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From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — Livestock and poultry producers who suffered losses during the pandemic due to insufficient access to processing can apply for assistance for those losses and the cost of depopulation and disposal of the animals. The announcement is part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Livestock and poultry producers can apply for assistance through USDA’s Farm Service Agency July 20 through Sept. 17. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, authorized payments to prod...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture BOZEMAN — Agricultural producers and landowners in Montana can apply for the Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands signup to Aug. 20. This year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture updated signup options to provide greater incentives for producers and increased the program’s conservation and climate benefits, including setting a minimum rental rate and identifying two national priority zones. The CRP Grassland signup is competitive, and USDA’s Farm Service Agency will provide for annua...
Cases of COVID-19 in the Hill and Blanie county areas continue to trickle in as the rate of new cases doubles in many parts of the U.S., and Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Berg as well as Blaine County Public Health Nurse Jana McPherson-Hauer are urging residents to get vaccinated as soon as possible in preparation for a possible surge this fall. The surge has the potential to be exacerbated by the Delta variant of COVID-19 now circulating through th...
Despite relatively light fire activity in the state this past week, Hill and Roosevelt counties have decided to move into Stage 1 fire restrictions based on their conditions. The counties announced the coming changes during a regional fire call this morning. Hill County is in a burn ban at the moment. Under the Stage 1 restrictions, which will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday, building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire and smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Public School Superintendent Craig Mueller reminded people today that the deadline is Friday for people to weigh in on what the Havre Public School District should do with COVID-19 relief dollars. The district issued a survey for people to fill out while it works on its Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund plans. The fund contains around $7 million in COVID-19 relief and Mueller said the school system needs to submit a plan to the Montana Office of Public Instruction for how they...
Havre-Hill County Library Board will meet Thursday, July 22, at 3 p.m. at Havre-Hill County Library. The meeting agenda is: Minutes Sign monthly budget Library Director’s Report Old business New business • Elect officers Policy Review Correspondence Public comment Adjournment Schedule: • Every Monday and Friday at 10:15 a.m.: Virtual Story Time • Every Wednesday at 11 p.m.: Story Time at Pepin Park • Aug. 19 at 5 p.m.: next regularly scheduled board meeting...
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 Board appointments Hill County Cemetery District Board Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Quit claim deeds...
Havre Police Department Someone stopped at the police station Monday at 6:17 a.m. and asked to speak with an officer. -- Acoya Nathan Gopher of Box Elder, 23, was arrested on a shoplifting charge after a caller at a First Street business reported at 12:13 p.m. Monday that a shoplifter had left the building and was headed west bound on Second Street. -- Someone stopped at the police station Monday at 2:58 p.m. to speak with an officer about a previous call for services. Hill...
Press release June 20, St. Mary Catholic Church in Rocky Boy celebrated its groundbreaking on the rebuilding of its new church. The old church burned down in a fire in December 2019, and the groundbreaking was a great milestone in moving forward for the parish. At the event, the parish held the drawing for its raffle. RJS and Associates was the winner of the 2021 Can Am Defender. "Thank you to all who supported St. Mary Catholic Church through the raffle fundraiser," Father Jo...
Havre Elks Lodge #1201 is accepting applications for grant funding through July 27 at 5:30 p.m. for up to $3,000 in the areas of youth, veterans and community, a press release said. The release says all communities in Hill and Blaine, and Chouteau county to Big Sandy are eligible to apply. “It’s been used for anything from, like, Plant a Seed…Read! to the Bear Paw Volunteer Fire Department. We donated some money for some windows for out at Beaver Creek Park to fix cabin...
Press release The government of Canada announced Monday the details of its approach to easing border measures for some travellers entering Canada. These measures will come into force Aug. 9 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time. It is important to note that, in the meantime, travel restrictions remain in place for all foreign nationals, including U.S. citizens. Seeking entry to Canada for discretionary — non-essential — travel such as tourism and recreation continues to be prohibited until then. Examples of discretionary travel inc...
After missing a year due to COVID-19, Great Norhern Fair came back even bigger and better. Posted here are some photos from the fair....
Editor's note: This story talks about the first powwow held at Great Northern Fair. See other stories about the fair in previous editions of Havre Daily News and at www.havredailynews.com, and see more photos of the last few days of the fair on Page A8. Northern Winz Hotel & Casino's Powwow at this year's Great Northern Fair has been a success by all accounts, drawing a greater-than-expected crowd despite the heat and giving people a chance to see an in-person powwow in the...
Havre Police Department A 6:32 a.m. Friday report that the 16th Avenue water station did not have power was referred to Havre Public Works. -- A Havre area caller asked Friday at 12:07 p.m. to speak with an officer about a vehicle that was reported stolen last year. -- A theft, forgery or fraud was reported by a caller at a Second Street business Friday at 2:19 p.m. -- A Third Avenue caller reported Friday at 6:22 p.m. that her car had eight bullet holes in it. Police Capt....
From Carla Jenewein Chinook Red Cross blood drive coordinator Right now, blood donations are leaving the shelves faster than they're coming in. That means patients are at risk for delayed surgeries or treatment. Please hurry to book your next appointment. The Chinook community will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross Tuesday, July 20, from noon to 6 p.m. at Wallner Hall, 330 Ohio, behind the Methodist Church, the door is facing Fourth Street. The Red...
The Hill County Commission approved an amendment to a contract in their weekly business meeting Thursday that will allow the Hill County Health Department to hire a congregate living coordinator and additional staff to address the next surge of COVID-19, which the department director anticipates will come this fall. Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Berg said the congregate living coordinator would monitor infections in places like long-term care and...
Montana Department of Transportation project engineers came to Havre to host an open house to present their preliminary designs for a $15 million improvement project for State Highway 232, also known as Wild Horse Road, and drew a larger-than-anticipated crowd. Concerns about the condition of Highway 232 have persisted for well over 15 years with various community efforts working to help find funding for badly needed improvements. The segment of the road closest to Havre was...
Visitors to the Great Northern Fair this weekend should take precautions — because it’s going to be hot. Very hot. According to the National Weather Service in Great Falls, Havre will be under an Excessive Heat Watch starting Sunday, and lasting into the middle part of next week. The watch states that afternoon temperatures could be record-breaking, climbing to as high as 105 degrees. Even before Sunday, however Havre will be toasty, with today’s high forecast at 97, follo...
Havre's Great Northern Fair will have many free entertainment attractions over the next few days and Havre Daily News recently had the chance to sit down with Patrick Branger, who will be performing the fair's One Man Circus Show. "I am so happy to be back out and traveling, performing at fairs, thankfully. A little bit of background on me, we have a business in Billings, and so I'm from Montana. And thankfully, I have an entertainment business there where we rent out...
Sue King, the new pastor of three United Methodist Churches in the area, has only been back in the area a short while, but she's already given her first service and is seeking to re-establish and increase her connections with the community. She is pastor for Van Orsdel United Methodist Church in Havre, Chester United Methodist Church and Big Sandy United Methodist Church. A native of Wisconsin, King met her husband, Jim Duffy, who King said was from Great Falls, when the two...
Press release With summer in full swing, Havre youth often spend more time participating in outdoor activities around their neighborhoods. As a community, we want to encourage our youth to engage in activities and behaviors that are safe and healthy, as well as promoting positive decision-making and wellness habits. The Havre Police Department has teamed up with the HELP Committee and Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line’s prevention team to bring the Havre Safe Kids Reward Program to our community. The Safe Kids Reward P...
Monday 1:30 p.m. — Building manger meeting in commissioners’ office Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Fire Restriction call in commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in commissioners’ office 2 p.m. — Payne West Insurance meeting in commissioners’ office Wednesday 9 a.m. — County Officials meeting in Hill County Courthouse Timmons Toom Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly commissioner business meeting in commissioners’ office 5:30 p.m. — Fair board meeting Friday Regular business...
Havre Police Department After a caller reported juveniles wee throwing rocks at other youths and littering in Pepin Park Thursday at 11:12 a.m., officers issued written or verbal warnings. -- A Thursday 3:54 p.m. caller at St. Jude Thaddeus School reported a squirrel had gotten into a classroom, and the call was referred to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. -- An arrest was made after someone stopped at the police station to make a complaint Thursday at 5:18 p.m., but no...
North Central Senior Citizens Center July 19-23 Senior center is now open Menu Monday — Chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas, poor man bars Tuesday — Salad, spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic bread, green beans, pineapple cake Wednesday — Sweet-and-sour pork, rice, spring rolls, fruit Thursday — Barbecued chicken, twice-baked potatoes, salad, Tollhouse crumbcake Friday — Soup, salad bar, chef’s choice, dessert, The Senior Centers doors are open to the public, and we had a nice crowd for our first day open. W...
