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Havre Public Works announced Wednesday that the bulk water station on 16th Avenue is closed until further notice due to a software problem. The department said this morning it is rerouting people to the city shop to fill up if they need to. The people will need to fill out their information at the shop before taking the water there. The City Shop is open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. “We are working on solving the problem and have already made the calls needed to get this going,” the department said Wednesday. “We...
This region recently saw a massive growth in the number of toads in the area, leading to people reporting seeing them where they had not seen them before and seeing mass migrations of the amphibians in the region across U.S. Highway 2 in the early morning hours, at locations like near Gildford and the turnoff to Fresno Reservoir. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks provided information about the toads generally in the area, the Woodhouse's and Great Plains toads. The two kinds...
Editor's note: A version of this story ran in the Back to School special section earlier this week. Havre Public Schools starts a new school year today with a four class-day schedule and a new superintendent, who said he is looking forward to the year and new opportunities. Brian Gum was hired by the district's Board of Trustees earlier this year with nearly complete consensus regarding him being the best candidate for the district after the unexpected death of...
After a few days of light precipitation in the region, which mostly missed the local area, Hill County was hit harder than many of its neighbors by fires, losing 300 acres in the last week. During a regional fire call Tuesday morning Hill County reported three fires totaling more than 300 lost acres, having fared the worst of all the counties on the call. Roosevelt, Sheridan, Phillips, Blaine, Fergus, Golden Valley and Petroleum counties all reported no fire activities, though most of them saw some precipitation over the...
Press release Havre artist Carolyn Anderson received a top award at an international organization's Masters' Show. Anderson received a silver medal for her painting "After the Bath" in the Signature and Invited Guests Division of the Oil Painters of America 2023 Masters' Show hosted this month in Phiillipsburg. "I was honored to be asked to participate in the OPA Show this year and surprised and thrilled to accept the Silver Medal for my painting," Anderson said in a release...
Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Region 6 Citizen Advisory Council — CAC — will meet near Saco from 10 a.m. to approximately 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs meeting room. The public is welcome to attend. FWP will give updates on wildlife season setting for 2024-25, fisheries plans and regulations, access projects, and more. Following a working lunch for CAC members and FWP staff, there will be a short tour of local FWP sites. Each of FWP’s seven administrative regions has a volunte...
Press release HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public comment on several environmental assessments, or EAs. For more information, including how to submit comments, people can visit https://fwp.mt.gov/public-notices or go tot the specific EA. Stoney Brook Village private fish pond license EA This project consists of a private pond constructed in Jefferson County with the intent to stock fish for angling. Comments due Aug. 30. https://fwp.mt.gov/public-notices/news/2023/aug/0809-stoney-br...
Hamid Abdallah, 99 years of age, passed peacefully in his home August 6, 2023, of natural causes. He was laid to rest in the family Muslim Cemetery located in Stanley, ND, on August 10, 2023, in a private family graveside service. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Hamid's online memorial page to send a card or leave a message of condolence for his family at https://www.hollandbonine.com. Hamid was born on the family farm near Ross,...
Betty Ann Johnson Bayes of Havre, Montana, 92, passed away August 13, 2023, at Northern Montana Hospital after a brief illness. Betty was born December 18, 1930, to Dewey and Isabel (Oliver) Johnson in Great Falls, Montana. She was raised in the farming community of Castner Falls with three brothers and a sister. They were a close-knit family who worked hard and loved to play practical jokes, especially her brothers and Uncle Bob. After graduating from Cascade High School in...
July 7, U.S. Department of Agriculture and its partner vendors announced the opening of the application period for Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act — IRA — which directs USDA to provide financial assistance to farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination in USDA farm lending programs prior to January 2021. The opening of the application process is an important step in delivering on USDA’s commitment of providing financial assistance to those who have faced discrimination in USDA farm...
Press release BOZEMAN — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana is accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program — EQIP — Conservation Stewardship Program — CSP — Regional Conservation Partnership Program — RCPP — and Wetlands Reserve Easements — WRE. To be considered for funding in the current cycle, producers and landowners should apply by Oct. 27, 2023. “NRCS provides funding and technical assistance to help farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners implement conservation practic...
Press release USDA Transition to Organic Partnership Program — TOPP — Northwest Regional Lead Oregon Tilth Certified Organic is casting a wide net with its partners to spread TOPP messaging throughout farming communities, reaching qualified organic mentors, and letting those interested in transitioning to organic know what resources will be available to them through the mentorship program. TOPP leads identify and recruit experienced organic farmer mentors to pair with conventional or beginning farmers who have interest in...
Roger T. Gruber, 59, passed away due to natural causes at his residence Sunday, August 20, 2023. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 25, 2023, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Daniel Wathen officiating. Burial will take place at a later date in the Libby Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Roger's online memorial page to send a card or...
Havre Police Department Jesse Lee Schoening of Havre, 33, was arrested on a trespass to property charge after a trespasser was reported on Sixth Avenue at 12:22 p.m. Friday. —— A wallet was turned in to the police department Friday at 6:25 p.m. and returned to it’s owner. —— A tree branch was reported in a power line Friday at 8:35 p.m. on McKinley Avenue, and NorthWestern Energy was notified. —— A 14-year-old Havre boy was issued a summons on a juvenile curfew violation charge after an officer stopped Saturday at 12:41 a.m....
Hill County Mosquito Control District Board will meet Monday, Aug. 28, at 5:15 p.m. in the Hill County Weed and Mosquito Control District Office in the Hill County Road and Weed Shop Complex at 1405 Second St. West. The meeting agenda is: • Review minutes from previous meeting • Correspondence • New business • Purchase order approval • Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control Association meeting Oct. 23-25 at Whitefish • West Nile detected • Unfinished business • Budget update • Adulticide applications • Announcements — non...
