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  • Name released on Blaine County fatality

    Updated Jan 16, 2023

    Travis M. Sheffelmaer of Dodson died following a crash on U.S. Highway 2 in Blaine County of injuries unrelated to the crash, and the incident 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 t...

  • For the Record, Jan. 16, 2023

    Updated Jan 16, 2023

    Havre Police Department A caller on Cleveland Avenue reported a man who was in the backyard at 6:43 a.m. Friday. -- A phone was found by a 10th Street West caller at 8:06 a.m. Friday. -- Officers assisted a caller who reported Friday at 4:24 p.m. that their daughter didn't get off the bus. -- A hit and run crash was reported reported at 5:21 p.m. Friday in the Havre area. -- A vehicle crash in a Sixth Avenue parking lot was reported Friday at 6:34 p.m. -- Vandalism was reporte...

  • Correction - Pattison turns 100

    Updated Jan 16, 2023

    Photo captions in a story Friday on Page A3 about Leo Pattison of Havre turning 100 misspelled Pattison’s last name....

  • Ballots going out on bond for Chinook pool and park

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jan 13, 2023

    Ballots are being mailed out to Blaine County property owners in a mail election to vote on creating a bond to fund repairs and improvements on the city pool and its Sweet Park. A release from Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation said they have had massive support in their efforts to fund repairs and improvements to the Chinook Community Pool and Sweet Park, but are still far short of what they need to match funding for a $1 million grant for which they want to apply, and...

  • 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...

  • Pattison turns 100

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 13, 2023

    Havre Resident Leo Pattison celebrated 100 years of life at the Care and Comfort Home Thursday with members of his family as they reminisced about life past and life to come. Pattison's family, including his wife, Verna, sister Patsy Shepard and four nieces, Kim Fornshell, Holly Carpenter, Julie Leer and Cynthia Hawley, kept him company for much of the day, celebrating with cupcakes and stories about his life. They remarked upon this incredible centennial milestone and the...

  • Officials optimistic on Havre deer management plan

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jan 13, 2023

    While weather seems to have impeded hunting efforts, Havre officials remain cautiously optimistic about the recently implemented urban deer management plan in the city, despite criticism by some residents. The plan, which allows for bow hunting of urban deer in certain areas of the city and potentially trapping on private property at some point, was passed by the Havre City Council last year with overwhelming community support. The deer population within the city has grown sig...

  • Senior Center News. Jan. 13, 2023

    Updated Jan 13, 2023

    North Central Senior Citizens Center Jan. 16-20 Menu Monday, Jan. 16 — Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tuesday, Jan. 17 — Spaghetti, green beans, garlic bread, fruit Wednesday, Jan. 18 — Sloppy Joes, tater tots, fruit cocktail Thursday, Jan. 19 — Sweet-and-sour chicken, rice, egg rolls, cake Friday, Jan. 20 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping up with the pandemic: Right now, community transmission is slowing down again, but, we should all be careful out in big crowds and wearing masks and social distancing...

  • Hi-Line United Soccer parent meeting set

    Updated Jan 13, 2023

    Hi-Line United Soccer traveling teams for high school and middle school ages will hold a parent meeting for the Spring 2023 season on Thursday, January 19, at 6 p.m. at the Havre High School library. All ability levels are welcome. Bring a device to the meeting and we will help with online registration. Please contact [email protected] for more information....

  • Lindbloom named to SUNY Potsdam President's List

    Updated Jan 13, 2023

    POTSDAM, NY — Makayla Lindbloom of Havre, Montana, was recently named to the President's List at The State University of New York at Potsdam. Lindbloom, whose major is archaeological studies, was among 809 SUNY Potsdam students who were honored for academic excellence in the Fall 2022 semester. Officer-in-Charge Philip T. Neisser recognized the students. To achieve the honor of being on the President's List, each student must have satisfactorily completed 12 numerically-graded semester hours, with a grade point average of 3...

  • 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...

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