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A Havre-based meat processing cooperative received some national attention last month when the chair of its board sat on a panel during a USDA annual forum. A release from Montana Farmers Union said Montana Premium Processing Cooperative Board Chair Paul Neubauer was part of "Strategies for more and better markets" panel discussion at the USDA 99th Annual Agriculture Outlook Forum held Feb. 23-24 in Arlington, Virginia. Projects like Montana Premium Processing Cooperative...
Editor's note: This version corrects the name of Columbia Grain International and its Balanced Bushel line of pulse crops. Columbia Grain International recently made a donation of pulses to North Star Elementary so the school can offer healthier food options to students for World Pulses Day, which was earlier this month. CGI Vice President of Pulses Tony Roelofs said the donation is part of a larger effort to give back to communities in Montana, Washington, Idaho and North...
Press release BLACK EAGLE — Mountain View Co-op, Montana’s largest independent and locally-owned agricultural cooperative, has finalized the purchase of Taylor Aviation Inc’s agronomy inputs and ground application service business. Based out of Fort Benton and Havre, Taylor Aviation has been a fixture for agronomy service and sales in the Golden Triangle of Montana since the mid-1980s. “It was important to us as Taylor Aviation that we partner with a company like Mountain View Co-op, who shares the same business philosophy an...
As we enter the third year of the Biden-Harris administration, we’re fortunate to have a president who understands the vital role women entrepreneurs play in our economy. The U.S. Small Business Administration supports the president’s business advocacy by nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit and making sure small business has a voice at the table in Washington, DC. During Women’s History Month, and International Women’s Day, we salute women entrepreneurs who take a risk in pursuit of their passions and who see setback...
Tom Murphy AP Health Writer Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately give more patients access to a cap on the costs they pay to fill prescriptions. The moves announced Wednesday promise critical relief to some people with diabetes who can face annual costs of more than $1,000 for insulin they need in order to live. Lilly’s changes also come as lawmakers and patient advocates pressure drugmakers to do something about soaring prices. Lilly said it will cut the list prices for its m...
Havre Police Department Animal control live-trapped a stray dog 12:46 p.m. Wednesday on 19th Avenue North. -- A hit and run crash was reported Wednesday at 8:07 p.m. on 13th Avenue. -- A beer theft was reported Wednesday at 11:52 p.m. at a First Street business. -- Officers were asked at 4:53 a.m. today to assist Hill County Sheriff's deputies with an assault. Hill County Sheriff's Office Franklin James Buck III of Shelby, 52, was arrested on three state District Court...
Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel met with members of the Hill County Health Department Tuesday to discuss possible ways to raise their wages to a level reflecting their educational requirements, something the department has been asking for for years with little success. Health department employees have advocated for a raise in wages across the county in general, but say their department is in particular need, because their jobs require degrees and ongoing education...
A meeting between Hill County Health Department employees and Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel took place amid the backdrop of WIC Coordinator Nicole Hungerford’s resignation from the department after almost nine years, having been offered a position as a WIC coordinator for the state. Hungerford’s resignation letter cited the department’s deteriorating relationship with the commission, and ongoing inaction on the matter of the department’s pay as the primary reasons for her resignation. “I have enjoyed working f...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees voted unanimously to ratify a three-year contract with Stevensville High School Principal Brian Gum to become the district’s new superintendent in a special meeting Tuesday. The board interviewed two candidates for the position and unanimously voted to offer the contract to Gum last month. The position of superintendent has been open since October of last year, which saw the unexpected death of then-Superintendent Craig Muller at age 50. Since then Assistant Superintendent Brad M...
An entry on Page A5 of Tuesday’s edition of Havre Daily News in “For the Record” misreported the time of a crash in Chinook Monday. The crash occurred at 8 p.m. The details are in today’s For the Record....
Havre Police Department An arrest was made after a woman was reported crying in a First Street business Tuesday at 2:25 p.m. No details on the charges were provided in the dispatch log, but Josephine Arkinson, who was named as an involved party, was listed in this morning's jail roster as being held on a charge of disorderly conduct. -- Adult Protective Service reported a sexual offense in the Havre area Tuesday at 2:58 p.m. -- Clarissa Mae Messerly of Havre, 31, was arrested...
From Byron Ophus WOW! That could be the whole story for this week. More than a foot of new snow covered the slopes of Bear Paw in the weekdays just prior to the weekend opening. Several volunteers drove to the hill Friday, knowing that significant preparations would be needed prior to opening Saturday morning. After shoveling snow at home all week no one looked forward to the unenviable task of shoveling snow from the deck of the Yellowsnow Club. What a pleasant surprise....
From Dale Herd, VFW Post 497 Josh Bebee was awarded Firefighter of the Year by Havre's Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 497. The Veterans of Foreign Wars recognizes the importance of those individuals who perform the selfless duties of public servants for our communities. Each year we select the one individual who sets themselves apart in each of the categories to be recognized. The criteria for these selections is difficult and demanding. These individuals must be recognized by...
Editor's note: This version corrects the time of a vehicle crash Monday in Chinook. Havre Police Department A caller on First Avenue reported a theft Monday at 10:59 a.m. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a man was reported passed out behind a vehicle at Fourth Avenue West and First Street Monday at 12:15 p.m. -- Dana Lee Turner of Havre, 44, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served after an Eighth Avenue caller asked at 4:07 p.m. Monday for...
Cases, hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19 continue to drop this month after a short surge in January driven by the XBB.1.5 subvariant, as the U.S. announces a planned end to the Public Health Emergency later this year. The subvariant, which quickly became a dominant strain in much of the U.S., especially the northeast appeared to drive a surge which peaked in early January but receded much more quickly than many health officials feared. After the surge of cases,...
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has released an update regarding assessment of an oil spill in 2018 in the BNSF rail yard. That site, an active locomotive fueling and maintenance rail yard, has operated since the 1890s and spills and leaks in the yard have led to the designation of the location as a state superfund facility, where DEQ works to facilitate the investigation and cleanup of hazardous substances. The update said the 2018 spill, of more than 2,000 gallons from the rail yard’s wastewater treatment pl...
Press release Boy Scouts of America began 113 years ago in 1910. Each year during the month of February "we recognize the birthday of Scouting's Founder, Lord Baden-Powell as well celebrate the lasting legacy of the Scout movement. For over 100 years, Scouting has empowered young people with life and leadership skills which help improve their communities and create a better world." While looking back, Havre and the surrounding areas have a had strong and proud history with...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 office has issued a reminder to ice fishers to remove their ice shacks by Wednesday, March 1. Ice fishing shelters must be removed from the ice before the shelters become irretrievable at the end of the season. In the Western Fishing District this means within five days from receipt of notification from FWP to remove the shelter, but in the Eastern Fishing District shelters must be removed by March 1. Shelters may be on the ice after this deadline if they are removed daily, unless...
Editor’s note: Havre Daily News did not receive this calendar until after printing deadline Friday. This version also includes a meeting Tuesday with the county health department that was missing from the original submission. Monday 10 a.m. — Many Rivers Whole Health Meeting in Great Falls. 11 a.m. — Montana Association of Counties Insurance Renewal Meeting in Commissioners Office. 1 p.m. — Cushing Terrell HVAC System Check In. Zoom meeting in Timmons Room. 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in Commissioners Office. 3...
After severe cold and heavy snow last week and a warm day Sunday, forecasters predict this week to have more normal weather with highs in the 30s and some more snow possible. The area saw temperatures plunge last week with highs below zero late in the week and heavy snow Monday and Tuesday — Havre saw a record 4.4 inches Tuesday — again blanketing the region with snow. Temperatures warmed Saturday and were above normal Sunday — Havre saw 42 degrees with the normal value 36 — but are expected to cool this week with highs b...
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 Resolution #23-2718 Health Department Task Order #23-07-7-11-119-0. Contracts Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs County Officials work cellphones Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda...
Havre Police Department Terrance Lee Gray of Havre, 58, was issued a summons on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation reported at 8 a.m. Friday. -- A caller with Havre Public Works reported Friday at 9:21 a.m. that motorists are driving around barricades on Third Street. -- A caller at Fifth Avenue and 15th Street reported Friday at 11:16 a.m. that someone was plowing their snow into the middle of the street. -- A sexual assault was reported...
Press release Irish immigrants, Meriwether Lewis’ mother, and outstanding Montanans Dolly Smith Cusker Akers and Ivan Doig will be honored in March by the Montana Historical Society. At noon on March 1, Montana Historical Society Director Molly Kruckenberg and special guest Gov. Greg Gianforte will induct Doig and Akers into the Gallery of Outstanding Montanans. The public is invited to attend the induction ceremony, which will take place in the Capitol rotunda; the gallery itself is in the west wing of the Capitol. The g...
