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After interviewing three people who applied to fill a vacancy on Havre City Council, in a split vote the council Tuesday appointed an applicant with experience in the position. Council voted 4-1-1 to appoint former council President Andrew Brekke to fill the seat vacated by Caleb Hutchins, who resigned to move to Spokane to take a position at Spokane Community College. Council members Terry Lilletvedt, Denise Brewer, Karen Swenson and Ed Matter voted for Brekke, while Lindsay...
Industrial Arts Teacher Chris Comp is retiring after more than 20 years of teaching, with the last 17 years at Havre High School. "I became a teacher because I wanted to get something back that I never got as a student and younger, and that was a smile and a pat on the back," he said. "I like seeing kids smile - getting them to smile." He said Havre has a lot of opportunities for students such as exposing them to different things like automotive, woods, chemistry, English,...
Havre Public Schools is warning people that, starting last week, businesses in the area started receiving calls from out-of-state vendors and robocalls trying to sell advertisements or sponsorships for posters and football sponsors. Those callers do not represent Havre Public Schools, Superintendent Andy Carlson said. “We do not use robocallers, nor do any groups associated with Havre Public Schools such as the Havre Public School Foundation, Parent Teacher Organization or Havre High School booster club,” he said. He sai...
Havre Daily News staff The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians has announced that, in partnership with Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, it is providing free COVID-19 testing to Little Shell tribal members. The tribe will conduct and coordinate a safely managed drive-through testing Friday and Saturday this week, May 29-30, with the help of the Montana National Guard and Alluvion Health. The testing will take place at the Little Shell Event center, 1529 Stuckey Road in Great Falls, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days, a press... Full story
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s 10 a.m. update was 481 with 2 new cases. The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 66 with 2 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 35,643. The number of deaths was 17. The number of recoveries was 444 and the number of active cases was 20. The new cases were in: Big Horn County, 1 new case, 9 total cases. Yellowstone Count, 1 new case, 89 total cases. Visit the state tracking map o... Full story
Judy Kaye Fallo, 73, passed away peacefully at home May 23, 2020. A service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 29, 2020, at Community Church of Gildford in Gildford, MT, with a viewing at noon. The service will include social distancing and will be streamed the service live on Facebook.... Full story
Graveside services for Pamela Marquardt will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Highland Cemetery.... Full story
Press release Havre Police Department is reminding residents within city limits that the city of Havre’s nuisance weed ordinance went into effect May 1. Property owners with grass and or weeds that have grown taller than 8 inches will receive a notice of the violation. If the property owner does not cut or remove the vegetation within 10 days, city crews will do the work and the property owner will be charged the cost of the removal. Owners will receive only one notice of violation per year. After that the city will remove t...
Havre Daily News staff The Montana Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced that the Salvation Army of Great Falls will be distributing free 25-pound boxes of produce free to tribal members Thursday as a part of the Coronavirus Farm Assistance Program recently passed by Congress. Salvation Army said there will be no qualification or income requirements to receive the produce boxes. Distribution will be made 2 to 6 p.m., while supplies last and on a first-come first-served basis. The distribution will take place via a...
Press release HELENA — More than half of Montana households have now self-responded to the 2020 Census, yet the state still lags behind the national average for responding to the once-in-a-decade count. Self-responding to the Census means the household has filled out the form without a federal Census taker visiting the home. The national self-response rate is currently 60.1 percent while Montana’s self-response rate is 51.1 percent. “Filling out your Census form is one of the most important things you can do for your commu...
Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 29, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims...
The Hill County Commission will hold its weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. People can join the meeting using their computer, tablet or smartphone by logging in at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/285550365 . They also can dial in using their phone. For supported devices, people can tap a one-touch number below to join instantly. United States toll free: 1-866-899-4679 One-touch: tel: 18668994679, 285550365# United States: 1-312-757-3119 One-touch: tel:+13127573119, 285550365# Access code: 285-550-365 People who...
Havre Police Department A caller at a First Street business reported Tuesday at 9:59 a.m. that a window on a vehicle had been smashed. —— Theft of medications was reported by an Eighth Avenue caller at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday. —— Stuart McKenzie McIntosh of Havre, 91, was issued a summons on a careless driving charge after a Havre area caller reported Tuesday at 4:50 p.m. that a driver had cut her off. —— Leo Joseph Winters of Rapid City, South Dakota, was arrested on a disorderl...
All of a sudden, there are painted rocks along my path. This has been going on for a while, I guess, but I never saw them in my neighborhood. Now, however, someone has more time on their hands, or a desire to reach out, or has lost their mind in isolation — whatever the reason — and little painted stones are appearing everywhere. When I saw the first one, I didn’t think much of it. I think it was a “Star Trek” logo (I won’t swear to that). It was black and gold and looked...
Press release Applications are being accepted for the Toby Sargent Memorial Scholarship. For more information, people can call Gina Kaftan at 265-7351 or download an application from Hi-Line Home Educators Facebook page. Applications must be postmarked on or before July 1. The requirements are: • The applicant must be a homeschool graduate from a Blaine or Hill County homeschool within the last four years • Must be enrolled, or enrolling in a college, university, trade school or bible school for the 2020-21 school year, whe...
Press release Nearly 5 million U.S. teens use tobacco and few widely available and accessible resources designed for teens exist to help them stop. As a tobacco quit-line provider helping thousands of people quit tobacco every year, the Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program, in partnership with National Jewish Health, has launched an enhanced tobacco and vaping cessation program for teens age 18 and younger who want to stop using tobacco products, especially electronic cigarettes like JUUL. The My Life, My Quit program...
Plant a Seed … Read! is holding its third annual cash raffle. “Our cash raffle is our major fundraiser for our program that we have every year,” local Plant a Seed … Read! treasurer Shaylan Verploegen said. 500 tickets are available, she said. Tickets are $20 each. People who would like to purchase a raffle ticket can contact Verploegen at 945-3668 or at Triple Dog Brewing Co. or ask for Sandy Wilson at NAPA Auto Parts — North Central Auto Parts in Havre. The 500th ticket drawn will be the grand prize winner, Verploege...
Havre Daily News staff The Havre Parks and Recreation Department announced that, under the Phase Two re-opening plan, playground equipment in all Havre City parks will re-open to the public Monday. Gov. Steve Bullock announced that Monday, June 1, is the beginning of Phase Two of Montana’s re-opening plan. “Please note that all people using the playground equipment will do so at their own risk,” the department said in a press release. The playground equipment remains off-limits to the public until Monday. “We ask the public...
Press release BOZEMAN — Agricultural producers can now apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, which provides direct payments to offset impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. The application and a payment calculator are now available online, and USDA’s Farm Service Agency staff members are available via phone, fax and online tools to help producers complete applications. The agency set up a call center in order to simplify how they serve new customers across the nation. “We know Montana producers are facing...
Press release WASHINGTON — USDA’s Farm Service Agency will broaden the use of the Disaster Set-Aside loan provision, normally used in the wake of natural disasters, to allow farmers with USDA farm loans who are affected by COVID-19, and are determined eligible, to have their next payment set aside. In some cases, FSA may also set aside a second payment for farmers who have already had one payment set aside because of a prior designated disaster. “This immediate change of the Set-Aside provision can provide some welcome finan...
In the story, “Havre High looks for next volleyball coach“ in Tuesday's Havre Daily News sports section, it was incorrectly reported that Tamecia Jarvis resigned her post as HHS head coach. Jarvis said her contract was not renewed. The Havre Daily News sports department appreciates all feedback from its readers on our stories....
Time is ticking away on the youth baseball season, and the start of summer is here. Since the last time the Havre Youth Baseball Association updated the public on how it's proceeding during the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple aspects of the possibility of a season have changed, especially on the more positive side. HYBA was already working toward making a plan to allow a season to take place. Many pieces of the puzzle have been put together since then, but back in the beginning...
Summer is almost here, and the hopeful start of the 2020 college football season isn't that far away either. Of course, the starting of the college football season hinges on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and whether or not on-campus instruction will take place this fall. In the case of Montana State University-Northern, the move toward football this fall does continue. First, the construction of the on-campus stadium at MSU-Northern continues at an exciting pace. The bowling...
