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  • Young Medicine Movement looks for cohort applicants at Fort Belknap

    Updated Apr 5, 2024

    Press release A program cited as trailblazing scholarship and professional development in public health, nursing and STEM is looking for applicants as it enters its third year at Aaniih Nakoda College on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. “Stay tuned as we welcome a new cohort of summer 2024 scholars who will continue to pave the way in nursing, public health, and STEM, leaving an indelible mark on their communities and beyond,” the program said in a press release. Young Medicine Movement strives to integrate cul...

  • City Council approves bulk water station repairs

    Tim Leeds|Updated Apr 4, 2024

    Editor’s note: This version corrects the spelling of the name of Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Shelli Sayers. Havre City Council at its meeting Monday approved shifting funds to repair the city Bulk Water Station and to close roads in the city limits fo the upcoming Annual Art Alley Celebration and Bear Paw Marathon. The council also approved applying for a grant to plan for a potential special improvement district to fix roads, curbs and gutter, water a...

  • Park Board talks infrastructure, Beaver Lodge rebuild funding

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 3, 2024

    Members of the Hill County Park Board met Monday evening and discussed employee pay and heard updates regarding work on park infrastructure and park conditions. During the meeting Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said the Kiwanis Chapel sustained some damage during a high water flow event and he's been looking into the best way to repair it. He said he did get an estimate from a contractor of $16,300 for repairs, but he wants the board to give him more time to...

  • Legacy Rudyard building torn down, new community center to come

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 3, 2024

    The old J & J Grocery Store building, previously Sanvik's, in Rudyard was torn down Tuesday after standing empty since 2004 to make way for the Rudyard Community Center, a multi-purpose event space for the local community. Plans for the new building are being finalized. The project is being paid for with a grant given to the Rudyard Historical Society, which bought the land and helped tear down the building which had been deemed unsafe after two decades of little use. Rudyard...

  • Play by Havre's Pyette to be produced in Anaconda

    Updated Apr 3, 2024

    Press release Continuing with the tradition of producing new plays and highlighting Montana artists, Anaconda Ensemble Theatre is presenting the Southwest Montana premiere of “The Harvest” by Jay Pyette of Havre. The play premiered in a Montana Actor’s Theatre — Pyette is a founder and executive director of MAT — production in Havre in March 2022. “The Harvest” is a family drama tells the story of a Montana farm family coming to grips with a changing world. Six adult children face the reality of aging parents, the grim econom...

  • Local News - An evening of poetry scheduled at Beaver Creek Perk

    Updated Apr 3, 2024

    Hi-Line Arts Council has sponsored an evening of poetry in Havre Thursday. “Poetic Musings” is scheduled to start at Beaver Creek Perk at 137 Second St. in Havre Thursday at 6 p.m. The evening features Montana Poet Laureate Chris LaTray, author of “Becoming Little Shell,” and Montana book award winner Debra Magpie Earling, author of “The Lost Journals of Sacajawea.” Havre’s Charles Finn, himself a Montana book award winner, is scheduled to moderate the event....

  • For the Record, April 3, 2024

    Updated Apr 3, 2024

    Havre Police Department Officers were asked at 7:48 a.m. Tuesday to escort a wide load through town. -- Officers responded to a Tuesday 9:17 a.m. complaint of a vehicle speeding through the First Street alley. -- A First Street caller reported at 9:33 Tuesday that a suspicious backpack was sitting along the west side of the caller's house. -- A caller on First Street West reported Tuesday at 9:46 a.m. that another driver backed into his vehicle. The responding officer...

  • Correction - MFU members help shape National policy

    Updated Apr 3, 2024

    The caption on a photo with a story about National Farmers Union Convention that printed in the March 27 Havre Daily News Farm and Ranch page misnamed HI-Line rancher Tammy Copenhaver.... Full story

  • Governor proclaims Montana Soil Health Week

    Updated Apr 3, 2024

    Press release HELENA — Gov. Greg Gianforte held a roundtable discussion Monday to recognize Soil Health Week in Montana and raise awareness about how healthy soils can increase crop yields, improve nutrition, and strengthen food security. “Montana Soil Health Week serves as an opportunity to highlight our farmers, ranchers, and all producers working toward better soil health stewardship,” Gianforte said. “By being good stewards, we are creating opportunities for the next generation and cultivating a future where Montana...

  • USDA seeks partnerships to expand conservation on grazing lands

    Updated Apr 3, 2024

    Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $22 million in partnerships that expand access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers and increase the use of conservation practices on grazing lands. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting proposals through its Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative — GLCI — until Sunday, May 26, 2024. “Privately owned grazing lands cover nearly 30 percent of the national landscape, which means we have a tremendou...

  • USDA Invests in clean energy projects to strengthen Montana farms and businesses

    Updated Apr 3, 2024

    BOZEMAN — U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Montana State Director Kathleen Williams announced Thursday that USDA is investing nearly $2 million in 26 renewable energy projects throughout Montana to lower energy costs, generate new income, and support Montana’s farmers, ranchers, and rural small business. “One way to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses retain more income for their families and communities is by helping them lower their operating costs — in this case, what they pay for ene...

  • Chinook man killed in car crash March 17

    Updated Apr 2, 2024

    Press release Montana Highway Patrol released a report Saturday about the death of a Chinook man after a single-vehicle car crash the afternoon of March 17 on Montana Secondary Highway 529, also known as Clear Creek Road. Blaine County Sheriff/Coroner John Colby said the man who died was Larry Larson of Chinook, 68. Highway Patrol reports that it is believed that a medical emergency happened prior to the crash. The eastbound Chevrolet Silverado left the south side of the roadway at about 2:05 p.m. March 17, traveling in the...

  • Commission discusses SB 442 support

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 2, 2024

    At a working meeting Monday the Hill County Commission discussed how to go about voicing their support for the veto override of Senate Bill 442, deciding to put it on the next two business meeting agendas to which they invite members of the public and local legislators to share their thoughts. SB 442, which was passed during the 2023 Montana Legislature but vetoed by Gov. Greg Gianforte, allocated tax revenues from marijuana sales to conservation, veterans and, of most interest to the Hill County Commission Monday, county...

  • CASA of Hill County promotes happy childhoods

    Updated Apr 2, 2024

    Press release Blue Pinwheels are blooming around Havre. April is National Child Abuse Prevention month and the pinwheels symbolize happy, healthy childhoods. Every child deserves a good one! CASA of Hill County is spreading awareness about child abuse and neglect prevention; and how we can all help as a community. With the support of the Montana Children's Trust Fund, CASA volunteers are planting pinwheels, painting pinwheels, spreading awareness and promoting Strengthening...

  • Park Board talks employee pay at Beaver Creek Park

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 2, 2024

    The Hill County Park Board held it’s monthly meeting Monday evening where members discussed, among other things, finding a way to reimburse employees for the substantial commute to and from their jobs, an issue Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said is damaging his ability to hire. See more on Monday’s Park Board meeting in Wednesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News. Edgar said it is very difficult to compete in the local job market when they pay what they do for a job that requires a 20 mile minimum drive every...

  • FWP schedules virtual meeting to discuss proposed fishing regulations changes

    Updated Apr 2, 2024

    Press release HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host a virtual meeting Tuesday, April 9, at 6 p.m. to gather input for the 2025-26 fishing regulations. Fishing regulations are now under a process like hunting regulations, going through a comprehensive public review every two years. Fishing regulations are printed during odd numbered years. To review FWP’s proposed regulation changes, people can go to https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/public-comment-opportunities/fishing-regulations . FWP will also accept and rev...

  • For the Record, April 2, 2024

    Updated Apr 2, 2024

    Havre Police Department Officers assisted a 9:41 a.m. Friday caller in the Havre area with a complaint about someone's social media posts. -- Someone stopped at the police station Friday at 11:13 a.m. to report a fraud incident. -- A juvenile on Ninth Avenue reported Friday at 11:28 a.m. a woman who should not be in the house, and investigating officers found the allegation was unfounded. -- Officers searched for but couldn't locate a suspicious man reported to be in a park...

  • Correction - All Hi-Line Girls Team

    Updated Apr 2, 2024

    A page A7 story in Monday’s edition of Havre Daily News about the Havre Daily All Hi-Line Girls Team misreported where Chinook Sugarbeeter Hallie Neibauer is attending college. Neibauer is attending Montana Tech in Butte.... Full story

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission business meeting

    Updated Apr 2, 2024

    Editor’s note: The Hill County Commission submitted this morning an amended agenda for its weekly business meeting Thursday. The full agenda follows. The weekly Hill County Commission business meeting will be held Thursday, April 4, in the Commission Office. The public may participate in the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting https://us05web.zoom.us/j/87670806969?pwd=3D2AtxALo3jBtpEbOZlUCaH7VcZQQm.1 The agenda for the meeting is: Meeting called to order Approval of last week’s minutes Public comments on non...

  • Three suspects arrested in Box Elder homicide case

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 1, 2024

    Three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two Rocky Boy men, Darin Benard Caplette, 41, and Thomas Roderick Yallup, 42, who were killed early Thursday morning in Box Elder, in what appears to be a targeted assault. A release from the Hill County Sheriff’s Office, put out just after the Havre Daily News’ Friday morning deadline, said the three people have been arrested and charged in relation to the deaths, which are being considered homicide. The release says Angel Isaiah Castillo Haffley, 18,...

  • Library Easter Egg Hunt bounces back

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 1, 2024

    Friday saw the most well attended Havre-Hill County Library Easter Egg Hunt in years, with local children speeding through the shelves searching for colorful and elusive eggs, and the candy inside. Children's Librarian Ashley Verity said this annual event has been going on for years, and this one went very well, with enough eggs to ensure had a good time and went home happy. Verity said they couldn't do the event during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this has been...

  • For the Record, April 1, 2024

    Updated Apr 1, 2024

    Due to staffing issues, Havre Daily News was unable to print For the Record in today's edition. The full listing will be printed Tuesday....

  • Wisdom and Grace: Hi-Line Heroes – First Lutheran quilters

    Ila McClenahan|Updated Apr 1, 2024

    Have you ever wondered, like I recently have, how such an awesome ministry has been going on for years, and you didn't really know anything about it? Being a retired chaplain, I have attended many funerals and services at First Lutheran Church in Havre. I've seen glimpses of a room downstairs that looked like they might be sewing something. But it wasn't until last fall when I walked into the sanctuary and saw each of the 40 pews draped in beautiful quilts, that my interest...

  • Three arrested in Box Elder shooting deaths

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 29, 2024

    3:15 p.m. Hill County Sheriff’s office announced that three people have been arrested in the shooting deaths of Darin Benard Caplette and Thomas Roderick Yallup in Box Elder shortly after midnight Thursday. Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross said in a release that Angel Isaiah Castillo Haffley of Corning California, 18, has been arrested for deliberate homicide and Angelo Hawk Sanchez, also of Corning, California and also 18, has been arrested for deliberate homicide by a...

  • Commission discusses board appointment policy, health department grant

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 29, 2024

    The Hill County Commission approved new grants and contracts, revised office rules for the courthouse and revised a written policy for board appointments during its business meeting Thursday. Commissioners have been discussing the matter of board appointment and interview procedures for some time, with Hill County Commissioner Sheri Williams in particular raising concerns regarding insufficient advertising of open positions and a need for a clear written policy regarding the interview process. Earlier this week the...

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