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Havre Middle School's Sixth-Grade Student of the Month for March is Ava Bitz. Ava is the daughter of Wade and Holly Bitz. She has one sister, Emma Bitz. At the middle school, Ava strives to maintain a high GPA. She also plays tuba in the HMS band. In her free time, Ava sings in the community choir, helps on her family's farm and enjoys reading. Ava is an extremely polite and kindhearted student at HMS. She is always willing to lend a helping hand and sparks others to follow...
As preparations are under way to hold a second Spring Celebration in Havre's Art Alley, groups behind the project to jazz up the alley are looking for ideas for murals to put on its walls. Downtown Havre Matters! and Hi-Line Arts Council are making the call for suggested murals for the alley. Havre'a Art Alley, which connects Third and Fourth avenues in downtown Havre, has been adorned with lights that zig-zag the length of the alley and will be a focal point for future...
from U.S. Attorney for District of Montana GREAT FALLS — Dakota Houle has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison after previously admitting to shooting a man in the back of the head with a shotgun in an attempt to kill him on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation. Houle, 26, was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years and two months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Brian Morris, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said in a press release. Houle pleaded guilty in December to ass...
Havre Police Department Charlye Jillian Garcia of Havre, 32, was arrested on a charge of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and on two Justice or City court warrants during a vehicle stop on Sixth Avenue Wednesday at 12:12 p.m. -- Tracy Nichole Todoroff of Havre, 21, was issued a summons on a charge of driving without a driver's license after a caller on First Street West reported a pickup truck with the wrong plates on it Wednesday at 1:48 p.m. -- A report...
The Hill County Park Board’s Grazing Committee met Monday at the request of one of its members, Leon LaSalle, who wanted to talk about possible changes to the committee’s makeup, rules and operations in the wake of recent controversies. LaSalle said the committee has gotten some bad press lately, and there is a perception among people in the public that the committee is made up of the wrong people or that its member are making decisions for the wrong reasons, and he had some suggestions for how that may be addressed. The big...
An update on plans to revitalize downtown Havre is set for next week, with the company drafting a master plan for the area coming to give an update and collect input from the community. A press release said the team from High Plains Architects in Billings will be in Havre Thursday, April 14, for a community meeting. The public meeting will be held in Havre's Historic Post Office in downtown Havre starting at 5:30 p.m. Work to develop a master plan for Havre's downtown area...
The Hi-Line Arts Council announced it is taking submissions from area artists for artwork to use as a mural in the downtown alley recently designated as "Art Alley." The alley, which connects Third and Fourth Avenues in downtown Havre, has been adorned with lights that zig-zag the length of the alley, and will be a focal point for future outdoor artwork and art events, including a large mural that is expected to span a significant portion of the alley, using the backside of...
Another major water project is receiving a large chunk of funding courtesy of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester announced in a press release that Rocky Boy’s/North Central Montana Regional Water System will receive $57.5 million, part of $101.5 million of the first round in investments from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which he helped craft. “These rural water systems are essential to growing communities and creating jobs in central and eastern Montana,” Tester said. “I wrote t...
Staff and wire report Students from Global Awakening Bible School in Pennsylvania are coming to havre to hold some outreach and special meetings. Scheduled events include: Friday, April 8, evening service, 6 - 7:30 p.m., “Hearing God’s Voice,” at Community Alliance Church. April 9, Saturday 3-6 p.m., Five-Step Prayer Model Sunday, April 10, morning service at 10:30 am. One student will minister at Abundant Life Church. Sunday, April 10, evening service, 6 - 7:30 p.m., “Emotional Healing,” at Community Alliance Church Su...
Editor’s note: Due to technology issues at Havre Daily News it was unable to print this agenda until this morning rather than Monday when it originally was sent. 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 No. 22-2688 Amending the Narcotics K9 Program Budget (2871) Resolution No. 22-2689 Receipt and Disbursement of Grant Received from BNSF Railway F...
A front-page story in Tuesday’s edition of Havre Daily News misreported the date for the 2022 Art Alley Spring Celebration. The event is Saturday, April 30....
Havre Police Department Warren Paul Small Jr. of Box Elder, 24, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a First Street caller reported Tuesday at 10:23 a.m. seeing a man and woman fighting on the sidewalk and then in the street. -- A sexual or violent offenders registry violation was reported Tuesday at 2:54 p.m. Hill County Sheriff's Office Jourden Jensen St. Marks or Box Elder, 32, was arrested on a charge of violation of a protective order after a complaint...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the date of the 2022 Art Alley Spring Celebration. Havre City Council approved several items on unanimous votes Monday including closing streets for the second Art Alley Spring Celebration and hearing a proposal to change U.S. Bank Park on 11th Street West to a veterans memorial park. Council member Josh Miller said the Parks and Recreation Committee heard a proposal to rename the park and build a memorial there. He said the committee was told U.S. Bank was willing to give up the name f...
Jesse Shane Valdez was sentenced in District Court in Havre to 80 years in prison followed by 20 years of probation in the Nov. 17, 2019, murder of Gordon Cochran of Chinook, 54, in the Hill County Detention Center. District Judge Ashley Harada sentenced Valdez Friday on the charge of deliberate homicide to 100 years in the Montana State Prison with 20 suspended. Harada credited Valdez with 867 days served and ordered an alternate charge of deliberate homicide be dismissed. Valdez was charged with intentionally causing the...
The 2022 Extreme Bares and Broncs PRCA Rodeo, hosted by Montana State University-Northern rodeo teams and booster club, is in the books, and head coach Doug Kallenberger is pleased about the event and the support for his team, especially for the help given one team member injured over the weekend. The event, which was Friday and Saturday at the Bigger Better Barn, is one of the teams' major fundraisers for the year, coming just before they start the spring half of their rodeo...
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Havre Police Protective Association is bringing a country music icon back to Havre. Pam Tillis is performing at the fundraising concert, her second performance for the Police Protective Association. She also played at the 2014 fundraiser, after playing a New Year's Eve concert at Northern Winz Casino in 2010. Tillis will play Thursday at Montana State University-Northern's Armory Gymnasium, with the show starting at 7...
The Hill County Park Board discussed a wide range of issues, projects and events at Beaver Creek Park during its monthly meeting Monday. Among the issues discussed was the fact that two board members, including Board Chair Tony Reum, have terms ending this year. Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean said this, combined with the recent resignation of former board member Nick Siebrasse, means there will soon be three open positions on the board if no one applies for reappointment. McLean said those looking to be reappointed...
Havre Police Department A shoplifting theft was reported Monday at 12:57 p.m. at a First Street business. -- A dead deer was reported on Saddle Butte Drive Monday at 3:41 p.m. -- Five people were arrested during a 2:22 a.m. vehicle stop today on Second Street West related to a 2:17 a.m. report of a beer theft at a First Street West business. No details on charges were provided. -- Michael Timothy Sundquist of Havre, 18, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant and a...
As the summer months rapidly approach and people spend more time on Montana’s roads and highways, it is important to remember the laws surrounding seatbelt use, and how they protect you and your loved ones. Montana law states that the driver is responsible for every person in the vehicle and can be fined for every unrestrained passenger. According to the Montana Department of Transportation, in 2020, when fatal crashes occurred, 8/10 of those involved were not buckled up. As a state, we can lower those numbers by wearing o...
Press release CASA of Hill County teams up with the Montana Children’s Trust Fund during Strengthening Families Month to promote the safety and well-being of Montana’s kids and the value of child abuse prevention. CASA of Hill County, Court Appointed Special Advocates, will kick off April by planting Blue Pinwheels at the Hill County Courthouse. Pinwheels will also be placed at local churches and businesses during the month. “The blue pinwheels remind us of happy childhoods and healthy families — we can strengthen familie...
The Hill County Commission will be holding a public meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center about its ongoing efforts to fund repairs for Cottonwood Bridge. Repairing Cottonwood Bridge, which lies northwest of Havre, has been a goal of the commission for some time, with the commissioners discussing the possibility of using American Rescue Plan Act funds to try to address the structure's ongoing deterioration for around a year now. In a...
Havre Police Department A pickup truck hitting a parked trailer at 10th Avenue and Second Street was reported Friday at 2:26 p.m. -- A caller reported from 16th Street West Friday at 5:10 p.m. that an 11-year-old didn't come home after school. Havre Police Department sent out a CodeRED Alert to people in a select area of town. -- A caller at a Montana Avenue business reported a child was trying to pick the lock at a back door Friday at 7:20 p.m. -- Jacquline Colleen...
Funny, isn't it, how something suddenly triggers a memory that you haven't thought of in years? Such was the case when I was working the 2020 Census. Part of the area I surveyed was the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. One day I entered the reservation via Taylor Road on the east side. Much later in the day, I left the area at Box Elder. Turning onto Highway 87, I glanced to my right and then I saw it. A floodgate of memories deluged my innermost being. I pulled over and wept....
by Jason Stahl University of Montana Teresa Violett was outside her house in Chester painting the cement foundation when she heard the sirens. It was Saturday, Sept. 25. The retired teacher had lived in Liberty County for 38 years, and she knew what each siren meant: The first one, for a scheduled meeting. The second, for ambulance. The third, for fire. But when a fourth sounded, Violett paused in her painting and looked up. In all her years, she'd never heard a fourth siren s...
