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Tensions rose Monday at a working group meeting of the Hill County Commission between Commissioner Sheri Williams and Hill County Clerk and Recorder Lexis Dockter, arguing over who is responsible for the Hill County Council on Aging losing out on a substantial amount of state money. The matter was prompted when the commission was discussing how the county supplements funding of the Hill County Council on Aging, when Williams said the council's funding seems to have gone down...
Press release Montana Farmers Union has invested $30,000 in burgeoning FFA chapters over the past year through it’s new FFA New Chapter Sponsorship program. Montana Farmers Union’s standing FFA New Chapter Sponsorship program was created in 2023 to help with startup costs associated with building a chapter. The program is specifically for new or rechaptered FFA programs from Jan. 1, 2022, and offers $2,500 per qualifying chapter. Florence, Frenchtown, Harrison, Havre, Augusta, Belt Valley, Scobey, Nashua, Whitehall, Win...
A community non-profit is combining some comedy entertainment with outreach and updates in Turner next month. Big Flat Community Grain Bin Inc. said in a release that it has set Saturday, April 6, as the date for its first hosting of Montana Actors' Theatre dinner theater. "The evening will serve a dual purpose as a brief activities' update for the (Community Grain Bin)," a release from the organization said. This year's MAT traveling dinner theater production is an original...
Representatives of Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation said in a press release they want to give an update on a funding opportunity to help rehabilitate the Chinook pool and Sweet Park. “As you may know, the wonderful Schellin Family pledged $100,000 towards the Chinook Pool and Park Project,” the release said. “… As of today, we are currently at $30,122.16 donated towards the match and we would like to encourage folks from near and far to help match their amazing donation.” The Chinook Pool was built in 1976 and is no...
The Havre-Hill County Library is holding an Easter egg hunt Friday. The hunt will be held in the juvenile book section in the library following Family Storytime which starts at 10:30 a.m. “Kids of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to attend,” a release from the library said. “As always, this library program is free and open to the public....
Democratic candidate for Montana's eastern U.S. House seat was Steve Held was in Havre over the weekend in a campaign swing through the district. Held is among the Democrats running for Montana's Second Congressional District, a campaign with a crowded primary field that does not include the seat's current occupant, Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont. In the Democratic primary, Held faces Kevin Hamm, a Helena community organizer and activist, as well as retired pharmaceutical rep...
Winter returned to this region with a late-March snowstorm last week, with chances of light snow still in the forecast through the weekend, though with warmer temperatures. National Weather Service reports that Havre received more than 7 inches of new snow from Wednesday through Sunday at the service's recording station at the Havre City County Airport. Temperatures also plummetted, from a high of 67 last Monday to highs in the mid-20s from Thursday on and a low of 17 Friday....
Havre Daily News staff Parents of preschool children in the area have been advised by Bear Paw Cooperative that early childhood screenings it sponsors are set for this week. The screenings are by appointment only and parents are asked to call to set an appointment. Chinook, Hartland Colony, Zurich, Davey, Bear Paw and Cleveland school districts parents are being offered screenings from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in Meadowlark Elementary School in Chinook. For appointments, people can call Callie at 406-357-2033...
Light snow falling in the region this morning looks to be just a taste of what’s to come in the next several days. National Weather Service has upgraded its forecast for this region to include a winter weather advisory from 6 p.m. today through 6 a.m. Saturday and a more severe winter storm watch from Saturday morning through Sunday evening, with advisories and watches in place for Blaine, Chouteau, Hill and Liberty counties. The Weather Service notice warned that travel could be difficult. “Snowfall accumulations will ran...
Two women were seriously injured Thursday early afternoon in a crash involving their passenger vehicle and two semitractor-trailers west of Harlem. Emergency responders were called to the crash on U.S. Highway 2 near mile marker 420 at 1:30 p.m. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Matt Erickson said that at the time of the crash both visibility and road conditions were poor due to heavy snowfall. One of the semis involved in the crash was pulled to the side of the highway on the westbound side so the driver could clear snow from...
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., held a press call Thursday to discuss a number of legislative issues, including the looming deadline for a government shutdown, which will occur at midnight tonight if lawmakers cannot pass a series of long-debated spending bills. Tester is running for re-election and faces Michael Hummers of Helena in the Democratic primary. Tester said Thursday he thinks the final appropriations bills will be passed before the deadline, but he remains frustrated that partisan politics have held up the process for...
by Emily Mayer One of the fun things about reading the newspapers from 100 years ago are the gatherings included in the society column. These gatherings let us know what our ancestors were doing, what they thought was important, and how they lived their lives. This week 100 years ago, there were several parties with a St. Patrick’s Day theme. This article was published in the March 16, 1924, edition of the Havre Daily Promoter: NOBLE GRAND CIRCLE MEETS The Past Noble Grand’s circle met at the home of Mrs. Ruby Dexter Thursday...
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A Hays man accused of selling methamphetamine from a yellow school bus he used as his residence on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation admitted to a drug trafficking charge Thursday, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Lyle Gilbert Snow Sr., 64, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute meth. Snow faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and at least three years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The court...
Press release Ashleigh Barrett, Ecko Fraser, Quincy McCormick, Madelyn Myers, Savannah Schaumloeffel, Quinn Trueax and Jordyn VanWechel from North Star Schools attended the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America - FCCLA - 2024 State Leadership Conference in Bozeman March 14-15, 2024. FCCLA's 2024 conference drew more than 575 members, advisers, and supporters from across the state with opportunities for personal development, career exploration, and community service....
Press release HELENA — The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Reach Higher Montana, and Montana Campus Compact are announced that some local students are among the 100 Montana high school seniors who have been awarded Youth Serve Montana Scholarships. Harlem High School student Marie Hogan and Havre High School student Maggie Daniels were among the students receiving a $1,500 Youth Serve Montana Scholarship for serving 100 or more hours. This scholarship is offered in two awards, $1,000 for 50-99 hours of service and...
Montana Secretary of State candidate Jesse Mullen made a brief stop in Havre Wednesday to meet with supporters after arriving by train to the Havre station during his Planes, Trains and Automobiles Tour. Mullen, a Democrat and newspaper owner, is challenging incumbent Republican Christi Jacobsen, who he said has shown herself to be incompetent. After riding in on Amtrak, he spoke with supporters on the platform, saying the race will be a difficult one, but one that is vital...
National Science Foundation A total solar eclipse will be visible in some parts of the U.S. on April 8. Even if people are not in the path of the eclipse, they can still join in the fun with the U.S. National Science Foundation. NSF will host an educational livestream on YouTube that’s all about the eclipse and the science of the sun. People can hear from real scientists and explore some of the high-tech facilities they use, including the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the largest solar telescope in the world. NDF T...
Press release HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public comment related to the environmental impacts of the proposed list of funding awards for the 2024 Trail Stewardship Program grant cycle. This year the program is recommending $2,000,000 in grant funds to 36 projects around the state. In total, FWP received 40 applications requesting $2.33 million in funding. Applications were submitted by federal and state agencies, towns, cities, counties, recreational clubs and nonprofit organizations. Eligible p...
Havre Daily News staff Easter festivities are getting a little head start this weekend starting with the Tiber 4-H Easter Egg Hunt for children up to 9 years old Saturday. The hunt for eggs begins at 10 a.m. at Chester City Park. In Fort Belknap, the girls traveling basketball teams will benefit from an Easter Bingo fundraiser that begins at noon Saturday at Fort Belknap Bingo Hall, with big prizes and concessions available for players. Proceeds will go toward the teams’ expenses. For anyone wanting an Easter Food Basket spon...
The Great Northern Fair Board discussed ongoing maintenance and preparations for this year's fair during their meeting Tuesday. Board Vice Chair Bob Kaul said nearly all large projects on the fairgrounds are done or in the works at this point so focus can be put back on maintenance and preparations for this year's fair. Kaul said the fairgrounds shop needs to be set up, but the vast majority of the project can be done in-house. He said they need to look at getting the...
The Hill County Commission held a “staff meeting” Tuesday, where members discussed a number of issues relevant to the public, including their practices for appointing board members. During the meeting Hill County Commission Chair Mark Peterson said he wants the commission to decide whether or not to continue interviewing or advertising for commission-appointed board positions, or to keep reappointing existing members and only advertise should an existing member leave the board. Peterson said that when he first started the...
The Hill County Courthouse's west doors, which have been blocked off for the past few months, may be fixed in the next few weeks, a project that has taken a substantial amount of time primarily for logistical reasons. Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel said the doors were heavily damaged earlier in the winter when someone delivering packages pulled on the locked doors too hard, thinking they were stuck, which bent the hinges and caused enough damage that they needed to be...
It seems that the risk of minor flooding from Lodge Creek moving into Hill and Blaine counties is low, as the National Weather Service was poised this morning to update their advisory in the area. The Weather Service Monday extended an advisory they had put out about flooding, the result of snow melt in Canada north this part of Montana, but this morning the service said they have no more concerns about increased flooding. National Weather Service Great Falls Meteorologist...
