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Articles from the May 4, 2022 edition


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  • Havre Daily not printing due to press problems

    Updated May 4, 2022

    Due to a problem with the press, Havre Daily News will not be printed and distributed until further notice. All website stories will have free access in that time. Subscribers who are not already linked to the full e-edition can click on "Free Trial" on the website, enter a user name and password and reply to the email they receive to confirm to gain access to the full e-edition....

  • Local school election results reported

    Patrick Johnston|Updated May 4, 2022

    Editor’s note: This version includes results from Rocky Boy Schools’ election, which were inadvertently left out of the original version of this story. Havre Public Schools has released the unofficial results of the school board election, with incumbent Garrit Ophus and Christin Hileman having come in first and second place, respectively, for the two open seats on the HPS Board of Trustees, and the elementary general fund levy passed 1,168 to 977. The results will not be official until the votes are canvassed, but all 2,2...

  • Rocky Boy Veteran Center rebrands, expanding

    Patrick Johnston|Updated May 4, 2022

    After years of slow but steady expansion, the Rocky Boy Veterans Center is now the Great Plains Veterans Service Center, having rebranded earlier this week and opened its fourth branch office, in Scobey, Monday. Center Director Chauncey Parker said the rebrand is something the non-profit has been thinking about for more than a year but the idea really picked up steam in November of last year with the arrival of Communication Specialist Becky Lewis, and he's excited both for...

  • 5th annual KNMC Tribute concert set for graduation day

    Updated May 4, 2022

    Press release Saturday, May 7, KNMC is hosting its fifth annual Tribute concert, sponsored by Claire and Jon Stoner, in Pepin Park. Tribute is KNMC’s graduation celebration for Montana State University-Northern and will feature seven homegrown tribute acts who will dress up and perform the music of their favorite artists. Tribute is one of two annual live music events organized by KNMC, the other being Rock Lotto. Both events serve as intramurals for musicians in that they m...

  • The Postscript: A great time to get old

    Carrie Classon|Updated May 4, 2022

    "It's a great time to get old!" That's what my husband, Peter, says. He's right. And getting old is — as the saying goes — better than the alternative. I was thinking this while waiting for my father to get a pacemaker. My father had no idea he needed a pacemaker until two days before he got one. They had been monitoring his heart because he was suddenly so tired that he was getting winded going up a flight of stairs. My dad typically climbs a lot of stairs, so this was not a...

  • It's time to stop warehousing people with dementia at the State Hospital

    Updated May 4, 2022

    One of us is a Republican legislator representing rural Gallatin County. The other is a Democratic legislator representing the city of Missoula. Despite our political differences, we are committed to taking action to end the crisis at the Montana State Psychiatric Hospital at Warm Springs. The State Hospital’s problems are not new. For more than a decade, federal investigators and disability rights advocates have sounded the alarm about persistent human rights violations against the hospital’s residents. Avoidable falls, pre...

  • Obituary - William R. Blake Sr.

    Updated May 4, 2022

    William R. Blake Sr., 72, passed away due to natural causes Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Cremation has taken place, and arrangements are pending with Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Please visit Bill's online memorial page at http://www.hollandbonine.com to send a card or leave a message of condolence for his family. Bill was born on June 3, 1949, in Havre to Robert and Mary (Hall) Blake. He was raised in Havre, graduating from Havre High School in 1967. He entered the U.S. Army...

  • For the Record, May 4, 2022

    Updated May 4, 2022

    Havre Police Department Spencer Owen Lagree of Havre, 48, was arrested on a state District Court warrant served at the police station Tuesday at 7:21 a.m. -- Memory Joy Gone of Havre, 31, was arrested on a charge of obstructing a peace officer or other public servant and on three Justice or City court warrants after a caller at a First Street establishment reported Tuesday at 9:18 a.m. that a vehicle was taken from the parking lot during the previous night. -- Officers...

  • Correction - Never Forgotten 34 Memorial

    Updated May 4, 2022

    A press release about the Never Forgotten 34 Memorial provided to the Havre Daily News misspelled the name of SP4 Terry Duane Neiss, one of the 34 soldiers who died May 10, 1972, in Vietnam as the result of a helicopter crash....

  • Farmers Union donates $125,000 to Ukraine relief

    Updated May 4, 2022

    from National Farmers Union National Farmers Union and Farmers Union Enterprises are donating $125,000 to humanitarian and agricultural relief efforts in Ukraine. Farmers Union Enterprises is owned by the state Farmers Union organizations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota, and Montana. The contribution was directed through World Food Program USA, the U.S.-based non-profit arm of the United Nations World Food Programme, which is on the ground in Ukraine, providing critical food assistance to the millions...

  • State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement Program accepting proposals

    Updated May 4, 2022

    from U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting new and modified proposals from conservation partners for the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement — SAFE — initiative, a part of the Conservation Reserve Program focused on effectively managing wildlife habitat. USDA’s Farm Service Agency has expanded available practices under this initiative in response to feedback from partners. “We are committed to offering a strong suite of voluntary conservation options through the Conse...

  • Havre's best athletes compete in Glasgow

    Kason Clark|Updated May 4, 2022

    While most of the athletes on the Havre High track and field teams got a rest Tuesday, some Blue Ponies went to Glasgow to compete in the Norm Girard North/East Top 10 meet. At the competition, the Ponies competed against athletes from other Class A schools as well as other athletes from across the Hi-Line. Even against some of the best in the region, many Ponies stood out. Brayden Kimberling continued his strong season for the Ponies as he took first in the 200-meter sprint w...

  • MSU-N rodeo hitting its peak

    Kason Clark|Updated May 4, 2022

    Over the course of the spring portion of their schedule, the Montana State University-Northern rodeo teams have been working toward the end of the season. This past weekend in Missoula, the MSU-N rodeo teams competed in a rodeo hosted by the University of Montana. In their penultimate rodeo of the regular season, the MSU-N rodeo teams had strong performances with the MSU-N women's team taking first in its rodeo while the MSU-N men's team placed third. With it being late in the...

  • Hi-Line Athletes of the Week

    Updated May 4, 2022