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  • Walleyes' Fresno Reservoir tree collection set again for this year

    Updated Jan 4, 2023

    Press release Fresno Chapter Walleyes Unlimited, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the City of Havre are working together to collect Christmas trees for perch habitat for the purpose of enhancing fishing at Fresno Reservoir. Trees will be distributed at various locations around Fresno Reservoir in the spring by Montana FWP and the Fresno Chapter. The collection location will be Memorial Park by the Sixth Avenue softball complex with a dedicated container for Christmas...

  • Public works director gives Havre City Council update

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 4, 2023

    Havre Public Works Director Dave Peterson provided an update on his department's recently completed and ongoing projects, as well as progress on dealing with recent snow, at a meeting of the Havre City Council Tuesday. Peterson said his department has been working in the downtown area this week and last week hauling snow, as well as doing some work over the weekend, but the last month has been rough for the department and there's a lot of work to do, and only so many people...

  • For the Record, Jan. 4, 2023

    Updated Jan 4, 2023

    Havre Police Department Edgar Benjeamin Johnson Jr. of Harlem, 54, was arrested on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia and on three Justice or City court warrants, and Clarissa Mae Messerly of Havre, 31, was arrested on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia after officers were called Tuesday at 9:57 a.m. to assist probation and parole on Ninth Avenue. —— A 2:16 p.m. Tuesday caller on Cowan Drive reported their vehicle slid on ice into a stop sign, knocking the sign over. —— A written or verbal warning was iss...

  • Booster Club looking for Elliott award nominations

    Updated Jan 4, 2023

    Press release The Blue Pony Booster Club is seeking nominations for the Dr. Jim Elliott Memorial Award. Elliott’s family gave the first award in 2001 and purchased a plaque that hangs in a trophy case in the Havre High School’s west foyer with the names of each recipient engraved on it. The Booster Club has been given the honor from the Elliot family of choosing some one to receive this award. This award is based on volunteerism along with personal and/or professional sacrifices made for the betterment of Blue Pony act...

  • For the Record: Jan. 3, 2023

    Updated Jan 3, 2023

    Havre Police Department Officers assisted with a medical call on 10th Avenue at 7:50 a.m. Friday. -- Leteaya Rose Murie of Box Elder, 24, was arrested on five Justice or City court warrants served Friday at 4:25 p.m. after a caller at a First Street establishment reported a woman struck another woman. -- A Sixth Street caller reported Friday at 5:41 p.m. that a window was broken. -- A Third Street caller reported Friday at 8:56 p.m. being maced and the male forced himself...

  • Cold settles on the Hi-Line, warmer later this week

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jan 3, 2023

    The cold weather carried over from a mostly cold, snowy December, with temperatures dropping this morning on the Hi-Line to single digits and even below zero with a chilly day expected and warmer weather not really predicted until the weekend. It was a bit warmer in some spots - National Weather Service listed Big Sandy at about 20 degrees at 10:30 a.m. and it was a relatively balmy 29 near Hays - but Havre was at minus 4 degrees. That follows a December mostly in the very...

  • GriefShare starts Jan. 8

    Updated Jan 3, 2023

    Have you lost someone very special to you? Has something very precious to you been taken away? Are you feeling lost and not sure of the future? Your hope might very well be GriefShare. GriefShare is a program with direction and purpose. With GriefShare you will learn how to walk the journey of grief and be supported on the way. It is a place where grieving people find healing and hope. The GriefShare experience includes three key elements that work together to help a person recover from the deep hurt of loss. The three parts...

  • MDT moving snow to middle of routes in Havre

    Updated Dec 30, 2022

    Montana Department of Transportation issued the following release about how it is handling snow removal in Havre: “In urban Havre, Montana, Department of Transportation has been moving snow to the center of our maintained routes, U.S. Highway 2 (First Street) and Fifth Avenue.” “This change is to allow more room in the travel lanes and help clear parking and sidewalks. “When time and conditions allow, MDT maintenance crews will remove the snow from these center berms. “MDT’s goal is to keep the roadways open and safe for th...

  • A year in review - good and bad

    Tim Leeds|Updated Dec 30, 2022

    6 was a busy year in this part of north-central Montana with good news and bad. Here is a list of some of the stories Havre Daily News covered in the past year. Havre Public Schools, and the local community, mourned the loss of the head of the school district. Superintendent Craig Mueller died at the age of 50 Oct. 22, just a year-and-a-half after taking over as the permanent superintendent. Mueller originally came to Havre to take the position of Havre High School...

  • Quick pics: Taking the oath of office

    Updated Dec 30, 2022

  • For the Record, Dec. 30, 2022

    Updated Dec 30, 2022

    Havre Police Department Sheldon Albert Brien of Butte, 37, was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct after a 1:29 p.m. Thursday complaint from a First Street West business of man too intoxicated to stand. -- An arrest was made after callers Thursday at 3:09 p.m. on Second Street and at 3:52 p.m. on Seventh Avenue complained about an intoxicated woman. No details on the charges were provided, but Elizabeth Rose Lara, who was named as an involved party in both incidents,...

  • Agenda - Havre City Council

    Updated Dec 30, 2022

    Havre City Council will meet Tuesday, Jan 3., 2023, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items 1 and 2. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Public Works update by Director Dave Peterson. 2. Approval of December claims and manual warrants. Council initiatives Public comment on non-agenda items — Limited to any pub...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission weekly calendar

    Updated Dec 30, 2022

    Monday Courthouse closed in observance of the New Year holiday Tuesday 9:30 a.m. — Oath of Office for Deputies of Clerk & Recorder’s Office in commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Road Department meeting in the commissioners’ office 1:30 p.m. — Building Manager meeting in the commissioners’ office Wednesday 10 a.m. — Federal Lands Access Program Zoom meeting in the commissioners’ office Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly Business meeting in the commissioners’ office Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda it...

  • Senior Center News, Dec. 30, 2022

    Updated Dec 30, 2022

    North Central Senior Citizens Center Jan. 2-6 Menu Monday, Jan. 2 — Center closed for New Year’s Day Tuesday, Jan. 3 — Hamburger steak, potato salad, veggies, dessert Wednesday, Jan. 4 — Chicken strips, macaroni salad, peaches Thursday, Jan. 5 — Chicken sandwich, scalloped potatoes, corn, apple sauce Friday, Jan. 6 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping up with the pandemic: Dec. 19, 14 new cases of COIVD-19, total number is 6,018, eight active and no active hospitalizations, total deaths 74. Right now, community tra...

  • MSU Extension Hill County holds Real Colors workshop

    Updated Dec 30, 2022

    Press release Montana State University Extension will hold a Real Colors workshop Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the 4-H Chuckwagon from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The class will be limited to 25 participants and there will be a charge of $15 for the cost of materials. Based in temperament theory, Real Colors is a tool that bridges temperament theory and real-life applications in a way that is easy to understand, fun to learn and that offers unprecedented levels retention. Using Real Colors, people learn to recognize, accept and value the...

  • Out Our Way: New pasture ahead - Revelation 21:1-5

    Updated Dec 30, 2022

    Out our way, round up is always a special time. In the spring we round up the herd for branding and ear tags., and later to move them up to summer pasture to graze. In the fall, we round them up to move them to winter pasture. As always, being the least-proficient and very nearly useless wrangler, I ride "drag" from the rear of the herd, and am grateful for my silk scarf to cut the dust. Now, by the time of the roundup, the pasture has been largely grazed down and the dust...

  • Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

    Updated Dec 30, 2022

    Lord, You watched two gals enjoying a quiet time in the park. A young fellow stopped and asked: "Are you Miss Sue?" Sue smiled and nodded her head. He continued: "I've been looking forward to seeing you for a long time, mainly to tell you that you were the best teacher I ever had in school." Sue looked speechless, but before she spoke, he smiled, "Do you remember once in middle school, there was some peanut butter spread on the bottom of the slide and some kids, sliding down,...

  • Area continues to see difficult driving conditions

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Dec 29, 2022

    Editor’s note: The Havre Daily News received the following announcement from Havre Public Works Department after today’s edition already was sent to the press: “The City of Havre will begin trying to clear out snow from the downtown area, starting Friday morning (12/30/22). Please be patient with our crews as they work.As snow and slush continue to pile up across Havre, many drivers are facing troubles getting around, particularly in the downtown area.” The original story f...

  • Food Hub Training Workshop begins February 7, 2023

    Updated Dec 29, 2022

    Press release Montana local food producers and business entrepreneurs interested in community food hub start-ups are invited to participate in a free online Food Hub training workshop Tuesdays from noon to 1 p.m. Feb. 7 and 14 and March 7, 14 and 21. People can visit https://www.hopamountain.org/localfood-for-local-families for information on how to join this five-part training series offering education and discussion about what a food hub is, various potential business structures, available software for networking local...

  • Havre police seek support for child and senior safety program

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Dec 29, 2022

    The Havre Police Department, in conjunction with the National Child Safety Council, is disseminating educational materials for children and senior citizens on subjects ranging from drugs to identity theft. A release from the police department Tuesday said the agency will be providing materials for children, preschool age and older, focusing on drug and crime prevention as well as general child safety. National Child Safety Council is the largest and longest-serving not-for-profit organization in the United States dedicated...

  • Optics on the end of an era

    Pamela Burke|Updated Dec 29, 2022

    After 42 years serving the area, Havre business Evans Optical is closing its doors as the last of its founders, Jim Evans, retires from the eye-glass business at the end of the year. Evans, whose last day is Saturday, said the business was family-owned and -operated from the beginning, with his uncle, Bill Evans, his dad, Tiger Evans, and himself starting the business at the end of 1980. "Bill and I started it, but my dad invested in it," Evans said, adding that very soon...

  • Havre police seek support for child and senior safety program

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Dec 29, 2022

    The Havre Police Department, in conjunction with the National Child Safety Council, is disseminating educational materials for children and senior citizens on subjects ranging from drugs to identity theft. A release from the police department Tuesday said the agency will be providing materials for children, preschool age and older, focusing on drug and crime prevention as well as general child safety. National Child Safety Council is the largest and longest-serving not-for-profit organization in the United States dedicated...

  • Resurfacing planned for Highway 223 south of Chester

    Updated Dec 29, 2022

    Press release The Montana Department of Transportation announced and invited the public to comment on a proposal to apply a scrub seal and new pavement markings on about 22 miles of Highway 223, south of Chester. The project begins approximately south of the Liberty/Chouteau county line and extends north for 22 miles, ending 5 miles south of Chester. Proposed work includes a scrub seal, new pavement markings, new warning and regulatory signs, and a bridge deck repair and seal over the Marias River bridge. The purpose of the...

  • For the Record, Dec. 29

    Updated Dec 29, 2022

    Havre Police Department Gary Don Story of Havre, 33, was arrested on a charge of partner or family member assault after a caller with probation and parole asked Wednesday at 8:56 a.m. for assistance at a domestic disturbance on U.S. Highway 2 Northwest. -- A two-vehicle crash involving a snowplow and a sedan was reported on 11th Street Wednesday at 12:07 p.m. -- A vehicle crash was reported on Second Street at 1:55 p.m. Wednesday. Hill County Sheriff's Office An arrest was mad...

  • More snow hits, colder temps on the way

    Tim Leeds|Updated Dec 28, 2022

    A short respite from wintry weather — though not of the snow piled on the ground — appears to be over with snow falling this morning, a winter weather advisory for Hill and Blaine counties extending into parts of Chouteau and Phillips counties through tonight and more normal winter temperatures predicted the rest of the week. The winter advisory said the plains today can expect up to 4 inches of new snow, with the highest accumulations on the northern foothills on the Bear Paw Mountains and up to eight inches expected in the...

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