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Havre Daily News’ special section “Hometown Christmas” intended for release today could not be inserted today because of mechanical issues. Havre Daily will not publish on Thanksgiving Day, but Hometown Christmas will be included in Friday’s edition....
The rest of this week and weekend will see a smattering of holiday events take place across the Hi-Line region, many of them decades-long traditions. Thursday will be Havre and Chinook's community Thanksgiving dinners, long-running events with the goal of bringing people together for a free meal to enjoy each other's company. "The spirit of the dinner is to bring our community together as one big extended family," Havre dinner Chair Debbie Rhines said. Havre's dinner is set fo...
Press release Bear Paw Development Corp. has received a 2023 Aliceann Wohlbruck Impact Award from the National Association of Development Organizations — NADO — for securing $10 million from USDA Rural Development for the establishment of the Montana Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program — MPILP — in partnership with four other Economic Development Districts. Bear Paw Development received the MPILP award through a nationally competitive solicitation from USDA Rural Development, whose goal with the Meat and Poultry...
Havre Police Department A Tuesday 6:28 a.m. report of a water main break on Boulevard Avenue was referred to Havre Public Works. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a Tuesday 1:05 p.m. caller at a First Street business reported a man was harassing customers in the parking lot. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a caller reported an intoxicated man at a U.S. Highway 2 Northwest business at 3:43 p.m. Tuesday. -- Travis Dillon Granger of Havre, 34, was...
Press release Blaine County is a contiguous county where ag producers are eligible to apply for assistance due to a disaster declaration declared due to flooding in June. The presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock,...
The OFF Act is getting real traction and has a number of co-sponsors in both the House, in HR 1249, and the Senate, in S 557. What these bills aim to do is reorganize 22 commodity checkoff programs such that USDA has actual authority to oversee how the money is used. The aim is to ensure that the programs are accountable to the farmers and ranchers who pay the checkoff taxes. It appears that all of the checkoff programs are plagued by allegations that they are not effective or transparent. The big ones such as eggs, beef,...
