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  • Quick pics: Warm is sticking around

    Updated Mar 13, 2024

  • Most county- level candidates in area running unnopposed

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 13, 2024

    Primary season has arrived in Montana, with filing for the upcoming ballot now closed and all non-write-in candidates now declared, though most candidates on the county level in this region are running unopposed. In Blaine County, Republican Miles Hutton is running unopposed to maintain his seat on the Blaine County Commission, with Democrats Julie Campbell and Kendall Harwood both running unopposed for clerk of district court and county superintendent of schools respectively, the latter as an appointed incumbent. Blaine...

  • Havre school board looks at putting levy on the ballot

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 13, 2024

    Members of the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees discussed whether or not to put a new levy on the ballot for their elementary district as well as new health policies at their monthly meeting Tuesday evening. During the meeting the board heard a presentation by Havre Public School Assistant Superintendent Brad Moore about levies and school budgets where he said the High School cannot put a levy on the ballot this year, but due to a recent legislative change the...

  • Winners of the Bread Show at the Montana Seed Show listed

    Updated Mar 13, 2024

    Havre Daily News staff The organizers of the the 2024 Montana Seed Show Bread Show had many tasty bread entries, organizers said. Blue Ribbon Winners were: Adult, White Bread—Aschlea Schroder, Adult, 100% whole wheat bread, Amanda Powell, Adult, Machine White Bread, Brittany Dawson, Adult, Machine Combo Bread, Kristi Warburton, Adult, Specialty Bread, Sharon Reed, Youth, White Bread, Norah Zellmer, Youth, Specialty Bread, Jessa Schroder. The sweepstakes winner was Jessa Schroder with her specialty bread. The release said 2...

  • Obituary - Johnnie L. Gorman

    Updated Mar 13, 2024

    Johnnie L. Gorman, 73, died March 6, 2024. John was born May 17, 1950. He had many interests including hunting, fishing, golf, and archery. John worked as a meat cutter in Chinook, Harlem and Glendive, MT. He is survived by his daughter, Kassie Gorman; his sister Barbara Clark, North Platte, NE; brother, Dan Gorman, Chinook, MT; his sister Debra (Robert) Anderson; his aunts Joan Lamey, Mary Potter and Gloria Carter, and many nieces and nephews. John was preceded in death by...

  • Local News - Havre High Winter Guard putting on showcase Thursday

    Updated Mar 13, 2024

    Havre Daily News staff The Havre High School Winter Guard is performing in a showcase Thursday at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The group has seen great success in recent years, with the fall Color Guard taking first at a competition in Idaho in 2022 and doing regular practices and performances. People are invited to come see the Winter Guard perform Thursday and see more of what they do....

  • Obituary - Judith Gail (Elliott) Sargent

    Updated Mar 13, 2024

    Judith Gail Sargent (née Elliot), age 89, of Hudson, OH, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2024. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Gary Joe Sargent; parents, Delbert and Bertha (née Sommerdorf) Elliott; sister, Maxine, and brothers, James and Jerry. She is survived by her loving children, Deborah Sargent, son-in-law Dale Alverson, Jeri (Charles) Andrus, Frederick (Judy) Sargent and Jeffery (Thea) Sargent; cherished grandchildren, Sarah (Aaron), Dustin (Jess), Eric (...

  • For the Record, March 13, 2024

    Updated Mar 13, 2024

    Havre Police Department Officers responding to a complaint from a business on the 100 Block of Fourth Avenue at 11:55 a.m. Tuesday arrested Isaiah Ross Bigday of Havre, 33, on a charge of disorderly conduct and Brian Lee St. Pierre of Box Elder, 54, on a Justice/City court warrant. Hill County Sheriff's Office Deputies at the Rocky Boy Detention Center at 2:49 p.m. Tuesday arrested Rikki Lynn Horn of Harlem, 30, on a state District Court warrant and a Justice/City court...

  • USDA finalizes voluntary "Product of USA" label claim

    Updated Mar 13, 2024

    Press release PHOENIX — At the National Farmers Union Annual Convention Monday, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the finalization of a rule to align the voluntary “Product of USA” label claim with consumer understanding of what the claim means. Vilsack also announced USDA is awarding $9.5 million to 42 projects through the Local Meat Capacity grant program to expand processing options for the meat and poultry industry and new actions to ensure transparency and a fair and competitive market in th...

  • Transitional Production Plan available for producers transitioning to organic

    Updated Mar 13, 2024

    Press release The National Organic Program has posted a new Transitional Production Plan template on the Agricultuual Marketing Service website. This new public resource was developed under the Organic Transition Initiative’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program). The TPP template helps new crop producers who are transitioning to organic production to develop the supporting documentation needed to qualify for OTI services provided through the USDA’s Risk Management Agencyand Natural Resource Conservation Service. The...