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Editor’s note: This version corrects the connection between Montana Pool Service and Evergreen Skateparks. Girls on Shred, a division of The Montana Skatepark Association, will be hosting noncompetitive skateboarding clinics including in Havre and Big Sandy and on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation for girls and nonbinary people to learn to skate. Clinics will be held at skateparks in Lincoln and Great Falls Aug. 9, Big Sandy Aug. 10, Box Elder Aug. 11, Havre and Malta Aug. 12, S...
Staff and wire report Montana Farm Service Agency’s website lists important dates and deadlines in programs for Montana producers, including some deadlines that just have passed. Dates listed on the website include: June 15: 2021 Nominations opened for 2021 FSA County Committee Elections July 12: First day of Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands Signup July 16: First day of CRP summer/fall non-emergency haying and grazing periods, prior approval required July 20: First day of Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program Signup J...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $12 million in Farm to School Grants this year, announcing awards to 176 grantees, the most projects funded since the program began in 2013. The department is also releasing new data demonstrating the recent growth of farm to school efforts nationwide. Nearly two-thirds — 65 percent — of school districts and/or local entities responsible for school meals participated in farm to school activities during school year 2018-...
Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday approximately $16.6 million in available funding to community-based and nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and Tribal entities that help socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers own and operate successful farms. Funding is made through the USDA’s Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program, also known as the 2501 Program. The 2501 pro...
Press release HELENA — As severe drought conditions and wildfires persist across the state, the Montana Department of Agriculture is reminding agricultural producers of the availability of the Hay Hotline, an online tool that connects people interested in buying, selling, or donating hay or pasture. The Hay Hotline allows producers to enter new listings with descriptions of the forage they have available to sell or donate. It also provides users with an option to search for available hay or pasture. The online tool is m...
Editor’s note: This version adds information received after printing deadline that the issue is on the agenda for the Hill County Commission business meeting 10 a.m. Thursday. Great Northern Fair Board member Bob Sivertsen said in a letter he has been asked to resign after being accused of misdeeds at the fairgrounds and has requested a public hearing to tell his side of the story. Employees at the fairgrounds accused Sivertsen, who was appointed to the board by the Hill C...
Havre’s Public Works Director Dave Peterson said this morning that multiple water main breaks in the city overnight resulted in flooding and some road damage. Peterson said the breaks occurred on Fourth Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets, another occurred on Fourth Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues, and a main transmission line broke on Third Street between Montana Avenue and First Avenue. Peterson said he was unsure of the exact cause of the breaks and Public W...
By all accounts, 4-H's activities at this year's Great Northern Fair were incredibly successful, from the students presentations to the shows and the livestock sale, practically everything saw bigger crowds and made more money than last year. Montana State University Hill County Extension Agent Kati Purkett said the livestock sale brought in just less than $215,000, up $32,000 from last year, and featured more market beef, lambs and pigs. Purkett said all of 4-H's animal...
Steve Mulonet, service officer for the Montana Veterans Affairs, will be visiting the following locations and times to meet with veterans who are interested in applying for benefits. People who are interested in applying for benefits need to bring a copy of their discharge paperwork — DD214 — with them. Wednesday, Aug. 4 Shelby, Courthouse, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Cut Bank, Glacier County Courthouse Annex Room 19, 1:30 –3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5 Browning, Eagle Shield Building, 9-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11 Glasgow, Glasgow VA Cl...
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 Appropriation — Extension Ordinance Resolutions Resolution No. 21-2664 Cottonwood Bridge Project Contracts Board appointments Fair Commission Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Amended plat for Steve McLain County needs Digital Budget Book: Montana State Fund Safety Work Safe Champions Quit claim deeds Johnson u...
Havre Police Department A caller reported a domestic disturbance on Fifth Street Monday at 7:50 a.m. -- A 14th Avenue caller reported Monday at 10:13 a.m. that items were stolen from a yard. -- Michelle Nichole Healy of Havre, 39, was arrested on a pick up and hold order Monday at 10:23 a.m. on First Street. -- Leena Galan Healy of Havre, 26, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant during a well-being check Monday at 12:53 p.m. on Second Street. -- Officers were asked...
Story and photos from Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club Near the apex of Second Avenue is a profusion of floral color, textures, height and plant varieties mixed with various sizes of interesting rocks and graced with a few deciduous trees chosen as Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club featured yard. Chip Smith had a vision immediately when he purchased the sandstone brick house and, in its second growing season, has created a "Mountain Meadow effect" on the plains of north-central...
Multiple employees of the Great Northern Fairgrounds have publicly accused Fair Board member Bob Sivertsen of inappropriate and threatening behavior including trying to trap employees in horse stalls, damaging county property to prevent them from using air conditioning, and risking environmental damage to the grounds with antiquated methods of insect repellant. When asked about the allegations, Sivertsen's only response was, "See you (in) court." Sivertsen is a well-known...
Press release Cottonwood Schools Board of Trustees is having a special meeting Wednesday, July 28, at 10 a.m. at the North School. People can contact the clerk at 265-6970 to attend by video conferencing....
A meeting of the Hill County Park Board Grazing Committee, which was listed Friday in the Hill County Commission weekly calendar as taking place today, will be Wednesday, July 28, at 1 p.m. in the Camp Kiwanis Beaver Lodge, the commission said in an update this morning....
Hill County Board of Health will hold its quarterly meeting Wednesday, July 28, rescheduled from July 21, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Annex meeting room in the Courthouse Annex, 302 Fourth Ave., Havre. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Roll call Approval of meeting minutes from April 21, 2021 Agenda corrections, additions or deletions Items of old business: Harmful algal bloom research project — updates Hill County COVID-19 updates and vaccination program status — Kim Berg Items of new bus...
Havre Police Department Someone stopped at the police station Friday at 8:50 a.m. and asked to speak with an officer about a complaint. -- A Friday 10:19 a.m. caller on Fourth Street reported that a camper was hit during the night. -- A caller at a Third Avenue store reported that the business had been broken into during the night. -- Friday at 5:26 p.m. a summons was issued for a violation at a Second Street business, but no information was provided on the charges. --...
Press release The clerk at Davey School has announced that enrollment at the school just east of Havre is open....
Havre High School graduate Rob Cox, who has an impressive set of film credits himself, and his wife, Liz, will soon be releasing a film described as a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Tinderbox" set in modern-day Butte. "The original fairy tale starts with a soldier returning from the war for the king, you know, so we have a guy coming back from Syria. It was like mid 2000s, I think when Liz wrote it ... mid-2010s, I guess. So, we have a soldier going...
In the wake of a successful Great Northern Fair, a meeting of the Hill County Fair Board Thursday served as a listening session for members of the public, mainly people who worked at the fair, to voice their concerns, criticism and praise, but devolved into a heated argument about the competence and merit of Frank English as the fairgrounds manager. Community member Ursula Brese had a number of complaints, including one against a fair board member, though she did not specify which one. “Things happened while I was working t...
In their weekly business meeting Thursday, the Hill County Commission announced recent local board appointments and resignations, as well as approving a number of budget adjustments and discussing current fire restrictions. The commissioners voted unanimously to appoint Denise Brewer, also a member of Havre’s City Council, to the Hill County Cemetery District Board, as well as a number of reappointments to various local boards. They also announced the resignation of Lex Keller from the Great Northern Fair Board. The c...
Press release Local pianist Mary Stevens will be playing piano at the Havre-Hill County Library Monday mornings at 10:30 a.m. This event is free and open to the public....
Press release The Havre Community Pool will close at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, for annual fall maintenance. The date for the pool to reopen for Fall/Winter 2021-2022 will be announced at a later date. For more information call 265-5781....
Havre Police Department Robert Lyle Turner Jr., 48, was arrested on a charge of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and on two Justice or City court warrants after a vehicle stop on 14th Avenue at 12:55 p.m. Thursday. -- Dakotarose Corrina Greshock of Havre, 26, was arrested on charges of reckless driving, other traffic crime, driving under the influence, fleeing or eluding a peace officer, criminal endangerment and stop sign violation, after a 3:39 p.m....
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. via Zoom. The link to the meeting is in the full agenda posted on the district website at http://blueponyk12.com . The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Agenda deletions or corrections, and additions allowed by policy, if any B. Old business C. New business 1. Personnel 2. Substitute teacher pay increase Public Comment — An opportunity for any member of the audience to bring to t...
