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Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher announced during the monthly meeting of the Havre City Council Monday evening the retirement of Havre Public Works Director Dave Peterson, who has worked for the city for 34 years. Peterson will leave the department at the end of this month and his successor Trevor Mork, will be sworn in at the next meeting, Kaercher said. He said the city is grateful for Peterson's decades of service and they wish him well as he retires. "We wish we could tell you...
Members of the Hill County Park Board discussed updates to policies, park conditions and ongoing conversations about the new Camp Kiwanis Beaver Lodge at their monthly meeting Monday. Board Chair Jeff Jensen said the lodge's committee is still discussing what they want to see in the new lodge, with the latest conversation centering on the kind of heating system they want, with the group seeming to lean toward ground-based heat if possible. Jensen said the committee's current p...
Due to technical problems, today's print edition of Havre Daily News will be delayed....
From Byron Ophus March heralds the policy of Women in Bikinis ski free. The cooler temperatures conspired to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the compelling offer. One intrepid soul, however, arrived in a swimsuit requesting a free pass. Though wearing a one-piece swimsuit does not technically qualify for the special promotion, the ticket booth personnel, on a split vote, approved the issuance of a free pass. The majority felt that the cooler temperatures were an...
We just completed the first half of Montana’s 68th legislative session. This week had a few long days as we made our way to transmittal. Wednesday and Thursday were particularly stressful days as they were both right at 12 hours on the floor taking action on over 150 bills that had to get to the House before transmittal or die. At times, it can become a bit tense during marathon sessions like we had. I would say that some good things have come this session thus far. We passed legislation to get more money to schools. When w...
My husband, Peter, is learning Spanish his own way. I do Duolingo online. It is free. It is easy to do. The whole thing is designed like a game, and dancing animated creatures hop up and down and celebrate every time I get five answers in a row correct. This shouldn’t matter to me — yet I find it deeply satisfying. Peter doesn’t do any of this. Peter learns Spanish by talking with the sandwich shop staff. Since we started staying in our little apartment in Mexico, Jorge, the resourceful owner, has converted what used to be...
What if the losing candidate went away after a presidential election? Suppose the nation had heard nothing from Donald Trump these last two years, except, perhaps report of the day he scored the greatest golf tournament triumph ever? Many lament the ferocity of presidential campaigns, but the after-campaign season has become pretty nasty too. A few months after her 2016 loss to Trump, Hillary Clinton found plenty of people to blame in her book on the lost cause, from Barack Obama to James Comey to the media, but a recurrent t...
It’s not that the Constitution does not contemplate dynamic tension precipitated by differences of view. It is that it also, simultaneously, calls for self-restraint, sincere consideration of contrary views, a willingness to compromise, a mutual promise to serve the common good, opposition without oppression, rivalry without vilification, and disagreement without contempt. These are the values infused into every line and verse of the Constitution. They are an inseparable component of the Rule of Law, which the Republican P...
Jon C. Hotchkiss, 46, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital Saturday, March 4, 2023. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 13, 2023, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Jon’s family has requested memorial donations be made in his memory to the Jon Hotchkiss Benefit Fund, in care of Stockman Bank, to help with expenses for his minor children....
Havre Daily News staff Harlem Public Schools announced it will hold a school trustee election Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The announcement said the election will be for one three-year term position for the entire district and one three-year term position for Harlem School District #12. The positions going vacant are held by Jonathan P. Walker and Michael King II, the announcement said. It said anyone may pick of a declaration of intent and oath of candidacy at the Harlem School District #12 Business Office. Any person who is...
Voyd St. Pierre, superintendent of Rocky Boy Schools announced in a press release Monday that grades pre-K through 12th would be closed today due to smoke exposure to the elementary building. The smoke, the release said, was from a small fire in one of the stoves in the cafeteria kitchen. The fire was isolated to the stove and the closure is simply a precautionary measure. School staff spent Monday since the fire circulating fresh air through the building, the release said, and classes are expected to be in session as normal...
Havre Daily News staff Fort Belknap Indian Community has put out a call for address updates from tribal members before the next election. A primary election will be held Oct. 3, 2023, and a general election Nov. 7, 2023. A release said it is important for tribal members to update both their physical address and their mailing address before the elections. The release said neither the tribal election office nor the Bureau of Indian Affairs can update addresses for election purposes. Only the enrollment office can update...
Havre Police Department A Monday 8:01 a.m. caller Third Street reported an issue with identity theft. -- Lincoln Gregory Yarama of Havre, 21, was arrested on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program no-show reported Monday at 8:03 a.m. -- A vehicle crash was reported Monday at 3:56 p.m. at a U.S. Highway 2 Northwest business. -- Toni Jae Broyles of Havre, 40, was arrested on a charge of partner or family member assault after a disturbance was reported at...
Press release The Cottonwood School District announces the upcoming school election to be held Tuesday May 2, 2023. Two trustee positions are up for election for a two-year and a three-year term. These seats are currently held by Appointee Carol Bachini-Wood, and Janas Strauser respectively. To file for a seat on the Cottonwood Elementary School Board, contact Serena Dawson, District Clerk, for candidate forms. The deadline to file is March 23, 2023 5 p.m....
A front-page story in the Feb. 27 edition of Havre Daily News about Columbia Grain International donating from its Balanced Bushel line of pulse crops to North Star Schools misspelled the name of the company and its pulse crop line....
The season finally comes down to this weekend with the Class C State Boys Basketball Tournament taking place in Billings. The Big Sandy Pioneers will look to represent the Hi-Line well as they compete for a state championship. The Pioneers enter the tournament with a 20-5 record and they finished second at the Northern C Divisional to qualify for the state tournament. Before that, they finished third in the District 9C tournament just to qualify for the divisional tournament....
It's already been a special season for the Chinook girls basketball team. And in the Sugarbeeters' final season of Class C hoops, they're capping off that special run with a trip to the Class C state tournament. "The state tournament has found the best eight teams in the state in our class, and it is going to be an extremely fun and difficult tournament, but one I think our girls are excited and ready for," Chinook head coach Mike Jones said. "I think they have earned their...
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