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  • Senior Center News, March 31, 2023

    Updated Apr 4, 2023

    Editor's note: This version corrects that the center will be open April 10. North Central Senior Center April 3-7 Menu Monday, April 3 — French toast, ham, milk, fruit Tuesday, April 4 — BBQ ribs, mash potatoes, corn, rolls, salad, dessert Wednesday, April 5 — Roast beef, mashed potatoes, veggies, dessert Thursday, April 6 — Meat loaf, mash potato/gravy, veggies, pudding Friday, April 7 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Tax time: We started taking reservations for tax preparation Jan. 23. Give us a call at 406-265-546...

  • Agenda: Hill County Commission weekly calendar

    Updated Apr 2, 2023

    Editor's note: Due to an error at Havre Daily News, this did not print in Friday's edition. Monday 9 a.m. - Health department wage discussion in the Commissioners Office 3:30 p.m. - Council on Aging director meeting in the Commissioners Office 5:30 p.m. - Park board meeting in the Timmons Room Tuesday 9 a.m. - Road Department meeting in the Commissioners Office 10 a.m. - Compensation board meeting in the Timmons Room Wednesday 2 p.m. - Fresno Dam land use meeting in the...

  • Havre Public Schools considering calendars for coming school year

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 31, 2023

    The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees is considering what calendar to adopt for the coming school year, including a 5-day/4-day hybrid schedule. The schedules the board is considering are listed on the district’s website at https://www.blueponyk12.com including details on how much instructional time each contains, when vacation begins and ends, and the length of classes and days. HPS Interim Superintendent Brad Moore said there are advantages and disadvantages to each option and the board is still discussing what they f...

  • Commission grants EPA access to section of Milk River

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 31, 2023

    The Hill County Commission approved a memorandum of understanding with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and granted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency permission to study part of the Milk River. During the meeting Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said the EPA sent the county a letter requesting permission to pass through county-owned land to access a section of the Milk River that they want to study for their National Rivers and Streams Program. Peterson said the agency wants to...

  • Agenda - Hill County Park Board

    Updated Mar 31, 2023

    The Hill County Park Board will meet in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room Monday April 3 at 5:30 p.m. The agenda is: 1) Approval of Minutes 2) Approval of Agenda 3) Guests and public comments on agenda items only/Agenda requests for next meeting 4) Cabin Business: 6) Pine Coulee: 5) Old Business: Lodge Planning Committee Clarification of the agenda setting process and follow up action(s) Hill County Park Board agenda and public comment process 6) New Business FOBCP Stickers Marathon Memorial Bench for Jackie Committee...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission weekly business meeting

    Updated Mar 31, 2023

    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 Contracts/Leases Board Appointments County Permit Approval Certificate of Survey for 34th Ave West — Ron Harmon County Needs Letter of support for Mount Royal...

  • Agenda - Havre City Council

    Updated Mar 31, 2023

    Havre City Council will meet Monday, April 3 at 7 p.m. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items: 1 through 6. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments offered here are limited to one minute. Regula agenda 1. Confirmation of Mayor’s Department Head Appointments. 2. Presentation of Fiscal Year 2022 Audit Report. 3. Resolution 3878 — Resolution Authorizing Participation In The Montana Boa...

  • For the Record, March 31, 2023

    Updated Mar 31, 2023

    Havre Police Department A summons was issued after a Thursday 12:22 p.m. caller at a First Street business reported a theft, forgery or fraud. No details were provided on the charges. -- A summons was issued to a juvenile after a caller at Havre Middle School reported a juvenile with a vape dispenser at 1:55 p.m. Thursday No details were provided on the charges. -- John Michael Segna of Havre, 32, was arrested on a violation of protection order charge after a First Street...

  • Out Our Way: The Feather - Isaiah 40:31

    Updated Mar 31, 2023

    "And they who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength and rise up on eagle's wings, they shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint." Out our way, you see a lot of wildlife while riding fence. I have seen rattlesnakes, antelope, mule deer and white tails, coyotes, even the occasional lion, and many types of birds. The meadowlark is my favorite, but a close second is the golden eagle. Years ago, I was riding in the Nebraska sandhills on the Empire Ranch...

  • Pastors Corner: Where does 'Maundy' Thursday originate?

    Updated Mar 31, 2023

    Next Thursday, April 6, many Christian churches host a "Maundy Thursday" worship which remembers the events of the last meal Jesus of Nazareth ate with his disciples, popularly called the Last Supper. Preceding their Passover meal, Jesus washed the disciples' feet as an example of servant leadership and love he expected from each of them toward others (John 13). Then, Jesus used the Passover meal's bread and wine to explain the meaning of his anticipated death on the cross,...

  • Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

    Updated Mar 31, 2023

    You know, Lord, "D.S." shared about both Palm Sunday and Easter! She said, "Thinking back some years ago about Easter time, we remember that we stood in church on Palm Sunday watching the children parade through the aisles, waving their palm branches. It was enjoyable watching the youngest ones hold onto a 'cord' secured to their Sunday School teacher so they could follow her through the jam-packed sanctuary because they were too small to see where they were going; they could...

  • MAT looking for interns for child and youth productions

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 30, 2023

    Montana Actors' Theatre is looking for four interns with drama experience to help with their children and youth productions this summer. Children and Youth Theater Director Angela Pratt said interns will lead groups of K-5 students in the KidsMAT Camps over the summer, and will help put on this summer's youth productions in August which features middle and high school students as well. Pratt said interns will also help behind the scenes on MAT's production of "12th Night"...

  • Warmer weather predicted for Hi-Line in this area

    Tim Leeds|Updated Mar 30, 2023

    After several weeks of frigid weather for March on the Hi-Line, weather prognosticators are saying closer to normal temperatures may be en route. Snow was in the forecast this morning with light snow falling in Havre, although farther south including Cascade County, and along the Rocky Mountain Front to the west by Conrad and Choteau Weather Service had issued a winter weather advisory with up to 6 inches of new snow predicted along the Front and up to 4 inches predicted in...

  • Fresno Reservoir informational public meeting being held in Havre 

    Updated Mar 30, 2023

    Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host the annual open house and present information on Fresno Reservoir and the Fresno fishery in Havre April 5 starting at 6 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Inn and Suites “on the hill” at 1425 U.S. Highway 2 NW in Havre. Havre-area FWP fisheries biologist Cody Nagel will provide an update of: • Status of the Fresno fishery, including a review of the 2022 netting results and habitat enhancement projects. • Fish stocking plans for 2023 and a check-in on the recently develop...

  • For the Record, March 30, 2023

    Updated Mar 30, 2023

    Havre Police Department A Wednesday 10:11 a.m. caller at a First Street establishment reported a backpack left at a local establishment for about a week was found to contain drug paraphernalia. -- A 12th Street caller reported Wednesday at 10:32 a.m. finding a dead dear in their backyard. -- An arrest was made after a caller on Ninth Avenue at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday asked officers to check on a tenant who was yelling, screaming and threatening people. No details on charges were p...

  • We Love Northern Ball sets new fundraising record

    Updated Mar 30, 2023

    Staff and wire report The signature Montana State University-Northern fundraiser, the We Love Northern Ball that has been absent for the last two years, returned this year with a triumphant finish. MSU-Northern Foundation reported in a press release the 2023 We Love Northern Ball set a new fundraising record, grossing more than $60,000 and netting more than $40,000 for scholarships. More than 210 guests attended the event in the Armory Gymnasium Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, with t...

  • Drought still here but eases across the state

    Tim Leeds|Updated Mar 29, 2023

    For the first time in months, Montana has no area listed on the U.S. Drought Monitor as in extreme drought, a possible sign that this part of the state might move out of extreme dry conditions for the fist time in nearly three years. A patch across the northern part of the state, starting in Hill and Chouteau counties and running through Blaine County, to the North Dakota Border, still is listed as in severe drought, but a patch of the bright red Category D3 Extreme Drought...

  • NAMI has events slated through June

    Updated Mar 29, 2023

    Staff and wire report National Alliance on Mental Illness Havre has released its newsletter for April updating events it has coming up. “We hope that everyone is happy to see spring and now it time for showers to come,” the newsletter says. NAMI Havre is having a craft and vendor show April at the Atrium from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, people can call 406-265-2258. “We will have more dates on craft and vendor shows that are going to be coming up so be watching for them,” the newsletter said. “May 13, 2023, fro...

  • Local early childhood screenings set

    Updated Mar 29, 2023

    Press release People in the Big Sandy, North Star Schools, Gildford Colony, East End Colony and Hilldale Colony who would like to have their preschool-aged children participate in a free early childhood screening, have an opportunity in the next few weeks in screenings sponsored by the Bear Paw Cooperative. In Big Sandy, screenings are set for Friday, March 31, 2023, at F.E. Miley Elementary School from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The screenings are by appointment only. People can call Cinda at (406) 378-2406 for appointments. The...

  • Water main break stopping traffic on McKinley Avenue

    Updated Mar 29, 2023

    Havre Daily News staff Havre Public Works announced this morning that a water main break was reported on the 1200 Block of McKinley Avenue. The department asked people to watch for equipment and workers in the area. The road will be closed to through traffic during excavation and repair, please use an alternate route. People were advised to keep their eyes on the Havre Public Works Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089297250715 for updates....

  • Agenda - Hill County Public Cemetery District

    Updated Mar 29, 2023

    Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 31, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims...

  • For the Record, March 29, 2023

    Updated Mar 29, 2023

    Havre Police Department A caller on 13th Street reported Tuesday at 8:10 a.m. that their vehicle was hit in a parking lot. -- A summons was issued after a caller at Havre Middle School reported a juvenile with a vape device Tuesday at 10:50 a.m. -- A summons was issued after a caller at Havre High School reported a juvenile with a vape device, cigarets and marijuana at 12:51 p.m. Tuesday. -- Shayna Jo Marie Koop of Box Elder, 26, was issued a summons on a partner or family...

  • MSU Extension shares weather-based spring fertilizer adjustments

    Updated Mar 29, 2023

    From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN - A Montana State University Extension soil fertility specialist suggests considering spring soil water content and temperatures when making fertilizer decisions for the upcoming growing season. Clain Jones, MSU Extension soil fertility specialist and a professor in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, said many parts of Montana east of the Continental Divide received above-average precipitation from September 2022...

  • MFU scholarships deadline fast approaching

    Updated Mar 29, 2023

    Press release GREAT FALLS — The deadline to submit applications for Montana Farmers Union scholarships ranging from $500 to $1,000 is fast approaching. The annual scholarships are offered through MFU as part of the organization’s commitment to education and include the Bud Daniels Memorial Scholarship, the John Korsbeck Memorial Scholarship, and the Cascade County-wide Farmers Union Local, Chouteau County Farmers Union Local and Flathead County-wide Farmers Union Local scholarships. Applications are due April 17. The sch...

  • Tester talks law enforcement, border security, Farm Bill

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 28, 2023

    U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., talked about upcoming legislation supporting law enforcement during a press call Thursday, where he also talked about border security, mental health care and flood mitigation in the state as well as the upcoming Farm Bill. Tester said keeping Montana communities safe is a top priority of his and he works with law enforcement every year to increase their funding, as well as funding for first responders. He said he’s worked on bills to provide law enforcement with the funds for necessary e...

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