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Press release The Montana State University-Northern Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2024 Founders' Excellence Awards, honoring Fran Baltrusch and Pam and Dave Wilson and bestowing a posthumous award on Vickie Clouse for their outstanding contributions to both Montana State University-Northern and the broader community. The 2024 Founders' Excellence Award celebrates individuals who have shown remarkable professional achievements, steadfast loyalty and...
Longtime Havre High School Teacher Erika Brekhus was named Lincoln-McKinley Primary School Principal for the coming school year at Tuesday evening's meeting of the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees meeting, where district teachers talked about the implementation of the school's new four-day week model. Brekhus was named Lincoln-McKinley principal by a unanimous vote with Board Chair Tim Scheele saying he and his colleagues are excited to work with her as she takes her...
Press release A legendary entertainer and rodeo clown - and former Havre teacher - is returning to Havre to present the commencement address at Montana State University-Northern's graduation ceremonies May 4. Rasmussen was born in Havre and raised in Choteau, where he was an All-State football player and track star at Choteau High School. He pursued higher education at Western Montana College, now University of Montana Western, where he completed a double major in history and...
Havre Police Department A juvenile caller reported a a family disturbance at 7:16 a.m. Tuesday on Second Street, but responding officers found no further action was required. -- A written or verbal warning was issued a Second Street caller reported barking dogs Tuesday at 8:24 a.m. -- Child Protective Services filed a report with police at 9:03 a.m. Tuesday. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a Tuesday 1:19 p.m. caller on First Street reported a complaint. -- A...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Alfalfa Seed Committee will meet remotely Tuesday, April 16, 2024, beginning at 1 p.m. to review applications and address general updates. Meetings will take place remotely via Zoom. To request more information to join the meeting virtually, people can email Dani Jones at [email protected]. To view an agenda for the meeting, people can visit https://agr.mt.gov/_docs/grantsandloans-docs/alfalfaseedpgm/alfalfa seedcommitteemeetings/4-16-2024-Alfalfa-Meeting-Agenda.pdf online. The M...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Stockgrowers Association is half-way through its slate of listening sessions to seek input and ideas from producers on areas where the American livestock industry can be strengthened, including a session set in Chinook. The listening sessions are part of the organization’s Producer Profitability Initiative, a grassroots movement started and led by cattle ranchers who have a vision to create a sustainable future for the American livestock industry. The Chinook session is set for Monday, Apr...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for more than $1.5 million in Round #2 federal funding available through the ARPA Agriculture Infrastructure Grant Program. The intent of the Agriculture Infrastructure Grant Program is to advance Montana’s agricultural industry through targeted investments in value-added agriculture projects across the state. Grants will assist with the development of innovative agricultural business improvements to keep pace with a transforming agr...
Cattlemen suspect that the mandate for electronic tags — EID tags — on cattle moving interstate is not really about veterinary surveillance even though the rule comes out of APHIS, the veterinary division of USDA. The USDA announcement talks about the need to rapidly traceback the movement of cows with disease, yet the vets are strangely quiet in defending it. Even the private veterinarians. The cow/calf sector of the industry are most affected and the most vocally questioning. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA...
