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After being canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Great Northern Fair will return later this month, and Hill County’s 4-H is gearing up to put on a big show. Hill County 4-H held its own fair last year, but without the backdrop and visitors of the Great Northern Fair and with reduced audiences, asking people generally to attend online. Hill County’s Montana State University Extension Agriculture Agent Colleen Buck said she and the students involved in the program are eager to get back to the fair and show eve...
After a year without it, this year’s Great Northern Fair may see a full, or nearly full, Commercial Building in 2021. Great Northern Fairgrounds Manager Frank English said the building will have booths run by local recycling outfits, businesses like State Farm and Beans and Things, as well as independent vendors selling candy, jewelry, stitching and embroidery, cutlery, and will feature a booth by Bullhook Community Health Center, which will be giving out COVID-19 shots. English said there will also be a booth selling g...
Press release Havre Community Pool will be closed Monday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day. The pool hours, beginning Tuesday, July 6, are: Lap swim 6-8 a.m. Monday through Friday Noon to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday Open swim 4-6 p.m. Monday and Thursday Family swim 4-6 p.m. Tuesday 6-8 p.m. Friday Aqua exercise 6-7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a report made at 9:06 a.m. Wednesday of vandalism to a vehicle on the parking lot of a business on the 100 Block of First Street West. -- Officers making a motor vehicle stop on the 1300 Block of First Street arrested Joel Gomez Plitt of Great Falls, 37, on charges of driving with expired registration, failure to carry or produce proof of liability insurance, third or subsequent offense, and driving with a suspended or revoked...
The Holiday Village Mall in Havre is now home to a new apparel and design business, Pratt & Company, owned by Angela and Casey Pratt. Casey Pratt said they were inspired once they saw a need in the community and an opportunity when Fivehead's, an embroidery business, closed recently. "I had the chance to work in this industry a few years ago. And really enjoyed it, and thought it would be something that we wanted to do at a later date. So we kind of talked about it and tossed...
Local counties are putting burn bans and fire restrictions into place as the hot, dry weather continues. Chouteau County is in a burn ban Liberty County has Stage 2 fire restrictions, Blaine County started a burn ban at 2 p.m. Tuesday and Hill County is starting a burn ban that will take effect Friday at 12:01 a.m., a ban that prohibits open burning, and the issuing of the licenses usually required to do said burning legally. Under the ban, open burning permits will not be issued. Open burning always requires a permit and is...
After holding a virtual event in 2020, Northern Agricultural Research Center held its 2021 Field Day Tuesday where staff took attendees on tours to learn about the latest cattle and crop research being conducted at the Montana State University facility, followed by a dinner and awards presentation. NARC Superintendent and Montana State University Northern Agricultural Research Director Darrin Boss began the presentation of awards by thanking everyone for coming despite the...
Independence Day is just around the corner, and the Havre Fire Department said in a release it wants to advise the community that the safest way to enjoy fireworks is to watch a public display conducted by professionals. The department asks if people plan to use their own fireworks to exercise caution and follow ordinances for the use of fireworks in city limits. Fireworks may only be discharged in Havre July 2 through July 4 from 8 a.m to midnight and not all fireworks are...
From Montana Department of Livestock HELENA – The Montana Department of Livestock is asking residents to remain vigilant about the presence of feral swine. Though there have been no confirmed sightings in Montana, populations are spreading and the risk of introduction to Montana is high. Feral swine are an invasive species that damage crops, pastures, and waterways, and these animals can carry diseases that spread to livestock, people, and wildlife. The biggest risk of introduction to Montana is swine crossing the border f...
Havre Police Department Officers issued a written or verbal warning after a caller from a service agency on the 600 Block of Second Street reported at 12:09 p.m. Tuesday that an intoxicated person was being obnoxious. -- After a caller from Second Street at 12:50 p.m. Tuesday reported a fight, officers arrested Grant William Saddler of Box Elder, 56, on a charge of assault. -- Animal control issued a written or verbal warning after a caller from Sage Brush Drive at 1:02 p.m....
Staff and wire report Montana Actors’ Theatre is inviting people to a KidsMat acting camp next week in Chinook, running Monday through Thursday. The acting camps are for children ages 5-15, who learn all aspects of theatre production including story and script development, acting, costuming, and technical aspects at the camps. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday with a short production Thursday evening. The cost for the camp is $50 for the first child and $35 for each additional child in the family. C...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is seeking applications for grants under the Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant program. The purpose of this program is to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups in rural areas. Eligible applicants include cooperatives, groups of cooperatives and cooperative development centers with a majority of its board of directors or governing board comprised of individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged groups. A soci...
NOTE: This information was provided by the office of Sen. Jon Tester U.S. Sen Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced Friday that he secured $55.2 million in competitive grant funding that will provide critical resources for currently operating processing facilities that are working toward federal inspection. Tester said securing the funding is part of his push to increase local meat processing capacity in Montana and reduce consolidation in the meatpacking industry. “In order to break the stranglehold that large packers have on t...
The Montana FSA website at https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/Montana lists upcoming deadlines in FSA programs in the state: Deadline TBA: Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 — Signup Reopened April 5. Signup period will remain open for at least 60 days. May 15 to July 15: Conservation Reserve Program Primary Nesting Season Non-emergency Grazing — prior approval required, with 50 percent reduction in the carrying capacity. June 15: 2021 Nominations open for 2021 FSA County Committee Elections July 12: First day of Con...
Note: This was provided by the U.S.D.A. Farm Service Agency BOZEMAN — Agricultural producers in Montana who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency office before the applicable deadline. “Many USDA programs require producers to file an accurate crop acreage report by the applicable deadline,” said Les J. Rispens, acting FSA state executive director in Montana. “Our FSA staff can assist producers in complet...
The impasse between Havre and the Rural Fire District 1 board over a new fire suppression agreement is about to leave the area unprotected, at least officially. Rural Fire District 1 is essentially a ring around Havre in which the Havre Fire Department provides fire suppression services under the current agreement. The city announced last December it was canceling the agreement effective July 1 so a new agreement listing who would enforce fire codes in the district could be...
For the next five weeks Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods is entering people who get their COVID-19 vaccines at their pharmacy into a drawing for a $100 gift card to the store in an effort to boost the community’s vaccination rate. Gary & Leo’s Manager Tracy Job said entries will continue through the end of July with a winner chosen Aug. 2. Job said people who have already gotten their vaccine at their pharmacy can get in contact to be entered as well. He said a customer came in one day recently and suggested that they do something li...
Work is still progressing on multiple road and highway projects in the area, causing some delays in traffic Mike Moore of the Montana Department of Transpiration recently provided the Havre Daily News an update on road work being done in Havre and the Hill County area. Excavation is still proceeding on Boulevard Avenue from 11th Street to Second Street West, with concrete sidewalk and curb work south of Ninth Street having been completed. The avenue will still be closed to...
Havre Police Department A caller on Sixth Street said Monday at 10:37 a.m. that a girl's bike has been behind the caller's shed for two to three days. -- Monday at 12:47 p.m., a Third Avenue caller complained that their mail had been opened and tossed around the porch. -- Officers investigated a two-vehicle, non-injury crash involving a Chevrolet Equinox and a Four Taurus on 11th Street West Monday at 5:39 p.m. -- A 12th Street West caller asked Monday at 6:50 p.m. to have...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Thursday at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom, link https://us02web.zoom.us/i/87271398706 . 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. New business Personnel Public Comment — An opportunity for any member of the audience to bring to the attention of the board questions or relevant comments concerning district matters not on the agenda. The b...
The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Part-time seasonal Beaver Creek Park deputy warden position Budgets Ordinance Resolutions Contracts Mount Otis right-of-way lease Council on Aging Senior Medicare Patrol contract Council on Aging Rocky Boy Reservation Area X Agency on Aging contract Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs...
A front-page story in Monday’s edition of Havre Daily News about new cases of COVID-19 being confirmed misreported the number people can call for information about Northern Montana Care Center. The number is 406-265-2238.... Full story
Press release As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, the HELP Committee and Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line, the Substance Abuse and Misuse Coalition of Hill County, and Torch Club — the Boys & Girls Club’s middle school leadership group — want to remind those purchasing alcohol to not supply alcoholic beverages to anyone younger than the age of 21. A Sticker Shock Campaign will be implemented Thursday in local communities. Stickers with a reminder to be responsible this holiday weekend will be placed on packs and cases...
MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Museum of the Rockies will host its inaugural fundraising event, Taste of the Rockies, Thursday, July 8, outside the museum. The benefit will highlight the museum itself, the Northern Rocky Mountain region, paleontology and the museum’s summer exhibit, “The Vikings Begin.” The benefit will feature food and drinks inspired by the Northern Rockies, live music, dancing, games and an auction. Eleven regional caterers will offer numerous bites for dinner and drinks to sample from five vineyards, six reg...
Editor's note: This version corrects the number to contact Northern Montana Care Center. Though numbers remain down compared to last fall and early winter, COVID-19 cases are still being confirmed in this part of Montana and still impacting local residents. Blaine County Health Department reported Friday that it had seven new cases confirmed Thursday and Friday, with nine active cases including one hospitalization. "This bump in active cases is telling us people are still... Full story
