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Last year, the collapse of Drop 5 of the St. Mary Diversion and the coordinated effort to fix it was one of the biggest stories of of the year, and this year the ongoing efforts — and finally some success — to fund long-overdue repairs to the Diversion was one of the biggest ongoing stories. Local irrigators and residents had been warning for more than two decades that the diversion and conveyance system, which provides much of the water in the Milk River each year, was on the verge of collapse after many decades of rep...
Leaders of the Fort Belknap Indian Community said they are glad to have the opportunity to talk about a proposed new mine exploration in the Little Rocky Mountains because it will give its members a chance to show their opposition to the proposal. "The tribe's 100 percent opposed," Fort Belknap Indian Community Council President Jeff Stiffarm said. "We're going to fight this tooth and nail," he added. "I'm glad our people at least will have the chance to speak." Montana Depart...
Havre Police Department Dalton James Haskins of Havre, 27, was arrested on federal warrants served at the police station Monday at 10:06 a.m. -- Officers assisted another agency on a call from Third Avenue Monday at 1:06 p.m. -- Kim Kristina Johnson of Havre, 44, was arrested on charges of assault on a peace officer or judicial officer, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after a caller on Second Street reported a disturbance Monday at 2:54 p.m. and asked for assistance...
Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims...
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: Amending Budget for Receipt and Disbursement of Additional Public Health Emergency Planning Funding in the Amount of $254,235.84 Contracts Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Fireworks decision Application for indigent cremation — M...
Press release Every winter, the Havre city government receives several reports of water service lines freezing during the cold weather. In an effort to prevent the costly and sometimes futile expense to the homeowner attempting to thaw the frozen service line, the Havre water department has the following suggestions. Even though a small additional cost to the homeowner may be involved, it is worthwhile to leave a small — pencil-sized — stream of water from an open faucet running at all times to prevent a service line fre...
from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks HELENA — Wolf trapping is now open in all Montana Wolf Management Units. After monitoring grizzly bear activity across much of the state, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists have determined the potential risk for trapping conflicts in grizzly bear areas is low. FWP biologists have been monitoring grizzly bear activity with a variety of methods since early November. This includes monitoring collared grizzly bears, sightings of bears in the field, weather assessments and reports f...
Havre, along with most of the northern tier of Montana, is in for some frigid weather this week, with local temperatures this morning as low as negative 24 degrees and a wind chill warning in effect until Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service issued the warning which will last until 11 a.m. Tuesday for Hays, Harlem, Marias Pass, Rocky Boy, Brady, Shelby, Browning, Rudyard, Heart Butte, Logan Pass, Whitlash, Havre, Cut Bank, Chester, Chinook, Conrad and Sunburst. The agency warns that dangerously cold wind chills as...
Hill County Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to dissolve the Meadowlark Estates Water and Sewer District at the request of the state after residents of the area voted 22 to 3 to do so. In October, Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said Meadowlark Estates, many years ago, had planned to put in a water and sewer system and applied to become a district, but later decided against creating the system, making the district inactive. He said because the district was inactive it was not reporting anything to the state...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 382 new cases, 1,775 active cases, 112 hospitalizations and 2,899 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 196,044 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Thursday night that 2 new cases were reported and 3 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 5 active cases in the county and 3,537 total cases. The county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Thursday night that it was notified of no new c...
Havre Police Department Taylor Rae Strike of Great Falls, 22, was arrested on charges of aggravated driving under the influence and speeding during a vehicle stop on First Street Friday at 12:09 a.m. -- A caller reported a vehicle crashed into a sign on First Street Friday at 5:32 a.m. -- A caller reported at 12:19 a.m. Saturday that their juvenile daughter had taken off. -- An 18th Street caller reported a pickup truck slid into an El Camino Saturday at 8:12 a.m. -- Officers...
from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks HELENA — The deadline for public comment on the 2022/2023 hunting regulation proposals has been extended from Jan. 14 to Jan. 21. People interested can view the proposals and provide comment online at http://fwp.mt.gov/regproposals . Comments also can be submitted by email to [email protected]. This is a second opportunity for the public to provide input on 2022/2023 draft hunting regulation proposals. Earlier this fall, Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists offered science-based regulations p...
From MSU News Service Summary: Middle school students from across the state of Montana are invited to register for the competition, which is hosted by MSU’s Science Math Resource Center. BOZEMAN — Middle school students from across the state of Montana are invited to register for a free online mathematics contest set for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20. The American Mathematics Competition 8 contest is part of the American Mathematics Competition series developed by the Mathematical Association of America. The contest is des...
Havre Community Pool will be closed today and Friday through Sunday, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2. The pool will be open for recreational swim from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and will resume its regular schedule Monday, Jan. 3. For more information, people can call the Havre Community Pool at 265-8161 or 265-5781....
It's been a rough year for Havre Public Schools, with the complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior prank that lead to over $1,000 in property damage and a pair of shooting threats just last week. However, perhaps the biggest story of the year was one that happened in the closing months of 2021, when Havre High School Principal Ed Norman resigned. The resignation came after complaints about the handling of an incident involving a Halloween costume at Havre High S...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 264 new cases, 1,652 active cases, 113 hospitalizations and 2,895 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 195,669 cases. Hill County Health Department did not provide an update Wednesday. The state tracking map update today listed 3 new cases and 10 active cases. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that it was notified of no new cases and 2 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 1 active case in the county and 2...
Monday Regular business hours Tuesday 9 a.m. — Oath of office for deputy clerk and recorder 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in commissioers’ office Wednesday 9 a.m. — DNRC zoom call in commissioers’ office 10 a.m. — Insurance committee meeting in the Timmons Room Thursday 8 a.m. — Claims and payroll 10 a.m. — Weekly commissioers’ business meeting in commissioers’ office Friday Courthouse closed for observance of New Year’s holiday....
Havre Police Department A caller at a U.S. Highway 2 East business asked officers Wednesday at 12:20 p.m. to check whether a vehicle that had been left in the parking lot for more than a month was stolen. -- A caller at a First Street business reported Wednesday at 2:36 p.m. possible drugs found. -- A caller at a Fourth Street facility asked for assistance at 3:18 p.m. Wednesday. Hill County Sheriff's Office A caller on Crowe Lane reported a theft, forgery or fraud Wednesday a...
North Central Senior Citizens Center Dec. 27–31 Menu Monday — Chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, carrots, cookies Tuesday — Applesauce, roast pork, mashed potatoes with gravy, broccoli Normandy, rolls, Cake Wednesday — Open-face hamburger steak sandwich, coleslaw, dessert Thursday — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Friday — Closed for New Year’s Eve Day Keeping Up with the Pandemic: As of Dec. 22 there were three new COVID-19 case. They reported nine active cases. Total Cases for all of Hill County 3,538. Deaths a...
from U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, visited New Haven and Hartford, Connecticut, to meet with small business owners and to promote how the recently passed bipartisan infrastructure law will bring communities together to build a better America. Administrator Guzman kicked off her visit with New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker at Atticus Book Store and Café and later met with Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont at Meriden Sewage Treatment Plant....
from U.S. Department of Agriculture The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for agricultural producers who are certified organic, or transitioning to organic, to apply for the Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program. The program provides pandemic assistance to cover certification and education expenses. The deadline to apply for 2020 and 2021 eligible expenses is now Feb. 4, 2022, rather than the original deadline of Jan. 7, 2022. “We listened to feedback from our stakeholders and a...
by Ila McClenahan Foundation board member Havre and the Hi-Line's very own H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum will soon be taking up a new permanent residence at No. 2 Fifth Ave. in Havre. The building was previously known as the Griggs Printing building and before that as Anderson Wholesale. The journey to the museum's new location has had its ups and downs with some twists and turns along the way. Today the consensus of board members and community leaders is "Full speed ahead!"...
Press release BATON ROUGE, La. — Louise Doney of Harlem, Montana, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Doney was initiated at University of Montana. Doney is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of jun...
We have finally reached that point in the season. It's crunch time for gift selection, wrapping, and Christmas dinner grocery shopping. If your family or company Christmas party hasn't taken place already it will very soon, and don't forget a gag gift for the gift exchange game. With all of the holiday preparation at full speed and the anticipation of mass unboxings on Christmas morning, memories of past Christmases are sure to cross our minds. Among them will be memories of...
Lord, just sharing. Author and date are unknown. "Our Inn was at the edge of town - we heard the noisy throng move down, and as they came, I saw Pa frown. We heard a tired 'Hello!' call; a woman on a donkey small, the man adjusted her wool shawl. 'We've traveled many miles this day; have you a room for us to stay? All Inns are full on this Tax Day.' "My Papa looked so sad at him. 'We have no room and day grows dim.' The man turned 'way with look so grim. The woman - no a...
