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Devon Nelson, who plead guilty last year to destroying about half a million dollars worth of farming equipment in a drunken vandalism spree in 2022, was sentenced to pay $526,000 and spend 25 days in jail in Blaine County District Court Friday, along with a six-year deferred sentence on felony criminal mischief, and 6-months in county jail for a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief, all suspended. If Nelson abides by all conditions of his release for the six years, the felo...
Press release HELENA — For over 40 years, Montana youth have participated in the Montana Department of Agriculture’s Junior Agriculture Loan Program. Young people under 21 years of age, active in Montana agriculture, are eligible for loans up to $8,500 and are encouraged to apply. “With the average age of farmers and ranchers being nearly 60 years old, it’s important we do what we can to encourage the next generation to stay involved in agriculture,” said Director Christy Clark. “The Junior Ag Loan Program is a great way for...
Press release The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest recreation staff are once again recruiting volunteers to serve as campground hosts for the Logging Creek and Dry Wolf Campgrounds located in the Little Belt Mountains, Thain Creek Campground located in the Highwood Mountains, and Crystal Lake Campground located in the heart of the Big Snowy Mountains. Campground hosts provide their own trailer and occupy a prominent campsite in a campground. The campground host help answer visitor questions, explain and encourage...
Havre Daily News staff After resolving a supply issue with an overnight delivery, the paper was able to print today, but an unexpected staffing issue is preventing printing Thursday and Friday. “Like most businesses across the country, we are really short-staffed. We have been trying to fill positions in all departments for about four years, and we are razor-thin,” Havre Daily News Publisher Don Thoma said. “If one person can’t be in the building, it can impact our operation. “We really thank the support of our faithful...
The Plant A Seed… READ! Denim & Diamonds Gala is set for Saturday, a fundraiser for the organization’s new children’s museum, the Play to Learn Center. The event will have a prime rib dinner, live and silent auctions, a 50/50 raffle and more to help the organization get this project off the ground. Plant a Seed…READ! Executive Program Director Lorraine Verploegen said the Play to Learn Center is a children’s museum designed for children from 1 to 5 years old to promote early learning readiness skills through hands-on...
National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory until 11 a.m. Thursday in Hill, Blaine, Liberty and northeastern Chouteau counties, and a more severe Winter Storm Warning for the majority of Chouteau County ending 11 p.m. Thursday as the area faces a high chance of snow until this weekend. The Winter Storm Warning affects eastern Pondera and eastern Teton counties, as well as western and central Chouteau County, and Cascade County below 5,000 ft., including Fort...
Havre Daily News staff Montana State University Extension is offering three estate planning workshops on the Hi-Line next week, with workshops in Harlem and Havre Thursday, Feb. 15, and in Chinook Friday, Feb. 16. Extension Family Economics Specialist Marsha Getting, Ph.D., will present the workshops. The workshop Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. in the Harlem Senior Center, 116 Main St, is titled “Transferring Your Farm or Ranch to the Next Generation.” The Havre workshop, at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 15, in the 4-H Chuckwagon on the Great Nor...
By Katheryn Houghton KFF Health News and Politifact A fundraising ad for U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., shows a photo of Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, behind bars, swarmed by flying bats. Rosendale, who is eyeing a challenge to incumbent Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat, maintains that a Montana biomedical research facility, Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, has a dangerous link to the pandemic. This claim...
After Havre City Council approved a ballot measure to approve a routine local government study Monday evening, members of the council's Streets and Sidewalks Committee discussed an ongoing issue surrounding food vendors on First Street, U.S. Highway 2 when it runs through Havre, brought up by Montana Department of Transportation that maintains the street. Guard Dogs owner Scott Adams, the vendor around whom the issue has arisen, addressed members of the council, saying he...
Due to a supply shipment being delayed, Havre Daily News could not print today’s edition, for Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, and it will be online only. Havre Daily News press operator Patrick Leeds said that some three weeks ago when he ordered the needed solution that he can’t run the press without, he was told it would arrive no later than Monday of this week. He said he stretched out what the Havre Daily had until Monday, but after the solution did not arrive by Monday evening, he called the company today and was told it was bac...
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., held a statewide press call Monday where he discussed ongoing efforts by Congress to make a deal on an immigration bill that he said will help solve the immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border. Tester said the deal is imperfect but it does include common-sense provisions that will improve the situation, contrary to the misinformation that the deal's opponents have been pushing. The bill would, among other things, give the president...
Monday evening’s regular meeting of the Hill County Park Board was canceled for lack of quorum last night when most members didn’t show up after 15 minutes of waiting. Members Lou Hagener, Larry Kinsella and Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson were there, but no other members showed up by 5:45 p.m. The Hill County commissioners are members of the park board. Chair Jeff Jensen and board members Ursula Brese — who missed the January meeting due to health reasons — Pam Wilson, Tony Reum, Hill County Commissioner Jake Strisse...
Press release HELENA — Montana VA Health Care System is hosting a virtual women veterans town hall will take place Thursday, Feb. 8, beginning at 5 p.m. To join the conversation, veterans can call (833) 560-2071. This town hall will be an audio-only event. At the town hall, women veterans will have a chance to hear from their women-specific health care team and learn about services offered to all enrolled female Veterans. Some of these services include ultrasounds, mammograms, Pap and HPV tests, mental health care and couns...
Press release World Heritage International Student Exchange Program, a non-profit, public benefit organization, is seeking local families to host foreign exchange students this coming school year. “Students are eager to learn about their American host family, so begin the process of welcoming your new son or daughter today,” representatives of the program said in a release. “The memories and the relationship you create with your exchange student will stay with you forever.” World Heritage students come from a variety of coun...
Havre's Bulk Water Station is still down after months of non-operation as Havre Public Works continues to explore solutions to ongoing issues with the station's electronics, installed in 2022. Havre Public Works Director Trevor Mork said people looking to get bulk water should go to the City Shop Complex Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., as he does not have an estimate on when the issues at the Bulk Water Station will be fixed. Mork said the electronics...
Press release The Hays-Lodge Pole High School archery team competed in high school archery tournament in Great Falls Wednesday, Jan. 31. There were 47 boys and 27 girls competing, including 12 from Hays-Lodge Pole. The rest were from Trout Creek, the Great Falls High ROTC program, and Paris Gibson High School, an alternative high school in Great Falls. Students competed in both target and 3D events. James Sullivan of Hays-Lodge Pole and Ruby Hardman of Trout Creek came out on top in both competitions. Sullivan set a new...
By Emily Mayer The predominant news in the Havre Daily Promoter this week 100 years ago was the reorganization of the Security State Bank, which had recently closed its doors. The Jan. 29, 1924, edition reported several hundred depositors along with bank officials and creditors in the courtroom in the Hill County Courthouse. It was agreed an organization of depositors would be formed, with Phil Jestrab, George Wheeler, W. S. Davis, Ben Hillsback, and F. A. Buttrey for the executive committee. Mrs. Hillsback, however, stated...
Saturday evening at Harvest Moon Lanes, KNMC will be holding Lebowski Fest, a celebration of the classic movie “The Big Lebowski” and a fundraiser to help local musicians replace equipment they lost in a series of burglaries last year. “This aggression will not stand, man,” a press release for the event said, quoting the film. Dave Martens, the event’s primary organizer, said he’d always thought Havre should have a Lebowski Fest, as so many towns across the U.S. do, and this seemed like a perfect opportunity to do that, an...
The 5th Annual Milk River Gobblers Banquet is set for Saturday at the Havre Eagles Club, with dinner, raffles and games, all to help fund the Gobblers’ upcoming year of activities. Organizer Jeff Dibblee said all the money they raise will stay in the community and help fund things like scholarships for young hunters. This year’s banquet, Dibblee said, will look a lot like last year’s, with 150 seats available, including some tickets available at the door. He said they will have a chef from Conrad preparing the prime rib t...
The 90th Annual Norwegian Lutefisk and Swedish Meatball Dinner will take place at First Lutheran Church Saturday, Feb. 3, from noon to 5 p.m. The dinner for this event consists of fresh homemade coleslaw, fresh homemade cranberry sauce, Swedish meatballs and gravy, boiled potatoes, lutefisk, lefse and dinner rolls. The dinner will take place in the Fellowship Hall with the help of a large number of volunteers, volunteer Sue Ost said "The dinner itself is an experience," Ost...
Press release Veteran Service officers for the Montana Veterans Affairs will be visiting the following locations to meet with veterans who are interested in applying for benefits. Anyone interested in applying for benefits, needs to bring a copy of their discharge paperwork, DD214, with them to any of the following scheduled visit times. Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 • Browning, 1-4 p.m., Blackfeet Veteran Center. Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024 • Cut Bank, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Glacier County Courthouse Annex, Room 19. • Shelby, 12:30...
