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The three members of Montana's congressional delegation announced today that they have introduced legislation to have the federal government pick up most of the cost of rehabilitating the Milk River Project. In a joint press release, U.S. Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., said the legislation ensures the federal government pays 75 percent of the cost of upgrades to the project. The federal government now pays 26 percent of...
The world may have changed since 1917, but the Nystrom family still works hard on the family ranch, which they have operated since then, and plans to continue the tradition for the years to come. "We are proud of it," Shawn Nystrom said, "... because it's a way of life that we love." It is just good, honest, hard work, he said. People have to work sunup to sundown, but at the end of the day they will be able to hold their heads up high and feel good, because it's something...
Montana agricultural organizations are at odds over a proposal that failed during the legislative session on an issue that seems simple: letting shoppers know where their beef and pork was raised. Sen. Al Olszewski, R-Kalispell, and Rep. Bradley Hammett, D-Cascade, each proposed bills requiring Montana grocers to put up placards saying where beef and pork originated, a revival of the country-of-origin labeling idea. Both bills failed. A motion to take Hammett’s bill from committee to be debated and voted on on the House floor...
Two nationally recognized scientists, Leslie Ruyle and Jayne Morrow, with Montana roots are coming to speak in Havre tonight at Havre Public Schools and Montana State University-Northern’s Honoring Women in Math and Science Fields, at 6:30 p.m. in the Havre High Auditorium. Ruyle, who earned her undergraduate degree from Northern, and Morrow, who grew up in Harlowton, are two of the speakers at the event and will speak to local students, male and female, about their experiences in life and what opportunities are around t...
Havre Police Department Sarah Jean Nalder of Havre, 34, was issued a summons at the police station Wednesday at 8:13 p.m. on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation. -- A caller on 11th Street West reported Wednesday at 9:43 a.m. finding law enforcement records, and the report was referred to another law enforcement agency. -- A Havre area caller reported a vandalized vehicle at 11:06 a.m. Wednesday. -- A 14-year-old was issued a summons on a...
Minnie Ann Simko, 90, passed away due to natural causes at the Northern Montana Care Center on Monday, April 29, 2019. A vigil service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Funeral Mass is at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Daniel Wathen officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Minnie's family has suggested memorial donations be made in her name to the North... Full story
Press release Havre Public Works Department has announced that, due to the city’s workload, it will only be operating the brush chipper through the month of May. After May 31, if a property owner would like tree branch removal they must follow the City Ordinance 8-3-6 (E) which states all branches and shrubbery to be cut and bundled in 4-foot lengths for disposal. The city asks that the bundles be placed near the trash cans but not blocking access to driveways or garage doors. For all other disposal the landfill has an a...
From Natural Resource Conservation Service BOZEMAN — USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications for grants until July 1 to fund Montana projects that could stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Conservation Innovation Grants generally fund pilot projects, field demonstrations and on-farm conservation research. Tom Watson, NRCS state conservationist for Montana, said $225,000 is available for the state-component CIG this year. He said app...
Press release Pachyderms will meet this Friday at noon at the Duck Inn Vineyard Room with a panel discussion with area Republican legislators on the recently ended 66th Legislative Assembly. Sens. Russ Tempel, R-Chester, and Mike Lang, R-Malta, and Reps. Josh Kassmier, R-Fort Benton, and Casey Knudsen, R-Malta, will cover the highlights of the session and take questions. A no-host buffet or menu lunch is available for people who want to eat. Pachyderms is always open to the public, so people are welcome to come and bring and...
I firmly believe Montana farmers and ranchers care deeply about developing and growing consumer confidence and trust in the products we painstakingly raise. It’s a key goal in helping a growing urban demographic understand why we’re so passionate about our agricultural and rural lifestyles and to help them understand what goes into producing the food they eat. Country of Origin Labeling — COOL — rules were one way Congress and the USDA tried to make it easier for consumers to decipher where their beef and pork product...
The Montana Cattlemen’s Association is very disappointed that the Montana Legislature refused to enact a Montana Country of Origin Labeling law (Mt-COOL). Although the bill did receive limited bipartisan support, it was primarily the majority party that refused to vote for this common sense proposition overwhelmingly supported by Montana’s consumers and livestock producers. The proposed law was based on the Mt-COOL law which was enacted by the 2005 Legislature. This 2005 law had a sunset clause for when a national COOL was...
I know that I said (quite plainly), “I am not going to buy any more pots for my plants.” I spoke these words quite sincerely, often, back when I had accumulated a total 100 (plus a small number) pots. I counted several times, trying to be, wanting to be, wrong. Plants, flowers, bushes, have a done-by date, just as we do. Some I’ve pulled out by their dead roots and reused their containers. But I’ve also made changes in my garden, some of which require more containers. For exa...
From Hill County Electric Cooperative Hill County Electric Cooperative, Inc. will hold its 74th Annual Meeting of Members Saturday, May 11, at the Student Union Building on the campus of Montana State University-Northern in Havre. Registration will begin at 9 a.m; the business meeting will start at 10 a.m., followed by lunch and prize drawings. During the business meeting, a trustee election for District 1 will be held. In addition, “Luck of the Draw” scholarships will be awarded during the meeting for members or member depen...
From NAMI Havre NAMI Havre is holding an open house for its new National Alliance on Mental Illness office in Suite 212 of the 305 Building Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information about NAMI Havre will be available at the open house....
For a lot of people, sports are a family thing and when it comes to Dave Peterson and his daughter Kinzee, that's especially true. Whether it's watching sports, playing, coaching, working as a referee or umpire, or even just talking about it, much of their lives revolve around sports and they probably wouldn't have it any other way. "It depends on the season," Kinzee Peterson said. "If it's golf season, we talk about golf. If it's hockey season, then we talk hockey and right...
When it comes to individual sports like track or tennis, there aren't home games like in football and basketball because most of the competitions are tournaments or meets. That means that those athletes generally get fewer opportunities to perform in front of their home fans. So when they do, they want to take advantage of it and the Havre High track teams will have that chance this Saturday when they host the Havre Invitational. The meet will be the final home track meet of...
Montana FWP This year's Montana paddlefish seasons again kicked off on May 1 with the opening of the Upper Missouri River section from Fort Benton downstream to Fort Peck Dam. Anglers need to be aware that substantial flooding occurred around the Fred Robinson Bridge and in James Kipp Recreation Area this spring. As a result, camping will be considered "primitive" for most of the paddlefish season as crews clean up and fix damaged infrastructure. The access road and public...
Grizzly bear sightings near Havre? Growing up in these parts, at least in my generation, the thought was laughable that, we would ever see the great bruin wandering up and down the Milk River Valley. But, as they say, times are a changing. In recent years, more and more grizzly bears have been making their back out onto the plains, as evidenced by multiple bears reaching the Loma and Fort Benton areas in past summers, as well as two young grizzlies making it all the way into...
