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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...
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...
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...
A four-car pileup south of Box Elder sent three people to the hospital and shut down U.S. Highway 87 for more than an hour Saturday. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Matt Erickson said the crash, which was reported at 11:56 a.m. Saturday, was due to high levels of dust due to high winds causing low visibility. He said at least three injured people were transported to a Great Falls hospital. The names and conditions of the injured people were not available. Erickson said neither speed nor alcohol were known contributing factors...
ACLU of Montana Thursday accused Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen of still having inaccurate information out about Tuesday’s election, and said in a tweet it demanded she correct polling locations around the state. “Confirm your polling location with your local elections administrator before going out to vote,” the tweet said. The state Democratic party said in a release Friday it conducted an audit on the website of the Secretary of State, the top elections official in Montana, and found numerous inaccuracies and missi...
Press release Havre High School speech and debate took a mix of veteran competitors and new speakers to the Billings Central Catholic High School tournament hosted at Lockwood High School Saturday, with a good return from both groups. “This was an excellent showing by our competitors,” head coach Tim Leeds said. “This was a massive tournament, and all of our speakers had good rounds, with four finishes in the top eight.” The tournament saw students from nine Class A schools including Havre, nine Class B schools and three C...
Former Havre Police officer Brandon Murnion pleaded guilty in Hill County Justice Court last week to two misdemeanors. Murnion was accused of kicking in two doors July 10, on the 700 Block of Fourth Street and the 200 Block of Eighth Avenue and creating a disturbance by “creating a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act that serves no legitimate purpose” on the 700 Block of Fourth Avenue. Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich said last Wednesday that Murrnion, who started as a probationary officer with Havre Aug...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a report made at 12:04 p.m. Friday from First Avenue of a lawnmower being stolen. -- Officers assisting another agency Friday at 3:26 p.m. on the 10 Block of Second Street arrested Steeven Andrew Avolad of Havre, 52, at 6:34 p.m. on a charge of negligent endangerment. -- After receiving a complaint from a local hospital at 6:51 p.m. Friday, officers arrested Lana Belgarde Saddler of Rocky Boy, 52, on a charge of disorderly...
As I write this, today is Halloween, Oct. 31. I realize this won't be published until Nov. 7, but I have some things that I've been thinking quite a bit about and thought I would "put pen to paper." As a kid, I can't remember going Trick or Treating very much. One year my brother and I dressed up in some antique clothes that mom had been given. Dad drove our friends Cindi and Calvin Couch, my brother and I around to the neighbors: Draegers, Springers and Rismons. We happily...
District 4 Human Resource Development Council is looking for community input on a needs assessment for its district, and wants RSVPs by Monday to set a count for lunches that will be provided at a meeting Nov. 14. A release about the meeting says the community action program is in the process of completing a community needs assessment for its coverage area. “Your participation as a community partner is vital,” the release says. The services offered by District 4 HRDC are developed to enable low-income individuals in Hil...
