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The Hill County Park Board discussed the drought conditions that continue to affect Beaver Creek Park at their monthly meeting Monday, and delayed their vote on implementing their Rules and Regulations Committee’s proposed beaver management policy. Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said conditions in the park are still very dry and the risk of wildfire continues to be high. Board Chair Tony Reum said, because of the extremely dry conditions, he’s asking that people in the park stay on established trails. Reum sai...
Press release HELENA - Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Monday the launch of a new online dashboard to keep Montanans informed on active fires burning in the state. "Across Montana, our heroic firefighters are confronting more than eighty fires that threaten our communities, infrastructure, first responders, and way of life. Ensuring Montanans receive accurate and timely information regarding these fires is more important than ever," Gianforte said. "I'm urging all Montanans to...
Press release Havre High School has released some dates in this year's calendar for the school year including the band camp that started Monday. The contact for the camp is band teacher Cullen Hinkle at [email protected] . The Fall Sports Parent Meeting is set for Thursday at 6 p.m. in the high school auditorium All athletes must have a physical form handed in before they are able to practice. Golf holds its first day of practice Thursday, Aug. 12. Cross country,...
The Havre Dog Park held its ribbon cutting and grand opening Monday. The park began more than three years ago as a dream of local dog owners, who wanted a place in town where their dogs can run and play. Havre approved a lease of property behind the Havre Ice Dome south of town to the Havre Dog Park Club in February 2019, and work began in earnest to create a park for the four-legged friends....
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a complaint from a Second Street caller Tuesday at 9:42 a.m. about family members not giving a juvenile son back. -- A caller at a Second Street facility reported at 12:43 p.m. Tuesday that a phone was stolen. -- Falcon Leigh Meyers of Havre, 25, was arrested on charges of partner or family member assault and endangering the welfare of children when officers investigated a disturbance on Third Street Tuesday at 2:41 p.m. -- Venita...
Havre City Council Monday night approved authorization to submit a Montana Coal Endowment Program infrastructure planning grant application. The resolution says, “The City of Havre is applying to the Montana Department of Commerce for financial assistance from the Montana Coal Endowment Program to fund a Preliminary Engineering Report for water and sewer projects within the city.” Havre Mayor Tim Solomon referred Havre Daily to Havre Public Works Director Dave Peterson, who...
By Kati Purkett This month’s Small Business Webinar will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. This month’s featured speakers will be Missoula Small Business Development Center resional Director and Jennifer Stephens Great Falls SBDC Regional Director Jason Nitschke. They will be addressing “Financing and Grants” as a tool to help employers grow or start a business. The topics include the various ways to finance a business — aka equity and debt — including the actual — aka real — opportunities to secure public funds — aka grants ...
Press release Havre Elks Lodge #1201 and the Elks National Foundation have announced that the 2021-2022 Most Valuable Student Scholarship program is now underway. All high school seniors who are U.S. citizens are welcome to apply. The entire MVS application process is handled online with applicants being judged on scholarship, leadership and financial need. Elks Scholarship Co-Chair Brandy Kurtz said applicants will be judged at three levels with the opportunity to earn scholarships at the local, state and national level....
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 Abatement Hidden Valley Colony LLC Ordinance Resolutions Resolution No. 21-2665 Amending Council on Aging Budget (2282) Resolution No. 21-2666 Department of Justice Bullet Proof Vest Partnership Program Grant Resolution No. 21-2667 Center for Tech and Civic Life for Election Purposes Only Contracts Board appointments Policy updates County...
Havre Public Schools is working on its Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund plans based in part on results from a community survey which seem to indicate the community’s priorities lie in addressing learning loss, safety and emotional health, and access to technology. This survey was opened last month and was an attempt to gauge the community’s priorities when it comes to how HPS would spend the $7 million in COVID-19 relief money held in the ESSER Fund. HPS Superintendent Craig Mueller said the school sys...
As COVID-19 cases rise in the U.S., Havre Public Schools Superintendent Craig Mueller said proposed COVID-19 protocols for the 2021-22 school year are still being discussed and the issue of mask requirements will be discussed at a special meeting of the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees Aug. 17. The issue will not be covered at the Aug. 10 board meeting. The U.S.’s most recent spike is being driven primarily by the Delta variant, a more contagious strain of the virus that affects younger people The Delta variant s...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has an open house set for Aug. 16 on its proposed first-ever long-range comprehensive plan for the fisheries at Fresno Reservoir. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation owns and operates the dam at Fresno, used for flood control, irrigation and other conservation uses, part of the irrigation Milk River Project. FWP manages the fishery in the reservoir, a wildlife management area at the west end, and a public access area on the Milk River immediately downstream of the dam. FWP put out a call earlier this y...
The start of school is just around the corner, and with that in mind, the 6th annual Back to School Bash will be held Saturday, Aug. 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pepin Park in Havre. The free event was organized by Back to School Bash Chairperson Christy Edmonds and Havre's Salvation Army. "The backpacks and school supplies are run by Salvation Army, and they've been doing that for many, many years now. And they have like a specific income type qualification that people have...
Kremlin Rural Fire Department spearheaded an all-out response late Sunday evening that quickly shut down a fire that burned 120 acres of cropland with both stubble and standing crop on it. The fire call came in about 9 p.m., Kremlin Fire Chief Kody Peterson said, and they had trucks, tankers and volunteers coming in immediately from neighboring fire districts, businesses and farms. “It was a pretty huge team event, and we got it whipped pretty quickly,” Peterson said, adding that the fire was completely out in about 2 1/2...
Havre Police Department A Sixth Street caller reported Friday at 7:44 a.m. that a vehicle had run into a house. -- A sexual or violent offender registry complaint was made Friday at 1:17 p.m. at the police station. -- A complaint Friday at 6:04 p.m. that the sewer was plugged in the alley off 11th Street was referred to Havre Public Works. -- Someone at the police station Friday at 8:10 p.m. reported a remote alcohol monitoring device violation. -- Officers investigated a Satu...
Havre Fire Department has given a report this morning on a trailer house on the 1500 block of Washington Avenue burning down in a fire Thursday morning. No one from the fire department was available Thursday to provide information to Havre Daily News Two dogs and a parrot were lost in the blaze, but no humans were injured. The fire department got the call for the fire at 8:42 a.m. that morning and arrived to find the house was already a loss, Assistant Fire Chief Nathan Courtn...
Havre Police Department Officers were called to the hospital at 8:11 a.m. Thursday for a patient with a puncture wound to the chest. Police Capt. Aaron Wittmer said the individual told investigating officers she tripped and fell on a stick. Wittmer added that, though this explanation was doubtful, the case is closed without cooperation from the individual. -- A Thursday 8:41 a.m. call about a trash receptacle blocking the view of traffic at Fifth Avenue and Main Street was...
The Hill County Commission voted 2-0 to remove Bob Sivertsen from the Hill County Fair Board and accepted the resignation of Fair Board Chair Josh Heitzenroder at their weekly business meeting Thursday. Neither Sivertsen nor Heitzenroder attended the meeting. Commissioner Jake Strissel was excused from the meeting. Sivertsen has been accused by multiple fairgrounds employees, including fairgrounds secretary Anita Stevenson, of inappropriate, threatening and dangerous behavior...
Havre is hosting the American Legion Class A State Baseball Tournament this week, an event which Havre Youth Baseball Association Board Member Brian Jenkins expects to impact Havre and the surrounding area in a variety of ways. The tournament began Thursday morning at 10 a.m. The Havre Northstars began competing in the tournament Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. at Legion Field. "I think it's a huge impact. Legion baseball has a great following anyways, and we have an outstanding...
During a press call Thursday morning, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said a bipartisan deal has been reached on a "historic bill that will upgrade Montana's aging infrastructure, create good paying jobs, and help us maintain our competitive edge over China." Tester said the bill includes funds for Montana's roads, bridges, internet, water, and more. He called the legislation a once-in-a-century investment in the nation's infrastructure. Tester said the legislation would create jobs...
Monday 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the commissioners’ office 5 p.m. — District 4 Human Resources Development Council Executive Committee Meeting at HRDC facility, 2229 Fifth Ave. 5:30 p.m. — Hill County Park Board meeting in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons room Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — DNRC fire restriction call in the commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Hill County Road Department meeting in the commissioners’ office Wednesday Regular business hours Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly commissioners’ business meeting in...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, Aug. 2, 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 7. 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. Ratification of AFSCME Local 336 Public Works Collective Bargaining Agreement for July 1, 2021, thru June 30, 2023. 2. Resolution No. 3839 — A Resolution Of Intention To Can...
Hill County Park Board will meet Monday, Aug. 2, at 5:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room. 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 the board’s next meeting 4) Cabin business: 2 Alkali Springs Cabin Inspection packets ready 5) Old business: Monitoring Progress South cross fence and cattleguard Lion’s Campground 6) New Business: Cabin inspections Campfire status 7) Committee reports: Rules and Regulation Com...
A story about Girls on Shred holding skateboarding clinics in the area that printed in the July 26 edition of Havre Daily News, misreported the connection between Montana Pool Service and Evergreen Skateparks. The two are separate entities which have teamed up to build skateparks in Montana....
Press release Havre Elks Lodge #1201 has announced it is hosting community garage sales as fundraisers for Elks projects. The sales are scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 21, and Saturday, Aug. 28, in Havre Elks Lodge at 321 Second St. All proceeds will benefit Havre Elks Lodge projects for veterans, youth and the community. For more information or to donate, people can call Brandy Kurtz at 390-0091 or Donna Tilleman at 399-0000....