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  • Festival Days button winners

    Updated Sep 19, 2022

    The winning numbers of the drawings of Festival Days buttons for Friday were inadvertently left out of today’s print edition of Havre Daily News. The winning numbers Friday were: 54, 839, 917, 1545, 1761. The grand prize winners drawn Saturday were: 588 and 1073. Watch for all winning numbers in Tuesday’s edition of Havre Daily News....

  • Beaver Creek lifting camping restrictions, campfire ban started today

    Updated Sep 16, 2022

    Beaver Creek Park announced that the camping restrictions it put in place due to East Fork Fire are being lifted, but a campfire ban did go into effect today. Beaver Creek restricted overnight camping south of Taylor Road due to the fire, bur has lifted that restriction. At the same time, Hill County Commission, at the request of local firefighting agencies, implemented a Stage 1 fire restriction including a ban fires effective at 12:01 a.m. today. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the City...

  • Biden: Tentative railway labor deal reached, averting strike

    Updated Sep 15, 2022

    Josh Boak and Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced today that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a nationwide strike that could have been devastating to the economy before the pivotal midterm elections. Amtrak, which had shut down some long-distance trains including the Empire Builder that runs along the Hi-Line, said in a statement this morning it is working to quickly restore canceled trains and reaching out to impacted customers to accommodate on first a...

  • Thursday's winning Festival Days buttons

    Updated Sep 15, 2022

    The winning Festival Days button numbers were inadvertently left out of today’s print edition. Today’s winning numbers are: 388 452 905 1913 1538 These, along with Friday’s numbers, will be printed in Friday’s edition....

  • Commission announces fire restrictions as Eagle Creek Fire continues

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Sep 15, 2022

    As the Eagle Creek Fire burns on tribal, private and government land just south of Beaver Creek Park, the Hill County Commission has announced that the county will enter Stage 1 Fire Restrictions at 12:01 a.m. Friday morning to take some pressure off of the departments battling the blaze. The city of Havre, Fish Wildlife and Parks and the federal Bureau of Land Management also are implementing Stage 1 restrictions Friday. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said the primary effect of these restrictions is that campfires...

  • Montana PBS filming in Havre Friday

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Sep 15, 2022

    Montana PBS will be filming in Havre Friday as part of an upcoming segment about the effects of Montana State University Extension’s Reimagine Rural project, which sought to increase volunteer engagement in local communities back during the pandemic. Debbie Vandeberg of the Downtown Art and Beautification Group, one of the local organizations involved with the project, said her group has been working for years to make Havre more colorful, walkable and generally pleasant and to have their successes recognized is really g...

  • Public health cautions residents about air quality

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Sep 15, 2022

    With fires raging across the U.S., air quality in Montana has been marred by fluctuating levels of smoke across the state, which has prompted the Hill County Health Department to issue a warning that people should be careful about how current air quality can affect their health. Hill County Public Health Director Kim Berg said even if people can't smell smoke, that doesn't mean it's not there, and even if there's not much of it, it's still not safe to inhale. "Breathing in...

  • Some street closures set for Festival Days

    Updated Sep 15, 2022

    Havre Daily News staff Havre Area Chamber of Commerce is reminding people that, in order for events to be held throughout the community this weekend, some streets will be closed. Street closures will be implemented from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. Affected areas are Third Avenue between First and Second streets, as well as the parking lot at Town Square. The parade will take place from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 17, on Fifth Avenue from the Fifth Avenue Christian Church to Third Street and Third Street from...

  • Things to remember while hunting in Montana

    Updated Sep 15, 2022

    Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunters must expect to see bears Grizzly bears have the potential to be found anywhere in the western two-thirds of Montana — west of Billings — and their distribution is denser and more widespread than in previous years. Some areas with dense concentrations of grizzly bears are very accessible to hunters, especially during the archery season. Keep these precautions in mind when hunting in grizzly country: • Carry and know how to use bear spray. Keep it within easy reach and be prepared to us...

  • Havre Girl Scouts earn Silver Award

    Updated Sep 15, 2022

    Press release Kaylee Vaughn and Liliana Smith of Girl Scout Troop 3202 have been awarded the Silver Award, awarded by the Girl Scouts. The Silver Award is the highest award they can earn between sixth and eighth grades. Vaughn and Smith have been promoting Early Literacy in the Havre community by reading to kids at local day cares, parks and the library. They have given out more than 500 books over the past year to local children. They have also added a new Little Free...

  • Wolf hunting and furbearer trapping regulations available online

    Updated Sep 15, 2022

    Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks HELENA — Wolf and Furbearer Trapping and Hunting Regulations for the 2022-2023 season are now available online at https://fwp.mt.gov/binaries/content/assets/fwp/hunt/regulations/2022/wolf-and-furbearer-final-for-web.pdf . Print versions will be available at FWP offices and other outlets in a few weeks. Hunters and trappers will notice these regulations were combined into one book this year. A couple of things to point out in the regulations include: • Trapper education is required for any res...

  • Correction - Eagle Creek Fire

    Updated Sep 15, 2022

    The subheadline in a story on the front page of Wednesday’s Havre Daily News misreported the size of the fire in the Bear Paw Mountains. The size of the fire has been 7,225 acres since Sunday....

  • For the Record, Dept. 15, 2022

    Updated Sep 15, 2022

    Havre Police Department Wilma Howard of Harlem, 34, was arrested on a state District Court warrant and a Justice or City court warrant served on Second Street at 11:33 a.m. Wednesday. -- A downtown caller reported a sex offense at 11:42 a.m. Wednesday. -- A beer theft was reported Wednesday at 4:26 p.m. at a First Street West business. -- Officers were asked Wednesday at 5:08 p.m. to assist another agency. -- A sex offense was reported in Havre at 5:06 a.m. today. Hill County...

  • Containment increases in Eagle Creek Fire

    Tim Leeds|Updated Sep 15, 2022

    Editor’s note: This version corrects the size of the fire in the subheadline. Work on the Eagle Creek Fire continues with the firefighting perimeter continuing to grow. The perimeter was estimated at 40 percent Sunday and the Inciweb reporting site Tuesday reported the perimeter 60 percent contained. The site has reported the size of the fire at 7,225 acres since Sunday evening. Incident Commander Robert Smith said Tuesday the land crews are primarily working on the edges t...

  • Eighth Annual Hill County Suicide Awareness Walk set for Thursday

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Sep 14, 2022

    The Hill County Local Advisory Council on Behavioral Health has announced that the Eighth Annual Hill County Suicide Awareness Walk is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 15. This is an event that the LAC and it's members have been promoting for years and seeks to raise awareness about suicide as an issue and destigmatize seeking help for mental and behavioral health issues that can push a person toward suicidal ideation. The LAC in general seeks to destigmatize mental and behaviora...

  • Fill the Boot drive is on for Festival Days

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Sep 14, 2022

    The Havre Fire Department's Fill the Boot drive is on for Festival Days this year from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, a drive for money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and one that the department has been doing at Festival Days for many decades. A release from the DJ Olson of the Havre Fire Department, and the drive's primary organizer, said people can use Venmo to donate to the cause by finding them at @Havre-Firefighters and using FTB under the "What's it for" in the Venmo...

  • Hill County going into fire restrictions

    Updated Sep 14, 2022

    Hill County is implementing stage 1 fire restrictions effective Friday at 12:01 a.m. Fish, Wildlife and Parks is following suit on state land in the county. Watch for more in Thursday’s edition of Havre Daily News....

  • Havre Festival Days winning button numbers for Sept. 14

    Updated Sep 14, 2022

    Havre Area Chamber of Commerce The winning Havre Festival Days button numbers for Sept. 14 are: 1846, 184, 1743, 1668, 1849 Winners can bring their buttons to the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce office at 130 Fifth Ave. to claim their prizes. More winning numbers will be announced each day this week....

  • Empire Builder stops running as freight labor negotiations stumble

    Updated Sep 14, 2022

    Josh Funk AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. - Amtrak is suspending some long-distance routes including the Empire Builder that runs along the Hi-Line as business and government officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions. Amtrak already suspended its California Zephyr and Empire Builder lines that run from Chicago to the West Coast, and, starting...

  • People can donate blood and enter NASCAR drawing

    Updated Sep 14, 2022

    Press release A strong blood supply is key to preparedness for disasters and medical emergencies, and donors can ensure blood is on the shelves the moment it’s needed. Those who race to give Sept. 1-30 will automatically be entered for a chance to win a VIP NASCAR experience, including two tickets to a 2023 race, and will also receive a coupon by email for a free haircut all thanks to Sport Clips Haircuts.* Donors can schedule an appointment to donate using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, by visiting http:/...

  • For the Record, Sept. 14, 2022

    Updated Sep 14, 2022

    Havre Police Department Everett Dale Windyboy Sr. of Havre, 69, was served a Justice or City court warrant at Hill County Detention Center Tuesday at 10:22 a.m. -- Officers investigated a sexual or violent offender registry complaint reported by a 17th Street West caller at 1:12 p.m. Tuesday. -- A badly injured fawn was reported Tuesday at 1:59 p.m. on 12th Street. -- Everett Dale Windyboy Sr. of Havre, 69, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a 5:28 p.m. Tuesday...

  • Correction - McLean talks to Pachyderms

    Updated Sep 14, 2022

    A front-page story in Tuesday’s edition of Havre Daily News about Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean, a Republican facing Democrat Sheri Williams and independent Les Odegard in her bid for re-election, misreported that Hill County’s insurance committee recommended switching the county’s workers compensation insurance to a Great Falls company. The company recommended was not from Great Falls....

  • Havre Festival Days winning button numbers for Sept. 13

    Updated Sep 13, 2022

    Havre Area Chamber of Commerce The winning Havre Festival Days button numbers for Sept. 13 are: 616, 645, 1034, 1871, 1077 Winners can bring their buttons to the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce office at 130 Fifth Ave. to claim their prizes. More winning numbers will be announced each day this week....

  • McLean discusses county issues at Pachyderm meeting

    Tim Leeds|Updated Sep 13, 2022

    Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean, running as a Republican for re-election, talked about numerous issues and projects while attending a North Central Pachyderm meeting Friday. She named many projects and issues, some that started before she was elected commissioner and some since she was elected, some involving federal COVID assistance money and some not. Finishing those projects is one of the reasons she decided to run for re-election, she said. "I think I need to try to...

  • Park board creating task force to get out information on Beaver Lodge levy

    Updated Sep 13, 2022

    See more about Monday’s Park Board meeting in upcoming editions of Havre Daily News. After a 45-minute discussion on the proposed mill levy to pay for building a new Beaver Lodge at Camp Kiwanis in Beaver Creek Park, the Hill County Park board decided to create a task force to get information out on exactly what the new lodge would be like. Audience member Lowell Alcock said he wants to know what the new building would look like. “I’m not going to give somebody a blank check...

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