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Hill County Commission candidates participated in a Havre Daily News Forum Monday evening where they were asked about a number of issues in the county and its government. Incumbent Republican Commissioner Diane McLean and her challengers, independent Les Odegard and Democrat Sheri Williams, all participated in the forum. Candidates for local Montana House and Senate races also attended the forum. See more in future editions of the Havre Daily News. McLean used her...
In a joint release printed on the Havre Public Schools website, the school district and Havre Police Department said an incident that led to a security action at Lincoln-McKinley Primary School was due to a police department training exercise held at the school. The release said the school was put into a lock out and hold-in-place Friday, Sept. 30, after school officials discovered a door had been propped open, allowing access to the building. School district officials coordinated with the Havre Police Department and determin...
Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center Alfonse Valentine and Marie Theresa (Amsomms) Vercruyssen have been presented the Legacy Award for the Cowboy Hall of Fame for 2023 in District 4 that includes Blaine, Chouteau, Hill and Liberty counties. Alfonse Valentine Vercruyssen took an unforgettable journey across the ocean, with his wife, Marie, and their two sons, Gus, five and Jule, four, to the United States in December of 1910. Alfonse did chores on the ship t...
The economic case for replacing the Beaver Lodge at camp Kiwanis is being made. There is another case to be made and that is the local cultural and quality of life values. 100-plus years ago, local community leaders foresaw the opportunity for a park and “playground” for the benefit of the local area. We are forever grateful for their foresight. Their action made our Beaver Creek Park a unique feature for our local community and the quality of life we enjoy. Through the years, our predecessors developed opportunities inc...
’Tis the season for political debate, and while each of us differs on various issues and support our respective candidates, there is one thing we can definitely both agree on: We support a Havre city manager, and urge you to do so as well. Ballots are about to arrive in the mail for many absentee voters and for those who choose to vote at the polls Nov. 8 an important question for city of Havre voters will be on the ballot and that is the question on whether to approve a Havre city manager. The Havre city manager position, if...
Last week, Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Housing Task Force released its draft recommendations to address housing in Montana. These include forcing every community to allow accessory dwelling units — ADUs — on every residential lot, removing local restrictions on how small lots can be, and stopping local governments from requiring parking spaces for new development. These recommendations to remove local regulations are not surprising because the Task Force began with the assumption that local regulations are the primary cause of th...
This past week we attended the memorial for my husband Peter’s oldest sister, Shelley. Shelley went through a long battle with cancer, and Peter lost his second sister in two years. The pandemic had just started, her husband had just died, and Shelley moved 900 miles across the country to live near her kids. Then, almost immediately, she discovered she was gravely ill. She moved in with her son, Joel, and daughter-in-law, Dani, and never left. Shelley had several operations t...
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will conduct a dive exam of the outlet works intake and stilling basin at Fresno Dam, 15 miles west of Havre, Oct. 17. The outlet works will be closed starting at 9 a.m. and will remain closed until the dive exam is complete, but will not exceed eight hours. Access to the Fresno Dam Tailwater Fishing Access Site will be restricted during the shutdown to just the fishing pier area. Recreators and Municipalities should expect reduced flows in the river during the shutdow...
Editor’s note: Havre Daily News did not receive this agenda in time to print it at least 48 hours before the 10 a.m. Thursday meeting. The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Health department holiday closure Budgets Ordinance Resolutions Contracts Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Hill County Job Vacancy Procedure Beaver C...
Havre Police Department A dead deer was reported in a 14th Street yard Monday at 5:34 p.m. -- Robert Alexander McConnell of Havre, 42, was arrested on five Justice or City court warrants served on Second Street after a disturbance was reported at 6:16 p.m. Monday. -- A caller reported Monday at 6:47 p.m. that a building on U.S. Highway 2 East was broken into again. -- A vehicle crash was reported on 13th Street at 8:27 p.m. Hill County Sheriff's Office Jimmy Darrell Russette o...
With just two weeks until the District 7C Tournament starts, Hi-Line volleyball is coming down to the wire. Last week was a big one for the Big Sandy Pioneers, as they knocked off Fort Benton Thursday, by scores of 25-23, 16-25, 25-20 and 25-23. Eva Yeadon paced the Pioneers, while Emerson Giese had 19 kills and Hailee Wang had 22 aces for the Longhorns. The Pioneers continued their fine play with a tough match against first-place Highwood Saturday. In a five-set thriller,...
TUESDAY High School Volleyball Harlem vs Malta THURSDAY High School Football Big Sandy vs GFCC, 7 p.m. High School Volleyball Chinook vs Box Elder Fort Benton vs North Star Harlem at North Country FRIDAY High School Football Havre at Livingston, 6 p.m. Chinook vs Belt, 7 p.m. Fort Benton at Shelby, 7 p.m. CJI vs Harlowtown, 7 p.m. High School Volleyball Havre at Butte Classic Box Elder vs Big Sandy North Star vs Highwood High School XC Havre at Eastern A Fall Classic in...
As the regular season winds down, football teams on the Hi-Line will be looking to end the year strong. Those with postseason aspirations will be looking to find momentum at the right time while fledgling programs will be looking to find something to carry into next year. The Chester-Joplin-Inverness six-man football team has had a strong season and was looking for another win against Roy-Winifred at home Saturday. However, the Hawks lost a shoot-out as Roy-Winifred won...
If you love baseball, or hell, even if you just love a feel-good sports story, then the Seattle Mariners are for you. The Mariners made the playoffs for the first time since 2001. Yup, for Mariners’ fans, of which there are many in our coverage area, that’s a long, agonizing 21 years. Seattle, however, didn’t just thrill their fans all season long, no, the Mariners not only made the postseason as an American League Wildcard team, but then they went on the road and swept the T...
