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AMY BETH HANSON and BEATRICE DUPUY The Associated Press The sound of a vehicle backfiring spooked a circus elephant while she was getting a pre-show bath in Butte, leading the pachyderm to break through a fence and take a brief walk, stopping noontime traffic on the city’s busiest street before being loaded back into a trailer. Viola, an Asian elephant with the Jordan World Circus, still participated in two performances Tuesday after her time on the lam in the southwestern Montana city of about 35,000 people that in the l...
Havre Police Department Officers were asked Wednesday at 10 a.m. to perform a civil standby on Second Street. -- Officers were asked at 11:25 a.m. Wednesday to perform a welfare check on Third Street West. -- A burglary was reported at a Third Avenue business Wednesday at 12:05 p.m. -- Lindsey Marie Fox of Fargo, North Dakota, was arrested on a state District Court warrant at the Amtrak station after Fargo Police Department asked Wednesday at 2:25 p.m. to assist with serving...
HELENA — A Hill County man pleaded guilty Monday in Hill County District Court to one count of incest and one count of sexual abuse of children, Attorney General Austin Knudsen said Wednesday. William Ramirez, 41, admitted to law enforcement in December 2021 that he was sending sexually explicit messages and photos of himself to a 15-year-old girl who lived out-of-state. During the investigation, officers also discovered that Ramirez was inappropriately touching the girl around 2018 and 2019 before she eventually moved out o...
The Great Northern Fair Board, despite a lack of quorum, discussed a number of issues for coming fairs at their monthly meeting Tuesday evening, including their schedule, upcoming projects, and cleaning duties. During the meeting Demolition Derby Project Chair Hondo Owens, who attended as a member of the public, said he wonders if they can alternate places with the truck pull in future fairs. Fair board members said that might be difficult, due to the clean up that is needed after the derby and how that would impact the...
Havre and surrounding communities have a lot going on over the weekend, starting Friday, enough that they deserve a highlight so people can plan ahead to fit as much into their schedule as possible. Along with the following events, an additional happening of note includes the Friday deadline for registering for Rocky Boy Health Center’s Basketball Tournament, for boys and girls in junior high and high school. To register people can contact [email protected] or 406-395-1701. Friday, April 19 • Set Free Church Rev...
Havre-Hill County Library will be closed Friday and Saturday, as the library's staff will be in Butte receiving the Montana Library Association's Outstanding Support Staff of the Year award, an honor that typically goes to one person, but this year will be presented to the library's entire team. Library Director Rachel Rawn said she will have the honor of presenting the award at the Montana Library Association Awards Banquet, Saturday, which they are excited for. Staff...
Havre Police Department A summons was issued after a juvenile with a THC vape device was reported at Havre High School Tuesday at 8:47 a.m. -- A caller asked officers at 10:12 a.m. Tuesday for assistance removing someone from a Fifth Avenue location, and responding officers helped resolve the incident peacefully. -- A Tuesday 10:49 a.m. caller on Fifth Avenue asked officers for a civil standby. -- Officers assisted a 1:36 p.m. Tuesday caller in Havre who had a package...
Editor’s note: Havre Daily News received this agenda after print deadline Tuesday. Havre City-County Airport Board will meet at the City Hall Thursday, April 18, 2024. The meeting agenda is: 1. Approval of March minutes 2. Correspondence 3. Reports (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer 4. Public comments 5. Unfinished business (A) Big Hangar Renovation (B) Review and approve CIP (C) GSA Lease (D) Mill levy for ballot 6. New business (A) FY24 budget amendment 7. Approval of April claims...
From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Ten agricultural research projects in the Montana State University College of Agriculture received support from the Montana Fertilizer Advisory Committee last month, seeking to advance knowledge around cropping systems, environmental preservation, water management and more. Each year, the seven-member Montana Fertilizer Advisory Committee disburses funds collected through an assessment on commercial fertilizers. The assessment was approved by the Montana Legislature to support research a...
HANNAH FINGERHUT and DAVID A. LIEB The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. Nearly identical bills introduced in Iowa, Missouri and Idaho this year — with wording supplied by Bayer — would protect pesticide companies from claims they failed to warn that their product causes cancer, if th...
The Hill County Commission discussed their possible role in an upcoming hearing about the destruction of a window of the Hill County Health Department, and whether or not to replace a county vehicle in a brief working meeting Monday. Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel said a window of the health department was broken some time ago, and the commission received a letter indicating that they may need to provide testimony and documentation regarding the cost of the window’s replacement at an upcoming hearing. Strissel and f...
Editor’s note: The Hill County Commission submitted an amended agenda after printing deadline Monday for its business meeting Thursday. The full agenda follows. 10 a.m. — The Hill County Commission will hold its weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Commission Office. The public may participate in the 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 non-agenda ite... Full story
Press release Editor’s note: The version of this that printed in Monday’s edition of Havre Daily News misreported that April 20 is a week from Saturday. The full corrected version follows. The funding foundation for the museum in Havre is inviting children to come and learn history Saturday. Children once again can participate in Hands On History, a fun learning event presented by the H. Earl and Margaret Turner Clack Museum Foundation, Saturday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line, a rel...
Members of the Box Elder Public School Board of Trustees considered reinstituting drug testing policies after methamphetamine was found late last week in a staff bathroom, causing the building to be shut down for a day for decontamination. Thursday evening last week an announcement was made that the school would need to be shut down Friday after a "foreign substance" was found in the school, though the release, and those that followed that weekend and on Monday did not...
Press release Among the board appointments announced Monday by Gov. Greg Gianforte was Chauncey Parker’s appointment to the state Board of Veterans Affairs. A veteran of the Montana Army National Guard and a Carroll College graduate, Parker serves as the executivedirector of the Great Plains Veterans Services Center and is the Post Commander for American Legion Post 67. His term will run through August 1, 2025....
Press release The state government announced Monday that the deadline to apply for two property tax relief programs would be extended to June 1 to give Montanans with a substantial hardship extended time to apply for relief. The deadline for Property Tax Assistance Program (PTAP) and the Montana Disabled Veterans (MDV) Property Tax Assistance Program initially set for April 15 was extended Monday to June 1 for people facing a substantial hardship in meeting the original deadline. PTAP is open to individuals who meet certain...
Press release Montana Department of Transportation is inviting the public to comment on a proposal to improve half-a-mile of 14th Avenue in Havre. The project begins at the asphalt/concrete connection south of the intersection with 1st Street and ends near the intersection with 8th Street. Proposed work includes micro-milling the pavement to remove the ruts and finishing with a seal and cover — chip seal. Pavement markings will be replaced, and all Americans with Disabilities Act ramps will be upgraded. The purpose of the p...
Havre Police Department A possible water main leak on 11th Street at 8:20 a.m. Monday was referred to Havre Public Works. -- Officers provided assistance after a caller at a First Street business asked Monday at 8:51 a.m. for help evicting a tenant from the property. -- A summons was issued after a caller at Havre High School reported a vape device Monday at 8:53 a.m. No details on charges were provided. -- A Fifth Avenue caller reported Monday at 9:28 a.m. that tie downs had...
Due to an error by Havre Daily News, this agenda did not run Monday. Hill County Board of Health Quarterly Meeting will be held Wednesday, April 17, 2024, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Annex meeting room at 302 Fourth Ave. The meeting agenda is Call to order Roll call Annual Reorganization of the Board • Recognition of outgoing Board member/Introduction of new Board member • Election of Officers Approval of minutes of Jan. 24, 2024, meeting Agenda corrections, additions or deletions Items of old bus... Full story
A story on the front page of Monday’s edition of Havre Daily News misreported that April 20 is a week from Saturday. The H. Earl and Margaret Turner Clack Memorial Museum Foundation’s Hands on History is this Saturday, April 20.... Full story
Havre Daily News Staff Editor’s note: This version corrects that the event is this coming Saturday. The funding foundation for the museum in Havre is inviting children to come and learn history Saturday. Children once again can participate in Hands On History, a fun learning event presented by the H. Earl and Margaret Turner Clack Museum Foundation, Saturday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line, a release said. The event is for children ages 4-12 and their families. The event began 20 y...
Box Elder Schools are open today after an unexpected closure due to a “foreign substance” found in the building that necessitated its shutdown Friday A release put out by the school Sunday said that the school has been thoroughly cleaned and a release a few days ago said that more details on the situation will be made available at a 5 p.m. meeting of the Box Elder School Board tonight. “Thank you to the Chippewa-Cree Housing Authority and Public Health Department for working with Box Elder Schools after the report of a forei...
Press release Montana's top natural resource industry leaders recently returned from Vietnam as part of REAL - Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership - Montana. After 30 hours of travel to the other side of the globe, Class V began their international experience in Ho Chi Minh City at the U.S. Consulate. Foreign Ag Service representatives described Vietnam as an up-and-coming market in Asia, with a fast-growing economy and rising household incomes. While in Ho Chi Minh...
by Emily Mayer Editor’s note: This submission was to run in Friday’s edition, but internet issues delayed it until today. The election cycle 100 years ago for local elections was much different than that of today. City and school elections were held in April, and campaigns were run for only a couple months, rather than the day-after-election almost non-stop tiresome campaigning of today. The results of the city election of 100 years ago were found in the April 8, 1924, edition of The Havre Daily Promoter: W. C. MCELVY ELE...
