servants for our communities. Each year we select the one individual who sets themselves apart in each of the categories to be recognized. The criteria for these selections is difficult and demanding. These individuals must be recognized by...
Several months of duals, tournaments and hard work comes down to this weekend as the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team will compete in the NAIA Men's Wrestling Championship in Wichita, Kansas. The Lights are a young team, but MSU-N head coach Tyson Thivierge is confident that they are capable of bringing home some hardware this weekend. "We do have a lot of National tournament experience with this group. We are still building but we expect to make a run," Thivie...
Braydon Cline Over the course of the Northern C Divisional Boys Basketball Tournament, Braydon Cline had a couple of memorable performances for the Big Sandy Pioneers. In their first game of the tournament, Cline led the way with 25 points against Great Falls Central Catholic. Then against then-undefeated Heart Butte, Cline scored 24 points to lead the Pioneers into the semifinals. Hallie Neibauer Hallie Neibauer had a strong weekend for the Chinook Sugarbeeters at the...
On Tuesday night at the Great Falls Four Seasons Arena, the Frontier Conference Tournaments wrapped up with their championship games. On the women’s side, Carroll College pulled out a 53-47 victory over Montana Western to secure the Frontier Conference Championship. On the men’s side, Montana Tech defeated the University of Providence, 103-95, to win the Frontier Conference. In the women’s championship game, the Fighting Saints and Bulldogs went back and forth. It was a tight game in the first quarter as the Saints only...
