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Editor’s note: This version corrects the name of the firm designing a building to house bathrooms and where sprinkler systems are being installed. The Great Northern Fair Board voted to accept a bid from Heberly and Associates to design the building to house new bathrooms on the west end of the grounds and discussed progress on various other ongoing projects on the fairgrounds at their monthly meeting Tuesday. Fair Board Vice-Chair Bob Kaul said he called eight firms trying to find someone that could create an a...
A story on the front page of Wednesday’s edition of Havre Daily News misreported that the sprinkler systems were nearly complete in the Bigger Better Barn. That system that nears completion is in the 4-H Chuckwagon. It also misreported the name of the contractor whose bid was accepted by the board to design a building to house new bathrooms on the west side of the fairgrounds. The contractor is Heberly and Associates....
Havre Police Department Brandon Tomas Gopher of Box Elder, 40, was arrested on a shoplifting charge after a Wednesday 9:20 a.m. caller at an 11th Street West business reported items stolen by someone who had already headed east on 13th Street West in a light blue car. -- An injured deer was reported on 11th Avenue at 2:57 p.m. Wednesday. At 3:27 p.m. an 11th Street caller reported a man walking around with a gun, but this was an animal control officer looking for the injured...
Press release A scholarship is again offered by the North Central Montana Cattle Women and the North Central Montana Stock Growers. This annual scholarship is available to high school seniors and college students completing their sophomore year. Interest from a memorial fund honoring the memory of deceased members is contributed to by the Cattle Women. Stock Growers supplies their portion of the scholarship through fundraising efforts and interest from money left from the Livestock Protective Association, a forerunner to the...
Montana State University-Northern held its second annual Community Involvement Fair Tuesday, an event trying to connect students and student groups with local non-profits and service organizations. The event's organizer, Amber Spring, said the event was created, in part, as a way to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but since school is out that day they decided to do it the day after. "MLK Day is thought of primarily as a holiday, but it was supposed to be a day of service,"...
Havre Police Department A caller on First Avenue near S-Curve park reported a two-vehicle, non-injury crash Tuesday at 11:17 a.m. -- A credit card theft occurring Sunday was reported at 12:17 p.m. Tuesday. -- A Boulevard Avenue caller reported Tuesday at 12:56 p.m. that a man in a brown Carhartt jacket and blue jeans was possibly stealing packages. -- A hit and run crash was reported on Sixth Street Tuesday at 1:34 p.m. -- A fender bender was reported in a First Street West pa...
Press release Recently, Recycle Montana held its Recycling Legislative Event in the Rotunda of the State Capitol, Helena, to honor the recipients of the 2022 recycling awards and the winner of a recycling trailer grant for $10,000. "It's important to recognize Montanans that promote recycling as well as incentivize our youth to recycle," Recycle Montana's Executive Director Candi Zion said. Recycle Montana served lunch to the legislators who met invited businesses displaying...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation's 104th Convention adopted policies to guide the organization's work in 2023. Key topics ranged from expanding risk management programs and improving dairy pricing transparency to battling hunger. Delegates were polled regarding their farms at the beginning of the voting session. The results show almost 99% - 334 delegates - of those who cast votes operate family farms and almost 65%...
Press release BOZEMAN — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications for the Community Agriculture Initiative. The initiative supports the conservation efforts of Montana’s farmers, ranchers and forest landowners from small acreage to large. NRCS accepts applications year-round, but applications for the current funding cycle must be submitted by Feb. 14, 2023. “Agricultural producers of all sizes provide local, nutritious food to their communities. Through this initiative, NRCS is prior...
Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reminding agricultural producers with perennial forage crops of an option to report their acreage once, without having to report that acreage in subsequent years, as long as there are no applicable changes on the farm. Interested producers can select the continuous certification option after USDA’s Farm Service Agency certifies their acreage report. “FSA’s continuous certification option simplifies future acreage reporting of perennial crops, and it can also...
It has been an honor to serve as a director on the Chamber board the last several years, and I look forward to continuing that service as your Chamber president in 2023. My time on the board has helped me to develop a greater understanding of the many obstacles our local businesses face. The Chamber has worked diligently to partner with and promote our local businesses, elevate our events and bring folks to our community. Our efforts would not be successful without the...
Wow, what a phenomenal year! 2022 was filled with growth, challenges, discovery, and opportunity. The past 10 months as the executive director of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce have afforded me the opportunity to really lean into our business community, build relationships, and learn about the challenges our businesses face. I've also been awakened - there are many opportunities available for our community! Looking back at 2022 we have many successes to celebrate! The 2nd...
Being involved with the Havre Chamber of Commerce has been an extremely rewarding experience for myself, both on a personal and a professional level. Initially, working with various Chamber committees, provided me with an opportunity to meet and begin building relationships with others involved in our community. I was introduced to fellow bankers, accountants, attorneys, insurance providers and many others who have aided me in my career. Serving on the Board of Directors...
The Blaine County Museum, in conjunction with Humanities Montana, will be holding a speaker series starting Thursday at 6 p.m. at the museum with a presentation on the pre-statehood history of northern Montana by historical researcher Austin Haney. A post on the museum’s Facebook page said Haney’s lecture, titled “In the Shadow of the Bear Paws,” will discuss the often-overlooked early history of the region including its original inhabitants as well as the wandering traders, explorers and soldiers, as well as the “colorf...
The return of cold and snow has continued poor driving conditions in the area, with highways in this regions listed as having snow and ice, even some black ice, and driving in towns still a problem in some areas despite work to remove snow and ice. Continued dense fog also is causing problems for driving. Havre Public Works is recommending that drivers in the area stick to the most well-traveled roads as much as possible amid the difficult driving conditions caused by recent...
Travis M. Sheffelmaer of Dodson died following a crash on U.S. Highway 2 in Blaine County of injuries unrelated to the crash, which is still under investigation, Blaine County Sheriff John Colby said in a press release. The release said that Blaine County sheriff’s deputies were doing traffic control Wednesday for a vehicle that had slid into the ditch on U.S. Highway 2 at mile marker 409. Deputies advised that the road conditions were too dangerous to continue with the vehicle that was in the ditch and out of traffic, the r...
Judy Vosen Local Red Cross Blood Drive Volunteer Coordinator The recent Havre Community Red Cross Blood Drive held at St. Jude Parish Center Monday, Jan. 9, was again a success. There were 107 units collected, several of which were double red cell units, more commonly known as Power Red units. Once again there were a few first-time donors this month. Thank-you is given to the local Knights of Columbus volunteers for providing a selection of delicious sandwiches, and thank-you to Havre McDonald’s bakery for providing very t...
Press release For the 17th year in a row, Alexander “Zander” Blewett III, a trial lawyer from the personal injury law firm of Hoyt & Blewett PLLC in Great Falls, has offered three $1,000 scholarships to the top high school student wrestlers around the state of Montana for Classes AA, A, and B/C. The scholarships are awarded to the top wrestler from each school classification who has displayed the best combined qualities of wrestling and academic achievement. Both boys and girls wrestlers are eligible to apply for the sch...
Havre Police Department Jerome Lane Bigknfe of Rocky Boy, 29, was arrested on two Justice or City court warrants, one state District Court warrant and a charge of shoplifting; Nicholas George Lightfoot of Havre, 29, was arrested on two Justice or City court warrants, and Chancie Jade Houle of Havre, 31 was arrested on a charge of obstructing a peace officer or other public servant after a caller at a First Street business reported Monday at 12:51 p.m. a shoplifter had driven...
Press release For newborns in distress in rural hospitals, for travelers in car wrecks, for injured wilderness explorers, for farmers and ranchers wounded on the job, and for so many more Montanans and visitors, Mercy Flight has been a critical element of survival. "Mercy Flight is a godsend," one Choteau dad said after his children were injured in a utility terrain vehicle accident. "I was happy to have them take my princess to Great Falls." Monday, Jan. 16, marked the 4...
Much like this time last year, a new strain of COVID-19 is spreading throughout the U.S. and the world and looks poised to become the dominant form of the virus in the near future, though health officials suspect the surge will not be nearly as bad as the one in early 2022. Estimates from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention say that the new subvariant, designated XBB.1.5, accounted for about 2 percent of cases in the U.S. in early December, but over the course of a...
After several warm days turned snow to slush - and caused some highway flooding over the weekend - colder temperatures have frozen that slush with some more light snow falling across this part of north-central Montana this morning. Warmer temperatures dominated the area over the weekend - Havre had a high of 42 Saturday with it hitting 35 by 6:13 a.m. and a high Sunday of 41 with it dropping to just below freezing - 29 degrees - just before midnight. December saw plenty of...
Staff and wire 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 they see wildlife crossing on those stretches of highway. Any volunteers who download the...
Due to scheduling conflicts the Hill County Board of Health Jan. 19 meeting has been moved to Feb. 1 at noon....
Monday Courthouse Closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Hill County Road Department meeting. Commissioners Office 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting. Commissioners Office 3 p.m. — Montana Association of Counties insurance review meeting. Commissioners Office 5:30 p.m. — Great Northern Fair Board meeting. Great Northern Fairgrounds Wednesday 9 a.m. — County officials meeting. Timmons Room Noon — Havre Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. Duck Inn Olympic Room. Thursday 9:45 a.m. ...
