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Editor's note: This version adds comments from the Rural Fire District 1 Board chair. Havre Fire Chief Mel Paulson is retiring from the Havre Fire Department Friday, and Assistant Havre Fire Chief Nathan Courtnage is stepping down from his position Monday, seemingly leaving the city without a municipal fire chief. Paulson said Thursday morning that he doesn't 100 percent want to retire but he feels he needs to. "I just feel it's time," he said. Courtnage said he cannot talk about why he is stepping down. Paulson said they...
Montana State University's Local Government Center Director Dan Clark spoke at a town hall Monday about the possibility of the City of Havre moving to a commission-city manager form of government, which he spoke of positively for the most part. The audience that evening was primarily made up of city officials, including council members who asked questions about this form of government and how best to educate the public about the change and what it would entail. Only a few...
Montana State University Hill County Extension is gearing up for a packed schedule at this year’s Great Northern Fair, with their usual crop of animal shows, 4-H project displays and a livestock sale. Extension Agent Colleen Pegar said July 12 they will be holding their interview day for all indoor projects at the 4-H Chuckwagon, where students will show off their projects and be judged. Projects range in subject from sewing to livestock. Pegar said this particular event isn’t open to the public, but after interview day is...
Patricia A. Meldrum, 77, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Ila McClenahan officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery....
Becky Mae DeArce, 47, passed away due to natural causes at Benefis Healthcare in Great Falls Saturday, June 18, 2022. Wake services began at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2022, and continued until her funeral service, which was at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, 2022, all at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Burial followed in the Rocky Boy Cemetery....
Press release United Way of Hill County is now accepting applications for the 2023 Funded Partners. Any non-profits that are a tax exempt 501(c)3 status working in Hill County with the mission to advance education, income and health are invited to apply for this program. The deadline on these applications is Wednesday, July 20, 2022. People who would like more information or would like an application sent to them can email [email protected] or call 406-945-2544....
Havre Police Department A First Street Northeast caller asked Monday at 9:57 a.m. for assistance removing a person from the location. -- A theft was reported at a First Street business Monday at 4:33 p.m. -- A vehicle crash was reported in the First Street alley Monday at 5:53 p.m. -- A caller reported hitting a deer at 11th Street West and Wilson Avenue at 7:08 p.m. Monday. Hill County Sheriff's Office A vehicle theft was reported Monday at 7:06 a.m. on Fourth Street North. -...
Press release HELENA — Hunters interested in participating in game damage hunt opportunities need to register online for the Hunt Roster beginning Wednesday, June 15, through MyFWP. The roster is used by Fish, Wildlife and Parks to quickly respond to landowners who are eligible for game damage assistance in the prevention or reduction of property or crop damage primarily caused by deer, elk and/or antelope. New this year, hunters can register to be placed on a bison game damage roster. The Fish and Wildlife Commission a...
On Monday, the Montana State University-Northern women's team got its youth basketball camp started at Armory Gymnasium. The camp went from 9 a.m to 9 p.m., so the young girls basketball players needed to be committed to the long hours. One of those players was 14-year-old Emree Stuart from Malta, who went to the camp to improve her game. "(This camp) works you really hard," Stuart said. "It gets you better and it's really fun." Like many basketball players, Stuart grew up in...
Former Montana State University-Northern volleyball coach and athletic director Dave Gantt is heading back to the NCAA Division I ranks of college volleyball. Gantt has been announced as a new assistant coach at the University of Arkansas, the school said in a press release earlier this week. Gantt most recently served as vice president for athletics and vice president of student engagement/athletics at this alma mater, the University of Providence in Great Falls from 2016 to...
