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To accommodate an actor also playing in a Montana State University-Northern Skylights basketball game Friday, Montana Actors' Theatre's production of "Murder on the Orient Express" will be moved to 8:30 p.m. Friday only. The production will start at 8 p.m. Saturday....
Montana Red Cross GREAT FALLS — The American Red Cross urges blood donors to give now and help fight the potential impact of seasonal illnesses and a potentially severe flu season on the blood supply. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts a serious spread of flu this year and is already reporting an early spike in cases in several states. When seasonal illnesses increase, the number of healthy donors tends to decrease, leaving the Red Cross blood supply vulnerable to a potential shortage over the holidays. P...
Montana Farmers Union A new meat processing cooperative in Havre has received nearly $292,000 in Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program funding. Montana Premium Processing Cooperative is set to formally open its doors with a grand opening Nov. 21, and the federal funds will help cover equipment costs and other startup costs, said Matt Rains, chief of staff for Montana Farmers Union, which has been instrumental in getting the co-op operational. “It’s a really key thing to not burden the co-op with paying loan int...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint Brad Moore as Interim Superintendent for the remainder of the year. Craig Mueller had been superintendent until last month when he died unexpectedly, leaving the district without a superintendent. Board members said they are drawing up a document detailing the procedures to hire a permanent superintendent, a document that will be discussed at their next special meeting in two weeks. At the meeting Moore also presented an official enrollment...
The executive assistant of the Hill County Commission took a victory in Tuesday's election, defeating the incumbent commissioner. Democrat Sheri Williams won the commission election in a close race, with 1,880 votes to incumbent Republican Commissioner Diane McLean's 1,781. Independent Les Odegard received 1,415 votes. "I want to thank all the people of Hill County for the support they have given me, and I'm honored to be the new commissioner, come next year," Williams said...
It was mixed results for incumbent legislators in local races in Tuesday’s election, with Sen. Russ Tempel, R-Chester, and Rep. Casey Knudsen, R-Malta, holding onto their seats but Democrat Paul Tuss, D-Havre, defeating incumbent Rep. Ed Hill, R-Havre, in that race. Tuss took 1,785 votes to Hill’s 1,477. Tuss reacted with relief and positive anticipation of what was to come. “I’m feeling great. This was a long campaign,” he said. “... But the campaign phase ends today, and the governing phase begins.” Tuss said he looks forw...
A caller near Carpenter Park reported to Havre Police Tuesday at 3:39 p.m. seeing signs of a water main break in the area. Havre Public Works Director Dave Peterson said a water main break occurred near the intersection of Sixth Street and 12th Avenue. Water was shut off to a one to two block area for the night, but a crew was out first thing this morning to start the repair, he said. Peterson said that if all goes as planned, his crew should be done with the repair by this afternoon. Because the frost isn’t very deep into t...
Several ballot initiatives were on ballots in Tuesday’s election, and Hill County voters approved two new taxes but shot down a proposal to change the form of Havre’s city government. A proposal to change Havre’s government to have a city manager take over most of the executive duties now held by the mayor narrowly failed, with 1,398 votes in favor and 1,517 against. But a proposed mill levy to pay for replacing the Beaver Lodge in Camp Kiwanis in Beaver Creek Park passed by a 186-vote margin, 2,601-2,415. The Hill Count...
Havre Daily News staff Musical Duo Eddie Fallo and Brad Taylor will play great fiddle and guitar to old Country music favorites at the North Central Senior Citizens Center, 2 Second St. West, Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The lunch menu for Thursday is omelettes and hash brown bake with a suggested donation of $5 for people 60 and older and a $6 charge for all others....
2:12 p.m. With all votes except some outstanding provisional ballots counted, the unofficial results show Sheri Williams winning the Hill County Commission race, Paul Tuss winning the race in House District 28, and, in Hill County votes, Russ Tempel retaining his seat in Senate District 14. In Hill County, incumbent Republican Tempel 2,726 votes to Democrat Dave Brewer's 1,310. Tuss took 1,785 votes while incumbent Rep. Ed Hill, R-Havre, took 1,477. And in the county commission race, Democrat Williams won a narrow victory...
The Hill County Park Board discussed the possibility of putting up a cross fence in the southern part of Beaver Creek Park to reduce overgrazing in the southern pasture at their monthly meeting, where they received a petition from grazers in the area, most of whom oppose the fence. Keith Raty, one of the ranchers in that area, said of the six ranchers that graze that area, five had either signed the petition or had announced their intention to. The petition said the ranchers do not believe the fence would do anything except...
Winter weather returned to the region with a vengeance Monday, with plummeting temperatures and heavy snow at times. Snow is expected to continue through Wednesday, with unseasonably cold temperatures expected at least through Saturday. At its recording station at the Havre City-County Airport, National Weather Service reported an inch of snow falling through midnight with the low hitting minus 1 degrees. A Weather Service post updated at 9:03 p.m. Monday said the next...
At a meeting of the Havre City Council Monday, Mayor Doug Kaercher said the city’s deer management plan, including bow hunting in parts of the city, has been approved by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, and the plan is to announce a special hunt Dec. 1 through Feb. 15. Kaercher said a public service announcement will be going out through local media with further details and he asked that any property owners in the city interested in letting their land be used for bow hunting get in contact with the city. The urban d...
Press release Hill County resident Katie Kuhr just returned from three days in Billings as part of REAL - Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership - Montana. For Kuhr and other members of REAL Montana Class V, the Oct. 27-29 was the second seminar in their two-year educational program. The focus of the seminar was media and communications. While in Billings, class members received individual training on vocal control and how to effectively communicate in a media...
Press release Hi-Line United Soccer traveling teams for high school and middle school age youth will hold an informational gathering for the Spring 2023 season Thursday, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at Havre Middle School. The gathering will be held in the foyer and will coincide with parent-teacher conferences in an effort to minimize parental evening commitments. Contact [email protected] for more information....
U.S. Senator Jon Tester attended a get out to vote rally with local, state and federal Democratic candidates Friday evening, where he encouraged everyone present not only to vote, but to find others who hadn't voted and get them to the polls. Tester said a great deal was riding on this election, which could potentially be a watershed moment in politics, an election that could provide the Montana Republican Party with the super majority they need to change the state's constitut...
A four-car pileup south of Box Elder sent three people to the hospital and shut down U.S. Highway 87 for more than an hour Saturday. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Matt Erickson said the crash, which was reported at 11:56 a.m. Saturday, was due to high levels of dust due to high winds causing low visibility. He said at least three injured people were transported to a Great Falls hospital. The names and conditions of the injured people were not available. Erickson said neither speed nor alcohol were known contributing factors...
ACLU of Montana Thursday accused Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen of still having inaccurate information out about Tuesday’s election, and said in a tweet it demanded she correct polling locations around the state. “Confirm your polling location with your local elections administrator before going out to vote,” the tweet said. The state Democratic party said in a release Friday it conducted an audit on the website of the Secretary of State, the top elections official in Montana, and found numerous inaccuracies and missi...
Press release Havre High School speech and debate took a mix of veteran competitors and new speakers to the Billings Central Catholic High School tournament hosted at Lockwood High School Saturday, with a good return from both groups. “This was an excellent showing by our competitors,” head coach Tim Leeds said. “This was a massive tournament, and all of our speakers had good rounds, with four finishes in the top eight.” The tournament saw students from nine Class A schools including Havre, nine Class B schools and three C...
District 4 Human Resource Development Council is looking for community input on a needs assessment for its district, and wants RSVPs by Monday to set a count for lunches that will be provided at a meeting Nov. 14. A release about the meeting says the community action program is in the process of completing a community needs assessment for its coverage area. “Your participation as a community partner is vital,” the release says. The services offered by District 4 HRDC are developed to enable low-income individuals in Hil...
Local veteran Jason Geer is showcasing a photography project featuring his fellow veterans this Veterans Day, in an effort to showcase their humanity and talents to the community. The showcase will be featured at Crawford Distillery next Friday, Veterans Day. Geer, who served in the U.S. Navy as an electronics technician from 1990 to 1994, said the project features portrait photos of veterans doing the things that make them passionate, photos that will be on display at Crawford from 3-8 p.m. that day. He said he wanted to do...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Elks Lodge is holding their 2022 Blanket Drive for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and organizers are looking for blanket and bedding donations as well as for recipients. People can sign themselves up, as well as family, friends, of someone else they know is in need of blankets, comforters, quilts, sleeping bags, sheets and such by calling Brandy Kurtz at 406-390-0091. The first distribution day is Nov. 16 and the second is Dec. 13 at the Havre Elks Lodge Room. Donations of blankets and other bedding...
Havre Daily News staff Havre Elks Lodge is conducting its Veterans Giving Tree program again this year and is looking for donors and for veterans who could use a boost at Christmas. The veterans giving tree is a way during the holiday season for Havre Elks and the community to give back to local veterans who served the country. A Christmas tree at the Elks Lodge has tags with information provided by veterans about their wants and or needs. Any individual or group can pick a tag from the tree, purchase the items and place...
