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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...
A hearing scheduled for this afternoon for local businessman Tom Patrick was canceled after the Hill County Attorney dismissed the case against him pending further investigation. Patrick, owner of Patrick Construction, is accused of pointing a gun July 21 at another contractor and BNSF officials who were on Patrick’s property at the site of a freight train derailment about 8 miles east of Havre. He was arrested on suspicion of felony charges of criminal endangerment, and two counts of assault with a weapon, a court d...
Havre Daily News staff Officials have released the name of the fatality that occurred in an off-road side-by-side crash last Wednesday in on private property north of the intersection of Sucker Creek Road and Clear Creek Road in Blaine County. Davyd Ferfetskiy of Seattle, 12, died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash when he was partially ejected from the vehicle. Two others were injured as a result of the crash. The crash was reported at 4 p.m. Wednesday to Blaine County dispatch and Blaine County Sheriff’s d...
The Rocky Boys Annual Celebration starts at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation this week, with events for youths and adults, competitors and spectators alike, starting with the Youth Rodeo Wednesday, Rocky Boy Rodeo Team Roping Jackpot and Youth Powwow Thursday, and the main powwow and rodeo starting Friday and running through Sunday. The annual celebration brings thousands of people to the area from around the nation and across borders, as well. Some special guests are involved...
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...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Havre, Montana, was the site of the end of four-year search for a missing girl. An Arizona teenager who disappeared days before her 15th birthday nearly four years ago is safe after walking into the police station in Havre this week, authorities announced Wednesday. Alicia Navarro, now 18, showed up alone Sunday morning and identified herself to authorities there as the missing teenager from Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix, according to authorities. "Alicia appeared to be fine and in good health," the H...
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., discussed in a telephonic press conference Thursday the National Defense Authorization Act, what the act contains and what he would like to see added to it before it is passed. The Senate was working on the authorization Thursday. Daines said the bill is not an appropriation, but an authorization for funding the nation's military and how that money can and cannot be used. He said much of the details of the bill need to be hashed out within and...
Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester held a press call Thursday in which he answered a number of questions about the National Defense Authorization Act and announced a pair of bills designed to increase transparency and curb the influence of money in Washington. The NDAA, which authorizes how the military can and cannot use the funds that will be appropriated, was the biggest subject of discussion on the call with Tester touting the bill's importance. He said China is looking to...
Press release HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on shooting range grant proposals including from Chinook and Havre. Public comments will be accepted through Aug. 9 at 5 p.m. Montana’s Shooting Range Grant Program, administered by FWP, provides funding to non-profit shooting clubs, organizations, local governments and school districts to build and improve public shooting ranges throughout the state. The program received proposals from: • Billings Rod and Gun Club • Boone and Crocket • Butte Tra...
Press release Graduating Havre High School seniors Rayna Johnson and Mackenzie Kuhn each accepted their $500 P.E.O. Chapter AZ scholarships from chapter member Paulette Cronk earlier this year at the high school's annual scholarship awards ceremony. Johnson said she will attend Montana Tech in Butte, studying nursing. Kuhn said she will study pre-med at Montana State University in Bozeman. The P.E.O. chapter is active in helping young women pursue a college education. The...
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...
