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Sen. Jon Tester called out during a press call Thursday his Senate colleagues who switched their vote on Tester's bill for providing treatment to U.S. military veterans who were exposed to toxic substances. "It hurts me to say this but this is a sad week for the United States Senate," Tester said. ª(Wednesday), dozens of Senate Republicans turned their backs on our nation's veterans and their families by failing to advance the Sgt. 1st Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT...
Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 8:45 a.m. Friday, July 29, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims...
Montana Farmers Union HIGHWOOD - Roughly 200 campers spent a week immersed in what it takes to form and run cooperatives during Montana Farmers Union summer camps program at Arrowpeak Lodge. "What excites me is they're learning not just what a cooperative is, but what it takes to make a business plan and get a business started," MFU Education Coordinator Violet Green said. One of Montana Farmers Union three priorities is focusing on cooperatives, and learning about co-ops has...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON - The Biden Administration announced Monday it has appointed Liberty Commissioner Maureen "Morb" Wicks as the new state executive director for the USDA Montana Farm Service Agency. USDA first announced in June it would appoint Wicks to the position in June. She joined the Montana FSA team July 18. "Individuals selected to serve as FSA state executive directors are incredible public servants who have a proven track record when it c...
The name of the Friday victim of a utility terrain vehicle crash was released Monday by the coroner. Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross said that Jon Molitor of Havre, 46, died from injuries sustained when his side-by-side flipped on a hillside east of Bear Paw Lake in Beaver Creek Park. The crash was reported Friday 7 p.m. and Ross said sheriff’s deputies, Havre Fire Department emergency medical technicians and Fish, Wildlife and Parks personnel all responded. First responders r...
With the latest version of the omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 dominant, new cases of the illness continue to be reported locally, and health officials urge people who have not yet done so to get vaccinated and receive all boosters for which they are eligible. Blaine County Health Department Monday reported it is still seeing an increase in COVID-19 activity, with 21 cases confirmed from Saturday through Monday, with nine cases confirmed Friday, 15 new cases...
Local photographer and book author Peggy Ray has published her third coffee table book of photography featuring life in the Bear Paw Mountains, this time focusing the many homestead shacks still hidden away on modern day ranches. "Homesteads of the Bear Paw Mountains" has photos from several homestead shacks in various states of preservation and decay, along with some old family photos of the original homesteaders when they could be provided. The "Homestead" book came about or...
Havre Police Department Warren Paul Small Jr. of Box Elder, 24, was issued a summons on a shoplifting charge after a beer theft was reported Friday at 1:59 p.m. at a First Street business. -- Neal Wayne Anderson of Havre, 63, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a Second Street caller reported a man was being belligerent and punched a car Friday at 3 p.m. -- An arrest was made after a Friday 3:48 p.m. report of an altercation on First Avenue. No details on the cha...
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 Marijuana Resolution No. 22-2697 3% local option tax Contracts Disease Intervention Specialist and Congregate Living Prevention Coordinator Task Order 23-07-7-11-119-0 in the amount of $69,012.00 Storm Water Construction (SWP Inspections) Board appointments Joyce Preeshl, re-appointment to the Hill County Cemetery District...
Due to an editing error, the Confederate battle flag that was flown at the Great Northern Fair was referred to in a front-page article in Friday’s edition of Hare Daily News as The Stars and Bars. The Stars and Bars actually refers to the original official flag of the Confederate States of America.... Full story
The Hill County Health Board met Wednesday and discussed rising COVID-19 cases and some important openings at the Hill County Public Health Department. Hill County Public Health Director Kim Berg was not able to be at Wednesday’s meeting nor was Board Chair Mark Peterson, so Vice Chair Erica McKeon-Hanson read an update on the pandemic from Berg. McKeon-Hanson said, reading from Berg’s update, much like the rest of the state, Hill County is seeing an increase in cases of COVID-19 and most of these are being identified thr...
Editor’s note: This version corrects an editing error that referred to the battle flag of The Army of North Virginia as “The Stars and Bars.” That refers to the original flag of the Confederate States of America. During this year's Great Northern Fair, the battle flag of the Army of North Virginia, widely recognized as a symbol of white supremacy, could be seen flying prominently at a flag-selling booth in front of the fairground's arena main entrance. No members of the Great...
The Montana Department of Transportation is working to replace broken curbs on First Street in Havre, which has led to lanes being closed on the main street through Havre. MDT Havre Area Engineering Project Manager Mike Moore said the project is scheduled to be substantially complete by Aug. 24. Moore said his team has completed most of the major removals and will be prepping surfaces this week, as long as everything stays on track. Moore said the current curbs were put in in...
Maureen Brakked, Montana State University Billlings director of university communications and marketing and Tim Leeds, Havre Daily News A graduate of North Star High School in Rudyard was the only college student in Montana to take the gold at the national SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta this summer. Dylan Miller of Gildford, who graduated this spring from Montana State University's City College, took the gold medal in automotive refinishing in Atlanta. Miller said it was a...
Editor’s note: This was missed in Friday’s print edition but was posted online. Summer meals are offered to local children for free at Lincoln-McKinley Primary School and Highland Park Early Primary School, with breakfast served from 8:30-10:45 a.m. and lunch served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The meals are free for people 18 younger, with breakfasting costing $3 for people 19 and older and lunch costing $5 for people 19 and older. The menus scheduled for next week, subject to change as needed, are: Breakfast Tuesday — Slice...
Havre Police Department Officers assisted Havre Fire Department with a medical call Thursday at 7:47 a.m. on 15th Avenue. -- Someone stopped at the police station Thursday at 1:21 p.m. to speak with officers about a bike. -- Jerome Lane Bigknife of Rocky Boy, 29, was arrested on four Justice or City court warrants served at Hill County Detention Center Thursday at 2 p.m. -- Officers assisted Child Protective Services with a report in Havre Thursday at 2:27 p.m. -- A Thursday 5...
Havre Police Department A caller on U.S. Highway 2 East reported Wednesday at 8:45 a.m. finding a nice bike abandoned at his location. -- A Third Avenue caller reported a juvenile daughter missing at 9:14 a.m. Wednesday. -- Jayde Ray Azure of Havre, 28, was issued a summons on charges of vicious dog, dog at large and dog registration and vaccination required after a caller reported Wednesday at 11:23 a.m. being bitten by a dog. -- A shoplifter was reported at a First Street...
The Great Northern Fair Board praised this year's fair and thanked everyone involved for their hard work making it happen at a meeting at the fairgrounds Community Center Wednesday. Fair Board member Bob Kaul said Great Northern Fairgrounds Manager Frank English put in a tremendous amount of work for the fair, but it ultimately would not be possible to put on without a substantial number of people volunteering their time. The meeting was posted on the fair website as...
Judy Vosen Local Red Cross Blood Drive volunteer coordinator The recent Havre Community Red Cross Blood Drive held at St. Jude Parish Center Monday, July 18, was again a success. There were 106 units collected, several of which were double red cell units, more commonly known as Power Red units. Once again there were a few first time donors this month, an also a few returnees who hadn’t donated in several years. A thank you is given to the Eagles volunteers for providing a selection of delicious sandwiches, and thank you to S...
North Central Senior Citizens Center July 25-29 Menu Monday, July 25 — Pork tips, buttered noodles, corn, pudding Tuesday, July 26 — Salad, oven-baked chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli, cake Wednesday, July 27 — Oven-baked fish, rice pilaf, carrots, coffee cake Thursday, July 28 — Ham/scalloped potato casserole, peas, cranberry cake Friday, July 29 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping Up with the pandemic: No new reports for now. July 11, 37 new cases of COVID-19, total number is 5,127, Active 27, one hospita...
Out our way, herders are still necessary, even in supposedly familiar country. Big Mike's herd is on the same Tiger Ridge pasture land for years, and every year they move from summer pasture to winter pasture and back again. The reason is obvious - after a few months of grazing, the grass gets grazed down and, especially in the summer, the runoff and spring rains that filled the reservoir in the upper pasture have ceased and the water level is low. They have to move to the...
Last week, we had Vacation Bible School. When I say "we" I mean First Lutheran Church, Messiah Lutheran Church, Van Orsdel United Methodist Church and St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. The week of VBS was made available to youth ages preschool through sixth grade for free and it was open to all religious denominations and to anyone who might not have any religious affiliation. Everyone was welcome. The common goal of the churches involved was to share with the children...
You know, Lord, the month of July has wind, thunder, lightning, and some think July is a wonderful time for us to lie on our backs and watch thunder heads lift, suggesting snow peaks range upon range. White clouds sail along, reminiscent of a fleet of merchant sailing ships from long ago paintings. They sail where the wind wills, across the summer sky. Lord, You have made the summer skies more beautiful to see beyond the telling. Could one say the winds hunt us up as if we...
Monday 8 a.m. — Center for Mental Health meeting in Great Falls Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — DNRC Fire Update call in commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Road Department meeting in commissioners’ office Wednesday 1:30 p.m. — Hill County and Lodestar Zoom meeting in the Timmons Room Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly Business meeting in commissioners’ office 2 p.m. — commissioners’ Budget Review meeting in the commissioners’ office 3 p.m. — Sheriff’s Office Budget Review meeting in the commissioners’ office Friday 8 a.m. — Payroll & Claims in...
