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Staff and wire report Havre Police Department is urging people to follow the law and buckle up as the summer season arrives. “Buckling a seat belt takes less than two minutes, Capt. Ryan Pearson of the Havre Police Department said in a press release. “It’s a simple yet crucial step towards safety for both drivers and passengers. Our priority is for you to arrive safely at your destination every trip, every time.” The release said Havre police and Montana Highway Patrol are reminding all Montanans to buckle up as they start t...
Havre Police Department A two-vehicle crash in which a driver backed into another vehicle in a parking lot on Fifth Avenue was reported Wednesday at 12:01 p.m. -- Michael Steven Schoening of Havre, 38, was arrested on a state District Court warrant, four Justice or City court warrants and a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia after a Second Street caller asked Wednesday at 1:09 p.m. for assistance with a man in a residence. -- Tara Marie Syverson of Havre, 45, was arres...
Press release MISSOULA - The deadline is fast approaching to register in a contest to help fight the use of methamphetamine in Montana and possibly win large cash prizes in the process. The deadline to register in the Montana Meth Project's Paint the State 2023 art contest is Wednesday, May 31. People entering the contest have the opportunity to compete for major cash prizes thanks to the support of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation. Prizes totaling more than...
Area seniors can get help setting up their legal documents June 8 at Montana State University-Northern where Montana Aging Services Bureau will be holding a Legal Document Clinic from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Senior Defense Grant Project Coordinator Richard Heitstuman said their staff can handle wills, living wills, power of attorney documents, declarations of homesteads and transfer on death deeds. He said they can handle most other documents in that legal realm but they can’t really help people with trusts, as they are extremely c...
Press release WASHINGTON — As summer approaches, millions of Americans will hit the road to visit national parks, beaches and campgrounds. While packing that sunblock, bug spray and picnic blanket, people should make sure to also take some U.S. Department of Agriculture food safety tips along for the ride. “USDA reminds summer travelers not to let your outdoor meal become a feast for bacteria,” USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety Dr. Emilio Esteban said. “Bacteria grows faster during the summer months because it’s warmer an...
Press release BOZEMAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced assistance is available for dairy producers with the new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program. ODMAP is established to help mitigate market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed supply and prices that have created unique hardships in the organic dairy industry. Specifically, under the ODMAP, USDA’s Farm Service Agency is making $104 million available to organic dairy operations to assist with projected marketing costs...
Press release WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced May 19 plans to roll out $3.7 billion in Emergency Relief Program and Emergency Livestock Relief Program assistance to crop and livestock producers who sustained losses due to a qualifying natural disaster event in calendar year 2022. USDA is sharing early information to allow producers time to gather documents in advance of program delivery. Through distribution of remaining funds, USDA is also concluding the 2021 ELRP program by sending payments in the...
Members of the St. Mary's Rehabilitation Working Group discussed at its meeting Tuesday bills in the 2023 legislative session that would provide the project with millions of dollars. House Bill 6 will provide $26 million to the project as a nontraditional loan, which requires repayment of interest but not principal, and House Bill 8 will provide another $26 million as a traditional loan. Members of the group said they were extremely happy about this outcome, but the group's...
MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS - Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed legislation giving Native American families preference in fostering and adopting Native children involved with child protective services, a proactive move to protect such rights as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case that could undercut them nationally. Gianforte signed Monday the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act, sponsored by Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, after it passed the...
Press release Havre Public Works Department announced that Thursday May 25, work crews will be in at 4 a.m. to begin sweeping the following areas: Between First Street on the north and Second Street on the south and including the following avenues: Fourth Avenue West, Third Avenue West, Second Avene West, First Avene West, Montana Avenue and First Avenue. People who live in the area are asked to park off street if possible. The department will be attempting to get done before...
Press release The Havre Social Security office, located at 123 Fifth Ave., has updated its hours for in-person services. In-person services are now available from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:00 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday. Local telephone service remains available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and is provided by the Great Falls Social Security office at 1-877-583-4114. People can save a trip. Most Social Security services do not require the public to take time to visit an office. Many Social Security...
Press release Davey School, District #12, announced it has open enrollment available for the 2023-24 school year. People can contact the district clerk at 406-265-6970 for more information....
Staff and wire report Hill County Disaster and Emergency Services has issued an update on road closures for the county as of May 23, 2023. A sudden increase in high temperatures following heavy snow through the winter led to extreme flooding, causing the county and the state to declare a disaster due to the flooding. The disaster declaration also included Liberty and Blaine counties and the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. The declaration also allows the chance for President Joe Biden to issue a federal disaster declaration,...
Havre Police Department A Second Street caller reported Tuesday at 7:15 a.m. that a generator was stolen off the back of the caller's camper. -- A Havre caller asked Tuesday at 8:55 a.m. to speak with an officer about harassment. -- Officers investigated a juvenile harassment incident reported at 3:44 p.m. Tuesday on Boulevard Avenue. -- Two summonses were issued after a 4:58 p.m. Tuesday caller at a First Street business reported past thefts. No details on charges were...
Press release BOZEMAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will cover up to 75% of the costs associated with organic certification, up to $750 per category, through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program, and Montana Farm Service Agency encourages organic agricultural producers and handlers to apply for OCCSP by Oct. 31, 2023, for expenses incurred from Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023. As part of USDA’s broader effort to support organic producers and in response to stakeholder feedback, this year FSA increased the...
Press release Registration for Montana Farmers Union’s newest Book Club selection “For the Love of Soil” by Nicole Masters is now open. Limited complimentary copies courtesy of MFU are available when people register. Participants must register separately for each Book Club selection. “For the Love of Soil” is the Book Club’s second selection. More than 50 people registered for the club’s first selection of “The Farmer’s Lawyer” by Sarah Vogel, and many of the club members joined in a live Zoom Q&A with Vogel in May. Both...
Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host a public meeting on the Environmental Assessment of the intent to purchase property for a new FWP Havre field office Thursday in the current office location, 2165 U.S. Highway 2 East, starting at 6 p.m. FWP leases its current field office location along Highway 2. Due to limited office space and equipment storage, no meeting room, a very small customer service and retail space, a small maintenance shop, and limited public parking, a facility that can better accommodate...
The Havre/Hill County Historic Preservation Commission presented historic preservation awards to the Oxford Sports Bar and the Palace Bar Monday for their efforts to preserve local history. Oxford owner Will DeVries, who took over the bar from his father, Russ, in 2017, said it's great to be able to preserve the historic location while still being able to run a modernized bar, one with history that stretches back to 1900. DeVries said he's only the fifth owner in the bar's his...
Press release Starting Thursday, May 25, 2023, the Bureau of Reclamation’s Hungry Horse Dam Visitor Center will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time. The outdoor, guided walking tours will resume June 16. Exhibits inside the visitor center highlight the dam’s role in flood control and recreation in Flathead County, and hydroelectric generation in the Columbia River System. Displays feature the history of Hungry Horse Dam and its importance to the system. June 16, the outdoor, guided walking tours wil...
Havre Police Department Fraud activity on a bank account was reported Monday at 11:23 a.m. at the police station. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a Monday 12:44 p.m. report from a U.S. Highway 2 West business that a man was refusing to pay his bill and leave. -- A Third Street caller reported Monday at 1:23 p.m. that a yellow Yeti cooler was stolen. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a caller reported Monday at 1:31 p.m. that a man was urinating...
The North Central Senior Center will be hosting an all-ages-welcome presentation Wednesday at 11 a.m. on local pollinator species and what people can do to make sure their population remains sustainable and healthy. The presentation, given by Emma Korntheuer of the Hill County Conservation District, will cover things like habitat creation for local species, particularly native bees. Korntheuer said pollinator populations are having a hard time across the U.S., but Montana‚’s pollinator populations are among the most und...
Staff and wire report Air quality in the region continued to be low over the wekend, with the air quality monitor at the Hill County Health Department showing occasions Saturday and Sunday when it tipped into the “very unhealthy” category. The Associated Press reports that smoke from dozens of raging wildfires in western Canada has drifted south into the United States and prompted the states of Colorado and Montana to issue air quality alerts. Hill County Health Department now has a permanent air quality monitor ins...
Editor’s note: Havre Daily News did not receive this until after printing deadline Friday. Monday 10 a.m. — Zoom call with Kate Becker, Montana Association of Counties. in Timmons Room 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in Commissioners Office 3:30 p.m. — Council on Aging director meeting in Commissioners Office Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in Commissioners Office 1:30 p.m. — Clerk and recorder survey scanner and copier meeting in Commissioners Office Wednesday 10 a.m. — Safety committee meeting in Ti...
