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Editor’s note: This version corrects the day of the fire. 13 years to the day after reopening from a fire, another fire devastated Midtown Car Care Center in North Havre. Havre Fire Department’s media report said the fire department responded at 2:41 the morning of Friday, July 5. Janet Robinson, bookkeeper and office manager for Midtown Car Care Center said no one was hurt, and the house next door where she and owner-operator Mike Breum live was saved without damage. She sai...
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced Friday that U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced it will start work "immediately" to rehabilitate the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works that supplies much of the water that flows through the Milk River each year. Tester said in a release that the administration of President Joe Biden announced Friday that the work will be done, following a catastrophic failure June 17 of two siphons in the system that carries water across 29 miles and...
The name of the 18-year-old Havre man killed June 27 in a one-car crash in Glacier County has been released by the Glacier County coroner. Michael Wayne Spotted Eagle died from injuries sustained in the crash. The Montana Highway Patrol report said Spotted Eagle, a passenger in a Cadillac Escalade that went off the road on U.S. Highway 89, was tossed from the vehicle, hitting the ground and sustaining fatal injuries. The crash report said information about the driver was unknown at the time of the report being filed. The repo...
Hill County Crime Stoppers has canceled the request for information for the Hill County Sheriff’s Office to identify a man who was a person of interest in an investigation which was listed as a Crime Stopper story on Page A7 in the July 3, 2024, edition of Havre Weekly Chronicle. The man has been identified....
Press release Hill County Sheriff’s Office says they no longer need help identifying the man in these photos. He has been identified. The Hill County Sheriff's Office is asking for help from the public to identify this man. He is currently a person of interest in an ongoing investigation. Anyone who has information to help identify this person is asked to call the Hill County Sheriff's Office at 406-265-2512, or Crime Stoppers at 406-264-4444....
Press release Havre Fire Department released a message reminding people to use fireworks safely and legally. “Summer means picnics, barbecues, parades and fireworks displays, especially around the Fourth of July. Summer also means an increase in injuries from backyard grills, bonfires and fireworks,” the release said. The release said the fire department advises people that the best way to enjoy the Fourth of July is to watch a public fireworks display conducted by professionals, but if people plan to use fireworks they nee...
Press release As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, Havre law enforcement agencies and the Montana Highway Patrol are encouraging Montanans to plan for sober rides before they start celebrating. The Fourth of July is during what is known as the 100 Deadliest Days: the time period when the most traffic fatalities and crashes occur in Montana and across the country. To help keep drivers and communities safe, MHP and local law enforcement? will be increasing patrols across the state and making DUI arrests to ensure Montanans...
By Emily Mayer The week of the Fourth of July 100 years ago was much different than it is today. A century ago, this town was abuzz with activity in preparation for the myriad of gatherings and events to take place that week. There were so many articles in the newspapers, it was hard to pick the ones to include in this column. Many of these articles were quite lengthy, detailing the schedules for the multiple gatherings and letting people know when and where to meet. Here is a sampling of all those great activities. A parade...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Department of Commerce announced today that 17 Montana towns, cities and counties will share more than $750,000 of grant funding to help develop and plan infrastructure projects to increase the health and safety for those communities and their residents. The City of Havre will receive $23,040, in addition to the previously awarded $16,960, for a total of $40,000 of MCEP planning grant funding to complete a water preliminary engineering report and $40,000 to complete a stormwater p...
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana GREAT FALLS - A Fort Belknap man accused of stabbing a woman multiple times during an argument admitted to an assault charge Monday, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Leon Boyd Messerly, 63, pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon. Messerly faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The court will...
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana GREAT FALLS - A man convicted by a federal jury of sexually abusing two children at a residence on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. After a two-day trial, a jury Feb. 7 found Shawn Saddler, Sr., 57, guilty of aggravated sexual abuse and two counts of abusive sexual contact. Chief U.S. District...
Havre Police Department Tuesday, June 25, 20204 After a caller from the 100 Block of Ninth Avenue reported a dog tried to bite them, officers issued a written or verbal warning. Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Officers investigated a 12:36 p.m. report from Lincoln Avenue of someone breaking into a vehicle. -- Officers investigated a report made at 1:35 p.m. from Lincoln Avenue of credit card fraud. -- Officers issued a written or verbal warning after a caller at 2:01 p.m. complained...
In a story on the sports page, page B1, in the Thursday, June 27, 2024, edition of Havre Weekly Chronicle about Havre referees being honored by the Montana Officials Association, the names were switched on the photographs for Cal Wirtzberger and Dan Boucher. The full article with the correct names with the photos is running again in today’s edition....
Monday, July 8, 2024 9:30 a.m. — Commissioner working session in the Commission Office 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the Commission Office Tuesday, July 9, 2024 8:30 a.m. — Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation fire call update in the Commission Office 9:30 a.m. — Health Department Director Meeting in the Commission Office 10:30 a.m. — Road Department Meeting in the Commission Office Wednesday, July 10, 2024 1 p.m. — Heating, ventilation and air conditioning progress meeting in the Commission...
Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced June 25 new action to support the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan for a fairer, more competitive, and more resilient meat and poultry supply chain. USDA’s Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets proposed rule would tackle longstanding challenges around interpretations of unfairness and competitive injury for the livestock, meat, and poultry sectors. This will support farmers and growers, and continues President Biden’s work to lower food co...
Reagan Cotton MSU News Service BOZEMAN - Eastern Montana may be typecast for its sparse population and rolling landscape, but its vast expanses make it an optimal region for the state's largest industry. Along the Yellowstone River near the North Dakota border, Montana State University's Eastern Agricultural Research Center serves 13 counties that produce nearly three quarters of Montana's pulse crop acreage, which leads the nation, and almost half its wheat. Serving such a...
Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expanding the Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops — FSCSC — program to now include medium-sized businesses in addition to small businesses. Eligible specialty crop growers can apply for assistance for expenses related to obtaining or renewing a food safety certification. The program has also been expanded to include assistance for 2024 and 2025 expenses. Producers can apply for assistance on their calendar year 2024 expenses beginning July 1, 2024,...
North Central Senior Center July 8-12 Menu Menu subject to change Menu not state-approved Monday, July 8, 2024 — Hot turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas and carrots, pears Tuesday, July 9. 2024 — Chicken stir fry, rice, corn, frosted cake Wednesday, July 10, 2024 — Goulash, salad, bread and butter, oranges Thursday, July 11, 2024 — Tuna casserole, green beans, bread and butter, mixed fruit Friday, July 12, 2024 — Ham and bean soup, egg salad sandwich, salad, oranges Important: We have hired a cook for the Rudyard C...
BOZEMAN — Montana State University awarded 1,691 undergraduate degrees, 360 graduate degrees and 188 degrees or certificates from Gallatin College MSU including to local students during its 140th commencement ceremonies held May 10 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. A list of local graduates follows. Students with two asterisks after their names (**) graduated with highest honors, having earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.7. Undergraduate students graduating with honors — a cumulative GPA between 3.25 and 3.69 — have a singl...
Genesis 3:1-6 - "Now, the serpent was more crafty than any other creature ..." Out our way, most folks like to kid around and don't really mean any harm - but sometimes harm comes anyway. They say they are "friends" but sometimes act like enemies. I have likely shared this before, but at my first roundup and branding, I very nearly had a very painful prank pulled on me. Being an absolute tender foot and "cowboy wanna be," the wranglers let me ride with them and even helped...
Natalie C. Ebner University of Florida The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. (THE CONVERSATION) — About 1 in 6 Americans are age 65 or older, and that percentage is projected to grow. Older adults often hold positions of power, have retirement savings accumulated over the course of their lifetimes, and make important financial and health-related decisions — all of which makes them attractive targets for financial exploitation. In 2021, there were mor...
Greetings Hi-Line, As I am writing this there is no better start of this day then to look outside and see the robins looking for their next worm, the rabbits frolicking, the sun coming through the window, the chickens and goose looking for their favorite human (my wife) to get them fresh water and food hearing her voice of love, the leaves of the trees gently moving to the breeze I am truly blessed this day. Another way I start my day is with a daily devotional and Gods word,...
You know, Lord, just sharing what a friend shared about John Quincy Adams, the sixth U.S. President, in 1837, at the age of 69, in delivering a Fourth of July speech at Newburyport, Massachusetts. Here is a copy of what Adams said: "Why is it that, next to the birthday of the Savior of the world, your most joyous and most venerated festival returns on this day (the Fourth of July)? Is it not that, in the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked...
"My grandma died," little girl wept. "Mom said Gram was the best. Oh, she could clean and bake good stuff, but now's in heaven to rest". "Grandma was great - she lived close by, her grandkids she did love. She will be missed by all her kin, but she's in heaven, above." A guy called here; "Need prayer for Bill. They found his dad in bed. "E.R. said, 'Take him home to rest'; friends found him, cold and dead!" A handsome lad, lives out of state, his girlfriend was 'Celeste'....
