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At the year's first meeting of the Havre City Council Tuesday, Havre Police Department Animal Control Officer Pete Federspiel and Havreite Matt Boucher were presented the Lifesaving Award for saving a woman from a burning vehicle last year, and the council heard complaints about insufficient training on mental health issues for city police officers. Havre Chief of Police Gabe Matosich presented Federspiel and Boucher the award for "their heroism and extraordinary courage,...
7 was a year full of stories, good and bad, and a new year of news is on the horizon. Here is a roundup of some of the biggest stories the Havre Daily News covered this in 2023, as the year draws to a close. Suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down Early this year an apparent Chinese spy balloon was spotted over Montana, and later shot down off the coast of South Carolina, prompting outcry from local, state and national officials, directed at China and the federal government which some say didn’t act fast enough. The Pentag...
Havre City Council will meet Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items one through five. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Administer oath of office to newly elected officials. 2. Election of council president. 3. Confirm board appointments. 4. Presentation of lifesaving awards to A...
Knights of Colombus 1644 Havre Council provided free coats for people in need Friday at the St. Jude Parish Center. The members said the organization wants to ensure that any member of the community is safe and warm this winter season. The Knights of Colombus consist of hundreds of members across the state of Montana, as well as nationwide and on an international basis. Steve Don is serving his second term as Grand Knight in Havre. He also served as a Grand Knight in...
Skylar Rispens Montana Free Press This story, the first of two parts, was produced with support from the Education Writers Association Reporting Fellowship program. Andrew Durand left his home state of New York and moved more than 2,000 miles for a job as a music teacher in Stanford, Montana, after applying for more than 150 jobs throughout the northeastern United States. He kept getting beat out for positions by college professors driven out of their colleges due to budget cuts, he said, so he expanded his search and on a...
Monday 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the Commission Office 3:30 p.m. — Council on Aging director meeting in the Commission Office Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Road department mMeeting in the Commission Office 5:30 p.m. — Great Northern Fair Board meeting at the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center Wednesday Regular business hours Thursday 10 a.m. — Commissioner’s weekly business meeting in the Commission Office Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims and payroll Employment...
Four incoming members of Havre City Council took the oath of office Monday during a council meeting in Havre City Hall, with Mayor Doug Kaercher saying the fifth, Chris Partin, would take the oath at the next meeting, Jan. 2. Kaercher also said the oaths don’t go into effect until the terms start Jan. 1. Ed Matter, Wade Bitz, Dave Brewer and Josh Gomez took the oaths Monday. Bitz and Matter already sit on the council, with Bitz appointed to fill out the year in place of Ward 1 council member Josh Miller, who died at Age 32 M...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items 1 through 2. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Administer oath of office to newly elected officials 2. Approval of November claims and warrants Council initiatives Public comment on non-agenda items — Limited to any...
Monday 9 a.m. — Road union contract vote in the Commission Office 3:30 p.m. — Council on Aging director meeting in the Commission Office Tuesday 9 a.m. — Commissioner staff meeting in the Commission Office 10:30 a.m. — Road Department Manager meeting in the Commission Office 10:30 a.m. — Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) at the Detention Center 1:30 p.m. — 911 meeting at city hall 5:30 p.m. — Great Northern Fair Commission meeting at the Great Northern Fair Community Center Wednesday 9 a.m. — County officials meeti...
Havre City Council discussed matters regarding Fresno Dam and St. Mary's Diversion and Water Conveyance projects during its monthly meeting Monday in Havre City Hall, and to review other items on the agenda. Following roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance, Resolution No. 3895 to Adopt a Custodial Fund for the Historic Preservation Commission was approved. Noah Schagunn and Aubree Erickson were recommended and approved as probationary police officers for the Havre Police...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items one through six. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Resolution No. 3895 – A Resolution to Adopt a Custodial Fund for the Historic Preservation Commission. 2. Appointment of Noah Schagunn as probationary police off...
Thursday, October 12, 2023, the world lost a kind, generous, talented man. James "Jim" Muller was born to Hilda G. (Mayer) Muller and Alphonse H. Muller June 4, 1936, in Havre, MT. With a 12-year gap between him and his four older siblings, he often commented on practically growing up an only child. He was raised in the Hingham area where Alphonse farmed and did carpentry work. A love of farming and working with wood were in Jim's being from the start. In 1949, he moved with...
The City Council members approved Sept. 6 minutes, as well as swore in new council member Wade Bitz. Bitz takes the place of former council member Joshua Miller, who died unexpectedly of natural causes May 14 at age 32, to finish out his term this year. Bitz also was one of five people who won the upcoming City Council elections by acclamation. The council approved canceling the election, with the candidates winning by acclamation because they are running unopposed. Bitz won t...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items 1 through 6. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Appointment of Ward 1 Alderman. 2. Ordinance No. 928 (Second Reading) — An Ordinance Amending Title 4, Chapter 6, Section 9, Sign Code, of the Havre City Code. 3. Res...
At a Hill County Officials meeting Wednesday Heather Sinclair was introduced as the new director of the Hill County Council on Aging, and, along with providing their reports, county department heads were reminded to maintain a respectful workplace. Hill County Commissioners Jake Strissel and Sheri Williams said the matter of workplace respectfulness had been put on the agenda by Commissioner Mark Peterson, who was not at the meeting, and the former said he’s not sure what Peterson specifically wanted to address. R...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Public Works announced that, as approved by Havre City Council, it will be adding stop signs on Second Street West by the North Central Senior Center. "Havre, we will be changing an intersection into a four-way stop next week," a release from the department said. The intersection of Montana Avenue and Second Street will become a four-way stop. Stop signs are in place on Montana Avenue at its intersection with Second Street West, but, as of next...
Monday 10 a.m. — Revize Zoom meeting in the commissioners office 1:30 p.m. — Hill County Clerk and Recorder meeting in the commissioners office 3:30 p.m. — Area X Council on Aging director meeting in the commissioners office Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — Department of Natural Resources and Conservation regional fire call in the commissioners office 9:30 a.m. — Hill County Treasurer meeting in the commissioners office 10:30 a.m. — Hill County Road Department meeting in the commissioners office 1:30 p.m. — RSID 29/30 lift station preco...
Monday 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the commissioners office 5:30 p.m. — Hill County Park Board meeting in the Timmons Room Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation regional fire call update in the commissioners office 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in the commissioners office 10:30 a.m. — Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting at the Hill County Detention Center 1:30 p.m. — 911 meeting at the City Hall Wednesday 9 a.m. — Clerk and recorder Meeting in the commissioners...
Police raiding a newspaper and confiscating reporting material seems like something one would expect to find in a banana-republic, or in a scene from a dystopian novel. Yet, that is exactly what happened recently to the Marion County Record. The Record is a weekly newspaper in rural Kansas, serving a population of approximately 1,900 and known for its dogged reporting on various issues affecting the community. On Aug. 11, the newspaper office was raided by the Marion Police Department as was the home of its 98-year-old...
Havre Police Department Jesse Lee Schoening of Havre, 33, was arrested on a trespass to property charge after a trespasser was reported on Sixth Avenue at 12:22 p.m. Friday. —— A wallet was turned in to the police department Friday at 6:25 p.m. and returned to it’s owner. —— A tree branch was reported in a power line Friday at 8:35 p.m. on McKinley Avenue, and NorthWestern Energy was notified. —— A 14-year-old Havre boy was issued a summons on a juvenile curfew violation charge after an officer stopped Saturday at 12:41 a.m....
The Havre City Council passed a number of resolutions approving yearly tax levies and assessments on first reading, as well as road closures for upcoming events at their meeting last night, after which the council's ordinance committee recommended some amendments to the city's sign code regarding temporary political signs. The council unanimously passed resolutions levying and assessing yearly taxes on property within city limits to defray the costs of maintaining street, stre...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. Meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on Agenda Items: 1 thru 9 only. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments offered here are limited to one (1) minute. Regular agenda Resolution No. 3885 (first reading) — A Resolution Levying and Assessing a Tax on Property within the City Limits to Defray the Cost of Maintaining Street Lights f...
West Nile virus has been identified in mosquito pools in this area as the Hill County Mosquito Control District struggles to keep up amid a labor shortage. West Nile has been confirmed this month in Hill County and was confirmed last month in Blaine County, although no human or horse cases have been confirmed. "Increased mosquito population leads to increased risk," said Hill County Mosquito Control District Supervisor Terry Turner. Turner said the mosquito-borne illness only...
The Havre City Council approved a number of resolutions at its monthly meeting Monday evening, including the installation of some new street signs. Havre Public Works Director Trevor Mork said the council's Streets and Sidewalks Committee is recommending the installation of stop or yield signs at the intersection of Ninth Street and 11th Avenue due to a high number of accidents and general public safety. The council also approved the installation of a new four way stop near...
Editor’s note: A meeting with Extension for Wednesday was added Thursday after Friday’s edition of Havre Daily News already went to press. The full Hill County Commission weekly calendar follows. Monday 5:30 p.m. — Hill County Park Board meeting in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room Tuesday 10:30 p.m. — Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting, Hill County Detention Center 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in the commissioners’ office 1:30 p.m. — 911 meeting at Havre City Hall Wednesday 10 a.m. — Extension 4-H m...
