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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Fresno Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited, in partnership with the City of Havre and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, is collecting Christmas trees to be used for creating fish habitats in Fresno Reservoir. The trees will be distributed at various locations around Fresno Reservoir with the goal of enhancing fishing. People wishing to donate their trees can take them to a labeled dumpster at Memorial Park near the Sixth Avenue Softball Complex over the next two weeks. Walleyes...
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...
Havre Police Department An arrest was made after a caller on Second Street West reported Tuesday at 6:34 a.m. having items that belonged to a trespasser. No details on the charges were provided in the dispatch log, but Darrin Kent Torgerson, who was named as an involved party, was listed in this morning's jail roster as being held on a charge of trespass. -- Marvin Daniel Flying of Havre, 57, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and trespass to property after a caller...
A mass of snowfall in December has nearly caught north-central Montana up on precipitation for the calendar year, with more snow predicted today, but that has not been enough to overcome drought conditions in this region. As of Tuesday, National Weather Service reported 25.3 inches of snow at its recording station at the Havre City-County Airport, more than a foot-and-a-half more than the normal value of 6.9 inches for Dec. 27. Snow has blanketed the region, and the state,...
Montana State University Extension will host a free, annual cropping seminar series Jan. 9-13 in Great Falls, Choteau, Conrad, Cut Bank, Shelby, Chester, Havre, Fort Benton, and Stanford. Speakers will cover cereal grain varieties, pea and lentil management, fertilizer management and estate planning. Cereal grain varieties update will be presented by Jed Eberly from MSU’s Central Agricultural Research Center and Peggy Lamb from MSU’s Northern Agricultural Research Center. Presentations will cover local test plot results and...
Press release HELENA — The Agriculture Development Council will meet Thursday, Dec. 29, beginning at 2 p.m. via Zoom to review amendment requests, discuss the Montana AgTech Innovation and Investment Summit, and address general Department of Agriculture/Ag Development Council updates. To request information to join the meeting virtually, people can email Dani Jones at [email protected]. The Agriculture Development Council establishes policies and priorities to enhance the future development of agriculture in Montana. T...
The Havre Community Christmas Dinner at the Havre Eagles Club Sunday served 650 meals Saturday, marking another successful year in the decades-long history of the event. Community Christmas Dinner Committee Chair Doug Denny said the number of meals served this year was about the same as last year, but overall the event seems to have gone smoother despite the previous week's weather. Denny said they were a little short of drivers for the deliveries this year, but given the extr...
Staff and wire report While much of the nation was hit hard by winter storms over the holiday including, some of the deadliest winter weather in New York in two generations, this area, hit with bitter cold temperatures in the weeks prior to Christmas saw the weather turn warm for the holiday. In Havre, the cold spot in the state Friday morning with a low of minus 38, the temperature went from 9 below zero Saturday morning to 45 degrees Christmas Day. The weather caused problems of its own with slippery highways, streets and...
Havre Police Department A Fifth Avenue caller reported Friday at 8:52 a.m. that a window had been shot out. -- A woman was reported screaming and crying in a residential building on First Street Northeast Friday at 1:36 p.m. -- A caller at a First Street business reported at 2:13 p.m. Friday a catalytic converter was stolen during the night. -- Someone stopped at the police station Friday at 2:20 p.m. asking for assistance. -- A beer theft was reported at a First Street...
The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Budgets Ordinance Resolutions Contracts Tabled — Memorandum of understanding with Logan Health and Rudyard Ambulance Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Healthy Is contract Montana Community Endowment Plan draw request — RSID 21 Information technology website changes Table — Laredo Finan...
The Hill County Commission granted a pair of funding requests to the Hill County Sheriff’s Office, both of which initially drew questions from some county officials. The first of these requests was for $13,850 for the department to buy 10 new computers, which Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross, who was at Thursday’s meeting, said that is fewer than half of their inventory. Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean said based on what the commission has been shown these 10 computers would replace ones that are no longer fit for pur...
Staff and wire report Havre was the coldest spot in the state Thursday with a low of minus 38 - that didn't beat the Dec. 23, 1989, record of minus 45 - but the bitter cold may be easing up in this part of the country. Predicted highs today in this area range from minus 5 to minus 11, but lows tonight are expected to be - relatively - warmer, ranging from minus 16 to minus 8, up to 30 degrees warmer than Havre's low Thursday. The forecast calls for a chance of snow through...
Havre Daily News staff The annual Community Christmas Dinner is set at Havre Eagles Club Dec. 25 People can still call Havre’s North Central Senior Citizens Center at 406-265-5464 today to reserve having a meal delivered Christmas Day. The meal at the club runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the organizers still are looking for volunteers. People can call the club at 406-265-9551 to volunteer and for more information about the diner, a tradition in Havre for decades. Havre Eagles Secretary Doug Denny said earlier this week t...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Community Pool is inviting people to a family and recreational swim offered nexst week. “If you want to get your kids tuckered out and enjoy some family time, the pool is it,” a post said. 12/29 and 12/30, Recreational swim is from 1-3 p.m. and family swim from 7-9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 29–30. Recreation swim is no toys and children older than 7 can come on their own. Family swim is all toys and floaty types but an adult has to be in the water with the children and toys....
'Glory to God in the highest. And on earth, peace and goodwill to all.' Out our way on the open prairie, away from the lights of town, you can often see the stars clearly on a moonless night. It is something many folks, especially in urban areas, have never really witnessed. For those of us who have been blessed to be out in "the Big Open" on a moonless night, it is an amazing sight. I have fond memories of camping and riding in isolated areas where such views were possible. A...
Merry Christmas (Please read John 1:1-18) Jesus the Word is the creator of everything; this is his world. This passage not only underscores Jesus' full ownership of all creation as his rightful possession but also serves as a foundation of his love and providential care for all he has made. Jesus, the creator of the world, was unwilling to leave his "very good" creation to the destructive powers of sin, but rather, he came to redeem his handiwork. The incarnation has profound...
You know, Lord, the old is everlastingly new as we anticipate the celebration of Christmas once again. Through that special event, Your gift of Your only begotten Son from heaven, happened over 2000 years ago, it is unendingly a pristine, a new treasured, message each year. Thank You, Lord, for the Christmas story in Luke, chapter two, where the angel said to the shepherds, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people."...
