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Editor’s note: This version corrects that U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs is responsible for part of the repayment for work on Fresno Dam. Representatives of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation held a public meeting Wednesday to discuss plans for repairing and updating the Fresno Dam in which they discussed the specifics of what the project would entail and how it would be repaid. Fresno Dam, a vital part of the Milk River Project including the Fresno Reservoir, is not in immediate danger of failure, but after examining the s...
Hill County employees may be facing increased health insurance costs as the Hill County Commission considers whether to raise county contribution to cover a recent increase in rates. The Montana Association of Counties informed Hill County recently that health insurance rates for county employees will jump by 6.5 percent, and the county’s insurance committee, in a meeting Wednesday, recommended to the commission that the county cover that increase. Members of the committee said county employees are facing significant d...
Watch for more on the economic seminar in upcoming editions of Havre Daily News. An economist said Wednesday he expects Hill County to continue to see a little higher growth for a couple more years than the trend has been as recovery from the pandemic continues. Bureau of Business and Economic Research Executive Director Patrick Barkey said Wednesday that this region has seen a little less robust recovery in some economic sectors from the pandemic than some other parts of the...
County officials discussed updates on the departments’ recent activities at their monthly meeting Wednesday including progress on the long-requested county credit cards officials have been asking for. Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean said a draft of the credit card policy has been drawn up but the commission hasn’t had a chance to look at it and determine whether or not they agree with it. “It is, in fact, a pretty big jump for us, regardless of what all the rest of you think,” McLean said. She also provided updates on p...
Havre Police Department A caller at a Second Street facility reported Wednesday at 12:52 p.m. that someone stole her purse. -- Officers investigated a sexual or violent offender registry complaint at 2:37 p.m. Wednesday. -- Brandon Lee Wombold of Havre, 26, was issued a summons on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and no vehicle insurance during a Wednesday 8:52 p.m. vehicle stop at Saddle Butte Drive and 13th Street. -- Jacqueline Babe Gopher of...
from Montana State University-Northern Montana State University-Northern received a $60,000 gift in memory of Verne Sedlacek. The gift came from the M.J. Murdoch Charitable Trust in Vancouver, Washington, and will support the Sedlacek Family Memorial Endowment per the wishes of his family. Sedlacek, who was born and raised in Havre and in recent years lived in Connecticut, died suddenly in December 2021 at the age of 67. He served on boards for many organizations including...
I just saw the most marvelous little creature clinging to a hand towel out on my clothesline. I’ve no idea what it is, have never seen anything quite like it. Wondering what it could be, I lightly brushed it with my fingertips and it spread out, moved a few steps and settled down again. The body is much like a walking stick, wings closely tucked. Spread out, the wings appeared silvery gray, a lacy, gossamer delicacy. At the tip of each wing was a more defined, darker, s...
The District 9C high school boys basketball season came to an end a few weeks ago, but the district's best players are finally being recognized for their performance over the year. While only a few were named Class C All-State, the District 9C All-Conference teams honored many players from across the north-central Montana. The Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks had a strong year as they won the District 9C boys basketball tournament. They were led by Kyle and Blake Harmon, who eac...
The postseason was a magical one for the Harlem boys and girls basketball teams, as both reached last week's Class B State Tournament. The Harlem boys wound up finishing second, with a battle against Three Forks in the state championship game Saturday night. Harlem players were honored for their season with the release of the District 2B Boys All-Conference Team. On the First Team were senior standouts Tyler Cichosz and R.J. Ramone, as well as fellow senior Daniel Lawrence....
What a year it's been for Montana State University and its fans. Yes, if you love the Bobcats, the 2021-22 school year has had to be one that will live forever in your hearts. And it's not over yet. Bobcat Nation will get to show its pride this weekend when both the men's and women's basketball teams play in the NCAA Tournament. It's the first time in school history that both Cat basketball teams have qualified for March Madness in the same season. And that historic feat...
Press release Independence Bank has announced the promotions of two of its employees, with Christen Oullette becoming the bank's consumer lending supervisor and Mason Sheppard taking over as agricultural/commercial loan officer supervisor. Ouellette worked with the bank as a teller in 2012 before moving to Thompson Falls with her husband, Austin. During her time on the western side of the state, she worked as a financial planning manager for three years. Ouellette and her...
