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Staff and wire report A Box Elder High School student was the featured speaker this week at the kickoff of an event to promote drug prevention. Box Elder student Juliet MacDonald spoke in Helena at the launch of The Montana Meth Project's Paint the State 2023, a statewide public art contest that engages Montana teens and adults in on-the-ground drug prevention. The contest invites Montana residents 13 years of age and older to create monument-sized original public works of...
Editor’s note: This version corrects that Marci Bergren, Val Clikeman and Heather Winter are employees at North Central Senior Citizens Center. Hill County Council on Aging has a new director in Bill Lanier, who took the position late last year, and he said he has some possible improvements he'd like to make in its services. Lanier, originally from Great Falls, has lived on the Hi-Line for decades, working for Montana State University-Northern and Blaine County in various role...
Press release Representatives of the Hi-Line Arts Council said they are honored to welcome Montana Chamber Music Society Trio to the Hi-Line, with a concert set for Friday, Feb. 10, adding it will be an exciting and fun evening for music lovers. "The mission of Montana Chamber Music Society is to advance chamber music by delivering the highest quality performances in the Big Sky Country, and to expand ongoing cultural relevance for all by engaging a diverse public," a release...
Press release NorthWestern Energy customers in South Dakota, Nebraska and Montana are reporting scam calls and text messages from imposters trying to steal money by threatening immediate service disconnection. The scammers impersonate themselves as NorthWestern Energy representatives on the phone, use the company’s logo in text and other electronic messages and NorthWestern Energy’s phone greeting. Generally, the scammers demand a payment within an hour to avoid service shut off. NorthWestern Energy never demands imm...
Havre Police Department Havre Public Works was notified of a possible water main break on reported on Ninth Avenue at 7:22 a.m. Wednesday. -- A caller at Havre Middle School reported a juvenile status offense Wednesday at 12:29 p.m. -- A 3:38 p.m. Wednesday caller asked for extra patrols in the Land Drive area in the afternoon when children get off the school bus because drivers are not obeying the bus traffic laws. -- A vape pen was reported at Havre Middle School Wednesday...
Havre Police Department Lincoln Gregory Yarama of Havre, 21, was issued a summons Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation and was arrested on the charge at 9:34 a.m. -- A written or verbal warning about an aggressive dog on Washington Avenue was issued Tuesday at 8:49 a.m. -- A caller reported Tuesday at 9:05 a.m. that a vehicle had slid into a tree on Third Avenue. -- Alpheus Edwin The Boy III of Rocky Boy, 35, was arres...
Byron Ophus A good crowd braved the cold temperatures Saturday. They enjoyed the best snow conditions of the year on this fourth weekend of the season. More than a foot of new powder had fallen since the prior weekend. It wasn’t champagne powder that floats up in a cloud with each passing skier. Rather, the snow had more substance, and was very skiable. As the day went on, the snow became a wonderful, packed powder that added to the bullet-proof base of 14 to 24 inches. Temperatures hovered in the single digits below zero. Th...
Press release Black History Month and Valentine's Day are guiding the February free public programs for the Montana Historical Society in a couple of unusual ways. Feb. 9, people can join Kate Hampton, the director of the MTHS's Montana African American Heritage Resources Project, for a discussion on the history of several Montana laws that affected how Black residents were able to participate in society. Since the establishment of Montana Territory in 1864 through the...
Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture launched its pilot Cattle Contracts Library tuesday at 10 a.m. on the Agricultural Marketing Service Cattle Contract Library webpage. The webpage is at https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain/cattle-contracts-library . “USDA is committed to creating a more level playing field for cattle producers and a more balanced, equitable economy for everyone working in food and agriculture,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. “The Cattle Contrac...
For the first time since 2020, the Montana State University-Northern Foundation’s We Love Northern Ball will be held in the Armory Gymnasium on campus, with a three-course wine-paired dinner and a music ensemble Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. Foundation Executive Director Al Garver said that, because the event has been away for so long, the event’s committee wanted to flip the script a bit this year and go all out on a spectacular event. The We Love Northern Ball is the foundation’s largest annual fundraiser, bringing in money that the or...
Havre Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 497 announced that three Havre public services providers have been recognized by the VFW as Public Service Award winners for the State of Montana for 2022-2023. Hill County Sheriff's Office Dispatch and 911 Supervisor Amanda Hamilton, Havre Fire Department Capt. and Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Cody McLain and Havre Police Department Patrol Sgt. Justin Gomke were presented the awards. A release from Post 497 said VFW recognizes the...
Press release The Sunnyside Intermediate School spelling bee was held Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. After 14 rounds, Risa Hileman was declared the champion speller. Her winning word was "serum." Isaac Yost was the runner up, and Tenlee Hungerford took third place. The top 10 spellers from the Sunnyside bee will go on to compete at the 2023 Hill County Spelling Bee, Feb. 9, 2023. In addition to Risa, Isaac, and Tenlee, the top ten contestants include Mason Dannen, Hunter Tweeten,...
Havre Police Department Kimberly Ann Leeds of Havre, 54, was issued a summons on charges of failure to give notice of accident, failure to stop and identify self after striking an unattended vehicle, careless driving, and hit and run after she called to report a hit and run crash on Second Street Monday at 6:51 a.m. -- Lincoln Gregory Yarama of Havre, 21, was issued a summons on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program no-show reported at 8:03 a.m. Monday...
Press release Davey Schools School District 12 regular school board meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m....
An area of Havre Beneath the Streets that's been cordoned off since 2017 due to deterioration is in a short line for funding during this legislative session, and members of its staff and board are excited for work to begin to restore the area as soon as this year if all goes well. The area, a motor services shop that, like many businesses at the time, retreated into its own basement after a fire destroyed much of Havre in 1904, and the attraction's main entrance until 2017,...
Press release Havre High School took a small team to the Class A state speech and debate tournament over the weekend, with Havre's team doing well in Sidney including bringing home two state medals. "I'm pleased with how we did at state," head coach Tim Leeds said. "This is the best of the best in Class A competition, and our kids worked hard and did well." Senior Paige Bertelsen, a fourth-year Lincoln Douglas debater, excelled in the preliminary rounds, going 4-1 in tough...
Press release The North Star speech and drama team ended the season at the State Class B-C Speech, Debate and Drama meet in Manhattan last weekend and represented the north well. Emily Conner competed in dramatic solo acting, Ecko Fraser in original oratory and Joshua Campbell in humorous interpretation of literature. They did not make it to finals, however, they can confidently say they fought their hardest against the top 20 class B-C competitors in their events. “Great job at state, North Star,” coach Linda Lett said. “I...
Havre Police Department Two arrests were made, or summonses issued, after a three-vehicle crash was reported at Sixth Avenue and Fourth Street Friday at 8:36 a.m. No details on charges were provided. A Havre Fire Department crew responded with an ambulance and examined six patients but no one required transport to the hospital. -- BNSF Railway advised city Friday at 9:21 a.m. of a fuel spill that a company crew was already cleaning up. -- A written or verbal warning was...
The 4th Annual Milk River Gobblers Banquet is set for Saturday, Feb. 4, at 5 p.m. at the Havre Eagles Club, an event that will include live and silent auctions, games and prizes. Milk River Gobblers, a local organization that promotes healthy turkey and various game bird populations for hunting, as well as various other species, puts on the event every year to help fund their organization, including scholarships for young hunters in the area. Gobblers Public Relations Officer...
U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A Washington man who admitted to bringing methamphetamine and fentanyl pills to the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation for distribution was sentenced today to 33 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Hugo Gutierrez Rodriguez, aka Victor aka Juice, 42, of Yakima, Washington, pleaded guilty in September 2022 to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Mo...
Hill County Board of Health will hold its quarterly meeting Wednesday, Feb. 1, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Annex meeting room, 302 Fourth Ave. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Roll call Annual Reorganization of the Board Recognition of outgoing Board member/Introduction of new Board member Election of Officers Approval of meeting minutes from October 19, 2022 Agenda corrections, additions or deletions Items of Old business: Status of renewal of Interlocal Agreement with City of Havre and Hill...
Monday — Jan. 30, 2023 11 a.m. — Healthy Is Wellness representative meeting in the Commissioner’s office 1:30 pm — Building manager meeting in the Commissioner’s office 3:30 p.m. — COA Director meeting in the Commissioner’s office 4 p.m. — Lodge Committee meeting in the Timmons Room Tuesday — Jan. 31, 2023 Payroll & Claims 9 a.m. — Oath of Office for Lindsay Lorang in the Commissioner’s office 10:30 a.m. — Road Dept. meeting in the Commissioner’s office 2 p.m. — HUB International Insurance meeting in the Commissioner’s offic...
The agenda for the Hill County Commission business meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Commission Office in the Hill County Courthouse is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims and payroll Employment Budgets Abatements Journal and vouchers Ordinance Resolutions Resolution No. 23-2714 MSU Extension Budget Adjustment Contracts Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Retracement Survey for the Estate of Wilard Kickbusch: County needs Quit claim...
Press release The Art Show for the Montana Seed Show in Harlem is back for 2023. Organizers are inviting professional, amateur, and student artists to participate in this year’s show, which will be the 73rd. The Art Show will be held in conjunction with the Montana Seed Show to be held at Harlem High School March 9-11, 2023. The Art Show features painting, sculpture, drawing, photography and more. The Seed Show also has a vendor show as part of the Seed Show where handicrafts are also displayed and sold. Professional a...