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Articles from the April 4, 2023 edition


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  • Commission approves wage increase for health department

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 4, 2023

    After months of meetings and years of requests the Hill County Commission has finally voted to raise the wages of Hill County Health Department employees to the state average after a very contentious meeting with department employees Monday morning. Hill County Health Department Public Health Director Kim Berg, who is also Hill County public health officer, said after the meeting the decision was unexpected, but she is thankful that it worked out this way and she can’t wait to tell her department the news. Hill County Health...

  • Quick pics: Last days on the ice

    Updated Apr 4, 2023

  • Quick pics: Storm moving in

    Updated Apr 4, 2023

  • Aaron Tippin to play in Havre Thursday

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 4, 2023

    Country music singer Aaron Tippin will be at the Bigger Better Barn at the Great Northern Fairgrounds Thursday at 7 p.m. for the Annual Havre Police Protective Association Concert, a fundraiser for the organization’s local programs and operations. Havre Police Capt. Ryan Pearson said the event will fund things like maintaining a campground at Beaver Creek Park, the association’s Shop with a Cop program and donations to local youth sports as well as the Hi-Line Boys & Girls Club Festival of Trees and the Salvation Army’s Angel...

  • Obituary - Luwanna M. Belgarde-Herron

    Updated Apr 4, 2023

    Luwanna M. Belgarde-Herron, Piyeso Iskwew, Thunderbird Woman, 51, passed away due to natural causes at Billings Clinic Saturday, April 1, 2023. Wake services began at 4:00 p.m. Monday, April 3, 2023, and continued until her funeral services, which were at 10:00 a.m today, April 4, 2023, all at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Burial followec in the Rocky Boy Cemetery....

  • Obituary - Roger Alan Letang

    Updated Apr 4, 2023

    Roger Alan Letang, 70, passed away on April 1, 2023 in Great Falls, MT....

  • Obituary - Michael D. 'Mike' Ley

    Updated Apr 4, 2023

    Michael D. “Mike” Ley, 73, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023, at his home after a 10- year battle with cancer. Services are pending. A full obituary will follow....

  • Fresno Dam Modification to start and Tailwater Fishing Access Site to close

    Updated Apr 4, 2023

    Press release BILLINGS — The contractor selected to complete the Fresno Dam Safety Modifications, NW Construction, plans to begin mobilization activities the week of April 17. The project will be one of the topics at the open house and informational meeting Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. at Havre Inn and Suites at 1425 U.S. Highway 2 NW in Havre. In the safety modifications project, initial site activities are anticipated to include mobilization of equipment and materials, i...

  • Correction - Senior Center News

    Updated Apr 4, 2023

    Information provided to Havre Daily News that ran on Friday’s Page A3 in North Central Senior Center News misreported that the center would be closed April 10. The center will be open that day....

  • Correction - Vendor event benefits NAMMI Havre

    Updated Apr 4, 2023

    A front-page article in Monday’s edition of Havre Daily News reported that proceeds from a vendor event in the Atrium Mall Saturday benefited NAMI Havre. A portion of the proceeds went to NAMI Havre....

  • For the Record, April 4, 2023

    Updated Apr 4, 2023

    Havre Police Department A hit and run crash was reported on 11th Street West at 7:54 a.m. Monday, and in connection with this incident, at 9:02 a.m. a Smithville Road caller reported that a family member had stolen the caller's truck and wrecked it. -- Officers notified public works of a road issue after several vehicles were reported stuck on the hill at 13th Street and Fifth Avenue at 7:56 a.m. Monday. -- A Fourth Avenue caller reported Monday at 8:54 a.m. that a work truck...

  • From the Hill - Junior alpine and snowboarding at Bear Paw Ski Bowl

    Updated Apr 4, 2023

    from Byron Ophus Perhaps news about weather and snow conditions is getting old but it's impossible to ignore the contrast that took place at the hill this past weekend. Spring skiing finally arrived Saturday. While ski weather has been pleasant and conditions good, until this weekend there really hasn't been a true spring skiing day. That changed Saturday. Temperatures were warm, well-above freezing. A slight wind blew at the top. The snow that started with a soft layer at...

  • Lots of bills in Education Committee

    Updated Apr 4, 2023

    In looking back at the list of bills and resolutions the Education Committee has heard or are going to hear, this is what I found: 68 total bills were heard, of which 31 were potentially going to be a cost to the state, 21 of the total had at least one amendment, with one of those bills having three amendments. As an aside, let me take a moment to get into amendments. Now, amendments can come as friendly, which was most cases in our Education Committee. That being said, other committees have seen amendments that totally chang...

  • The Postscript: Dog friends

    Carrie Classon|Updated Apr 4, 2023

    My husband, Peter, is trying to impress a local collie. Peter knows better than this. He had a collie for many years. Collies are not easily impressed. They have their own priorities and their own agenda and if it happens to coincide with yours, you can pretend they did something on your behalf — but you’d be lying to yourself. But Peter still loves collies. The current object of Peter’s affection is named Lassero and lives on a road Peter takes every day on his hike. Peter...

  • Help kids stay substance-free

    Updated Apr 4, 2023

    April is Alcohol Responsibility Month. As the weather begins to get warmer, it’s a great time for Montana families to start conversations about alcohol at home to prevent underage drinking. As the father of two adult children, I know firsthand that kids grow up fast. I also know it is critical parents are aware of risky behaviors. For some, discussing the dangers of underage drinking may have taken a backseat, but the conversations need to happen. Not only is underage drinking illegal, but it can have adverse effects on t...

  • Lights get rolling at spring practice

    Kason Clark|Updated Apr 4, 2023

    While the college football season is still far away, the Montana State University-Northern football team is already preparing with spring ball this month. On Monday at Tilleman Field, the Lights held another practice to begin the second week of spring ball. At the end of the session, MSU-N head coach Jerome Souers said he believes the Lights are on the right track. "Offensively, we looked better today. It was a lot smoother," Souers said. "We're teaching things we haven't had...

  • Local Golf Report: I'm still writing the golf column

    George Ferguson|Updated Apr 4, 2023

    I’m really going to miss golfing in Havre. I’m going to miss playing men’s league, playing in tournaments and playing Saturday afternoons with so many of my friends. I’m going to miss coaching high school golf, and all the goings on that comes with golf on the Hi-Line. But this isn’t a goodbye to the golf column. I did that a long time ago, and before I left Havre for a new golfing adventure in the Mile High City, I said more than my share of goodbyes. Instead, this is hello....