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from Montana Farmers Union Montanans will hear where Republican candidates for one of Montana’s two U.S. House seats stand on the issues during the first of the Congressional Primary Debates at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at the Miles City Community College. District 2 Republican candidates Kyle Austin, James Boyette and Charles A. Walking Child will tackle issues related to agriculture and rural communities during the hour-long debate that is co-sponsored by Montana Farmers Union, United States Cattleman’s Association, Mon...
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 Resolution for County Credit Cards Resolution No. 22-2690 for Creating Budget of MCEP Grant Funds for Cottonwood Bridge project Contracts Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Approval District 4 Human Resources Development Council Two-Year Plan for 2022 and 2023...
Havre Police Department A 16-year-old boy was issued a summons on charges of burglary, trespass to property and criminal mischief vandalism after a caller on Fourth Street reported Friday at 1:02 p.m. that a boy was trespassing and broke some plexiglass. —— Kaylob Joseph Trowbridge of Havre, 30, was arrested on a state District Court warrant served Friday at 2:16 p.m. on Second Street. —— A Friday 3:18 p.m. caller reported graffiti on the backside of the bathrooms at Eagles...
Press release The Annual Fresno Chapter Walleye’s Unlimited Banquet is returning to Havre Saturday, April 23, at the Ice Dome. The doors open at 4:30 p.m. with early bird drawings beginning at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. The banquet features the Fresno Chapter’s renowned all-you-can eat walleye, beef and other side dishes to prepare you for an evening of entertainment as guests play games for guns, iPads, big screen TVs, barbecue grills, furniture, freezers, jewelry, art...
After at least two years of Hill County employees asking for county credit cards for work-related expenses, the Hill County Commission voted to approve one credit card for the county, with the intention to develop further policies that may see others approved. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said anyone who wishes to use the card should sit down with Hill County Auditor Kathy Olson, who will be managing it. This approval drew criticism from Hill County Clerk and Recorder Sue Armstrong and Hill County Treasurer Sandy...
Representatives of High Plains Architects provided an update on their work creating a master plan to revitalize Havre's downtown area speaking Thursday at a meeting which drew more than 30 community members. High Plains President Randy Hafer led the presentation, where he talked about observations he and his team members have made during their time in Havre and what they think can be done to make downtown more vibrant. Hafer said they put out a Facebook survey about the...
Rural Fire District 1 is drawing up contracts with surrounding rural and volunteer fire departments, RFD1 Board Chair Steve Jamruszka said in a board meeting Thursday, ones he hopes to have in place by June. Jamruszka said they have to sign contracts with these departments instead of using mutual aid agreements because RFD1 can’t actually reciprocate aid directly, as they contract their fire suppression services to the city of Havre which handles RFD1. He said the only time these contracts would really come into effect is i...
Havre Police Department Ervin Raymound Doney Sr. of Hays, 71, was issued a summons on a charge of permitting an unauthorized minor to drive and a 13-year-old was issued a summons on a charge of driving without a driver's license after a caller on 11th Street West reported Thursday at 11:18 a.m. almost getting T-boned in an intersection by a driver that looked too young to drive. -- Memoree Rose Sunchild of Box Elder, 34, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and...
A Havre town hall meeting will be called to order at 7 p.m. Monday, April 18, in Havre City Hall. The meeting will include an open discussion on the goals, objectives and issues concerning the city. Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich will give overview on the happenings within the Havre Police Department....
Monday 3 p.m. — Beaver Creek lodge meeting in commissioners’ office 5 p.m. — Mosquito Board meeting at the weed department at 1405 Second St. West Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in commissioners’ office Noon — Council on Aging advisory meeting at the North Central Senior Citizens Center 5:30 p.m. — Great Northern Fair Commission meeting at the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center Wednesday 9 a.m. — County officials meeting in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room Noon — Health Board meeting at the Co...
The Mosquito District Board will meet Monday, April 18, at 5:15 p.m. at the Hill County Weed and Mosquito Control District Office at the county road and weed shop complex 1405 Second St. W. 1. Review of minutes from previous meeting 2. Correspondence 3. New business a. Purchase order approval b. Mosquito Awareness Week c. Annual and Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control Association meeting reports 4. Unfinished business a. Budget update b. Larvicide applications 5. Announcements — non-action items a. Recertification for p...
North Central Senior Citizens Center April 18-22 Menu Monday, April 18 — Chicken pot pie, biscuits, salad, dessert Tuesday, April 19 — Roast beef, mashed potatoes with gravy, cauliflower, rolls, cake Wednesday, April 20 — Lasagna, bread sticks, salad, fruit Thursday, April 21 — Polish sausage, sauerkraut, crunchy onion, potato bake, cookies Friday, April 22 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping up with the pandemic: April 11, two new cases of COVID-19, four recovered, rotal 4,832, active three, zero hospitaliza...
Emily Gulbertson is a Havre High School student of the month for March 2022. She is the daughter of Amanda Storkson and has one brother, Joshua. Emily is a sophomore who is active in cross country, track, and Belle Voix choir. Outside of school, she enjoys art and rollerblading. Nicole Cornelius, who nominated Emily, said she is "... an amazing, hard-working young lady. She works hard on her grades, is willing to try everything I give her in math. She is willing to help those...
Press release Havre High School wrestlers Orion Thivierge and Riley Pleninger have received wrestling scholarships awarded by Great Falls attorney Alexander "Zander" Blewett III For 16 years, Blewett has offered three $1,000 scholarships, one to each of the top student wrestlers around the state of Montana for Classes AA, A and B/C, as well as four $500 scholarships for north-central Montana wrestlers. This year's recipients of the $1,000 scholarships, including Thivierge,...
from Montana State University-Northern Montana State University-Northern will be continuing its Spring 2022 Brown Bag Lecture Series Friday, April 22, with a presentation by Brandon Matson, Charlie Mack and Keith Jensen, Northern assistant professors of diesel technology. The event will be held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in Hensler Auditorium in the Applied Technology Center and it is open to the public. In their lecture, “The Value of Implementing an Oil Analysis Program” Matson, Mack and Jensen will present an oil analysis pro...
Out our way, folks are used to working long days - especially in the spring and in agriculture. Farmers and ranchers don't have time clocks and with longer days and shorter nights, you often have incredibly long hours. A thermos carried in the pickup or tractor - or in your saddle bag - is the closest you get to a coffee break, and meal times vary depending on how long it takes to get the job done and variables like the weather. And there was also the equipment or stock to...
Twice a year, I lead worship by candlelight in a dark sanctuary: Christmas Eve and Good Friday, the Incarnation and the Crucifixion. These two commemorations have more in common than just the use of candles instead of electricity, though. Both of these days center around the body of Christ. I don't mean "body of Christ" the way we usually use that phrase, as a way to talk about the whole church. The Incarnation and Crucifixion center around the actual, physical,...
Staff and wire report Snow continues to shut down parts of North Dakota after also closing schools and roads in Montana, with some snow also forecast over the weekend in the Havre area. What has been likened to a 100-year blizzard walloped southwest and southern Montana this week before moving into North Dakota. In Montana, AccuWeather reports many areas received more than a foot of snow, while others received two to three feet and Albro Lake near Pony in the southwest part of the state received 47 inches. This part of the st...
The USS Montana Commissioning Committee gave a presentation to area residents at Montana State University-Northern Wednesday night about the submarine that is their namesake, one that will be the first ship commissioned as the USS Montana in more than 100 years. Committee Chair Bill Whitsitt led the presentation where he provided details on the ship and its upcoming commission, his committee's work, and he presented the bell that will be aboard the ship, a replica of the bell...
from Northern Montana Health Care Many thanks go out to Shores Floral of Chinook. It recently held a Daffodil Fundriaser for the Serving of Hope Fund, a project of the Northern Montana Health Care Foundation. In the fundraiser, 775 bunches of daffodils were ordered and delivered to Hi-Line residents, netting a donation of $5,425. Tomi Simonson, owner of Shore's Floral, presented the check to Health Care Foundation Board Member Bonnie Weber Wednesday at Shores Floral. The...
Press release A group looking to donate beef to help reduce hunger in Montana is looking for help as it prepares to ramp up its own meat processing. A whopping 96,882 pounds of animal protein was donated by nonprofit Producer Partnership in the past two years, and this feat would not have been possible if it weren't for the generosity of Montanans across the state. In the past, the Producer Partnership has asked for donations in the form of cull animals and money - now, the or...
Havre Police Department Justine Philomene Bauer of Havre, 31, was arrested on a charge of violation of a protective order and on three Justice or City court warrants after a caller in the alley between Second and Third streets reported a woman refusing to leave and causing a disturbance Wednesday at 12:39 p.m. -- Officers were called Wednesday at 3:47 p.m.to a two-vehicle crash involving a Buick and a Chevrolet at Third Avenue and Eighth Street. -- Gabriel Evan Jordan of Havre...
from Fish, Wildlife and Parks GLASGOW — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education in-person course dates have been set for many areas across northeast Montana. All hunter education classes are free of charge. Many classes are being held prior to the June 1 application deadline for deer B, elk B and antelope. In the next few months, classroom courses are being held in the following communities, with the start date listed: • Havre: April 21 • Saco: May 2 • Glasgow: May 2 • Wolf Point: May 4 • Havre: May 12 In-person,...
Department of Livestock HELENA - Montana Department of Livestock announced April 8 the confirmation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in two domestic flocks in Montana. These are the first cases of HPAI reported in domestic poultry in Montana since 2015. Montana is the 25th state to report cases of HPAI in domestic poultry in 2022. Avian influenza is an infectious viral disease of birds that can cause high mortality rates in domestic flocks. Migratory waterfowl are the...
Region 6 Press release GLASGOW - The climate in northeast Montana the last few years hasn't been the best for area fishing ponds, and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is asking anglers to help identify ponds that may have winterkill of fish. Following a very dry winter in 2020-2021, the summer of 2021 was one of the driest on record and was followed by another winter of less than average precipitation. This has left fish populations in many ponds and small reservoirs across...
