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Editor's note: This version adds comments from the Rural Fire District 1 Board chair. Havre Fire Chief Mel Paulson is retiring from the Havre Fire Department Friday, and Assistant Havre Fire Chief Nathan Courtnage is stepping down from his position Monday, seemingly leaving the city without a municipal fire chief. Paulson said Thursday morning that he doesn't 100 percent want to retire but he feels he needs to. "I just feel it's time," he said. Courtnage said he cannot talk about why he is stepping down. Paulson said they...
Havre Police Department A First Street Northeast caller asked Monday at 9:57 a.m. for assistance removing a person from the location. -- A theft was reported at a First Street business Monday at 4:33 p.m. -- A vehicle crash was reported in the First Street alley Monday at 5:53 p.m. -- A caller reported hitting a deer at 11th Street West and Wilson Avenue at 7:08 p.m. Monday. Hill County Sheriff's Office A vehicle theft was reported Monday at 7:06 a.m. on Fourth Street North. -...
In the wake of last week’s flooding in Beaver Creek Park and some areas north of Havre, the Hill County Commission has not made a decision about whether to declare a disaster for the floods. Earlier this month the commission declared a disaster for the drought conditions, but Monday morning Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said they are still evaluating this situation and no decision regarding another disaster declaration, and no decision on any emergency tax that declaration might entail has been made. Disaster d...
As the first day of summer arrives, and June starts to wind down, the good news is, Havre has received some much-needed rain. The bad news is, it's likely not enough to alter the drought conditions the area has been mired in. "Havre needed the rain," National Weather Service Great Falls Meteorologist Jim Brusda said. "I don't know if it's enough to improve the drought from the 'Extreme' category to the 'Severe' category. It's really hard to say whether that changes when the...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Daily News brought back the top award from the Montana Newspaper Association annual convention in Glendive over the weekend as well as a list of first-place through third-place awards in its division. Havre Daily received the Sam Gilluly Award for the Best Montana Daily at the 2022 Better Newspaper Contest awards Sunday at the convention. The award, named for long-time highly respected journalist Sam Gilluly, recognizes "the very best daily...
Press release HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Licensing Bureau is soliciting proposals from conservation organizations that are interested in conducting a competitive auction or lottery for some 2023 licenses. Licenses available for auction include bighorn sheep, Shiras moose and mountain goat. Licenses available for auction or lottery include mule deer and elk. The Montana Administrative Rules that apply to these licenses include eligibility requirements and can be found at https://rules.mt.gov...
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 Council on Aging care contract with A Plus Health Care Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Laredo easement approval County credit card policy Insurance PCT Breakout Professional services contract for preliminary architectural report Quit claim...
Havre Police Department A Friday 10:18 a.m. call from Lincoln Avenue that someone stole the caller's guns was linked to an investigation started in response to a 5:52 p.m. call of a man attempting to get onto a Lincoln Avenue property and a Saturday 11:42 a.m. report from the original caller saying that his landlord had his guns and money. -- A caller at a First Street business reported Friday at 4:31 p.m. having more information on a shoplifter from the previous night. --...
After months of drought, an atmospheric river finally brought some moisture to this part of Montana - too much in the Bear Paw Mountains, leading to restricted access on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation and again flooding parts of Beaver Creek Park. The area had seen a few years of moisture shortages and drought conditions, with some local ranchers selling off stock by the start of May and looking to see if they needed to sell more and some local crop producers saying their...
As case numbers creep up again in Montana, Blaine County Health Department reported Friday the county’s 34th COVID-19-related death. The release said that from June 7 through Friday, the health department was notified of 16 new cases with 30 recoveries. As of Friday, Blaine County had eight active cases and one active hospitalization with 2,534 cases confirmed since coronavirus 2019 first was discovered in Montana in March 2020. The release asked Blaine County residents to “please be vigilant: COVID is not over. Please was...
Press release Montana Technological University’s Robotic Mining Club, which includes a student from the Hi-Line, took home the top mining award at the NASA Lunabotics Competition at the Kennedy Space Center recently. The competition saw 38 universities competing for the top honors. Chinook High School 2021 graduate Garrett Pruttis of Zurich, a computer science major at Tech, was on the team. The competition involved designing and building a robot to dig through simulated lunar surface to deposit as much gravel simulant as p...
Press release SPOKANE, Wash. —Ashlin Rosgaard of Havre was among the students to earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean’s List for spring semester 2022. Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.84 grade-point average to be listed....
From the Office of The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana GREAT FALLS - A Chinook man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said Friday. Kalled Sam Hassen Jaha, 39, pleaded guilty in March to possession with intent to distribute meth. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. In court...
Havre Police Department A Havre caller reported a sex offense Thursday at 9:43 a.m. -- A caller on 11th Street West reported a deer stuck in the fence at U.S. Bank Park Thursday at 9:05 p.m. -- After a Thursday 10:29 p.m. caller at a First Street West business reported a beer theft, three juveniles were issued summonses: a 15-year-old on charges of shoplifting, minor in possession and curfew violation, a 16-year-old on charges of MIP and juvenile curfew violations and a...
After a several-month dry spell, this region finally has seen some rain - but rain that fell fast enough to again cause flooding in the Bear Paw Mountains. After a downpour in the mountains - Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said they received more than 3 inches at Camp Kiwanis on the park and he heard more than 6 inches fell farther south - Beaver Creek burst over its banks Wednesday, flooding campsites and access roads. The Chippewa Cree Tribe Natural Resources De...
The Hill County Commission once again discussed a potential change to how the county pays for property-casualty insurance at a weekly business meeting Thursday and drew criticism from county officials for their handling of it. Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean said previously that the commission sat down with Hill County Auditor Kathy Olson to create a new system after Montana Association of Counties made changes to how it handles this insurance. McLean said she believes the proposal, which breaks out the cost of that ins...
The president of Fort Belknap Indian Community's tribal council said the council is pleased about U.S. Bureau of Land Management announcing it plans to withdraw more land just south of Fort Belknap Indian Reservation from mining, but it is still looking for answers on some new mining claims filed in an area that had been banned from mining. Fort Belknap Indian Community Council President Jeffrey "Jeff" Stiffarm said in replies to questions from Havre Daily News that if mining...
Joplin’s Art in the Park and Car Show starts with a few events tonight, but is in full swing all day Saturday starting at 8 a.m. in the park and ending at closing time at Nancy’s Bar. Breakfast will be served at the park at 8 a.m. for all the people setting up for the day and getting registered for events. Along with the vendor show, with homemade and commercial goods, the car show will see around 60 cars from antique to new on display. And the day will include food boo...
North Central Senior Citizens Center June 20-24 Menu Monday, June 20 — Chicken broccoli casserole, garlic cheddar biscuits, salad, cookies Tuesday, June 21 — Salad, meat loaf, scalloped potatoes, green beans, rolls, chocolate cake Wednesday, June 22 — Philly steak sandwich, potato salad, pickle spear, apple Thursday, June 23 — Swiss steak with tomatoes, onions and peppers, mashed potatoes, peas, dessert Friday, June 24 — Soup, salad bar, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping up with the pandemic: June 13, 26 new vases of COVID-19...
Summer meals are offered to local children for free at Lincoln-McKinley Primary School and Highland Park Early Primary School, with breakfast served from 8:30 - 10:45 a.m. and lunch served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The meals are free for people 18 younger, with breakfasting costing $3 for people 19 and older and lunch costing $5 for people 19 and older. The menus scheduled for next week, subject to change as needed, are: Breakfast Monday — French toast Tuesday — Sliced bread Wednesday — Sausage egg muffin Thursday — Pancake...
Press release Dan Clark, director of Montana State University’s Local Government Center, will discuss benefits and disadvantages of a manager form of government during a Havre Town Hall meeting Monday in Havre City Hall. The meeting is scheduled to be called to order at 7 p.m....
Monday 9:30 a.m. — Superintendent of Schools budget review in commissioners’ office 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in commissioners’ office 5:15 p.m. — Mosquito board meeting Tuesday 10 a.m. — Dog/animal ordinance meeting at Hill County County Health Department Meeting room 10:30 a.m. — Road Department meeting in commissioners’ office 12:30 p.m. — Closed-door meeting for litigation for LodeStar at the Airport Wednesday 7 a.m. — Coffee Connection at the Robins School Administration Building 9:30 a.m. — Milk River Levy me...
Press release The board of trustees of Cottonwood Schools June regular and quarterly safety meetings will be Tuesday, June 21, at 6 p.m. at the North School. Public can attend via electronics by contacting the clerk at 406-265-6970....
Havre Police Department Larae Ann Sunchild of Havre, 40, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a Second Street caller reported two people fighting on the corner Wednesday at 2:14 p.m. -- An anonymous woman dropped of a mile marker sign at the police station Wednesday at 9:27 p.m. but wouldn't say where she found the sign or leave her name. Hill County Sheriff's Office A deputy served a warrant at Hill County Detention Center Wednesday at 8:34 a.m., but no...
