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Press release Havre Public Schools Education Foundation presented scholarships Thursday, May 12, to students during a ceremony at the Havre High School. The foundation, which manages and administers scholarships provided by donors and supporters, presented 30 scholarships this year totaling $46,790 to graduating seniors of Havre High School. “The foundation is very proud to award these scholarships to such deserving students. We wish them all the best in the next chapter of their lives,” foundation Executive Director Ama...
Independent Les Odegard is running for Hill County commissioner as a write-in candidate, running against incumbent Diane McLean, a Republican and Hill County Commission Executive Assistant Sherri Williams, a Democrat, in this year's general election. Odegard, who's lived in Havre since 2002, said he's been thinking about running for two years now and filed as an independent because he believes the positions should be non-partisan. He said he's been an active member of the...
From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension recently published six new MontGuides on a variety of topics to provide unbiased information for Montana citizens. As part of their outreach efforts, MSU Extension specialists and agents write MontGuides with information gathered during their research and outreach work throughout the year. The fact sheets are designed for all Montanans, including agricultural producers, home gardeners, families, landowners and other groups. New and existing MontGuides a...
Montana Department of Agriculture HELENA — The Montana Department of Agriculture is reminding agricultural producers to sign up for the 2022 Census of Agriculture before June 30. Taken only once every five years by the United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, the census provides a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. The Census of Agriculture covers land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income and expenditures, a...
Press release The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a 30-day extension to the public comment period to identify the impacts of concentration and competition challenges in seed, fertilizer, other agricultural inputs, and retail markets. The new deadline is June 15, 2022. Three RFIs — requests for information — were published in the Federal Register on March 17, 2022, each with a 60-day comment period ending May 16, 2022. USDA seeks information about competition matters as they relate to: (1) fertilizer; (2) seed and...
HELENA (AP) — Montanans who want to cast a vote in next month’s primary election must be registered with their county elections office by noon on June 6, under an order by the Montana Supreme Court. The justices, in a 4-1 ruling Tuesday, said changes to election laws passed by the 2021 Legislature will remain in effect for the June 7 primary. District Court Judge Michael Moses of Billings had ruled last month that a law ending Election Day voter registration appeared to unconstitutionally burden the right to vote and he tem...
Havre Police Department Animal control was notified about a Wednesday 11:24 a.m. report of a raccoon in a garbage can on Fourth Street. —— A caller on First Street West reported finding a knife in the alley Wednesday at 4:26 p.m. —— After Tierra Sunchild reported to Havre police that someone committed identity theft and used her name during an arrest made Tuesday, officers at 8:04 p.m. Wednesday arrested Ariel Micheala Sunchild of Havre, 31, on a charge of obstructing a peace officer or other public servant and on six Jus...
Tierra Sunchild was misreported in Wednesday’s For the Record as having been arrested Tuesday because Ariel Micheala Sunchild falsely used her identity during an incident and that identity, Tierra Sunchild, was listed in the dispatch log. Tierra Sunchild was not arrested Tuesday but Ariel Sunchild was arrested Wednesday for obstructing a peace officer and on multiple misdemeanor warrants....
Editor’s note: An entry about Tierra Sunchild has been removed because Ariel Micheala Sunchild falsely used her identity during an incident. Tierra Sunchild was not arrested Tuesday. Havre Police Department A Ninth Street caller reported Tuesday at 6:32 a.m. that the tailgate was stolen off the caller's pickup truck. -- Codie Darwin Nalder of Havre, 28, was arrested on a theft charge and two Justice or City court warrants after a bike was reported stolen at a First Street b...
Staff and wire report The local economic development agency and Fort Belknap Indian Community have received more than $2.5 million to add to their programs used to assess and clean up contaminated property. Fort Belknap Indian Community was awarded $500,000 in a cleanup grant, and Bear Paw Development Corp. was awarded $2.15 million from the Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Coalition, part of nearly $10 million going to four Montana organizations. “With this funding, four impactful o...
Members of The Natalie Patrick Foundation gathered by the Havre Community Pool for a groundbreaking for an addition to activities at the pool - The Natalie Patrick Memorial Splash Park. Brett Patrick of the foundation said his sister, who died at age 16 when she succumbed to a rare virus in 1998, was very active in events for children, such as volunteering with the Art in the Park summer events at Pepin Park, so a splash park at the pool seemed like a natural fit. "Natalie...
The Great Northern Fair Board and Fairgrounds Manager Frank English provided details about upcoming events on the fairgrounds as well as progress on ongoing projects at a board meeting Tuesday evening between showings of the Circus Funtastic. Fair Board Chair Michelle Burchard said the 4:30 p.m. showing of the circus appears to have been very popular and the 7:30 looks like it will be similarly well-attended. Among the many upcoming events is the fairgrounds’ Memorial Day celebration, the Summer Kick-off All American BBQ, w...
Havre City-County Airport Board will meet at the airport terminal Thursday, May 19, at 3 p.m. The meeting agenda is: 1. Approval of April 22 minutes 2. Correspondence. 3. Reports (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer 4. Public comments 5. Unfinished business (A) North end of South Half Way Lake (B) Airport attorney (C) Underground power 6. New business (A) 2023 budget (B) Essential Air Service 7. Approval of April claims....
The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee is looking for nominee to be honored for their work in agrinculture. The committee is sponsoring two agricultural awards, the Outstanding Agricultural Leader and Outstanding Agricultural Advocate awards, to be presented during the upcoming 2021 Northern Agricultural Research Center Field Day Thursday, June 23. The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee began the Ag Leader and Ag Advocate Awards 22 years ago, in order to celebrate the contributions made...
From Montana USDA Farm Service Agency BOZEMAN — Agricultural producers and handlers who are certified organic, along with producers and handlers who are transitioning to organic production, can now apply for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Organic and Transitional Education Certification Program — OTECP — and Organic Certification Cost Share Program — OCCSP — which help producers and handlers cover the cost of organic certification, along with other related expenses. Applications for OTECP and OCCSP are both due Oct. 31,...
The Havre City Council’s Safety Committee met Monday to discuss asbestos, lead and diesel exhaust concerns in the city of Havre Fire Department and progress on assessing the problems appears to be being made. The various issues at the fire department were the subject of a controversy earlier this month with city council member Josh Miller alleging that the city has known about the issue for some time and not done anything about it, and Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher saying his administration only learned about the issue recently a...
Havre City Council held its most well-attended town hall meeting yet, with more than 40 residents coming to the meeting where local Fish, Wildlife and Parks personnel discussed possibilities for putting together an urban deer management plan. Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher said the meeting was both to hear from FWP about possible elements for the plan that could reduce the number of deer in the city, but also to gauge how many resources the public is willing to put into this proble...
Press release City of Havre nuisance weed ordinance, Ordinance No. 888, went into effect May 1, 2022. Property owners with grass or weeds taller than eight inches will receive a notice. If the weeds are not cut or removed within 10 days, the city will remove the weeds and the cost of the removal will be charged to the property owner. Owners will receive only one violation notice per year, and the city will remove the nuisance grass or weeds in violation of the ordinance without any additional notice....
Havre-Hill County Library Board will meet Thursday, May 19 at 3 p.m. The meeting agenda is: Minutes Sign monthly budget Library Director’s Report • Pathfinder Federation Meeting • MMIA Old business New business Policy review • Review long-range plan — needs to be updated Correspondence Public comment Adjournment Upcoming events Friday, March 20 4 p.m. — Yarn Circle (bring your own craft) Wednesday, June 8 10 a.m.-2 p.m. — Summer Reading sign-up party Thursday, June 16 3 p.m. — Next regular library board meeting Friday,...
Havre Police Department Elk sheds were reported Monday at 7:56 a.m. stolen from a yard on 12th Street. -- Deer sheds were reported Monday at 12:16 p.m. stolen from a 12th Street yard. -- Two arrests were made after a caller at a First Street business reported shoplifters Monday at 12:46 p.m. No details were provided on the charges. -- Five arrests were made during a Monday 1:10 p.m. investigation of drug offenses on Second Street Northeast. No details on charges were...
K. Webb Galbreath, a candidate running for District 1 Public Service Commissioner in this year's Republican primary, spoke at North Central Pachyderms Friday where he talked about his political positions and criticized his opponent, incumbent Randy Pinocci. Galbreath said he was born and raised in Browning, where he went to high school before joining the U.S. Marine Corps, which he stayed in for 10 years, retiring as a sergeant. He said he's also worked in construction and...
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 MACo Property and Casualty Trust Renewal for 2022-2023 Montana Health Network COVID-19 Health Equity Grant Contacts Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Detention Center and Sheriff’s Office estimates for work needed Certified mail procedure Quit c...
Havre Police Department Daniel Pete Bailor of Havre, 22, and Dajette Courchane of Havre, 55, were each issued a summons on an assault charge after a caller on Bullhook Boulevard asked Friday at 8:57 a.m. to speak with an officer about an assault. —— Raymond Windyboy of Box Elder, 60, was arrested on charges of obstructing a peace officer or other public servant and disorderly conduct after a caller asked for officers Friday at 1:46 p.m. to check on someone laying in the alley south of First Street. —— A caller at a First Stre...
