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To accommodate an actor also playing in a Montana State University-Northern Skylights basketball game Friday, Montana Actors' Theatre's production of "Murder on the Orient Express" will be moved to 8:30 p.m. Friday only. The production will start at 8 p.m. Saturday....
Programs to help people celebrate the holidays are underway, with Tuesday the deadline for people to sign up for the Havre Community Food Bank and The Salvation Army’s Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets and the last day for in-person registrations for The Angel Tree Program. A Salvation Army flyer said to fill out an application for the food baskets, provided for low-income and needy families in the area, people can call 406-265-6411 to set up an appointment. Applications for The Angel Tree program will be done at that t...
Montana Red Cross GREAT FALLS — The American Red Cross urges blood donors to give now and help fight the potential impact of seasonal illnesses and a potentially severe flu season on the blood supply. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts a serious spread of flu this year and is already reporting an early spike in cases in several states. When seasonal illnesses increase, the number of healthy donors tends to decrease, leaving the Red Cross blood supply vulnerable to a potential shortage over the holidays. P...
Havre Police Department Officers issued a verbal or written warning to children reported Wednesday at 4:43 p.m. tubing on Sixth Street and to people reported at 7:22 p.m. spinning brodies in a Montana State University-Northern parking lot. -- Roosvelt Brumfield of Mount Vernon, Luisiana, 50, was arrested for a trespass to property charge after a Wednesday 8:26 p.m. caller on Ninth Street reported a man who was knocking on the door and wouldn't leave. -- Officers assisted...
Montana Farmers Union A new meat processing cooperative in Havre has received nearly $292,000 in Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program funding. Montana Premium Processing Cooperative is set to formally open its doors with a grand opening Nov. 21, and the federal funds will help cover equipment costs and other startup costs, said Matt Rains, chief of staff for Montana Farmers Union, which has been instrumental in getting the co-op operational. “It’s a really key thing to not burden the co-op with paying loan int...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint Brad Moore as Interim Superintendent for the remainder of the year. Craig Mueller had been superintendent until last month when he died unexpectedly, leaving the district without a superintendent. Board members said they are drawing up a document detailing the procedures to hire a permanent superintendent, a document that will be discussed at their next special meeting in two weeks. At the meeting Moore also presented an official enrollment...
The executive assistant of the Hill County Commission took a victory in Tuesday's election, defeating the incumbent commissioner. Democrat Sheri Williams won the commission election in a close race, with 1,880 votes to incumbent Republican Commissioner Diane McLean's 1,781. Independent Les Odegard received 1,415 votes. "I want to thank all the people of Hill County for the support they have given me, and I'm honored to be the new commissioner, come next year," Williams said...
It was mixed results for incumbent legislators in local races in Tuesday’s election, with Sen. Russ Tempel, R-Chester, and Rep. Casey Knudsen, R-Malta, holding onto their seats but Democrat Paul Tuss, D-Havre, defeating incumbent Rep. Ed Hill, R-Havre, in that race. Tuss took 1,785 votes to Hill’s 1,477. Tuss reacted with relief and positive anticipation of what was to come. “I’m feeling great. This was a long campaign,” he said. “... But the campaign phase ends today, and the governing phase begins.” Tuss said he looks forw...
A caller near Carpenter Park reported to Havre Police Tuesday at 3:39 p.m. seeing signs of a water main break in the area. Havre Public Works Director Dave Peterson said a water main break occurred near the intersection of Sixth Street and 12th Avenue. Water was shut off to a one to two block area for the night, but a crew was out first thing this morning to start the repair, he said. Peterson said that if all goes as planned, his crew should be done with the repair by this afternoon. Because the frost isn’t very deep into t...
Several ballot initiatives were on ballots in Tuesday’s election, and Hill County voters approved two new taxes but shot down a proposal to change the form of Havre’s city government. A proposal to change Havre’s government to have a city manager take over most of the executive duties now held by the mayor narrowly failed, with 1,398 votes in favor and 1,517 against. But a proposed mill levy to pay for replacing the Beaver Lodge in Camp Kiwanis in Beaver Creek Park passed by a 186-vote margin, 2,601-2,415. The Hill Count...
Havre Daily News staff Musical Duo Eddie Fallo and Brad Taylor will play great fiddle and guitar to old Country music favorites at the North Central Senior Citizens Center, 2 Second St. West, Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The lunch menu for Thursday is omelettes and hash brown bake with a suggested donation of $5 for people 60 and older and a $6 charge for all others....
Havre Police Department A two-vehicle crash was reported on Wilson Avenue at 7:59 a.m. Tuesday. -- A caller on Third Street reported Tuesday at 8:50 a.m. that a Subaru had been rear-ended and it was up on the sidewalk. -- A summons was issued after a juvenile with a vape was reported at Havre Middle School Tuesday at 1:41 p.m. No details on charges were provided. -- A two-vehicle, non-injury crash involving a Ford Focus and a Chevy Impala was reported Tuesday at 3:34 p.m. on...
U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA has designated Liberty County as a primary natural disaster area due to extreme weather June 7 through July 9, with Hill, Chouteau, Pondera and Toole counties also eligible for assistance as contiguous counties. The secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery...
National Center for Appropriate Technology The National Center for Appropriate Technology has launched a new, interactive website for its ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program which provides trusted and practical tools for farmers. Since 1987, ATTRA has been a key resource for sustainable and organic farmers and ranchers. The new website is at http://attra.ncat.org . “For 35 years, ATTRA has been helping sustainable farmers grow healthy foods, expand their market opportunities, and diversify their farm businesses through o...
U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture launched a new online tool to help farmers and ranchers better navigate the farm loan application process. This uniform application process will help to ensure all farm loan applicants receive equal support and have a consistent customer experience with USDA’s Farm Service Agency regardless of their individual circumstances. “USDA recognizes more must be done to ensure all customers have equal access to our programs and services,” FSA Adminis...
Montana Farm Service Agency The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering virtual workshops for agricultural producers and stakeholders to learn about the latest updates and improvements to the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection and the Micro Farm insurance options, two of the most comprehensive risk management options available. These insurance options are especially important to specialty crop, organic, urban, and direct market producers, and this is part of the USDA’s Risk Management Agency efforts to increase participation i...
2:12 p.m. With all votes except some outstanding provisional ballots counted, the unofficial results show Sheri Williams winning the Hill County Commission race, Paul Tuss winning the race in House District 28, and, in Hill County votes, Russ Tempel retaining his seat in Senate District 14. In Hill County, incumbent Republican Tempel 2,726 votes to Democrat Dave Brewer's 1,310. Tuss took 1,785 votes while incumbent Rep. Ed Hill, R-Havre, took 1,477. And in the county commission race, Democrat Williams won a narrow victory...
The Hill County Park Board discussed the possibility of putting up a cross fence in the southern part of Beaver Creek Park to reduce overgrazing in the southern pasture at their monthly meeting, where they received a petition from grazers in the area, most of whom oppose the fence. Keith Raty, one of the ranchers in that area, said of the six ranchers that graze that area, five had either signed the petition or had announced their intention to. The petition said the ranchers do not believe the fence would do anything except...
Winter weather returned to the region with a vengeance Monday, with plummeting temperatures and heavy snow at times. Snow is expected to continue through Wednesday, with unseasonably cold temperatures expected at least through Saturday. At its recording station at the Havre City-County Airport, National Weather Service reported an inch of snow falling through midnight with the low hitting minus 1 degrees. A Weather Service post updated at 9:03 p.m. Monday said the next...
At a meeting of the Havre City Council Monday, Mayor Doug Kaercher said the city’s deer management plan, including bow hunting in parts of the city, has been approved by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, and the plan is to announce a special hunt Dec. 1 through Feb. 15. Kaercher said a public service announcement will be going out through local media with further details and he asked that any property owners in the city interested in letting their land be used for bow hunting get in contact with the city. The urban d...
Press release Hill County resident Katie Kuhr just returned from three days in Billings as part of REAL - Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership - Montana. For Kuhr and other members of REAL Montana Class V, the Oct. 27-29 was the second seminar in their two-year educational program. The focus of the seminar was media and communications. While in Billings, class members received individual training on vocal control and how to effectively communicate in a media...
Press release Hi-Line United Soccer traveling teams for high school and middle school age youth will hold an informational gathering for the Spring 2023 season Thursday, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at Havre Middle School. The gathering will be held in the foyer and will coincide with parent-teacher conferences in an effort to minimize parental evening commitments. Contact [email protected] for more information....
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 lease between Hill County and Laredo Financial Business and Real Estate LLC Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Tabled Certificate of Survey showing a retracement of the existing flood control County needs Kremlin Railroad Crossing Boulevard Avenue storm...
Havre Police Department A Boulevard Avenue caller Monday at 9:30 a.m. reported a vehicle window was vandalized. -- A two-vehicle, non-injury crash involving a Nissan Frontier and a a Toyota Rav was reported on 13th Street West at 9:46 a.m. Monday. -- A bad check was reported at a First Street business Monday at 10:35 a.m. -- A Lincoln Avenue caller reported a stolen snow plow Monday at 4:51 p.m. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a caller on 11th Street West...
U.S. Senator Jon Tester attended a get out to vote rally with local, state and federal Democratic candidates Friday evening, where he encouraged everyone present not only to vote, but to find others who hadn't voted and get them to the polls. Tester said a great deal was riding on this election, which could potentially be a watershed moment in politics, an election that could provide the Montana Republican Party with the super majority they need to change the state's constitut...
