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  • Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

    Updated Mar 25, 2022

    You know Lord, some days one awakens with a song in their heart, a smile on their lips and feel "in love" and it doesn't even have to be Valentine's Day or June! We might just have our heart in tune. Some favorite things might be hot soup on a cold day or a cold soup made of raw, blended vegetables on a hot day. Also, how about a good book to read? A friend suggested a few things she loved, she named: the American flag, our country, nature, her home, her dear family and she lo...

  • Local quilter semifinalist in international quilt shows

    Updated Mar 25, 2022

    Press release Karen Vosen from Havre has been juried in as a semifinalist for the 2022 American Quilt Show Quilt Week in Branson, Missouri, March 23-26, and is also a semifinalist for the 2022 American Quilt Show Quilt Week in Puducah, Kentucky, April 27-30. Her quilts Dancing with the Stars and Estrelle Espanole - Spanish Star - will appear in Branson and Estrelle Espole and Infinity will appear in the show in Puducah. Dancing with the Stars and Infinity are also features in...

  • Senior Center News, March 25, 2022

    Updated Mar 25, 2022

    North Central Senior Citizens Center March 28 to April 1 Menu Monday, March 28 — Sloppy Joe, tatertots, broccoli, pudding Tuesday, March 29 — Salad, pork chops, mashed potatoes and gravy, sunshine carrots, rolls, cake Wednesday, March 30 — Chicken parmesan, pasta, salad, fruit Thursday, March 31 — Hamburger one a bun, potato salad, baked beans, dessert Friday, April 1 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping Up with the pandemic: March 23, three new cases of COVID-19, one recovered, total 4,824, active five, no hospitaliza...

  • New fire reporting system outlined in fire council meeting

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 24, 2022

    The Hill County Fire Council had their biannual meeting Wednesday, where Bureau of Land Management Lewistown Duty Officer Don Pyrah presented a new system for filing initial reports on fires, and County Fire Warden Amanda Frickel suggested some areas of operational improvement and a few new procedures. Pyrah said the new online reporting system is built so fire departments can submit initial reports for fires easily from a phone, a streamlined new system he said will be faster and create more accurate data to pull information...

  • 'Anastasia' opens tonight at Havre High

    Tim Leeds|Updated Mar 24, 2022

    The sole theatrical production put on this year at Havre High School opens tonight at the high school auditorium, with Montana Actors' Theatre premiering its production of the musical "Anastasia" starting at 8 p.m. The Broadway musical, inspired by the 1996 20th Century Fox animated musical, tells of the fall of the Russian Empire and the start of the Soviet Union, and a young woman trying to discover the story of her past. Northern Montana Hospital is sponsoring the...

  • Sweeney campaigns for Congress in Havre

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 24, 2022

    Montana Sen. Mark Sweeney, D-Philpsburg, is running for one of Montana's two seats in the U.S. House Representatives, and during a trip to the Havre area this week talked about his campaign and political goals recently. Sweeney is running for the seat held by Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., who has filed as a candidate for reelection. The race also has three Republican challengers including Kyle Austin of Billings, a Havre native; James Boyette of Bozeman, and Charles...

  • Havre's Leadership High School class graduates

    Updated Mar 24, 2022

    Staff and wire Leadership High School at Havre High School returned this year after stopping due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year, with the Class of 2022 graduating in a ceremony at Montana State University-Northern this year. This year's class was Havre High School students Kenny Shellenberger, Lane Kinsella, Conner McKay, Allie Messinger, Maddie Thomas, Ali Maloughney, Hannah Gingery, Sofia Dawson, Abigail Adams, Scott Woods, Kate Hemmer and Courtney Burchard. Havre...

  • 'Victim Vulnerability' topic of next Northern Brown Bag Lecture

    Updated Mar 24, 2022

    Press release Montana State University-Northern will continue its Spring 2022 Brown Bag Lecture Series Thursday, March 31, with a presentation called “Victim Vulnerability: How Disabilities Affect the Likelihood, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Sexual Assault,” by Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Samantha Balemba-Brownlee, Ph.D. The event will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in Hagener Science 101 — the Pit — and it is open to the public. Sack lunches are provided but limited, so attendees are encouraged to RSVP by Mond...

  • For the Record, March 24

    Updated Mar 24, 2022

    Havre Police Department A summons was issued after a caller at Havre Middle School reported a fight at 12:11 p.m. Wednesday. No details on charges were provided. -- Someone stopped at the police station Wednesday at 1:53 p.m. to speak with an officer about a scam call. -- Randi Lynn Hill of Great Falls, 36, was issued a summons on a shoplifting charge after a caller at a U.S. Highway 2 Northwest business reported a shoplifting complaint Wednesday at 2:40 p.m. -- A 17-year-old...

  • Deer deaths in Havre discussed during town hall

    Tim Leeds|Updated Mar 23, 2022

    Watch for an update on infrastructure and funding from Havre Public Works in upcoming editions of Havre Daily News. Havre officials said during a town hall meeting Monday that the problem with deer dying in Havre seems to come from eating food from humans. After Pam Harada asked about several reports of deer being found dead in town, Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich said the officers investigating found that the dead deer were generally in good health, but eating the wrong...

  • Hill County Commission to discuss employee health insurance costs

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 23, 2022

    The Hill County Commission may make a decision at their weekly business meeting Thursday about whether or not to raise county contributions to employee health care plans to cover a 6.5 percent rate increase by the Montana Association of Counties, through which county employees get their health issuance. The commissioners have said this increase from MACo seems like a result of the pandemic and the lack of elective procedures done during that time, as well as the increased demand for them as the pandemic appears to be less...

  • Economic panel talks local housing and remote working

    Tim Leeds|Updated Mar 23, 2022

    A panel of experts talked about local economic issues during a discussion last week at the end of the Economic Outlook Seminar 2022 put on by University of Montana's Bureau of Business and Economic Research, with two issues becoming intertwined - housing and remote work. Bureau Executive Director Patrick Barkey moderated the panel discussion, which included Bear Paw Development Corp. Exectuive Director Paul Tuss, bureau Associate Director Paul Sonora, Jeremy Sage, Montana...

  • MSU-Northern Foundation looking for new director

    Updated Mar 23, 2022

    Press release The MSU-Northern Foundation has announced that Executive Director Shantel Cronk will be stepping down from her role at the Foundation in mid-May. Cronk, who has been at the Foundation since 2019, has accepted a new role with the Montana State University Alumni Foundation in Bozeman. The MSU-Northern Foundation has started the search for a new executive director. The job description can be found at http://www.msunfoundation.org and resumes with cover letters should be sent to the foundation, attention to the...

  • Correction - Havre stays with five-day school week

    Updated Mar 23, 2022

    A front-page story and the caption for a photo with a story about Monday’s meeting of the Havre Public Schools board in Tuesday’s edition misidentified Kevin Johnson as a Montana State University-Northern professor. Johnson has retired. The story also misidentified Sunnyside Intermediate School librarian and teacher Carrie Gillen....

  • For the Record, March 23, 2022

    Updated Mar 23, 2022

    Havre Police Department Curtis Stephen Lamere of Havre, 47, was arrested on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and probation violation after a caller reported Tuesday at 12:01 p.m. that a man was carrying a club in the Wilson Avenue area. -- A summons was issued after a caller at Sixth Avenue and 10th Street reported a driver in a silver pickup truck was passing illegally on Sixth Tuesday at 12:31 p.m. No details on the charges were provided. -- A Tuesday 1:59 p.m....

  • Annual Fort Peck Reservoir walleye spawning operation gearing up

    Updated Mar 23, 2022

    from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Warmer temperatures are forecast for the upcoming weeks, which means the walleye spawning operation on Fort Peck Reservoir will soon be underway. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks staff has been in the process of preparing spawning barges, holding pens, and trap nets so they ready to deploy once the ice is off the Big Dry Arm. "The activities of fish are very dependent on water temperatures, and you never know what is going to happen with...

  • MAT looking for interns

    Updated Mar 23, 2022

    Montana Actors’ Theatre is again offering several paid internships for college students and recent college graduates. Interns oversee MAT youth programs including the touring KidsMAT Summer Children's Theatre camps and the annual youth production, which this summer will be “Happily Ever Before.” People can receive practical experience in the performing arts including: • Directing; • Stage managing; • Costuming; • Set design and construction; • Lighting and sound, and • Working with children Intern applicants must b...

  • Havre stays with five-day school week

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 23, 2022
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    Editor's note: This version corrects that Montana State University-Northern Professor Kevin Johnson has retired and correct the position of Sunnyside Intermediate School librarian and teacher . At a special meeting Monday, the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees voted five to three to implement a five-day week with an earlier start time for the upcoming school year despite the overwhelming opposition of attendees to the meeting, nearly all of them teachers. Teachers at...

  • Northeastern Montana Keep Montana Green regional contest winners announced

    Updated Mar 22, 2022

    Press release LEWISTOWN - Colorful artwork and creative slogans illustrate the importance of wildfire prevention in the 2022 Keep Montana Green art contest. "We had some fantastic entries that demonstrate just how creative and artistic Montana youth are, especially as it relates to depicting wildfire prevention,'" said Clive Rooney, Area Manager of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Northeastern Land Office in Lewistown, Mont. The northeastern Montana...

  • Little Shell tribal chair elected chair of state Tribal Economic Development Commission

    Updated Mar 22, 2022

    from Montana Department of Commerce HELENA — The Office of Indian Country Economic Development at the Montana Department of Commerce announced today that Gerald Gray, Chairman of the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe, was elected as the new Chair of the Montana State Tribal Economic Development Commission. Gray is in his fourth three-year term with STEDC. “I’m excited to be a part of the commission, which helps guide Tribes in economic development and fosters economic growth among Montana’s Tribal Nations,” Gray said. He replaces...

  • For the Record, March 22, 2022

    Updated Mar 22, 2022

    Havre Police Department A 9:21 a.m. Monday caller reported graffiti at two city parks. -- A non-injury vehicle crash was reported by a Third Street caller Monday at 10:12 a.m. -- A shoplifter was reported driving away from a First Street business in a black pickup truck at 4:59 p.m. Monday. -- Officers investigated a theft, forger or fraud reported at 6:48 p.m. Monday. -- Monday at 7:14 p.m., a caller at a Montana State University-Northern residence hall reported the theft of...

  • Montanans helping Montanans, once again

    Updated Mar 22, 2022

    Press release The Town Pump Charitable Foundation, a longtime supporter of the Producer Partnership, recently awarded the partnership a grant for $30,000. “We are grateful to the Town Pump Charitable Foundation for its ongoing investment in our mission. This grant will pay for the processing of 10,000 to 12,000 pounds of hamburger much needed protein for Montanans battling food insecurity,” Producer Partnership Board of Directors Vice President Dan Walker said. The Producer Partnership is a non-profit organization whose mis...

  • Department of Agriculture reminds Montanans to sow safe seeds

    Updated Mar 22, 2022

    from Montana Department of Agriculture HELENA — Following the first day of spring and beginning of Ag Week in Montana, the Department of Agriculture is reminding growers to ensure their seeds and plant materials are sourced from licensed dealers and nurseries to preserve the health of agriculture in Montana. “From farmers and ranchers to backyard gardeners, the success of Montana Agriculture relies on sourcing quality seeds and plant materials from trustworthy sources,” said Ian Foley, agricultural sciences admin...

  • Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program for Montana meat processors expands

    Updated Mar 22, 2022

    from U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the State of Montana have finalized a Cooperative Interstate Shipment agreement, which provides an opportunity for selected state-inspected meat and poultry processors to ship their products across state lines. Under the CIS agreement, the State of Montana may inspect meat products produced in selected establishments for shipment throughout the United States. The CIS program was launched in 2012 und...

  • Hill County Democrats introduce candidates

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 21, 2022

    Hill County Democrats introduced seven candidates for local, state and national elections at a meeting Sunday, where the candidates spoke about their goals and qualifications and encouraged attendees to get as many Democrats as possible into office in the upcoming elections. Running on the local level is Hill County Commission Executive Assistant Sheri Williams, who seeks to unseat Republican incumbent Diane McLean on the Hill County Commission. Williams said she’s a fourth generation Havreite whose great-grandparents h...

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