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Press release Gildford resident Alice Miller just returned from Billings as part of REAL Montana (Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership). For Miller and other members of REAL Montana Class VI, this was the second of 10 seminars in their two-year educational program. The seminar, with a focus on media and communications, provided participants with intensive training. They began with personalized coaching on effective media interview techniques from local news anchors...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at 7 p.m. in Havre City Hall The meeting agenda is: CALL TO ORDER 7:00 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL MINUTES COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLIC COMMENT on Agenda Items: 1 – 6 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 1. Ordinance 932 (second reading) – AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION d/b/a NORTHWESTERN ENERGY A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE AND FIX...
Amanda Eggert Montana Free Press With some studies finding that home insurance rates have ballooned 44% in Montana over the past five years, the affordability and availability of insurance have become cornerstone issues in the state auditor election. James Brown, a Republican currently serving as president of Montana's utility board, is squaring off against John Repke, a Democrat and retired businessman, for the open seat to become Montana's top consumer watchdog. Whoever...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at 7 p.m. in Havre City Hall The meeting agenda is: CALL TO ORDER 7:00 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL MINUTES COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLIC COMMENT on Agenda Items: 1 — 5 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 1. Ordinance 932 (first reading) — AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION d/b/a NORTHWESTERN ENERGY A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE AND FIX...
Former Rep. Ed Hill, R-Havre, said he is back in the ring to try for a seat in the Montana Legislature basically for the same reason he first ran in 2020 - He sees a need for his candidacy. "The reason I I ran again, I guess just just to just the need, and realizing that, well, it is a thankless job and nobody else was chomping at the bit and wanting to do it," he said. Hill won the election in 2020 to represent Havre in the Legislature, but lost to Democrat Paul Tuss in the...
Property taxes aren’t red/blue or political; the state writes the rules on property taxes, counties follow the rules. And everyone — no matter what your political stripe — pays. It’s no secret that Missoula County and Beaverhead County are opposite in terms of politics, but we’re aligned when it comes to current property tax issues. The governor sent another letter to all Montana homeowners about property taxes, which has likely hit your mailboxes. The letter asserts that 1.) Property taxes are high because some local gov...
Havre’s law enforcement agencies are again bringing a night of socialization and entertainment to people in the community with Havre’s National Night Out set for Tuesday, Aug. 27. The night, running from 6-8 p.m. on the Montana University-Northern SUB drive, is hosted by Havre Police Department in conjunction with Hill County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Border Patrol Havre Sector, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Havre Station, Hill County Search and Rescue, Havre Fire Department/Emergency Medical Services, the FBI, Bear Paw V...
BOZEMAN — Twenty current and emerging leaders from Montana’s natural resource industries including Alice Miller of Gildford have been selected to take part in the sixth class of a Montana State University Extension program offering in-depth education and training in the agriculture and natural resource industries. The program is called REAL Montana; REAL stands for Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership. REAL Montana is a comprehensive two-year program featuring eight in-state seminars, a weeklong national study tou...
Havre City Council’s Ordinance Committee will meet Monday, July 15, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the back room at Havre City Hall. The meeting will cover: • NorthWestern Energy natural gas franchise agreement renewal • Alcoholic beverage license ordinance 905...
Havre Police Department Tuesday, April 30 A red 2006 Impala was reported at 6:52 a.m. stolen from outside a Ninth Avenue residence. -- A 12:01 p.m. caller reported hitting a parked car on Third Avenue -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a caller at a First Street business reported at 1:03 p.m. that someone was acting up. -- Zackary Eagle Sutherland of Havre, 29, was issued a summons on on a charge of violation of a protective order after a possible restraining...
Amanda Eggert Montana Free Press The Montana Public Service Commission voted Tuesday to reopen comment on a petition that seeks to integrate climate impacts into the commission’s regulatory work. Following the commission’s 4-1 vote, the public will have until July 1 to weigh in on the petition, which asks regulators to adopt a framework for considering climate impacts in its oversight of monopoly power companies. At the recommendation of agency staff, commissioners will also take a closer look at the mechanics of implementing...
Employees of NorthWestern Energy's Havre Operations Divisioon and Havre Gas Division Wednesday joined other company employees in participating in National Volunteer Week by volunteering for some work in Havre's Optimist Park. "It's community service week for NorthWestern Energy and they partnered with the Havre Optimist Club to do a repaint and a refurbishing of all the back stops at the Havre Optimist Park's baseball field," Havre Optimist Club President Mike Zook said. North...
Press release New surprises are surfacing along with Fresno Walleye’s favorite games, raffles and drawings, which will again award hundreds of sponsored prizes worth thousands of dollars during the group’s annual Walleye Banquet docking at the Havre Ice Dome April 20. The 39th Annual Fresno Walleyes Banquet doors will open at 4:30 p.m. The fun begins with the silent and live auctions, games and drawings, and visiting with the friendliest freshwater fishing enthusiasts around. This event will reel guests in from all over the s...
NorthWestern Energy CEO Brian Bird spoke via Zoom at the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research 2024 Montana Economic Outlook Seminar Wednesday to give his perspective on the practical reality of green energy in Montana, advocating for its development alongside more natural gas plants. Contrary to depictions in the media, Bird said, NorthWestern Energy has a diverse energy portfolio including about a third of it from natural gas and coal, another third from wind and solar energy and a third from h...
John "Jack" Benjamin, born January 12, 1956, in Butte, Montana, peacefully passed away the morning of March 2, 2024 in his home. After moving to Seattle in seventh grade and returning to Butte post-high school, Jack, alongside his wife Lynn, established a beautiful life. They relocated to Seattle for a time, where they joyfully welcomed their two sons, Frank and Mark. In 1992, the family returned to Montana, where Jack's love for horses and the state led him to acquire a ranch...
Havre Police Department Justin Phillip Johnson of Havre, 42, was arrested on four Justice or City court warrants and on a charge of disorderly conduct after a Fourth Street caller reported an inebriated man in their backyard Friday at 9:53 a.m. -- A Fifth Avenue caller reported at 10:09 a.m. Friday finding two white bags containing a white substance. No investigation was initiated. -- Officers responded to a Friday 11 a.m. report of a burglary in progress at a residence on...
Bear Paw Development Corp. held its annual meeting Thursday, providing an update on the last year of the organization's local impact, as well as a presentation on the changing generational dynamics of the modern workplace. Bear Paw Development Executive Director Paul Tuss said this is the 55th year of the organization's operation and they worked on a lot of projects in 2023, bringing in $16.5 million of outside funding into the community. Tuss, who also is a state legislator...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated an alarm at a U.S. Highway 2 Northeast business Friday at 6:27 a.m. and found it was a false alarm. -- Officers investigated an alarm at a Wilson Avenue business at 7:41 a.m. Friday and found it was a false alarm. -- Officers assisted sheriff's office deputies on 16th Street West at 4:07 p.m. Friday. -- Someone stopped at the police station Friday at 4:35 p.m. for assistance with a parenting plan. -- Officers provided assistance af...
Press release Bear Paw Development Corp. announced its annual meeting luncheon for 2024, along with the keynote speaker, is set for Thursday, Feb. 29, at noon in the Best Western Plus Havre Inn and Suites, located at 1425 U.S. Highway 2 West in Havre. The keynote speaker will be Rick Edwards, director of community connections with NorthWestern Energy, whose topic is "Dynamics of a Multi-Generational Workforce." "We have intentionally chosen a topic for our annual meeting this...
Havre Police Department Officers searched for but couldn't find a dog reported in a chicken coop on Washington Avenue at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday. -- A 3:53 p.m. Wednesday caller on 11th Street reported they had been involved in a vehicle crash, but the other driver left the scene, and officers provided the crash reporting forms to the caller. -- Officers provided assistance after a 6:56 p.m. Wednesday caller reported the hill at 13th Street and Fifth Avenue was hazardous. -- Adam...
Havre Police Department A First Street Northeast caller reported Friday at 9:19 a.m. that a 2017 Chevrolet Sonic had been stolen. -- A caller on Boulevard Avenue reported Friday at 10:06 a.m. that a window had been broken with a tire iron. -- A vehicle crash was reported at 12th Avenue and Eighth Street at 10:46 a.m. Friday. -- A Boulevard Avenue reported Friday at 11:04 a.m. that someone had broken into a trailer, but the caller didn't know when this had happened. -- A...
Havre Police Department A caller at a First Street business reported a past burglary Wednesday at 5:01 p.m. -- Orchid Lerae Adrianna Davis of Havre, 33, was arrested on charges of vandalism, resisting arrest and obstructing a peace officer or other public servant, two counts, and on five Justice or City court warrants after a caller at a First Street business reported a trespasser at 5:29 p.m. Wednesday. -- Tessa Shayne Bigknife of Havre, 22, was arrested on four Justice or...
Two notable events just occurred: The Public Service Commission’s blessing of NorthWestern Corp.’s 28% rate hike; and extreme cold. 28% rate hike The all-Republican Commission approved a 28% rate hike, the majority of which falls on small businesses and residential users — renters and homeowners. The Commission rejected our challenge to that rate hike, forcing Montanans to gift Wall Street $3,447,870 every year. We pay our monthly bills based on a pretend cost of debt for Colstrip of 6.5%. In fact, NorthWestern’s actual...
The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual meeting Wednesday where board members and staff talked about the past and coming year, and Montana State University-Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel gave a presentation on Northern's role in the community. Chamber Executive Director Shelli Sayers said the mission of the Chamber is to stimulate local economic growth, improve the business environment in Havre and the surrounding area, and to generally represent the interests of...
By Emily Mayer It was reported 100 years ago in this week’s Havre Daily Promoter that after several individuals and local civic groups worked hard to petition the Hill County Commissioners to create and fund a county agent position, the commissioners approved the measure. The Jan. 10, 1924, issue stated: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL EMPLOY COUNTY AGENT Provision Is Made to Secure Most Competent Man Possible and to Give Him Every Assistance The members of the board of county commissioners in conference with r...
