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The staff and faculty at Havre High School would like to welcome students back to school Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Registration is taking place online this year. People can login to the Parent Portal at http://www.blueponyk12.com and electronically sign the enrollment forms for your student. Parents will also be able to purchase activity passes and yearbooks through the online school store. If people are unable to access the Parent Portal, they contact the high school main office at 406-395-8551. Schedules are being...
Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees held a special meeting Tuesday to approve a number of new paraprofessionals for the district as well as approve union contracts with paraprofessionals and building administrators. HPS Superintendent Craig Mueller said, due to their recent job fair, they got a bunch of new paraproffessionals as well as people to fill extracurricular and teaching positions at the middle school on a part-time basis. Muller also said they reached an agreement for a 1-year contract with the district’s p...
MISSOULA (AP) — John Engen, Missoula’s longest-serving mayor, died Monday of pancreatic cancer, city officials said. He was 57. After winning his fifth term in November 2021, Engen announced in March that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had a tumor on his liver. His death was announced in a news release by city spokesperson Ginny Merriam. Gwen Jones, president of the city council, has been appointed interim mayor until a new mayor can be chosen, Merriam said. Engen led with humor, strength and grace, Jon...
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 County needs Floodway easement Quit claim deeds....
Havre City-County Airport Board will meet Thursday, Aug. 18, at 3 p.m. in Havre City Hall. The meeting agenda is: 1. Approval of July 21 minutes 2. Correspondence 3. Reports (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer 4. Public comments 5. Unfinished business (A) North end of South Way Lake (B) Airport attorney (C) 2023 Budget (D) CIP approval (E) Electrical bid Big Hangar 6. New business 7. Approval of August claims....
Havre Police Department A First Street caller reported a biting dog issue Tuesday at 7:18 a.m. -- A 17-year-old was issued a summons on charges of trespass to property and disorderly conduct after a caller reported a disturbance was in progress on 10th Street West Tuesday at 3:51 p.m. -- A stolen vehicle was reported Tuesday at 5:36 p.m. on Grant Avenue. -- A two-vehicle, non-injury crash was reported on 18th Street at 6:16 p.m. Tuesday. -- A hit and run crash was reported on...
Havre Daily News staff A free Hunter Safety class is being offered by Chippewa Cree Tribe Fish and Wildlife. Set for Monday, Aug. 22, through Thursday, Aug. 25, the four sessions will be 6-9 p.m. each day at Stone Child College in the Kennewash Building. The course is for people 11 years of age and older, and they must attend all four sessions to meet tribal and Montana state certification guidelines. A parent of guardian must accompany minors on the first day to provide a signature. Masks are required, as well, to attend....
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture welcomed the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which will deliver $19.5 billion in new conservation funding to support climate-smart agriculture. This historic funding will bolster the new steps that USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service announced Monday to improve opportunities for nutrient management. NRCS will target funding, increasing program flexibilities, launch a new outreach campaign to promote nutrient management’s economic benefits, in addition to expan...
From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN — As winter wheat harvest in Montana comes to a close, producers may be thinking about fertilizer decisions for upcoming winter wheat seeding. Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur and chloride should all be considered in fertility programs, said Clain Jones, soil fertility specialist with Montana State University Extension and professor in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences in the College of Agriculture. Phosphorous and potassium Phosphorus and potassium are i...
Press release BOZEMAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday that it is awarding $197 million for 41 locally led conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. RCPP is a partner-driven program that leverages partner resources to advance innovative projects that address climate change, enhance water quality, and address other critical challenges on agricultural land. “Our partners are experts in their fields and understand the challenges in their own backyards,” Agriculture Secre...
A board is looking for public comment on and is holding a virtual webinar this week about a work plan to be submitted to the commission that oversees the waters that flow between the U.S. and Canada about how to apportion waters of the St. Mary and Milk rivers, a release about the study said. The work plan is being written as work progresses to rehabilitate the system that diverts water into the Milk River, the very issue that led to the creation of the International Joint Commission that oversees water on the borders of the...
As well as passing a number of yearly levies, Havre City Council voted to adopt this coming year's preliminary budget and set a public hearing for the budget for Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher said physical copies of the preliminary budget will be available at his office until the hearing, and an online copy can be found attached to this week's council meeting agenda at the city's website. In addition to adopting this budget the city also passed a...
Press release GREAT FALLS — A Billings woman suspected of trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation admitted to charges Monday, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Chantel Marie Azure, 33, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Azure faces a mandatory minimum five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. Morris set sen...
Havre Police Department Dustin Colt Snow of Billings, 21, was arrested on a trespass to property charge and a Justice or City court warrant after a Monday 6:52 a.m. caller on Third Street reported someone in their home. -- Officers were called Monday at 9:03 p.m. to the 200 Block of Fifth Avenue where a pedestrian had been struck by a car. Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich said the driver of the vehicle failed to yield to the pedestrian at a crosswalk and struck the person...
Bullhoook Blossoms Garden Club On the corner of Ford Avenue and 14th Street W. is one of the most beautiful escapes you can find here in Havre, MT. Donna Shulund and her late husband, Mel, designed and built the garden throughout many wonderful years together. As a passerby, you can view the front patio filled with bountiful flowers. However, as you walk through, there are multiple raised beds full of peppers, garlic, cabbage, kale and so much more that are all watered by hand...
Tuesday at Havre City Hall from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. is the last big chance for the people of Havre to provide comments on and ask questions about the Downtown Master Plan, a roadmap being created by High Plains Architects to revitalize downtown Havre. The plan has been a long time in the making, and this will be the last in a series of public meetings the architectural firm has held in town on the plan, and it is a prelude to the plan’s development reaching completion. “It’s an opportunity for people to come with quest...
The Chouteau County Fair is running Thursday through Sunday this week in Fort Benton. The fair, located on the Chouteau County Fairgrounds, 205 Fair Grounds Loop at the southwest end of town, is open noon to midnight daily, with a carnival, free entertainment, 4-H showing, vendors and evening entertainment. The carnival, with Midway Amusements, is expected to have 10 rides — six bigger rides and four smaller ones, and will have all-day passes available for kids. People can c...
Press release School begins at North Star Schools Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 7:55 a.m. for elementary students in Gildford and at 8 a.m. for students in grades six through 12 in Rudyard. School will dismiss as usual at 3:45 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Buses will run on a similar schedule to prior years. North Star Schools anticipates approximately 190 students this year in grades K-12. Back-to-school information, including the school calendar and school supply lists, has been sent in electronic form to email...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Middle School is holding in-person registration this week. The registration is Tuesday through Thursday, Aug. 16-18, from 7-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. A school newsletter says online registration also is available on the Parent Portal at http://blueponyk12.com, and student ID cards and memory books can be purchased online as well. More information including the school supply list is available on the school web page at blueponyk12.com on the “SCHOOLS” and “Havre Middle School” button....
Editor’s note: Havre Daily News had to finish the Friday edition early due to press problems and was not able to print this agenda in that edition. The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at 12:15 p.m. in the Robins School Administration Building. The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Agenda deletions or corrections, and additions allowed by policy, if any B. New business 1 . Personnel 2. Paraprofessional Agreement 3...
Havre Police Department A jewelry theft was reported Thursday at 8:04 by a Hill Street caller. -- A Second Street Northeast caller reported Thursday at 9:08 a.m. that a bike was stolen. -- An arrest was made after officers were called to assist Probation and Parole Thursday at 1:30 p.m. No details on charges were provided in the dispatch log, but Crystal Michelle Blatt, who was named as an involved party, was listed in Friday's jail roster as being held on a charge of...
The company drafting a downtown master plan for Havre is meeting in Havre City Hall in the council chambers Tuesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. “Representatives of High Plains Architects will provide an update on their work developing a master plan to revitalize Havre’s downtown,” a release announcing the meeting said. “The community is invited to share their ideas, ask question and provide input to the draft plan. This meeting is critical for any changes or ideas to be considered into the final plan. The meeting is a great opportu...
The Hill County Commission announced a number of public hearings at its weekly business meeting Thursday. Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean said public hearings regarding the possible implementation of a 3 percent county excise tax on medical and recreational mariuna products sold at dispensaries in the county will occur Tuesday, Sept. 13, and Friday, Oct. 4, both at 2:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room. Two weeks ago, the commission voted to put a question on the ballot about whether the county should...
