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Icy roads have delayed some schools starting this morning with bus times pushed back and some not running. Havre Public Schools and North Star Schools in Rudyard and Gildford have announced classes will not start until 10 a.m. Both districts said bus times will be pushed back two hours. Havre announced at 7:30 no out-of-town busing will run today due to hazardous road conditions. Havre said in an announcement about 8 a.m. that Havre Middle School and High School will start...
Press release GREAT FALLS - The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee and the Montana State University Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology Department are inviting the public to help name four new wheat and barley varieties released to the public this year. The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee funds local research to develop superior plant varieties that earn premium prices and are recognized throughout the world for their superior quality. In partnership with the Montana State...
from U.S.D.A. Rural Development BOZEMAN — U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced the Department is extending to March 9 the application deadline for funding to expand access to high-speed internet for millions of rural Americans nationwide. USDA is making the funding available under the ReConnect Program. “Helping ensure that everyone who lives and works in rural America has access to high-speed internet is one of the Biden-Harris administration’s top priorities,” Torre...
from Montana Department of Agriculture HELENA — The Montana Pulse Crop Committee will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, at the Northern Agricultural Research Center southwest of Havre at Fort Assinniboine. Committee members will review proposals to fund market development and educational projects designed to advance Montana’s pulse industry. For more information, people can email Dani Jones at the Montana Department of Agriculture at [email protected]. The Montana Pulse Crop Committee’s mission is to inves...
Although the number of newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 continues to drop locally and in the state, the number of COVID-19-related deaths continues to move upward. Deaths often occur weeks or even months after the cases are confirmed. Health agencies list the date the death was reported rather than when it occurred. In the last week, COVID-19-related deaths have been reported in Blaine, Hill and Liberty counties. County totals of COVID-19-related deaths are 72 in Hill, 32 in...
Havre Public Schools held another strategic planning meeting Monday night, the third in a series of meetings meant to evaluate and update the school's short- and long-term plans, goals and direction. The meeting, delayed from its previous date due to the association limiting travel because of the COVID-19 surge, was led by Montana School Boards Association General Counsel Debra Silk. It focused on determining the areas the school district needs to work on in order to become...
Havre Police Department A caller at a Second Street Motel reported theft, forgery or fraud Monday at 8:53 a.m. -- A two-vehicle, non-injury crash involving a Chevrolet pickup truck and a Chrysler was reported on Second Street at 5:22 p.m. Monday. -- A Third Street caller reported at 5:54 a.m. today that someone broke his living room window. Hill County Sheriff's Office Rico Denny of Billings, 44, was arrested on a state District Court warrant served at Hill County Detention...
from Montana Legal Services Association A Montana quitclaim deed is a legal form that allows the transfer of real property — land and buildings — from a person, typically called the grantor, to another person, usually called the grantee. The word “person” also includes a trust or limited liability company, or LLC. After the transfer, the grantee holds title to the property. The MSU Extension Office published a MontGuide on quitclaim deeds with more information about what they are, when they’re used, the risks and possible...
A familiar face will be taking the helm at Havre High School starting in July. Havre Superintendent Craig Mueller announced this morning that Havre Middle School Principal Dustin Kraske will start as the Havre High principal effective in the next school year. "Mr. Kraske is a leader who has dedicated his professional career to the students, parents, and community of Havre," Mueller said in the release. "Mr. Kraske has shown, as the Principal of Havre Middle School, the...
The Hill County and Blaine county Republican parties held their annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner Sunday evening with candidates and political figures from the local, state and national levels speaking, along with a few candidate announcements. The event, held at the Duck Inn in Havre, sold out seats, with Hill County GOP Chair Andrew Brekke saying its good to be back after missing a year due to COVID-19. Among the local candidates is incumbent Hill County Commissioner Diane...
Sen. Jon Tester D-Mont. met with city and county officials at Bear Paw Development Corp. Friday where he talked with them about their concerns and what he can do to help. Havre Public Works Director Dave Peterson talked a lot about the city's roads and what needs to be done to improve them. Indeed, infrastructure was a massive subject of discussion Friday. Peterson said the city is doing the best with what they have, but the areas under Havre's streets are in serious need of...
Sen. Jon Teseter, D-Mont., talked about a variety of subjects in an interview Friday including the developing situation in Ukraine, infrastructure and upcoming bills in the Congress. The most pressing subject of the day was the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which Tester unequivocally condemned as a blatant attempt by an authoritarian power to take over a neighboring democracy, something he said everyone should care about regardless of party or politics. “Anyone who’s concerned about democracy versus an authoritarian des...
Havre Police Department Damion Jacob Walker of Harlem, 44, was issued a summons on a theft charge after a caller at a First Street West reported Friday at 2:01 p.m. having video of a theft that occurred Sunday. -- Gerald Alex Belgarde Jr. of Havre, 39, was arrested on a charge of partner or family member assault after a someone stopped at the police station Saturday at 4:11 a.m. to report an assault and someone stopped again at 10:11 a.m. asking to speak with an officer. -- A...
Montana Actors' Theatre will soon open their newest play "The Harvest," starring some of their most veteran actors and written by MAT Executive Director Jay Pyette. The play, set on a small Montana wheat farm, revolves around the family dynamics of six adult children who come together from across the U.S. to help with the harvest after their father becomes too sick to run the farm. "It's about this family coming to grips with, not just their relationship with each other and th...
Press release Hill County Park Board’s Beaver Creek Park Grazing Committee will meet March 4 at 12:30 p.m. at the Beaver Lodge in Camp Kiwanis in Beaver Creek Park....
Monday MACo Midwinter Convention in Billings Tuesday MACo Midwinter Convention in Billings Wednesday MACo Midwinter Convention in Billings Thrusday MACo Midwinter Convention in Billings Friday 12:30 p.m. — Grazing Committee meeting at Beaver Creek Park lodge at Camp Kiwanis...
Havre Police Department A two-vehicle, non-injury crash was reported at Second Street and 10th Avenue Thursday at 2:09 p.m. -- A two-vehicle crash was reported Thursday at 9:07 p.m. on U.S. Highway 2 West. -- A caller asked at 2:54 a.m. today to speak with an officer about an assault. Hill County Sheriff's Office Deputies investigated a Thursday 11:47 a.m. report of a sex offense in the Havre-area. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical technicians responded to one call Thurs...
Press release Havre High School Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held Thursday, March 3, 4-7:30 p.m. for all parents/guardians of HHS students. Parents/guardians may visit with their child’s teacher about any concerns or issues regarding grades. Conferences will be held in the individual teacher classrooms. All parents/guardians of HHS students are invited and encouraged to attend....
From Montana State University-Northern Randy Maglinao and his co-investigators, Tony Gryffin and Keith Richardson, all from Montana State University-Northern, were recently awarded $60,000 of grant funding by the Montana INBRE - IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence - program to research ways to improve methods in protecting the health of underground mine workers from harmful diesel exhaust emission exposure. The grant will allow the team to determine the composition...
Havre Middle School's Sixth-Grade Student of the Month for January is Annabelle Corner. Annabelle is the daughter of Kevin and Carrie Corner. She has two brothers, Dodson and Jackson Corner. At the middle school, Annabelle plays the alto saxophone for the band. Outside of school, she participates in soccer. In her free time, she loves cooking, reading and playing games with her friends. Annabelle is an asset to have in the classroom. She is hardworking and always upbeat. Her...
North Central Senior Citizens Center Feb. 28 to March 4 Menu Monday, Feb. 28 — Swedish meatballs, rice, Harvard beets, peanut butter bars Tuesday, Mar. 1 — Salad, meatloaf, au gratin potatoes, corn, rolls, cake Wednesday, Mar. 2 — Blueberry French toast bake, hashbrown bake, omelets, yogurt Thursday, Mar. 3 — Creamy Swiss steak, mashed potatoes, broccoli, dessert Friday, Mar. 4 — Soup, salad bar, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping up with the pandemic: As of Feb, 22, there were 22 new COVID-19 cases and 31 cases recovered;...
Out of our way, as every Montanan knows, even the fiercest arctic blasts of an Alberta Clipper has to give way to the gentle warm breeze of the Chinook winds. I recall the snow piled up 8 feet tall along the road on a dark winter day shrinking within days when the sun replaced the storm clouds and the Chinook winds began to blow. I have often used the analogy of those tough times in life we all face being like a Montana winter. Our world is devastated as the dark clouds roll...
As we "march into the month of March" or as we "spring into Spring," I have to admit that I so enjoy egg salad sandwiches! Why do I start this article off this way? Well, the month of March ushers in the Easter (Resurrection of Jesus Christ) season, starting with Ash Wednesday on March 2nd. Then, on Thursday, March 10th, our ministerial association's series of Lenten Luncheons begins – luncheons that always include - you guessed it - egg salad sandwiches. All of these luncheon...
You know, Lord, when looking out at the starry sky, a song comes to mind: "My Lord! What a Morning!"[1] (From Rev. 6:12-13: ... when the stars begin to fall). A glimpse of fallings stars is the Perseid Meteor shower, in early August (Hey! – it's still Feb.!) When we were kids out on the ranch, we'd locate the North Star with the help of the Big Dipper, among the host of twinkling stars. We just missed seeing the Southern Cross flying home from Australia one year. Both the N...
