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  • Havre schools add two electric buses to fleet

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 13, 2023

    Havre Public Schools just added two new electric buses to its fleet, which the district's Transportation Department service attendant and trainer, Allen "Woody" Woodwick said will save the district a significant amount of money and improve their operations. Woodwick said the buses have a range of about 100 miles, only take an hour to charge and are easily handling two of their local routes even at -20 degrees, and at less than a quarter of the fuel costs they would have for th...

  • For the Record, Jan. 13, 2023

    Updated Jan 13, 2023

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a report of a person being aggressive made at 10:26 a.m. Thursday from a Third Street West apartment complex. -- Officers responding to a complaint made at the police department at 11:42 a.m. Thursday arrested Pete Gabriel Longknife on a charge of violation of a no contact order. -- Officers issued a summons on a charge of careless driving; failing to drive in a careful and prudent manner, to a 17-year-old after a caller at 12:09...

  • Local students named to Carroll College Fall 2022 Dean's List

    Updated Jan 13, 2023

    HELENA — The following students were among those Carroll College named to its 2022 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 2022 dean’s list recipients can be found at http://www.carroll.edu/deanslist . Big Sandy Katherine Bold Chester Ellyssa Tempel Havre Amber Coleman Kaylee Ellingson Sadie Filius Kyndall Keller Carley Wertheim...

  • Agenda - Great Northern Fair Commission

    Updated Jan 13, 2023

    Havre Daily News did not receive a Great Northern Fair Commission agenda by printing deadline this morning....

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission

    Updated Jan 13, 2023

    Havre Daily News did not receive the Hill County Commission weekly calendar by printing deadline this morning....

  • Correction - Looking for wildlife sightings on U.S. 2

    Updated Jan 13, 2023

    A story on Page A3 of Thursday’s edition of Havre Daily News misreported that Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is looking for people to use the WildlifeXing app to report wildlife crossings on sections of U.S. Highway 2. The request is from Montana Wildlife Federation, not FWP....

  • Looking for wildlife sightings on U.S. 2

    Updated Jan 13, 2023

    Staff and wire Editor’s note: This version corrects which group is asking for help through the WildlifeXing app. Montana Wildlife Federation is looking for assistance from people who regularly drive the Hi-Line from Havre to Shelby and Malta to Glasgow to help the department collect data of wildlife sightings. The federation is asking drivers who regularly drive U.S. Highway 2 between Shelby and Havre at least once a week and or between Malta and Glasgow at least every other week to track using the WildlifeXing app where t...

  • Out Our Way: There's nothing here - Psalm 145

    Updated Jan 13, 2023

    Out our way, Highway 2 is perhaps the longest two-lane highway in the nation. It parallels the Burlington Northern railway that covers most of the country along the Canadian Border. Back in the day, the trains were steam engines and needed water tanks to refill the boilers every 10 miles or so … and these towns sprang up along the tracks. Most were ranching and farming communities, so they tended to be small and rather obscure towns. With the creation of the National Park system, many tourists started to take the train and l...

  • Pastor's Corner: 2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Observance

    Updated Jan 13, 2023

    The Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association is hosting this year’s 2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Observance next week. Each weekday morning (Monday through Friday, Jan. 16-20) we will be meeting at 7 a.m. at the St. Jude’s Parish Center for devotions and breakfast. Each morning, a different church group is responsible to bring the devotion and provide the breakfast food: Monday — First Lutheran; Tuesday — Havre Assembly of God; Wednesday — Van Orsdel United Methodist; Thursday — St. Jude’s Catholic; and...

  • Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

    Updated Jan 13, 2023

    You know, Lord, even though Christmas has passed, this was thought-provoking. Sarah Young wrote some interesting thoughts, so, just sharing a little bit of what she wrote: “I am leading you along a way that is uniquely right for you. The closer to Me you grow, the more fully you become your true self — the one I designed you to be. Because you are one of a kind, the path you are traveling with Me diverges increasingly from that of other people. However, in My mysterious wisdom and ways, I enable you to follow this sol...

  • Montana seeking prior authorization for Medicaid abortions

    Updated Jan 12, 2023

    by Amy Beth Hanson Associated Press HELENA — State officials in Republican-controlled Montana want to require prior authorization before its health department pays for abortions for people covered by Medicaid, a proposal critics say would reduce access and delay or even prevent abortion care for low-income women in the state. The Department of Public Health and Human Services is taking public comment today on the proposed rule to require doctors to provide more medical information before Medicaid would agree to pay for an a...

  • State testing AMBER Alert Friday

    Updated Jan 12, 2023

    Press release When a child is abducted under life-threatening circumstances, seconds count. An AMBER Alert can be issued to alert the public to assist law enforcement in searching for and saving the child. This year, Montana is recognizing its 20th anniversary of Montana’s AMBER Alert program. Updating statistics through 2022, Montana has launched 54 AMBER Alerts and, fortunately, all 76 children have been located. The state wants to make sure Montana’s AMBER Alert system works well when it is needed, so Friday, Jan. 13, at...

  • For the Record, Jan. 12, 2023

    Updated Jan 12, 2023

    Havre Police Department A caller on Fifth Avenue asked Wednesday at 9:28 a.m. for assistance. -- Someone reported at the police station Wednesday at 9:53 a.m. that a work iPad was stolen. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a Wednesday 10:13 a.m. caller at a Third Avenue business reported a man was yelling at workers and loitering. -- An abandoned bike was reported at a First Street business at 12:26 p.m. Wednesday. -- Officers assisted with a medical call at...

  • ServSafe Food Manager Certification Class offered

    Updated Jan 12, 2023

    Havre Daily News staff Montana State University Extension-Hill County is offering a ServSave Food Manager Certification Class in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room on the bottom floor of the courthouse, across from the Extension Office. All restaurants in Montana are required to have at least one certified food safety manager on staff. The class is a great opportunity for people whose certificates are about to expire, the Extension Office said in a release. Classes are selected from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan....

  • Senior Center Callendar - Jan. 12, 2022

    Updated Jan 12, 2023

    North Central Senior Citizens Center in Havre January Activity Calendar Happy New Year. Daily — Pool in the back room, Mondays through Fridays, 1-3 p.m. The group is expanding and looking for players. Monday, Jan. 16 — North Central Senior Citizens Center closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Tuesday, Jan. 17, 11 a.m. to noon — Mark Weber from Blaine County Health Department will be at the North Central Senior Citizens Center to talk with seniors about an upcoming February workshop called Stepping On. It is a 50 minute, once...

  • Highland Park students learn about Civil Rights Movemement

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 11, 2023

    Kindergarten students at Highland Park Early Primary School learned about Martin Luther King Jr. during their library session this week from local AmeriCorps Vistas Nancy Kastning and Teresa White. Kastning, who works as a local food systems coordinator in the area, showed the young students a children's book that talked about the discrimination Black and dark-skinned people in the U.S. faced before King and the Civil Rights Movement he lead pressured the country to change...

  • For the Record, Jan. 11, 2023

    Updated Jan 11, 2023

    Havre Police Department A two-vehicle, non-injury crash involving a Jeep Wagoneer and a Dodge Dart was reported on 13th Street West was reported at 7:59 a.m. Tuesday. -- A Tuesday 2:47 p.m. caller reported someone backed into a fence on Fourth Street. -- John Michael Segna of Havre, 32, was issued a summons on a vandalism charge after a First Street caller reported Tuesday at 3:47 p.m. that someone damaged a toilet. -- Marshall Earl Doney of Havre, 34, was arrested on a...

  • Notice - Cottonwood Schools board meeting rescheduled

    Updated Jan 11, 2023

    Cottonwood Schools January regular meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 5 p.m. at the North School. Public can attend via electronics. by calling 406-265-6970....

  • Freezing rain creates black ice hazards

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jan 10, 2023

    Freezing rain created black ice and hazardous driving conditions in this region overnight, with some school districts canceling some or all morning buses and some delaying class startup times. Montana Department of Transportation listed this morning black ice on U.S. Highway 2 and on U.S. Highway 87 as well as on Wildhorse Road and St. Joe Road. A special weather statement from Weather Service said the ice might stick around a while and create continued dangerous conditions....

  • Park Board establishes Beaver Lodge committee

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 10, 2023

    The Hill County Park Board heard an update on activity in the park and set up a committee to discuss design ideas for a new Camp Kiwanis lodge at their monthly meeting Monday evening. The old Beaver Lodge has seen considerable deterioration over the past few years and the board decided to rehabilitate it last year, though opted to construct a new one when it became clear that rehabilitation was economically infeasible. Board Chair Jeff Jensen said the committee to discuss the...

  • Havre-Hill County Library book club about to begin

    Updated Jan 10, 2023

    The annual Havre-Hill County Library book club readings and discussions is about to begin, with the first discussion Thursday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m. in the library meeting room. The first book in the 2023 Winter Reading Series is “People of the Book,” by Geraldine Brooks, and is available for checkout now. Light refreshments will be served at the discussion, and the next book, “The Book Thief,” by Markus Zusak, will be available for checkout. All are welcome to this free event. The Winter Reading Series is a longsta...

  • For the Record, Jan. 10, 2023

    Updated Jan 10, 2023

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a Monday 1:30 p.m. report of a man in a First Street establishment who shouldn't be there drinking. -- A theft was reported at First Street business Monday at 3:09 p.m. -- Jennifer Jean Longknife of Havre, 31, was arrested on seven Justice or City court warrants and charges of obstructing a peace officer or other public servant and resisting arrest when the warrants were served on Second Street West Monday at 3:53 p.m. -- A Monday...

  • Annual Chamber meeting set for Jan. 18

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 9, 2023

    The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce is holding its 113th Annual Meeting Wednesday, Jan. 18, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Duck Inn Olympic Room and is requesting RSVPs by this Wednesday, Jan. 11. At the meeting the Chamber will discuss its activities in the past year, lay out their plans and goals for the coming year and introduce new people on the organization’s board of directors. Chamber Executive Director Jessica Fagerbakke said it is also a chance for people to network, learn about other businesses in the area and hear f...

  • Bear Paw Ski Bowl now open

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 9, 2023

    The Bear Paw Ski Bowl is now open and earlier than usual after a massive amount of snow hit the area in December. Bear Paw Ski Bowl Mountain Manager Dave Martens Jr. described conditions at the bowl as, “excellent bordering on dynamite,” in an interview Friday afternoon as he and his crew of volunteers were about to set off, taking gear up to the mountain. Martens said he couldn’t account for the effects of the last week of snow, but December was great for them, allowing the bowl to open earlier than it has in quite a few y...

  • Warm weather in store for a while

    Updated Jan 9, 2023

    After a topsy-turvy two months of weather, National Weather Service predicts this part of Montana will see some unseasonably warm temperatures for the next week or two. Highs are expected to be in the 30s and even 40s through Sunday, though Tuesday night and Wednesday are expected to be a bit chillier with lows on the Hi-Line expected to be in the single digits Tuesday and Wednesday nights and the highs Wednesday mostly in the 20s. Lows otherwise are expected to be in the...

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