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Montana State University-Northern has received $25 million for a new recreation center on campus, the Aurora Complex, a long-time project of Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel and a potential asset for the campus' recruitment efforts. The $25 million comes from Montana House Bill 5, which became law last week, passing through the Legislature with bi-partisan support, a major funding bill also provided $6.8 million to Northern for repairs and upgrades to current buildings. The firs...
Havre Daily News staff Editor’s note: This version clarifies that the non-profit Red Ants Pants Foundation provides the grants, not the for-profit women’s workear company Red Ants Pants. Red Ants Pants Foundation announced that Liberty County 4-H Council in Chester has received a grant in the foundation’s 2023 Community Grant. The White Sulphur Springs-based nonprofit foundation gave the 4-H Council $1,000. “The Liberty County 4-H Council provides financial support and guidance to their local 4-H youth clubs,” a release a...
North Central Senior Center June 26-30 Menu Monday, June 26 — Biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, fruit Tuesday, June 27 — Barbecued ribs, baked potatoes, corn, cake Wednesday, June 28 — Chef salad, breadsticks, fruit Thursday, June 29 — Indian tacos, apple pie Friday, June 30 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert News from our Gift Shop: Need a gift for a summer birthday or just because. Visit the gift shop to find wall hangings, knock knacks, art glass and much more, all priced just right. New this week: Chain necklaces and bracele...
Editor’s note: This version adds comment from Emily Mayer about proposed talks about the Faber Schoolhouse and Homestead Shack. The Great Northern Fair Board announced at their monthly meeting Tuesday that new bathrooms are being installed on the fairgrounds in front of the grandstand and they are on track to be operational by this year’s fair. The board approved at the meeting a bid to install the foundation for these new bathrooms, with board member Ken Erickson saying they should have the building set up and the bat...
From MSU News Service BOZEMAN - Montana State University awarded 1,623 undergraduate degrees and 433 graduate degrees during its 138th commencement ceremonies held May 12 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. An additional 162 students from Gallatin College MSU received associate degrees or certificates. A list of local graduates follows. Some local students may have listed their Bozeman residence and not be listed in the local towns. Students with two asterisks after their names (**) graduated with highest honors, having earned...
Work is being done on Highway 2 east of Havre, which may delay drivers on that road for the next few weeks. Montana Department of Transportation Havre Area Engineering Project Manager Mike Moore said MDT and Schellinger Construction are milling off the top section of the roadway and placing new pavement. The project starts just west of Pork Chop Hill and runs about 10 miles east. He said they are also performing a chip seal, replacing signs, removing guardrails at the bus...
The Havre City Council's ordinance committee met Tuesday to take public comments on a proposal to allow people to own chickens in city limits, drawing only a handful of attendees, most of them against the proposal. The city considered adopting an ordinance to allow the ownership of chickens in 2015 but it was voted down 5-2. In recent months, Havre resident Al Garver has asked the council to reconsider that decision and asked that they consider a similar ordinance, but one...
The local ham radio club is inviting people to come watch — and use — amateur radios and take the opportunity to hunt for an electronic fox. Hi-Line Amateur Radio Club will be participating in the American Radio Relay League — ARRL — Field Day Saturday from noon to Sunday at US Bank Park on 11th Street west across from Montana State University-Northern’s Tilleman Field, club member Heather Hinckley said. Throughout the event, the club will be holding fox hunts, she added. “It’s called fox hunting, but it’s really hunting...
Press release The Department of Public Health and Human Services will honor Montana centenarians during the 54th annual Governor’s Conference on Aging Oct. 3, 2023. The annual conference will take place at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Great Falls. Centenarians will be honored during a noon luncheon. DPHHS is asking Montanans who will turn age 100 as of December 31, 2023, or those who are already over the age of 100 to submit their name and a brief profile. “This is an excellent opportunity to honor Montana cen...
HELENA — Starting today, hunters can sign up for leftover licenses and permits that were not distributed by the drawing through MyFWP on the FWP website at https://fwp.mt.gov . The resulting Surplus License List will be randomized with hunters at the top of the list contacted via email with instructions to finalize their purchase within a specified time. To be placed on the Surplus License List, resident and nonresident hunters can sign up through the MyFWP portal. This process requires hunters to keep their email address cur...
Havre Police Department Edwin Vernel Franklin of Havre, 63, was issued a summons on a criminal contempt charge after a 24/7 Sobriety program no-show reported Tuesday at 8:04 a.m. at the police station. -- A caller at a First Street business reported that a man had kicked in a door and broke it Tuesday at 8:05 a.m. -- Child Protective Services reported a domestic disturbance Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. -- Sasha Valeen Longknife of Fort Belknap, 39, was arrested on charges of trespass...
Press release Haley Graham was recently promoted to bookkeeping manager for Independence Bank. In her new role, she will guide all bookkeeping operations for nine Independence Bank branches and one Independence Bank LPO/DPO. Graham has spent the last eight years in the financial industry, working as a customer service representative and a loan processor. She came to IB in 2022 as a bookkeeper and has played an integral role on staff over the past year. "We were so fortunate...
Car enthusiasts had a chance for a thrill Tuesday at Havre's Subway, when the drivers of 16 Model T's stopped for lunch during their trip in the 2023 Montana 500. The event takes minimally modified Model T's on a 500-mile race on Montana's roads. Dan Lukowski of Kansas City, Missouri, said he ran his 1926 Model T Roadster, which he calls The Rattle Can, when he first bought it in 2013. He hadn't run it since, but thought he would on the 10th anniversary, for the special...
The Daughters of the American Revolution have paid tribute to the community and its members who have spent decades paying tribute to 13 U.S. airmen who died as the result of a crash during a training exercise Nov. 30, 1992, over the town where the memorial was created. DAR presented the committee and the community its Excellence in Historic Preservation Medal for the Harlem Airmen's Memorial. Two U.S. Air Force cargo planes conducting nighttime training exercises at 25,000...
Havre Police Department A caller at a First Street West business reported Monday at 7:11 a.m. that a weed eater had been sitting at the business for a week, and the caller thought it might have been stolen from somewhere else. -- A Grant Avenue caller reported at 10:27 a.m. Monday that the tailgate was stolen from the caller's pickup truck. -- Larae Ann Ameline of Havre, 40, was arrested on three Justice or City court warrants served on Third Street at 12:28 p.m. Monday. -- A...
Press release The Montana Stockgrowers Association wrapped up the 139th MidYear Meeting Thursday, June 15, in Havre. The event hosted more than 130 attendees who gathered for three days of education, policy, fellowship and fun. The MidYear Meeting is one of two meetings that is held to set association policy that guides the Association through the year. Interim policy set at MidYear will be voted on again at Annual Convention in December for it to become official MSGA policy. While the main focus of the meeting is for the...
Press release WASHINGTON — During the week of June 19-25, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is recognizing National Pollinator Week through the continued commitment and support for pollinator health and research. Pollinator species, such as bees, other insects, birds and bats play a critical role in producing more than 100 crops grown in the United States. Honey bee pollination alone adds more than $18 billion in value to agricultural crops annually. “Our world’s ecosystem and food supply greatly rely on polli...
Press release Farmers and ranchers can use the Farm Loan Discovery Tool on https://farmers.gov to find information on USDA farm loans that may best fit their operations. USDA’s Farm Service Agency offers a variety of loan options to help farmers finance their operations. From buying land to financing the purchase of equipment, FSA loans can help. USDA conducted field research in eight states, gathering input from farmers and FSA farm loan staff to better understand their needs and challenges. How the tool works Farmers who a...
Press release A new program meant to connect women in agriculture with each other and resources is expanding to more locations across the state in the coming weeks. Ladies Who Ag Luncheons through Montana Farmers Union are a way for women who met during MFU’s Women’s Conferences to reconnect, as well as make new connections within their regions throughout the year. Connections are key to building stronger rural communities, said Samantha Ferrat, a Membership Ambassador with Montana Farmers Union who is planning a Ladies Who...
Press release The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reminding producers that it has extended the deadline for the Emergency Relief Program — ERP — Phase Two and Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program — PARP — to July 14, 2023, to give producers more time to apply for assistance. The original deadline was June 2. Additionally, USDA’s Farm Service Agency is partnering with nine organizations to provide educational and technical assistance to agricultural producers and provide assistance in completing an ERP Phase Two application....
Press release Editor’s note: A version of this ran in the online edition of Havre Daily News Monday. BOZEMAN — U.S. Department of Agriuculture announced that USDA is investing more than $16 million with three local business development corporations, including Havre-based Bear Paw Development Corp., to create new and better markets for agricultural producers and food businesses in rural Montana. Bear Paw received a $10,000,000 Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Devel...
Editor’s note: A version of this ran in Monday’s online edition of Havre Daily News. Montana Disaster and Emergency Services has put out a survey for property owners and renters in the area who’ve had flood damage this year, a survey that will hopefully help get them some assistance from the state and from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Hill County DES Coordinator Amanda Frickel said the survey takes about five minutes and is for anyone with a property that has sustained flooding damage in 2023 that isn’t already...
Staff and wire report Havre Rotary Club again held a successful Father's Day Fishing Derby at Rotary Pond in Beaver Creek Park Sunday, and has released the names of the winners. The derby was broken up into categories of girls ages 3-10 and boys ages 3-10 and boys ages 11 and older and girls ages 11 and older. No girls 11 or older competed Sunday. The winners in the girls ages 3-10 were Parker Paulsen, first, Chloe Beck, second, Claire Grabofski, third. In boys 3-10, first...
Havre City Council’s Ordinance Committee will meet tonight at 7 p.m. in Havre City Council The agenda is to have an open discussion on the issue of allowing chickens inside city limits....
