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COMMISSIONERS WEEKLY BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA 1000 a.m. October 17, 2024 Meeting called to order Commissioners Comments Public Comments on Non-Agenda items Public Comments on Agenda items Employment Budgets Abatements County Business o Letter to NeighborWorks Great Falls as the designated Community Reinvestment Organization (CRO) for Hill County o Deputy County Attorney Hire Request Resolutions o Resolution No. 24-2785, Resolution to Affirmatively Participate in the Montana Community Reinvestment Plan by Identifying and... Full story
Press release City of Havre PWS ID # MT0000524 11 October 2024 During the month of February 2024, the City of Havre Water Treatment Plant experienced failures in filtration treatment and disinfection. On the 19th of April 2024, the City of Havre public water supply issued a boil water advisory due to a giardiasis outbreak. This boil water advisory was downgraded to a health advisory on the 29th of May 2024. This health advisory was to remain in effect until the public water supply distribution system was flushed, additional m... Full story
Havre Police Department Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 Officers responding to a call from the 200 Block of First Street West at 8:38 a.m. arrested Jasmin Shay Demontiney of Rocky Boy, 28, on a charge of disorderly conduct. -- Officers responding to a call from the 1700 Block of U.S. Highway 2 East at 2:31 reporting kittens were locked inside a vehicle when it was hot out issued a summons to Jamie Sue Henderson homeless, of Havre, 39, on a charge of animal cruelty. -- Officers...
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A man accused of armed trafficking of methamphetamine and other substances on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation after he attempted to flee law enforcement during a traffic stop admitted to charges Sept. 30, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, David Victor Fast Horse, 36, residence unknown, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Fast Horse fac...
A man who was living with a young woman in Havre when she notified authorities she was the one who went missing as a child four years earlier in Arizona pleaded guilty in Hill County District Court Monday to an unrelated felony count of sexual abuse of children. Edmund Davis, 37, entered his plea before state District Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz. A second count of sexual abuse of children will be dismissed under a plea agreement. Snipes Ruiz sent the sentencing date for Dec. 16. The state will be asking the court to sentence...
Democratic Hill County Commission candidate Bill Lanier said his years in the area and his relationships and ability to communicate, along with his experience in county government, will help him if he is elected commissioner in November. He said the time in his life seems right for him to run and he wants to try to make positive changes. He said he wants to put together all of the connections and relationships he has built and the experiences he has had. "I thought it was...
Libertarian Hill County Commission candidate Sam Ayres said that, while he is not from Montana, he loves the state and wants to protect its values. "I genuinely think Montana is the greatest place on Earth," he said in an interview with Havre Weekly Chronicle. "That's a hill I will die on. .... I'm here because I love the Montana way of life." He said he has roots in the state, with his family settling here in the late 1800s, early 1900s, and though he grew up in California,...
The next Hill County Park Board meeting is Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in the Beaver Creek Perk meeting room at 137 Second St. The meeting agenda is: 1) Approval of Minutes 2) Approval of Agenda 3) Guests and public comments on agenda items only and agenda requests for next meeting, limited to one minute 4) Cabin business 5) Old business Lodge Flood repairs and stream management Cabin inspection plan 6) New business 7) Committee reports Grazing committee 8) Group reports Cabin owner’s report Friends of Beaver Creek P... Full story
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... Full story
MONDAY — October 7, 2024 9:30 a.m. — Commissioner Working Session in the Commissioner Office 1:30 p.m. — Clerk and Recorder Meeting in the Commissioner Office 3:30 p.m. — Council on Aging Director Meeting in the Commissioner Office 5:30 p.m. — Hill County Park Board Meeting at Beaver Creek Perk TUESDAY — October 8, 2024 10:30 a.m. — Road Department Meeting in the Commissioner Office 10:30 a.m. — LEPC Meeting at City Hall EOC Room in the Basement 1:30 p.m. — 911 Meeting at City Hall WEDNESDAY — October 9, 2024 9:00 a.m. — Me... Full story
Births A boy was born Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, to Mariana Lee Bullchild and Maximino Padilla Jr. of Havre. The full For the Record will print in the Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, edition of Havre Weekly Chronicle....
By Rachel Nania, AARP For many, life changed in an instant on March 11, 2020. After more than 118,000 cases in more than 100 countries and 4,291 deaths, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic. Cruise ships stopped sailing, schools shuttered, sports teams canceled their seasons and families quarantined. “The world came to a standstill,” says Preeti Malani, M.D., a professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Michigan Medicine. “And people went months and months without seein...
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team suffered a pair of 3-1 setbacks this past week. Last Thursday saw the Skylights drop a 3-1 decision at Carroll College in Helena. The Skylights fell to the Fighting Saints in four sets (25-23, 25-12, 25-27, and 25-20). In the first set it was a battle until the end. The Saints finished the set with five straight points to win though. Carroll took over the second set early and never looked back. The Skylights then won a...
Arren Kimbel-Sannit Moptnana Free Press Jordan “J.D.” Hall, once a prominent religious and political figure in Montana right-wing circles, was ordered earlier this month to pay more than $15,000 to the Sidney church he once led after a Richland County District Court judge found him guilty of felony embezzlement. As part of a deferred sentencing agreement filed Sept. 10, Hall, who was ousted from Fellowship Baptist Church in 2022 amid claims of drug abuse, domestic violence and embezzlement, must also report to a pro...
Havre Middle School's Sixth-Grade Student of the Month for September is Bringham Houston. Bringham is the son of Robert and Lacee Houston.He has three siblings, Lincoln, Lucy and Mary Houston. Bringham sings in the HMS choir and participates in basketball, football and golf. In his spare time, Brigham enjoys hunting, fishing, riding dirt bikes and camping with his family. At school, Brigham is an attentive student who is always ready to learn.His teachers comment on how kind...
North Central Senior Center Oct. 7-11 Menu Menu subject to change Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 — Salmon Patties, Peas, Corn Bread, Oranges Tuesday, Ocot. 8, 2024 — Hot Turkey Sandwich, Mash Potatoes Corn, Peaches, Vanilla Pudding Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 — Beef Stir Fry, Rice, Mixed Fruit, Cookies Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 — Ham/Scalloped Potatoes, Mixed Veggies, Apple Sauce Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 — Chicken Rice Soup, Egg Salad Sandwich, Salad, Pears Rudyard Center News: We are unable at this time to continue delivering Home Delivered Me...
As I am writing this article, my wife, Jan, and I are on retreat with six married couples. The purpose of this retreat is to continue to assist each of the husbands in their continued formation to become ordained Deacons in the Catholic Church. Jan and I are part of the formation team for these couples. This is the third cohort of men that I have had the opportunity to go through the formation process with and I am finding that there is one question that comes up in the mind...
Matthew 15:13-14 - 'Every plant that my Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. Leave them - they are blind guides. If a blind person leads them, they will both fall into the pit' Out our way, following the herd is not always a good idea. Out on the Tiger Ridge there are many cattle trails, and as I have noted before, the lead cow sometimes takes the wrong one and the rest of the herd follows. That is why Charlie rode point - not simply to guide but also to...
You know, Lord, just read a bit of praise by an unknown author, stating that we are all important, because we are God's creations and Christ loved us enough to die for us. It reminds readers that You, Lord, know our names and that You hold us fast in Your love. It also stated that when we appreciate the people God make us to be, we don't need the hollow honor the world offers. Oh, Father, thank You for Your unconditional love. It is much more satisfying than any honor any one...
A guy left earth - make his kids sad, they said, "Dad was the best." God gives us jobs, when done, He calls: "Come home, you need a rest. The guy has gone ahead of us, not just left us behind. Although we can't be with him now, he's in our heart and mind. He liked camping, dirt bikes were fun, a hero and great friend. Helping others, he did that, too, that all came to an end. Alone, but never quite alone - we face an empty chair. 'You sure are missed, we love you still - just...
Press release WASHINGTON — U.S. Small Business Administration announced that the SBA will celebrate National Veterans Small Business Week from Nov. 11 to Nov. 15. The 11th annual weeklong celebration will offer both in-person and virtual events across the nation. “Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the SBA has expanded its entrepreneurial resources for veterans, service members, and military families to strengthen their paths to the American dream of business ownership,” Guzman said. “With nearly two million veteran...
Press release Legislators in D.C. have a clearer understanding of agriculture in Montana, thanks to the Montana farmers and ranchers who spoke with leaders and Congressional members during the National Farmers Union Legislative Fly-In held earlier in September. During the Fly-In, more than a dozen Montana Farmers Union members had the opportunity to hear from leaders from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Justice, and more about the Farm Bill, what’s being done to curb anti-competitive practices in a...
Press release The U.S. Department of Agriculture is announcing the launch of the Distressed Borrowers Assistance Network, an initiative designed to provide personalized support to financially distressed farmers and ranchers across the nation. Through a series of Cooperative Agreements, this national network will connect distressed borrowers with individualized assistance to help them stabilize and regain financial footing. USDA’s Farm Service Agency made this announcement Sept. 26 at the Farm Aid Festival in Saratoga S...
Press release BOZEMAN — Registration is now open for the second annual Montana Ag Technology Innovation & Investment Summit. In coordination with the Montana Department of Agriculture nd Montana State University, the Montana Agricultural Business Association is bringing the event to Bozeman Nov. 6. “The Montana Agricultural Business Association is proud to partner with the Montana Department of Agriculture and Montana State University to lead this important conversation on investing in Montana-built ag innovation,“ MABA...
