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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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, 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...
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,...
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...
