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Articles from the November 15, 2023 edition


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  • Fair board talks improvements and future projects

    Christy Bambrough|Updated Nov 15, 2023

    The Great Northern Fair Board met Tuesday evening in the fairgrounds Community Center to discuss the progress and improvements of projects at the fairgrounds. In preparation for the winter months, an appointment has been made for the water lines to be blown out. Most of the rest of fairgrounds has already been prepped and winterized. Allotted money has been set aside for the repair of the Horse Barn doors and the Bigger Better Barn doors. Brand new roofs have been installed amongst countless buildings around the fairgrounds,...

  • Havre Public Schools four day week well received so far

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Nov 15, 2023

    During a meeting of the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees Tuesday evening, district principals gave reports on their buildings and how they've handled the new four day week schedule, and the feedback from teachers, students and parents appears to be largely positive. The schedule, adopted by the board earlier this year, extends class periods and the school day overall while eliminating mandatory attendance on Friday, a schedule that was supported by teachers who said it...

  • Obituary - Delbert G. Naber

    Updated Nov 15, 2023

    Delbert G. Naber, 82, passed away due to natural causes at Peace Hospice in Great Falls Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Delbert, fondly known as Del, was born to Fritz and Dortha Naber November 27, 1940, in Havre. He attended school in Havre and Great Falls, and then moved to Havre, working for his dad Fritz at the Gravel Pit. In Havre, he met the love of his life, Carol, on a blind date. They dated for a bit, and when Carol’s next birthday came around, it was discovered that t...

  • Obituary - Timothy Wayne O'Connell

    Updated Nov 15, 2023

    Timothy Wayne O'Connell Sr., 82, passed away the morning of Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. At his request, cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Life Service will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, at the Community Alliance Church in Havre with Pastor Munya Takawira officiating. Please visit Tim's online memorial page to send a card or leave a message of condolence for his family at https://www.hollandbonine.com . Ti...

  • For the Record, Nov. 15, 2023

    Updated Nov 15, 2023

    Havre Police Department Jon Scott Stimson of Havre, 59, was arrested on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and no Ignition Interlock after officers were asked Tuesday at 10:16 a.m. to assist probation and parole on U.S. Highway 2 Northwest. -- A Sixth Avenue caller reported Tuesday at 11:59 a.m. that a neighbor's window had been broken. -- A Tuesday 12:50 p.m. caller reported that they were delivering medication to a on Summit Avenue residence and...

  • USDA awards more than $1.1 million in Montana to lower energy costs and advance renewable energy

    Updated Nov 15, 2023

    Press release BOZEMAN — U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development in Montana State Director Kathleen Williams announced Monday awards of more than $1.1 million in grant funding to 12 agricultural producers and rural small businesses across Montana through the Rural Energy for America Program, or REAP, so they can invest in renewable energy systems or make energy efficiency improvements. “These projects are part of one of the largest investments in history to foster a wider use of renewable energy. They benefit Mon...

  • Cover crops help the climate and environment but most farmers say no. Many fear losing money

    Updated Nov 15, 2023

    SCOTT McFETRIDGE The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change. Yet after years of incentives and encouragement, Midwest farmers planted cover crops on only about 7% of their land in 2021. That percentage has increased over the years but remains small in part because even as farmers receive extra payments and can see numerous benefits from cover crops, they remain wary. Many worry the p...