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Alex Sakariassen Montana Free Press Recent months have seen a rash of headlines across Montana regarding multimillion-dollar budget shortfalls in many of the state’s largest public school districts. The specter of cuts to staff and resources for students looms large, and local officials are leveraging the harsh financial outlook in their appeals for additional taxpayer support as voters begin casting ballots in the May 7 school elections. That outlook paints a distressing picture for educators and community members alike. I...
Press release First Bank of Montana, in partnership with Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines announced that Chinook's Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation received a $10,000 grant from the FHLB Des Moines Member Impact Fund and First Bank of Montana. FHLB Des Moines provides funding solutions and liquidity to more than 1,200 members to support mortgage lending, economic development and affordable housing in the communities they serve. The Member Impact Fund provides $3...
Press release For the group’s first hike of 2024, Havre Trails is partnering with Hays-Lodge Pole High School science teacher Rod Benson to offer a hike to Hole in the Wall and Mission Ridge in Mission Canyon just outside of Hays Sunday, May 5. The guided hike on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation is a fundraiser for Benson’s archery program at Hays-Lodge Pole School. The cost to join the hike is $10 per person or $15 per family, with proceeds being donated to the youth program. An RSVP is required join the hike. The form can...
Havre Police Department An aggressive brown and white pit bull was reported on the east end of Baltrusch Trail Wednesday at 1:18 p.m. -- Richard James Olin-Berger of Havre, 23, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant and Dale Alan Daniels of Havre, 44, was arrested on three Justice or City court warrants after officers initiated investigation of suspicious activity Wednesday at 3:52 p.m. on First Street. -- Officers investigated a 4:30 p.m. Wednesday report from Child...
The Havre Blue Pony tennis teams got a taste of the big-time Tuesday when the Blue Ponies traveled to Great Falls. Playing against Class AA powers Great Falls High and CMR, the Ponies were sharp, but still had some tough matches, as the Ponies boys lost to the Bison 5-3 and the Rustlers 7-1 while the HHS girls fell to the Rustlers 7-1 and tied the Bison 4-4. In the GFH dual, the Havre boys got wins at No. 1 doubles from Carter and Max Spangler, at No. 2 doubles by Reid Kato...
The Salvation Army in Havre says it is out of money for the month due to great needs in the community, and is asking for help with donations to continue helping people. “We are seeing many people that are struggling to stay in their homes due to inflation,” Salvation Army Havre Service Center Director Trina Crawford said in a release. “The goal at The Salvation Army-Havre Service Center is to keep people in their homes or to help those who are homeless to get out of homelessness.” Crawford said that, with the funds for this m...
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 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Agency for International Development will deploy $1 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funding to purchase U.S.-grown commodities to provide emergency food assistance to people in need throughout the world, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and USAID Administrator Samantha Power announced April 18. “America’s farmers are the most productive and efficient in the world, and we rely on them to supply safe and nutritious food not only to our natio...
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 ...
Press release HELENA — Under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, the Montana Department of Agriculture has announced approximately $1 million in round two funding under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program, or RFSI. Through this agreement, USDA and Montana are working together to offer approximately $1 million in competitive grant funding for projects designed to build resilience across the middle of the supply chain. MDA is accepting applications for...
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...
