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Editor's note: This version was updated at 9:50 a.m. to add comment from Amtrak. A freight train derailed outside of Havre Friday afternoon, about three miles east of Pork Chop Hill, but there appear to be no injuries or fatalities, and the cause is still under investigation as the rail line awaits reopening. 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...
Updated July 21, 2023, 8:30 p.m. BNSF says 11 cars of a 25-car freight train derailed east of Havre this afternoon, and when the railway will be reopened is unknown. Hill County Disaster and Emergency Services Coordinator Amanda Frickel said crews will be working through the night and the hope is to have the rails open again by late in the day Saturday. BNSF General Director of Public Affairs Lena Kent said the derailment happened at 4:39 p.m. today. The derailment was 7-10...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees voted Tuesday evening to allow Havre High School sports teams, excluding football, to recruit eighth graders at the discretion of coaches and the school's athletics director. The board, after much discussion and public comment, most of it in favor of the change, voted 6-1 to approve the change with Board Chair Tim Scheele voting against it and all other present members voting for it. Board Vice-Chair Christin Hileman was not at the...
An agreement more than a century in the making to settle water rights issues and provide water to Fort Belknap Indian Community — and to people all along the Milk River — Wednesday when the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act passed out of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. The federal doctrine involving tribal water rights — The Winters Doctrine — started in Fort Belknap with the lawsuit Winters vx. United States, in which the U.S, Supreme Court established the doctrine that the federal government...
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte made stops around the Golden Triangle Wednesday as part of his 56 County Tour, meeting with local business owners, county and city government officials, tribal councils and residents. After touring the Little River Trading Post in Fort Belknap and later meeting with members of the Fort Belknap Indian Community Council, he made a stop at Chinook Pharmacy, where he presented the Sprit of Montana award to its former owners, Kelcey and Nancy Diemert, al...
Press release The Montana Department of Transportation announced that, due to supply issues, the signal upgrade project on U.S. Highway 2 and 19th Avenue West, by Holiday Village Mall, Super 8 Hotel and the Great Northern Fairgrounds has been delayed. Due to this delay the current traffic signals have been programed to a timed loop on the side streets to allow pedestrians time to cross U.S. Highay 2. Once the supply issue has been resolved the anticipated completion date is scheduled in September. MDT is dedicated to...
U.S. Marine Seth A. Has The Eagle and Airman Tyra Messerly, both the children of Brenda Has The Eagle of Fort Belknap, recently graduated from military training. Seth Has the Eagle graduated from the U.S. Marine Corps Boot Camp, June 16 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California, after successfully completing 13 weeks of intensive Basic Training at MCRD. While in recruit training, Marine Has The Eagle's Platoon 2114 Echo Company 2nd Battalion achieved the "Honor Plat...
Editor's note: A version of this story was posted on the Havre Daily News website Wednesday. Watch for more in upcoming editions of Havre Daily News. The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees voted 6-1 Tuesday evening to allow eighth graders to participate in Havre High School sports, excluding football, at the discretion of the school's coaches and athletics director. Class A schools across the state have been moving to allow eighth graders to participate in high school...
The Great Northern Fair kicked off Wednesday with the carnival opening, food vendors selling and the people of Hill County and beyond having a good time. The fair, one of the biggest yearly events in the area, will run through Sunday at the Great Northern Fairgrounds featuring free and paid entertainment, rides, traditional fair food and a host of events like the tractor pull, the demolition derby and rodeos. Local 4-H participants are also in for a host of animal shows and...
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte was in Havre Wednesday to meet with local business owners Justin Aikins and Sarah McKinney of the Hi-Line Motel and with Havre High School students who recently finished decorative paintings in the motel's courtyard. Gianforte, who is in the midst of his "56 County Tour" made a number of stops in this area Wednesday, including in Chinook, Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy, Box Elder, Fort Benton, Chester and Shelby, meeting with tribal councils, veterans...
Editor’s note: A version of this story was posted on the Havre Daily News website Wednesday morning. The Blaine County coroner has released the name of the person who died early Monday morning when she was struck by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 2 while next to her broken-down truck. Blaine County Sheriff/Coroner John Colby said the victim was Angela Huschka of East Helena, 59. Montana Highway Patrol reports Huschka was struck at 2:03 a.m. Monday while trying to flag down vehicles around her truck, which was broken down, near m...
Havre Daily News staff An event planned by Havre-Hill County Library to put together care kits for people has been rescheduled. In line with it’s summer reading program theme of All Together Now, the library plans to put together personal care kits that will be available free for anyone who needs one. The library originally invited people to come in and help put together the kits Saturday, but due to problems with supplies, that has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Aug. 1, at 3 p.m. The library is accepting donations of p...
Havre Daily News staff A mix-up in having Havre Daily News printed out of town and shipped to Havre left the paper short about 1,000 editions to deliver today. The paper will deliver what it received and deliver what it can in make-up printing Friday or credit accounts that do not receive a paper. Subscribers can access the full website and also can access the e-edition, an electronic PDF version of the full paper, on their computers. Subscribers who do not already have access to the e-edition can gain access by going to the...
The Blaine County coroner has released the name of the person who died early Monday morning when she was struck by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 2 while next to her broken-down truck. Blaine County Sheriff/Coroner John Colby said the victim was Angela Huschka of East Helena, 59. Montana Highway Patrol reports Huschka was struck at 2:03 a.m. Monday while trying to flag down vehicles around her truck, which was broken down, near mile marker 443, west of Dodson and about 3 miles into Blaine County. The driver of the westbound...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees voted 6-1 Tuesday evening to allow eighth graders to participate in Havre High Schools sports, excluding football, at the discretion of the school's coaches and athletics director. Class A schools across the state have been moving to allow eighth graders to participate in High School level sports and some Havre High coaches, particularly for the Havre High wrestling team, have been pushing Havre Public Schools to follow suit to "even...
The City of Havre may be closing in on an infrastructure crisis in the next few years that could cost city residents a lot of money and peace of mind unless serious investment by the town’s government and citizenry are made to avert it. Havre Public Works Director Trevor Mork, who took the position earlier this year, said much of the city’s water infrastructure requires updates and replacements before the city hooks into the North Central Montana Regional Water Authority, possibly in the next four years, or the economic fal...
The Havre Salvation Army is offering backpacks and various school supplies through their Back-To-School program to children from kindergarten through grade 12 who attend schools in the Havre area. The Salvation Army has partnered with other local companies for the project, such as Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods and Walmart. Havre Salvation Army Social Services Director Trina Crawford prepares for this program by organizing volunteers and applications to ensure community families get the help they need sending children back to s...
From Carla Jenewein Local Red Cross blood drive coordinator According to the Red Cross, a recent decline in blood donations may soon make it tough to keep blood products stocked on hospital shelves. We are asking all eligible donors to come forward and give at our upcoming blood drive Tuesday, July 25, from noon till 6 p.m. at the community commercial building of Blaine County Fairgrounds, 300 Cleveland Rd., in Chinook. Donors with all blood types are needed. Remember, blood is a perishable product that can only come from...
Press release Eighteen shooters participated in the 38th annual Big Sky State Games Muzzleloading event held in Havre Saturday, July 15, at the Havre Police Department Shooting Range south of Havre. There were shooters from Havre, Buffalo, Harlowton, Fort Peck and Marysville participating. The 49 assorted events of the Big Sky State Games were held in Billings July 14-15-16 with opening ceremonies and parade of athletes at Daylis Stadium July 14. The program includes Parade...
Havre Daily News staff Hill County Disaster and Emergency Services issued an update on road conditions as of July 18, 2023, primarily stemming from the flooding due to snowmelt in April. The updated listing is: Inverness 80 North of Inverness open — Use extreme caution • Crews will be working in the North Inverness area so people are asked to use caution and obey all signs for crews Rudyard 115 South Mile Marker 16-30 — Closed 55 South — Passable but use caution 65 North roads between roads 180-190 — Use caution Kremlin 8...
Havre Daily News staff A version of the following schedule also is available in the 2023 Great Northern Fair special section in Monday’s edition of Havre Daily News. While Hill County 4-H’ers are already active on the fairgrounds, the main activities on the Great Northern Fairgrounds for this year’s fair are set to get underway Wednesday. 4-H did its setup Sunday and started interviews today, along with opening the Chuckwagon, and will continue with activities Wednesday. And Wednesday sees the midway opening with the carni...
Havre Daily News staff Representatives of the Great Plains Veteran Services Center said in a release that they are excited to announce the center’s Second Annual Veterans Stand Down Thursday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Great Plains Veteran Services Center is a non-profit veterans organization formerly known as the Rocky Boy Veterans Center. The center’s purpose is to support veterans and service members by helping them obtain the care and benefits they have earned through their service to this country, the release sai...
A proposed budget for Amtrak in the House Committee on Appropriations has raised some alarms, including the CEO of the national passenger rail service saying cut from the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations will not work. “The funding levels proposed in the House FY24 transportation appropriations bill for Amtrak and FRA rail programs will stop the advancement of passenger rail in its tracks,” Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner said in a statment. “If the proposed levels become law, Amtrak will have to radically reduce or suspend servi...
