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Press release Montana State University-Northern will continue its Spring 2024 Brown Bag Lecture Series with a presentation titled “Algal Blooms Community Health Literacy Program,” by Professor of Biology Terri Hildebrand, Ph.D. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 17, from noon to 1 p.m. in Hensler Auditorium in the Applied Technology Center, and it is open to the public. Sack lunches are provided but limited, so attendees are encouraged to RSVP by Monday, April 15, at https://www.msun.edu/otle/brownbag.aspx or by cal...
Havre Police Department An 11th Street West caller made a complaint about a vehicle at 7:35 a.m. Thursday and no further action was required. -- A Havre area caller reported a child in a car seat improperly Thursday at 8:32 a.m., and officers searched for but couldn't find the vehicle. -- A caller at a First Street West business asked Thursday at 9:21 a.m. for officer assistance and officers opened an investigation on the incident. -- A 9:23 a.m. Thursday caller reported...
The Great Northern Fair Board will meet Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center. The meeting agenda is: Call meeting to order Roll call of members • Michelle Burchard • Bob Kaul • Ken Erickson • Kaleb Fisher • Casey Tilleman Recognize and record public attendees Approve minutes Public comment — anything brought up here will be added to the next month’s new business to be discussed and voted on Fair manager’s report Civic groups report Donated hours report Committee reports Buildings and G... Full story
Monday, April 15, 2024 9:30 a.m. — Commissioner working session in the Commission Office 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the Commission Office Tuesday, April 16, 2024 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in the Commission Office 1:30 p.m. — Unified Disposal meeting in the Timmons Room 5:30 p.m. — Great Northern Fair Board meeting at the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center Wednesday, April 17, 2024 9 a.m. — County officials meeting in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room 12 p.m. — Hill County Board of Heal... Full story
Matthew 7:15-20 Out our way, actions speak louder than words. That is true in the pasture as well as in business, city hall or the church. Now, Doc was very clear about claiming to be Babe's boyfriend. He stayed near her most of the time in the paddock and out in the pasture. When we took off with Charlie, he whinnied to Babe upon leaving and when coming home. One day, a new resident boarded her horse named Cowboy for a time in the paddock next to Doc and Babe. Well, old...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the date in the headline. The Havre Lions Club Save the Pronto Pup Pint Night will be at Triple Dog Brewing Company 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18, as a fundraiser to help the organization pay for a new fire suppression system in their booth at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. Lions Club member Jim Bennett said they recently found out that their booth is out of compliance and they want to keep it open and selling their famous Pronto Pups during the fair, but it’s likely to be an exp... Full story
Box Elder Schools issued a notice Thursday evening that the schools will be closed today while a foreign substance found in the school will be removed and the schools searched for any other possible contamination. The release just said a foreign substance was found Thursday afternoon and the school will be closed to ensure complete removal of the substance before students and staff return to the facility. The school administration will be working with local officials to... Full story
Havre Police Department A written or verbal warning was issued after a 6:15 a.m. Wednesday caller asked officers to perform a welfare check on someone on U.S. Highway 2 West. -- Officers searched for but couldn't find individuals a 7:31 a.m. Wednesday caller thought were doing drugs in the Third Street alley. -- Officers performed a welfare check on Third Street after a Wednesday 7:39 a.m. call from Great Falls 911 dispatcher. -- A vehicle theft was reported in the Havre area...
After years of work, Havre Trails, Hill County, Montana Land Reliance and the Lieberg family have established the necessary easements to allow for the creation of a new hiking trail at the south end of Saddle Butte, which could be open as soon as this summer. Havre Trails President Lindsey Brandt-Bennett said the trail will be about 1.75 miles long starting about a fifth of a mile east of where pavement currently ends on Bullhook Road, though they may expand the trail with more loops in the future. Brandt-Bennett said the Lie...
Havre Daily News staff The Havre-Hill County Library will be closed Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20, so that the staff can attend the Montana Library Association Awards Banquet, where they will be receiving the award for Outstanding Support Staff of the Year. “Thank you for your understanding,” the library staff said in a press release. Regular hours will resume Monday, April 22. The regular hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m....
Bureau of Land Management planners invite public input as they develop plans for multiple fuels treatments and forest health projects to occur within a large area of the Little Rocky Mountains outside of the communities of Zortman and Landusky. The Little Rockies Forest Health Project is part of the BLM’s ongoing commitment to keep public lands healthy and accessible by improving forest conditions and minimizing the threat of catastrophic wildfire. A public open house meeting to initiate public scoping for this project is s...
Press release Stockman Bank, a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, has announced that 11 Montana organizations including the Chippewa Cree Housing Authority on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation and the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana were chosen to receive Competitive Affordable Housing Program grants totaling $920,000 dollars, to help Montana families find a safe and affordable place to call home. Chippewa Cree Housing Authority and the Little Shell each are receiving $80,000 through the p...
Press release Stockman Bank has been recognized by S&P Global Market Intelligence as one of the top 50 best-performing U.S. community banks of 2023 among banks with $3 billion to $10 billion in assets. S&P Global Market Intelligence ranks institutions based on returns, growth and funding but places a premium on the strength and risk profile of balance sheets. The rankings were launched in 2011 to assess the performance of community banks. “This recognition reflects not only our exemplary financial performance, but the d...
Press release The Montana State University-Northern Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2024 Founders' Excellence Awards, honoring Fran Baltrusch and Pam and Dave Wilson and bestowing a posthumous award on Vickie Clouse for their outstanding contributions to both Montana State University-Northern and the broader community. The 2024 Founders' Excellence Award celebrates individuals who have shown remarkable professional achievements, steadfast loyalty and...
Longtime Havre High School Teacher Erika Brekhus was named Lincoln-McKinley Primary School Principal for the coming school year at Tuesday evening's meeting of the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees meeting, where district teachers talked about the implementation of the school's new four-day week model. Brekhus was named Lincoln-McKinley principal by a unanimous vote with Board Chair Tim Scheele saying he and his colleagues are excited to work with her as she takes her...
Press release A legendary entertainer and rodeo clown - and former Havre teacher - is returning to Havre to present the commencement address at Montana State University-Northern's graduation ceremonies May 4. Rasmussen was born in Havre and raised in Choteau, where he was an All-State football player and track star at Choteau High School. He pursued higher education at Western Montana College, now University of Montana Western, where he completed a double major in history and...
Havre Police Department A juvenile caller reported a a family disturbance at 7:16 a.m. Tuesday on Second Street, but responding officers found no further action was required. -- A written or verbal warning was issued a Second Street caller reported barking dogs Tuesday at 8:24 a.m. -- Child Protective Services filed a report with police at 9:03 a.m. Tuesday. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a Tuesday 1:19 p.m. caller on First Street reported a complaint. -- A...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Alfalfa Seed Committee will meet remotely Tuesday, April 16, 2024, beginning at 1 p.m. to review applications and address general updates. Meetings will take place remotely via Zoom. To request more information to join the meeting virtually, people can email Dani Jones at [email protected]. To view an agenda for the meeting, people can visit https://agr.mt.gov/_docs/grantsandloans-docs/alfalfaseedpgm/alfalfa seedcommitteemeetings/4-16-2024-Alfalfa-Meeting-Agenda.pdf online. The M...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Stockgrowers Association is half-way through its slate of listening sessions to seek input and ideas from producers on areas where the American livestock industry can be strengthened, including a session set in Chinook. The listening sessions are part of the organization’s Producer Profitability Initiative, a grassroots movement started and led by cattle ranchers who have a vision to create a sustainable future for the American livestock industry. The Chinook session is set for Monday, Apr...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for more than $1.5 million in Round #2 federal funding available through the ARPA Agriculture Infrastructure Grant Program. The intent of the Agriculture Infrastructure Grant Program is to advance Montana’s agricultural industry through targeted investments in value-added agriculture projects across the state. Grants will assist with the development of innovative agricultural business improvements to keep pace with a transforming agr...
Cattlemen suspect that the mandate for electronic tags — EID tags — on cattle moving interstate is not really about veterinary surveillance even though the rule comes out of APHIS, the veterinary division of USDA. The USDA announcement talks about the need to rapidly traceback the movement of cows with disease, yet the vets are strangely quiet in defending it. Even the private veterinarians. The cow/calf sector of the industry are most affected and the most vocally questioning. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA...
The Hill County Commission had a long discussion in a working meeting Monday about how to better engage with the public and keep them informed of the county’s dealings, as well as the possible implications of a road name change. The conversation about public relations was prompted by a letter from Montana Department of Transportation Havre Area Senior Engineer Project Manager Mike Moore, which said he was doing a survey in preparation for a presentation he will soon make. Among the survey questions was one about how the c...
The Havre city government has agreed to team up with a group trying to revitalize downtown Havre to look into a way to fund improvements. At the city council meeting last week, Mayor Doug Kaercher set up Downtown Havre Matters! working with the Council's Finance Committee to look into creating a tax increment finance district. Bear Paw Development Corp. Executive Director Paul Tuss, representing Downtown Havre Matters!, told the committee that Havre has never created one of these districts, commonly called TIFDs, but they...
The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board heard at its monthly meeting Monday that the museum had a very successful month and is preparing for events coming later this month and later this year. Museum Manager Caroline Tuss said they got 67 attendees in March, well over the 17 they got in March of last year, so they are doing very well in that regard. Tuss said their 3D printed dinosaurs are selling well but sales of "In the (Even More) Years Gone By," a collection of...
