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  • People invited to Rudyard's Second Annual Scottish Festival

    Updated Mar 5, 2022

    Editor's note: This corrects the date to Sunday, March 6 Staff and wire report An open invitation has been extended to people young and old interested in all things Scottish. The Second Annual Scottish Festival, with free admission, is set in Rudayrd starting at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 6, in K-Line’s Family Bowling Center and Lounge at 215 Main St. “Enjoy an afternoon of live Scottish music, poetry and history presented by various Montana artists,” a release about the event said. “Jesse Callender, a member of the Montana...

  • Ice delays some school starts

    Updated Mar 3, 2022

    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...

  • Winter expected back today

    Tim Leeds|Updated Mar 2, 2022

    After another stretch of weather that the region normally might see in the late spring, including a near-record high Tuesday, the region is expected to return to — relatively — cold temperatures and see freezing rain and snow, with a winter weather advisory going into effect this afternoon. Havre saw a high of 63 Tuesday at the city-county airport, just short of the record 66 degrees, set on March 2, 1905. But the region will see cooling temperatures today, with highs expected to be in the 40s and dropping into the 20s lat...

  • Bear Paw VFD ready to start work on new fire hall

    Updated Mar 2, 2022

    The Bear Paw Volunteer Fire Department has made great strides in their recent efforts to raise money to set up a new fire hall in the Havre area, which their fire chief and board members say will improve operations, save them money on equipment repairs and significantly improve morale. In addition to the personal donations they’ve received since September of last year the department has seen multi-thousand dollar donations from CHS Big Sky, Tilleman Motor Co. and Tilleman Equipment as well as the Havre Lions Club. T...

  • Quick pics: 'Anastasia' coming to Havre

    Updated Mar 2, 2022

  • For the Record, March 2, 2022

    Updated Mar 2, 2022

    Havre Police Department A caller with a First Street organization asked Tuesday at 9:09 a.m. to speak with an officer about a complaint. -- An attempted break-in was reported Tuesday at 2:34 p.m. on Seventh Street. -- Tayla Wren Overlie of Havre, 33, was arrested on three Justice or City court warrants after an officer made a walk-through check at a First Street business Tuesday at 6:23 p.m. -- Gina Kirkpatrick Schmitte of Rudyard, 51, was arrested on a disorderly conduct...

  • Local News - Monday morning music at the library on break

    Updated Mar 2, 2022

    Press release Monday morning music program with Mary Stevens at the Havre-Hill County Library will be on break through March and April. The library will announce when it resumes....

  • People invited to vote for new Montana wheat and barley variety names

    Updated Mar 2, 2022

    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...

  • USDA extends ReConnect application funding deadline to March 9

    Updated Mar 2, 2022

    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...

  • Montana Pulse Crop Committee meeting at Northern Ag Research Center March 22

    Updated Mar 2, 2022

    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...

  • More COVID-related deaths confirmed as new-case numbers drop

    Tim Leeds|Updated Mar 1, 2022

    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 school district continues strategic planning sessions

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 1, 2022

    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...

  • For the Record, March 1, 2022

    Updated Mar 1, 2022

    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...

  • Do you know what a quitclaim deed does in Montana?

    Updated Mar 1, 2022

    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...

  • Kraske new HHS principal starting next school year

    Tim Leeds|Updated Mar 1, 2022
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    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...

  • GOP campaigns at Havre Lincoln-Reagan Dinner

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Feb 28, 2022

    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...

  • Infrastructure a main topic at Tester-local official meeting

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Feb 28, 2022

    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...

  • Tester: Ukraine situation authoritarian vs democracy

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Feb 28, 2022

    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...

  • For the Record, Feb. 28, 2022

    Updated Feb 28, 2022

    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...

  • MAT's 'The Harvest' opens March 4

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Feb 25, 2022

    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...

  • Notice - Beaver Creek Park Grazing Committee to meet

    Updated Feb 25, 2022

    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....

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission

    Updated Feb 25, 2022

    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...

  • For the Record, Feb. 25, 2022

    Updated Feb 25, 2022

    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...

  • Local News - Havre High Parent-Teacher Conferences set

    Updated Feb 25, 2022

    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....

  • Grant to Northern researchers fund diesel emission in mine study

    Updated Feb 25, 2022

    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...

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