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  • Current needs for My Neighbor in Need program, July 12, 2016

    Updated Jul 13, 2016

    From My Neighbor in Need The website http://www.myneighborinneed.org/havre provides local citizens a way to ask for help from their community and a way for the community to give back. Current Needs Neighbor in Need — A disabled gentleman is in need of a used, clean full-size sleep system with mattress and box spring, as his current bed is very old and has broken down, making it painful to try and sleep on. People who have a gently used full-sized sleep system with mattress and or box spring and would like to donate it to this... Full story

  • Burglary victims speak out about recent Havre incidents

    Paul Dragu|Updated Jul 12, 2016

    Many Havre citizens are concerned that the city is becoming less safe. Law enforcement dispatch logs from the last few weeks have listed vandalism of the library and a nearby business, burglarized restaurants on 5th Avenue, auto thefts and a robbery at Beaver Creek Park, among other incidents. Residential burglaries are among other incidents that have been reported. Kellie Ferguson said she installed cameras in her home after she started to believe that someone was stealing her medication, hydrocodone, which she takes for...

  • Havre High cheer squad brings home awards

    Paul Dragu|Updated Jul 12, 2016

    Havre High School cheerleaders returned home Monday night from a four-day cheer camp in Bozeman having won the sought-after Top Banana Award as well as other recognitions. Cheerleading coach Kasey Wenger said the Havre High girls won the Top Banana Award the first and the last night of the camp, which took place July 8 to July 11. "It stands for the most spirited - it's everything a cheerleader should be," she said. The camp was put on by UCA, Universal Cheer Association,...

  • City charter panel questioned on manager proposal

    John Kelleher|Updated Jul 12, 2016

    The Havre Government Study Commission heard questions but no outright opposition to the proposed city manager form of government at a public hearing at Monday night. The biggest concern raised by people was the cost of the position and how the city will pay for it. “Where is the money going to come from to pay for this administrator?” asked former council member Cal Long. Andrew Brekke, a City Council member and liaison with the study commission, said he has talked to other Montana cities to see how they financed the position...

  • City panel to discuss streets program proposal

    John Kelleher|Updated Jul 12, 2016

    A Havre City Council committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. today to discuss the proposal to renovate city streets. The Streets and Sidewalks Committee is considering a variety of proposals to rehabilitate deteriorating city streets. A $30 million program was rejected by voters last year, but the vote was close enough so that supporters have talked about resubmitting the plan this year in its entirety or asking voters to approve a modified plan. The modified proposals usually entail funding the renovations through a combination of...

  • Rocky Boy Eagle Staff event set to right meth

    Alex Ross|Updated Jul 12, 2016

    The White Sky Hope Center and other health and wellness programs on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation will be taking part in an Eagle Staff Run and Walk Wednesday morning. Emery Nault, a preservation specialist with the White Sky Hope Center, a substance abuse treatment center on Rocky Boy, said the Walk and Run is meant to honor those who have been lost to substance abuse and protect the reservation community from the ravages of methamphetamine and opiates. White Sky, along with Healthy and Safe Choices, the Chippewa Cree H...

  • Hays call center to celebrate expansion

    John Kelleher|Updated Jul 12, 2016

    Island Mountain Development Group will celebrate the 5,200-square foot expansion of the eCommerce call center in Hays Wednesday, July 20. The expanded part of the call center, which handles calls for internet lending businesses, was opened some time ago, but employees had so much work to do they didn’t have time to celebrate, said Terry Brockie, the spokesman for Island Mountain. The call center employs about 80 people now but is expected to add 40 more in coming weeks, Brockie said, making it the major employer on the s...

  • Chamber setting up for Festival Days craft and commercial show

    Updated Jul 12, 2016

    Havre Daily News staff Crafters, artisans and commercial vendors will gather at the Holiday Village Mall during Festival Days, a new location for the Festival of Crafts and Commercial Show as of last year. The show opens Saturday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m. and continues till 6 p.m., reopening Sunday, Sept. 18, from noon to 4 p.m. A variety of arts and crafts make up the show’s offerings, giving shoppers a wide selection of homemade items to select from during the two-day event. This is the 33rd year for the show, and it is s...

  • Agenda - Hill County Conservation District

    Updated Jul 12, 2016

    Hill County Conservation District will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the USDA building, 206 25th Ave. W., Suite 1. The agenda is as follows. Call meeting to order Agenda additions Approval of minutes Treasurer’s report: Bills to be paid out of county funds; bills to be paid out of checking; fair booth rental Public comment Old business: Leon LaSalle; Fresno Reservoir road project; weed control grant for Beaver Creek Park; saline seep mitigation; annual meeting, Oct. 26; signs; 310 permits New business: Carlee, NRCS, Rocky B...

  • For the Record, July 12, 2016

    Updated Jul 12, 2016

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a theft report after a 1st Street business caller reported Monday at 11:17 a.m. that a shoplifter was caught on tape. —— Officers investigated a vandalism report after a 1st Street business caller reported Monday at 2:13 p.m. that someone shot her front window out with a BB gun. —— Rueben Jessie Gillian, 33, of Havre was arrested on five Justice or City court warrants and a revocation of suspended or deferred sentence Monday at 2:15 p.m. in the alley off 9th Avenue. —— Robi...

  • Obituary - Mark Daniel Slade

    Updated Jul 12, 2016

    Mark Daniel Slade, 31, of Great Falls chose to leave this world on angel’s wings on July 8, 2016. The visitation service will be held today, Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at 7 p.m. at Kirkwood Funeral Home in Malta. The memorial service will be at the Malta Lutheran Church on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at 11 a.m. Condolences for the family may be left at http://www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com.... Full story

  • Local Golf Report: Jim and Geno win annual Rotary Blast

    George Ferguson|Updated Jul 12, 2016

    Don’t look now, but one of the biggest weeks of golf at Prairie Farms Golf Course has now come and gone. And what a week it was. Last week was Rotary Week at Prairie Farms, starting with the well-attended Rotary Youth Golf Camp. Each year, Jim Kato, Doug Sheppard and a host of volunteers put on the annual golf camp, which is open to ages 8-18. This past week, though, the weather wasn’t perfect, was another great example of the camp — which has become very popular for young...

  • North Stars beat Mariners in a wild one

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jul 12, 2016

    The Havre North Stars American Legion Baseball team has had an exciting few days. During that time, the North Stars have played a number of games, been part of an incredible comeback and saw baseball succumb once again, to mother nature. The North Stars started the stretch of six games or what was supposed to be six games, last Thursday at Legion Field, when Havre overcame a 13-2 deficit to defeat Mission Valley B 26-16. The North Stars then, turned around Friday and were...