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Editor’s note: This version adds comments from the office of Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont. Members of the St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group met Wednesday to discuss possible funding sources for improvements and repairs to the structure that provides water resources to northern Montana. The St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works, part of the irrigation Milk River Project and one of the first projects Bureau of Reclamation was authorized to build when it was created at the start of the last century, diverts water into the Nor...
Beginning tonight, Montana Actors' Theatre will have performances of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" in the former Herberger's location in the Holiday Village Mall. The MAT performance tells Roald Dahl's classic story of poor Charlie Bucket's adventure through Willy Wonka's magical, Oompa Loompa-filled factory, with a unique spin. "Something that makes it their own is that it's all youth produced. That's, you know, different. So it's directed by youth, and it's starred in...
At a quarterly meeting of the Hill County Board of Health Wednesday, Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Berg said the county has 16 active cases of COVID-19, which she said has gone up quite a bit in the last few weeks, mirroring national and state trends due to the Delta variant. Berg said there are no confirmed cases of the Delta variant in the county yet. “We haven’t had any Delta variants identified through the surveillance testing that Montana is doing for Hill County, yet. That doesn’t mean it’s...
After weeks of negotiations, the Senate Wednesday advanced a bill to increase investment in U.S. infrastructure on a 67-32 vote with one senator not voting. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., voted for advancing the bill to the floor along with all other Senate Democrats, two independents and 17 Republicans, while Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., was one of the 32 Republicans voting against it. A fact sheet released by the White House says the deal includes $550 billion in new spending on infrastructure. The fact sheet says the bill...
Havre Police Department A Fifth Street caller asked officers Wednesday at 9:10 a.m. for help with her son. -- A caller reported Wednesday 10:40 a.m. a vehicle crash involving the vehicle and a fire hydrant on Second Street Northeast. -- Hailey Storme Britton of Havre, 24, was issued a summons on a charge of reckless driving after a caller on First Street reported and erratic driver Wednesday at 12:01 p.m. -- Officers assisted with a medical call at 9:50 p.m. Wednesday on 10th...
“Mom, are you having a mid-life crisis?” asked my daughter. “I can’t have a mid-life crisis. I’m too old.” “Last week a dog. This week a car. What are you thinking?” It wasn’t really even my own idea. When I first moved to Mexico, I lived in Mazatlan, a large city with excellent public transportation. I soon realized I didn’t need a car. Buses and pulmonias and taxis were easy, cheap to use, and could get me anywhere I wanted to be. It’s not the same here in Etzatlan, but...
In a season that has seen the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club reach new heights, many players such as Drake Berreth have made contributions along the way. The Northstars have a record of 35-14 this season and have been playing their best baseball over the past month, including a stretch of 15 straight wins. As a member of such a strong squad this season, Berreth has enjoyed the ride. "It was fun. Doing stuff that hasn't been done in a while for the Northstars....
The big fellas up front pave the way for what has become a tradition in the Frontier Conference - high-powered offenses. And run or pass, you can't have a high-scoring offense without a great line. Coming into the 2021 season, there will be plenty of good offensive lines and plenty of great OL around the Frontier Conference. Carroll College, which won the 2020 Frontier title, played in the spring, had an outstanding offensive line, and while a pair of All-Conference...
On the final day of the 2021 Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, it was unanimous, the Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats are both Top 5 Big Sky teams, and the league thinks very highly of four-time Big Sky champion Weber State. While the Wildcats were picked to win the league title this fall in both the Big Coaches Preseason Poll and the Big Sky Media Preseason Poll, both polls also tabbed the Grizzlies to finish second and the Bobcats to finish fourth, with Eastern...
Press release Property West said in a release is is excited to welcome Russ Getten and Diane Savasten Getten to its team. Russ Getten grew up in Turner and graduated from the University of Montana. Diane Savesten Getten is native to Havre and graduated from Montana State University-Northern, the release said. The two bring a combined 82 years of Havre area real estate experience and knowledge to Property West's clients, and they said they look forward to continuing to assist...
