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Havre Police Department Caleb Ian Plante of Havre, 18, was arrested on charges of minor in possession and trespass to property and on a Justice or City court warrant, and David Austin Corcoran of Havre, 31, was arrested on a trespass to property charge after a disturbance was reported on Fourth Street Tuesday at 6:56 a.m. -- Officers assisted an ambulance crew at an 11:32 p.m. Tuesday call on First Street. Hill County Sheriff's Office Petra Raven of Havre, 32, was arrested on...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the spelling of Great Northern Fair Board member Kaleb Fisher. The Hill County Commission appointed Ken Erickson and Kaleb Fisher to the Great Northern Fair Board at its weekly business meeting Thursday, allowing the board to have a quorum for the first time since August. The commission has been searching for new board members to form a quorum since the resignation of then-board chair Josh Heitzenroder and the removal of then-board member Bob Sivertsen earlier this year. The board still h...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA will make up to $800 million available to support biofuel producers and infrastructure. The announcement includes $700 million to provide economic relief to biofuel producers and restore renewable fuel markets affected by the pandemic. The department will make the funds available through the new Biofuel Producer Program authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act — CARES — Act. Additionally, in the coming month...
The variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 that is raging around the world and is becoming the dominant strain in the United States has officially hit Montana. Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services reported Monday that two vaccinated residents of Gallatin County who had visited South Africa - the country that first reported the variant to World Health Organization - caught the omicron variant of the disease. The two had mild symptoms that are improving are...
Montana Department of Environmental Quality has set a date for a public meeting, including on Zoom, regarding a draft environmental assessment for a proposal for mining exploration in the Little Rocky Mountains, near a former mining site that is still being reclaimed at a cost of millions of dollars. DEQ said in a release that the exploration project near Zortman is proposed by Luke Ployhar, who owns private land surrounded by federally owned land in the area, near the former Zortman mine. The Fort Belknap is still dealing...
Havre Public Schools is putting out a call for donations in the wake of Montana House Bill 279, which authorized enhanced tax credit opportunities for people looking to finically support their public schools. A release from Havre Public Schools says starting Jan. 3, 2022, people making cash donations directly to HPS can get a dollar-for-dollar tax credit on their state tax bill. The release says donations would fund transformational and advanced learning opportunities for students, services and equipment for students with...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 248 new cases, 1,645 active cases, 127 hospitalizations and 2,889 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 195,171 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Monday that 3 new cases were reported in the county Saturday through Monday and 8 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 5 active cases in the county and 3,534 total cases. The county has 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Monday that it was n...
Press release Veteran service officers for the Montana Veterans Affairs will be visiting the following locations and times to meet with veterans who are interested in applying for benefits. People who are interested in applying for benefits need to bring a copy of their discharge paperwork — DD214 — with them. Wednesday, Jan. 5 Shelby — Courthouse — 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Cut Bank — Glacier County Courthouse Annex RM 19– 1:30-4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6 Browning — Blackfeet Manpower Center– 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12 Glasgow...
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. 21-2684 Dissolution of Meadowlark Estates Sewer and Water District Contracts Great West Engineering — Task Order 19 Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Cremation for Melvin Sherman Notice of public hearing establishing the hours for the t...
Havre Police Department A caller reported a vehicle crash on Saddle Butte Drive Monday at 7:58 a.m. -- Officers investigated a 10:30 a.m. Monday report of suspicious activity at Havre High School. -- A report of slashed tires was reported at 10:53 a.m. Monday on Fifth Avenue. -- A two-vehicle crash was reported on 10th Avenue Monday at 12:16 p.m. -- A two-vehicle crash was reported at Seventh Avenue and 15th Street at 12:48 p.m. Monday. -- Officers assisted a someone who...
Cold and snow has hit the region, and while warmer temperatures are expected for a few days, cold is expected to hit again by Christmas Eve and stay through Christmas Day, with a chance of a bit more snow. Cold and snow hit the area more than a week ago, and it stayed chilly and snowy over the weekend except for a short chinook that hit parts of the region Saturday and moved through Sunday. The high in Havre was 10 degrees Saturday but it warmed up to 43 degrees at 1:09 p.m. Sunday That started falling again fairly quickly,...
Triple Dog Brewing Company played host to this year's Pray for Snow event, put on by the volunteers who run the Bear Paw Ski Bowl who also took the opportunity to honor "Big" Dave Martens for his 45 years of service to the ski bowl and the National Ski Patrol. National Ski Patrol Chief Outdoor Emergency Care Instructor Byron Ophus said Martens has been a constant and positive presence at the Ski Bowl as a volunteer, hill manager and primary lift operator. "In all the years I'v...
Hill County Health Department said in its update Friday that 3 new cases were reported and 1 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 10 active cases in the county and 3,531 total cases. No active hospitalizations were listed. The county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Friday that it was notified of 1 new case and 1 met the criteria to be considered recovered with one person hospitalized, 11 active cases and one active hospitalizations. The county has had 1,537 total cases and...
Havre Police Department A caller reported Friday at 7:51 a.m. that a truck and trailer were stuck on the 13th Street hill and backing up traffic. -- Officers attempted to serve a warrant Friday at 1:33 p.m. on 14th Avenue. -- Officers were called to a two-vehicle, non-injury crash at 13th Street and Eighth Avenue Friday at 3:30 p.m. -- A caller at a Fifth Avenue business reported Friday at 4:58 p.m. that someone tried to attack one of the staff. -- A two-vehicle crash was...
Havre Community Pool will be closed Friday through Monday, Dec. 24-27, and Friday through Sunday, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2. For more information call the Havre Community Pool at 265-8161 or 265-5781....
Havre Daily News staff The Frank DeRosa Railroad Museum and Havre Beneath the Streets are now decorated for the Christmas holiday. People will be able to take walking tours of the underground museum for $5 off the regular ticket price through Dec. 31. Saturday, the Pacific Railway Club wase running HO Scale trains in the Railroad Museum at 120 Third Ave. Both museums will be open for winter hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and people can call 406-265-8888 to call for open tour times and make...
Press release Havre High School speech and debate took a small holiday team to a small holiday tournament in Fort Benton over the weekend and saw some success. Havre”s Izabelle “Izzy” Hagen, a freshman, did well in the largest event at the tournament, placing fifth in dramatic oral interpretation of literature. Junior Sophia Dawson, also a first-year competitor for Havre, placed eighth in that event. Freshman Piper Huston received some good comments from her judges in that event, but did not make the top eight. Havre’s debate...
from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks The hunting of male mountain lions in hunting districts 416, 446, 451, 452 and 454 in north-central Montana closed at one-half hour after sunset Saturday, Dec. 18. The order halting the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for the combined districts had been met. For more information, visit FWP’s website at http://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/by-species, to check the current quota status, or call the toll-free number a...
Toys for Tots began for Fort Belknap Thursday with the delivery of hundreds of gifts to communities on the reservation with the most in-need children and families. Volunteers received the gifts Thursday morning, which will be distributed to eight schools in the area including Hays-Lodge Pole Elementary School, which held its Christmas Program that night, complete with an appearance by Santa, said Toys for Tots volunteer Robert Fox. Fox said more than 250 gifts were scheduled...
Some local schools are on alert or closing today in response to a threat to safety “for every school in the USA, even elementary” share on the social media platform TikTok. The local schools note that the post appears to be part of a national trend on TikTok and did not originate in the local districts, but is circulating in the local schools. Hays-Lodge Pole Schools announced the district schools are closed today because of the posts. “The district has decided to cancel school for the safety of all students,” a post on the...
Staff and wire report Local law enforcement is telling people they need to celebrate the holidays safely, or they may face the consequences of drinking and driving. “As you make plans to celebrate with friends and family, also make plans to have a safe ride home by designating a sober driver or or using a rideshare service,” a release from Havre Police Department said. “Don’t spend your holidays in jail, or worse in an ambulance.” The release said increased law enforcement patrols will be out in Havre and Hill County in...
