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Articles from the July 5, 2023 edition


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  • Quick pics: Lighting up the Fourth

    Updated Jul 5, 2023

  • Beaver Creek Park seeing a good summer

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jul 5, 2023

    Hill County Park Board elected officers at its monthly meeting Monday and heard updates on the project to replace the lodge at Beaver Creek Park’s Camp Kiwanis as well as recent park conditions generally, with the superintendent saying the summer is going well so far. Jeff Jensen and Tony Reum were elected chair and vice chair, respectively, but they tabled appointments to their various committees since Jensen said he still wasn’t sure what the board wants to do about potentially restructuring them. Hill County Commissioner a...

  • Havre locals celebrate Fourth of July at Pepin Park festival

    Christy Bambrough|Updated Jul 5, 2023

    Pepin Park was filled with people Tuesday afternoon to eat food and listen to music in celebration of Independence Day. The celebration began with a flag ceremony by Havre Boy Scouts. The event's meal was prepared by the Havre Lion's Club, and music was performed by Corey Kopp and Brad Taylor, with Steve Neiffer operating the sound equipment. The raffle was held by this year's event organizer Cassie Denny and co-chair Sheri Williams. The celebrations ran from noon to 5 p.m....

  • City council approves officers, event road closures

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Jul 5, 2023

    At its monthly meeting Monday evening, Havre City Council confirmed new police officers, heard updates on committee discussions and approved road closures for upcoming events . Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich introduced Buck Easley and Sean O’Connell and said both of them had made it through their probation periods and would be assets to the department. Matosich said Easley performed exceptionally well in his time at the department so far and has demonstrated a willingness to sacrifice his personal time when the department n...

  • Obituary - James D. 'Jim' Huntley

    Updated Jul 5, 2023

    James D. “Jim” Huntley, 56, passed away due to natural causes Saturday, July 1, 2023, at Benefis Healthcare in Great Falls. Wake services began at 5:00 p.m. Monday, July 3, 2023, and continued until his funeral, which was at 11:00 a.m. today, July 5, 2023, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. At his wishes, Jim will then return to Havre for cremation....

  • Obituary - Lorraine 'Rainy' Hanson

    Updated Jul 5, 2023

    Tuesday, June 20, 2023, Lorraine "Rainy" Hanson left her home in Montana when she gained her angel wings after she succumbed to injuries received in an automobile accident on June 15, 2023. Lorraine Kay came into the world as an identical twin on March 11, 1965, to C. Arthur and Dorothy (Hagen) Hanson in Kalispell, MT. Lorraine grew up on the family farm northwest of Kalispell along with her three sisters. As a hard-working farm girl, she did all the typical farm things like c...

  • Obituary - Helen E. Mueller

    Updated Jul 5, 2023

    Helen E. Mueller of Chinook, Montana, 97, passed away on June 21st, 2023, at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre Montana. Helen was born January 31, 1926, to August and Louise (Huetter) Mueller in Chinook, Montana. After graduation from Chinook High School in 1944, she went on to earn a Bachelor of Nursing degree from Montana State University in 1947. Helen worked for Doctors Hospital in Seattle, Washington, from 1947-1950. Oct. 5th, 1950, Helen enlisted in the Navy....

  • Obituary - Jarold Ernest Schmidt

    Updated Jul 5, 2023

    Jarold Ernest Schmidt, 83, passed peacefully at Benefis Peace Hospice, in Great Falls, Montana, November 10, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 14, 2023 at Big Equipment Co. in Havre, MT....

  • For the Record, July 5, 2023

    Updated Jul 5, 2023

    Havre Police Department A Second Street caller reported Monday at 7:40 a.m. that a bike was stolen from their front yard. -- William Alexander Ramirez of Havre, 40 was arrested on a state District Court warrant and a Justice or City court warrant served on 14th Avenue Monday at 10:59 a.m. -- William Michael Abeita of Havre, 47, was arrested on charges of violation of no contact order, resisting arrest and failure to carry proof of vehicle insurance after someone stopped at...

  • Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Terek Shipp can do it all for the Havre Northstars

    Kason Clark|Updated Jul 5, 2023

    This season, many players have contributed to the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club. One of those players is Terek Shipp, who has made an impact both at the plate and on the mound this summer. As he has helped the Northstars compete this season, Shipp believes he and his teammates have matured throughout the course of the summer. "I think just as a team, we've grown a lot," Shipp said. "I think a lot of these boys have matured, including myself, and I just think t...

  • From Tee to Green: Congrats Dennis Murphy

    George Ferguson|Updated Jul 5, 2023

    I’ve been wanting to get this out for a while now, and with the season just a little more than a month away, it’s time. I want to offer my congrats to the newest head coach of the Havre High boys and girls golf teams. So congrats Dennis Murphy! Dennis has been working with HHS golf for several years now, and is going to be a great asset to the program. I don’t even need to mention his decades of coaching, teaching and administrative experience, though, that’s immense. No, Den...

  • Farmer's share of the food dollar remains low

    Updated Jul 5, 2023

    From Montana Farmers Union The Farmer’s Share of the food dollar remains low, according to numbers released by National Farmers Union ahead of the Fourth of July. The 2023 numbers for the Farmer’s Share of the food dollar for several items typically served at a Fourth of July cookout highlight why NFU’s work to improve Fairness for Farmers is crucial to the success of family farms and ranches. “Year after year we’re seeing a troubling trend of farmers earning less and less of the dollars that Americans spend at the grocery s...

  • USDA expands crop insurance coverage for camelina in counties including in Montana

    Updated Jul 5, 2023

    Press release U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency announced it will expand insurance for camelina in the Southern Plains and Pacific Northwest regions, providing additional grower certainty as demand for the renewable fuel feedstock crop rises across the US. The newly adopted program by the USDA RMA now allows written agreements in select counties in Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Washington. Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc. and its subsidiary S...

  • Region mostly listed with no drought

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jul 5, 2023

    Editor’s note: See a related story in the Farm and Ranch special section in today’s edition. A winter with plenty of snow — enough to cause a different problem with flooding — and ample spring rains has changed the listing for this region on the Montana map of the U.S. Drought Monitor. The maps released the last two Thursdays have shown no drought conditions in Blaine, Chouteau or Hill county, with dry conditions to the west just pushing into Liberty County. The western edge of Liberty County is listed as “Abnorm...

  • House appropriations committee favors injustice in livestock markets

    Updated Jul 5, 2023

    The essence of democratic process is the opportunity for all parties to be able to voice their views. The House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, by inserting a budget rider which defunds the ongoing work by USDA to formulate rules that would re-invigorate the Packers and Stockyards Act, violated all principles of democracy. They did this action with no hearings or public input. Obviously, this budget rider is an inside job by the meat packer cartel aided by their public spokes-organization, the National...