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Press release A program cited as trailblazing scholarship and professional development in public health, nursing and STEM is looking for applicants as it enters its third year at Aaniih Nakoda College on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. “Stay tuned as we welcome a new cohort of summer 2024 scholars who will continue to pave the way in nursing, public health, and STEM, leaving an indelible mark on their communities and beyond,” the program said in a press release. Young Medicine Movement strives to integrate cul...
Hill County appears to be taking action to solve a problem at the Hill County Council on Aging which has the potential to cost the organization hundreds of thousands of dollars in state funding in the coming months. A county official said Wednesday afternoon that reports to the state that had not been done, holding up state funding to the council, were now being taken care of. The issue originates from a backlog of unfinished reporting from the Council on Aging to the state, or its overseeing organization, which has caused th...
National Weather Service has issued a flood warning affecting northern Blaine and Hill counties along Lodge Creek near the international border with Canada, with minor flooding forecast. The warning was issued at 6:48 this morning and is in effect until further notice, Weather Service said. At 6:25 this morning, the creek was at 7.9 feet with flood stage at 7 feet, the warning said. The creek is expected to crest this weekend at about 9.3 feet. The greatest flood impacts will likely be for areas close to the creek, the...
Havre Daily News staff The Boy Scouts of America is hosting its inaugural Hi-Line Chili Cook-off at 6 p.m. Saturday at Fifth Avenue Christian Church. The cook-off is open to the public to enter, with youth, adult and professional kitchen categories. The cost to attend is $15 for an adult and $5 for youth. Along with the opportunity to taste chili from cooks all over the Hi-Line, the event will also include a silent auction with items donated by local businesses. Proceeds will benefit local Scouts....
Editor’s note: This version corrects the spelling of the name of Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Shelli Sayers. Havre City Council at its meeting Monday approved shifting funds to repair the city Bulk Water Station and to close roads in the city limits fo the upcoming Annual Art Alley Celebration and Bear Paw Marathon. The council also approved applying for a grant to plan for a potential special improvement district to fix roads, curbs and gutter, water a...
Members of the Hill County Park Board met Monday evening and discussed employee pay and heard updates regarding work on park infrastructure and park conditions. During the meeting Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said the Kiwanis Chapel sustained some damage during a high water flow event and he's been looking into the best way to repair it. He said he did get an estimate from a contractor of $16,300 for repairs, but he wants the board to give him more time to...
The old J & J Grocery Store building, previously Sanvik's, in Rudyard was torn down Tuesday after standing empty since 2004 to make way for the Rudyard Community Center, a multi-purpose event space for the local community. Plans for the new building are being finalized. The project is being paid for with a grant given to the Rudyard Historical Society, which bought the land and helped tear down the building which had been deemed unsafe after two decades of little use. Rudyard...
Press release Continuing with the tradition of producing new plays and highlighting Montana artists, Anaconda Ensemble Theatre is presenting the Southwest Montana premiere of “The Harvest” by Jay Pyette of Havre. The play premiered in a Montana Actor’s Theatre — Pyette is a founder and executive director of MAT — production in Havre in March 2022. “The Harvest” is a family drama tells the story of a Montana farm family coming to grips with a changing world. Six adult children face the reality of aging parents, the grim econom...
Hi-Line Arts Council has sponsored an evening of poetry in Havre Thursday. “Poetic Musings” is scheduled to start at Beaver Creek Perk at 137 Second St. in Havre Thursday at 6 p.m. The evening features Montana Poet Laureate Chris LaTray, author of “Becoming Little Shell,” and Montana book award winner Debra Magpie Earling, author of “The Lost Journals of Sacajawea.” Havre’s Charles Finn, himself a Montana book award winner, is scheduled to moderate the event....
Press release Montana Highway Patrol released a report Saturday about the death of a Chinook man after a single-vehicle car crash the afternoon of March 17 on Montana Secondary Highway 529, also known as Clear Creek Road. Blaine County Sheriff/Coroner John Colby said the man who died was Larry Larson of Chinook, 68. Highway Patrol reports that it is believed that a medical emergency happened prior to the crash. The eastbound Chevrolet Silverado left the south side of the roadway at about 2:05 p.m. March 17, traveling in the...
At a working meeting Monday the Hill County Commission discussed how to go about voicing their support for the veto override of Senate Bill 442, deciding to put it on the next two business meeting agendas to which they invite members of the public and local legislators to share their thoughts. SB 442, which was passed during the 2023 Montana Legislature but vetoed by Gov. Greg Gianforte, allocated tax revenues from marijuana sales to conservation, veterans and, of most interest to the Hill County Commission Monday, county...
Press release Blue Pinwheels are blooming around Havre. April is National Child Abuse Prevention month and the pinwheels symbolize happy, healthy childhoods. Every child deserves a good one! CASA of Hill County is spreading awareness about child abuse and neglect prevention; and how we can all help as a community. With the support of the Montana Children's Trust Fund, CASA volunteers are planting pinwheels, painting pinwheels, spreading awareness and promoting Strengthening...
The Hill County Park Board held it’s monthly meeting Monday evening where members discussed, among other things, finding a way to reimburse employees for the substantial commute to and from their jobs, an issue Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said is damaging his ability to hire. See more on Monday’s Park Board meeting in Wednesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News. Edgar said it is very difficult to compete in the local job market when they pay what they do for a job that requires a 20 mile minimum drive every...
Press release HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host a virtual meeting Tuesday, April 9, at 6 p.m. to gather input for the 2025-26 fishing regulations. Fishing regulations are now under a process like hunting regulations, going through a comprehensive public review every two years. Fishing regulations are printed during odd numbered years. To review FWP’s proposed regulation changes, people can go to https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/public-comment-opportunities/fishing-regulations . FWP will also accept and rev...
Three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two Rocky Boy men, Darin Benard Caplette, 41, and Thomas Roderick Yallup, 42, who were killed early Thursday morning in Box Elder, in what appears to be a targeted assault. A release from the Hill County Sheriff’s Office, put out just after the Havre Daily News’ Friday morning deadline, said the three people have been arrested and charged in relation to the deaths, which are being considered homicide. The release says Angel Isaiah Castillo Haffley, 18,...
Friday saw the most well attended Havre-Hill County Library Easter Egg Hunt in years, with local children speeding through the shelves searching for colorful and elusive eggs, and the candy inside. Children's Librarian Ashley Verity said this annual event has been going on for years, and this one went very well, with enough eggs to ensure had a good time and went home happy. Verity said they couldn't do the event during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this has been...
BLURB Montana Highway Patrol released a report Saturday about the dearth of a Chinook man after a single-vehicle car crash the afternoon of March 17 on Montana Secondary Highway 529, also known as Clear Creek Road. Blaine County Sheriff/Coroner John Colby said the man who died was Larry Larson of Chinook, 68. Highway Patrol reports that it is believed that as medical emergency happened prior to the crash. The eastbound Chevrolet Silverado left the south side of the roadway at about 2:05 p.m. March 17, traveling in the ditch...
3:15 p.m. Hill County Sheriff’s office announced that three people have been arrested in the shooting deaths of Darin Benard Caplette and Thomas Roderick Yallup in Box Elder shortly after midnight Thursday. Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross said in a release that Angel Isaiah Castillo Haffley of Corning California, 18, has been arrested for deliberate homicide and Angelo Hawk Sanchez, also of Corning, California and also 18, has been arrested for deliberate homicide by a...
The Hill County Commission approved new grants and contracts, revised office rules for the courthouse and revised a written policy for board appointments during its business meeting Thursday. Commissioners have been discussing the matter of board appointment and interview procedures for some time, with Hill County Commissioner Sheri Williams in particular raising concerns regarding insufficient advertising of open positions and a need for a clear written policy regarding the interview process. Earlier this week the...
by Emily Mayer There was some positive news in the papers 100 years ago. This article was published on the front page of the Havre Daily Promoter March 29, 1923. PROSPECTS GOOD TO REORGANIZE SECURITY BANK Stockholders Consider Contract for Organization of New Bank and Take Up Subject With Depositors Stockholders of the Security State bank of Havre, which closed in January, yesterday discussed plans for organizing a new bank and taking over at par a portion of the assets of the closed institution. As a result of a large...
Easter is on the horizon and numerous organizations in the region are gearing up for their Easter egg hunts. That includes Friday, when the Havre-Hill County Library will hold their Egg Hunt after their 10:30 a.m. Family Story Time. Both events are free and open to the public. “Kids of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to attend,” a release from the library said. Later that day, from 2 to 5 p.m. Aaniiih Nakoda Family Healing Center on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation will have their annual Egg Hunt with prizes for eac...
From today through Easter Sunday local churches will be holding special services for local worshipers to honor the coming holidays. Tonight at 6 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Havre there will be a Maundy Thursday service, as well as one at 6:30 p.m. at St. Jude Thanddeus Catholic to honor the day. For Good Friday First Lutheran Church will also have a Good Friday Service at 6 p.m., as will 5th Avenue Christian Church, which will have communion at the same time. At 6:30 p.m. that day St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church will...
A local family is reaching out for help after a crash that left three horses with injuries they are struggling to pay for care for. Local resident Lisa Holt set up a GoFundMe page for her brother and sister-in-law Kenny and Meghan Holt, who sent a trio of horses to stay with friends Chris and Liz Olson in Nebraska while the Holts are expecting their first child. Havre Daily was unable to directly contact the Holts for direct comment. On the GoFundMe page Lisa Holt said it...
