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U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that it has decided to extend the summer hours of the Port of Wild Horse at the U.S.-Canadian Border north of Havre to its usual summer hours for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., sent a letter to a letter to Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Troy A. Miller the last week of May, saying the extended hours were “critical for the agricultural sector, tourism, and everyday trade and travel between the U.S. and Canada.” Tester also not...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the time of the meeting. The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board will meet Monday, June 10, at 6 p.m. in the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum located at 2 Fifth Avenue, Havre The meeting agenda is: 1. Call to order 2. Roll call of members 3. Reading and approval of minutes 4. Museum Report — Caroline Tuss 5. Wahkpa Chu’gn Report — Caroline Tuss 6. The Foundation Report — Elaine Morse 7. Committee reports a. Budget — Val Hickman b. Election of officers — committee 8. Unfinished business a. C...
Filed 10:10 a.m. June 10, 2024 A 39-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash in Philips County early Friday morning. Phillips County Coroner was not available this morning when Havre Weekly Chronicle called to see if the name of the crash victim has been released. Montana Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred on U.S. Highway 2 at Mile Marker 462 near Malta. The Ford F-150 driven by the man was traveling westbound on U.S. Highway 2 at 5:25 a.m. Friday when it drifted off the right side of the road and hit a delineator,...
From the office of U.S. Sen. Jon Tester WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced Thursday that a more-than $88 million contract that is funded through his bipartisan infrastructure law has been awarded to Montana-based NW Construction to complete the St. Mary Diversion Dam Replacement project. The contract is part of the up to $100 million Tester secured for the Milk River Project through his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Tester negotiated and helped pass into law. Tester was the only m...
DAVEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 12 REGULAR/QUARTERLY SAFETY MEETINGS School Board Agenda Monday June 10, 2024 4:30 p.m. I. Call to Order II. Minutes III. Recognition of visitors A. Public comment IV. Accounts Payables A. Warrants- June 2024 Claims #61011561 thru #61011_____; Direct Deposits, Payroll & EFTs V. Financial statements VI. Old Business Maintenance: Rerouting Water Away from Storage Sheds & School Yard 3141 Non-Resident Enrollment a.k.a. Open Tuition Bill Policy – Second Reading Savvas Math Curriculum Payment Agreement: Denie...
By Emily Mayer Graduations continued this week 100 years ago in Havre, Montana. These two articles were printed on the front page of the June 4, 1924, Havre Daily Promoter. EIGHTH GRADERS RECEIVE STATE DIPLOMAS Thirty eighth grade graduates from the county schools and 20 from the parochial school received eighth grade diplomas after successfully passing the state examinations last week. The county students are: District 20-Martin Gillett, Edward Dolezal, Mary Gillett, Anna Hiller, Theresa Dolezal, Martha Sprague, Hortense...
Havre/Hill County Historic Preservation Commission The third building on Northern campus was the girl's residence hall, known by most as Donaldson Hall. The building provided rooms for 116 women attending college at Northern. The living room at Donaldson, now known as the Commons, was a social and elegant setting for college dance and receptions. The room was complete with fireplace and attractive furnishings. The grandness of Donaldson Hall quickly became the iconic symbol...
Havre Police Department Thursday, May 23, 2024 Officers responding to a report of employee theft at 1:18 p.m. from a business on the 10 Block of First Street West issued two summonses to Eddie Daniel Preciado of Havre, 54, each on a charge of theft by shoplifting. -- Officers responding to a call 3:07 p.m. from Second Street arrested Desirea Lee Writingbird of Box Elder, 43, on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. -- Officers at 6:54 p.m. at a U.S. Highway 2...
Note: Commissioner weekly business meeting has been changed from Thursday to Friday this week. Meetings will resume their normally scheduled times next week. Monday, June 10, 2024 9:30 a.m. — Commissioner working session in the Commission Office 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the Commission Office Tuesday, June 11, 2024 8:30 a.m. — Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation meeting in the Commission Office 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in the Commission Office 10:30 a.m. — Local Emergency...
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana GREAT FALLS - A man who admitted making threats to blow up the Dodson school was sentenced May 29 to one year and one month in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. Jacob Edwin Wilson, 40, a transient, pleaded guilty in January to false information and hoaxes as charged in an indictment. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The court also ordered $7,000...
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana GREAT FALLS - A woman accused of beating another woman during an attempted kidnapping from Great Falls to the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation admitted to an assault charge Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Taneal Raschae Sutherland, 30, pleaded guilty to assault with the intent to commit a felony, a kidnapping. Sutherland faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised...
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana GREAT FALLS - A man who admitted to assaulting a woman at his residence on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation in 2021 was sentenced Monday to three years and two months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Gabriel Evan Jordan, 26, pleaded guilty in January to a superseding information charging him with assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Chief U.S. District Judge...
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana GREAT FALLS - A Havre man who admitted selling methamphetamine was sentenced Thursday, May 30, to five years and four months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Stephen Eric Engelhardt Jr., 41, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to distribution of meth. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The government alleged that in March 2023, members of th...
Public notice Pursuant to 20-6-604 MCA, the trustees of yer Havre Public Schools District #16A, have resolved to dispose of several items that have become abandoned, obsolete, undesirable and unsuitable for school purposes of the district. The resolution shall became effective 14 days after this notice, May 14, 2024. Thereafter, the Trustees shall sell or dispose of the property in the best interests of the district. Any appeals have to be be filed prior to June 14, 2024....
North Central Senior Center June 10-14, 2024 Menu Monday, June 10 — Pulled Pork Sandwich on Bun, Jojo’s, Green Beans, Oranges Tuesday, June 11 — Turkey SOS, Mash Potato/Gravy Corn, Peas, Carrots, Cup Cakes Wednesday, June 12 — Spaghetti & Noodles, Garlic, Bread, Pears Thursday, June 13 — Hawaiian Chicken with Pineapple & Ham, Corn, Jell-O-Lime Friday 14 — Clam chowder, egg salad sandwich, California mixed veggies, apple crisp Important: We will continue to prepare meals for the Rudyard Center until someone is hired. We w...
The Hill County Council on Aging has listed the meals to be served at the Rudyard senior center, 406-355-4240. No meals are served Tuesdays. The menus planned for the Rudyard center next week are: Monday, June 10 —McRibs, scalloped potatoes, veggies, fruit Wednesday, June 12 — Stroganoff, vegetables, fruit Thursday, June 13 — Chicken-n-rice, veggies, fruit Friday, June 14 — Chicken noodle soup Menus are subject to change without notice....
Press release USDA has declared eight Montana counties primary disaster areas and 18 contiguous counties including Chouteauare eligible for assistance. This 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 needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization...
Press release BOZEMAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday that agricultural producers and private landowners can now sign up for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program. The signup runs from Monday, June 3, through June 28, 2024. Grassland CRP, offered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency, is a voluntary working lands conservation program that enables participants to conserve grasslands and provide important conservation benefits for wildlife, soil health and carbon sequestration, all while continuing most gra...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Department of Agriculture is recruiting for open positions on its Noxious Weed Management Advisory Council). The following council terms expire June 30, 2024: • Recreationist / Wildlife Group Representative • Noxious Weed Free Materials Representative • Montana Weed Control Association Representative • Eastern County Weed District Representative • At-Large Member • Herbicide Dealer or Applicator Representative The advisory council is appointed by the Montana Department of Agriculture d...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in partnership with FarmRaise, May 28 launched a new, online Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-raised Fish Program Decision Tool. The USDA’s Farm Service Agency tool is designed to assist agricultural producers who have been impacted by natural disasters access available program support. The ELAP Decision Tool, a component of a broader disaster assistance program educational module, further expands the library of online FSA disaster and farm loan pro...
Do you ever wonder what your grandparents might be talking about in Heaven? "Hey, Gertrude, can you believe how many times my granddaughter Ila and your grandson Del's paths have crossed ... and still are?" "Agnes, I couldn't agree more. They're in their 70s and still running into each other!" My paternal grandparents were Sidney and Agnes Whaley. They homestead in 1913 near Simpson, Montana (about 40-plus miles northwest of Havre). They came from Clio, Michigan, and joined Gr...
Proverbs 4:14 "Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers." Out our way, accidents happen. One day, an old friend asked me to come out to help reset an old gravestone in a neglected and abandoned cemetery out on the prairie. The fence had long since fallen in disrepair and cattle had gotten in and rubbed against the headstones, knocking some over. My friend had been friends with a youth back in the day whose headstone had been knocked over - and...
I've always enjoyed road trips. If I have the time I prefer taking to the open road than to the air. Recently I found myself traveling south more regularly than usual but what a beautiful time to hit the road. The season's rains have cast an emerald glaze over every horizon which feels as refreshing as cucumber slices to the eyes. No, I didn't go anywhere for a spa treatment, but my senses were revitalized just the same. As the miles rolled by I found myself hanging onto a blu...
Governor Greg Gianforte issued an executive order Saturday declaring a statewide disaster in response to flooding in northern and central Montana. The flooding occurred after heavy rainfall including a record-setting amount of 2.59 inches in Havre May 7. Hill County Commission declared an emergency, although it did not declare a disaster at that time. “Runoff from recent heavy rain and snow has compromised critical electrical infrastructure and roads and bridges in Montana,” Gianforte said Saturday in a release. “This order...
