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Keely Larson and Bowman Leigh Montana Free Press When wildfire smoke billows from its source and lingers in the air, the haze brings coughs and questions for many Montana residents. Among them: How should I interpret air quality ratings? How does smoke affect my indoor air quality? Is it safe to walk my dog or head out for a hike today? Montana Free Press put those questions and others to public health officials and researchers. While the answers are sometimes tricky to navigate — and leave plenty of space for personal c...
Statewide youth hunting event set for Sept. 23-24 Staff and wire report Ahead of a statewide youth hunting event, the Yellowstone Valley Chapter of Pheasants Forever is hosting a free youth pheasant hunt on Saturday, Sept. 9, at a private shooting preserve near Billings. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will be at the event with hunting and access information and giveaways. The event is open to hunters aged 15 and younger who have successfully completed hunter education and...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Community Foundation announced a grant cycle to benefit communities and residents of Blaine County. Grants will be made from the Blaine County Community Foundation Fund, established at the Montana Community Foundation by Warren Ross in 1997. Financial support for this grant program also comes from the Ross 87 Ranch Endowment Fund, established by Warren Ross as well. Grant applications will be accepted from Aug. 15 trhough Oct. 15, 2023. Applicants must be either a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or a...
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A man and a woman who had been excluded from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation admitted charges Wednesday after they were accused of stealing from a store and assaulting a store employee, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich. Dustin Alan Robbins, 38, and Nicole Lynn Hicks, 37, both transients, pleaded guilty to intimidation. The defendants face a maximum of 10 years in prison a $50,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris pre...
Havre Police Officers investigated a report of theft, forgery or fraud made at the police station at 6:25 a.m. Wednesday. -- Officers making a motor vehicle stop at 9:55 a.m. on 16th Avenue arrested Sashay Joe Standing Rock of Box Elder, 44, on a Justice or City court warrant. -- Officers responding to a call from Havre High School at 12:19 p.m. Wednesday issued summonses to a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old on charges of purchase or possession of intoxicating substances by a...
Sondra Eacker just moved to Havre and opened a family photography business. Eacker and her husband, Anthony, as well as their two children, Aubrey, 8, and Tanner, 6, sold their home in Kalispell and bought a home in Havre this summer. "We absolutely love it here. We are thrilled to become members of the community... we were looking for a smaller slower pace for our family and Havre is perfect," Eacker said, "My husband is a born-and-raised Montana boy who served his country...
Montana Actors’ Theatre appears to have had a successful company audition Saturday, with more than 50 people showing up to audition for this year’s season of shows, and is setting up follow-up auditions soon. MAT Creative Director Grant Olson said the company usually holds auditions for each show individually, but this year they are trying a different model, by holding an audition for the whole season at the beginning, followed by subsequent auditions to fill the remaining gaps. Olson said this model will allow directors mor...
Bureau of Land Management reported Tuesday that a fire had broken out in Blaine County near the Stafford Ferry on the Missouri River. At the start of a regional weekly fire update call Tuesday at 8:30 a.m., it had been another light week for fires in this area of Montana, although local governments and agencies were being asked to be cautious for the next few days due to winds potentially worsening fire conditions. At 1 p.m. Tuesday, well after the fire call, the fire was...
Havre Daily News staff Havre-Hill County Library announced it is continuing with its book discussion group that started with its summer reading program. The group will continue to meet once a month through December, with the meetings free and open ot the public. The discussion schedule is: Thursday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m. — “Before and After” by Rosellen Brown. Thursday, Oct. 26, at 6 p.m. — “A Littler Stranger” by Sarah Waters. Thursday, Nov. 30, at 6 p.m. — “The State of Wonder” by Ann Patchett. Thursday, Dec. 28, at 6 p.m...
Press release HELENA — This year, Wild Montana will offer a fall Wilderness Walks season for the first time as part of the organization’s effort to provide year-round educational opportunities. The free group outings combine education with wilderness experiences on public lands. Participants can graze on wild berries, marvel at constellations, summit a peak and write poetry, all in the name of conservation and community. “Thanks to our amazing volunteers, we’re offering fall Wilderness Walks across the state,” Wild Montana E...
The agenda for this meeting was received this morning. Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims...
Havre Police Department A Tuesday 7:47 a.m. caller reported a weed eater had been laying beside Ninth Street since Monday. -- Items were reported Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. stolen from a pickup truck bed on 10th Avenue. -- Kelley Marie Blatter of Havre, 41, was issued a summons on charges of reckless driving, failing to give notice of accident and failing to notify owner of damage to property after a First Street caller reported Tuesday at 2:33 p.m. that a GMC pickup truck had hit...
Press release WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Acting Under Secretary Roger Glendenning announced Tuesday that USDA is making more funding available for meat and poultry processors to expand operations, transform the food supply chain and create new and better markets for producers. The funding advances President Joe Biden’s commitment to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out by creating good-paying jobs and opportunities in every community. “The Biden-Harris administration and USDA...
From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN — The Montana State University Extension Pesticide Education Program is offering a pest management tour for pesticide applicators at six locations across northwestern Montana Oct. 2 - 4. In order, the tour will visit Kalispell, Ronan, Superior, Plains, Missoula and Hamilton. At each stop, speakers will present on a variety of topics, including forage pests, integrated weed management and herbicide resistance, management of vertebrate pests, proper pesticide use and integrated pest management,...
Press release GREAT FALLS — The 2023 Wheat and Barley Variety Survey report was released Monday by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Mountain Regional Office. Funded by the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee, this survey generates vital information to assist breeding programs around the state and beyond select varieties for seeding with the goal of increasing farm profitability. “In the Treasure State, one of the most impactful bottom-line decisions a wheat and barley farmer can make is varietal sel...
Press release The Hill County Community Foundation is currently seeking applications for the 2023 grant cycle. "The HCCF Endowment is a permanent resource for Hill County residents" HCCF Chair Pam Veis said. "Our goal is to continue to grow the endowment to ensure we keep wealth here in this area for generations to come. As the endowment grows, so do the possibilities of funding a variety of projects that improve the quality of life for Hill County and its residents." All...
Press release School began at North Star Schools Wednesday, Aug. 16 at the elementary school in Gildford for K-5 and in Rudyard for grades 6-12. North Star Schools has 180 students this year in grades K-12. North Star Public School encompasses the communities of Rudyard, Hingham, Gildford and Kremlin North Star School welcomes the following new staff: Kristen Glennie who is teaching Science, Devin Morris is teaching music to grades K-12, Crystal Glade is the new elementary...
A collaborative series of spay and neuter clinics, vaccinations and wellness exams at the Fort Belknap Indian Community between the U.S. Army Reserve, RezQ Dogs and the tribe wrapped up earlier this month and appears to have been a resounding success. RezQ Dogs Executive Director Anita Wilke said the U.S. Army Reserve Veterinary Corps performed 270 surgeries over their six clinics along with 252 wellness exams, with equipment and drugs provided by RezQ Dogs. "I was blown...
Casandra Lamas won first place in the Montana Meth Project Paint the State contest for her mural, "Spread Your Wings and Fly," on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. All of the grand prize winners receive $10,000. Roundup High School student Julianne Landgren won the teen category, and a Valier Middle School entry won the People's Choice. Lamas said she has wanted to enter the contest for years, and is glad it created an adult category this year. She said the contest has some...
Press release In a joint effort between the Montana Game Warden's Association - MGWA - and Square Butte Grazing Association, a new road culvert has been installed as part of the Spencer Cow Camp Public Access Land Agreement, or PALA. In the spring of 2023, Square Butte Grazing Association entered into a 10-year PALA agreement with Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. The PALA provides year-round access through private land to adjacent to Bureau of Land Management Upper Missouri...
Havre Police Department A Second Street caller asked Monday at 6:45 a.m. to speak with an officer. -- Leona Marie Chiefstick of Box Elder, 56, was arrested on two Justice or City court warrants and a charge of trespass to vehicles after a caller on First Street reported Monday at 10:06 a.m. that a woman was sleeping in the caller's vehicle. -- A caller on Fifth Avenue reported suspicious mail at 10:10 a.m. Monday. -- An 11:24 a.m. Monday caller reported finding a phone in the...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Public Works announced Friday afternoon that the 16th Avenue Bulk Water Station is again working. "After much time spent on the phone, getting soaked, and running from here to there and back again, the bulk water plant is again on line," the department said in a release. "We can't promise that it will work forever, so get there while the getting is good." Due to a software issue, the city had to shut down the station last week. It temporarily sent...
Hill County, and the North Havre County Water District, are discussing scaling back some of the American Rescue Plan Act-funded projects due to rising costs, with the district and Hill County Commission discussing details of how to do that in a Sunday meeting with representatives from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. North Havre County Water District President Karl Verploegen and District Operator and Manager Mike Ladenburg said they originally wanted to install a clear well but the cost was so...
At a special meeting Friday, the Hill County Board of Health discussed an ongoing conflict over alleged violations on a property managed by Lodestar Land and Home owner Mike Winchell, how to proceed with addressing them and the legal implications. Clay Vincent, who continues to do sanitarian work for the county despite his retirement, said Winchell since 2020 has repeatedly and knowingly violated regulations with one of his properties which he initially refused to connect to...
