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A story about recreational marijuana on the front page of Monday’s edition of Havre Daily News left out that recreational marijuana sales are legal in Blaine as well as Hill County but not in Choteau or Liberty County. That is due to a law passed by the 2021 Legislature making recreational marijuana sales contingent on whether the county voters approved the initiative allowing recreational marijuana sales.... Full story
Havre Police Department A caller on Fifth Avenue reported Monday at 10:49 a.m. that someone had tried to break in her door during the holidays. -- Curtis George Healy of Havre, 20, and Timothy W. Healy of Havre, 20, were each arrested on a state District Court warrant served at District Court Monday at 1:46 p.m. -- Someone stopped at the police station Monday at 4:30 p.m. to speak to an officer about a fraud. -- Earl Charles Rainingbird of Box Elder, 54, was arrested on a...
Recreational marijuana is now legal in Montana, and Hill and Blaine counties are two in which the drug is now purchasable for anyone 21 years or older. Montanans approved the legalization in a ballot initiative in 2020, but the Legislature passed more regulations, including that it only could be sold in counties that voted to approve Initiative 190 in November 2020. Hill and Blaine counties did approve the initiative, while Liberty and Chouteau counties did not. Despite the le...
Havre Community Pool announced today that the lap swims from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. are canceled this week today through Friday and next Monday through Friday, along with the 6-9 a.m. lap swim Friday of this week. For more information, people can call 406-265-8161 or 406-265-5781....
The new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been surging around the United States and the rest of the world has hit this part of north-central Montana. In its update released last week, Montana Department of Health and Human Services reported the omicron variant of the virus has been confirmed in Hill County. It reported that as of last Wednesday, a total of 15 cases of people infected with omicron variants have been detected in Montana. Along with Hill County,...
December may have started out balmy, but 2021 sure ended with bone-chillng cold. And there's more on the way. After a quick shot of welcomed warm air this past weekend, frigid arctic air is returning to Havre and the Hi-Line. First off, however, 2021 ended in a wild December. After a fairly uneventful fall, December began with back-to-back days of temperatures nearly 30 degrees above normal. However, for the month, Havre wound up averaging a whopping eight degrees below...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 815 new cases, 3,104 active cases, 127 hospitalizations and 2,908 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 198,520 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its last update, released Thursday, that 4 new cases were reported and none met the criteria to be considered recovered with 12 active cases in the county and 3,551 total cases. The county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its last update, released Thursday, that it w... Full story
Press release Some warm air hit the region Sunday, but temperatures are expected to drop again this week and people are urged to be prepared. The Havre government has put out one tip that can help people avoid some extreme hassle and expense. 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...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 game wardens are seeking any information regarding five white-tailed deer that were shot and left near Cleveland, 30 miles south of Chinook. Dec. 29, Game Warden Haden Hussey received a call concerning a dead deer on the Nick Faber Ranch, two miles southwest of the Cleveland Road and Peoples Creek Road intersection. While speaking with the landowner and upon further investigation, Hussey found...
Editor’s note: Havre Daily News did not receive this in time for publication Thursday and did not publish Friday. Havre City Council will meet today at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items 1 through 4. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Administer oath of office to newly elected officials. 2. Election of cou...
Havre Police Department A Second Street caller reported Thursday at 7:39 a.m. that a vehicle had been taken Dec. 25. -- Officers were called to a two-vehicle, non-injury crash between a Ford pickup and a Jeep Renegade reported Thursday at 3:39 p.m. -- Officers investigated a 5:43 p.m. Thursday report from a Havre caller that money was stolen from a bank account. -- Lana Standing Chief of Havre, 40, was arrested on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program v...
“A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and brings it out of you.” — Bob Proctor In writing last month’s article, I mentioned a lady named Madelia “Rusty” Jones. Growing up Rusty was my Sunday School teacher and Junior Youth leader at Havre Christian Church. She not only encouraged me to memorize Luke 2:1-20 for the Christmas Pageant but instilled in me a love of teaching and a commitment to world missions. When I was but i...
Havre Ford, in conjunction with the Hill County DUI Task Force and the Substance Abuse and Misuse Coalition, will once again be offering free rides on New Year’s Eve to and from the area’s bars and taverns, and local law enforcement is encouraging people to use the service if they need it. The service will run from 5 p.m. New Year’s Eve to 2:30 a.m. New Year’s Day, and will take people to and from local bars or parties and home. Steve Steinmetz of Havre Ford, who’s been involved with the program for years, said people ca...
Despite the hopes of public health, government officials at every level and just about everyone else, the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and, for the second year in a row, was the biggest story in the region and around the globe. The virus, despite efforts on the part of public health to vaccinate as many people as possible, killed almost as many people this year as last year in Hill County, and hospitalized dozens locally, but beyond the direct impact of the virus, it and the...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 666 new cases, 2,741 active cases, 123 hospitalizations and 2,906 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 197,724 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that 5 new cases were reported and 1 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 8 active cases in the county and 3,547 total cases. Hill County has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that it was notified of no new cases a... Full story
Hill County sheriff’s deputies and Havre police officers were involved in a short, low-speed car chase that ended with two arrests, including the driver who was also tasered while resisting arrest. A driver on 19th Avenue West reported to 911 that his vehicle had been hit but the other driver did not stop at the scene of the crash. The driver followed the other vehicle, a 2005 white Ford Focus, toward town and sheriff’s deputies picked up the pursuit on the 1000 Block of 16t...
Hill County Park Board will meet Monday in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room at 5:30 p.m. The meeting agenda is: 1) Approval of minutes: 2) Approval of agenda: 3) Guests and public comments on agenda items only and agenda requests for next meeting 4) Cabin Business Blackie Coulee #8 5) Old business: Monitoring progress Lodge 6) New business: Kallenberger request 7) Committee reports: Rules and Regulation Committee Finance and Planning Committee Grazing Committee: 8) Group reports Cabin owners report Friends of Beaver...
The Hill County Water District meeting will be Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the District’s shop/office at 104 Second St. in Hingham. • Recognition of visitors; public comments, limited to any matter not on this agenda and within the jurisdiction of the District Board — three-minute time limit per speaker. • Call to order and approval of minutes of previous meeting • Old business • Other old business • New business: 1. Employee report 2. Board elections • Other new business • Other: 1. Delinquencies 2. Bills • Next meet...
Monday 9 a.m. — Oath of office for sheriff’s deputy in commissioners’ office 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in commissioners’ office 5:30 p.m. — Park board meeting in the Timmons room Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in commissioners’ office 1:30 p.m. — Milk River Levee, regarding Under Seepage Relief Wells Webex, in commissioners’ office Wedenesday Regular business hours Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly business meeting in commissioners’ office Friday Regular business hours...
Havre Police Department An arrest was made after a shoplifter was reported at a First Street business Wednesday at 3:04 p.m., but no details on the charges were provided in the dispatch log. Joscayne Littlebear Denny, who was named as an involved party, was listed in this morning's jail roster as being held on a charge of theft. -- Someone stopped at the police station Wednesday at 3:49 p.m. asking for officers to perform a welfare check. -- Officers and deputies were...
North Central Senior Citizens Center Jan. 3-7 Menu Monday — Tatortot casserole, biscuits, salad, dessert Tuesday — Roast beef, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, rolls, cake Wednesday — Chicken pepper steak, rice, egg rolls, fruit Thursday — Pork tips, noodles, peas, cookies Friday — Soup, salad bar, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping Up with the Pandemic: As of Dec. 29 there were five new COVID-19 cases. The health department reported 8 active cases. Total cases for all of Hill County were 3,547. Deaths were at 71. Righ...
Press release “No matter what road you choose to follow, I wish you much success and happiness,” reads the handwritten letter Tim Wynne received from Mary Etta Sohm shortly before he graduated from Havre High School in 1980. Included with the letter was a set of scrapbooks Sohm had carefully compiled of Wynne’s activities over the years, after he was in her fifth grade class at what was then Devlin School, but is now home to the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line. Fast-forward 42 years and the connection between Wynne, Sohm,...
by Carla Jenewein Chinook Red Cross blood drive organizer The Chinook Community will be hosting a blood drive on Tuesday January 4th, 2022 at Wallner Hall (330 Illinois) from Noon - 6 p.m. during a time of great need for donations. “This is serious. The Red Cross is experiencing the worst blood shortage in over a decade,” American Red Cross said on its website. “The dangerously low blood supply levels have forced some hospitals to defer patients from major surgery, including organ transplants. Your donation is despe...
Havre Daily News staff Montana Actors’ Theatre has put out a call for actors to audition for a production of “Anastasia” to be produced at Havre High School in March and April. The auditions are at Havre High School’s auditorium Wednesday and Thursday of next week starting at 4 p.m. each day. The auditions are open for all high-school aged youths and they do not have to be enrolled in Havre Public Schools to participate, a release from MAT said. For more information, people can email angela@mtactors.com. Show product... Full story
Out our way, dawn is especially welcome in winter. The sun sets early and the sun rises late - and in between it gets really cold! More than once I have wondered if it was ever coming as I stomped my feet, ribbed my hands and even ole Doc shivered as I sat watching with hopeful eyes the eastern ridges. As many of you know, the date we celebrate Christmas was chosen by the early Church during the time of great persecution. The pagans hunted down, abused, robbed and even killed...
