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  • Agenda - Hill County Commission weekly calendar

    Updated Apr 22, 2022

    Monday 8 a.m. — Center for Mental Health meeting in Great Falls 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the commissioners’ office Tuesday 9 a.m. — Rural Special Improvement District #21 bid award in the commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in commissioners’ office Wednesday Regular business hours Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly business meeting in commissioners’ office Friday 8 a.m. — Payroll and claims...

  • Out Our Way: Crossing the Ridgeline - Luke 16:19-31

    Updated Apr 22, 2022

    Out our way, we know that every trail goes somewhere, and not all trails lead to the same place. Where we end up depends on what trail we follow. That is why picking the right trail and then keeping alert to make sure we stay on it is important. Up on the Tiger Ridge, trails criss-cross and if you are not paying attention and just drifting without care, you could easily mistake one for the other and end up somewhere you had not intended to go. As we have just celebrated...

  • Pastor's Corner: Singing hymns

    Updated Apr 22, 2022

    When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Matthew 26:30. We sang some great hymns for Easter last Sunday. "Jesus Christ is Risen Today," "Christ Has Risen, Alleluia", "Bread of Life from Heaven". Some other great hymns are "Be Thou My Vison,","Crown Him with Many Crowns," "Amazing Grace,", "How Great Thou Art," just to name a few. Do you know the definition of the word hymn? It's not simply a song we sing about God or Jesus, but it is one to Him. It...

  • Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

    Updated Apr 22, 2022

    You know, Lord, we hunger for sacred space and yearn for quiet time. We know that You are always ready and willing to meet us in that space. We must study, meditate, praise, and pray so that divine space becomes the highlight of our daily journey so that we can experience pure peace in Your loving presence. A friend shared this poem, credit was given to the American Presbyterian Clergywomen in 2001 titled: Quiet time with the Lord: I have often stopped to wonder, why I am...

  • Senior Center News, April 22, 2022

    Updated Apr 22, 2022

    North Central Senior Citizens Center April 25-29 Menu Monday, April 25 — Hamburger Stroganoff, buttered noodles, broccoli, fruit salad Tuesday, April 26 — Salad, baked ham, au gratin potatoes, corn, rolls, apple crisps Wednesday, April 27 — Oven-baked fish, rice pilaf, carrots, tollhouse bars Thursday, April 28 — Swiss steak with tomatoes, onions and peppers; mashed potatoes; was beans; fruit Friday, April 29 — Soup, salad bar, chef’s choice, dessert The Hill County Council on Aging invites you to a Spring Wellness Resource F...

  • MAT opening two shows this week

    Kason Clark|Updated Apr 21, 2022

    Theater in the area is in full swing this weekend as the Montana Actors' Theatre is set to open a pair of shows on the Hi-Line. Tonight, MAT will begin its run of "Blue/Orange" in the Little Theatre in Cowan Hall on the Montana State University-Northern campus with the doors opening at 7:30 p.m. The local troupe will also begin their run of "Charlie's Aunt" as dinner theater at the Eagles Club in Chinook Friday at 6 p.m. "Blue/Orange" is a dark comedy set in a mental...

  • Supreme Court candidate speaks in Havre

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 21, 2022

    Montana Public Service Commission Chair James Brown is running for a seat on Montana's Supreme Court this year, and spoke with the North Central Pachyderms Wednesday about his campaign and what he believes needs to change in Montana's judicial system. Brown said he attended the University of Montana as an undergraduate, doing a double major in history and political science, then worked as a congressional aide to Montana's then-Sen. Conrad Burns, which he said was a great learn...

  • Fourth of July Festival may not happen this year

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 21, 2022

    The Fourth of July Festival and Community Picnic Planning Committee has lost two key members in Allen “Woody” Woodwick of Havre and committee chairperson Sherri Simonson, who now lives in Helena, and hasn’t yet found people to fill these seats, meaning the event may be canceled for the third year in a row. The event, a long-running tradition in the area, was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19, but this year it may be canceled due to a lack of committee members. Woodwick said if the committee doesn’t find someone to ste...

  • Board of Health looks at reorganization, impacts of new law

    Tim Leeds|Updated Apr 21, 2022

    The Hill County Board of Health held a lengthy discussion Wednesday during its quarterly meeting about reorganizing the board and determining what body would have authority over it, a discussion largely stemming from a law passed by the 2021 Legislature. The bill, pushed due to mandates issued to protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic, strips health boards of their authority, requiring health proposals from the boards be approved by elected officials in a body overseeing the health board decisions. Hill County...

  • Spring Celebration returns to the Art Alley

    Updated Apr 21, 2022

    Press release The Art and Beautification Committee of Downtown Havre Matters! in partnership with the Hi-Line Arts Council is very excited to bring back the Spring Celebration in the Art Alley in downtown Havre, the committee said in a press release. “Join in the Spring Celebration with your friends and family on Saturday, April 30th, weather permitting,” the release said. In 2015, the Art and Beautification Committee took on “an ambitious goal to add colorful art through multiple mediums to enhance the downtown core, to gi...

  • Havre Beneath the Streets holding Hawaiian-themed fundraiser

    Updated Apr 21, 2022

    by HDN Staff Havre Beneath the Streets museum is accepting donations of items until the end of the month for live and silent auctions at their May 13 fundraiser dinner. Organizers said the fundraiser will be a Hawaiian-themed dinner at the Eagles Club. The evening will start with no-host cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 6:30. The event will also include games and a 50/50 raffle, as well as the live and silent auctions. Organizers are working on trying to arrange live music for later in the evening. The money will be used...

  • Eager Beaver disc golf tournament set for May 14

    Updated Apr 21, 2022

    Press release Havre Trails has announced the first Eager Beaver Disc Golf Tournament Saturday, May 14, at the Normandy Coulee Disc Golf Course south of Havre, with the tournament planned as an annual event. The course, built in 2021, is located near Rotary Campground in Beaver Creek Park, at GPS coordinates 48.270234, -109.650788. It will be an 18-hole tournament playing on a nine-hole course using alternate tees throughout the round. The event is sponsored by Northstar...

  • Thivierge accepted to U.S. Naval Academy

    Updated Apr 21, 2022

    from the Office of U.S. Sen. Jon Tester WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester congratulated Havre’s Orion Thivierge Wednesday on his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Thivierge is the captain of the football and wrestling team, student body secretary, and a National Honor Society member at Havre High School. He has also received the Presidential Education Award and is in the top 10 students of his graduating class. “As Montana’s senior senator, it’s an honor to help our state’s next generation of leade...

  • For the Record, April 21, 2022

    Updated Apr 21, 2022

    Havre Police Department Spencer Owen Lagree of Havre, 48, was issued a summons on a charge of criminal contempt after a 24/7 Sobriety Program no show was reported Wednesday at 8:02 a.m. -- A Second Street caller reported Wednesday at 5:13 p.m. that someone kicked in his door. Hill County Sheriff's Office Daniel Lewis Leighton of Havre, 18, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant and charges of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and no vehicle...

  • Montana housing crisis continues, but possible solutions arise

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 20, 2022

    Montana continues to face a housing shortage as more and more people and families choose to make the state their home and economists and policy experts from around the state are looking for possible solutions. Among them is Abigail St. Lawrence, a Butte attorney who’s spent her career practicing in water rights and natural resources as well as environmental and administrative law, who has extensive experience in government relations and policy. St. Lawrence spoke by video at last month’s 2022 Economic Outlook Seminar tal...

  • Great Northern Fair Board discusses events, projects

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 20, 2022

    Members of the Great Northern Fair Board and Fairgrounds Manager Frank English discussed at their monthly meeting Tuesday night upcoming events and projects on the fairgrounds. English said Circus Funtastic will be coming to the fairgrounds May 17 with a show at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. He also said there will be some live music coming to the fairground in the near future and will have details on the event soon. Board members also said the fairgrounds will have a car show coming...

  • Elks award six scholarships

    Updated Apr 20, 2022

    Press release Havre Elks Lodge #1201 recently awarded six scholarships to local graduating high school seniors. Lodge Scholarship Co-Chair Brandy Kurtz announced that recipients of this year’s local Elks Most Valuable Student Awards were: • Laramie Peterson — North Star High School • Lacy Maloney — Turner High School • Amiya Griffith — Big Sandy High School • Oliver Atkinson — Havre High School • Riley Pleninger — Havre High School • Timothy Lane — Fort Benton High School. The six local MVS winners were advanced to the Mont...

  • Agenda - Havre-Hill County Library

    Updated Apr 20, 2022

    Havre-Hill County Library board will meet Thursday, April 21, 2022, at 3 p.m. in Havre-Hill County Library. The meeting agenda is: Minutes Sign monthly budget Library Director’s Report • Elevator • Children’s and adult programming Old business • Emergency temporary child care location agreement New business • Right to privacy in the library • Board terms • FY23 budgets Policy review • Review long-range plan (needs to be updated) Correspondence Public comment Adjournment Schedule: • Every Monday at 10 a.m.: Mary Stevens...

  • For the Record, April 20, 2022

    Updated Apr 20, 2022

    Havre Police Department Richard Dean Johnson of Laredo, 35, was arrested on a charge of violation of a protective order after a caller on Second Street reported Tuesday at 7:44 a.m. that a man had entered a residence, threw some things around and left with some items. —— A 12th Avenue caller reported Tuesday at 8:51 a.m. that a pickup truck was broken into. —— A Second Street caller reported at 9:48 a.m. Tuesday that a work van was broken into. —— An arrest was made after a possible scam was reported at a First Street West...

  • Montana tech sector continues growth despite setbacks

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 19, 2022

    Montana’s technology sector has continued growing in the last few years, becoming an increasingly larger presence in many Montana communities, but the industry is still seeing some serious issues holding it back. At last month’s Economic Outlook Seminar 2022, put on by University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research, a number of experts discussed state and local economic issues, including Montana High Tech Business Alliance Executive Director Christina Henderson, who provided an update on the state’s growing...

  • Havre police chief talks drugs, pursuits, retention and more

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 19, 2022

    Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich spoke about multiple issues facing Havre law enforcement at a town hall meeting Monday including issues he said are driven by drug use. Matosich said crime in the state is generally going up and the Havre area saw some upticks in violent crime since 2020. He said in 2021 his department saw one homicide, up from none the year before, 14 rapes, up from 10, and 41 aggravated assaults, up from 23. However, non-violent crime appears to dropped a...

  • Agenda - Hill County Board of Health

    Updated Apr 19, 2022

    Hill County Board of Health will hold its quarterly meeting Wednesday, April 20, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Annex meeting room in the Courthouse Annex at 302 Fourth Ave. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Roll call Approval of Jan 26, 2021, meeting minutes Agenda corrections, additions or deletions Items of old business: • Hill County COVID-19 Updates and Vaccination program status — Kim Berg • Status of renewal of Interlocal Agreement with City of Havre and Hill County • Status of review to rest...

  • Bird viewing hike set for Sunday at Fresno Wildlife Management Area

    Updated Apr 19, 2022

    by HDN Staff Montana State University-Northern biology professor Terri Hildebrand will be leading a no-cost bird-viewing adventure Sunday in coordination with Havre Trails at the Fresno Wildlife Management Area, roughly 15 miles northwest of Kremlin. Participants can expect a walk across the mile-long levee with a chance to see blue herons, swans, pelicans and other birds. The initial meeting place is 10 a.m. at the MSU-Northern west parking lot — near the football field — and participants will caravan out to the site. Partic...

  • Four Northern students on to SkillsUSA national conference

    Updated Apr 19, 2022

    by Montana State University-Northern SkillsUSA President Riley Mortenson April 7, four Montana State University-Northern students traveled to Helena College to compete in the 51st State SkillsUSA Leadership Conference. That afternoon they had their respective orientation meetings followed by Opening Ceremonies at East Helena High School. April 8, Nicole Burnside and Hunter Velk competed in the diesel technology competition and Riley Mortenson competed in job interview. April...

  • Local News - Gardening clubs meeting set in Havre

    Updated Apr 19, 2022

    by HDN Staff Montana Federation of Garden Clubs Hi-Line District 7 meeting will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line. The meeting, hosted by Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club, will bring together area garden club members and include a presentation by Carolyn Anderson on xeriscaping for low water-use landscaping. Registration for the event is at 9 a.m., and cost is $20. The public is welcome to attend if they also join a garden club that morning. Membership to Bullhook Blossoms is $20. For more...

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