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Havre Police Department A written or verbal warning was issued after a 9:36 a.m. Tuesday caller reported a man harassing someone on Fifth Avenue. -- A theft, forgery or fraud was reported at Montana State University Northern at 11:25 a.m. Tuesday. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after officers stopped to check a vehicle blocking traffic at Fifth Avenue and 11th Street Tuesday at 11:33 a.m. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after officers responded to a...
Press release HELENA — Applications for the State Hail Insurance Program are now available through the Montana Department of Agriculture. Producers can insure crops against hail damage at the maximum coverage rate of $75 per acre for dryland and $114 per acre for irrigated land. Rates charged are a percentage of the insured amount and vary by county. A detailed list of rates by county and crop can be found online at https://agr.mt.gov/I-Want-To/Apply/Hail-Insurance-Applying on the MDA website. State policies are available f...
Press release The USDA Farm Service Agency announced the appointment of Tracey L. Peterson of Fallon and Lola Raska of Great Falls to serve on the Montana FSA state committee. Each FSA state committee is comprised of three to five members including a designated chairperson. Peterson and Raska join three previously appointed Montana FSA State Committee members. The individuals appointed to serve on the FSA State committee for Montana are: • Committee Chair Ryan Lankford — Chinook • Casey Bailey — Fort Benton • Jake Merkel ...
The Havre newspaper will be changing from a five-day-a-week daily to a once-a-week publication starting in May. Grand Teton News Inc., of Wyoming, the owner of the Havre paper, notified the staff of the Havre paper this week that the daily publication will end April 30. The paper will now be published on Thursdays only, starting May 2. The paper will be available in racks and at retails outlets in Havre, and will be mailed through the U.S. Postal Service to subscribers. Subscriptions will be available at greatly reduced...
St. Jude Thaddeus School first grade students again spent their Earth Day cleaning their school and neighboring blocks, as well as Pepin Park. St. Jude First Grade Teacher Amber Frazier was in charge of this event, which she has held for several years. Monday, students and a few parents met at St. Jude's at 11 a.m. The group cleaned the square block before moving onto Pepin Park. Lunch was served around noon followed by more cleaning of the inside of St. Jude school. The...
Press release CHINOOK — PAWS of Chinook will be hosting a free community spay/neuter clinic, with vaccinations and microchipping Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19. The clinic will take place at Custom Collision Repair, 201 Pennsylvania St. in Chinook. A dog food drive will also take place with the goal of filling a trailer with unopened bags of dog food that will support the shelter’s efforts. The clinic will include free spay/neuter services for dogs and cats. Low-cost vaccinations will also be available. Distemper/parvo combin...
Press release The Havre-Hill County Library Foundation Annual Meeting will be held Thursday at 7 p.m., in the Havre-Hill County Library. The new circulation desk built by Charles Finn will be unveiled. Charles Finn, Gwen Hart, and Roger Hart will read from their literary works. Light refreshments will be served. The meeting is free and open to the public....
Press release Fort Peck Summer Theatre has announced the opening of the application process for the Jake Etchart Scholarship. Jake Etchart grew up spending summers at Fort Peck Lake, with much of his time spent around the Fort Peck Theatre where his family was actively involved as volunteers. He loved watching his sisters, Alexa and Christen, perform on the Fort Peck stage. Jake’s family and friends established a theater scholarship fund in his memory which is invested within the Fort Peck Theatre Preservation Endowment of t...
Havre Police Department A written or verbal warning was issued after officers were asked Monday at 2:15 p.m. to assist someone on Second Avenue. -- A written of verbal warning was issued after a 2:52 p.m. Monday caller on Seventh Avenue reported a dog barking all day long. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after officers responded Monday at 4:45 p.m. to people throwing things out of an abandoned building on 11th Street West. -- Atraeu Jacob Belcourt of Great Falls, 32,...
The Hill County Commission submitted Monday after printing deadline an amended agenda for its Thursday business meeting. The full agenda follows. Hill County Commission will hold its weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Commission Office. The public may participate in the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting online at https://us05web.zoom.us/j/87670806969?pwd=3D2AtxALo3jBtpEbOZlUCaH7VcZQQm.1 . The agenda for the meeting is: Meeting called to order Approval of last week’s minutes Public comments on n...
Havre went under a water boil advisory Friday as cases of a water-borne illness have gone up significantly this year. Havre Public Works Director Trevor More said this morning that the cause of the illness, a water-borne parasite, has not been confirmed in the water supply and the advisory is just a precaution. “It’s just an association with the public water supply as a water-borne disease,” he said. He added that it is an advisory, not a do-not-consume order on the water, and no emergency has been declared. Mork said the w...
Chinook resident John Shelstad recently donated $100,000 to the Chinook Pool and Park project. "The committee is beyond grateful for John's generous donation as he has made such an impact on the project and its successful completion," committee members of the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation said in a press release. "John surprised us with his wonderful donation and we can't thank him enough for his financial support of the project. The project is so important to the...
Havre Police Department Someone stopped at the police station Friday at 10:22 a.m. for assistanc with a sexual or violent offender registry issue. -- Officers were asked Friday at 1:45 p.m. to perform a firearms check at a Montana Avenue business. -- Child Protective Services made a report involving sexual offenses Friday at 1:54 p.m. -- Officers made an investigation during a welfare check on Beaver Creek Boulevard at 4:44 p.m. Friday. -- A First Street Northeast caller repor...
Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club and the Havre Lions Club are inviting people to a special dedication ceremony Saturday for a memorial for those who lost their lives serving the country. The Gold Star Families Memorial Marker at Havre's Town Square will be dedicated Saturday at 11 a.m. The tradition began in World War I, a release from Montana Blue and Gold Star Families Memorial Chair Kathy Austin said. The custom during the war became families of service members hanging a...
The Havre Education Association hosted a school board candidate forum at the Havre High School Auditorium Thursday evening, where four candidates running for three local school board seats answered questions on their backgrounds, priorities and stance on Havre's new modified four-day week schedule. Three candidates, incumbent Jake Ingram, incumbent Lorraine Larson, and Shanetrice Allen are running for two available seats on the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees, and Kelly...
Press release New surprises are surfacing along with Fresno Walleye’s favorite games, raffles and drawings, which will again award hundreds of sponsored prizes worth thousands of dollars during the group’s annual Walleye Banquet docking at the Havre Ice Dome April 20. The 39th Annual Fresno Walleyes Banquet doors will open at 4:30 p.m. The fun begins with the silent and live auctions, games and drawings, and visiting with the friendliest freshwater fishing enthusiasts around. This event will reel guests in from all over the s...
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., held a press call with rural media outlets Thursday morning, where he discussed a number of ongoing issues in Congress including the upcoming renewal of surveillance legislation and the situation at the U.S. southern border. Tester is running for reelection and faces Michael Hummert of Helena in the Democratic primary. Tester said Thursday that the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, allows intelligence agencies to access American citizens’ data without a warrant i...
Press release The Montana Stockgrowers Association will be hosting a slate of listening sessions throughout the spring to seek input and ideas from producers on areas where the American livestock industry can be strengthened. The next listening session will be hosted Monday, April 22, at Bear Paw Livestock in Chinook at 5:00 p.m. Food and drinks will be provided and MSGA will host a drawing for a vaccine cooler to one lucky attendee. The listening sessions are part of the organization’s Producer Profitability Initiative, a g...
Havre Police Department Officers assisted at Hill County Courthouse after a 9:09 a.m. Thursday caller reported a man acting strangely. -- Officers opened an investigation while assisting with a medical call on Fourth Street at 12:03 p.m. Thursday. -- A 12-year-old was issued a summons on a charge of underage tobacco possession or consumption after a Thursday 12:51 p.m. caller at Havre Middle School reported a juvenile with a vape device. -- Child Protection Hotline made a...
Isaiah 30:21 This is the way, walk in it. I have shared this text many times before because it is a message I need to heed, and most likely, so do you. Out our way, the Tiger Ridge is not a flat plateau, but an area with many ridges, old trails, arroyos, thorn bushes and deep gullies. Like it or not, Charlie and I found many a calf lost and apart from their mama and the herd because they wandered down the wrong trail and ended up in a gully. Unlike the cattle - and especially...
You know, Lord, friend, Ce De, asked if she and her neighbor could pop on over, so she could "spill her guts" - like what? So, here they came. They settled in for some tea and cookies and off she went. "You know, long ago, Ally was my best friend - she's since died and gone to heaven, but I can't help but now and then, think about her - how great she was. Oh, maybe I'd best start out in the beginning. A casual acquaintance invited a group of gals over, including me. Well,...
Happy Easter! I have not taken the opportunity to post any articles for a few months an so this is a chance to express some Easter greetings to you all. We are celebrating the Fourth Sunday of Easter this weekend and the readings for Sunday are from Acts 4:8-12, Psalm 118:8-9,21-23, 26, 28, 29, 1 John 3:1-2 and the Gospel is John 10:11-18. In our tradition we call this Sunday "Good Shepherd Sunday" based on the Gospel reading. In the Gospel reading Jesus calls himself the...
The Hill County Council on Aging has listed the meals to be served at the Rudyard senior center, 406-355-4240. No meals are served Tuesdays. The menus planned for the Rudyard center next week are: Monday, April 22 — Ham-n-scalloped potatoes Wednesday, April 24 — Salmon loaf, rice, veggies, dessert, fruit Thursday, April 25 — Chicken strips macaroni, salad, veggies, dessert, fruit Friday, April 26 — Sloppy joes, veggies, dessert, fruit Menus are subject to change without notice....
North Central Senior Center April 22-26 Menu Monday, April 22 — Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, dessert Tuesday, April 23 — Turkey ala king, chicken rice, veggies, fruit, dessert Wednesday, April 24 — Chicken, rice, veggies, fruit, dessert Thursday, April 25 — Hot ham and cheese sandwich, jojo’s, veggies, dessert Friday, April 26 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Important: We will continue to prepare meals for the Rudyard Senior Center until someone is hired. We will also continue with Meals on Wheels. Pleas...
