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North Central Montana Transit will be adding five new buses to its fleet in 2023 as well as testing a new expanded route to Helena as its ridership continues to increase, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. The service initially saw around 50 riders a week, but as the service gained popularity its ridership has exploded, increasing to around 350 a week now, offering daily rides across the Hi-Line as well as trips to Great Falls. Opportunity Link Inc., the nonprofit anti-poverty...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the time the meeting starts. Due to technical issues at Havre Daily News, this could not be printed in today’s paper. It is scheduled to print Monday. The Great Northern Fair Board will meet Tuesday, March 21, at 5:30 p.m. in the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center. The meeting agenda is: Call meeting to order Roll call of members Recognize and record public attendees Approve minutes Public comment — anything brought up here will be added to the next month’s new business to be d...
Editor’s note: Due to technical issues at Havre Daily News, this could not be printed in today’s paper. It is scheduled to print Monday. 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 #23-2721. Sheriff’s Office Budget Amendment. Stonegarden Grant. Contracts Board appointments Rudyard Fire District re-appointments Policy updat...
Editor’s note: Due to technical issues at Havre Daily News, this could not be printed in today’s paper. It is scheduled to print Monday. Monday, March 20 10 a.m. — Heath Department wage discussion in Commissioners Office 1:30 p.m. — Montana Department of Transportation U.S. Highway 2 and 9th Avenue West Havre pre-construction conference Teams Meeting 2 p.m. — ClearGov with Zoom with treasurer meeting in Timmons Room 3:30 p.m. — Council on Aging director meeting in Commissioners Office Tuesday, March 21 10:30 a.m. — Road depar...
North Central Senior Center March 20-24 Menu Monday, March 20 — Fully loaded breakfast burrito, peaches Tuesday, March 21 — Sweet-and-sour chicken, rice, egg rolls, Jell-O Wednesday, March 22 — Mac and cheese, cookies Thursday, March 23 — Chicken strips, fries, green beans, cake Friday, March 24 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Tax time: We started taking reservations for tax preparation Jan. 23. Give us a call at 406-265-5464. March 14, we are continuing to take names. Bits & Pieces: Spring begins March 20, 2023. Something w...
BATON ROUGE, La. — John Dolph of Havre, a student at Montana State University, was among the people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. He is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of junior...
Hill County officials met Wednesday morning to provide updates on their department’s activities, discuss bills making their way through the legislature and talk about upcoming issues to be discussed in the coming weeks and months. Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel brought up the commission’s ongoing efforts to improve their website, which prompted questions from a number of officials who wondered whether it was worth the expense. Strissel said they’ve been working with the Michigan-based company Revize, which which speci...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees at their monthly meeting Tuesday evening discussed the ramifications of adding boys baseball as a sport, discussed bills at the Legislature and heard an area report from Lincoln-McKinley Primary School Principal Holly Bitz. During the meeting, Havre High School Activities Director Mark Irvin said he’s spent some time over the past few months researching how establishing boys baseball at Havre Public Schools may affect the school and i...
Editor’s note: This version corrects information on the amount the county pays for employee health insurance. The Hill County Commission announced during a county officials meeting earlier today, that they will be holding a discussion about county health insurance plans at their weekly business meeting Thursday morning at 10 a.m. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said they recently had a meeting with the Montana Association of Counties to review health insurance o...
Press release BILLINGS — Girl Scouts of the USA celebrates its rich history each March with National Girl Scout Week. March 12 marked the 111th birthday of Girl Scouts and commemorated the day in 1912 when Juliette Gordon Low officially registered the organization’s first 18 girl members in Savannah, Georgia. Low encouraged girls to embrace their unique strengths and create their own opportunities. After more than a century, the Girl Scout Movement continues — one where every girl can unlock her full potential and make the w...
Editor’s note: Due to technical issues and earlier-than-normal deadlines, the Havre Daily News was not able to print this in earlier editions. Havre-Hill County Library board will meet today, Thursday, March 16, at 3 p.m. in the library meeting room. Minutes Sign monthly budget Watch short takes for trustees (Working with Friends) Library Director’s Report Old business • Strategic planning • Discuss homework assignment • Review feedback from Library staff • Community input • Who do we want input from? • What do we want to a...
Havre Police Department An out-of-state police officer called Tuesday at 8:05 a.m. to speak with officers about a possible sexual assault from years ago. -- A vandalized school bus was reported Tuesday at 10:13 a.m. at the Head Start School on Lincoln Avenue. -- Jakoya Jade Oats of Box Elder, 31, was arrested on federal warrants during a vehicle stop on Ninth Street West at noon Tuesday. -- A Tuesday 3:20 p.m. caller near Legion Field called to let officers know they were...
The Hill County Commission met with employees of the Hill County Health Department to once again discuss the issue of wages, but unlike other recent meetings on the subject, this one appeared to make some progress toward a possible resolution of the issue. 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 in general are long-overdue for an increase in compensation, their department’s educational and training requirements make t...
The H. Earl Clack Museum Board set a spring tour schedule for the Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump at their monthly meeting Monday evening, where they also discussed possible donations to the museum as well as the Hands On History event. After discussing what kind of schedule would be most practical and manageable for guides the board settled on three Jump tours per day, at 9 and 10:30 a.m. and noon, which would provide a buffer for people who may not walk as fast or have more...
Havre Daily News staff A Caregiver Respite Retreat is being sponsored in Havre by Montana State University Extension Healthy Aging, which includes a stipend for caregivers who attend. A release from MSU Extension Hill County said each caregiver will receive a $100 gift card to help cover costs of caregiving in their absence or for their own self care. A team is coming from Bozeman to hold the April 20 retreat, headed by MSU assistant professor Daniel J. Koltz, Ph.D., MSU Extension Family and Consumer Science gerontology...
Press release Law enforcement and the Montana Highway Patrol are encouraging Montanans to plan for a sober ride home before celebrating St. Patrick’s Day Friday. “Montanans take St. Patrick’s Day seriously, and we’ll all take safety just as seriously,” Havre Police Capt. Ryan Pearson said. “Before you even start drinking or head out for a celebration, make and commit to a plan. Designate one of your friends or family members as a sober driver; arrange for transportation or coordinate with a friend or family member to give you...
Havre Police Department Joshua Ian Beaumont of Havre, 49, was arrested on two Justice or City court warrants after a Second Street caller asked Monday at 8:23 p.m. for assistance getting a house key back from a man. -- A caller reported at 9:46 a.m. Monday finding a suitcase between Chinook and Harlem and wanting to turn it in. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after an Eighth Street caller reported Monday at 10:23 a.m. having an aggressive spaniel-mix dog in their...
The Hill County Weed Board will meet March 17 at 11 a.m. in the county shop. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Minutes Public comment Correspondence Unfinished business • Non-compliance issue New business • Elections • Spring training • Budget • Pull Your Share project • Burdock digs • Extension updates • Drone updates • Crew training and hiring...
Press release U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., secured $9,752,250 for Bear Paw Development to finance expanded meat and poultry processing in five regions across Montana. In order to reach markets across the state, Bear Paw Development has partnered with Sweetgrass Development Corporation, Great Falls; Headwaters RC&D, Butte; Montana Business Assistance Connection, Helena; and Snowy Mountain Development Corporation, Lewistown. This loan was awarded through USDA Rural Development’s Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending P...
Press release A new tractor repair memorandum of understanding hasn’t changed the fact that farmers and ranchers do not have the ability to fully repair their own equipment, Montana Farmers Union said in a press release. The most recent MOU was announced by American Farm Bureau Federation and CNH Industrial and comes on the heels of a similar MOU between Farm Bureau and John Deere. Like its predecessor, the new MOU lacks enforcement mechanisms and fails to give agricultural equipment owners the diagnostic tools and s...
A storm that rampaged across the state dumped a significant amount of snow in this part of Montana, snow likely to stay on the ground, with cool temperatures predicted this week and a bit more snow in the forecast. In Havre, National Weather Service reports the storm left nearly 7.2 inches of new snow, with a near-record 5.2 inches Friday. The record for Havre March 10 was set in 1921 at 5.6 inches. Temperatures were cold, with Thursday's high for Havre 17 and the low was 1...
Press release For Lionistic year 2022-2023 the Havre Lions Club presented Lion Becky Toth the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award. Melvin Jones was the founder of Lions Clubs International. "What if these men," Melvin Jones asked, "who are successful because of their drive, intelligence and ambition, were to put their talents to work improving their communities?" Thus, at his invitation, delegates from men's clubs met in Chicago to lay the groundwork for such an organization and Jun...
Editor's note: Due to technical issues at Havre Daily News information for For the Record will be delayed one day more than normal. Havre Police Department Ryan Steven Ferguson of Chinook, 33, was arrested on four Justice or City court warrants and a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia after an officer initiated investigation of a man on First Street Northeast Friday at noon. -- A Friday 7:18 p.m. call about vehicles getting stuck on the emergency snow route was...
Marijuana is a product of the cannabis plant and its main active chemical is THC. It poses substantial health and safety risks to young people, yet it is the most widely used drug among this population. According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), teen and early adult years are when children are most vulnerable to marijuana’s harmful effects. It can affect brain development, academic achievement, relationships, and physical health. The risk for addiction increases as well. Why do young people u...
