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Editor’s note: This version corrects that U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs is responsible for part of the repayment for work on Fresno Dam. Representatives of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation held a public meeting Wednesday to discuss plans for repairing and updating the Fresno Dam in which they discussed the specifics of what the project would entail and how it would be repaid. Fresno Dam, a vital part of the Milk River Project including the Fresno Reservoir, is not in immediate danger of failure, but after examining the s...
North Central Senior Citizens Center March 21-25 Monday, March 21 — Taco burger, Mexican rice, chips/nacho cheese, dessert Tuesday, March 22 — Spiced apples & pecans, baked ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans, rolls, chocolate cake Wednesday, March 23 — Cabbage rolls, baked potatoes, corn, fruit salad Thursday, March 24 — Chicken pepper steak, rice, vegetables, berry peach crisp Friday, March 25 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping Up with the Pandemic: March 15, 3 new cases of COVID-19, 4 recovered, total 4819, active 23,...
Hill County employees may be facing increased health insurance costs as the Hill County Commission considers whether to raise county contribution to cover a recent increase in rates. The Montana Association of Counties informed Hill County recently that health insurance rates for county employees will jump by 6.5 percent, and the county’s insurance committee, in a meeting Wednesday, recommended to the commission that the county cover that increase. Members of the committee said county employees are facing significant d...
Watch for more on the economic seminar in upcoming editions of Havre Daily News. An economist said Wednesday he expects Hill County to continue to see a little higher growth for a couple more years than the trend has been as recovery from the pandemic continues. Bureau of Business and Economic Research Executive Director Patrick Barkey said Wednesday that this region has seen a little less robust recovery in some economic sectors from the pandemic than some other parts of the...
County officials discussed updates on the departments’ recent activities at their monthly meeting Wednesday including progress on the long-requested county credit cards officials have been asking for. Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean said a draft of the credit card policy has been drawn up but the commission hasn’t had a chance to look at it and determine whether or not they agree with it. “It is, in fact, a pretty big jump for us, regardless of what all the rest of you think,” McLean said. She also provided updates on p...
Havre Police Department A caller at a Second Street facility reported Wednesday at 12:52 p.m. that someone stole her purse. -- Officers investigated a sexual or violent offender registry complaint at 2:37 p.m. Wednesday. -- Brandon Lee Wombold of Havre, 26, was issued a summons on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and no vehicle insurance during a Wednesday 8:52 p.m. vehicle stop at Saddle Butte Drive and 13th Street. -- Jacqueline Babe Gopher of...
from Montana State University-Northern Montana State University-Northern received a $60,000 gift in memory of Verne Sedlacek. The gift came from the M.J. Murdoch Charitable Trust in Vancouver, Washington, and will support the Sedlacek Family Memorial Endowment per the wishes of his family. Sedlacek, who was born and raised in Havre and in recent years lived in Connecticut, died suddenly in December 2021 at the age of 67. He served on boards for many organizations including...
Press release Independence Bank has announced the promotions of two of its employees, with Christen Oullette becoming the bank's consumer lending supervisor and Mason Sheppard taking over as agricultural/commercial loan officer supervisor. Ouellette worked with the bank as a teller in 2012 before moving to Thompson Falls with her husband, Austin. During her time on the western side of the state, she worked as a financial planning manager for three years. Ouellette and her...
Leadership at the Feed My Sheep Community Soup Kitchen appeared to be in question Monday as the organization’s board held a public forum to gather testimony regarding the direction of the kitchen's operations including the job performance of its new director Evelyn Four Souls, whose possible firing was on the agenda. The board took no action and Four Souls still is the director. The press was allowed to cover the public comment section of the meeting then the board closed the meeting for their discussion and to hear one s...
At their monthly meeting Tuesday evening the Great Northern Fair Board looked at GellyBall as a new regular event at the fairgrounds and discussed progress on their long- and short-term plans for improvements to the grounds. Fairgrounds Manager Frank English said GellyBall, similar to paintball albeit much safer and less energy intensive to set up, will likely be ready around March 25, which is also when the Easter-themed escape room and bounce houses should be getting set up. Kat Horinek of Horinek’s Unique Memory Making sai...
It's one of the best time-honored traditions in sports: the championship parade. It was the Havre High girls basketball team's chance to do it on Tuesday afternoon after they defeated Billings Central for the Class A State title last weekend. As the girls went through town, they were followed by parents and fans to make up the parade and celebrate their accomplishment. "It's just very overwhelming in a good way. It's great to have the community come out and support us,"...
A 29-year-old Havre man who is facing charges of assault on two detention officers has been transported to Gallatin County where he is being held on charges of probation violation. Thane Gray, who was being held in Hill County Detention Center on charges of assault and probation violation, had additional charges brought against him Sunday from two separate incidents. Gray was charged with vandalism Sunday in an 11:42 a.m. incident, but Hill County Sheriff’s deputies and H...
Havre-Hill County Library Board will meet Thursday, March 17, at 3 p.m. Minutes Sign monthly budget Library Director’s Report • Elevator Old business • Emergency temporary child care location agreement New business Policy review • Review long-range plan — needs to be updated Correspondence Public comment Adjournment Schedule: • Every Monday at 10 a.m.: Mary Stevens playing the piano or harp-Canceled for March and April • Every Tuesday at 4 p.m.: Barb Zuck playing harp • Every Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.: Story Tim...
Havre City-County Airport Board will meet at the airport terminal Thursday, March 17, at 3 p.m. The meeting agenda is: 1. Approval of Feb. 22 minutes 2. Correspondence. 3. Reports (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer a. Review new CIP b. BIL funds c. Airport Terminals Program 4. Public comments 5. Unfinished business (A) Backup generator bids (B) Web cameras 6. New business (A) Overhead power lines 7. Approval of March claims....
A story about local races on the front page of Tuesday’s Havre Daily News misreported that K. Webb Galbreath withdrew from the Public Service Commission race. With districts redrawn by the courts, Galbreath withdrew from the District 5 race and is now a candidate in the District 1 Republican primary, facing incumbent Randy Pinocci and Arlo M. Christianson....
Havre Police Department A caller at the hospital asked Tuesday at 7:01 a.m. for assistance with a disturbance. -- A dead deer was reported on Fifth Avenue Tuesday at 9:56 a.m. -- Atraeu Jacob Belcourt of Great Falls, 30, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a Second Street caller reported a disturbance involving his sister's boyfriend Tuesday at 12:49 p.m. -- A beer theft was reported by a caller at a First Street business Tuesday at 9:38 p.m. -- A report of a...
The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board has tentatively set their move to their new location, at the former Griggs Printing Building on the 10 Block of Fifth Avenue, for April. H. Earl and Margaret Turner Clack Memorial Museum Foundation Board President Elaine Morse said the new location is all but prepared. “It looks nice,” Morse said. She said some work is still being done in the back room and they still need to install motion-activated lights in the bathrooms and the Lions Club is helping them install a ramp for han...
The Fourth of July Festival and Community Picnic Planning Committee has lost two key members in Allen "Woody" Woodwick and committee chairperson Sherri Simonson, and the former is looking for members to fill these rolls as soon as possible. Woodwick said he's optimistic that someone will step up to take the reins, but is concerned that the event may not happen this year if no one fills the void left by himself and Simonson. He said he thinks this is a great opportunity for a s...
The Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council discussed setting up new events in May at its monthly meeting Monday, where members also adopted a new model for its regular meetings. During the meeting, LAC Vice-Chair Amber Spring said May is Mental Health Awareness Month and she thinks they should work to set up some roundtables and keynote speakers to talk about the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the mental health of various facets of the community. Spring said she’d be interested in seeing the s...
See related stories on A5. With candidate filing closed, county races have filled up with several contested races. In Blaine County, the race for the seat in County Commission District No., 2 has both a contested primary and general elections. The June 7 primary has incumbent Frank DePriest facing Kevin Melville and Shane Fox on the Republican ticket. The winner of that election will face Democrat Todd Jorgenson, who is unopposed in the primary, in the general election Nov. 8. The other Blaine County candidates are...
Hill County Weed Board will meet Friday, March 18, at 11 a.m. at the Hill County Shop. • Call to order: Minutes • Public comment • Correspondence • Unfinished business: Non-compliance issue • New business: Budget; spring coordinator meeting; MWCA Board meeting; Noxious Weed Trust Fund hearing; drone pilot; and safety meetings schedule....
The board of directors of Hill County Conservation District will meet Thursday at 5 p.m. in Timmons Room on the bottom floor of Hill County Courthouse. People should enter through the east door to the bottom floor....
Havre Police Department Child Protective Services reported a sex offense in the Havre area Monday at 3:06 p.m. -- Codie Darwin Nalder of Havre, 27, was arrested on a charge of trespass to property after a caller reported a man who was trespassing at a First Street business Monday at 5:34 p.m. Hill County Sheriff's Office Travis Lee Berger of Havre, 26, was issued a summons on two Justice or City court warrants after a caller on Butte Road reported Monday at 1:26 p.m. that two...
from the Office of the Montana Governor HELENA — Gov. Greg Gianforte earlier this month proclaimed March 2022 as Red Cross Month in Montana to recognize the lasting legacy of American Red Cross founder Clara Barton and the organization’s impact in Montana. President Franklin D. Roosevelt first issued a Red Cross Month proclamation in 1943 to celebrate the lifesaving mission of the organization. The governor’s proclamation can be viewed online at https://governor.mt.gov/_docs/RedCrossMonth.pdf and following: “WHEREAS, in 1881...
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