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Gov. Greg Gianforte held a press conference Friday to give a recap of the Montana Legislature’s accomplishments in advancing the agenda its Republican leadership shares with his administration, in the wake of Democratic leaders also discussing the session the previous day. Gianforte said with Republicans in control of the Legislature and executive branch they’ve seized the opportunity to make the state more competitive compared to its neighbors by lowering taxes and increasing exemptions for businesses, especially on equ...
Havre Daily News staff Montana State University-Northern held two sets of graduation ceremonies Saturdays, using COVID-19-compliant ceremonies to honor candidates whose ceremonies were delayed by the pandemic last year. The ceremonies were for graduates as far back as 2019 who would have been honored in the 2020 ceremonies. The commencement ceremonies were not open to the public, but each graduate was allowed to bring a maximum of five guests, including children, to allow for...
Havre Daily News staff For the second year in a row, a Havre Independence Day celebration has been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Woody Woodwick and Sherri Simonson, who help plan the Fourth of July Celebration in Pepin Park, said the celebration will not be held this year. “The Fourth of July Festival Committee is sad to announce that, due to the uncertainties and questionable availability of services, the Fourth of July Celebration will be postponed until 2022,” their announcement said. Woodwick said too man...
People can find online where vaccines are available in their area through https://vaccinefinder.org, operated by Boston’s Children’s Hospital and supported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Digital Service. The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 109,092 with 62 new cases, 1,112 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 59. The number of deaths was 1,575. Blaine County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 751...
Havre-Hill County Library Staff Here are some of our newest titles. New fiction "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir. From the author of "The Martian" comes another gripping tale of survival in space. Ryland Grace wakes up to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. As Ryland's memories fuzzily return, he realizes the magnitude of the task that now confronts him. Hurtling through space on a tiny ship, it's up to him to unravel an...
Havre Police Department Everett Dale Windyboy of Havre, 68, was arrested on a shoplifting charge after an officer investigated suspicious activity Friday at 10:04 a.m. on First Street West. —— Friday at 10:32 a.m., Adult Protective Services reported possible elder abuse. —— A caller at Lions Park on 16th Avenue reported Friday at 2:24 p.m. finding a phone. —— A Friday 2:40 p.m. caller on Fifth Avenue reported a garage door opener and rental keys were stolen. —— John Joseph Bea...
After falling on the road at Lewistown Thursday, the Havre High softball team looked to bounce back in a conference game against Sidney Saturday at Sixth Avenue Memorial Field. While the Blue Ponies allowed a late surge by the Eagles, Havre pulled out the 20-7 win in five innings. "They responded well," said HHS head coach Tony Vigliotti. "Will take the conference win. Avery (Carlson) pitched a good game. We put some balls in play, but we got to figure out how to finish." Not...
By Havre Daily News Staff The Havre High tennis teams have played in a lot of cold weather this season. This past weekend in Glendive, it was anything but cold outside. Havre headed east to the Elks Invitational Friday and Saturday where the Blue Ponies played six duals in two days of unseasonably hot weather, and while it was tough on his teams, it was a test HHS head coach George Ferguson said his Ponies needed. “Very proud of our kids for how they handled the c...
The Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club was riding high on an undefeated start to the season when they hosted the Bitteroot Bucs Saturday night at Legion Field. The Northstars were 5-0 on the season and had won four of them by at least five runs. However, the undefeated streak came to an end when the Bucs handed the Northstars their first two losses of the season, both by double digits. "A couple of tough games," said Northstars head coach Patch Wirtzberger. "Throug...
With the postseason approaching in three weeks, the Havre High track and field team will be looking to be performing at their best by then. They had another opportunity to continue improving this Saturday when they competed at the Glendive Elks Invitational. Thanks to several strong individual performances from the Blue Ponies, the Havre girl’s team finished third and the Havre boy’s team finished fifth. “We had a few kids that had really gritty performances that were really g...