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Articles from the August 22, 2023 edition


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  • City council approves taxes, road closures, discusses road conditions

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Aug 22, 2023

    The Havre City Council passed a number of resolutions approving yearly tax levies and assessments on first reading, as well as road closures for upcoming events at their meeting last night, after which the council's ordinance committee recommended some amendments to the city's sign code regarding temporary political signs. The council unanimously passed resolutions levying and assessing yearly taxes on property within city limits to defray the costs of maintaining street, stre...

  • Havre High marching band prepares for school year

    Christy Bambrough|Updated Aug 22, 2023

    Havre High School band teacher Cullen Hinkle has been working with high school students, in grades 9-12, to get ready for the start of the school year. Hinkle directed the marching band camp that began July 31 and ran every weekday until Aug. 10 to help begin fine-tuning the students. Hinkle moved to Montana from Louisiana and started as the Havre High band teacher at the beginning of the 2020 school year. One of Hinkle's stories is about the pep band students traveling to...

  • OPI hosting online meeting on controversial special needs voucher bill

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 22, 2023

    Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen will host Wednesday her department’s third monthly virtual community discussion on education legislation passed during the 68th legislative session, focusing this month on a controversial bill allowing parents of children with special needs to be reimbursed with public funds when sending children to private education. The Legislature passed the bill, House Bill 393, and it was signed into law buy Gov. Greg Gianforte along with two charter school bills. OPI’s onl...

  • State auditor in Havre Thursday to talk safeguarding finances

    Updated Aug 22, 2023

    Havre Daily News staff State Auditor Troy Downing, who regulates insurance and securities in Montana, will be in Havre Thursday on a 14-stop tour of the state to educate investors, Montana families, seniors and consumers on safeguarding their finances. “Our agency investigates and prosecutes dozens of investor protection and senior fraud cases every year, but this is only part of the solution. Through face-to-face conversations and education, we can empower Montanans to identify red flags and report suspected fraud,” Dow...

  • The Postscript: Daddy's home

    Carrie Classon|Updated Aug 22, 2023

    It’s seven minutes after 10 p.m., and the usual ruckus ensues. My husband, Peter, is wearing earplugs. He is in the habit of doing this when we’re staying in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, because our little apartment is right in the center of town and, like all the homes in San Miguel, there is no air conditioning because it is cool this high in the mountains. But the last few weeks have been warm, and it’s nice to have fresh air. So we open the sliding door to our littl...

  • Republican property tax fumble reveals corporate Oz behind the curtain

    Updated Aug 22, 2023

    Growing up in Butte, Montana, I remember watching “The Wizard of Oz” in my family’s living room, mesmerized by the fiery, all-powerful Oz and wondering who he really was. His booming voice. His power over the lives of everyday creatures in Oz, all pining for something they needed. And then there was the big reveal. As Oz’s voice booms over Dorothy and her new friends, Toto bites the emerald curtain and pulls it back to reveal … a disheveled man frantically pushing buttons to maintain his oh-so-powerful façade. “Pay no at...

  • From the Courts - Federal District Court: Havre residents plead in fentanyl, meth case

    Updated Aug 22, 2023

    U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Montana GREAT FALLS — Two Havre residents accused of distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine to the Fort Belknap and the Rocky Boy’s Indian reservations admitted Monday to a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Brittany Alice Bradley, 25, and Daniel First Raised, 32, each pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. The defendants face a mandatory minimum of five years to 40 years of imprisonment, a $5 million fine and at least four...

  • For the Record, Aug. 22, 2023

    Updated Aug 22, 2023

    The full For the Record for Friday through this morning will appear in Wednesday's print and online editions. Havre Animal Shelter The shelter this morning held two cats, two 24-week-old kittens and three 1-week-old kittens all of unknown gender, three female cats, five male cats and two male 14-week-old kittens. Additionally, two 16-week-old kittens were being housed off-site. -- The shelter also held two male dogs, four female dogs, two 9-week-old puppies and nine...

  • Agenda - Hill County Board of Health

    Updated Aug 22, 2023

    Hill County Board of Health will hold a special meeting Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Annex meeting room at 302 Fourth Ave. Call to order Roll call Agenda corrections, additions or deletions Items of old business: • None Items of new business: • Discussion regarding the Lodestar Subdivision Department reports • None Public comment/open agenda Closing remarks Adjournment Upcoming meeting schedule: Meetings are held the third Wednesday, quarterly — January, April, July and Oct...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission business meeting

    Updated Aug 22, 2023

    Editor’s note: This version includes items the commissioners added Aug. 21, to the weekly calendar and the agenda for Thursday’s business meeting. Monday 9 a.m. — Clerk and Recorder meeting in the Commissioners Office. Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — Department of Natural Resources and Conservation fire call update meeting in the Commissioners Office 10:30 a.m. — Road Department meeting in the Commissioners Office Wednesday Regular business hours Thursday 10 a.m. — Commissioners business meeting in the Commissioners Office Public comm...

  • Local Golf Report: Championships continue in men's and women's golf around Havre

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 22, 2023

    Last week, Prairie Farms Golf Course wrapped up its men's league regular season. On Tuesday night, Tire Rama scored 23 points for high-team honors. Jeremy and Jeff Jensen each shot 36 for low gross, while Ed Boucher was low net with 33.5. Tire Rama won the second half of the Tuesday night standings, while CHS Big Sky was second, Hole 10 was third and Prairie Farms was fourth. Last Wednesday night saw Parker's BBQ get high team, while Jim Kato shot a 2-under 34 for low gross...

  • Changes to HDN sports coverage

    George Fergson|Updated Aug 22, 2023

    This column however, is about both. First, the Havre Daily News recently bid a fond farewell to Kason Clark. Kason gave the HDN nearly three years of dedicated service to the sports section. And as the one who hired him, I not only want to say thank you to Kason for all he did, but I also want to tell him what an incredible job he did. Kason not only carried on the traditions we have built at the HDN, but he helped make them better. Kason was an excellent writer, and he soon...

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