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The Fort Assinniboine Preservation Association recently received a $10,000 grant from the Montana History Foundation, which will go toward repairing the Officers' Amusement Hall's roof to fix leaks discovered in 2019. Fort Assinniboine Preservation Association Chair Ron VandenBoom said the grant is a good start, but the association will need a lot more money to make the necessary repairs. VandenBoom said he discovered the leaks the grant will be used to address two years ago...
Although numbers of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in this part of Montana are not mirroring the surge in other parts of the state, the nation and the world, confirmations - and deaths - continue to trickle in and local officials have joined officials around the country and the world urging people to continue to use caution and to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Blaine County Health Department said in a release Monday evening that the department was notified of a new conf...
People can find online where vaccines are available in their area through https://vaccinefinder.org, operated by Boston’s Children’s Hospital and supported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Digital Service. The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 107,379 with 186 new cases, 1,025 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 66. The number of deaths was 1,552. Blaine County Health Department reported Monday evening being notified of 1... Full story
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 Employment Budgets Ordinance Social Host Resolutions Amended CARES Act funding Contracts Agreement for Ambulance Services Submittals FICO Courthouse Cameras, door project Board appointments Hill County Park Board Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Hiring policy...
Havre Police Department A caller at a First Street business reported Monday at 10:23 a.m. that a blue and black bicycle had been sitting outside the business for more than a week. -- Officers investigated a complaint made at the police station Monday at 11:20 a.m. -- John William Loving of Havre, 71, was arrested on charges of trespass to vehicles and disorderly conduct after a caller at a U.S. Highway 2 West business reported at 2:02 p.m. Monday that an intoxicated man was ye...
Information sent from the Hill County Commission to Havre Daily News about the commission’s calendar this week misreported that a Unified Disposal Board meeting was scheduled for Wednesday. No UDB meeting is scheduled for Wednesday.... Full story
From Golden Prairie Community Foundation The Golden Prairie Community Foundation, an affiliate of Montana Community Foundation, recently awarded $2,000 in grants to Hi-Line Emergency Medical Services and the Liberty County 4-H Council. These organizations have exciting, community-based projects that will work for the improvement and sustainability of Hi-Line communities. The Golden Prairie Community Foundation has awarded over $4,500 in grants over the past six years to local...
Press release The Bear Paw Beavers 4-H Club members set a goal for a community service project to donate cat food and dog food to the Havre Animal Shelter. 4-H members contacted CHS Big Sky in Havre about purchasing the cat food and dog food. The 4-H'ers were delighted when CHS Big Sky informed them that they would be donating the cat food and dog food. The 4-H members delivered five bags of cat food and 10 bags of dog food to the Havre Animal Shelter recently. "Thank you to...
Havre Daily News staff Friends of the Missouri Breaks Monument is inviting people to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument by joining the Boats in the Breaks canoe and kayak race Saturday, July 17. People at the event can paddle 20 miles of Montana’s Wild and Scenic Missouri River from Fort Benton to Wood Bottom Recreation Area while supporting the Friends’ efforts to protect and preserve the monument, a Friends release said. “Kick back and relax after the race at the Boats, Brews...
Editor’s note: Incorrect information sent to Havre Daily News that Unified Disposal Board would meet Wednesday is removed from this version. Monday Regular business hours Tuesday 10:30 am — Road Department meeting in commissioners’ office 5:30 pm – Hill County Fair Board meeting Wednesday Noon — Board of Health meeting at the Health Department Annex meeting room 6 p.m. — Hill County Park Board Rules and Regulations Committee meeting at Great Northern Fairgrounds 4-H Chuckwagon Thursday 10 a.m. Weekly business meeting in...
Public Works Director Dave Peterson said Friday that better winter weather has allowed the department to get ahead on the annual problem of “spider webbing,” resulting in street cracks and potholes in the community. “This winter was actually a pretty good winter for us as far as how the streets go, but (this is) what happens when you get snow and then you get a Chinook wind (coming) in. (The weather) warms up the streets and you get your snow melt,” Peterson said. The milder...
Havre Daily News staff Hi-Line Art Association and Downtown Havre Matters! had a successful premiere event at Havre's Art Alley Saturday, with hundreds of people coming to partake in music and art. Grant Olson of Hi-Line Art Association said at 6:30 p.m. he was guessing about 500 people had been to the event by that time, with it scheduled to continue to 8 p.m. The alley, between Second and Third streets and Third and Fourth avenues, is the inspiration of Downtown Havre...
Havre resident Clayton Quinnell published a self-made documentary on the effects of COVID-19 on the Hi-Line in December of last year and is now making a follow-up. The documentary “COVID on the Hi-Line” can be found on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frLwZ7hioiI and features interviews with local public officials and residents about COVID-19 and how it’s affected them and the area after taking viewers through the opening months of the pandemic using a compilation of news clips. Quinnell, a recently-retired forme...
People can find online where vaccines are available in their area through https://vaccinefinder.org , operated by Boston’s Children’s Hospital and supported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Digital Service. The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 107,202 with 37 new cases, 1,008 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 55. The number of deaths was 1,546. Blaine County Health Department reported March 30 being notified of no new c...
Havre Police Department A Bonine Drive caller reported Friday at 7:42 a.m. that their vehicle and the one next to it were broken into during the night. -- A caller at a Montana State University-Northern residence hall reported Friday at 10:23 p.m. that the caller's vehicle had been broken into during the night. -- A Friday 11:15 a.m. caller reported a suspicious package outside a window at Hill County Courthouse. -- A caller at an MSU-Northern residence hall made a Friday...
Press release Lions International global mission is to serve - and members of the Havre Lions Club are focused on helping local children see a brighter future. Armed with their Plusoptix digital eye screener to test eyes, Havre Lions has been screening preschool children for eye problems for years. This year, different Lions volunteered to test eyes at eight different schools from Hinsdale to the east, Chester to the West and Big Sandy to the south. Havre Lions tested 153...
The Havre Education Association hosted a Havre Public School Board candidate forum Thursday in Hensler Auditorium on the Montana State University-Northern campus. The forum was moderated by Chairman of the Havre Public Schools Education Foundation Kyle Leeds. There were nine questions from the HEA and public questions as well as follow-up questions were allowed. Family members and members of the press made up the in-person audience and members of the community attended...
With a fourth season of operation underway, a major goal of the Streatery food truck is to give back to the community by providing free meals to people struggling with food insecurity during COVID-19. Streatery owner Sarah Manuel said she always has been concerned about the amount of food wasted in the country, and when COVID-19 set in, she saw people slipping into food insecurity and she decided to take action on both. "I started this a year ago, when COVID set it, that was...
Hill County Health Department reported Thursday the COVID-19-related death of a community member who was a previous active case in the county. People can find online where vaccines are available in their area through https://vaccinefinder.org , operated by Boston’s Children’s Hospital and supported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Digital Service. The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 106,941 with 152 new cases, 1,048 active. The numbe... Full story
At Thursday’s county officials meeting Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson said due to a lack of attendance the Hill County Health Department will retire its COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the end of this month. Larson said the clinics have only been drawing 50 people for the last few weeks, so the remaining clinics’ hours will be reduced to noon to 5 p.m. at Holiday Village Mall for the remainder of their time in operation. She said the department will split their remaining vaccine supply bet...
North Central Senior Citizens Center News April 19-23 April menu by Earlene DeWinter, subject to change Monday — Sloppy Joes, tator tots, salad, dessert Tuesday — Spice applesauce, baked ham, corn, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, pumpkin bars Wednesday — Open-face hamburger steak sandwich, coleslaw, cookies Thursday — Blueberry French toast bake, omelets, sausage hash brown bake, fruit Friday — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert The Senior Center’s doors are still closed to the public. We are providing limited services by p...
Havre Police Department A caller at a First Street West asked Thursday at 9:19 a.m. to speak with an officer about a stolen knife. -- A 17-year-old was issued a summons on charges of careless driving, minor in possession, driving under the influence and failing to carry proof of vehicle insurance; Caden Isiah Plante of Havre, 18, was arrested on charges of MIP and endangering the welfare of children, and a 17-year-old was issued a summons on an MIP charge after a Thursday...
The following cases were resolved by Havre City Judge Janie Hedstrom in January. —— Jordan Leigh Powers, born in 1994, had dismissed by the prosecution a charge of driving while privilege to do so is suspended or revoked. —— Natasha Rose Lohman, born in 1991, had dismissed by the prosecution a charge of endangering the welfare of a child, first violation. —— Jordan Charles Demontiney, born in 1987, had dismissed by the prosecution charges of obstructing a peace officer or other public servant, reckless driving, first offen...
Out our way, as I have often shared with you, it is easy for the greenhorn to get turned around and lost in the Big Open. More than once, riding fence or checking the herd up on Tiger Ridge, I lost all sense of direction. More than once I wondered if Charlie really knew where we were, where we were going, or how to get there. Well, of course he did, and by faith I rode along as he guided us ... and, sure enough, at the end of the day, we rode over a ridge, saw the gate and spo...
Thoughts and prayers have abounded in recent weeks as shootings and a car attack have made headlines across this country. I try to include the names of victims of such tragic acts at the following Sunday's worship services. As the latest stream of violence began, I could keep up with the lists from Georgia and Colorado. But then I became too occupied with other things to capture and write down the names of the U.S. Capitol Police officer intentionally rammed and killed, the...
