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Havre Beneath the Street is one of 20 finalists for the honor of being USA Today's Best Underground Attraction. People are asked to vote for their favorite attraction at http://www.10best.com/awards/travel. People can vote once a day for the duration of the contest. Voting started Monday and continues through Monday, April 11, at 10 a.m. MDT. The contest is one of a series in USA Today's 10 Best Readers Choice series in which readers of the nationwide newspaper cast votes for...
Monday was the deadline for candidates to file with the Montana Secretary of State’s office or their local county clerk and recorder in order to appear on June’s primary ballot. Candidates identifying with one of Montana’s three parties, Democrats, Republicans or Libertarians, had from Jan. 14 until March 14 at 5 p.m. to file their paperwork. A representative for the Secretary of State’s Office said those looking to mount a write-in campaign have until May 3 to file, while those who are either indigent, unaffiliated with a...
We at the Havre Daily News shy away from telling people who to vote for. We express our opinions, some would say spout off, but we don’t endorse candidates or express views on just how to vote. We are making an exception, though. Voting is taking place this month. We think the decision is clear cut and want people to get behind the cadidate. USA Today is conducting a nationwide survey. It has nominated 20 underground attractions and is asking people to choose which one is the best. We admit to being biased, but we think H...
Montana’s unemployment rate was unchanged in January, remaining at 4.1 percent, The state's jobless rate continues to hover around 4.0 percent, as it did for most of 2015. The U.S. unemployment rate fell 0.1 percent over the month to 4.9 percent in January. Today’s economic news is another sign that Montana’s economy is among the strongest in the nation,” said Gov. Steve Bullock. “As our economy grows at a fast rate, we continue to work to ensure Montana’s wage growth remains high and that we are finding new ways to prepare o...
Tyler The Boy, who is accused of stabbing his girlfriend and beating her with a hammer, was denied release on his own recognizance Monday morning in state District Court. The Boy’s public defender Randy Randolph asked the court to release The Boy to stay with his mother. Randolph told the court The Boy has a potential job offer and that there are no other adults in the home. The state, represented by Hill County Deputy Attorney Ryan Mickelson, objected to any bail reduction, after which the court reviewed The Boy’s cri...
Havre’s Bullhook Community Center will hire more workers and get added resources to fight opioid use disorders thanks to a grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. In a press release issued by HRSA last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced funding of $758,334 to support two Montana health centers. Bullhook CEO Cindy Smith said Bullhook gets half of that recurring grant. Bighorn Valley Health Center gets the other half. The grant is part of a national campaign meant to...
Press release North Central Montana Transit has announced that its buses will not run Easter Monday, March 28, in observance of the Easter Holiday. The buses will run on their normal schedules on Good Friday, March 25, and will resume their normal schedules Tuesday, March 29....
Press release Hi-Line United Soccer has announced that its clinic to nationally certify referees for work at youth matches throughout the United States has been rescheduled to Saturday. The U.S. Soccer Federation entry-level course, which normally lasts two to three days but has been abbreviated to one day for the Havre event, will prepare officials for refereeing youth matches through the high school level. The clinic will be held at Northern Montana Hospital from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. A clinic and certification fee of $65 is...
Press release The warm temperatures in north-central Montana the last few weeks has local officials warning that the mosquito season could start earlier than usual in the region. Over the last few years, the U.S. has had increased cases of mosquito-borne illnesses such as West Nile Virus and other exotic diseases such as dengue fever, chikungunya and Zika virus, which threaten people and their families. It is extremely important people make sure they are taking proper steps: first, reducing mosquito breeding through water...
Thomas Arthur Wilson, 89, of Havre died March 12, 2016, at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre. Tom was born on May 3, 1926, in Malta, Montana, to Perry A. and Virginia H. (Watson) Wilson. He graduated from high school after moving to Bremerton, Washington. Tom then enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943, and served in the Pacific during World War II. He returned to Havre to attend college and then worked for the railroad and Havre Daily News. Later, he began his career with...
Hill County Weed Board will meet Friday, March 18, at 11 a.m. at the Hill County Shop. The meeting agenda is as follows: • Call to order: Minutes • Public comment • Correspondence • Unfinished business: phragmites • New business: Budget, purchase orders, district update, spring coordinators training and seasonal crews....
Robert E. Spoonheim, 87, of Malta passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls. Viewing will be at 10 a.m. and Bob’s funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 21, 2016, at the Turner American Lutheran Church. Burial will be in the Turner Cemetery. His family has requested that memorial donations be made in Bob’s name to the Havre Food Bank, 453 5th St. N, Havre, MT 59501, the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line, PO Box 68, Havre, MT 59501, or to the charity of the donor’s choice. Holla...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a report of vandalism after a caller from 3rd Avenue address reported Monday at 8:54 a.m. that the rear window of a truck topper had been shot out “with what looks like a BB gun.” —— Officers investigated a parking violation report after a caller from a Grant Avenue address called Monday at 11:54 a.m. to report that a trailer had been parked in the neighbor’s driveway for a long time. —— Officers investigated a theft report after a caller from a Bonine Drive address reported Monda...
The 2015 Montana State University-Northern Skylights couldn’t have possibly dreamed of the amazing success they would have. Well, maybe they did dream it, but dreaming is one thing — making those dreams come true is quite another. Yet that’s exactly what the Skylights did. They won 30 games, they came within one point of beating vaunted Westminster College for the Frontier Conference championship, and, they not only went to their second straight NAIA national tournament, they...
The Montana State University-Northern Skylights have been very successful in NAIA national tournament first-round games over the years. In fact, under head coach Chris Mouat, the Skylights have never lost in the first round. So, with that in mind, the No. 16 Skylights (23-8) will try and extend that streak when they begin play at the 2016 national tournament, taking on No. 19 Benedictine (23-6) Wednesday morning in Independence, Missouri. Northern, which finished third in the...
