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Hill County will move into Stage 1 fire restrictions Friday after seeing five fires in the past week. During a regional fire call this morning Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel said all five fires were human caused and affected 25 acres of land since the fire call last week, so the county will be implementing Stage 1 fire restrictions. These restrictions prohibit building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire unless noted in the exemptions below or as designated in the specific closure order. Smoking is...
Havre Police Department A First Street caller reported Friday at 11:41 a.m. that someone had vandalized their truck during the night. -- A caller at a First Street business reported at 3:27 p.m. Friday that a woman had stolen a variety of items and then left. -- A Friday 3:33 p.m. caller on Oak Drive reported that a family member broke into the house and took some items. -- A Third Street caller reported Friday at 4:47 p.m. that someone may have stolen a package. -- Friday at...
A hearing scheduled for this afternoon for local businessman Tom Patrick was canceled after the Hill County Attorney dismissed the case against him pending further investigation. Patrick, owner of Patrick Construction, is accused of pointing a gun July 21 at another contractor and BNSF officials who were on Patrick’s property at the site of a freight train derailment about 8 miles east of Havre. He was arrested on suspicion of felony charges of criminal endangerment, and two counts of assault with a weapon, a court d...
Havre Daily News staff Officials have released the name of the fatality that occurred in an off-road side-by-side crash last Wednesday in on private property north of the intersection of Sucker Creek Road and Clear Creek Road in Blaine County. Davyd Ferfetskiy of Seattle, 12, died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash when he was partially ejected from the vehicle. Two others were injured as a result of the crash. The crash was reported at 4 p.m. Wednesday to Blaine County dispatch and Blaine County Sheriff’s d...
A historic deal more than a century in the making requiring the federal government to ensure members of the Fort Belknap Indian Community have water — and ensures water is available to everyone along the Milk River — took another major step forward Thursday. The Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act, led by Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Steve Daines, R-Mont., unanimously was passed by the U.S. Senate as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, a release from Tester’s office said. The Fort...
MATTHEW BROWN and MORGAN LEE The Associated Press HAVRE — A man was detained and questioned by police and his Montana apartment searched as authorities tried to piece together the mysterious disappearance and sudden reappearance this week of Alicia Navarro, who was 14 when she vanished from her Arizona home four years ago. Police provided no details Friday about Wednesday’s search or the identity of the man, who was released. But Garrett Smith, who lives in the apartment next to the one that was searched, said for at least a...
JOSH FUNK and SAM METZ Associated Press Federal investigators renewed their recommendation that major freight railroads equip every locomotive with the kind of autonomous sensors that could have caught the track flaws that caused a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment near Joplin in northern Montana. But installing the sensors on the tens of thousands of locomotives in the fleet could be cost prohibitive, and it’s not entirely clear if one would have caught the combination of rail flaws that the National Transportation Safety B...
Press release Two local authors will be at the Havre-Hill County Library Thursday to answer questions and sign their books. Gwen Hart and Roger Hart will be at the library Thursday at 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served at the event, which is free and open to the public. Books will be sold for $10-$15. Gwen Hart is a professor of writing at Montana State University-Northern and a winner of the X. J. Kennedy Poetry Award. Her latest book, released this spring. Her...
Havre Police Department A caller reported Thursday at 6:41 a.m. that cows were loose on Wilson Avenue, and at 7:04 a.m. dispatch reported that a friend of the cows' owner would be coming to get the cows. -- Officers investigated Thursday 8:01 a.m. and 8:02 a.m. reports of 24/7 Sobriety Program no-shows. -- A summons was issued after animal control was informed Thursday at 2:46 p.m. about a dog bite. No details on charges were provided. -- A Second Street caller reported Thursd...
Monday Payroll and claims 10:30 a.m. — Insurance meeting for Unified Disposal Board 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the commissioners’ office 3:30 p.m. — Council on Aging director meeting in the commissioners’ office Tuesday 9:30 a.m — Health director meeting in the commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in the commissioners’ office Wednesday Regular business hours Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly business meeting in the commissioners’ office — No items on agenda as of Friday Friday Regular business...
The Rocky Boys Annual Celebration starts at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation this week, with events for youths and adults, competitors and spectators alike, starting with the Youth Rodeo Wednesday, Rocky Boy Rodeo Team Roping Jackpot and Youth Powwow Thursday, and the main powwow and rodeo starting Friday and running through Sunday. The annual celebration brings thousands of people to the area from around the nation and across borders, as well. Some special guests are involved...
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., discussed in a telephonic press conference Thursday the National Defense Authorization Act, what the act contains and what he would like to see added to it before it is passed. The Senate was working on the authorization Thursday. Daines said the bill is not an appropriation, but an authorization for funding the nation's military and how that money can and cannot be used. He said much of the details of the bill need to be hashed out within and...
Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester held a press call Thursday in which he answered a number of questions about the National Defense Authorization Act and announced a pair of bills designed to increase transparency and curb the influence of money in Washington. The NDAA, which authorizes how the military can and cannot use the funds that will be appropriated, was the biggest subject of discussion on the call with Tester touting the bill's importance. He said China is looking to...
Press release HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on shooting range grant proposals including from Chinook and Havre. Public comments will be accepted through Aug. 9 at 5 p.m. Montana’s Shooting Range Grant Program, administered by FWP, provides funding to non-profit shooting clubs, organizations, local governments and school districts to build and improve public shooting ranges throughout the state. The program received proposals from: • Billings Rod and Gun Club • Boone and Crocket • Butte Tra...
Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday, July 31, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims....
Havre Police Department A written or verbal warning was issued after a Tuesday 7:46 a.m. caller on Second Street reported neighbor's dogs were howling again. -- A minor fender bender with involved parties getting agitated was reported Tuesday at 7:55 a.m. in a First Street parking lot. -- Brandon Lee Wombold of Havre, 28, was arrested on two Justice or City court warrants served on 12th Avenue Tuesday at 10:16 a.m. -- A written or verbal warning was provided after a caller on...
'Hallowed be Thy Name' Out our way, the cowboy's hat is special. Notice I was specific here: the cowboy's hat and not simply a cowboy hat. A cowboy hat is something anyone can buy at the store right of the shelf. But a cowboy's hat - one that belongs to a specific cowboy and shows all the wear and tear that the years put on it - is different. It is his/her signature and testimony to all the rain, snow, sun, heat, freezing cold, dust, dirt and being stomped on while on the...
The readings for this coming Sunday, July 30, are as follows: First reading 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12. Second reading Romans 8:28-30 and the Gospel is Matthew 13:44-52. In the reading from 1 Kings, God says to Solomon (in a dream), "Ask something of me and I will give it to you." Solomon, with genuine humility asks for an "understanding heart" so he might better serve God's chosen people. This pleases God greatly and he grants Solomon the gift of Wisdom. God chose to work through...
You know, Lord, while we lounge in or around the front porch or on the deck in our favorite chairs, the gentle breeze stirs the air and the summer sun warms the body. Several folks had gathered together, they mentioned how it was too warm out back when the July temps were really warming things up, one chap reached for his glass to sip some iced tea. Then he heard sounds in the neighborhood, that blended into calming "white noise" that he liked to hear, as did the several frien...
Press release Graduating Havre High School seniors Rayna Johnson and Mackenzie Kuhn each accepted their $500 P.E.O. Chapter AZ scholarships from chapter member Paulette Cronk earlier this year at the high school's annual scholarship awards ceremony. Johnson said she will attend Montana Tech in Butte, studying nursing. Kuhn said she will study pre-med at Montana State University in Bozeman. The P.E.O. chapter is active in helping young women pursue a college education. The...
North Central Senior Center July 31 to Aug. 4 Menu Monday, July 31 — Beef brisket, baked potato, corn, dessert Tuesday, Aug. 1 — Lemon chicken, brown rice, veggies, apple pie Wednesday, Aug.. 2 — Spaghetti, garlic toast, salad, pudding Thursday, Aug. 3 — Lasagna, garlic toast, salad, green beans, dessert Friday, Aug. 4 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert News from our gift shop: Need a gift for a summer birthday or just because. Visit our gift shop to find wall hangings, knick knack art glass and much more all priced just right....
