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  • Havre streets survive another winter

    Dane McGuire|Updated Apr 19, 2021

    Public Works Director Dave Peterson said Friday that better winter weather has allowed the department to get ahead on the annual problem of “spider webbing,” resulting in street cracks and potholes in the community. “This winter was actually a pretty good winter for us as far as how the streets go, but (this is) what happens when you get snow and then you get a Chinook wind (coming) in. (The weather) warms up the streets and you get your snow melt,” Peterson said. The milder...

  • Saturday's Art Alley event a major success

    Updated Apr 19, 2021

    Havre Daily News staff Hi-Line Art Association and Downtown Havre Matters! had a successful premiere event at Havre's Art Alley Saturday, with hundreds of people coming to partake in music and art. Grant Olson of Hi-Line Art Association said at 6:30 p.m. he was guessing about 500 people had been to the event by that time, with it scheduled to continue to 8 p.m. The alley, between Second and Third streets and Third and Fourth avenues, is the inspiration of Downtown Havre...

  • Local amateur documentarian looking to continue work on COVID-19

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Apr 19, 2021

    Havre resident Clayton Quinnell published a self-made documentary on the effects of COVID-19 on the Hi-Line in December of last year and is now making a follow-up. The documentary “COVID on the Hi-Line” can be found on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frLwZ7hioiI and features interviews with local public officials and residents about COVID-19 and how it’s affected them and the area after taking viewers through the opening months of the pandemic using a compilation of news clips. Quinnell, a recently-retired forme...

  • State and Local COVID-19 update, April 19, 2021

    Updated Apr 19, 2021

    People can find online where vaccines are available in their area through https://vaccinefinder.org , operated by Boston’s Children’s Hospital and supported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Digital Service. The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 107,202 with 37 new cases, 1,008 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 55. The number of deaths was 1,546. Blaine County Health Department reported March 30 being notified of no new c...

  • Obituary - Diane Marlene Bliler Collins Hall

    Updated Apr 19, 2021

    Beloved mother and wife Diane Marlene Collins, age 74, passed into heaven from her home in Chinook, Montana, the morning of April 12, 2021, with her daughter and husband by her side. Cremation has taken place. Diane was born August 7, 1946, to Bernard "Barney" and Margaret "Peggy" (Kjos) Bliler. Sisters Debi, Karen, and brother Kenny soon followed. Diane attended school in Livingston graduated with the Park High class of 1964. After graduation, Diane met and soon married Jim... Full story

  • Obituary - Clarissa Lynn Eagleman

    Updated Apr 19, 2021

    Clarissa Lynn Eagleman, 45, passed away due to natural causes at her Billings residence Thursday, April 15, 2021. Wake services began at 7:00 p.m. Friday, April 16, 2021, and her funeral was at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 17, 2021, all at the Kills at Night Center in Hays. Burial followed in the Mission Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Clarissa's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at ht... Full story

  • Obituary - Keith A. Maristuen

    Updated Apr 19, 2021

    Keith A. Maristuen, 68, passed away due to natural causes at Hospice of North Idaho in Coeur d’Alene Saturday, April 17, 2021. Services are pending with Holland & Bonine Funeral Home.... Full story

  • For the Record, April 19, 2021

    Updated Apr 19, 2021

    Havre Police Department A Bonine Drive caller reported Friday at 7:42 a.m. that their vehicle and the one next to it were broken into during the night. -- A caller at a Montana State University-Northern residence hall reported Friday at 10:23 p.m. that the caller's vehicle had been broken into during the night. -- A Friday 11:15 a.m. caller reported a suspicious package outside a window at Hill County Courthouse. -- A caller at an MSU-Northern residence hall made a Friday...

  • Letter to the Editor - Thanks for work during the pandemic

    Updated Apr 19, 2021

    Editor, Thank you to Karen Jelly, our mortician, and my friend, for the excellent job she is doing during this pandemic. She has seen it, done it and lived it from day one. She deserves our greatest gratitude. Sincerely, Faye James Havre...

  • Letter to the Editor - Tell them what your vote means

    Updated Apr 19, 2021

    Editor, How can they? … Is it not enough that they control our House, Senate and governor’s seat? … They now demand total political appointment of judges and 10 percent of all state jobs? When we voted “More jobs...less government” did they mean “More jobs for political pals. … Less service for people?” How can the party of “less government” dictate who can vote and what you can smoke? Force you to pay and burn coal and smother solar? Glorify guns and snare traps but withhold funds from facemasks? Pick what women shall we...

  • Lots of comments coming in on legislation

    Updated Apr 19, 2021

    Apparently, this last Thursday there was a positive COVID test in the Capitol. I was notified late in the day Thursday, and, as of this writing, what will happen this coming week is up in the air. Friday’s Senate floor session and committees were not held. It has given me free time to catch up on communications. I have been getting so many emails this last week for a variety of bills, many in support of or against the same bill. It is clear which bills are controversial to all. With this unprecedented number of emails coming...

  • Havre Lions complete eye testing for Child Find with Bear Paw Cooperative

    Updated Apr 19, 2021

    Press release Lions International global mission is to serve - and members of the Havre Lions Club are focused on helping local children see a brighter future. Armed with their Plusoptix digital eye screener to test eyes, Havre Lions has been screening preschool children for eye problems for years. This year, different Lions volunteered to test eyes at eight different schools from Hinsdale to the east, Chester to the West and Big Sandy to the south. Havre Lions tested 153...

  • Perfect Start: Northstars win three

    Kason Clark|Updated Apr 19, 2021

    The 2021 season arrived for the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club this past weekend as they hosted the Billings Expos in three games over the course of Saturday and Sunday at Legion Field in Havre. The Northstars got off to slow starts in every game but great pitching and explosive innings late in the contests led Havre to a 3-0 start to the season. "It's a good start. I thought we did some really good things and a lot of things that we can build on," Havre head...

  • Griz blast rival Vikings to end spring

    Updated Apr 19, 2021

    MISSOULA - Saturday was a picture-perfect day in Missoula with temperatures in the mid 60s and not a cloud in the sky. It was picture-perfect on the field, as well, as Montana closed its abbreviated spring season with a 48-7 win over Portland State. "We're excited to win against a real quality opponent. We have high regard for them for what they do, how they coach, how they recruit. So, we're really pleased with our effort today and how things went," head coach Bobby Hauck...

  • HHS tennis teams enjoy the sun and success

    Havre Daily News Staff|Updated Apr 19, 2021

    By Havre Daily News Staff With a revamped schedule for this weekend, the Havre High tennis teams knew they were going to see some great competition from the Northwest A. And that’s exactly how it played out as the Blue Ponies traveled to Cut Bank Friday and Kalispell Saturday. “Great trip for us,” HHS head coach George Ferguson said. “We played full matches against four Western A teams with great weather. So we couldn’t have asked for more. Our kids got so much out of this tri...

  • Pony thinclads take steps forward in Lewistown

    Kason Clark|Updated Apr 19, 2021

    After the Havre boys team finished third and girls team finished sixth in the Havre Lions Invite, the Havre High track and field teams looked to finish better at the Fergus Invitational in Lewistown this weekend. While the girls team performed better to finish fourth, the boys team took fourth at the meet as well. Regardless of the final results, HHS head coach Ryan Gatch was happy to see his athletes improve. “I was really happy with how we were improving overall,” Gatch said...

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