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Editor’s note: This version corrects the job title of Sunnyside Intermediate School Librarian Carrie Gillen.The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees examined the possibility of moving to a four-day week for the district at their monthly meeting Tuesday, a decision spoken in favor of by a crowd of teachers which will be voted on at a later meeting. Discussion of the issue began with Havre Superintendent Craig Mueller presenting four possible calendars to the board, two w...
GREAT FALLS — The deadline for Montana Farmers Union scholarships ranging from $500 to $1,000 is fast approaching. Students have until Tuesday, March 15, to submit their application for the Bud Daniels Memorial Scholarship, the John Korsbeck Memorial Scholarship, the MFU Scholarship, and the County Scholarships. A single application can be submitted for all the scholarships. MFU’s website also has information about the Stanley Moore Scholarship, a $1,500 scholarship offered by the Farmers Union Industries Foundation. The long...
Press release The library’s usual harp program that takes place Tuesdays at 4 p.m. will be canceled for Tuesday, March 15. It will resume the following week, Tuesday, March 22, at 4 p.m....
Havre Police Department A Havre area caller reported Tuesday at 10:47 a.m. that a juvenile needs to speak with officers. -- A two-vehicle crash was reported on First Street West Tuesday at 7:13 p.m. -- Lane Timothy Vandermars of Havre, 20, was issued a summons on a charge of selling or providing alcohol to a person younger than 21 after a complaint involving a fake I.D. was reported Tuesday at 7:27 p.m. Hill County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's office dispatch log listed no...
Havre City Council welcomed a new member in Josh Miller at their monthly meeting Monday evening, where they voted on a number of resolutions pertaining to local issues. Miller was appointed to the council unanimously, filling the Ward 1 seat left by Kimberly Bolta, who won the seat in late 2021, after she moved out of her ward and became ineligible to hold her seat. After seating Miller the council heard a request by Havre resident Jim Treperinas who once again asked the council to allow him to rezone a property of his on...
It is well known that flavors, such as fruit or candy, play a significant role in enticing kids and young adults to try and use tobacco products. Studies from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration show that flavors play a major role in youth initiation and use of tobacco products. Although there has been significant progress in reducing youth cigarette smoking in recent years, there has been little progress in reducing overall tobacco use in a decade due to the popularity of flavored products like e-cigarettes and cigars....
The Hill County Park Board, after receiving a recommendation to do so by its grazing committee, rejected a request by Ray and Debbie Kallenberger to be granted a portion of grazing land on the park used by them in years past. After discussion between board members and the Kallenbergers, the board voted 5-2 to reject the request with members Diane McLean, also a Hill County Commissioner and grazing committee member, and Shawn Keeley voting against denying the request and all...
Havre Middle School Assistant Principal Jeremiah Nitz and Highland Park Early Primary School Principal are moving to positions at Havre High School, Havre Superintendent Craig Mueller announced Monday. Nitz will be taking the position of Havre High School assistant principal and Irvin will take over as activities director, both positions covered by first-year Havre staff member Kevin Nettleton this year. “Mr. Nitz has continued to serve the district in a variety of roles over the past several years and will return to Havre H...
Kristen Inbody Benefis Health System Donna Brown of Havre said that if she could get back to just 50 percent of her normal life through treatment in the Benefis Post-COVID-19 Recovery Program, she was prepared to be satisfied with that. Brown, a train conductor, contracted COVID at work in July 2021. "I got up the next day, and I didn't feel right," she said. Soon her entire family was down with the virus. Brown's first symptoms were body aches and a horrible migraine, but...
from Montana State University-Northern Let's face it, most of us could afford to lose some weight but few do. Last year, Sandy Johnsrud fell and hurt herself and decided it was time to lose some weight. So, as a birthday gift to herself, she decided to start a health journey and shed some pounds. She reduced her calorie intake and started walking. Now, nine and a half months later she is 101 pounds lighter. She has a route around campus she likes to walk that is a mile long...
GREAT FALLS — Michael James Lamere, 39, accused of trafficking both methamphetamine and fentanyl pills on and around Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, admitted Monday in U.S. District Court in Great Falls to a drug crime, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Lamere pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Lamere faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided and set sentencin...
The Rural Fire District 1 Board will meet Thursday, March 10, at 11 a.m. in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse. The meeting agenda is: Discussion/Adoption of the minutes of the Feb. 11 meeting No new agenda items...
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 Contracts Council on Aging Fill-in Host Agency Agreement Family Planning Contract #21-25-5-11-037-0 Board appointments Wildhorse Rural Fire District, Morgan Strauser Gildford Volunteer Fire Department, Landon Warren and Tyler Kapperud Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Change of ownership of...
Havre Police Department Russell Eugene Verploegen of Havre, 62, was arrested on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation reported at 8:16 a.m. Monday. -- A man was taken to the emergency room after a 12:05 p.m. Monday caller reported a man on 11th Avenue had knives and was trying to stab mailboxes and cars. -- A caller reported Monday at 1:02 p.m. that someone had left a gun at a U.S. Highway 2 North business. -- A four-wheeler wreck with an...
Havre native and pharmacist Kyle Austin has filed as a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Montana's District 2. Austin will be running against incumbent Matt Rosendale, James Boyette of Bozeman and Mary Todd of Kalispell in the Republican primary for the seat. In his letter announcing his candidacy he says current and preceding elected officials have failed the people of the state which prompted him to step forward and run for the seat, because "Montanans...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will look at options to implement a four-day school week for the coming school year at their board meeting Tuesday, a subject of much discussion among teachers and the public. The proposals, created by HPS' Calendar Committee after months of research and discussion, would extend school-day length while eliminating most or all Fridays for students, though most teachers would use the days for things like lesson planning and...
A man was arrested on several charges and warrants Friday including for fleeing Havre police in a vehicle reported as stolen on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation. Officers on the 100 Block of 12th Avenue attempted at 2:24 p.m. to pull over a vehicle that matched the description of a missing Ford Escape and was being driven by Jerome Lane Bigknife of Rocky Boy, 29, who was wanted on six Justice or City court warrants, Police Chief Gabe Matosich said. Bigknife, with one passenger i...
A front-page article in Friday’s edition of Havre Daily News about Sheri Williams running for Hill County commissioner misreported the position held by Virginia Seigel. Seigel was Havre city judge.... Full story
Havre Police Department Thomas Kipp Jones of Havre, 43, was arrested on a theft charge after someone at the police station reported Friday at 9:20 a.m. stolen remote alcohol monitoring device and GPS bracelets. -- A caller at a First Street business asked Friday at 4:27 p.m. to speak with an officer about a fraud issue. -- A Havre area caller asked Friday at 4:37 p.m. to speak with an officer about an incident from the previous weekend. -- Udale Reed Merasty of Havre, 34, was...
It all began with a shopping visit to "North 40" in late 2020. Kip Van Valkenburg spied the perfect Christmas present ... for himself! It was a picture of a combat soldier wrapped in eagle's wings. The wings were colored like an American flag. Wilma, Kip's wife, agreed that it was indeed something special and bought it to be Kip's Christmas present. The more Kip and Wilma looked at the beautiful picture the more they began to recall the members of their families who had...
Press release Editor’s note: This version corrects what office Judge Virginia Seigel held. Sheri Williams filed as a Democratic candidate Feb. 4 for Hill County Commission in District 2. She faces incumbent Republican Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean, the only other person who has filed to date. She said she envisions a brighter future for Hill County and intends to accomplish that by focusing on the financial stability, economic growth, and improvement of the i...
Havre City Council members interviewed Joshua Miller Thursday evening, an applicant for their vacant Ward 1 seat, left empty after Kimberly Bolta, elected in 2021, moved out of the ward and could no longer represent the area. Miller said he was born and raised in Havre and he feels he would be a consistent and active leader, engaging with council members effectively to make Havre a better place. "I think I'd be a solid leader representing the folks in Ward 1," he said. "... I...
One of the top agricultural events in the state is returning to Harlem next week, after missing only two of the last 74 years. The 72nd Montana Seed Show will be held in Harlem High School Thursday through Saturday, March 10-12. Paul Rasmussen, chair of the organizing committee, said many of the events of the show - which started 74 years ago and only has missed two years, to his knowledge - are the same as in the past. The show has a long history, starting as a seed potato...
Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host an open house and present information on the Fresno fishery in Havre on March 10, starting at 6 p.m., at Havre Inn and Suites at Boot Hill Plaza, 1425 U.S. Highway 2 NW. Havre-area fisheries biologist Cody Nagel will provide an update of: • The newly adopted 10-year fisheries management plan for Fresno. • FWP update on the status of the Fresno fishery, including a review of the 2021 netting results and other projects. • Bureau of Reclamation project updates and 2022...
