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  • 'We Love Northern Ball' returns Feb. 11

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 31, 2023

    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...

  • Havreites receive state VFW public service awards

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jan 31, 2023

    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...

  • Hileman wins Sunnyside spelling bee

    Updated Jan 31, 2023

    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,...

  • Quick pics: Lions helping Salvation Army

    Updated Jan 31, 2023

  • For the Record, Jan. 31, 2023

    Updated Jan 31, 2023

    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...

  • Notice - Davey School board meeting rescheduled

    Updated Jan 31, 2023

    Press release Davey Schools School District 12 regular school board meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m....

  • Havre Beneath the Streets restoration may be on the horizon

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 30, 2023

    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,...

  • Havre students place at state speech

    Updated Jan 30, 2023

    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...

  • North Star speech and drama competes at state

    Updated Jan 30, 2023

    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...

  • For the Record, Jan. 2023

    Updated Jan 30, 2023

    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...

  • 4th Annual Milk River Gobblers Banquet set for Feb. 4

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 27, 2023

    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...

  • From the Courts - Washington man sentenced to 33 months in prison for trafficking meth, fentanyl to Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation

    Updated Jan 27, 2023

    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...

  • Agenda - Hill County Board of Health

    Updated Jan 27, 2023

    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...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commissioner's Calendar

    Updated Jan 27, 2023

    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...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission business meeting

    Updated Jan 27, 2023

    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...

  • Agenda - Hill County Public Cemetery District

    Updated Jan 27, 2023

    Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims....

  • For the Record, Jan. 27, 2023

    Updated Jan 27, 2023

    Havre Police Department A Thursday 9:44 a.m. caller on U.S. Highway 2 East reported a semitractor-trailer was losing hay bales on the highway, and officers issued a written or verbal warning. -- A caller at a First Street establishment reported Thursday at 12:47 p.m. that an employee had stolen money. -- A 13-year-old was issued a summons on charges of underage tobacco possession or consumption and obstructing a peace officer or other public servant after a caller at Havre...

  • Out Our Way: Get along, little dogie! - Deuteronomy 33:12

    Updated Jan 27, 2023

    Out our way, February is calving season. Soon the grasslands will be filled with the sounds of calves bawling and mama cows soothing with quiet and comforting lowing. Later, when the grazing lands are freer from the frost and ice, Charlie and I will start riding the area and get "acquainted." I have shared this before, but I am always amazed at how cattle - who are not the sharpest tool in the toolbox - have the ability and indeed the desire to not only look after their own...

  • Pastor's Corner: Staying in bed

    Updated Jan 27, 2023

    All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man/woman of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 One night a boy fell out of his bed. The next morning when he told his mother, she asked him how it happened. He answered, "I don't really know, but I expect I stayed to close to where I got in." There are many people who also stay too close to where they originally got in...

  • Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

    Updated Jan 27, 2023

    You know, Lord, that word "time" - now that is an appropriate word for another new decade which, more or less, has already begun, right? Checking out the dictionary, we view lists of numerous definitions. No matter what our status is or what our opinion of the word is, an equal amount the "time" is given to each one of us, every single day. People like to speak of time as "spending" it, as though there is an endless reserve of time; and some of us folks simply like to live...

  • Artists invited to participate in Art Show at Seed Show

    Updated Jan 27, 2023

    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...

  • Senior Center News, Jan. 27, 2023

    Updated Jan 27, 2023

    North Central Senior Citizens Center Jan. 30 to Feb. 3 Menu Monday, Jan. 23 — French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage links, fruit Tuesday, Jan. 24 — Meatballs, rice, beets, cake Wednesday, Feb. 1 — Onion rings, buns, dessert Thursday, Feb. 2 — Ham, scalloped potatoes, corn, cake Friday, Feb. 3 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Tax time: We started taking reservations for tax preparation Jan. 23. Give us a call at 406-265-5464. Communications Breakdown: How Aphasia affects language. Language sets humans apart from other speci...

  • Neibauer named to NDSU dean's list

    Updated Jan 27, 2023

    Press release Fargo, N.D. — Hunter J. Neibauer of Chinook, an agricultural economics major, was among the 4,226 North Dakota State University students to be placed on the fall 2022 dean’s list. A student must earn a 3.50 grade point average or higher and be enrolled in at least 12 class credits to qualify for the summer list. The dean’s list also can be found at www.ndsu.edu/news/studentnews/....

  • Local reactions to obscenity bill mostly negative

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 26, 2023

    The Montana House of Representatives is discussing a bill that would have criminalized the display of obscene material in museums as well as public schools and libraries when minors are present, a bill that has raised concerns from the Havre-Hill County library director and local legislators. HB 234 was recently updated to target only schools, but the initial version of the bill also included museums and libraries, prompting reactions from local officials. Montana law prohibit...

  • Quick pics: When Hell freezes over

    Updated Jan 26, 2023

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