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In time with the feeling spring is beginning to bud and the weather warming up, community members came out from their homes Saturday for a vendor event at Atrium Mall. The event was hosted by Craft Vendor with part of the proceeds to benefit NAMI Havre. NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a mental health advocacy group. NAMI Havre is a non-profit organization run by a handful of local volunteers. It's goal is to provide advocacy, education, support and public...
After months of meetings and years of requests the Hill County Commission has finally voted to raise the wages of Hill County Health Department employees to the state average after a very contentious meeting with department employees Monday morning. Hill County Health Department Public Health Director Kim Berg, who is also Hill County public health officer, said after the meeting the decision was unexpected, but she is thankful that it worked out this way and she can’t wait to tell her department the news. Hill County Health...
Country music singer Aaron Tippin will be at the Bigger Better Barn at the Great Northern Fairgrounds Thursday at 7 p.m. for the Annual Havre Police Protective Association Concert, a fundraiser for the organization’s local programs and operations. Havre Police Capt. Ryan Pearson said the event will fund things like maintaining a campground at Beaver Creek Park, the association’s Shop with a Cop program and donations to local youth sports as well as the Hi-Line Boys & Girls Club Festival of Trees and the Salvation Army’s Angel...
Press release BILLINGS — The contractor selected to complete the Fresno Dam Safety Modifications, NW Construction, plans to begin mobilization activities the week of April 17. The project will be one of the topics at the open house and informational meeting Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. at Havre Inn and Suites at 1425 U.S. Highway 2 NW in Havre. In the safety modifications project, initial site activities are anticipated to include mobilization of equipment and materials, i...
from Byron Ophus Perhaps news about weather and snow conditions is getting old but it's impossible to ignore the contrast that took place at the hill this past weekend. Spring skiing finally arrived Saturday. While ski weather has been pleasant and conditions good, until this weekend there really hasn't been a true spring skiing day. That changed Saturday. Temperatures were warm, well-above freezing. A slight wind blew at the top. The snow that started with a soft layer at...
Last week, the Federal Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter Narcan, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses, and local health officials have praised the move, saying it will not only increase accessibility to the drug, but decrease pushback surrounding drug addiction treatment. “It will hopefully get rid of some of that stigma,” Hill County Public Health Director Kim Berg said. Berg said she thinks this is a great development that will hopefully save lives. Narcan is a drug specifically tailored to reverse the...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees is considering what calendar to adopt for the coming school year, including a 5-day/4-day hybrid schedule. The schedules the board is considering are listed on the district’s website at https://www.blueponyk12.com including details on how much instructional time each contains, when vacation begins and ends, and the length of classes and days. HPS Interim Superintendent Brad Moore said there are advantages and disadvantages to each option and the board is still discussing what they f...
The Hill County Commission approved a memorandum of understanding with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and granted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency permission to study part of the Milk River. During the meeting Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said the EPA sent the county a letter requesting permission to pass through county-owned land to access a section of the Milk River that they want to study for their National Rivers and Streams Program. Peterson said the agency wants to...
Montana Actors' Theatre is looking for four interns with drama experience to help with their children and youth productions this summer. Children and Youth Theater Director Angela Pratt said interns will lead groups of K-5 students in the KidsMAT Camps over the summer, and will help put on this summer's youth productions in August which features middle and high school students as well. Pratt said interns will also help behind the scenes on MAT's production of "12th Night"...
After several weeks of frigid weather for March on the Hi-Line, weather prognosticators are saying closer to normal temperatures may be en route. Snow was in the forecast this morning with light snow falling in Havre, although farther south including Cascade County, and along the Rocky Mountain Front to the west by Conrad and Choteau Weather Service had issued a winter weather advisory with up to 6 inches of new snow predicted along the Front and up to 4 inches predicted in...
Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host the annual open house and present information on Fresno Reservoir and the Fresno fishery in Havre April 5 starting at 6 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Inn and Suites “on the hill” at 1425 U.S. Highway 2 NW in Havre. Havre-area FWP fisheries biologist Cody Nagel will provide an update of: • Status of the Fresno fishery, including a review of the 2022 netting results and habitat enhancement projects. • Fish stocking plans for 2023 and a check-in on the recently develop...
Staff and wire report The signature Montana State University-Northern fundraiser, the We Love Northern Ball that has been absent for the last two years, returned this year with a triumphant finish. MSU-Northern Foundation reported in a press release the 2023 We Love Northern Ball set a new fundraising record, grossing more than $60,000 and netting more than $40,000 for scholarships. More than 210 guests attended the event in the Armory Gymnasium Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, with t...
For the first time in months, Montana has no area listed on the U.S. Drought Monitor as in extreme drought, a possible sign that this part of the state might move out of extreme dry conditions for the fist time in nearly three years. A patch across the northern part of the state, starting in Hill and Chouteau counties and running through Blaine County, to the North Dakota Border, still is listed as in severe drought, but a patch of the bright red Category D3 Extreme Drought...
Staff and wire report National Alliance on Mental Illness Havre has released its newsletter for April updating events it has coming up. “We hope that everyone is happy to see spring and now it time for showers to come,” the newsletter says. NAMI Havre is having a craft and vendor show April at the Atrium from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, people can call 406-265-2258. “We will have more dates on craft and vendor shows that are going to be coming up so be watching for them,” the newsletter said. “May 13, 2023, fro...
Press release People in the Big Sandy, North Star Schools, Gildford Colony, East End Colony and Hilldale Colony who would like to have their preschool-aged children participate in a free early childhood screening, have an opportunity in the next few weeks in screenings sponsored by the Bear Paw Cooperative. In Big Sandy, screenings are set for Friday, March 31, 2023, at F.E. Miley Elementary School from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The screenings are by appointment only. People can call Cinda at (406) 378-2406 for appointments. The...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Public Works announced this morning that a water main break was reported on the 1200 Block of McKinley Avenue. The department asked people to watch for equipment and workers in the area. The road will be closed to through traffic during excavation and repair, please use an alternate route. People were advised to keep their eyes on the Havre Public Works Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089297250715 for updates....
From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN - A Montana State University Extension soil fertility specialist suggests considering spring soil water content and temperatures when making fertilizer decisions for the upcoming growing season. Clain Jones, MSU Extension soil fertility specialist and a professor in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, said many parts of Montana east of the Continental Divide received above-average precipitation from September 2022...
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., talked about upcoming legislation supporting law enforcement during a press call Thursday, where he also talked about border security, mental health care and flood mitigation in the state as well as the upcoming Farm Bill. Tester said keeping Montana communities safe is a top priority of his and he works with law enforcement every year to increase their funding, as well as funding for first responders. He said he’s worked on bills to provide law enforcement with the funds for necessary e...
From Byron Ophus What a weekend! Looking from the top of the hill on Saturday, clouds or fog hung in the low areas in every direction. But the hill and the areas immediately surrounding the hill were an oasis of sunshine. The cool temperatures in the morning quickly gave way to warm, windless comfort. Sunday morning seemed to portend a repeat of Saturday's weather. Partway through the day, however, the clouds pushed their way over the hill and a cool breeze chilled the skiers...
Rocky Boy Health Center, in partnership with Stone Child College and Box Elder schools will be holding the Our Way, Healthy Living Youth Wellness Conference and Basketball Tournament April 5 through 8, and event organizers are hoping it will promote physical and mental wellness through athletics and encourage young people not to use addictive substances. The event’s primary organizer, Melody Henry, said the Health Center is trying to ramp up their addiction prevention and mental wellness efforts, and it made sense to tie t...
