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A 58-year-old Powell woman died Tuesday when the vehicle she was riding in sparked a grassland fire about 20 miles north of Gildford that then engulfed the vehicle, the Hill County Sheriff’s Office reports. The Sheriff’s office received a call about the fire Tuesday at 4:02 p.m. “When deputies arrived on the scene they found a vehicle that had been fully engulfed and located a deceased adult female,” a news release from the Sheriff’s Office says. The vehicle had been driving on a grass-covered road and ignited a series of gra...
The agenda for the Havre City-County Airport Board Thursday, Aug. 17, at 3 p.m. in Havre City Hall is: 1. Approval of July 20 minutes. 2. Correspondence. 3. Reports: (A) Manager B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer - DOWL a. Taxiway and Apron Area Project Update 4. Public Comments 5. Unfinished Business A) Use of Infield Land (B) Big Hanger Repair Status a. Siding (C) Northwestern Energy Power Bill 6. New Business 7. Approval of August Claims.... Full story
Staff and wire Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, joined other members of the Legislature's Montana Indian Caucus sending a letter calling for the removal of the only Confederate monument in Montana in the wake of the violence of last weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. "White nationalists, neo-Nazis, alt-right, and any other groups that propagate hate, discrimination, violence and bigotry, have no place in our country. These groups dishonor the basic...
More water problems have been reported at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, while parts are on the way to repair some problems that started with a lightning storm last weekend. Residents in the Duck Creek and Middle Dry Fork villages on the reservation are being asked to conserve water today. The Chippewa Cree Tribal Water Resources Department received a call from the Rocky Boy Police Department and other water users in the area about low water pressure, according to a post made Tuesday night on the Facebook page of KHEW, t...
Because of a shortage of money coming in and rising expenses, any money spent on purchases or repairs by Great Northern Fairgrounds manager Dave Brewer or members of the Fair board will have to gain the approval of the board’s Finance committee, Finance Committee member Ray Kallenberger said at the board’s monthly meeting Monday night. He said the decision was made following an Aug. 4 meeting that he and Brewer, Fair Board Chair Paul McCann and board members Jack Solomon and Scott Doney had with Hill County Commissioners Mar...
The Hill County Democratic Central Committee will host Politics in the Park Saturday in Simon Pepin Memorial Park with a barbecue event will include live music and a slate of speakers talking about the LGBT community. The event will last from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Hill Couny Democratic Central Committee Chair and state Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, said S.K. Rossi, advocacy and policy director for the ACLU of Montana, Big Sky Pride President Kevin Hamm, Montana Democratic Party Vice-Chair and...
Debbie Swanson said doctors told her that if she hadn't fallen and hurt herself, she probably would've been dead by now. A December 2016 fall that prompted an emergency room visit two days before Christmas revealed a 9-centimeter tumor in her liver. Since then, she has gone through several treatments in relatively quick succession - some treatments birthed other tumors - and the latest phase of treatment includes oral radiation pills that can cost up to $22,000 a month. Since...
Press release More than 90 students in need will have the opportunity Aug. 12 to visit and receive a back pack from The Salvation Army in Havre filled with school supplies and other necessities just in time for back-to-school. The Backpacks for Kids Campaign will help kids, selected by The Salvation Army, throughout the community gear up for the 2017 academic year. As part of the Backpacks for Kids Campaign, Cenex Zip Trip helped to raise a total of $71,000 for over 10 Salvation Army locations throughout the Northwest....
Havre Daily News staff The Havre-Hill County Library is giving people a chance to take part in a special hunt, starting today — a gnome hunt. People can seek for the gnomes hidden throughout the community in the 2017 Gnome Hunt, take a selfie with the gnome and post it on the Havre-Hill County Library Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/havrehilllibrary, then mark it on a special bingo card made for the search. Every bingo earned by finding gnomes acts as an entry in a raffle held during the Gnome Homecoming Party at t...
Havre Daily News staff Havre High School registration for the upcoming school year is set to run next week. Registration will be from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. each day. Monday, Aug. 21, is the registration day for incoming seniors, Tuesday, Aug. 22, for juniors, Wednesday, Aug. 23, for sophomores and Thursday, Aug. 24, for freshmen. The first day of school for students this year is Wednesday, Aug. 30....
From CASA of the Hi-Line Foster children along Montana’s Hi-Line will be given the magic and joy of play thanks to toys donated by the Toy Industry Foundation and distributed by National Court Appointed Special Advocates Association. Local CASA volunteers will distribute gifts from a donation of more than 500 toys. Suitable for a variety of ages, the donation includes action figures, dolls, puzzles and games, outdoor play equipment, and arts and crafts supplies. These toys will be distributed to children in foster care throug...
As members of the American Indian Caucus of the Montana Legislature, we extend our condolences to the family of Heather Heyer, who lost her life protesting hate and bigotry in Charlottesville, Virginia. Our hearts also go out to the families of Lt. H. Jay Cullen and Trooper Berke M.M. Bates of the Virginia State Police, who lost their lives while monitoring the rally. Our thoughts and prayers are with Charlottesville and those across this great country who have been hurt physically and emotionally by the despicable actions...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated after a Second Street caller reported Tuesday at 8:54 a.m. that someone threw chairs and coffee mugs at her. —— Officers investigated after someone reported Tuesday at 10:29 a.m. that a gray iPad was stolen from her pickup truck and the last place it was seen was the Highland Park Laundromat. —— Alanna Marie Newbauer of Missoula, 42, was arrested on a criminal mischief charge after a Second Street caller reported Tuesday at 11:49 a.m. that a client caused damage to a buildin...
Shirley Jane Scheck Grubb, 83, passed away at home in Great Falls, Montana, July 26, 2017. The funeral service will be held Aug. 19, 2017, at 11 a.m. at St. Gabriel Parish, in Chinook, Montana. Shirley was born Dec. 15, 1933, to Ann and Al Scheck in Great Falls. She grew up Chinook, where she graduated from high school. Later, she met her husband of 50 years. As she raised her family in Chinook, she became the Blaine County treasurer and was uncontested until her 29th year as... Full story
Lorraine Caroline Hinkle, 96, passed away July 14, 2017 at the Care and Comfort Home in Havre. Her memorial service will be held at Highland Cemetery at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. Gathering for family and friends will follow the service at the Havre Eagles Cub. Lorraine was born Oct. 23, 1921, in Kalispell, Montana, to Leonard and Carrie (Jess) Christianson. The family moved to Havre where Lorraine attended Havre Public Schools. She worked as a cook and waitress in Havre... Full story
Christine Morsette, 69, reunited with her mother, father, brothers and sisters Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, after reaching the end of her illness. Christine was born in Harlem, Montana, March 23, 1948, to Louis Morsette and Cecelia (Buckman) Morsette. She was raised and educated in Havre. Christine lived and worked in Havre, Butte, Great Falls and Missoula. After her hard work and dedication, she graduated from Salish Kootenai College in Pablo in 2001 with a degree in human... Full story
U.S. Navy and Army National Guard veteran Albert John Sanford of Casper, Wyoming, originally from Blaine County, died Aug. 3, 2017. Funeral services are today in Casper. Burial will take place at the Alice Nash Memorial Cemetery south of Chinook, Montana, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, following the viewing at 10:30 a.m. and funeral service and reception at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Chinook, Montana. Bustard’s Funeral Home is assisting the family in Wyoming and Edward’s Funeral Home in Montana.... Full story
From Montana Farm Bureau Federation A commanding majority of American voters support tax reform, a nationwide poll shows, while most voters also support tax changes that would benefit America’s farm and ranch families. The survey conducted by Morning Consult found that seven out of 10 voters agreed passing tax reform legislation should be a priority for Congress. More than half of voters polled also expressed support for specific tax reform provisions that would benefit farmers and ranchers, such as: • Allowing farmers to ded...
The Frontier Conference volleyball season is still a month away. But when it gets here, the Montana State University-Northern Skylights are predicted to finish near the bottom of the conference. The Frontier released its 2017 Frontier Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll Tuesday, and the Skylights, of new head coach Rose Obunaga, garnered 10 points in the poll, which puts them at sixth, ahead of only UM-Western. A year ago, Northern finished fifth in the final Frontier standings...
Monday kicked off a special day for four Havre High golfers. For the first time in 10 months, the Blue Ponies got to compete at a high school golf tournament. Havre head coach Brett Gilman took his four varsity girls to the season-opening Great Falls Invitational Monday and Tuesday, a tournament comprised of the entire Class AA, as well as Havre. Considering the Blue Pony boys are all newcomers, Gilman elected to not take the boys to the always-difficult Great Falls tourney,...
The recent past has not been kind to the Montana State University-Northern football team. But on the second day of the Lights' 2017 fall camp, the Lights clearly have no interest in the past. "Our focus right to now is to be 1-0," Northern linebacker and senior captain Garet Fowler said after Tuesday morning's practice. "The past is the past, the future is the future. We control the present. So right now, we're out here to compete and we're out here working every day to be...
