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  • City Council Ordinance Committee to look at urban chickens

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jun 6, 2023

    Havre City Council during their monthly meeting Monday evening scheduled a meeting of their ordinance committee to examine the possibility of allowing people to own chickens in town. The council also also declared the vacancy of the council seat previously filled by Josh Miller, who died unexpectedly last month. Council President Andrew Brekke said they are in a unique situation with Miller's seat, as he was appointed to it after Kimberly Bolta won it in the 2021 election,...

  • 'All Together Now' as library summer reading program starts

    Updated Jun 6, 2023

    Press release The Summer Reading Program at the Havre-Hill County Library starts Wednesday, running from June 7 through July 29, and the theme this year is “All Together Now.” Festivities begin 10 a.m. and run to 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, with the Hands Across the Library kick-off event. All who attend may sign up for the program, trace their hand to help decorate the library, paint a rock to spread kindness in the community, and take home a goody bag. People who can’t make it to this event can still register any time after...

  • Park board discusses cabin inspections, new lodge

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jun 6, 2023

    The Hill County Park Board met Monday evening and discussed potential changes to cabin inspections and compliance, plans for the new Beaver Lodge at Camp Kiwanis and the park’s budgets, and they delayed their officer elections until potential new board members are seated. Board members debated how strict compliance for cabins should be enforced in the context of ownership transfers and who should be responsible for potential violation, but all the transfers on the agenda were eventually approved. Board Chair Jeff Jensen provi...

  • Harlem High film group releases documentary on blood quantum

    Updated Jun 6, 2023

    Staff and wire report A group of students at Fort Belknap Indian Reservation and Harlem High School has continued its work to look at serious issues through film, with the recently released film "Blood Quantum" which premiered April 29 at the "Guiding the Way from Our Past into Our Future" student film festival held in Harlem. The release was a continuation of the work of Harlem High School's Milk River Productions, guided by the Montana group that provides professional media...

  • Hike set for Mount Centennial

    Updated Jun 6, 2023

    Havre Daily News staff Havre Trails is inviting people to a hike on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, to the top of Mount Centennial. “See beautiful 360-degree views from the top,” a flyer about the hike said. “There are tons of wildflowers along the trail, and bighorn sheep have been seen in the area before.” The flyer notes that Havre Trails has a group hiking permit for Rocky Boy's Reservation. People may hike with Havre Trails under this permit, but people who want to return to hike on their own on reservation land and...

  • Different channel from Mount Royal transmitter

    Updated Jun 6, 2023

    Press release The East Butte TV Club, which operates several TV transmitters on Mount Royal, has changed the NBC programming to KTGF, Channel 50. There is no change to the actual programming on the NBC Channel 50.1. The following subchannels are new: 50.2 is now COZI, 50.3 is Court TV, 50.4 is Mystery, 50.5 is Scripps, 50.6 is QVC. The repairs to the transmitters for PBS and the Canadian channels 7 and 13 are expected to be completed during June. These systems were damaged during the severe winter storm last October and deep...

  • Havre sees an eventful Saturday despite weather

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jun 5, 2023

    While weather and flooding caused some events to be canceled, Saturday still saw a number of yearly events return to Havre. The Bear Paw Marathon went on despite the rain, drawing a crowd of runners from across the state and beyond for a route through Beaver Creek Park. This relatively new event has been drawing hundreds of participants in the three years it's been held and has become a major activity for the weekend. See full story on page B1. The North Central Everything...

  • Rain pours in north-central Montana

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jun 5, 2023

    A major storm dropped a major amount of rain in this part of the state, shutting down some of the events planned for a jam-packed weekend but not even slowing down others, as much-needed 1 inch to 2 inches of precipitation fell from east of Shelby to Harlem and down to Great Falls. "This rainfall was a really beneficial rain to recharge the subsurface moisture," National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Brusda of Great Falls said this monring. " ... This siginificantly...

  • Petition to allow urban chickens gains more support

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jun 5, 2023

    Editor’s note: A version of this story in Thursday’s edition of Havre Daily News misreported that Havre City Council previously approved people having chickens in city limits, which it did not. Following is the corrected version in full. Havre resident Al Garver is continuing his efforts to push the city to make owning chickens in city limits legal, gathering more than 450 signatures for a petition for the city to change its ordinance. The city of Havre in 2015 considered a proposal to allow people to own chickens pro...

  • Havre High grad in final election for Denver mayor

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jun 5, 2023

    Editor’s note: This version corrects who Kelly Brough faces in the runoff election for mayor of Denver. A Havre High School graduate is facing off Tuesday in the runoff election to be mayor of the 19th-largest city of the nation. Kelly (Broere) Brough is facing Micheal Johnston Tuesday in nonpartisan runoff election for mayor of Denver. The two received the most votes in a crowded election April 4, with 22 candidates, but neither received a majority of the votes, leading to T...

  • Petition to allow urban chickens gains more support

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jun 2, 2023

    Editor's note: This version corrects that the proposed chicken ordinance in 2015 did not pass. Havre resident Al Garver is continuing his efforts to push the city to make owning chickens legal in Havre, gathering more than 450 signatures for a petition for the city to allow it. In 2015, the city proposed allowing people to own chickens provided they meet a number of requirements, but one of those requirements was to have all neighbors with adjoining properties approve it, which Garver said he considers a “poison pill.” Gar...

  • Art Alley Spring Celebration postponed

    Updated Jun 2, 2023

    Hi-Line Arts Council President Grant Olson said that, due to the rain, the Havre Art Alley Spring Celebration is being postponed. The celebration, coordinated by the Arts Council and the Downtown Havre Matters! Art and Beautification Committee, had been set for Saturday.... Full story

  • Havre Fire Department receives specialized rescue training

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jun 2, 2023

    The Havre Fire Department is in the midst of a week-long training about rescuing people from buildings and confined spaces using ropes and pulley systems with the help of Glacier Rescue Solutions. Members of the department practiced Thursday extracting dummy patients using MacKenzie Hall at Montana State University-Northern, first lowering a department member from the roof of the building to the ground, extracting the patient and then lifting the rescuer back up again. Havre...

  • County approves appointment of special deputy county attorney

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jun 2, 2023

    The Hill County Commission approved during its business meeting Thursday five requests from Hill County Attorney Lacey Lincoln to appoint a special deputy county attorney to assist her in a number of prosecutions coming up, but the commission had to table its other business for various reasons. A memorandum of agreement with Havre Trails had to be tabled since a transfer to Montana Land Reliance hadn’t yet been completed. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said they put it on the agenda in case that transfer had been d...

  • Camping opportunities for children and young people set at Landuskuy

    Updated Jun 2, 2023

    Press release Are you ready for some water fun? Are you ready for some hiking? Are you ready for some campfire songs and s'mores? How about some Bible stories about real people in the Bible? If you are interested, then you are invited to Little Rockies Christian Camp at Landusk, 90 miles southeast of Havre, about 45 miles south of Harlem. Little Rockies Christian Camp is a non-denominational camp sponsored locally by Fifth Avenue Christian Church in Havre and has been holding...

  • Quick pics: Rain hits Havre hard

    Updated Jun 1, 2023

  • Salvation Army treating first responders on Donut Day

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jun 1, 2023

    Havre's Salvation Army will be out visiting first responders Friday in an old tradition, Director Trina Crawford said, taking them donuts on Donut Day. The Salvation Army website reports that the first-ever National Donut Day was celebrated in 1938 in Chicago, a tribute to the women who brought supplies to the troops in Word War I. The Salvation Army's Donut Lassies were sent to France in 1917 to establish field bases near the front lines, the site says. "In makeshift huts,...

  • Quick pics: Work begins on First Street

    Updated May 31, 2023

  • Hill County Commission discusses possible capital improvement plan

    Patrick Johnston|Updated May 31, 2023

    After their weekly business meeting last Thursday, the Hill County Commission had a meeting with Great West Engineering’s Craig Erickson and Jonathan Weaver to discuss the possibility of the county creating a capital improvement plan, which may open grant opportunities for the county. Erickson said funding agencies put an increasing amount of weight on capital improvement plans, and that in recent years the federal government is following suit. He said he was recently helping another county apply for federal funding for two s...

  • Quick pics: Art Alley Spring Celebration set for Saturday

    Updated May 31, 2023

  • VA relaxes masking at health care facilities

    Updated May 31, 2023

    From U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Tuesday that it has relaxed the masking requirement at VA medical facilities. VA facilities will no longer universally require masks in most clinical areas. “Now that the public health emergency has ended, we are updating our masking policies to reflect our new reality while still ensuring the safety of the veterans we serve,” said VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal. “Except for the highest-risk areas and situatio...

  • Havre High Class of 2023 graduates

    Patrick Johnston|Updated May 31, 2023

    The Havre High School Class of 2023 graduated Sunday in a ceremony at Blue Pony Stadium, as district teachers, administrators and board members presented students their diplomas. Havre Public Schools Interim-Superintendent Brad Moore presented the class' choice of speaker, Highland Park Early Primary School Principal Hayley Criner, who taught many of the graduating students math in middle school. Criner thanked the students for choosing her despite the fact that middle school...

  • Rod Run and Show 'n' Shine set for June 9-10

    Tim Leeds|Updated May 31, 2023

    Editor’s note: This version corrects the date of the event in the headline. The Hi-Line Cruz’n Association is once again expecting to bring people and their classic vehicles from around the state, around the country and across the border to Havre with its 35th Annual Bear Paw Rod Run and Show ’n’ Shine set for Friday and Saturday next week, June 9-10. All events are at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. The theme this year is “The Roaring Twenties.” Cruz’n Association media representative Craig Otterstrom said the event brings p...

  • Quick pics: Memorial Day 2023

    Updated May 30, 2023

    "Let their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored." Daniel Webster...

  • Ross family organizes eight TroyStrong Red Cross blood drives

    Updated May 30, 2023

    Press release GREAT FALLS - These days, Troy Ross is more focused on hitting a curve ball than his next doctor's appointment. "One year in remission has never felt so good," Troy's dad Wes Ross said. Six years ago, Troy Ross was in a hospital bed in Seattle battling for his life. Today, the Great Falls 8-year-old is back to being a kid again - hitting home runs, scoring touchdowns and camping with his family. Diagnosed with a rare immune disease, Troy was airlifted to the...

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