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Due to problems with the press, Havre Weekly Chronicle will be online only today. Technicians are working on the press today, and the Chronicle expects this week’s edition to be printed and on the street and in the mail Friday.... Full story
In a slightly shorter - but still often contentious - meeting about Havre's boil advisory, Havre City Council heard an update on the timeline and background of the boil advisory, comments from the public and an announcement that the city is in the process of distributing some free bottled water. The presence of active Giardia, a microscopic parasite that can cause illness, has not been confirmed in Havre's water supply but because three cases of Giardiasis were confirmed in... Full story
• Local law enforcement and the Montana Highway Patrol are increasing patrols and presence from the end of May through the beginning of June as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Click It or Ticket Enforcement. • While non-seat belt use is a secondary offense in Montana, wearing a seat belt is still required by law. • Seat belts are one of the most effective ways to increase your chance of survival in a crash, reducing the risk of death for a front... Full story
Posted May 16, 2024 Due to production problems, this week’s edition of Havre Weekly Chronicle could not be mailed Wednesday. The production manager expects the paper to be mailed and be in racks and outlets today. The paper expects that the problem has been resolved and the Chronicle should be back to its normal schedule next week. The paper’s staff said they apologized to subscribers for the delay.... Full story
Editor’s note: This version corrects the location of the rally. A cross walk followed by a rally to call for Box Elder being made a Native American Dependent Community is set for Saturday, May 18. “Because of the darkness of alcoholism, drug addiction, missing and murdered indigenous persons and violence in north-central Montana and the Hi-Line, we will carry a cross, walk and pray,” a flyer about the event says, saying people can call Pastor Rich Jesperson at 406-680-7080 fro more information. G. Bruce Meyers said Tuesd...
Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross said in a release issued Tuesday that a deputy shot a man in Hill County early Tuesday morning after a chase. Hill County sheriff’s deputies responded to notification from Rocky Boy police at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday that tribal officers were in pursuit of a pickup truck leaving Rocky Boy”s Indian Reservation and the occupants of the vehicle were shooting at the officers while fleeing. Deputies responded to the area of Fresno Road and U.S. Highway 87 were the pickup had become stuck and the occ...
Havre City Council held a lengthy discussion to an over-flow capacity crowd at its meeting Monday about the boil advisory in place in the city. At the end of the meeting, following a presentation by a worker at the water plant that met with extended applause, the council scheduled another meeting Monday, May 20, to debrief over what was said at this week"'s meeting and what answers had been found to questions people asked this week. Havre Department of Public Works Director Tr...
With the change to a weekly paper, Havre Weekly Chronicle also has new subscription rates. Rates to subscribers in Hill County are: For subscribers in Hill County, One month — $3.50 Three months — $10.50 Six months — $21.00 Yearly — $42.00 For subscribers out of Hill County, the rates are: One month — $4.30 Three months — $12.90 Six months — 25.80 Yearly — $52.00 For more information, call the Havre Weekly Chronicle Circulation Department at 406-365-6795....
Press release The office of the Hill County Justice of the Peace announced last week some relocations and possible temporary disruption of service due to work on the Hill County Courthouse. A press release said that, due to replacement of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system on the second and third floors of the Hill County Courthouse, Hill County Justice Court of Record will be temporarily relocated until further notice. The office will be moving the week of May 20, 2024, to the Timmons Conference Room in...
The Hill County health officer gave an explanation on why businesses and residents are being treated differently on the issue of water usage in Havre and gave some explanations and updates on the issue during the Hill County Commission business meeting Thursday. Health Officer Kim Berg, who also is the director of the Hill County Health Department, said businesses can't use the water to provide to customers because that is the state law. "If an establishment is on public or... Full story
Editor’s note: Due to an editorial error, school election results were not listed in the Thursday, May 9, 2024, edition of Havre Weekly Chronicle. Full results of local school elections will be posted here and printed in next week’s edition. A mill levy school officials said was needed to support operations of Havre’ public elementary schools failed in Tuesday’s election, with 989 votes for the levy and 1,109 against. In the election for two seats on the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees, incumbents Jacob Ingram and Lor...
Press release CHINOOK - The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation announced that Independence Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines have provided a $60,000 grant from the FHLB Des Moines Member Impact Fund. This matching grant program, which was introduced in 2023, provides nearly $20 million to eligible organizations in order to strengthen communities in target areas of the FHLB Des Moines district. In 2024, the FHLB Des Moines increased the Member Impact Fund...
Members of the Havre City Council announced they will be distributing free cases of water to community members in need at four locations, one each for one of the City Wards, Saturday, May 11 from 9-10 a.m. The release about the distribution said water for distribution for Ward 1 will be at Memorial Park, for Ward 2 will be at Optimist Park, for Ward 3 will be at Deaconess Park and for Ward 4 will be at Pepin Park. Cases will be limited by availability. "All are welcome to... Full story
Updated 1:44 p.m. Thursday, May 9, 2024 Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said during the commission's business meeting this morning the commission was declaring an emergency due to flooding on Beaver Creek. He said this is not a disaster declaration at this point, just an emergency. He said the county is collecting information about the damages from the flooding, which he said is likely to continue for several days, and encouraged members of the public to submit photos... Full story
Montana State University-Northern held its 2024 graduation ceremonies Saturday, with commencement speaker world-renowned entertainer and rodeo clown Flint Rasmussen providing the graduates with some good advice filled with local references and lots of humor. The graduating class had279 candidates eligible to receive a total of 411 degrees; 115 women and 164 men eligible for 64 certificates, 158 associate degrees, 174 bachelor's degrees and 14 master's degrees. The ceremony...
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Land Management officials signed a Decision Record and Finding of No Significant Impact for a travel plan amendment opening a 0.6-mile primitive road in the Left Coulee area of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument’s Bullwhacker region, providing legal public motorized and mechanized access to that area. In 2023, the Square Butte Grazing Association and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks finalized a Public Access Land Agreement through a private parcel along Cow Creek. The B...
By Emily Mayer With all the negative news lately, I thought it would be neat to read about the many good deeds our forebearers were doing to make Havre a better place to live for all walks of life. These four articles were found in the May 4, 1924, edition of the Havre Daily Promoter. CLEAN UP WEEK In their efforts to bring about a general observation of clean up week in Havre the city authorities are entitled to the utmost cooperation. Cities are judged a lot by their appearance. No city that is not clean and wholesome can...
By Kelsey Doncaster One of the most recent projects of the Havre-Hill County Historic Preservation Commission was a collaboration with Montana State University-Northern to nominate Donaldson Hall to the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register is the official list of historic properties worthy of preservation. They hired me, Kelsey Doncaster of Doncaster Consulting in Choteau, Montana, to complete this nomination. In completing a National Register nomination...
Press release The Hi-Line Arts Council has announced the organization’s annual “Art Alley Spring Celebration” event, scheduled for Saturday, May 11,h from 3-7 p.m. to 7 p.m The event, as in past years, will highlight the role of art in Havre and on the Hi-Line and will be a festive, family-friendly celebration in downtown Havre. The Art Alley is located between Second and Third Streets and Third and Fourth Avenues. The east entrance of the alley begins between Helmbrecht Studio and Crawford Distillery. The Havre City Council...
Press release Savannah Riggin of Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School and Reinhard Bold of Havre High School were among north-central Montana students awarded scholarships due to their performance in wrestling. Alexander “Zander” Blewett III, a trial lawyer from the personal injury law firm of Hoyt and Blewett PLLC in Great Falls, Montana, has awarded $500 Scholarships to the top student-athlete wrestlers in north-central Montana from four schools in north-central Montana who have displayed the best combined qualities of wre...
Press release Dr. Sarah Maze Zerbe, daughter of Tim and Meg Maze of Ranchester, WY, granddaughter of Norman and Margaret Maze of Havre and Lt. Col. Richard and Marguerite LaVigne of Ogdensburg, New York, and niece of Lucinda Maze of Havre has completed her Residancy in Family Medicine through the University of Washington Medical School. Maze Zerbe is a 2013 graduate of Tongue River High School in Dayton Wy, a 2017 graduate of the University of Wyoming and a 2021 graduate of...
Press release Havre Middle School's Sixth-Grade Student of the Month for April is Zechia "Dash" Logan. Dash is the son of Dave and Dawn Kaasa. He has four siblings, Nathan Albert, Rhianna Albert, Elizabeth Anderson and Amy Legge. At HMS, Dash takes pride in his schoolwork and maintains a high GPA. He also participates in the middle school choir. Outside of school, he loves to play basketball, sing and hunt with his father. In his free time, Dash loves to go on road trips with...
Press release ST. GEORGE, Utah — Bailey Proulx of Big Sandy was one of the 2,967 students graduating at Utah Tech University’s 113th Commencement ceremonies Friday. During the first ceremony, held in the morning May 3 at the Greater Zion Stadium at Utah Tech University, 31 percent of graduates earned their associate degree. During the evening ceremony, 37 percent of the graduates received a bachelor’s degree, 31 percent received a certificate, and one percent earned their master’s degree....
After printing deadline for this story, Havre Community Pool announced Hill County Health Department cleared it to reopen. See a related story at www.havredailynews.com. The water boil advisory still is in effect in Havre, with the end date still unknown, but city officials say work is progressing as required. The Havre advisory tells people that they should boil water for at least a minute before using it for drinking, cooking or brushing teeth to prevent any chance of being affected by the parasite giardiasis, which can...
Valley County Coroner released the name of a man who died after being shot by deputies Sunday following a chase that started in Phillips County. Michael John Wiederrich of Saco, 40, died at the scene Sunday of the shooting after a violent high-speed chase. Phillips County Sheriff Jerry Lytle said a press release that sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a suspect in a shooting south of Saco after a car chase in which the suspect rammed a deputy’s vehicle. “This is a difficult time for both the suspect’s family and the deputie...
