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Derek Eldridge and a number of returning council members were sworn in at the Havre City Council meeting Monday. Eldridge was the winning candidate in the only contested race for Havre City Council last year, defeating incumbent Erik Meis with 149 votes to 78 votes for Ward 4. "I'm excited," Eldridge said after the meeting. "I'm ready to go. I want to help. I want to do what I can." He added that, for him, being on City Council doesn't mean making decisions that will...
In the past few years Havre has seen a loss of a number of businesses, such as Herberger's, Kmart and Sears, although Havre has also seen a large number of locally owned small businesses start up. "There certainly has been something of a resurgence in the number of businesses that seem to have started in downtown Havre, and I think that has been noticeable," Bear Paw Development Corp. Director Paul Tuss said. Tuss said that Havre has a number of factors that play into it's...
Gov. Steve Bullock announced at the end of last year that at the start of 2020 the state of Montana will be increasing its minimum wage from $8.50 per hour to $8.65. "This increase ensures Montanans earning the minimum wage don't fall further behind, but we still have work to do to make a living wage a reality for all Montanans," Bullock said. "Montana has the sixth fastest wage growth in the nation over the past decade, and we must build on this trend by continuing to create...
The Havre Salvation Army has fallen short of its $32,000 goal in local donations, raising about $25,412 with its annual Red Kettle Campaign, but the campaign and the other programs for the holiday were still a success, Havre Salvation Army Social Services Director Trina Crawford said. “I think the community did an amazing job in helping us,” she said. People also could contribute online or with their cellphones using a scannable icon on the kettles, but Crawford said that money will not be listed as part of its fun...
A single-vehicle roll-over crash on Rodeo Drive outside of Harlem Wednesday left one 30-year-old woman dead and a 22-year-old man in police custody. The crash occurred at 4:14 a.m. Wednesday and the woman died later that day. Montana Highway Patrol reported that it is the second death resulting from a vehicle crash in the state in 2020. The names of the driver and the woman have not been released at this time. Alcohol and speed are both suspected in the crash, drugs are not. The road conditions were reported as being wet and...
Toys for Tots was able to provide a number of Havre families in need with Christmas presents this year, organizer and Edward Jones Financial Advisor Jennifer Tilleman said. “This year we nearly doubled in size,” she said. She added that this year the Toys for Tots program was able to serve more than 70 children, providing toys for more than 30 different families in the Havre area. Toys for Tots partnered with a number of businesses and organizations this year to help the program expand, she said. Some of the partners wer...
The Havre Police Department and local businesses and organizations are working to insure community members are safe during holidays, working to prevent people from putting themselves or others at risk by driving while intoxicated while celebrating the start of the new year. Police will be out with increased patrols and the Sober and Safe campaign offers free rides during New Year's Eve celebrations. Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich said the police department will be increasing...
From a lifetime of experiences and curiosity, Havre native Garth Volbright's artwork expresses the unconscious self and in many different artistic mediums. Volbright's artist reception for his artistic debut show, "Curiosity," was last Friday in Artitudes Gallery in the Atrium Mall. "Unconsciousness starts at the end of knowledge," he said. His show runs through January. Volbright was born and raised in Havre, although he has moved around the state working various jobs...
As hundreds of people from around the area came to the Havre Eagles Club Wednesday, the annual Community Christmas Dinner got underway, with volunteers serving people with a turkey dinner including all of the trimmings of a home-cooked meal. "I think that's what Christmas is all about," said Clay Vincent, who was volunteering at the community dinner with his wife, Chris. "It's about sharing. It's not just gimme-gimme type stuff; it's doing stuff for other people and these...
With Christmas Day less than a day away, people and families across Havre are preparing for the holiday, some following long-standing family traditions and some making new ones which they hope will continue for generations to come. Kevin Ruby, assistant professor at Montana State University-Northern, said that Christmas for him and his family involves a couple of fun things. He said that one tradition he and his family has is going to the college Christmas parties every year....
A high-speed pursuit in Havre Sunday that ended in a crash resulted in two arrests being made by the Havre Police Department, including of a man facing charges stemming from a string of burglaries earlier in the year. Jaylen Crazyboy and Jaden Blacktongue, both 18, were being held in the Hill County Detention Center this morning without bond on pending charges. Blacktongue and an unnamed 21-year-old female from Box Elder were immediately detained at the site of the crash on the 900 Block of Fourth Avenue while Crazyboy fled...
Hundreds of balloons took to the skies Friday in a memorial to two Rocky Boy High School students who have died in the past year, Tyra Parker of Rocky Boy, 13, who died in April from injuries sustained in a vehicle crash, and Lacey Arkinson of Rocky Boy, 16, who died earlier this month in a hit-and-run crash. The balloons were red and blue, red for Arkinson and blue for Parker. The event was organized by the students for the high school, to help celebrate the lives of...
Havre Eagles Club once again held a Christmas Party free for the community, with a number of activities, raffles and a chance for children to see Santa Claus. Janet Morsette, who was at the event with her daughter, Caylee, and said they were having a fun day at the event. Morsette said she and her daughter have come to the event for a number of years and usually have a fun time. She added that it is important the community has events like the Eagles Christmas Party because it...
The Community Christmas Dinner will be held again this year at the Havre Eagles Club on Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec. 25, and organizers are looking for volunteers. “All kinds of people come out of the woodwork to help,” Havre Eagles Club manager and chair of the community dinner Tom Farnham said. The Community Christmas Dinner offers a free Christmas Dinner to everyone who wants to come, as well as delivering dinners to people who may not be able to travel to the Eagles Club, Farnham said. He added that the dinner may be...
A high-speed pursuit which started in Havre and ended in Beaver Creek Park Thursday resulted in three arrests being made by the Havre Police Department. Terry Lee Wells Jr. of Havre, 34, was being held without bond this morning at the Hill County Detention Center on a pick-up-and-hold order, and five counts of criminal endangerment, a count of fleeing or eluding a peace officer and a count of possession of drug paraphernalia Wells was also held on a charge of a violation of conditions of release in a suspended sentence on...
Despite recent improvements to increase capacity, The Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line has again reached capacity of the number of children they are able to serve, but is looking to make more improvements next year and hope to be able to enroll more members by next school year. "The whole mission is to inspire and enable all young people - especially those who need us most - to become productive, responsible and caring citizens," Club Director Tim Brurud said. "... We want...
Several Fort Belknap Indian Reservation agencies have partnered again this year to bring back a family-friendly event for the community for the holiday season. The annual Warriors for Family is a Christmas event for the community and will be held Friday at the Red Whip Recreation Center at the Fort Belknap Agency from 1 to 4 p.m. An organizer for the event, tribal prosecutor Rob Johnson, said the event is for everyone and is a fun way for people to create good family memories. “We got a lot of things going on,” he said. ...
Havre’s Salvation Army is less than two-thirds of the way to it’s goal as of Wednesday — and only has about one week left— in its annual Red Kettle Campaign. “We are still behind on goals. My regular volunteers who step up are fantastic,” Havre Salvation Army Social Services Director Trina Crawford said. “… I’ve also gotten a couple of new volunteers.” She said the Red Kettle Campaign has raised about $18,000 of its $32,000 goal. She added that the total they have recorded does not include the online collection or phone...
Editor’s note: This version corrects that Sen. Jon Tester’s Little Shell recognition bills have never been brought up for consideration in the Senate, not that they were voted down. A bill containing federal recognition of The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians passed Congress Tuesday and is on its way to the president's desk. Little Shell tribal Chair Gerald Gray said Tuesday that the fight to get the Little Shell Tribe federally recognized has been going on for more tha...
The Havre Eagle Riders Club will be hitting the streets today to help raise money and collect toys for the Havre Eagles Club toy drive and the Community Christmas Party. “Even if it’s a buck, it’s all good,” Havre Eagle Rider Head Trustee Lyle Bender said. He added that the Eagle Riders will be starting at the Eagle’s Club at 11 a.m. and will be going around to businesses in the area asking if they would be willing to make a donation. He said that any organization or individual is allowed to join them. Toys can be droped of...
Officials say a fire at the Big Equipment shop - the company's second in two years - will be a complete loss. "The building is going to be a complete loss, some of the contents will be able to be salvaged," Havre Fire Chief Mel Paulson said. Paulson says the cause of the fire is still being investigated, but Big Equipment owner Ron Harmon said that when employees arrived at the shop on County Road 860 Northwest off U.S. Highway 2 at 6 a.m. Monday, the boiler room was on fire....
The Hill County coroner released Monday afternoon the name of a 16-year-old girl who was killed during a hit-and-run crash Thursday. Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross said Lacey Kaide Arkinson of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, 16, died as a result of injuries sustained in the hit-and-run crash that occurred Thursday night at Buttercup and Laredo roads on Rocky Boy. FBI Public Affairs Specialist Sandra Barker said Monday that the investigation is still on-going. Montana Highway Patrol said a vehicle was southbound on Laredo R...
Havre City Council passed the confirmation of Marc Oberweiser as a patrol officer for the Havre Police Department Monday at the council’s monthly meeting. Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich said Oberweiser will be completing his one-year probationary period Tuesday, Dec. 31, and has met all of the necessary requirements for the position of a full-time police officer. “Marc has been doing an exceptional job and has proven to be a very solid and dedicated officer,” Matosich said. “I believe he will be a great asset and additio...
Rep. Kim Dudik, D-Missoula, Democratic candidate for Montana attorney general, was in Havre Sunday at Vizsla Brewing to talk to local voters. "It's so early in the campaign but people are hungry for change in our nation and they want to see a strong state," she said. Dudik faces Gov. Steve Bullock's chief legal counsel, Ralph Graybill, and Kalispell bankruptcy attorney Jim Cossit in the Democratic primary. Dudik said her campaign has been going well and she feels confident...
Editor’s note: This corrects the spelling of the name of Kaylynn Hawley. Havre Police Department held its fifth annual Shop with a Cop event for local children in Havre, partnering with Walmart, Pizza Hut, Gary and Leo's Fresh Foods and North Central Montana Transit to bring Christmas to a number of families in the area. "It feels great to have this going," Havre Police Sgt. Jesse Eller, an organizier, said. "It's nice to have everybody involved." Shop with a Cop is a p...
