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Tensions between the Hill County Commission and Hill County Health Department appear to have arisen over a pair of canceled spring vaccination clinics scheduled at local public schools, with argument ensuing over where responsibility lies for that. Then-superintendents from the districts where clinics were canceled, Havre Public Schools and North Star Public Schools, had not responded to requests for comment by filing deadline for this story. At the end of a meeting of the Hill County Board of Health last week, board member...
AMY BETH HANSON and SAM METZ Associated Press HELENA - Poor track conditions that should have been flagged by a freight railroad company's inspectors caused the derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed three people and injured 49 others in 2021, federal investigators said in a final report. The severity of the injuries were made worse by the Amtrak train's lack of seatbelts and windows that weren't strong enough to keep passengers from being ejected when the train...
Judy Vosen Local Red Cross Blood Drive volunteer coordinator The recent Havre Community Red Cross Blood Drive held at St. Jude Parish Center Monday, July 24, was once again a success. There were 103 units collected, 12 of which were double red cell units, more commonly known as Power Red units. Once again there were a few first-time donors this month. Yay, Havre community donors! Thank-you is given to the First Lutheran Church volunteers for providing a selection of delicious...
Havre Police Department Lana Belgarde Saddler of Box Elder, 53, was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence after contacting police Monday at 11:34 a.m. -- A caller reported Monday at 2:32 p.m. that their laundry was stolen from a First Street laundromat. -- Gary Clayton Standingchief Jr. of Havre was arrested on charges of obstructing a peace officer of other public servant, probation violation and on six Justice or City court warrants after a Third Street caller...
from Motana Farm Bureau Federation BOZEMAN — Much of Montana has enjoyed a wet spring, and green grass has stretched well into mid-summer resulting in fat cattle and extensive haying. However, as the days grow warmer and the chance for moisture lessens, the odds of late summer fires increase whether man-made or from natural causes. For those ranchers and farmers haying, it’s important to check bales for moisture content. “This year, we may see folks putting up wet hay for the first time in a while, especially if they are r...
Press release Farmers and ranchers from around the state will gather to hear from industry leaders, debate grassroots policy, elect board members and more during the annual Montana Farmers Union Convention planned for Oct. 27-28 at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls. “Our State Convention is the place where members and friends come together in community to learn, network, and celebrate and support one another through the joys and hardships that is family farming and ranching,” MFU Member Services Director Rachel Prevost sai...
STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Well before it was warm enough to plant seedlings in the ground, farmer Micah Barritt began nursing crops like watermelon, eggplant and tomatoes — eventually transplanting them from his greenhouse into rich Vermont soil, hoping for a bountiful fall harvest. Within a few hours last week, those hopes were washed away when flood waters inundated the small farm, destroying a harvest with a value he estimated at $250,000. He still hopes to replant short-season crops like mustard greens, spinach, b...
Havre Daily News staff Officials have released the name of the fatality that occurred in an off-road side-by-side crash last Wednesday 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 hearing scheduled for Monday in a case involving 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,...
The Blaine County area saw golfball- to tennis ball-sized hail Sunday evening causing damage to crops and property. National Weather Service Meteorologist Austin McDowell said reports of hail were submitted to the service between 8:20 p.m. and 9:19 p.m. that evening, and based on his reading of the radar activity it seems like the hail may have fallen throughout the whole hour, or close to it. McDowell said they received reports from Chinook and the surrounding areas, including Fort Belknap, of hail between 1.25 inches in...
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...
