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  • Veterans and first responders thank-you barbecue set for Saturday

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Aug 14, 2019

    The second annual veterans and first responders’ family barbecue hosted by the Havre Elks Lodge No. 1201 will be Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. in Pepin Park. The event is open to all veterans, first responders and their families in the region. First responders include sheriff, police and fire departmentpersonnel. “The purpose of the event is for our community to give back to the veterans and first responders,” Havre Elks Lodge No. 1201 Secretary Brandy Kurtz said. The Elks Lodge is holding the event in conjunction with other s...

  • Havre Public Schools brings back bus tracking for parents

    Updated Aug 14, 2019

    Havre Public Schools Transportation Department has made some improvements and has reimplemented technology to increase safety and efficiency for both staff and students. "The goal is to get the kids to school safely," Havre Public Schools Router Russ Earl said. Last year because of monetary reasons Havre Public Schools had to cut $80,000 from the budget, which included the GPS system used on the buses, Transportation Department Director of Operations Jim Donovan said. He...

  • Montana congressional delegation comments on endangered species proposal

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 14, 2019

    A Montana U.S. senator was in the spotlight when U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced proposed changes to administration of the Endangered Species Act, and the announcement split the responses of the delegation on party lines. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., was one of the members of Congress cited in a "what they are saying" release the Interior Department issued after the announcement was made. "This is a win for Montana and the West, and will help restore co...

  • Public comment sought on tentative fishing regulations

    Updated Aug 14, 2019

    From Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 will host two open houses to seek public comment on the proposed changes to the fishing regulations that will go into effect in 2020 and will be in place through 2024. "Please plan to attend these meetings if you have anything you would like to discuss or share," said FWP Region 6 Fisheries Program Manager Steve Dalbey. "We look forward to meeting with interested anglers and talking about regulations and...

  • Obituary - Eva Leona Jones Fox, Oyada Ode, 'Many Nations'

    Updated Aug 14, 2019

    Eva Leona Jones Fox, 82, Assiniboine name, Oyada Ode, "Many Nations," left this earth to be with our loving creator August 11, 2019, of natural causes, surrounded by her family in her home. Wake services will be held Thursday, August 15, 2019, at 7 p.m. at St. Paul's Mission Recreation Center in Hays. Funeral Mass will be held Friday, August 16, 2019, at 1 p.m. at St. Paul's Mission Church. Arrangements have been made with Wilderness Funeral Home in Chinook. Leona was born...

  • Obituary - Harold Sebastian Bergman

    Updated Aug 14, 2019

    Harold Sebastian Bergman passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019, with his family by his side. Born January 23, 1931, in Wales, ND, Harold came out to Montana when he was only 16 years old. He married the love of his life, Donna, September 29, 1951, and lost her just a short 11 months ago. Harold began working for the Great Northern Railroad September 1, 1949, and retired in 1992. He worked in many towns over the course of his 43 years with the railroad. He and Donna raised their...

  • For the Record, Aug. 14, 2019

    Updated Aug 14, 2019

    Havre Police Department David Barry Trayner of Jeffersonville, Indiana, 43, was arrested on charges of possession of dangerous drugs and possession of paraphernalia, after a caller at a First Street West business asked Tuesday at 10:01 a.m. for assistance removing a man from the building. -- A caller at a Second Street business reported Tuesday at 10:55 a.m. that an account had been hacked. -- A Tuesday 11:16 a.m. report of a bat in a Sixth Avenue yard was referred to Montana...

  • Notice - Weed board meeting canceled

    Updated Aug 14, 2019

    The Hill County Weed Control Board meeting scheduled for Friday has been canceled....

  • Agenda - Havre-Hill County Library Board

    Updated Aug 14, 2019

    Havre-Hill County Library Board will meet Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Havre-Hill County Library Meeting Room. The meeting agenda is: Minutes Sign monthly budget Library Director’s Report • Summer reading Old business New business Policy review Correspondence Public comment Adjournment The upcoming schedule at the library includes: • Books and Babies is every Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. • Story Time is every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. • LEGO Time/Robotics is every Thursday, 3:30 to 5 p.m. • Sept. 11 at 7 p.m.: Jamie...

  • Correction- Obituary: Eva Fox

    Updated Aug 14, 2019

    In an obituary for Eva Leona Jones Fox that ran on Page A5 in Tuesday’s Havre Daily News, “Fox” was left out of her name in the information sent to the Havre Daily News....

  • Tools available to make sure Social Security earnings reported properly

    Updated Aug 14, 2019

    Social Security is an earned benefit. Your earnings history is a record of your progress toward your benefits. Social Security keeps track of your earnings so we can pay you the benefits you’ve earned over your lifetime. This is why reviewing your Social Security earnings record is so important. If an employer didn’t properly report just one year of your work earnings to us, your future benefit payments from Social Security could be less than they should be. Over the course of a lifetime, that could cost you tens of tho...

  • Local News - Bear Paw Cooperative hearing screenings set

    Updated Aug 14, 2019

    Press release Hearing screenings will take place in Bear Paw Cooperative member schools today through Oct. 31. Children enrolled in kindergarten and first grade and ninth or 10th grade will be screened. No other children will be screened without parental permission. People with questions of concerns can contact the school or the Bear Paw Cooperative at 406-357-2269. The service is sponsored by Bear Paw Cooperative....

  • Local News - Pool closing Sunday for annual maintenance

    Updated Aug 14, 2019

    Press release The Havre Community Pool will close at 9 p.m. Sunday, for annual fall maintenance. The pool will reopen for fall-winter 2019-20 Sept. 30 at 6 a.m. For more information, people can call 265-5781....

  • The Postscript: Made to last

    Carrie Classon|Updated Aug 14, 2019

    She wore it for one day in 1919 and it looked as if it was sewn with this in mind. My grandma’s wedding dress was more than a little worse for wear. It had been folded up in a small box and kept safe by my cousin, Jill. (How Jill ended up with it, I do not know.) I’m guessing the dress was sewn by a relative of my grandma’s, maybe a sister or one of her many cousins. There was no lining, no reinforcement of any seam. There were raw edges inside. Much of the dress was held toge...

  • Five things to watch in local prep football

    Chris Peterson|Updated Aug 14, 2019

    For some, high school football isn't just a sport - it's an obsession and that obsession is about to kick off again here in a few short weeks. And no matter who you are or where you live, high school football starts in earnest soon and that means Friday night lights will once again be shining bright. Whether you are a follower of the Havre Blue Ponies, Chinook Sugarbeeters or one of the many other teams along the Hi-Line, Friday nights are about to become consumed with...

  • 2019 Frontier Conference Football Preview Series: SPECIAL TEAMS

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 14, 2019

    There are three phases to the game of football. And while offense and defense get most of the publicity, any coach worth his salt will tell you - you can't win without special teams play. So it should be to no one's surprise that coaches around the Frontier Conference are always looking for good kickers and punters, and always trying to find a return man who can "take it to the house." And there should be plenty of those guys around the league this fall. Two teams that will be...

  • Slowpitch Softball Series this weekend at the Havre Softball Complex

    Updated Aug 13, 2019

    The Havre Softball Association will hosting a special slow pitch series Saturday and Sunday the Havre Softball Complex. Earlier this summer, the association was approached by the Medicine Hat Huff n Puffs, a 60-and-over slowpitch team from Medicine Hat, Alberta, about playing games in Havre. So, the team will be in town to take on three different local squads, starting at 4 p.m. Saturday. The second game is set for 5:30 p.m. and the series wraps up Sunday at 10 a.m. Food and fun will be a part of the series. For more...

  • Get a first look at the Skylights tonight in the Armory...

    Updated Aug 13, 2019