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The city of Havre announced today the boil water advisory issued April 19 has been downgraded to a health advisory. The release announced the downgrade says people with compromised immune systems, infants and some elderly may be at higher risk. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care advisors. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791....
Veterans groups held ceremonies at the Veterans Memorial at Havre's Town Square Monday and events at the Havre Elks Club following for Memorial Day....
Two women alleged to be connected to the March 28 double-homicide in Box Elder have been arrested on drug charges. Melody Rose Bernard, who operates the restaurant Ziah's Place and the businesss High Society in Box Elder, and Ashley Jocelyn "Green Eyes" Cortez of California were shared in U.S. District Court Wednesday with possessing with intent and conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Court documents say both are connected with the March 18 shootings of Darr...
Posted 1:40 p.m., Saturday, May 25, 2024 This week's print edition of Havre Weekly Chronicle went out to the stores and racks today, although press problems forced it to be printed in black and white only. Press delays also prevented it being mailed today. The edition will be mailed to subscribers Tuesday. After 14 work-hours Friday - Thanks to Derek Vaughn and Stacy Mantle of Hill County Printing for Vaughn's help with the press Friday - it appeared Friday evening the...
After resolving one set of problems with the press and doing some printing Thursday, new problems with the press arose this morning, Friday, May 24, and the paper could not finish printing the Thursday, May 23, edition of Havre Weekly Chronicle. Technicians have been working on the press all day and hope to have it printed and on the street and in the mail Saturday. All content is available online at www.havredailynews.com. Subscribers can log in at the website and access the full e-edition PDFs. Subscribers who do not...
Press release Photos courtesy Havre Public Schools Education Foundation in no particular order Havre Public Schools Education Foundation presented scholarships in an awards ceremony at Havre High School last Thursday, The foundation presented 37 individual awards totaling $35,775 to 27 different individuals. The awards are: AXEL SCHMAING MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP $1,000 Axel Schmaing Memorial award goes to Landon Molitor -- HHS BLEWETT BEST STUDENT/WRESTLER SCHOLARSHIP $500 HHS...
MANCHESTER, N.H. Southern New Hampshire University announced that Josephine Rosette of Box Elderwas named to the Winter 2024 President’s List and Lisa Berry of Havre was named to the Winter Dean’s List. The winter terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winte...
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....
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...
At a Hill County Commission business meeting last Thursday, a Havre City Council member said issues arising from the water boil advisory, and restrictions on businesses due to that advisory, have shown a need for greater communication between the local public entities and with the public. That will likely be one of the topics at a special City Council meeting Monday, May 20, at 7 p.m. in Havre City Hall when the council reviews the issue and issues raised at the May 6 meeting. After some issues arose with the water treatment...
• 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...
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....
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. There is no risk to public safety at this time and all suspects have been apprehended, Ross said in the release. 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. The...
H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board members met Monday evening to discuss the upcoming summer season preparations for the museum, as well as the Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump. Museum manager Caroline Tuss talke about the museum summer hours beginning after Memorial Day "Staffing allowing it, will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day of the week," she said. If the board is unable to staff those hours, the hours may switch to Tuesday to Saturday. The hours for the Buffalo Jump will be 9...
A cross walk followed by a rally to investigate better protection for Box Elder schools is set for Saturday. The cross walk is set to start in Big Sandy at 9 a.m. Saturday at the rest area there and will proceed to Box Elder. “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 inf...
Commissioner Mark Peterson said during a commission working meeting Monday that levels in Beaver Creek are going down, but slowly and it may be high for some time. Peterson said the only major damage so far has been at Evergeen Campground off of U.S. Highway 87 and Beaver Creek Golf Course west of town on U.S. Highway 2, other than on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, which also declared an emergency. The Hill County Commission issued a declaration of emergency last week due to the rising levels of the creek. Peterson said M...
Editor’s note: Due to an editorial error, this story was not published in the Thursday, May 6, edition of the Weekly Chronicle. Hill County Park Board members met Monday evening, May 6, to discuss maintenance for Beaver Creek Park. Jeff Jensen was re-elected as the chairman for the board, and Pam Wilson was elected to be the vice chairman. The committee is waiting for estimates from Clausen and Son’s and Korb construction to replace the Beaver Lodge. Extra funds are still required to proceed with the project, as well as possi...
Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host a series of public meetings on bear awareness, including how to minimize conflict. The events are open to the public, and area landowners and recreators are encouraged to attend. • Chinook: o Saturday, May 18, 3-5 p.m. o Blaine County Library o 112 4th St W • Havre: o Saturday, May 18, 7-9 p.m. o Hill County Electric Building o 2121 US-2 o Hospitality Room • Zortman: o Sunday, May 19, 12-2 p.m. o Zortman BLM fire station o 1 mile southeast of Zortman on Bear Gulch...
Judy Vosen, Local Red Cross blood drive volunteer coordinator The recent Havre Community Red Cross Blood Drive held at St. Jude Parish Center Monday, May 6, was a huge success. We had a few first time donors again this month. From 112 registered donors there were 108 units successfully collected. The Red Cross team arrives early on a Monday morning every other month, and remains in the area until Thursday evening. During that time an average of 300 units are collected from the Havre area out of five different blood drive site...
Press release Montana State University Extension Hill County has invited people to an interactive lunchtime workshop May 22 to explore emotional intelligence. A release said the seminar presented by Ashley Kent of the MSU-Extension Government Center will discuss what emotional intelligence is and how it can impact professional and personal relationships and which tools and tips people can implement by the end of the day. The release said the workshop is for everyone including local community and nonprofit leaders, coaches,...
From Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services The Office of Public Assistance and the Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services office located at 48 Second Avenue in Havre will be closed to the public and employees Thursday, May 23, and Friday, May 24, to address building maintenance issues. Normal business operations will resume on Tuesday, May 28. Havre OPA employees working remotely during the office closure will be responding to calls placed through the Public Assistance Helpline and via email...
Press release The Great Plains Dinosaur Museum announced it will launch its new exhibit “Into the world of the Dinosaur Mummy” Saturday, May 18, with free admission and a special showcase beginning at 4 p.m. Utilizing tourism grant funds from the Montana Department of Commerce Eastern Montana Initiative, the project invested in technologies to develop an interactive wall exhibit, a marketing plan that included an updated website and social media campaign for an augmented exhibit focused on the Mummy Dinosaur, Leonardo. Dis...
Press release The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation announced that Erin Lynch, a teacher at Sunnyside Intermediate School in Havre, has been accepted to participate in its workshop for educators sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Heart Mountain, Wyoming, and the Japanese American Incarceration will teach educators about the conditions that led to the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of them U.S. citizens, at Heart Mountain, Wyo., and nine other camps around the country. The...
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...
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...
