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North Star Schools in Gildford and Rudyard announced Wednesday night that schools would have a delayed start today, Thursday, Jan. 18, due to the weather conditions. The announcement said buses will run two hours late and school will start at 10 a.m....
Last year’s Bear Paw Roundup Rodeo won the 2023 Small Rodeo of the Year Award from the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Montana Circuit, winning the award for the first time for its 25th annual rodeo. Bear Paw Roundup Rodeo Committee Director Clinton Hansen said the award typically goes to one of a handful of rodeos in the state, chosen by a vote from rodeo contestants, and he’s happy that they were able to break into the running on the show’s 25th anniversary. “We’re really excited about it,” Hansen said. “... We must...
Havre Police Department Officers assisted at a vehicle fire on Third Street at 6:46 a.m. Tuesday. -- A two-vehicle, non-injury crash involving a Dodge Durango and a Ford Taurus was reported on Third Street at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, with two wrecker services attending at the scene. -- Two summonses were issued after officers were called to Havre High School Tuesday at 12:36 p.m. and 12:56 p.m. for juveniles with vape pens. No details on charges were provided. -- A 7:02 p.m. Tuesda...
Press release BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 12, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program signup. USDA’s Farm Service Agency encourages agricultural producers and landowners in Montana who are interested in conservation opportunities for their land in exchange for yearly rental payments to consider the enrollment options available through Continuous CRP, which also includes the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program — CREP — offered by FSA partner...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for over $3 million in federal funding available through the Specialty Crop Block Grant program. The purpose of the SCBG program is to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Montana. Specialty crops include fruits and vegetables, peas, lentils, dried fruits, as well as horticulture, nursery crops, and floriculture. State and/or local organizations, government entities, producer associations, academia, community-based o...
9:57 a.m. Havre Public Schools announced nothing was found in search of school buildings this morning following the district receiving threats Tuesday nothing. “I wanted to let everyone know that buildings have been cleared and we are ready for school,” Superintendent Brian Gum said in a post. “Sorry for the inconvenience this morning, as I know it was short notice. Student safety is always our primary concern so, so we navigate situations with that always in mind.” Gum said t...
As dire cold grips the Hi-Line, along with much of the U.S., Havre Salvation Army reports that they are in immediate danger of running out of funds to help people this month, potentially putting the area’s homeless population at even greater risk. Havre Salvation Army Director Trina Crawford said the recent cold has been so bad that they have already drained this month’s budget for providing lodging to homeless people and have had to start drawing from other parts of their budget just to keep people alive. “With circu...
While the frigid cold seems poised to lessen on the Hi-Line in the next few days the area will likely see an inundation of snow as the National Weather Service upgrades its Winter Storm advisory, set to start tonight, to a more severe winter storm warning. The warning begins tonight at 11 p.m. and will be active until 11 a.m. Thursday for Havre, Rocky Boy, Lewistown and Hilger, as well as Hill County and the Bear Paw Mountains broadly and the south of Blaine and Fergus...
Havre Police Department A caller at 7:35 a.m. Friday reported seeing a juvenile walking with no shoes on on First Street West. -- Joseph Bradley Brekke of Bozeman, 44, was issued a summons on charges of theft from buildings and vandalism, and Kevin Michael Pearson of Bozeman, 47, and Michael Justin Clark of Bozeman, 49, were each issued a summons on a charge of vandalism after a caller at a First Street business asked Friday at 9:29 a.m. to speak to an officer. -- A vehicle cr...
Havre hit a record low of -44 last night, surpassing the previous record of -43 set more than a century ago in 1907, and while temperatures are poised to rise somewhat as the week progresses, it looks like a winter storm is on the way Tuesday night. The cold this weekend was so extreme that it caused Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation to declare a state of emergency just after 2 p.m. Saturday and tribal officials set up an incident command center to coordinate service in emergency situations. Ten hours later Rocky Boy Health C...
Despite the cold, almost 70 agriculture producers from across the area attended this year's Golden Triangle Cropping Seminar at the 4-H Chuckwagon Friday where they got up to date on a number of subjects from vertebrate pest control to crop rotation. Producers heard from a number of experts including Tim Seipel, a Montana State University Extension Cropland Weed Specialist who talked about the emergence of pesticide-resistant cropland weeds and the work being done to combat...
Havre Police Department Due to the holiday, the Havre Police dispatch log was not made available today. Hill County Sheriff's Office Due to the holiday, the Hill County Sheriff's dispatch log was not made available today. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical technicians responded to four calls Friday, at least one call Saturday and at least four calls Sunday. A call log for Saturday morning through Sunday morning was not received by print deadline and no one was made...
Despite the extreme cold, Havre Public Works operations have remained largely unaffected, even as wind chill values are predicted to reach as low as -45 today. Havre Public Works Director Trevor Mork said the department's sanders are out and if the snow reaches four inches they will bring out the plows. "Not much change from the whole history of Havre that we've always dealt with," Mork said. Earlier this week the department put out some suggestions for people that may help...
By Emily Mayer It was reported 100 years ago in this week’s Havre Daily Promoter that after several individuals and local civic groups worked hard to petition the Hill County Commissioners to create and fund a county agent position, the commissioners approved the measure. The Jan. 10, 1924, issue stated: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL EMPLOY COUNTY AGENT Provision Is Made to Secure Most Competent Man Possible and to Give Him Every Assistance The members of the board of county commissioners in conference with r...
Montana State University-Northern is accepting donations of winter wear for their Student and Community Winter Clothing Drive. Organizers are accepting donations of coats, hats, scarves, gloves and mittens for students until Feb. 2 at the college’s Vande Bogart Library during library hours of operation. Northern students can pick up winter wear there while donations are open, and any clothing left over after that date will be given to Havre Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen to distribute to community members. For information, p...
The Great Northern Fair Commission will meet Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at 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 next month’s new business to be discussed and voted on. Fairgrounds manager’s report Civic groups report Donated hours report Committee reports Buildings and grounds Commission policy Financial planning Events com...
Monday Courthouse closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Tuesday 10 a.m. — Safety Committee meeting in the Timmons Room 10:30 a.m. — Road Department meeting in the Commission Office 2 p.m. — Interview in the Timmons Room with Shawn Nystrom for the Grazing Committee 5:30 p.m. — Great Northern Fair Board meeting at the Fairgrounds Community Center Wednesday 9 a.m. — County officials meeting in the Timmons Room Noon — Havre Area Chamber of Commerce 114th Annual Meeting at the Duck Inn Olympic Room Thursday 10...
Havre Police Department A 10th Street caller reported Thursday at 7:57 a.m. the caller's son had hit a snow route sign. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a caller asked Thursday at 10:36 a.m. for help removing a woman from a First Street Northeast residence. -- A caller on Second Street Northeast asked Thursday at 12:47 p.m. to speak with officers about some fictitious papers. -- A two-vehicle crash was reported Thursday at 7:07 p.m. at Fourth Avenue and Fourth...
Cottonwood Schools’ regular board meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, at 5 p.m. at the North School....
An article on the front page of Tuesday’s edition of Havre Daily News about a Hill County Park Board meeting reported the board discussed a watershed assessment by the state that includes Beaver Creek Park and forgoing potential grants the assessment would give access to due to concerns about loss of local control. Hill County Conservation District Administrator Emma Korntheur told Havre Daily News the local assessment is not being done by the state it is being done by the Hill County Conservation District in its capacity a...
Mathew 2:1-12 Out our way, Epiphany isn't as big a celebration as Christmas, but it is still important. It is the celebration of the coming of the "Magi" as commemorated in the hymn, "We Three Kings." Sadly, many people don't understand the significance. Briefly, most scholars attribute the title to a class of priests that were common in the Persian Empire. They were often used as advisors to the kings of that time due to their reputation of great knowledge of nature,...
Holiday - it's a word that originated from an old English word meaning "Holy Day." It's a fitting word for our end of December celebrations - no matter its old English or modern English contexts. But here in the thick of January, the glitter of Christmas has faded. The echoes of new year celebrations have diminished down a canyon of life moving on per usual. As lights disappear from the eaves of houses and the parched evergreens lean against back door steps, the extended hours...
You know, Lord, listening to some gals talking about their Christmas, even though most had already taken down their Christmas decorations, was interesting - they chuckled. "Jane" shared that she was so pleased to have gotten some cookies from a neighbor, and hoped she'd said "Thank you!" "Anna" mentioned the lovely bouquet she'd received from friends, way across the state! What a lovely surprise. She taken a picture to send, to show and thank them for the lovely bouquet; t...
Press release Inga Well-Off-Man, daughter of Manuela and John Well-Off-Man, will present on “A Culturally Responsive Approach to Teaching Indigenous Music to Beginning Violinists” at the American String Teachers Association conference in Kentucky in March. Her presentation also discusses Montana’s Indian Education for All program related to music education. Inga Well-Off-Man graduated with a master’s degree in violin and music pedagogy from University of Colorado Boulder, and is an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Tr...
HELENA — Carroll College named the following local students to its 2023 fall semester dean’s list. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must receive a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale and take at least 12 graded credits in a semester. A complete, sortable list of fall 2023 dean’s list recipients can be found at https://www.carroll.edu/deanslist . Big Sandy Katherine Bold Chinook Anna Terry Havre Sadie Filius Kyndall Keller Carley Wertheimer...
