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  • Havre boil advisory downgraded to health advisory

    Updated May 30, 2024

    The city of Havre announced today the boil water advisory issued April 19 has been downgraded to a health advisory. The release announced the downgrade says people with compromised immune systems, infants and some elderly may be at higher risk. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care advisors. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791....

  • Honoring the fallen on Memorial Day

    Updated May 28, 2024

    Veterans groups held ceremonies at the Veterans Memorial at Havre's Town Square Monday and events at the Havre Elks Club following for Memorial Day....

  • Two connected to Box Elder double homicide arrested on drug charges

    Tim Leeds|Updated May 28, 2024

    Two women alleged to be connected to the March 28 double-homicide in Box Elder have been arrested on drug charges. Melody Rose Bernard, who operates the restaurant Ziah's Place and the businesss High Society in Box Elder, and Ashley Jocelyn "Green Eyes" Cortez of California were shared in U.S. District Court Wednesday with possessing with intent and conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Court documents say both are connected with the March 18 shootings of Darr...

  • Havre Weekly Chronicle in the racks today

    Updated May 25, 2024

    Posted 1:40 p.m., Saturday, May 25, 2024 This week's print edition of Havre Weekly Chronicle went out to the stores and racks today, although press problems forced it to be printed in black and white only. Press delays also prevented it being mailed today. The edition will be mailed to subscribers Tuesday. After 14 work-hours Friday - Thanks to Derek Vaughn and Stacy Mantle of Hill County Printing for Vaughn's help with the press Friday - it appeared Friday evening the...

  • Havre Weekly Chronicle not printed Friday

    Updated May 24, 2024

    After resolving one set of problems with the press and doing some printing Thursday, new problems with the press arose this morning, Friday, May 24, and the paper could not finish printing the Thursday, May 23, edition of Havre Weekly Chronicle. Technicians have been working on the press all day and hope to have it printed and on the street and in the mail Saturday. All content is available online at www.havredailynews.com. Subscribers can log in at the website and access the full e-edition PDFs. Subscribers who do not...

  • Sierra Kannberg, RN, receives Max E. Kuhr Memorial Award

    Updated May 23, 2024

    Press release As part of the 2024 National Skilled Nursing Care Week, the Administration at the Northern Montana Care Center presented Sierra Kannberg, RN, with the Max E. Kuhr Memorial Award for Outstanding Caregiver. National Skilled Nursing Care Week, formerly known as National Nursing Home Week, is one of the most important events of the year for nursing homes. Held annually since 1967 and always beginning on Mother's Day, National Skilled Nursing Care Center Week (NSNCW)...

  • Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

    Updated May 23, 2024

    You know, Lord, it's not often that in this part of town meadowlarks are seen/heard, but the other day while outdoors, whoa! What was that? A small bird flew to the tip-top of a nearby tree and started singing, praising the Lord. Sharing that later with friends, B.J. mentioned that when she was young, while playing in the yard at their country home, she heard one, ran into the house to tell mamma. Her mom asked, "Well, what did the birdie say?" B.J. quickly answered, "It was...

  • Communication a key question on the boil advisory

    Tim Leeds|Updated May 20, 2024

    At a Hill County Commission business meeting last Thursday, a Havre City Council member said issues arising from the water boil advisory, and restrictions on businesses due to that advisory, have shown a need for greater communication between the local public entities and with the public. That will likely be one of the topics at a special City Council meeting Monday, May 20, at 7 p.m. in Havre City Hall when the council reviews the issue and issues raised at the May 6 meeting. After some issues arose with the water treatment...

  • For the Record, May 16, 2024

    Updated May 20, 2024

    Havre Police Department Wednesday, May 8 A caller on Second Street West reported at 6:39 a.m. that a car had been stolen. -- A 6:47 a.m. caller on Second Street reported that it looked like two unoccupied vehicles had just been hit. -- A 1:05 p.m. caller at Havre High School reported a juvenile in the building who doesn't attend Havre High. -- Officers investigated a 1:58 p.m. report from Child Protection Services. -- A 2:37 p.m. call from 13th Street about a speed limit sign...

  • Deputy shoots armed suspect in chase

    Tim Leeds|Updated May 16, 2024

    Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross said in a release issued Tuesday that a deputy shot a man in Hill County early Tuesday morning after a chase. There is no risk to public safety at this time and all suspects have been apprehended, Ross said in the release. Hill County sheriff’s deputies responded to notification from Rocky Boy police at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday that tribal officers were in pursuit of a pickup truck leaving Rocky Boy”s Indian Reservation and the occupants of the vehicle were shooting at the officers while fleeing. The...

  • H. Earl Clack Museum board members get ready for summer

    Updated May 16, 2024

    H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board members met Monday evening to discuss the upcoming summer season preparations for the museum, as well as the Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump. Museum manager Caroline Tuss talke about the museum summer hours beginning after Memorial Day "Staffing allowing it, will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day of the week," she said. If the board is unable to staff those hours, the hours may switch to Tuesday to Saturday. The hours for the Buffalo Jump will be 9...

  • Rally to discuss safeguarding Box Elder schools to follow cross walk

    Tim Leeds|Updated May 16, 2024

    A cross walk followed by a rally to investigate better protection for Box Elder schools is set for Saturday. The cross walk is set to start in Big Sandy at 9 a.m. Saturday at the rest area there and will proceed to Box Elder. “Because of the darkness of alcoholism, drug addiction, missing and murdered indigenous persons and violence in north-central Montana and the Hi-Line, we will carry a cross, walk and pray,” a flyer about the event says, saying people can call Pastor Rich Jesperson at 406-680-7080 fro more inf...

  • Level of Beaver Creek going down, still will be flooding for some time

    Tim Leeds|Updated May 16, 2024

    Commissioner Mark Peterson said during a commission working meeting Monday that levels in Beaver Creek are going down, but slowly and it may be high for some time. Peterson said the only major damage so far has been at Evergeen Campground off of U.S. Highway 87 and Beaver Creek Golf Course west of town on U.S. Highway 2, other than on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, which also declared an emergency. The Hill County Commission issued a declaration of emergency last week due to the rising levels of the creek. Peterson said M...

  • Hill County Park Board discusses upcoming recreational season

    Christy Bambrough|Updated May 16, 2024

    Editor’s note: Due to an editorial error, this story was not published in the Thursday, May 6, edition of the Weekly Chronicle. Hill County Park Board members met Monday evening, May 6, to discuss maintenance for Beaver Creek Park. Jeff Jensen was re-elected as the chairman for the board, and Pam Wilson was elected to be the vice chairman. The committee is waiting for estimates from Clausen and Son’s and Korb construction to replace the Beaver Lodge. Extra funds are still required to proceed with the project, as well as possi...

  • Correction - Cross walk from Big Sandy to Box Elder

    Updated May 16, 2024

    A front-page story in the Thursday, May 9, edition of Weekly Chronicle about a cross walk from Big Sandy to Box Elder and a rally afterward misreported the location of the rally. The rally after the walk will be in Box Elder....

  • Agenda - Great Northern Fair Commission

    Updated May 16, 2024

    The Great Northern Fair Commission will meet Tuesday, May 21, at 5:30 p.m. in the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center The meeting agenda is: Call meeting to order Roll call of members and welcome new board member Recognize and record public attendees Approve minutes for March and April meetings Public comment. Anything brought up here will be added to next month’s new business to be discussed and voted on. Fairgrounds manager’s report Civic groups report Donated hours report Committee reports Buildings and gro...

  • Agenda - Havre City Council

    Updated May 16, 2024

    Havre City Council will meet Monday, May 20, 2024, 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 item 1. 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. Update on water advisory Council initiatives Public comment on non-agenda items — Limited to any public matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council not on this agenda. Com...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission weekly calendar and business meeting agenda

    Updated May 16, 2024

    Monday, May 20, 2024 9:30 a.m. — Commissioner Working Session in the Commission Office 1:30 p.m. — Unified Disposal Board meeting TBD 3:30 p.m. — Council on Aging director meeting in the Commission Office Tuesday, May 21, 2024 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in the Commission Office 1 p.m. — Council on Aging Area III Board meeting at the North Central Senior Center 5:30 p.m. — Great Northern Fair Board meeting at the fairgrounds Community Center Wednesday, May 22, 2024 6:30 p.m. — Road mill levy discussion at the Kremlin...

  • Business Torch, Spark award applications open

    Updated May 16, 2024

    Press release BBB Foundation, the charitable arm of Better Business Bureau, announced it is now accepting applications and nominations for its regional Torch Awards for Ethics and Spark Awards for Entrepreneurship programs. Businesses of every size based in Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Western Wyoming and Central Colorado are invited to apply for BBB Foundation’s annual awards recognizing marketplace role models. Customers are also encouraged to nominate businesses in these communities they find most t...

  • Havre's Lynch receives National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship

    Updated May 16, 2024

    Press release The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation announced that Erin Lynch, a teacher at Sunnyside Intermediate School in Havre, has been accepted to participate in its workshop for educators sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Heart Mountain, Wyoming, and the Japanese American Incarceration will teach educators about the conditions that led to the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of them U.S. citizens, at Heart Mountain, Wyo., and nine other camps around the country. The...

  • Out Our Way: Jesus wept

    Updated May 16, 2024

    John 11:35 "When Jesus saw her weeping and those who came with her also weeping, He groaned in His spirit and was troubled. 'Where have you laid him?' 'Come and see, Lord,' they replied. Jesus wept." Out our way, we sometimes discover that some animals have emotions not unlike our own. You may recall that incident at one fall roundup when Charlie and I were gathering the herd to move down to the winter pasture. Naturally, as the "greenhorn preacher/cowhand" I rode drag, and...

  • Senior Center News, May 16, 2024

    Updated May 16, 2024

    North Central Senior Center May 20-24 Menu Monday, May 20 — Hot hamburger, mashed potatoes and gravy, fruit, dessert Tuesday, May 21 — Ham and cheesy bake, veggies, fruit, dessert Wednesday, May 22 — Swiss steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, veggies, fruit, dessert Thursday, May 23 — Roast pork, mashed potatoes and gravy, veggies, fruit, dessert Friday, May 24 — Lasagna, grilled cheese sandwich, fruit, dessert Important: We will continue to prepare meals for the Rudyard Center until someone is hired. We will also continue...

  • Pastor's Corner: A Fleeting Moment

    Updated May 16, 2024

    [Job 8:8-19] Bildad, "good" friend that he is, is telling Job to mend his ways because his troubles are a result of his sinfulness. He tells Job to consult the knowledge of the ages to see that this is true, because he says, "we were born only yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow ... Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless" (Job 8:9, 13). As wrong as he is about Job and his relationship to God, Bildad is...

  • Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

    Updated May 16, 2024

    You know, Lord, yup - Mother's Day is past, but it's been fun listening to several old and young friends share about the mothers of some of their friends. Take G.L.'s mom for instance. She loved having her daughter's friends pop in for an overnight or a weekend. Seems like she also had a few jobs for them to do while maybe G.L. just watched or went and played the piano while friend 1) ironed, or friend 2) cleaned out a cupboard and washed a day's worth of dishes, or maybe...

  • Tobacco Quit Line helped more than 36,000 Montanans quit

    Updated May 16, 2024

    Press release Officials with the Department of Public Health and Human Services report the Montana Tobacco Quit Line has served more than 115,000 Montanans since it was first launched in May 2004. And, more than 36,000 of those served by the program have successfully quit using tobacco and nicotine products. In celebration of its 20th Anniversary, the Quit Line is getting a new logo and new name: Quit Now Montana. Quit Now Montana still offers free quit coaching over the...

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