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This year, the city of Havre and the Rural Fire District 1 board spent nearly a year fighting over a contract that allows the city of Havre to provide fire suppression services outside of the city, a fight that ended up being one of the year’s biggest stories. The city fire department provides services in the district, basically a ring around the city limits. The conflict has been years in the making, with the city repeatedly asking for changes to the agreement that would s...
With the omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 surging around the world and in the United States - including being confirmed in Montana - the federal government announced it is ramping up its actions to slow the spread of the virus. In remarks President Joe Biden made Tuesday, he said people do need to be concerned about the variant, but no one should panic. "If you are not fully vaccinated, you have good reason to be concerned," Biden said. "You're at a high risk...
After months without a quorum the Great Northern Fair Board, including its two newest members, Kaleb Fisher and Ken Erickson, met Tuesday night and heard an update on the myriad events set up for next year's fair. Great Northern Fairgrounds Manager Frank English said he's lined up 44 entertainment events for next year's fair, double that of this year's 22, including a mechanical bull ride, a petting zoo, magicians and hypnotists, clowns and a number of live music events....
The Havre Eagles Club is set to host the annual Community Christmas Dinner Saturday, Dec. 25, and is still looking for volunteers. Eagles Auxiliary President Candace Dess said they won’t turn anyone who wants to help away and there’s plenty to do, but they are looking for people to box up and deliver meals so people with vehicles are preferable. People interested can call 406-265-9551. Dess said, the dinner will be more normal than last year, when the club was operating exclusively by delivery due to the COVID-19 pan...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 253 new cases, 1,639 active cases, 125 hospitalizations and 2,890 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 195,417 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Tuesday that 1 new case was reported and none met the criteria to be considered recovered with 6 active cases in the county and 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Tuesday that it was notified of 1 new case and none met the criteria to be considered r...
James Allen Gardipee, “Approaching Thunderbird,” 51, passed away due to natural causes at the Northern Montana Care Center on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Wake services began at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, and continued until his funeral service, which took place at 10:00 a.m. today, Wednesday, December 22, 2021, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church with Russell Standing Rock officiating. Burial followed in the Rocky Boy Cemetery....
A front-page story in Friday’s edition about a Hill County Commission business meeting misspelled the name of Kaleb Fisher, who was appointed to the Great Northern Fair Board....
Havre Police Department Caleb Ian Plante of Havre, 18, was arrested on charges of minor in possession and trespass to property and on a Justice or City court warrant, and David Austin Corcoran of Havre, 31, was arrested on a trespass to property charge after a disturbance was reported on Fourth Street Tuesday at 6:56 a.m. -- Officers assisted an ambulance crew at an 11:32 p.m. Tuesday call on First Street. Hill County Sheriff's Office Petra Raven of Havre, 32, was arrested on...
from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks HELENA — Groups or individuals interested in constructing or improving a community fishing pond have until Feb. 1 to apply for a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Community Pond Program grant. The objective of the Community Pond Program is to enhance public fishing opportunities in or near Montana communities by providing funding that may be used to construct or improve a public fishing pond. Applicants must provide at least 30 percent of the total project cost, which can include con...
from Fish, Wildlife and Parks The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet via Zoom on Monday, Dec. 27, from 9 to 10 a.m. The commission will make final decisions on the following: • Amending Administrative Rule 12.11.6702 to repeal the Madison River walk/wade section and to reinstate the 2020 Madison River walk/wade section • Repeal Administrative Rule 12.11.6706 regarding the rest/rotation sections of the Madison River • Big Hole River brown trout fishing regulations For the full agenda and background on the sched...
from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission is seeking public comment Wildlife Management Areas Public Use Rules. Since 2012, the commission has adopted public use rules on a biennial schedule for lands acquired for the primary purpose of providing effective fish and wildlife habitat, including WMAs, Wildlife Habitat Protection Areas, and Fisheries Conservation Areas. FWP is currently working on revising Administrative Rules for all department lands to include public use rules on WMAs. In...
I thought to write a Christmas newsletter but then common sense prevailed. What would I say? For all of us, 2021 has been a year of isolation, of illness and deaths in our friends, families, neighbors and acquaintances; a year of worry and fret. To balance what I said above, the solitude, for me, has been a most precious gift. I don’t have any words to explain, just that it has allowed a deepening and sharpening of senses and sensibilities. That doesn’t make sense. You’d have...
I walk around my neighborhood later in the evening these days, mostly so I can see the lights. There are some impressive houses just a mile or so away, and I walk down the sidewalks and see what has appeared on the lawns and in the windows now, right before Christmas. Some of the houses clearly had outside assistance. There are lights hung in places that only a cherry picker could reach. One house had four such enormous trees in a row, all in uniform white lights, until the...
Before they went on break to celebrate the holidays with their families, the Havre High basketball teams finished off 2021 with a doubleheader against their rival Lewistown at Havre High Gymnasium Tuesday night. The HHS boys basketball team battled against Lewistown but ended the night with a 59-55 loss. The HHS girls basketball then dominated Lewistown for a 66-20 victory. The Lewistown boys basketball team came into the game undefeated and are ranked no. 1 in the state....
With the Montana State University-Northern football head coaching position open, several candidates are hoping to fill the spot. One of those candidates is Culver-Stockton College defensive coordinator Adam Siwicki who was introduced at a forum on the MSU-N campus Monday. “I’m looking forward to hopefully becoming a head coach and I know I’m ready,” Siwicki said at the forum. “I’m excited, I’ve done my research on the community and the university.” At the forum, Siwicki discus...
Jade Wendland The Havre High girls are once again playing great, and new Blue Pony senior Jade Wendland is a big part of the reason why. Wendland, a three-time Class C All-State player previously at North Star, scored 15 points against Glendive Friday night and another 11 Saturday as the Ponies swept their home games over the weekend. Wendland also helped Havre to a win over Lewistown Tuesday night, and was a standout on the HHS volleyball team in the fall. Brayden Cline...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA will make up to $800 million available to support biofuel producers and infrastructure. The announcement includes $700 million to provide economic relief to biofuel producers and restore renewable fuel markets affected by the pandemic. The department will make the funds available through the new Biofuel Producer Program authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act — CARES — Act. Additionally, in the coming month...
After competing in several tournaments to start the season, the Havre High wrestling team got the chance to compete in a dual against Cut Bank on Tuesday at Havre High Gymnasium. In their first dual of the season, HHS head coach Beau LaSalle believes the Blue Ponies wrestled well to win the dual, 36-24. "We wrestled well. They gave us a good match like we thought they would," Beau LaSalle said. "They're a tough team, one of the better teams in Class B and I thought we...
