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Havre Police Department A Washington Avenue caller reported at 3:07 p.m. Friday the front license plate was missing from their vehicle. -- Friday at 5:02 p.m., a caller at a First Street West business reported a vehicle was stolen either Monday or Tuesday of last week. -- A caller on Fourth Street reported Saturday at 9 a.m. that someone broke into their vehicle sometime the previous night. -- Jeremy Owen Walker of Box Elder, 36, was issued a summons on an assault charge...
Monday 10 a.m. — Many Rivers Whole Health Board meeting in Great Falls 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 p.m. — Montana Department of Transportation/city/county semi-annual meeting at Best Western Inn & Suites Wednesday 11 a.m. — Grants discussion with Hill County Clerk and Recorder in Commissioners Office Thursday 10:30 a.m. — Commissioners weekly busine...
Press release WASHINGTON - The National Association of Federally Impacted Schools - NAFIS - has announced that Voyd St. Pierre, Superintendent of Rocky Boy School District 87 in Montana, has been re-elected to the NAFIS Board of Directors as an at-large director. As a member of the NAFIS Board of Directors, St. Pierre serves as a national leader advocating for school districts that receive Impact Aid. He also helps guide NAFIS public policy work and oversee plans for the...
Press release People who are looking for a church to celebrate with during this Holy Season are invited to join Milk River Churches, the organization made up of American Lutheran Church of Chinook, United Methodist Church of Chinook, Presbyterian Church of Chinook, Harlem Yoked Parish of Harlem, and First Presbyterian Church of Havre, as it shares in worship together Palm Sunday, April 2, at 11 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Havre, 701 4th Ave. For more information call 406-344-2347 or visit the Milk River Church...
From Carla Jenewein Red Cross local blood drive coordinator The Chinook community hosted the Red Cross blood drive Tuesday, March 7th. We had 47 donors presenting with 44 productive units on a goal of 44. Great job everyone. We had three first-time donors, Laura Pruttis, Jackson Nordboe and Ryle Elliott. We hope this was the first of many donations for you. Elmer Zarn reached 20 gallons, Don Ross 18 gallons, Ann Davies 14 gallons, Faye Friede 4 gallons, Kurt Jenewein 3...
Xavier Alexander Clark of Havre was sentenced this weeks to 30 years in prison for the shooting death of Dyllan Murray at a party in Havre Oct. 17, 2021, with the judge imposing a longer sentence than recommended in a plea agreement signed by Clark. District Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz sentenced Clark, 23 at the time of the incident, to 50 years in prison with 20 suspended on the charge of deliberate homicide. The recommended sentence was 40 years with 20 suspended. Snipes Ruiz...
The Hill County Commission voted at its weekly business meeting Thursday to absorb part of the costs of recent health insurance premium increases for its employees and eliminated one of its offered plans in a vote. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said the county currently contributes $1,411 per month to employee health insurance plans, but premiums have risen in the past year and in order to cover that increase the county would need to to raise its contribution to $1,572, which would be a substantial cost to the...
Havre Police Department Bertha Rose Garrett of Havre, 37, was arrested on a state District Court warrant after a caller reported Thursday at 12:25 p.m. that someone at a Second Street location had an outstanding warrant from Sanders County. -- Itay Lee Small of Box Elder, 43, was issued a summons on charges of driving without a driver's license, expired vehicle registration, failure to carry proof of insurance and operating a vehicle with fictitious plates after a vehicle...
A front page story in the March 23 edition of the Havre Daily News mentioned the Hill County Health Department doing day care inspections. Hill County Public Health Director Kim Berg has since clarified that her department is doing immunization reviews for licensed day cares but other inspections that are done by sanitarians are not being done due to not having a sanitarian at this time. Also, a front page story March 23 reported that the Hill County Park Board discussed improvements to the 4-H Chuckwagon. Board Member Bob...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Havre Middle School. The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Agenda deletions or corrections, and additions allowed by policy, if any B. Old business C. New business 1. Personnel 2. Discuss 2023-24 school calendar — no action on item Public Comment — An opportunity for any member of the audience to bring to the attention of the board questions or relevant com...
North Central Senior Center March 27-31 Menu Monday, March 27 — Oatmeal, fruit, milk, yogurt Tuesday, March 28 — Stuffed peppers, brown rice, corn, fruit Wednesday, March 29 — Chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes, carrots, cake Thursday, March 30 — Ham salad sandwich, potato salad, peas, cake Friday, March 31 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Tax time: We started taking reservations for tax preparation on January 23rd. Give us a call at 406-265-5464. March 21, we are continuing to take names. Bits and pieces: Spring began March...
How is your Lent, your spiritual lead-up to Easter, going? Over at First Lutheran and Messiah Lutheran, we've spent out midweek Lenten services exploring the lives of saints whose commemorations fall during March. You might be taken aback by Lutherans honoring saints. You might be thinking, "Isn't that more of a Catholic thing?" It's true that Lutherans, and Protestants more generally, approach the idea of saints a bit differently than Catholics. And yet, in one of the...
Out our way, one of the realities we face is that calves stray and get lost. Charlie and I often find them in the most unexpected places — wandering about far from the herd and without a clue as to where they are. Granted, open range grazing is no longer the norm and most cattle are raised within fenced pastures so they can’t wander too far from the herd — but remember that we still have mountain lions roaming the area and a barbed wire fence isn’t going to keep them out. Coyotes roam the area as well and a pack could e...
You know, Lord, it's fun to hear how some families prepare for Holidays. "Tillie" shared that one day she mentioned to her son and grandson that it was time to put up the Easter decorations! Her son offered to run up and get them out of the attic. Little grandson "Logan" bounced up and down on his toes, clapped his hands and asked, "Can I help decorate, too. I just smiled at him and told him 'Sure.'" She mentioned how she loved to decorate for seasons, and that Easter ran a...
The Great Northern Fair Board announced at its monthly meeting Tuesday evening that its project to replace the fairgrounds’ western bathrooms will not be finished in time for this year’s fair, despite their hopes to the contrary. Board Chair Michelle Burchard said the estimate for the project came in around $450,000, which was far more than expected and much more than the fair can afford at the moment. Burchard said they are currently about $200,000 short, but they are hoping to hold some fundraisers for the project and hop...
After a tense meeting Monday morning, the Hill County Commission met with employees of the Hill County Health Department Wednesday to look at their grants as part of their efforts to raise the department's wages. Commissioner Mark Peterson said the commission will likely take action on the matter sometime in the next two weeks. Members of the Hill County Health Department have been requesting a raise in wages for a long time, arguing that while they believe county employees...
Fort Harrison campus in Montana This was provided by the office of Sen.. Jon Tester, D-Mont. WASHINGTON —The Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation from U.S. Senator Jon Tester to authorize several Department of Veterans Affairs construction projects in fiscal year 2023 to better serve veterans, including at the Fort Harrison VA facility in Montana. The bill now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives for consideration. “I’ll always fight to connect veterans with their hard-earned health care and benefits,” said...
Havre Police Department Acoya Nathan Gopher of Box Elder, 25, was arrested on a vandalism charge after a Tuesday 8:50 p.m. caller on Third Street reported a man in the yard who was refusing to leave. -- Two arrests were made after a 13th Street West caller reported a burglary in progress at 4:21 a.m. Wednesday with the caller saying two people had broken the glass on the front screen door. No details on charges were provided in the dispatch log. -- Wendy Lynn Casey of...
Press release It may not look like spring outside, but it is the season for spring cleaning, and Montana State University-Northern is looking for items people might be removing during their spring cleaning. “If you are using your spring break to declutter or have items you have been meaning to take to a donation center, please consider donating items to the MSUN Community Center,” the university Community Center said in a release. Donation boxes will be set up inside the SUB building on the MSUN campus, Monday through Fri...
Press release Great Falls Development Authority, a non-profit economic development organization, is asking people to fill out an online survey to help it plan its actions in the next few years. “The responses we get from (our communities) will go a long way in shaping our strategic goals regarding food, (agriculture), bioprocessing and farm-derived renewable energy and hopefully will be the beginning of a pipeline of shared community input for our region,” a release from the authority said. The authority asked people in the...
From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN — The 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow at Montana State University will be held March 31 through April 1 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. The powwow is free and open to all. The MSU American Indian Council Powwow is one of the largest in Montana. The powwow begins at 6 p.m. Friday, March 31, with a grand entry. There will also be grand entries at noon and 6 p.m. Saturday, April 1. Dance and drum competitions with cash prizes are offered at the completion of the powwow. The host d...
Hill County Democrats hosted a speaking and listening event Sunday with members of the non-profit, non-partisan political group Brand MT who seek to realign the state Legislature toward priorities that they say matter to Montanans. Hill County Democratic Central Committee Chair Lindsey Ratliff, also a member of Brand MT's board, introduced the group, saying they were founded after the 2022 midterms with the goal of working with Democrats and moderate Republicans to force the L...
Havre Public Schools will be hosting a STEM Family Night at Havre Middle School Auditorium Thursday evening from 6 to 7 p.m. The event will feature a live science show, drawings for STEM boxes with STEM-related activities and experiments and a group STEM challenge for students to take home. The night is for K-5 students and their families and will allow them to explore science, technology, engineering and math in interactive experience that aims to engage everyone there. “We are excited to offer this opportunity to bring o...
