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The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees, having sworn in two new members, approved a modified four-day week calendar for the coming year in the district during a series of four back-to-back meetings Tuesday evening. Kevin Johnson and Tyler Gibson were elected to the school board earlier this month, defeating 15-year board chair Curtis Smeby, who ran for reelection, and Tim Brurud. Incumbent Tim Scheele was reelected. Incumbent Cindy Erickson did not seek reelection....
The Great Northern Fair Board decided Tuesday at a special meeting to move forward with getting some new bathrooms at the fairgrounds. The board met with the Great Northern Fair Foundation Tuesday to talk about the replacement of bathrooms for the fairgrounds, scheduled projects to be finished and donations. Back in January, the Great Northern Fair Board voted to continue with the process of getting bids for the bathrooms, including one from Heberly and Associates. This bid re...
Grace Lucille (Fladstol) Hewitt passed away April 26, 2023. She was born in Conrad, MT, November 6, 1929, to Melvin and Gena (Stordahl) Fladstol. Grace married L. Dwane Hewitt on May 3, 1948. After her children were in high school, Grace began her work outside of the home. She worked a variety of places as a cook in Kalispell, Great Falls, and Havre, retiring from MSU-Northern in 1991. Grace and Dwane were members of the Blue Horizon Good Sam Club for many years and enjoyed...
Havre Police Department Amari Love Longknife of Havre, 18, was issued two summonses, each on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program no show at the police station, one at 8 a.m. Tuesday and the other at 8 p.m. -- A summons was issued during a Tuesday 3:56 p.m. vehicle stop on Sixth Avenue. No details were provided on charges. -- A summons was issued during a vehicle stop Tuesday 4:09 p.m. on First Street. No details were provided on charges. -- Officers...
After wrapping up their season, the Montana State University-Northern rodeo teams will now prepare for the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming, next month. With its performance over the past season, the MSU-N women's team qualified for the rodeo. However, the Skylights will only be able to send three riders to Casper to compete. Thankfully for the Skylights, they will be sending some strong competitors. Brittney Cox will head to the CNFR to compete in barrel...
Gavin Hall At the Mayfair Invitational in Billings this past weekend, Gavin Hall went 2-1 in his matches in singles. In his match against Glendive's Kordt Smith, Hall won 4-6, 6-2, 12-10. Then in his match against Livingston's Carson Bekedam, Hall won 6-3, 4-6. Hall will look to keep up his strong play when he competes in the Fergus County Invite Friday and then the Custer County Invite Saturday. Chloe Bricker Chloe Bricker played well for the Blue Ponies this past weekend in...
And they’re off! Golf leagues are finally underway in Havre, as both the men’s league at Beaver Creek Golf Course and the Women’s League at Prairie Farms got started last Thursday. At Prairie Farms, the home team took first on the opening night. PF was composed of Sarah Spangler, Kelsey Sage, Chandra Moomey and Abby Nicholas. Low gross went to Sarah Spangler with a stellar 40, while low net was Delonna Malone, Shari Baltrusch and Krista Cole. Last Thursday night at BCGC was a...
Press release A new opportunity to connect with other women and resources in agriculture kicks off Friday, May 12, in Hamilton. Ladies Who Ag, sponsored by Montana Farmers Union, is a play off of the women-who-lunch idea, providing networking opportunities, as well as information about available resources, to women around the state. “Many women have leadership or are major decision makers for their farms, so when women get together, it can often become a catalyst for ideas,” said Carissa McNamara, an MFU Ambassador hel...
RACHEL PREVOST and JASMINE KROTKOV Montana Farmers Union Government Affairs Team The following is a weekly update of Montana Farmers Union involvement in the 2023 Legislature. MFU is the state’s largest and oldest grassroots farm advocacy organization representing family farms, and has worked more than 100 years on behalf of Montana farmers, ranchers and rural communities. Thank you to everyone who took the time during the 68th Montana Legislative Session to testify and contact legislators to let them know how their a...
Press release HELENA — In light of recent storms, the Montana Department of Agriculture is reminding producers that applications for State Hail Insurance Policy are available through MDA’s State Hail Insurance Program. Producers can insure crops against hail damage at the maximum coverage rate of $75 per acre for dryland and $114 per acre for irrigated land. Rates charged are a percentage of the insured amount and vary by county. A detailed list of rates by county and crop can be found online by visiting the MDA website. Sta...
