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Havre Police Department JuanJose Decker of Havre, 30, was arrested on charges including endangering the welfare of children, three counts; disorderly conduct and animal cruelty after a First Avenue caller reported at 6:57 a.m. Wednesday that neighbors had been fighting for hours and the man had started banging on things. -- A caller on 14th Street reported a non-injury vehicle crash Wednesday at 7:11 p.m. -- Filberta May Skidmore of Havre, 43, was arrested on a Justice or...
The Hill County Commission met with Mayor Tim Solomon and Havre City Clerk Doug Kaercher as well as Havre Fire Chief Mel Paulson to discuss the creation of a boundary line that would determine the range of the Havre City Ambulance District’s service. The Commission said the creation of this boundary line will allow for the calculation of the taxable value of the area the city’s ambulance district covers and subsequently determine the mills that would be required to meet the city’s request for funding to the service. The City...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment numbers have risen and local job services have had to adjust its services. Job Service-Havre Manager Carol Lamey said Job Service has helped Montanans get through unemployment with programs and by answering their questions. While the offices still are closed to the public, she said, the Havre Job Service is going to continue to work and is here for Montanans in their coverage area of Hill, Blaine, Phillips and Liberty counties and part of Chouteau County. She said she doesn’t know y...
In honor of Arbor Day and to celebrate 30 years of being a Tree City USA 30 trees were planted in Havre Wednesday. Havre Parks and Recreations Director Chris Inman said this is an annual event that is normally done with second-graders at Pepin Park, but due to COVID-19 the student participation was canceled. She said the second graders would plant their trees in milk jugs, grow them, plant them and then it was their choice, once the trees got big enough, if they wanted to...
With COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing limiting live events by political candidates this year, U.S. House Democratic candidate Kathleen Williams held a meet and greet via a Zoom call with residents from Hill County Wednesday. In the Democratic race to try to take the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte, Williams, a former state representative from Bozeman, beat state Rep. Tom Winter of Missoula 89 percent to 11 percent. She now faces state Auditor Matt...
Havre police are looking for people responsible for putting graffiti on recently re-opened park playground equipment. Monday evening graffiti was found at Pepin Park on the playground equipment, which became open to the public June 1, as well as on the door to one of the bathrooms. City park playground equipment had been off limits due to COVID-19 restrictions and was opened back up last week during Phase Two of the state re-opening plan. Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich said the graffiti in the park featured the phrases...
The number of hospitalizations, including people hospitalized before being tested, was 74 with 7 active hospitalizations. The number of tests completed was 55,777 with 1,161 new tests listed this morning. The number of deaths was 18. The number of recoveries was 487 and the number of active cases was 58. The new cases by county were in: Gallatin: 2 new cases, 176 total cases Yellowstone: 1 new case, 106 total cases. People can visit the state tracking map online through a link on http://covid19.mt.gov ....
Frank Miller, a local artist and a founding member of Artitudes Gallery, is displaying a collection of his work at the gallery with the proceeds of sales going to the Havre Food Bank. "The Havre Food Bank is a really good charity," Miller said, "... they're under a lot of pressure now." He said his house is practically overflowing with artwork he's created and he's looking for a way to thin it out a bit, and he thought the Havre Food Bank could use some help during the...
Havre Daily News staff Additional COVID-19 relief funding has been set for facilities including assisted living facilities, safety-net hospitals and providers of home and community-based services. Tuesday, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it was distributing additional funds to eligible Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program providers. The money is coming from the Provider Relief Fund created in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security — CARES Act. Health and Human Services said in...
Wilbur Vaughn "Bunts" Watkins passed away at age 93 May 29, 2020. A celebration of life will be Saturday, June 13, noon to 3 p.m. People can call 406-240-8002, for more details. For those who knew Bunts, he was a man of few words, an incredibly hard worker, and was never afraid to state his opinion and then move on. Born in Sweetgrass, Montana, to Clara Llewelyn and Harry Watkins he was the third child of seven. His siblings, Stan Watkins, Rosemary Teel, Wally Watkins, Ted...
Last month, a new shop opened in the Atrium, making it the building's newest business. The Hippie Hop tobacco shop is owned by Ryan Johannesen, a Havre native who was living in Great Falls before moving back to his hometown to start his new business. "I've always wanted to do something that was my own ... I wanted to try my hand," he said. Johannesen said he has a lot of ideas, but for now he's looking to expand his apparel and novelty inventory in the near future, as well as...
Press release MISSOULA — The Montana Business Adaptability Program is now accepting applications from Montana-based, for-profit and nonprofit businesses of 50 or fewer employees for reimbursement of expenses associated with keeping staff, operations and customers protected during the COPVID-19 pandemic. Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to, costs related to communication, remote work equipment, cleaning supplies, tools to enhance social distancing and sanitation, and travel and hotel costs related to q...
Dear Editor: One way the future will soon be arriving in Eastern Montana is through clean, renewable electricity production. Currently, Orion Renewable Energy is doing the initial site/survey work for the Clearwater Wind Farm it intends to build in Custer, Garfield and Rosebud Counties. Eventually, the revenue generated from the wind farm’s equipment and property taxes will be advantageous for funding county budgets and the state of Montana. Additionally, landowners will financially benefit from lease payments. If you h...
Outside my big front gate, the one used for truck delivery and such, a clump of lantana took root voluntarily. Lantana wears one of the world’s most beautiful flowers, like rings on its fingers, small circles of purple, pink, yellow, with an orange center. Lantana, an invasive weed, can grow taller than me, and will fill the entire yard if left to its own devices. Back when I had asked for lantana, David at Vivero Centro only shook his head, raised eyebrows and muttered s...
The coronavirus has gotten in the way of a lot over the last few months. And even though the event is held in the great outdoors, the same was true for the area's biggest fishing tournament. The Fresno Walleye Challenge, part of the Walleyes Unlimited Series, was scheduled for this weekend at Fresno Resevoir. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament, and the junior day, were canceled. "The Fresno Chapter has made the difficult decision to cancel its...
Wednesday night saw Legion Field packed with excitment once more, as the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club took the field for what would be an exciting series against a newer opponent in the Great Falls Lightning. The Northern A doubleheader showdown at was looking to spell good tidings for Havre, but at the end of the day, it was only half good for the Northstars. In the doubleheader against the Lightning, the Northstars won the first game of the evening 14-9 in...
