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The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees, having sworn in two new members, approved a modified four-day week calendar for the coming year in the district during a series of four back-to-back meetings Tuesday evening. Kevin Johnson and Tyler Gibson were elected to the school board earlier this month, defeating 15-year board chair Curtis Smeby, who ran for reelection, and Tim Brurud. Incumbent Tim Scheele was reelected. Incumbent Cindy Erickson did not seek reelection....
The Great Northern Fair Board decided Tuesday at a special meeting to move forward with getting some new bathrooms at the fairgrounds. The board met with the Great Northern Fair Foundation Tuesday to talk about the replacement of bathrooms for the fairgrounds, scheduled projects to be finished and donations. Back in January, the Great Northern Fair Board voted to continue with the process of getting bids for the bathrooms, including one from Heberly and Associates. This bid re...
Havre Police Department Amari Love Longknife of Havre, 18, was issued two summonses, each on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program no show at the police station, one at 8 a.m. Tuesday and the other at 8 p.m. -- A summons was issued during a Tuesday 3:56 p.m. vehicle stop on Sixth Avenue. No details were provided on charges. -- A summons was issued during a vehicle stop Tuesday 4:09 p.m. on First Street. No details were provided on charges. -- Officers...
Press release A new opportunity to connect with other women and resources in agriculture kicks off Friday, May 12, in Hamilton. Ladies Who Ag, sponsored by Montana Farmers Union, is a play off of the women-who-lunch idea, providing networking opportunities, as well as information about available resources, to women around the state. “Many women have leadership or are major decision makers for their farms, so when women get together, it can often become a catalyst for ideas,” said Carissa McNamara, an MFU Ambassador hel...
RACHEL PREVOST and JASMINE KROTKOV Montana Farmers Union Government Affairs Team The following is a weekly update of Montana Farmers Union involvement in the 2023 Legislature. MFU is the state’s largest and oldest grassroots farm advocacy organization representing family farms, and has worked more than 100 years on behalf of Montana farmers, ranchers and rural communities. Thank you to everyone who took the time during the 68th Montana Legislative Session to testify and contact legislators to let them know how their a...
Press release HELENA — In light of recent storms, the Montana Department of Agriculture is reminding producers that applications for State Hail Insurance Policy are available through MDA’s State Hail Insurance Program. Producers can insure crops against hail damage at the maximum coverage rate of $75 per acre for dryland and $114 per acre for irrigated land. Rates charged are a percentage of the insured amount and vary by county. A detailed list of rates by county and crop can be found online by visiting the MDA website. Sta...
Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed Senate Bill 442, a proposal on how to use marijuana tax revenues, last week despite broad bipartisan support, drawing criticism from local legislators and government officials along with a range of constituency groups. SB442 would have divided tax revenues levied on recreational marijuana sales between the state’s general fund; county road construction and maintenance; conservation and recreation programs; addiction treatment, and veterans services and received support from the majority of legislati...
Montana State University-Northern business class students present new, innovative ideas for the Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen, as its director is considering some major changes including potentially a new location. Northern students and Feed My Sheep board members met Tuesday to discuss a variety of strategic ideas to help boost the community's knowledge regarding the Feed My Sheep organization. Feed My Sheep Director Scott Schepp said recently he has some big ambitions for the...
The 31st annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive will be running in Havre and across the U.S. Saturday, with local mail carriers collecting non-perishable food items left near mailboxes during their routes. The event, organized by the National Association of Letter Carriers, has taken almost 2 billion pounds of food to food banks across the U.S. over its history, and Havre is no exception. One of the event's primary local organizers, letter carrier Travis Abdallah, said they...
From Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee is sponsoring two ag awards. The Outstanding Agricultural Leader and Outstanding Agricultural Advocate awards, to be presented during the upcoming 2023 Northern Agricultural Research Center — NARC — Field Day June 29. The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee began the Ag Leader and Ag Advocate Awards 23 years ago, in order to celebrate the contributions made by producers and community mem...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Public Works has updated their methods for disposing of lawn and tree trimmings, and the department is asking people to follow these new guidelines this season, especially as they get out in their yards for an outdoor spring cleaning. In accordance with City Code 8-3-6: Tree branches and shrubbery cuttings shall be securely tied in bundles not exceeding four feet (4’) in length, and grass clippings shall be securely fastened in small containers or plastic bags before being placed in/next to the g...
Press release City of Havre nuisance weed ordinance, Ordinance No. 888, went into effect May 1, 2023. Property owners with grass or weeds taller than eight inches will receive a notice. If the weeds are not cut or removed within 10 days, the city will remove the weeds and the cost of the removal will be charged to the property owner. Owners will receive only one violation notice per year, and the city will remove the nuisance grass or weeds in violation of the ordinance, at the owner’s expense, without any additional n...
Editor’s note: Havre Daily News did not receive this agenda in time to print it Monday or earlier. The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims and payroll Employment Budgets Abatements Journal and vouchers Ordinance Resolutions 23-2728: Budget Amendment for Receipt and Disbursement of County Funds 23-2729: Creating Account 2265 for Spring Flooding 2023 Contracts Board appointments Policy updates County p...
A story on the front page of Monday’s edition of Havre Daily News about Havre’s 6K for water misreported the URL for the site where people can go to make a donation. The site address is https://global6k.worldvision.org/participant/apriltaber ....
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a report from Seventh Street that a man was passed out in a vehicle Monday at 8:42 a.m. -- A 15-year-old boy was issued a summons on a charge of underage tobacco possession or consumption after a caller at Havre High School reported a juvenile with a vape pen Monday at 12:26 p.m. -- A 15-year-old girl was issued a summons on a charge of underage tobacco possession or consumption after a caller at Havre High School reported a juveni...
Press release HAVRE - A soothing musical therapy that helped patients at Northern Montana Health Care that was canceled due to the pandemic is back. As part of the public health emergency for COVID-19, Northern Montana Hospital discontinued allowing visitors into their facility. Unfortunately, this included many Northern Montana Hospital volunteers. Mary Stevens, a local musician, was one of those volunteers. But recently, volunteers have resumed their activities at Northern...
The WorldVision 6K for Water returned to Havre Sunday with local resident April Taber leading a bigger team than ever, running as part of a global event to collect donations to help provide clean water to under-developed countries and raise awareness about the issue. The 6K for Water event, run by WorldVision, a Christian humanitarian aid organization, sees more than 500 teams around the world traveling six kilometers, the average length women and children must walk to get...
15 Montana State University-Northern students received 420 degrees this weekend at the college's graduation ceremony Saturday. Students received their degrees after a ceremony and speech by Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel and commencement address by Montana Actors' Theatre Executive Director and award-winning playwright Jay Pyette, who graduated from Northern himself decades ago. Pyette said there are a lot of important things that happened on May 6 throughout history, good an...
Press release GREAT FALLS — When every second counts, blood products can provide lifesaving care. The American Red Cross asks the public to give blood during Trauma Awareness Month in May to keep hospitals prepared for all transfusion needs, including emergencies. Type O negative blood donors are especially needed right now. The power of type O blood • Type O negative is the universal blood type and what emergency room personnel reach for when there is no time to determine a patient’s blood type in the most serious situa...
Havre Daily News staff P.E.O. Chapter V Wine & Microbrew Gala Scholarship Fundraiser is set for Friday, May 12, at Havre Inn & Suites Conference Room, 6-9 p.m. The public is welcome to attend and enjoy the wine and microbrew tastings provided by Murphy’s Pub, as well as assorted appetizers and desserts, games, raffles, and live and silent auctions. Tickets for the event, which are $40 per person, include three tastings and automatically enter ticket holders in a drawing for $250. The drawing will be that night, and ticket h...
Havre Daily News staff The Hill County Commission has issued a notice of board positions open in Hill County. The open positions are: Zoning Board of Adjustments, two positions. Great Northern Fair Commission, one position. Rural Fire District 1, one position. Tax Appeal Board, one position. Hill County Park Board, two positions. City-County Planning Board, two positions. Hill County Public Cemetery Board, one position. H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board, three positions. Central Montana Tourism Region Board, one position....
Havre Police Department Nicholas George Lightfoot of Havre, 29, was issued a summons on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia after a 7:54 a.m. Friday caller in the alley behind the Virginia Apartments reported finding a wallet. -- Someone stopped at the police station at 2:18 p.m. Friday to report a theft. -- Officers Friday at 3:01 p.m. assisted Blaine County with a transport to the hospital. -- A 16-year-old boy, a 16-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl, all of...
Box Elder Middle Schoolers took home some national awards last week from the the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California, with four projects winning places at the top of their categories. The event sees more than 6,000 middle school, high school and college students from around the U.S. compete in project categories ranging from web design and broadcast news to multimedia promotions and business planning in a series of events. “It’s like speech and debate for white collar act...
