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Articles from the March 16, 2023 edition


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  • Hill County considering new design for website

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 16, 2023

    Hill County officials met Wednesday morning to provide updates on their department’s activities, discuss bills making their way through the legislature and talk about upcoming issues to be discussed in the coming weeks and months. Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel brought up the commission’s ongoing efforts to improve their website, which prompted questions from a number of officials who wondered whether it was worth the expense. Strissel said they’ve been working with the Michigan-based company Revize, which which speci...

  • School board hears research on baseball, eighth grade athletes

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 16, 2023

    The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees at their monthly meeting Tuesday evening discussed the ramifications of adding boys baseball as a sport, discussed bills at the Legislature and heard an area report from Lincoln-McKinley Primary School Principal Holly Bitz. During the meeting, Havre High School Activities Director Mark Irvin said he’s spent some time over the past few months researching how establishing boys baseball at Havre Public Schools may affect the school and i...

  • Defense fuels successful season for the Lights

    Kason Clark|Updated Mar 16, 2023

    It was a solid year for the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team this past winter. Despite a 7-8 record in the Frontier Conference, the Lights finished the year with an overall record of 19-11. Looking back on the season, MSU-N head coach Shawn Huse was proud of his team's efforts. "I thought we had a wonderful season and when you look back on it and the dust has settled, we posted some remarkable numbers on defense," Huse said. "When you look at this...

  • Despite struggles, Skylights saw growth throughout the season

    Kason Clark|Updated Mar 16, 2023

    This past winter, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team had its ups and downs. The Skylights finished the season with an overall record of 8-21 and a record of 1-14 in the Frontier Conference. While he would have liked to pick up more wins this season, MSU-N head coach Chris Mouat liked the character of his team throughout the year. "I'm actually proud of the growth this team showed throughout the course of the season. We were the youngest team in our...

  • Girl Scouts turns 111 years old

    Updated Mar 16, 2023

    Press release BILLINGS — Girl Scouts of the USA celebrates its rich history each March with National Girl Scout Week. March 12 marked the 111th birthday of Girl Scouts and commemorated the day in 1912 when Juliette Gordon Low officially registered the organization’s first 18 girl members in Savannah, Georgia. Low encouraged girls to embrace their unique strengths and create their own opportunities. After more than a century, the Girl Scout Movement continues — one where every girl can unlock her full potential and make the w...

  • Obituary - Desiree M. Swan

    Updated Mar 16, 2023

    Desiree M. Swan, (mihko-wiyikwanêwiskew, Red Flicker Woman) 31, passed away March 3, 2023, in Albuquerque, NM. Wake services will begin at 4:00 p.m. today, Thursday, March 16, 2023, and will continue until her funeral service, which will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 17, 2023, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the Denny Family Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Desiree’s online memorial page...

  • Agenda - Havre-Hill County Library

    Updated Mar 16, 2023

    Editor’s note: Due to technical issues and earlier-than-normal deadlines, the Havre Daily News was not able to print this in earlier editions. Havre-Hill County Library board will meet today, Thursday, March 16, at 3 p.m. in the library meeting room. Minutes Sign monthly budget Watch short takes for trustees (Working with Friends) Library Director’s Report Old business • Strategic planning • Discuss homework assignment • Review feedback from Library staff • Community input • Who do we want input from? • What do we want to a...

  • For the Record, March 16, 2023

    Updated Mar 16, 2023

    Havre Police Department An out-of-state police officer called Tuesday at 8:05 a.m. to speak with officers about a possible sexual assault from years ago. -- A vandalized school bus was reported Tuesday at 10:13 a.m. at the Head Start School on Lincoln Avenue. -- Jakoya Jade Oats of Box Elder, 31, was arrested on federal warrants during a vehicle stop on Ninth Street West at noon Tuesday. -- A Tuesday 3:20 p.m. caller near Legion Field called to let officers know they were...