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Press release City of Havre PWS ID # MT0000524 11 October 2024 During the month of February 2024, the City of Havre Water Treatment Plant experienced failures in filtration treatment and disinfection. On the 19th of April 2024, the City of Havre public water supply issued a boil water advisory due to a giardiasis outbreak. This boil water advisory was downgraded to a health advisory on the 29th of May 2024. This health advisory was to remain in effect until the public water supply distribution system was flushed, additional m... Full story
A man who was living with a young woman in Havre when she notified authorities she was the one who went missing as a child four years earlier in Arizona pleaded guilty in Hill County District Court Monday to an unrelated felony count of sexual abuse of children. Edmund Davis, 37, entered his plea before state District Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz. A second count of sexual abuse of children will be dismissed under a plea agreement. Snipes Ruiz sent the sentencing date for Dec. 16. The state will be asking the court to sentence...
Democratic Hill County Commission candidate Bill Lanier said his years in the area and his relationships and ability to communicate, along with his experience in county government, will help him if he is elected commissioner in November. He said the time in his life seems right for him to run and he wants to try to make positive changes. He said he wants to put together all of the connections and relationships he has built and the experiences he has had. "I thought it was...
Libertarian Hill County Commission candidate Sam Ayres said that, while he is not from Montana, he loves the state and wants to protect its values. "I genuinely think Montana is the greatest place on Earth," he said in an interview with Havre Weekly Chronicle. "That's a hill I will die on. .... I'm here because I love the Montana way of life." He said he has roots in the state, with his family settling here in the late 1800s, early 1900s, and though he grew up in California,...
Press release The Havre Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®)—the official sponsor of Fire Prevention WeekTM (FPWTM) for more than 100 years—to promote this year’s FPW campaign, “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!TM” The campaign works to educate everyone about the importance of having working smoke alarms in the home. According to NFPA, smoke alarms reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by more than half (54 percent). Meanwhile, roughly three out of five fire deaths happen...
Press release The Family Roots Group will meet Thursday, Oct. 24, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Church of Latter-Day Saints in the Meeting Room, 1315 Washington Ave. People are asked to use the parking lot entrance on the east side of church. The also are asked to bring a laptop and mouse if they have one....
Havre Daily News Staff Havre Public Works announced that, with the bulk water station by Lions Park on 16th Avenue again up and running, the water fill station at the City Shop Complex will not be available to public users after this week. It will be closed to public users after Friday, Oct. 4, a release said. “Since our new Bulk Water Fill station is up and running, and things are going very well, we will be closing down fill access at the City Shop as of Friday, Oct. 4,” a release said. The 16th Avenue Bulk Water Station is...
LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fall means it’s time for just about everybody to get up to date on their flu and COVID-19 vaccines — and a lot of older adults also need protection against another risky winter virus, RSV. Yes, you can get your flu and COVID-19 shots at the same time. Don’t call them boosters — they’re not just another dose of last year’s protection. The coronavirus and influenza are escape artists that constantly mutate to evade your body’s immune defenses, so both vaccines are re...
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team suffered a pair of 3-1 setbacks this past week. Last Thursday saw the Skylights drop a 3-1 decision at Carroll College in Helena. The Skylights fell to the Fighting Saints in four sets (25-23, 25-12, 25-27, and 25-20). In the first set it was a battle until the end. The Saints finished the set with five straight points to win though. Carroll took over the second set early and never looked back. The Skylights then won a...
Arren Kimbel-Sannit Moptnana Free Press Jordan “J.D.” Hall, once a prominent religious and political figure in Montana right-wing circles, was ordered earlier this month to pay more than $15,000 to the Sidney church he once led after a Richland County District Court judge found him guilty of felony embezzlement. As part of a deferred sentencing agreement filed Sept. 10, Hall, who was ousted from Fellowship Baptist Church in 2022 amid claims of drug abuse, domestic violence and embezzlement, must also report to a pro...
Havre Middle School's Sixth-Grade Student of the Month for September is Bringham Houston. Bringham is the son of Robert and Lacee Houston.He has three siblings, Lincoln, Lucy and Mary Houston. Bringham sings in the HMS choir and participates in basketball, football and golf. In his spare time, Brigham enjoys hunting, fishing, riding dirt bikes and camping with his family. At school, Brigham is an attentive student who is always ready to learn.His teachers comment on how kind...
Hill County Sheriff's Office said in a release today that Kolten T. Demontiney of Billings, homeless, 21 was arrested on multiple charges Tuesday night after a high-speed pursuit. Demontiney was charged with criminal endangerment, motor vehicle theft, obstructing a peace officer or other public servant, resisting arrest, fleeing or eluding a peace officer, reckless driving, speeding, other traffic crime, stop sign violation, operating a motor vehicle without valid...
A man who was living with a young woman in Havre when she notified authorities she was the one who went missing as a child four years earlier in Arizona pleaded guilty in Hill County District Court Monday to an unrelated felony count of sexual abuse of children. Edmund Davis Harris, 37, entered his plea before state District Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz. A second count of sexual abuse of children will be dismissed under a plea agreement. Snipes Ruiz sent the sentencing date for... Full story
Three Gros Ventre, or Aaniiih, children have returned to the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation nearly 135 years after they were sent to one of the first Native American boarding schools in the country, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Alameda Heavy Hair, Bishop Shields and John Bull — all of those names are Americanized versions given at the boarding school — were recovered two weeks ago by a group from the Fort Belknap Indian Community, brought back to Montana and given a wake last Thursday, funeral and burial Friday on Fort Bel...
Press release The Montana Department of Transportation and its contractor, Wickens Construction, are beginning a project to reconstruct a portion of US Highway 2 between Zurich and Harlem. "This project will enhance safety on this stretch of US 2," said MDT Engineering Project Manager Mike Moore. "We thank the traveling public in advance for their patience as construction starts in this area." This project will widen a 7-mile stretch of US 2 between the intersections with...
Havre was again filled with a rocking' weekend for Festival Days, starting with the library book sale Thursday with it and other events running through Sunday. Once again the parade filled Fifth Avenue for more than an hour Saturday, the Kiwanis Pancake Feed filled people Saturday morning, the car show thrilled fans Friday, 48 hours of softball entertained on the field, people could watch both high school and college football over the weekend, and more. Havre Area Chamber of...
By Emily Mayer Local news in the papers this week 100 years ago was a mixed bag. Local resident Edward Burke was none too happy about not being able to cash in some accounts held in the Security State bank. This article was printed in the September 23, 1924, Havre Daily Promoter. BURKE BRINGS SUIT AGAINST SECURITY STATE BANK Edward F. Burke, through his attorneys Jos. P. Donnelly and Louis P. Donovan, yesterday started suit in the district court against the Security State Bank for the money he had on deposit at the time the b...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2025 Noxious Trust Fund Grant Program. Established by the 1985 Montana Legislature, the Noxious Weed Trust Fund grants provide funding for noxious weed research projects, development projects, state and community education, and on-the-ground management through a landowner cost share. Applicants may apply for funding up to $75,000 per project. Applications are due Monday, January 6, 2025, via WebGrants at http...
From Crystal J. Glade Northern Montana Health Care Marketing and Public Relations coordinator When John Basilio boarded a plane bound for Great Falls, Montana, he was looking for more than just a new job - he was looking for a new adventure. For the Filipino Medical Lab Technologist, Montana was a blank canvas, a place he had only heard of in name, thanks to the Disney Channel series "Hannah Montana". But John, a big fan of Hollywood film and television, wasn't seeking fame or...
A brand-new location for the Montana Highway Patrol headquarters has been named in honor of a former Hill County attorney and state senator who represented Havre. The Kris Hansen Campus in Boulder was dedicated to the late Kris Hansen Sept. 4. Hansen spearheaded the creation of the location while serving as chief deputy state attorney general, a position she took in 2021. The Highway Patrol office was spread out in multiple offices and storage locations, and Hansen suggested...
Press release Montana Department of Revenue will be in Havre next Wednesday to try to help people understand how property taxes work in the state. DOR’s Property Assessment Division will hold a town hall in Havre at Havre High School from 6 to 8 p.m. “Property tax determination is a complex process in Montana, with state and local governments working together to accurately update and maintain Montana”s property valuation records,” an ad for the town halls says. DOR and local county governments are jointly hosting the town ha...
Montana Actor's Theatre is preparing for another fun year with Death By Chocolate. MAT Executive Director Jay Pyette will be spearheading this year's annual fundraiser. This year's fundraiser is set for Sept. 28, with the location being the same as last years, in the St. Jude Thaddeus School gymnasium. "This will be our 15th time. We started out in the SUB on the Northern campus, but as the event grew, we needed to move to a bigger space," Pyette said, "This event is the...
Press release Seventy-two shooters participated in the 44th annual Bullhook Bottoms Black Powder Club Spring/Fall Shoot held Aug. 31 and Sept. 1-2 at historic Fort Assiniboine south of Havre. The Spring Shoot normally held on Memorial Day weekend was canceled because of flooding and moved to Labor Day weekend. The weather was excellent for all three days. Shooting conditions would be rated as excellent. Shooters came from all parts of Montana with attendance down from 2023. Two new records were recorded this weekend. Luke...
