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Chinook Public Schools Superintendent Fred Hofman said Chinook High School went into a “secure in place” status Tuesday after a student told fellow students the student had a gun and, according to two of the fellow students, threatened to commit self harm. After a fellow student advised law enforcement was at the school, the student disappeared, Hofman said. “Until the student was located, we went into ‘secure in place’ and took precautions, Hofman said. He said the student was located at the end of the school day and taken...
Democrat and former Billings City Councilperson Penny Ronning, running against incumbent Republican Matt Rosendale and independent Gary Buchanan in the race for the Eastern District of Montana's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, came to Havre this weekend to speak at this year's Pasma-Pack Dinner, organized by the Hill County Democratic Central Committee. Committee Chair Lindsey Ratliff introduced Ronning as an admirable public servant and someone who will represent...
Montana Farmers Union HELENA - Montana Farmers Union recently recognized several Montana youths for their dedication to agriculture and MFU education programs. The youth, along with several MFU members and locals, were recognized during MFU's 107th Annual Convention held in Helena earlier this month. Receiving the highest youth honor through MFU of becoming a Torchbearer were Shania Van Spyk of Great Falls, Natasia Van Spyk from Great Falls, Robert Jack Anderson of Great...
Montana Farm Bureau Federation The 103rd Montana Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention is slated for Nov. 14-17 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Missoula. Registration is now open, and members can expect to hear top-notch speakers on various topics, discuss policy for the coming year and enjoy the camaraderie with farmers and ranchers from across the state. Highlights of the convention include prominent speakers Ara Megerdichian, Montana State University, who will address leadership skills; Jordan Levi, Arcadia Management, who...
Montana Farm Bureau Federation The Montana Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee encourages any voting Farm Bureau member ages 18-35 to compete in the Young Farmer and Rancher Discussion Meet, which takes place Nov. 15 during the MFBF Annual Convention in Missoula. The winner of the Discussion Meet will receive the keys to a new Polaris Ranger, and an expense-paid trip to participate in the national Discussion Meet held during the American Farm Bureau Annual Convention January 2023 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The...
Press release FORT HARRISON — Montana VA Health Care System encourages veterans to be proactive with breast cancer health and awareness during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women after skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in women. The sobering statistic behind breast cancer is that 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer and likely need treatment and surgery to survive. In Montana, with a population of 1.1 million people, this represents around 62,...
As inflation causes us all to stretch our dollars, the majority of Americans — including Havre residents — are likely focused on finding the best prices without sacrificing quality. Health care can be expensive, so picking the right insurance plan that meets your individual or family needs can be critical to maintaining a balanced budget. Right now — during the Annual Election Period Oct. 15 through Dec. 7 — people eligible for Medicare have the opportunity to select a plan that provides the affordability, convenience and ben...
Former Harlem High School teacher Jack Garner Young, currently being held on a felony charge of sexual intercourse without consent with one of his students as well as misdemeanor counts of sexual assault and indecent exposure, changed his plea to guilty Monday afternoon during a hearing at the Blaine County Courthouse. Young originally pleaded not guilty in May of this year, but on Monday changed his plea, admitting to having penetrative intercourse with a 16-year-old student. While the age of consent in Montana is 16 years...
Havre Police Department A semitractor-trailer that skidded on ice was reported blocking lanes on the viaduct at 7:06 a.m. Monday. -- Another semitractor-trailer that skidded on ice on the viaduct was reported blocking lanes Monday at 8:20 a.m. -- A shoplifter was reported at a First Street business at 12:54 a.m. Monday. -- A two-vehicle, non-injury crash involving a Traverse and a Chrysler was reported Monday at 3:34 p.m. on 10th Street West. -- A Ninth Avenue caller reported...
A headline and story in Friday’s edition of Havre Daily News about a Hill County officials meeting misreported that Hill County Superintendent of Schools Vicki Proctor recommended capping school enrollment in county schools. Proctor only was referring to schools she supervises directly, rural schools without their own superintendent. More students are seeking to transfer to Hill County’s rural schools to seek smaller class sizes to recover from impacts of the pandemic. Proctor said the schools are full, and she rec...
Editor’s note: This version corrects that Hill County Superintendent of Schools Vicki Proctor only was recommending rural Hill County Schools she oversees directly cap their enrollment. It also corrects the grade levels of an afterschool program at Davey Elementary School. Hill County Superintendent of Schools Vicki Proctor said during a county officials meeting this week that local schools are still trying to cope with the aftereffects of the pandemic and there are so many children in need that she’s recommending that the...
Hill County Democrats held their annual Pasma-Peck Dinner Sunday evening, after years away due to COVID-19. The event comes on the heels of significant Democratic losses in 2020, and Hill County Democratic Central Committee Chair Lindsey Ratliff said they are hoping to rally this year, taking back some influence and, on the state level, prevent a Republican supermajority in the Montana Legislature and maintain the state's constitution. At the meeting local, state and national...
Havre Public School Superintendent Craig Mueller died unexpectedly at the age of 50 Saturday, causing some schools around the area and the Havre Boys & Girls Club to close for the day today. "We are grateful for Mr. Mueller's leadership and passion for the education of students at Havre Public Schools for the past decade," a release from HPS Sunday afternoon said. "We ask that you keep his family, and everyone who loved him in your thoughts and prayers, while also respecting...
Much-needed precipitation finally hit the area, including some snow Saturday and Sunday, although probably not enough to make much of a dent in the drought conditions here. The reporting station at the Havre City-County Airport recorded an inch-and-a-third of precipitation from Friday through Sunday along with colder temperature. Although Havre did not receive several inches of snow as was in early forecasts, snow did fall late Saturday and Sunday, although Weather Service reports only a trace recorded. In Havre, the low hit...
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 Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Preliminary certificate of survey showing a retracement of the existing flood control levee County needs Stage 1 fire status Leslie L. Campbell Revocable Trust easement and agreement Quit claim deeds....
Havre Police Department An 8:17 a.m. Friday caller on 11th Street reported witnessing a hit and run crash. -- A caller reported a deer with only three legs at Sixth Street and Seventh Avenue Friday at 8:50 a.m. -- Officer were asked Saturday at 6:43 a.m. to assist with a complaint on Sixth Street. -- Dave Vaughn of Havre, 72, was issued a summons on a disorderly conduct charge after man was reported cussing at a neighbor on 14th Street West Saturday at 10:34 a.m. -- Jada...
The Hill County Commission passed a resolution supporting Operation Greenlight, at their weekly business meeting Thursday, a national initiative meant to spotlight the struggles of veterans counties across the U.S. struggling to reintegrate with their communities after their service. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson, who ran the meeting in the absence of Commission Chair Diane McLean, read the resolution, which says the people of the county are grateful to the people who served in the armed forces and put themselves in...
The local Waid ranching family was presented the Governor’s Forest Products Award by Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte Thursday morning at the family’s more-than 100-year-old ranch. Gianforte presented the award to Lon Waid and his family, who run Bear Paw Forestry, which Gianforte said has shown a steadfast commitment to active forest management, maintaining healthy forest environments, a priority for his administration, and for creating great products. He said the kind of products and work the family does is vitally imp...
Local resident Sonni Ochoa is holding a benefit dinner for her 4-year-old child Jaspen, who is in need of a life-saving heart transplant, a procedure that is just another step on a long, difficult and expensive road for him to live as normal a life as possible with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The dinner is being held Saturday at the Havre Eagles Club from 6 to 8 p.m. with enchiladas, Spanish rice and beans for $15 a plate, as well as nachos for children. It also will...
Hill County Democrats will be holding their annual Pasma-Peck Fundraising Dinner to raise money for their candidates and boost enthusiasm for the upcoming election at the Eagles Club at 5 p.m. Sunday. Hill County Democrat Central Committiee Chair Lindsey Ratliff said the dinner is named in memory of long-time Hill County Democrat Jim Pasma, known as “Mr. Democrat,” who was very active in levels of government, and Ray Peck, a long-serving state legislator who convinced U.S. Sen. Jon Tester to run for the state Legislature yea...
Havre Daily News staff The nation’s largest and longest-running drug-use prevention campaign is running again next week, with activities in Havre to help youth and children “celebrate life; live drug-free.” National Red Ribbon week starts Sunday and Havre schools and the Boys & Girls Cub of the Hi-Line have activities for local students and residents. National Family Partnership, formerly the National Federation of Parents for Drug Free Youth, was established as a grassroots, nonprofit organization in 1980 by a handful of co...
Hi-Line Junior Rodeo Team is holding a Junior Rodeo Saddle Series this fall with nine rodeos over three weekends from the end of October to mid-November and the entry deadline for the first weekend is Monday. Each weekend at the Bigger Better Barn, starting Oct. 29-30 and continuing Nov. 5-6 and 19-20, the group is holding three rodeos back-to-back over the two days for youth up to 18 years of age as of Jan. 1, 2022. Competitors who participate in six of the nine rodeos will...
Press release Big Medicine, the sacred white bison on display at the Montana Historical Society in Helena, is being repatriated to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes at their request. The MTHS Board of Trustees voted unanimously Thursday to return Big Medicine to his homeland based on his cultural and spiritual significance to the tribes. "Big Medicine represents the past that has carried forward to the present and the work yet to be done to protect our identity,...
Havre Police Department After a no-show at a 24/7 Sobriety Program no-show, officers issued a summons at 8 a.m. Thursday on a charge of criminal contempt to John Melvin Birdtail of Havre, 30. -- After a no-show at a 24/7 Sobriety Program no-show, officers issued a summons on a charge of criminal contempt Thursday at 8 a.m. to Darrin Dean Longfox Jr. of Hays, 26. -- After receiving a call from a park on 11th Street, officers arrested Fernando Herminio Bautista of Havre, 29, on...
