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  • Water out temporarily on 19th, 20th streets south of Ridge Road

    Updated Oct 30, 2023

    Havre Public Works announced that, due to a valve replacement, the blocks of 19th Street and 20th Street south of Ridge Road will be without water for a few hours today. "We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience while we get this project completed," the release from Public Works said....

  • Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

    Updated Oct 27, 2023

    You know, Lord, when company visits, the kids love looking out the west window; amazed to see a sunset, especially since they live "down town" and don't often see sunrise or sunset! They hollered, "Come quick - a golden hour up here is about to happen, 'cause the sun is about to set! Come; see the sun, quick; it's almost resting on the horizon! Come look!" There is a moment when the sunlight shines on housetops in the neighborhood across the valley from us, and onto the hills...

  • Senior Center News, Oct. 27, 2023

    Updated Oct 27, 2023

    North Central Senior Center Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 Menu Monday, Oct. 30 — Eggs and bacon with toast, milk, fruit Tuesday, Oct. 31 — Spaghetti, bread sticks, salad, cookies Wednesday, Nov. 1 — Chili cheese hot dogs, fries, brownies Thursday, Nov. 2 — Beef stir fry, rice, fruit Friday, Nov. 3 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert News from our gift shop: Thank you to those who have donated items to the gift shop. Donations help make it an interesting place to shop. New items are added often. Yarn donations are needed again. ’Tis the se...

  • Smudge the Rez wraps up in Havre

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Oct 26, 2023

    The last stop of the Rocky Boy Health Center's Smudge the Rez Tour was held at the Holiday Village Mall in Havre Wednesday, with music, dancing, prizes, burning sage, food and speakers from local organizations talking about the services they provide to those in need. The series of events and ceremonies were set up to address the increase in suicide the Rocky Boy area has seen in the past few years, and to raise awareness about local services. People crowded into a vacant area...

  • 1st major storm of the season drops up to a foot of snow in Montana

    Updated Oct 26, 2023

    Staff and wire report The first major snowstorm of the season dumped snow across the state, with a few inches dropping across this portion of north-central Montana but up to a foot of snow falling in the Helena, area by Wednesday, sending an army of snowplows and sand trucks out onto the roads. Residents woke up to swirling snow and the sound of shovels on sidewalks just days after temperatures rose into the lower 80s. Trees decked out in fall colors and some Halloween...

  • Pershing Hall featured as historic ornament from preservation commission

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Oct 26, 2023

    The Havre/Hill County Preservation Commission is selling its 2023 Christmas ornaments of Pershing Hall at Montana State University-Northern, presenting the first of the ornaments to Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel Wednesday afternoon. Every year, the commission honors a historic building or location in the area, having a Christmas ornament designed to commemorate it and its historic and cultural importance to the area, and this year the recipient was Pershing Hall, which they...

  • Havre Community Pool reopens

    Updated Oct 26, 2023

    Press release Havre Community Pool announced it has fixed the problems with its chlorinator and reopened Wednesday. The announcement said the pool also is looking to hire lifeguard and receptionist positions, with hours ranging from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. People can pick up applications at the pool or city hall, and PDFs are also available to print off at https://www.ci.havre.mt.us/employment ....

  • Little Texas concert canceled, being rescheduled

    Updated Oct 26, 2023

    Press release Havre Chief of Police Gabe Matosich said the Little Texas concert scheduled for tonight at The Bigger Better Barn on the Great Northern Fairgrounds has been canceled. The show, sponsored as a fundraiser by the Montana Association of Chiefs of Police, will be rescheduled, Matosich said. Wee Bit Smaller Productions, which was putting on the show, will be announcing when it will be rescheduled, he said....

  • For the Record, Oct. 26, 2023

    Updated Oct 26, 2023

    Havre Police Department A van was reported in the ditch on 14th Avenue Wednesday at 7:47 a.m. -- A vehicle crash on 6th Street was reported at 12:12 p.m. Wednesday. -- A 12:53 p.m. Wednesday caller reported a vehicle crash on Summit Avenue. -- A theft, forgery or fraud was reported in the First Street alley at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday. -- Child Protective Services made a report to Havre Police Wednesday at 7:10 p.m. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a noise complaint...

  • Havre man connected to Arizona teen Navarro charged with sex crimes

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Oct 25, 2023

    A Havre man, who court documents say was living with a teenager reported missing four years ago in Arizona when she was 14, has been charged in state District Court with crimes related to images found on his cellphone. Edmund Davis, 36, was charged with two felony counts of sexual abuse of children and is being held in the Hill County Detention Center on $1 million bond, as ordered by state District Court Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz. The first charge, for possessing electronic communication images of a child or children 12 or...

  • Quick pics: Snow, snow and more snow

    Updated Oct 25, 2023

  • Havre Community Pool still closed

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Oct 25, 2023

    The Havre Community Pool is still closed due to issues with their boiler and a recent breakdown of their chlorinator. Havre Community Pool Receptionist Megan Miller said they don’t really have a timeline for when they are going to be reopening, but they are attempting to fix these as fast as they possibly can. “We don’t really know when we will be able to open,” Miller said. “Hopefully soon.” The pool’s opening had already been delayed due to issues with the boiler, but the chlorinator problems developed recently....

  • For the Record, Oct. 25, 2023

    Updated Oct 25, 2023

    Havre Police Department A vehicle crash was reported on Second Avenue Tuesday at 7:15 a.m. -- A sexual or violent offender registry violation was reported at 10:22 a.m. Tuesday at the police station. -- A Tuesday 12:08 p.m. caller at Havre High School reported a student assaulted another student. -- A First Street caller reported Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. that an RV had been broken into. -- Vandalism to a garage on Third Street was reported Tuesday at 5:02 p.m. -- Tristen Jace...

  • USDA invests in international trade and food aid

    Updated Oct 25, 2023

    Press release DES MOINES, Iowa — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $2.3 billion to help American producers maintain and develop markets for their commodities and use U.S. commodities to bolster international food aid. Consistent with a bipartisan request from the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, USDA is utilizing funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation to address challenges related to trade and food insecurity impacting U.S. f...

  • USDA works to increase domestic fertilizer production, expand double cropping

    Updated Oct 25, 2023

    Press release KANKAKEE, Ill. — U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last week highlighted progress made in partnering with farmers and American businesses to increase innovative domestic fertilizer production and in making it easier for U.S. farmers to grow food through the practice of double cropping. USDA also announced $52.6 million in awards under the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program, which will fund 17 new projects to boost domestic fertilizer manufacturing, support innovative fertilizer t...

  • Quick pics: A dedication for Veterans

    Updated Oct 24, 2023

  • Snow returns to Havre as temps plummet

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Oct 24, 2023

    Snow has fallen in Havre and nearly two full months before winter begins as temperatures plummet below freezing after a short few weeks of cool weather. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory beginning at 6 p.m. tonight and ending at 6 p.m. Wednesday, with a 90 percent chance of snow tonight and 80 percent Wednesday, reducing to 50 percent as the day goes on. As for snow, the weather service is predicting a 60 percent chance of snow early in the day and 30 percent later in the day, reducing to 20...

  • Quick pics: Boots on the ground to stamp out hunger

    Updated Oct 24, 2023

  • Havre Elks organizing blanket and coat drives

    Updated Oct 24, 2023

    Press release Havre Elks Lodge No. 1201 is organizing its Blanket Drive and a Coat Drive for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, and is recruiting recipients for the bedding and coats as well as donations for both drives. If people would like to sign up themselves, their family, friends or someone in need of blankets, comforters, sheets and other bedding, or for coats for all ages and sizes, they can call Brandy Kurtz at 406-390-0091. The first distribution of bedding and coats is Nov. 15 and the second is Dec. 13 in the...

  • Montana K9 Safety and FWP to host free dog trap release workshop

    Updated Oct 24, 2023

    Press release Montana K9 Safety, along with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, will offer a free workshop for dog owners interested in learning how to free dogs from traps. The workshop is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 3, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Havre Inn and Suites, 1425 US Highway 2 on Boot Hill Plaza in Havre. For centuries, people have trapped furbearers across Montana. Fur trapping is highly regulated, biologically sustainable, and an important part of Montana’s cultural history and outdoor lifestyle. H...

  • Briefs - Man arrested after high-speed chase

    Updated Oct 24, 2023

    Havre Daily News staff A Havre man was arrested early Saturday after leading Havre Police officers on a chase that started on 12th Avenue and on Beaver Creek Highway. Police Capt. Ryan Pearson said officers observed a driver make a turn without signaling and as they followed the vehicle the driver, Triston Alexander Ehry, started driving above the speed limit. At this point officers attempted to stop Ehry, but continued at a high rate of speed, leading officers on a pursuit south on Beaver Creek Highway. Pearson said Rocky...

  • For the Record, Oct. 24, 2023

    Updated Oct 24, 2023

    Havre Police Department A written or verbal warning was issued after a caller on 14th Avenue reported Monday at 8:48 a.m. that a neighbor was raking their leaves into the street. -- A Monday 11:05 a.m. report from First Street of a woman in the front seat of a car punching someone in the back seat was referred to another law enforcement agency. -- T'Shaunna Lee Azure of Havre, 25, was arrested on three Justice or City court warrants served on Third Avenue Monday at 2:51 p.m....

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission weekly business meeting

    Updated Oct 24, 2023

    Editor’s note: The Hill County Commission submitted this morning an amended agenda for its weekly business meeting. The full agenda follows. 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 and payroll Employment Budgets Abatements Journal and vouchers Ordinance Resolutions Contracts 2022-2023 Inmate Excess Medical Insurance and/or Claims Administration Management Road Union Contract Board appointments Policy u...

  • Five bands rock the barn Saturday

    Updated Oct 23, 2023

    This year's Beaver Creek Jam at the Great Northern Fairgrounds drew a crowd of music lovers Saturday to hear bands, including local artists, play in the Bigger Better Barn. The night was filled with classic rock and a bit of metal music along with food, games and giveaways, and attendees gave the event good reviews. "It was good this year," said Mike Peterson. " ... It was a good time." Among the bands that played were popular '60s-style rock band Blue Tattoo, Deep Purple...

  • Quickpics: Crabs, fun and funding

    Updated Oct 23, 2023

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