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The Hill County Fire Council had their biannual meeting Wednesday, where Bureau of Land Management Lewistown Duty Officer Don Pyrah presented a new system for filing initial reports on fires, and County Fire Warden Amanda Frickel suggested some areas of operational improvement and a few new procedures. Pyrah said the new online reporting system is built so fire departments can submit initial reports for fires easily from a phone, a streamlined new system he said will be faster and create more accurate data to pull information...
The sole theatrical production put on this year at Havre High School opens tonight at the high school auditorium, with Montana Actors' Theatre premiering its production of the musical "Anastasia" starting at 8 p.m. The Broadway musical, inspired by the 1996 20th Century Fox animated musical, tells of the fall of the Russian Empire and the start of the Soviet Union, and a young woman trying to discover the story of her past. Northern Montana Hospital is sponsoring the...
Montana Sen. Mark Sweeney, D-Philpsburg, is running for one of Montana's two seats in the U.S. House Representatives, and during a trip to the Havre area this week talked about his campaign and political goals recently. Sweeney is running for the seat held by Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., who has filed as a candidate for reelection. The race also has three Republican challengers including Kyle Austin of Billings, a Havre native; James Boyette of Bozeman, and Charles...
Staff and wire Leadership High School at Havre High School returned this year after stopping due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year, with the Class of 2022 graduating in a ceremony at Montana State University-Northern this year. This year's class was Havre High School students Kenny Shellenberger, Lane Kinsella, Conner McKay, Allie Messinger, Maddie Thomas, Ali Maloughney, Hannah Gingery, Sofia Dawson, Abigail Adams, Scott Woods, Kate Hemmer and Courtney Burchard. Havre...
Press release Montana State University-Northern will continue its Spring 2022 Brown Bag Lecture Series Thursday, March 31, with a presentation called “Victim Vulnerability: How Disabilities Affect the Likelihood, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Sexual Assault,” by Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Samantha Balemba-Brownlee, Ph.D. The event will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in Hagener Science 101 — the Pit — and it is open to the public. Sack lunches are provided but limited, so attendees are encouraged to RSVP by Mond...
Havre Police Department A summons was issued after a caller at Havre Middle School reported a fight at 12:11 p.m. Wednesday. No details on charges were provided. -- Someone stopped at the police station Wednesday at 1:53 p.m. to speak with an officer about a scam call. -- Randi Lynn Hill of Great Falls, 36, was issued a summons on a shoplifting charge after a caller at a U.S. Highway 2 Northwest business reported a shoplifting complaint Wednesday at 2:40 p.m. -- A 17-year-old...
“The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the pieces,” advised wildlife biologist Aldo Leopold. In ecology, that means saving diverse niches, all the habitat types necessary for native species to thrive. That is appropriate for our public lands. But some public land users are taking the best, the highest-grade resources for private uses. When the best is gone, they go after the next-best, and then the next-best. This is the high grading downward spiral. Grazing, for example, had so damaged public lands in the...
Was it Mark Twain who said that any two people can keep a secret if one of them is dead? I have a secret, but it is too good not to share. But I’ll only tell you. So get a mug of coffee and pull up a chair to the table. But before I spill my guts, let me tell you the backstory. In 1966, when my daughter was a baby in diapers, I lived on a small ranch south of Dodson. We had electricity. That is important because a lot of our neighbors were not hooked up to the flick of a switc...
For over a century, passenger rail has been part of Montana’s heritage, culture, and economy. It’s currently a lifeline for Hi-Line communities. And, without a doubt, it is part of Montana’s future. In the fall of 2020, 12 Montana counties, stretching from Sanders to Wibaux, came together to establish the first regional passenger rail authority in the history of Montana — the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority. Over the course of the past year, we’ve added five additional counties to the authority; ex officio represent...
By Havre Daily Staff Spring has sprung, and that means the Havre High tennis teams are back on the courts for another season. And it's been a highly anticipated one for the Blue Ponies, of 19-year head coach George Ferguson. With some of the best numbers the Ponies have had in years, and coming on the heels of the Havre boys winning the 2021 Class A state championship last May, the upcoming season is set to be a big one for the entire Blue Pony program. "Everybody has been...
As the temperature warms up on the Hi-Line, it's time to get back outdoors and enjoy some time on the softball diamond. The Havre High softball team is ready to get back out there as they are getting set to begin their spring season. After the Blue Ponies qualified for the state tournament last season, HHS head coach Tony Vigliotti looks forward to a new year with his returning players. "We've got a good group coming back," Vigliotti said. "I like our junior group and our...
