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  • Liberty County 4-H receives Red Ants Pants Foundation grant

    Updated Jun 23, 2023

    Havre Daily News staff Editor’s note: This version clarifies that the non-profit Red Ants Pants Foundation provides the grants, not the for-profit women’s workear company Red Ants Pants. Red Ants Pants Foundation announced that Liberty County 4-H Council in Chester has received a grant in the foundation’s 2023 Community Grant. The White Sulphur Springs-based nonprofit foundation gave the 4-H Council $1,000. “The Liberty County 4-H Council provides financial support and guidance to their local 4-H youth clubs,” a release a...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission weekly calendar

    Updated Jun 23, 2023

    Monday 9 a.m. — Rocky Boy Business Committee meeting at Rocky Boy tribal office 10 a.m. — Hill County Community Development Block Grant Program/Montana Coal Endowment Program monitoring visit in the Commissioners Office 3:30 p.m. — Council on Aging director meeting in the Commissioners Office Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Road supervisor meeting in the Commissioners Office Wednesday 9 a.m. — Park board interview in the Commissioners Office 10 a.m. — Park board interview in the Commissioners Office 3:30 p.m. — Park board interview in...

  • Clarification - Great Northern Fair Commission meeting

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    In an article published on the front page of Thursday’s edition of Havre Daily News about this week’s meeting of the Great Northern Fair Commission, board member Ken Erickson is cited as saying it seems like Emily Mayer is trying to sidestep the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum board by asking the fair commission for permission to give presentations about the museum-owned Faber Schoolhouse and Homestead Shack on the fairgrounds. Mayer told Havre Daily News that English approached her about doing something during the fair, not... Full story

  • Agenda - Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. in the Robins School Administration Building. The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Agenda deletions or corrections, and additions allowed by policy, if any B. Old business C. New business 1. Personnel 2. 2023-24 bus routes 3. Montana School Board Association dues for 2023-24 4. Out-of-state travel for high school boys baksetball 5. Montana Schools Group Insurance Authority...

  • Fort Belknap seeks address updates before election

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    Havre Daily News staff Fort Belknap Indian Community has put out a call for address updates from tribal members before the next election. A primary election will be held Oct. 3, 2023, and a general election Nov. 7, 2023. A release said it is important for tribal members to update both their physical address and their mailing address before the elections. The release said neither the tribal election office nor the Bureau of Indian Affairs can update addresses for election purposes. Only the enrollment office can update...

  • Out Our Way: God rides for the brand, too

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    Romans 6:8 - "For we know that if we died with Christ, we shall also live with Him." Out our way, most cattle are kept within fenced grazing lands, and except for the annual open-range grazing on Beaver Creek Park near the Chippewa Cree Tribe's reservation, herds don't often mix. We still do brandings and have the ear tags, but seldom need to worry about checking. If they were the right breed, had the right color ear tag, and were within the fenced area, I pretty well...

  • Pastor's Corner: Fear no one

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    In last Sunday's readings (Exodus 19:2-6a, Romans 5:6-11 and Matt. 9:36-10:8), it becomes very clear that we have been chosen and elected by God. In the reading from Exodus the people are told by God that they are a "kingdom of priests, a holy nation." I wonder if we believe that now. Do we consider ourselves priests? Do we believe we are a holy nation? Our professed faith at our baptism acknowledges that we are to be priestly people. This means we are a people who help to...

  • Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    You know, Lord, sometimes puzzles are pretty fun to do. Friend Leah mentioned, as we visited, sharing that she remembered her folks doing jigsaw puzzles on their card table, sometimes even on one end of their dining room table - then giggled. She shared that her mom had mentioned that her parents also did those old-time puzzles, as after they had passed, they found several boxes of old jigsaw puzzles in one of their closets. "Mama recalled that Grandma and Grandpa sat close...

  • Senior Center News, June 23 2023

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    North Central Senior Center June 26-30 Menu Monday, June 26 — Biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, fruit Tuesday, June 27 — Barbecued ribs, baked potatoes, corn, cake Wednesday, June 28 — Chef salad, breadsticks, fruit Thursday, June 29 — Indian tacos, apple pie Friday, June 30 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert News from our Gift Shop: Need a gift for a summer birthday or just because. Visit the gift shop to find wall hangings, knock knacks, art glass and much more, all priced just right. New this week: Chain necklaces and bracele...

  • Stoner graduates from George Fox University

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    EWBERG, Ore. — Rainey Stoner of Havre was among the undergraduate, adult degree and graduate-level students who received diplomas from George Fox University at its spring graduation ceremony in April of 2023. Stoner earned a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree....

  • Fair board talks Great Northern Fair preparations

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jun 22, 2023

    Editor’s note: This version adds comment from Emily Mayer about proposed talks about the Faber Schoolhouse and Homestead Shack. The Great Northern Fair Board announced at their monthly meeting Tuesday that new bathrooms are being installed on the fairgrounds in front of the grandstand and they are on track to be operational by this year’s fair. The board approved at the meeting a bid to install the foundation for these new bathrooms, with board member Ken Erickson saying they should have the building set up and the bat...

  • Montana State University names 2023 spring graduates listed by hometown

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    From MSU News Service BOZEMAN - Montana State University awarded 1,623 undergraduate degrees and 433 graduate degrees during its 138th commencement ceremonies held May 12 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. An additional 162 students from Gallatin College MSU received associate degrees or certificates. A list of local graduates follows. Some local students may have listed their Bozeman residence and not be listed in the local towns. Students with two asterisks after their names (**) graduated with highest honors, having earned...

  • Work underway on U.S. Highway 2 east of Havre

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jun 22, 2023

    Work is being done on Highway 2 east of Havre, which may delay drivers on that road for the next few weeks. Montana Department of Transportation Havre Area Engineering Project Manager Mike Moore said MDT and Schellinger Construction are milling off the top section of the roadway and placing new pavement. The project starts just west of Pork Chop Hill and runs about 10 miles east. He said they are also performing a chip seal, replacing signs, removing guardrails at the bus...

  • Low turnout, little support, at chicken ordinance meeting

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jun 22, 2023

    The Havre City Council's ordinance committee met Tuesday to take public comments on a proposal to allow people to own chickens in city limits, drawing only a handful of attendees, most of them against the proposal. The city considered adopting an ordinance to allow the ownership of chickens in 2015 but it was voted down 5-2. In recent months, Havre resident Al Garver has asked the council to reconsider that decision and asked that they consider a similar ordinance, but one...

  • 'Fox hunt' set at ham radio field day in Havre

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jun 22, 2023

    The local ham radio club is inviting people to come watch — and use — amateur radios and take the opportunity to hunt for an electronic fox. Hi-Line Amateur Radio Club will be participating in the American Radio Relay League — ARRL — Field Day Saturday from noon to Sunday at US Bank Park on 11th Street west across from Montana State University-Northern’s Tilleman Field, club member Heather Hinckley said. Throughout the event, the club will be holding fox hunts, she added. “It’s called fox hunting, but it’s really hunting...

  • Montana centenarians to be honored in October

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    Press release The Department of Public Health and Human Services will honor Montana centenarians during the 54th annual Governor’s Conference on Aging Oct. 3, 2023. The annual conference will take place at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Great Falls. Centenarians will be honored during a noon luncheon. DPHHS is asking Montanans who will turn age 100 as of December 31, 2023, or those who are already over the age of 100 to submit their name and a brief profile. “This is an excellent opportunity to honor Montana cen...

  • Sign-up open for surplus drawing hunitng licenses and permits

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    HELENA — Starting today, hunters can sign up for leftover licenses and permits that were not distributed by the drawing through MyFWP on the FWP website at https://fwp.mt.gov . The resulting Surplus License List will be randomized with hunters at the top of the list contacted via email with instructions to finalize their purchase within a specified time. To be placed on the Surplus License List, resident and nonresident hunters can sign up through the MyFWP portal. This process requires hunters to keep their email address cur...

  • For the Record, June 22, 2023

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    Havre Police Department Edwin Vernel Franklin of Havre, 63, was issued a summons on a criminal contempt charge after a 24/7 Sobriety program no-show reported Tuesday at 8:04 a.m. at the police station. -- A caller at a First Street business reported that a man had kicked in a door and broke it Tuesday at 8:05 a.m. -- Child Protective Services reported a domestic disturbance Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. -- Sasha Valeen Longknife of Fort Belknap, 39, was arrested on charges of trespass...

  • Graham promoted at Independence Bank

    Updated Jun 22, 2023

    Press release Haley Graham was recently promoted to bookkeeping manager for Independence Bank. In her new role, she will guide all bookkeeping operations for nine Independence Bank branches and one Independence Bank LPO/DPO. Graham has spent the last eight years in the financial industry, working as a customer service representative and a loan processor. She came to IB in 2022 as a bookkeeper and has played an integral role on staff over the past year. "We were so fortunate...

  • Montana 500 brings Model Ts through Havre

    Christy Bambrough and Tim Leeds|Updated Jun 21, 2023

    Car enthusiasts had a chance for a thrill Tuesday at Havre's Subway, when the drivers of 16 Model T's stopped for lunch during their trip in the 2023 Montana 500. The event takes minimally modified Model T's on a 500-mile race on Montana's roads. Dan Lukowski of Kansas City, Missouri, said he ran his 1926 Model T Roadster, which he calls The Rattle Can, when he first bought it in 2013. He hadn't run it since, but thought he would on the 10th anniversary, for the special...

  • Harlem honored for Airmen's Memorial

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jun 21, 2023

    The Daughters of the American Revolution have paid tribute to the community and its members who have spent decades paying tribute to 13 U.S. airmen who died as the result of a crash during a training exercise Nov. 30, 1992, over the town where the memorial was created. DAR presented the committee and the community its Excellence in Historic Preservation Medal for the Harlem Airmen's Memorial. Two U.S. Air Force cargo planes conducting nighttime training exercises at 25,000...

  • For the Record, June 21, 2023

    Updated Jun 21, 2023

    Havre Police Department A caller at a First Street West business reported Monday at 7:11 a.m. that a weed eater had been sitting at the business for a week, and the caller thought it might have been stolen from somewhere else. -- A Grant Avenue caller reported at 10:27 a.m. Monday that the tailgate was stolen from the caller's pickup truck. -- Larae Ann Ameline of Havre, 40, was arrested on three Justice or City court warrants served on Third Street at 12:28 p.m. Monday. -- A...

  • Farmers.gov feature helps producers find farm loans that fit their operation

    Updated Jun 21, 2023

    Press release Farmers and ranchers can use the Farm Loan Discovery Tool on https://farmers.gov to find information on USDA farm loans that may best fit their operations. USDA’s Farm Service Agency offers a variety of loan options to help farmers finance their operations. From buying land to financing the purchase of equipment, FSA loans can help. USDA conducted field research in eight states, gathering input from farmers and FSA farm loan staff to better understand their needs and challenges. How the tool works Farmers who a...

  • Ladies Who Ag Luncheons connecting women across Montana

    Updated Jun 21, 2023

    Press release A new program meant to connect women in agriculture with each other and resources is expanding to more locations across the state in the coming weeks. Ladies Who Ag Luncheons through Montana Farmers Union are a way for women who met during MFU’s Women’s Conferences to reconnect, as well as make new connections within their regions throughout the year. Connections are key to building stronger rural communities, said Samantha Ferrat, a Membership Ambassador with Montana Farmers Union who is planning a Ladies Who...

  • USDA extends application deadline for revenue loss programs to July 14 

    Updated Jun 21, 2023

    Press release The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reminding producers that it has extended the deadline for the Emergency Relief Program — ERP — Phase Two and Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program — PARP — to July 14, 2023, to give producers more time to apply for assistance. The original deadline was June 2. Additionally, USDA’s Farm Service Agency is partnering with nine organizations to provide educational and technical assistance to agricultural producers and provide assistance in completing an ERP Phase Two application....

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