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The Hill County Board of Health elected new officers at their quarterly meeting Wednesday where they also set policy for meeting recordings and heard updates on public health programs in the county. Erica McKeon-Hanson was elected chair, with Kyndra Hall as vice-chair and Jake Strissel as the secretary all by unanimous votes. The board also discussed new recording requirements for their board that go into effect at their next meeting in July. After some discussion the board...
The Great Northern Fair Board, despite a lack of quorum, discussed a number of issues for coming fairs at their monthly meeting Tuesday evening, including their schedule, upcoming projects, and cleaning duties. During the meeting Demolition Derby Project Chair Hondo Owens, who attended as a member of the public, said he wonders if they can alternate places with the truck pull in future fairs. Fair board members said that might be difficult, due to the clean up that is needed after the derby and how that would impact the...
Havre-Hill County Library will be closed Friday and Saturday, as the library's staff will be in Butte receiving the Montana Library Association's Outstanding Support Staff of the Year award, an honor that typically goes to one person, but this year will be presented to the library's entire team. Library Director Rachel Rawn said she will have the honor of presenting the award at the Montana Library Association Awards Banquet, Saturday, which they are excited for. Staff...
The Hill County Commission discussed their possible role in an upcoming hearing about the destruction of a window of the Hill County Health Department, and whether or not to replace a county vehicle in a brief working meeting Monday. Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel said a window of the health department was broken some time ago, and the commission received a letter indicating that they may need to provide testimony and documentation regarding the cost of the window’s replacement at an upcoming hearing. Strissel and f...
Members of the Box Elder Public School Board of Trustees considered reinstituting drug testing policies after methamphetamine was found late last week in a staff bathroom, causing the building to be shut down for a day for decontamination. Thursday evening last week an announcement was made that the school would need to be shut down Friday after a "foreign substance" was found in the school, though the release, and those that followed that weekend and on Monday did not...
Box Elder Schools are open today after an unexpected closure due to a “foreign substance” found in the building that necessitated its shutdown Friday A release put out by the school Sunday said that the school has been thoroughly cleaned and a release a few days ago said that more details on the situation will be made available at a 5 p.m. meeting of the Box Elder School Board tonight. “Thank you to the Chippewa-Cree Housing Authority and Public Health Department for working with Box Elder Schools after the report of a forei...
At their weekly business meeting Thursday the Hill County Commission heard a complaint about a proposal on this year’s primary ballot to increase taxes for the county’s road department, and reaffirmed their support for the long embattled Senate Bill 442. The complaint was made by Hill County resident Rob Spicher, who said the vote is inherently unfair due to who it affects and who can vote on it. The proposal, which will double the mills collected from county residents for the road department to improve and repair the county...
Editor’s note: The Havre Daily News ran this story in Thursday’s edition with the wrong date in the headline. The full story is being run again with the correct headline. The Havre Lions Club Save the Pronto Pup Pint Night will be at Triple Dog Brewing Company 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18, as a fundraiser to help the organization pay for a new fire suppression system in their booth at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. Lions Club member Jim Bennett said they recently found out that their booth is out of compliance and the...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the date in the headline. The Havre Lions Club Save the Pronto Pup Pint Night will be at Triple Dog Brewing Company 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18, as a fundraiser to help the organization pay for a new fire suppression system in their booth at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. Lions Club member Jim Bennett said they recently found out that their booth is out of compliance and they want to keep it open and selling their famous Pronto Pups during the fair, but it’s likely to be an exp...
After years of work, Havre Trails, Hill County, Montana Land Reliance and the Lieberg family have established the necessary easements to allow for the creation of a new hiking trail at the south end of Saddle Butte, which could be open as soon as this summer. Havre Trails President Lindsey Brandt-Bennett said the trail will be about 1.75 miles long starting about a fifth of a mile east of where pavement currently ends on Bullhook Road, though they may expand the trail with more loops in the future. Brandt-Bennett said the Lie...
Longtime Havre High School Teacher Erika Brekhus was named Lincoln-McKinley Primary School Principal for the coming school year at Tuesday evening's meeting of the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees meeting, where district teachers talked about the implementation of the school's new four-day week model. Brekhus was named Lincoln-McKinley principal by a unanimous vote with Board Chair Tim Scheele saying he and his colleagues are excited to work with her as she takes her...
The Hill County Commission had a long discussion in a working meeting Monday about how to better engage with the public and keep them informed of the county’s dealings, as well as the possible implications of a road name change. The conversation about public relations was prompted by a letter from Montana Department of Transportation Havre Area Senior Engineer Project Manager Mike Moore, which said he was doing a survey in preparation for a presentation he will soon make. Among the survey questions was one about how the c...
A candlelight prayer vigil was held at Box Elder Friday, just more than a week after two Rocky Boy men died in a shooting there, and organizers hope the event will provide comfort and strength to families and a chance to mourn for the lost. The event's main organizer, Chaplain Bruce Meyers, said they had been planning an event like this for some time, but it is especially important now because of what happened late last month. About 1:30 a.m. Thursday, March 28, two Rocky Boy...
Members of the Hill County Commission discussed their continued support for the override of Senate Bill 442 veto at their weekly business meeting Thursday, where local legislators also voiced their own support. Senate Bill 442 allocates tax revenue generated from the sale of recreational marijuana to conservation, veteran care and county roads, and was passed in the 2023 Legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill was vetoed by Gov. Greg Gianforte just before the Senate adjourned, leaving most senators unaware...
Hill County appears to be taking action to solve a problem at the Hill County Council on Aging which has the potential to cost the organization hundreds of thousands of dollars in state funding in the coming months. A county official said Wednesday afternoon that reports to the state that had not been done, holding up state funding to the council, were now being taken care of. The issue originates from a backlog of unfinished reporting from the Council on Aging to the state, or its overseeing organization, which has caused th...
Members of the Hill County Park Board met Monday evening and discussed employee pay and heard updates regarding work on park infrastructure and park conditions. During the meeting Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said the Kiwanis Chapel sustained some damage during a high water flow event and he's been looking into the best way to repair it. He said he did get an estimate from a contractor of $16,300 for repairs, but he wants the board to give him more time to...
The old J & J Grocery Store building, previously Sanvik's, in Rudyard was torn down Tuesday after standing empty since 2004 to make way for the Rudyard Community Center, a multi-purpose event space for the local community. Plans for the new building are being finalized. The project is being paid for with a grant given to the Rudyard Historical Society, which bought the land and helped tear down the building which had been deemed unsafe after two decades of little use. Rudyard...
At a working meeting Monday the Hill County Commission discussed how to go about voicing their support for the veto override of Senate Bill 442, deciding to put it on the next two business meeting agendas to which they invite members of the public and local legislators to share their thoughts. SB 442, which was passed during the 2023 Montana Legislature but vetoed by Gov. Greg Gianforte, allocated tax revenues from marijuana sales to conservation, veterans and, of most interest to the Hill County Commission Monday, county...
The Hill County Park Board held it’s monthly meeting Monday evening where members discussed, among other things, finding a way to reimburse employees for the substantial commute to and from their jobs, an issue Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said is damaging his ability to hire. See more on Monday’s Park Board meeting in Wednesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News. Edgar said it is very difficult to compete in the local job market when they pay what they do for a job that requires a 20 mile minimum drive every...
Three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two Rocky Boy men, Darin Benard Caplette, 41, and Thomas Roderick Yallup, 42, who were killed early Thursday morning in Box Elder, in what appears to be a targeted assault. A release from the Hill County Sheriff’s Office, put out just after the Havre Daily News’ Friday morning deadline, said the three people have been arrested and charged in relation to the deaths, which are being considered homicide. The release says Angel Isaiah Castillo Haffley, 18,...
Friday saw the most well attended Havre-Hill County Library Easter Egg Hunt in years, with local children speeding through the shelves searching for colorful and elusive eggs, and the candy inside. Children's Librarian Ashley Verity said this annual event has been going on for years, and this one went very well, with enough eggs to ensure had a good time and went home happy. Verity said they couldn't do the event during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this has been...
3:15 p.m. Hill County Sheriff’s office announced that three people have been arrested in the shooting deaths of Darin Benard Caplette and Thomas Roderick Yallup in Box Elder shortly after midnight Thursday. Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross said in a release that Angel Isaiah Castillo Haffley of Corning California, 18, has been arrested for deliberate homicide and Angelo Hawk Sanchez, also of Corning, California and also 18, has been arrested for deliberate homicide by a...
The Hill County Commission approved new grants and contracts, revised office rules for the courthouse and revised a written policy for board appointments during its business meeting Thursday. Commissioners have been discussing the matter of board appointment and interview procedures for some time, with Hill County Commissioner Sheri Williams in particular raising concerns regarding insufficient advertising of open positions and a need for a clear written policy regarding the interview process. Earlier this week the...
Easter is on the horizon and numerous organizations in the region are gearing up for their Easter egg hunts. That includes Friday, when the Havre-Hill County Library will hold their Egg Hunt after their 10:30 a.m. Family Story Time. Both events are free and open to the public. “Kids of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to attend,” a release from the library said. Later that day, from 2 to 5 p.m. Aaniiih Nakoda Family Healing Center on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation will have their annual Egg Hunt with prizes for eac...
From today through Easter Sunday local churches will be holding special services for local worshipers to honor the coming holidays. Tonight at 6 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Havre there will be a Maundy Thursday service, as well as one at 6:30 p.m. at St. Jude Thanddeus Catholic to honor the day. For Good Friday First Lutheran Church will also have a Good Friday Service at 6 p.m., as will 5th Avenue Christian Church, which will have communion at the same time. At 6:30 p.m. that day St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church will...
