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Editor’s note: This version clarifies that law enforcement said no arrests were made. MATTHEW BROWN and RIO YAMAT Associated Press A man in Havre was questioned after an Arizona teenager who disappeared four years ago walked into the Havre police station. Police in Havre said Alicia Navarro, now 18, showed up alone Sunday morning in Havre and identified herself as a missing teenager from the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. Navarro disappeared Sept. 15, 2019, days before her 1...
MATTHEW BROWN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press HAVRE — A man was detained and questioned by police and his Montana apartment searched as authorities tried to piece together the mysterious disappearance and sudden reappearance this week of Alicia Navarro, who was 14 when she vanished from her Arizona home four years ago. Police provided no details Friday about Wednesday's search or the identity of the man, who was released. But Garrett Smith, who lives in the apartment next to the one that was searched, said for at least a y...
A side-by-side off-road vehicle crash on private property near the intersection of Clear Creek and Sucker Creek roads in Blaine County Wednesday resulted in one fatality and two injuries. The crash was reported at 4 p.m. Wednesday to Blaine County dispatch and Blaine County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene along with Montana Highway Patrol. MHP Trooper Conor Doyle said this morning that the investigation and the report are not complete yet, but he was able to report that the driver of the side-by-side lost control o...
The Hill County Board of Health Wednesday discussed its ongoing search for a county sanitarian as the situation in Hill County is quickly becoming dire with inspections remain undone. At the meeting, Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Berg said a tremendous amount of work in the county isn’t getting done, including food inspections, which is a duty of the county laid out in Montana Code Annotated. Berg said the situation is becoming a serious public health issue and is putting her department in d...
MAT Youth Production will be performing "The Velveteen Rabbit" for the next two weeks starting tonight. The story of "The Velveteen Rabbit" follows a child who is given a gift of a stuffed rabbit at Christmas time. The story is told from the point of view of the toy. The rabbit is told that if it is loved enough, it will become real. When the child falls ill the toy is to be thrown away, but is given a new life, and a new view of reality. "The Velveteen Rabbit" provides...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Trails is hosting a hike on the Rotary Canyon Trail loop in Beaver Creek Park Saturday morning. A release from the group says the hike will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Rotary Canyon Trailhead at Bear Paw Lake. But people can also meet at 8 a.m. at the HRDC parking lot to carpool or caravan out to the trailhead. The hike, about 3 miles long, is of moderate difficulty due to some technical and rocky spots, the release said, and the hike time is expected to be one-and-a-half to two hours long. The...
Press release Verizon-Cellular Plus in Havre will be giving away free backpacks filled with school supplies Saturday, from 10 a.m. to noon. “We are proud to give back to our local community by helping students kick off the school year with a brand-new backpack and essential supplies,” President Adam Kimmet said. “Our hope is that this event will help alleviate some financial challenges for families. It’s very rewarding to see the kids confidently walk out of the store, excited to show off their new backpack and prepare...
Fire season is ramping up as Montana increasingly faces dry hot weather, and while no counties in the area have yet moved into Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 fire restrictions, some, including Hill and Blaine counties, are implementing burn bans. See a related story on this page. In a weekly regional fire call Tuesday morning with counties and agencies across much of Montana, National Weather Service Glasgow said red flag warnings are being issued for fire weather across the state and it’s looking like the fire season is going t...
A prominent Havre businessman was arrested on felony charges Friday at a derailment site, where his own company had equipment, for allegedly pointing a rifle at BNSF workers and subcontractors as they attempted to remove debris from nearby land that he owned. Tom Patrick, owner of Patrick Construction, which was one of the contractors working on clearing the site Friday, was arrested Friday night on felony charges of assault by coercion, intimidation or threat, criminal...
Staff and wire report Editor’s note: A version of this ran in Tuesday’s online-only edition of Havre Daily News. People have a chance this week to meet face-to-face with two new leaders in the Havre public schools system. A community meet and greet is set Thursday for Havre Public Schools’ new superintendent, Brian Gum, and the newly appointed executive director of the Havre Public Schools Education Foundation, Krystal Steinmetz. The event is scheduled for 6-7:30 p.m. in the Havre Middle School foyer Thursday. “(Hav...
Montana Actors’ Theatre is bringing a children’s classic to the stage this week and next with its youth production of “The Velveteen Rabbit.” The Margery Williams story asks children — and adults — what it means to be “real.” A child’s new toy, a velveteen rabbit stuffed full of sawdust with ears lined with sateen, is sad that his owner wants to play more with his modern, mechanical toys, and asks the oldest and wisest toy in the nursery, what it means to be real. He is told that when a child loves a toy for a long time,...
Press release The East Butte TV Club is pleased to announce that PBS TV and the two Canadian TV channels have resumed broadcasting from Mount Royal in the Sweetgrass Hills. The transmitting antennas were damaged in a severe winter storm last October and repairs were completed over the weekend. Viewers will likely need to perform a re-scan on their TVs to receive the broadcast. Here is the current channel line-up: Channel 3 — KRTV Great Falls CBS Channel 5 — KFBB Great Falls ABC-Fox Channel 7 — CISA Lethbridge Global Chann...
Amtrak had a minor derailment on the tracks west of Havre Monday afternoon, but no one was seriously injured and the track has already been reopened. A release from Amtrak said Empire Builder Train 8, traveling eastbound from Seattle and Portland to Chicago, was delayed by three-and-a-half hours after one set of wheels on one of its 10 cars lost contact with the track as it approached the station in Havre. An ambulance and fire engine responded to the derailment treating two people with minor injuries, who decided to stay on...
With dry heat following a wet winter and spring, burn bans are going into effect and this region is in a Red Flag fire warning today until 9 p.m. At 12:01 a.m. today Hill County implemented a burn ban, prohibiting people in Hill County from open burning until the ban is rescinded, and the City of Havre is implementing water restrictions. Under the burn ban no campfires will be allowed and no burn permits will be issued, but barbecuing is allowed provided all safety...
Staff and wire report People have a chance this week to meet face-to-face with two new leaders in the Havre public schools system. A community meet and greet is set Thursday for Havre Public Schools’ new superintendent, Brian Gum, and the newly appointed executive director of the Havre Public Schools Education Foundation, Krystal Steinmetz. The event is scheduled for 6-7:30 p.m. in the Havre Middle School foyer Thursday. “(Havre Public Schools) is dedicated to providing exceptional education opportunities and cultivating an...
A prominent Havre businessman was arrested on felony charges Friday at a derailment site where his own company had equipment. An incident report from Hill County Sheriff’s Office said Tom Patrick, 70, was taken into custody without incident. Patrick’s company, Patrick Construction, was at the site working on the 11-car derailment that happened about 8 miles east of Havre Friday afternoon. Havre Daily News employees did not see Patrick Construction equipment at the site Saturday afternoon. BNSF had not responded by pri...
Veteran service officers for the Montana Veterans Affairs will be visiting the following locations to meet with veterans who are interested in applying for benefits. Veterans interested in applying for benefits should bring a copy of your their discharge paperwork DD214 with them. Tuesday, Aug. 1 Babb, 1-3 p.m., Babb Fire Hall Wednesday Aug. 2 Cut Bank, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Glacier County Courthouse Annex RM 19 Shelby, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Shelby Court House Lower Level Tuesday Aug. 8 Glasgow, 1-4 p.m., Glasgow VA Clinic Wednesday Au...
National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag fire warning for northern and north-central Montana ranging from the Rocky Mountain Front to Blaine and Fergus counties. The warning says a combination of gusty winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will result in critical fire conditions. The warning is in effect through 9 p.m. today. It says the region could see winds with gusts up to 45 mph in an area including Liberty County and gusts up to 35 mph in Blaine...
Editor's note: this version corrects that the derailment was west of Havre. Amtrak had a minor derailment on the tracks west of Havre near Patrick Construction this afternoon, but no one was injured and the damage was minimal. Hill County Disaster and Emergency Services Coordinator Amanda Frickel said only a couple wheels on one car came off the track and repairs are underway already. She said about 2:15 p.m. that the damage should be repaired in a few hours and the track should be operational again soon. Amtrak was not...
A freight train derailed outside of Havre Friday afternoon, about six miles east of Havre, but there were no injuries or fatalities, and the cause is still under investigation. BNSF General Director of Public Affairs Lena Kent said the derailment occurred at 4:39 p.m. Friday with 11 cars derailing. Hill County Disaster and Emergency Services Coordinator Amanda Frickel said 25 cars were involved, all of them freight. Frickel said one car contained paint thinner, a hazardous...
At 12:01 a.m. Tuesday Hill County will implement a burn ban, prohibiting people in Hill County from open burning until the ban is rescinded, and the City of Havre is implementing water restrictions. Under the burn ban no campfires will be allowed and no burn permits will be issued, but barbecuing is allowed provided all safety regulations are followed. Blaine County recently implemented a similar ban. Chouteau County has issued a red flag warning for fires to its own...
Another Great Northern Fair has wrapped up in Havre after five days of rides, food, shows, music and tons of 4-H events. The fair ran from Wednesday of last week to this Sunday with the last big events, the 4-H Market Sale and Jaycees Demolition Derby wrapping up Sunday. 2023's fair got pretty good reviews despite the heat of its closing days with many fairgoers commenting on the wealth of rides this year, particularly for children. "It seems like they have quite a few more...
Hill County Council on Aging Director Bill Lanier has announced his resignation in a letter to the Hill County Commission which was read at their weekly business meeting Thursday. Lanier’s letter said there is no one thing that has led to his resignation and he does so with mixed emotions, but he’s been given an opportunity to take back his old position at the Havre Job Center as a workforce consultant. “I appreciate the opportunity you have given me as director of the Hill County Council on Aging,” his letter read. “I wish...
The children at a Havre-Hill County Library Story Time last week had a special guest reader, when First Lady Susan Gianforte read "Sleep Train" by Jonathan London. Gianforte is traveling the state talking to and working with local libraries to promote the statewide access to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. She said she has now been to 33 counties out of Montana's 56, and it has been going well, "The affiliates have been really receptive, and they've been interested in...
