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Staff and wire report The signature Montana State University-Northern fundraiser, the We Love Northern Ball that has been absent for the last two years, returned this year with a triumphant finish. MSU-Northern Foundation reported in a press release the 2023 We Love Northern Ball set a new fundraising record, grossing more than $60,000 and netting more than $40,000 for scholarships. More than 210 guests attended the event in the Armory Gymnasium Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, with t...
From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN - A Montana State University Extension soil fertility specialist suggests considering spring soil water content and temperatures when making fertilizer decisions for the upcoming growing season. Clain Jones, MSU Extension soil fertility specialist and a professor in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, said many parts of Montana east of the Continental Divide received above-average precipitation from September 2022...
Press release GREAT FALLS — The deadline to submit applications for Montana Farmers Union scholarships ranging from $500 to $1,000 is fast approaching. The annual scholarships are offered through MFU as part of the organization’s commitment to education and include the Bud Daniels Memorial Scholarship, the John Korsbeck Memorial Scholarship, and the Cascade County-wide Farmers Union Local, Chouteau County Farmers Union Local and Flathead County-wide Farmers Union Local scholarships. Applications are due April 17. The sch...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Public Works announced this morning that a water main break was reported on the 1200 block of McKinley Avenue. The department asked people to watch for equipment and workers in the area. The road will be closed to through traffic during excavation and repair, please use an alternate route. People were advised to keep their eyes on the Havre Public Works Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089297250715 for...
Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 31, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims...
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., talked about upcoming legislation supporting law enforcement during a press call Thursday, where he also talked about border security, mental health care and flood mitigation in the state as well as the upcoming Farm Bill. Tester said keeping Montana communities safe is a top priority of his and he works with law enforcement every year to increase their funding, as well as funding for first responders. He said he’s worked on bills to provide law enforcement with the funds for necessary e...
From Byron Ophus What a weekend! Looking from the top of the hill on Saturday, clouds or fog hung in the low areas in every direction. But the hill and the areas immediately surrounding the hill were an oasis of sunshine. The cool temperatures in the morning quickly gave way to warm, windless comfort. Sunday morning seemed to portend a repeat of Saturday's weather. Partway through the day, however, the clouds pushed their way over the hill and a cool breeze chilled the skiers...
Havre Police Department Two juveniles were issued a written or verbal warning after a caller reported Monday at 1:32 p.m. two children who needed to be removed from Havre-Hill County Library. -- Michael Steven Schoening of Havre, 37, was arrested on nine Justice or City court warrants and charges of obstructing a peace officer or other pubic servant and possession of drug paraphernalia after a 3:07 p.m. Monday caller on Second Street reported a suspicious man in the area. -- A...
Rocky Boy Health Center, in partnership with Stone Child College and Box Elder schools will be holding the Our Way, Healthy Living Youth Wellness Conference and Basketball Tournament April 5 through 8, and event organizers are hoping it will promote physical and mental wellness through athletics and encourage young people not to use addictive substances. The event’s primary organizer, Melody Henry, said the Health Center is trying to ramp up their addiction prevention and mental wellness efforts, and it made sense to tie t...
Havre Police Department A Washington Avenue caller reported at 3:07 p.m. Friday the front license plate was missing from their vehicle. -- Friday at 5:02 p.m., a caller at a First Street West business reported a vehicle was stolen either Monday or Tuesday of last week. -- A caller on Fourth Street reported Saturday at 9 a.m. that someone broke into their vehicle sometime the previous night. -- Jeremy Owen Walker of Box Elder, 36, was issued a summons on an assault charge...
Monday 10 a.m. — Many Rivers Whole Health Board meeting in Great Falls 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in Commissioners Office 3:30 p.m. — Council on Aging director meeting in Commissioners Office Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in Commissioners Office 1 p.m. — Montana Department of Transportation/city/county semi-annual meeting at Best Western Inn & Suites Wednesday 11 a.m. — Grants discussion with Hill County Clerk and Recorder in Commissioners Office Thursday 10:30 a.m. — Commissioners weekly busine...
Press release WASHINGTON - The National Association of Federally Impacted Schools - NAFIS - has announced that Voyd St. Pierre, Superintendent of Rocky Boy School District 87 in Montana, has been re-elected to the NAFIS Board of Directors as an at-large director. As a member of the NAFIS Board of Directors, St. Pierre serves as a national leader advocating for school districts that receive Impact Aid. He also helps guide NAFIS public policy work and oversee plans for the...
Press release People who are looking for a church to celebrate with during this Holy Season are invited to join Milk River Churches, the organization made up of American Lutheran Church of Chinook, United Methodist Church of Chinook, Presbyterian Church of Chinook, Harlem Yoked Parish of Harlem, and First Presbyterian Church of Havre, as it shares in worship together Palm Sunday, April 2, at 11 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Havre, 701 4th Ave. For more information call 406-344-2347 or visit the Milk River Church...
From Carla Jenewein Red Cross local blood drive coordinator The Chinook community hosted the Red Cross blood drive Tuesday, March 7th. We had 47 donors presenting with 44 productive units on a goal of 44. Great job everyone. We had three first-time donors, Laura Pruttis, Jackson Nordboe and Ryle Elliott. We hope this was the first of many donations for you. Elmer Zarn reached 20 gallons, Don Ross 18 gallons, Ann Davies 14 gallons, Faye Friede 4 gallons, Kurt Jenewein 3...
Xavier Alexander Clark of Havre was sentenced this weeks to 30 years in prison for the shooting death of Dyllan Murray at a party in Havre Oct. 17, 2021, with the judge imposing a longer sentence than recommended in a plea agreement signed by Clark. District Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz sentenced Clark, 23 at the time of the incident, to 50 years in prison with 20 suspended on the charge of deliberate homicide. The recommended sentence was 40 years with 20 suspended. Snipes Ruiz...
The Hill County Commission voted at its weekly business meeting Thursday to absorb part of the costs of recent health insurance premium increases for its employees and eliminated one of its offered plans in a vote. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said the county currently contributes $1,411 per month to employee health insurance plans, but premiums have risen in the past year and in order to cover that increase the county would need to to raise its contribution to $1,572, which would be a substantial cost to the...
Havre Police Department Bertha Rose Garrett of Havre, 37, was arrested on a state District Court warrant after a caller reported Thursday at 12:25 p.m. that someone at a Second Street location had an outstanding warrant from Sanders County. -- Itay Lee Small of Box Elder, 43, was issued a summons on charges of driving without a driver's license, expired vehicle registration, failure to carry proof of insurance and operating a vehicle with fictitious plates after a vehicle...
A front page story in the March 23 edition of the Havre Daily News mentioned the Hill County Health Department doing day care inspections. Hill County Public Health Director Kim Berg has since clarified that her department is doing immunization reviews for licensed day cares but other inspections that are done by sanitarians are not being done due to not having a sanitarian at this time. Also, a front page story March 23 reported that the Hill County Park Board discussed improvements to the 4-H Chuckwagon. Board Member Bob...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Havre Middle School. The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Agenda deletions or corrections, and additions allowed by policy, if any B. Old business C. New business 1. Personnel 2. Discuss 2023-24 school calendar — no action on item Public Comment — An opportunity for any member of the audience to bring to the attention of the board questions or relevant com...
North Central Senior Center March 27-31 Menu Monday, March 27 — Oatmeal, fruit, milk, yogurt Tuesday, March 28 — Stuffed peppers, brown rice, corn, fruit Wednesday, March 29 — Chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes, carrots, cake Thursday, March 30 — Ham salad sandwich, potato salad, peas, cake Friday, March 31 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Tax time: We started taking reservations for tax preparation on January 23rd. Give us a call at 406-265-5464. March 21, we are continuing to take names. Bits and pieces: Spring began March...
How is your Lent, your spiritual lead-up to Easter, going? Over at First Lutheran and Messiah Lutheran, we've spent out midweek Lenten services exploring the lives of saints whose commemorations fall during March. You might be taken aback by Lutherans honoring saints. You might be thinking, "Isn't that more of a Catholic thing?" It's true that Lutherans, and Protestants more generally, approach the idea of saints a bit differently than Catholics. And yet, in one of the...
Out our way, one of the realities we face is that calves stray and get lost. Charlie and I often find them in the most unexpected places — wandering about far from the herd and without a clue as to where they are. Granted, open range grazing is no longer the norm and most cattle are raised within fenced pastures so they can’t wander too far from the herd — but remember that we still have mountain lions roaming the area and a barbed wire fence isn’t going to keep them out. Coyotes roam the area as well and a pack could e...
