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With just over a month left in the regular season, the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club are playing some of their best baseball. They have a record of 19-10 and are 8-1 in their last nine games. One player that has aided their efforts this season is senior pitcher Carson Lunak. As the Northstars get ready for the final month of play, Lunak hopes to help them reach new heights. "I hope that our team can keep playing well together and just persevere," Lunak said....
Local counties are putting burn bans and fire restrictions into place as the hot, dry weather continues. Chouteau County is in a burn ban Liberty County has Stage 2 fire restrictions, Blaine County started a burn ban at 2 p.m. Tuesday and Hill County is starting a burn ban that will take effect Friday at 12:01 a.m., a ban that prohibits open burning, and the issuing of the licenses usually required to do said burning legally. Under the ban, open burning permits will not be issued. Open burning always requires a permit and is...
After holding a virtual event in 2020, Northern Agricultural Research Center held its 2021 Field Day Tuesday where staff took attendees on tours to learn about the latest cattle and crop research being conducted at the Montana State University facility, followed by a dinner and awards presentation. NARC Superintendent and Montana State University Northern Agricultural Research Director Darrin Boss began the presentation of awards by thanking everyone for coming despite the...
Independence Day is just around the corner, and the Havre Fire Department said in a release it wants to advise the community that the safest way to enjoy fireworks is to watch a public display conducted by professionals. The department asks if people plan to use their own fireworks to exercise caution and follow ordinances for the use of fireworks in city limits. Fireworks may only be discharged in Havre July 2 through July 4 from 8 a.m to midnight and not all fireworks are...
From Montana Department of Livestock HELENA – The Montana Department of Livestock is asking residents to remain vigilant about the presence of feral swine. Though there have been no confirmed sightings in Montana, populations are spreading and the risk of introduction to Montana is high. Feral swine are an invasive species that damage crops, pastures, and waterways, and these animals can carry diseases that spread to livestock, people, and wildlife. The biggest risk of introduction to Montana is swine crossing the border f...
Havre Police Department Officers issued a written or verbal warning after a caller from a service agency on the 600 Block of Second Street reported at 12:09 p.m. Tuesday that an intoxicated person was being obnoxious. -- After a caller from Second Street at 12:50 p.m. Tuesday reported a fight, officers arrested Grant William Saddler of Box Elder, 56, on a charge of assault. -- Animal control issued a written or verbal warning after a caller from Sage Brush Drive at 1:02 p.m....
Staff and wire report Montana Actors’ Theatre is inviting people to a KidsMat acting camp next week in Chinook, running Monday through Thursday. The acting camps are for children ages 5-15, who learn all aspects of theatre production including story and script development, acting, costuming, and technical aspects at the camps. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday with a short production Thursday evening. The cost for the camp is $50 for the first child and $35 for each additional child in the family. C...
My husband, Peter, is looking around our empty living room. “I’ll always have good memories of this place.” “I will too,” I assure him. We are packing up the last of our possessions and heading across the country in a few days. We won’t be coming back. This is the home Peter bought as a single person, when he retired a bit early. He wasn’t sure how much he could afford, but he bought this condo in the town where his sister, Lori, lived, sight unseen. Lori drove by the house...
Summer is flying by, and, soon, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team will be back to work. And the Skylights will have a new guard in the fold when they do return. Northern women's basketball coach Chris Mouat has announced the signing of Danielle Tyler to join the Skylights in the fall. Tyler is a 5-7 guard from Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, Washington. In a shortened season this year, Tyler averaged 16.2 points per game, good for 12th in...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is seeking applications for grants under the Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant program. The purpose of this program is to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups in rural areas. Eligible applicants include cooperatives, groups of cooperatives and cooperative development centers with a majority of its board of directors or governing board comprised of individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged groups. A soci...
NOTE: This information was provided by the office of Sen. Jon Tester U.S. Sen Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced Friday that he secured $55.2 million in competitive grant funding that will provide critical resources for currently operating processing facilities that are working toward federal inspection. Tester said securing the funding is part of his push to increase local meat processing capacity in Montana and reduce consolidation in the meatpacking industry. “In order to break the stranglehold that large packers have on t...
The Montana FSA website at https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/Montana lists upcoming deadlines in FSA programs in the state: Deadline TBA: Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 — Signup Reopened April 5. Signup period will remain open for at least 60 days. May 15 to July 15: Conservation Reserve Program Primary Nesting Season Non-emergency Grazing — prior approval required, with 50 percent reduction in the carrying capacity. June 15: 2021 Nominations open for 2021 FSA County Committee Elections July 12: First day of Con...
Note: This was provided by the U.S.D.A. Farm Service Agency BOZEMAN — Agricultural producers in Montana who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency office before the applicable deadline. “Many USDA programs require producers to file an accurate crop acreage report by the applicable deadline,” said Les J. Rispens, acting FSA state executive director in Montana. “Our FSA staff can assist producers in complet...
