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Editor's note: This version was updated at 9:50 a.m. to add comment from Amtrak. A freight train derailed outside of Havre Friday afternoon, about three miles east of Pork Chop Hill, but there appear to be no injuries or fatalities, and the cause is still under investigation as the rail line awaits reopening. BNSF General Director of Public Affairs Lena Kent said the derailment occurred at 4:39 p.m. Friday with 11 cars derailing. Hill County Disaster and Emergency Services...
Updated July 21, 2023, 8:30 p.m. BNSF says 11 cars of a 25-car freight train derailed east of Havre this afternoon, and when the railway will be reopened is unknown. Hill County Disaster and Emergency Services Coordinator Amanda Frickel said crews will be working through the night and the hope is to have the rails open again by late in the day Saturday. BNSF General Director of Public Affairs Lena Kent said the derailment happened at 4:39 p.m. today. The derailment was 7-10...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees voted Tuesday evening to allow Havre High School sports teams, excluding football, to recruit eighth graders at the discretion of coaches and the school's athletics director. The board, after much discussion and public comment, most of it in favor of the change, voted 6-1 to approve the change with Board Chair Tim Scheele voting against it and all other present members voting for it. Board Vice-Chair Christin Hileman was not at the...
An agreement more than a century in the making to settle water rights issues and provide water to Fort Belknap Indian Community — and to people all along the Milk River — Wednesday when the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act passed out of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. The federal doctrine involving tribal water rights — The Winters Doctrine — started in Fort Belknap with the lawsuit Winters vx. United States, in which the U.S, Supreme Court established the doctrine that the federal government...
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte made stops around the Golden Triangle Wednesday as part of his 56 County Tour, meeting with local business owners, county and city government officials, tribal councils and residents. After touring the Little River Trading Post in Fort Belknap and later meeting with members of the Fort Belknap Indian Community Council, he made a stop at Chinook Pharmacy, where he presented the Sprit of Montana award to its former owners, Kelcey and Nancy Diemert, al...
Editor, So, you are concerned about the climate crisis but are not sure what to do about it. Know that you are not alone. Also know that the climate movement needs you, it needs everyone, to do everything we can to address this crisis. Here are some ideas: • Learn more about how our world is warming; the causes, consequences and actions that need to be taken to stop it. Start by visiting NASA’s website on climate. https://climate.nasa.gov • Talk about it, a lot, with friends, family, neighbors; everybody and anybody. • Get...
Gently down the stream. Well, I try. I try to remember the water is moving. Downstream. Now and then I am compelled to turn my boat and battle the currents upstream. The currents always batter me back into submission. Well, I had to try. Floating downstream is so much easier. Water is movement. Movement is change. Change is neither positive nor negative. Neither good nor bad. We give it those meanings, out of the experiences and perceptions, each according to how we choose to...
Las Vegas card sharks, Mississippi Riverboat gamblers, and Churchill Downs handicappers are pleased that Gov. Greg Gianforte and Montana’s Republican legislators pulled a fast one on Montana homeowners in the 2023 session. Earlier this year, they permanently raised state residential property taxes by 43 percent — $81 million a year, and $162 million over the two-year state budget cycle. Then they pocketed our money. (Just look at your residential property appraisal notice — your home’s value and taxes are soaring as your sp...
Montanans recently received an unpleasant reminder of the perils of bad tax policy in their mail. Spending significant amounts of time in Granite County, I had the displeasure of seeing friends and family face average reappraisals topping 60 percent. Suppose we dive into tax policy developed by the Montana legislative super-majority. We’ll discover a distressing pattern: Working-class homeowners are subjected to massive permanent tax increases, while large corporations enjoy tax relief offset by the aforementioned workers. I...
John Terrance "Terry" Stevenson, 92, passed July 18, 2023. Memorial service will be Saturday, July 29, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin. Terry was born to Benn and Madge (Sailor) Stevenson June 26, 1931, in Havre. He was raised in Havre and graduated from Havre High School in 1949. He went to college at the University of Montana for a short time. He loved to sing and was well known for his beautiful baritone voice. During his lifetime from high school on he...
The family and friends of Mary Lois Hybner invite you to join us in celebrating her life. Vigil service is Thursday evening, July 27, 2023, at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass is Friday morning, July 28, 2023, at 10 a.m. Both services are at Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church in Hingham. Luncheon at the Holy Family Youth Center in Rudyard will follow burial....
Press release The Montana Department of Transportation announced that, due to supply issues, the signal upgrade project on U.S. Highway 2 and 19th Avenue West, by Holiday Village Mall, Super 8 Hotel and the Great Northern Fairgrounds has been delayed. Due to this delay the current traffic signals have been programed to a timed loop on the side streets to allow pedestrians time to cross U.S. Highay 2. Once the supply issue has been resolved the anticipated completion date is scheduled in September. MDT is dedicated to...
Monday 10 a.m. — Safety Committee meeting in Timmons Room 1:30 p.m. — Title Certificate of Survey retracement of Montana Secondary Highway 232 in Commissioners Office 3:30 p.m. — Council on Aging director meeting in Commissioners Office Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — DNRC Fire Update call in Commissioners Office 10:30 a.m. — Road Department meeting in Commissioners Office 2 p.m. — Hill County Health Department budget meeting in Commissioners Office Wednesday Noon — Hill County Board of Health meeting in Hill County Annex Conference Ro...
Havre Police Department A three-vehicle crash was reported Tuesday at 12:23 p.m. on the 200 Block of First Street. Havre Fire Department also responded with an engine and ambulance and treated four people on the scene. -- A Third Street caller asked Tuesday at 2:18 p.m. to speak with an officer about some lost or found property. -- A Tuesday 3:49 p.m. caller reported a squatter was living in the caller's house on Third Street. -- A camper was reported Tuesday at 8:10 p.m. stol...
Luke 15:1-7 "Which of you,having one hundred sheep and finding one was missing, would not leave the 99 and search for the one that was lost until it was found, and finding it, returns home rejoicing?" Out our way, the pastures near the Bear Paws are not simply grasslands, but an area marked with steep ridges and deep arroyos. The herds tend to stay together and usually out in the open where the grazing is best - but now and then a few wander off and get lost. The ridges are...
You know, Lord, sometimes when we're busy, it's breathtaking to take a moment to look around, maybe pay attention to what's around us. Only the items on the to-do-list, so off we go. At one intersection, several kids wait to cross the avenue, the car headed north stops, allowing them to cross to avenue. So nice, especially since, once crossed, they turned and waved a "thank you" to the driver, he smiled. Then mountains come into view! Depending on the time of year, sometimes...
Heading into the Class A North District Tournament in Vauxhall Thursday, the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club had been on a hot streak to end the regular season. But against the Fort Macleod Royals to start the tournament, the Northstars did face some adversity. Through most of the day, the Northstars struggled to get going as the game was tied, 1-1, heading into the bottom of the sixth inning. But the Northstars finally got on a roll late in the game to eke out...
A pair of former Havre Ice Hawks have made big strides in their hockey careers as of late. Austin Boyce, who played for the Ice Hawks high school hockey team this past season, recently competed in the USA Hockey Boys National Player Development Camp. The camp was held in Amherst, New York. Players earn invitation to the national camps through their performance at a series of state- and district-level camps held each season. The camps are designed so players return home...
The Havre Tennis Camp will be held Aug. 14-15, noon to 3 p.m. each day at the high school tennis courts. Cost is $25 per camper and $15 for any additional siblings. To sign up or for more information, contact Jeff Miller at 406-390-1123....
U.S. Marine Seth A. Has The Eagle and Airman Tyra Messerly, both the children of Brenda Has The Eagle of Fort Belknap, recently graduated from military training. Seth Has the Eagle graduated from the U.S. Marine Corps Boot Camp, June 16 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California, after successfully completing 13 weeks of intensive Basic Training at MCRD. While in recruit training, Marine Has The Eagle's Platoon 2114 Echo Company 2nd Battalion achieved the "Honor Plat...
North Central Senior Center July 24-28 Menu Monday, July 24 — Bacon and egg, toast, milk, fruit Tuesday, July 25 — Meatballs with sour cream sauce, beets, dessert Wednesday, July 26 — Softshell tacos, rice, veggies, cookies Thursday, July 27 — Pulled-pork sandwiches, coleslaw, fruit Friday, July 28 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert News from our gift shop: Need a gift for a summer birthday or just because? Visit our gift shop to find wall hangings, knick knack art glass and much more, all priced just right. Special — All candl...
