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After an outage Thursday, The Havre Police Department’s 911 communication system has been fully restored, Larry Virts, a dispatcher with the department, said today. Nobody was available before printing deadline today to talk about the cause of the outage. The Department posted on their Facebook page late Thursday morning that there had been an outage of its 911 system and as a result emergency calls were being temporarily routed to the Hill County Sheriff’s Department. Larry Virts, dispatcher with the Police Department, sai...
Havre Middle School's Sixth-Grade Student of the Month for April is Molly Huse. Molly is the daughter of Shawn and Stephanie Huse. She has two brothers, Matthew and Braxton Huse. Molly participates in many sports at Havre Middle School. She is involved in volleyball, basketball, softball, and enjoys swimming. In her spare time she loves hanging out with her brothers and friends. At school, teachers say, Molly is upbeat and motivated to learn. Her teachers commend her on...
The Fort Belknap Indian Reservation region will soon have a commercial kitchen and grocery cooperative with a farm-to-table style business through the Red Paint Creek Trading Post, thanks to a $35,000 grant. The point of the kitchen is to satisfy the healthy food needs of the Lodge Pole, Hays and Fort Belknap communities, a press release for the project says. “The commercial kitchen will allow for locally grown food preparation, preservation techniques, culinary classes, that will satisfy the needs of having healthy foods for...
A girl was shot with a handgun while riding in a vehicle on a rural Hill County road Thursday afternoon, the Hill County Sheriff’s Office said today in a press release. The gunshot wound was not life-threatening and the girl is expected to be released from the hospital soon, the release said. Josh Herrig, 21, was arrested in connection with the incident, the release said. He was being held at the Hill County Detention Center this morning on pending charges of partner or family member assault, assault with a weapon, c... Full story
Michelle Rose Wolfchild Parker, 27, passed away due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident May 11, 2017, on Duck Creek Road. Wake services will begin at 5 p.m. today, Friday, May 12, 2017, and will continue until her funeral service, which will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 13, 2017, all at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Michelle's online... Full story
The Port of Wild Horse crossing over the U.S. Canadian border north of Havre is switching to summer hours Monday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced in a press release. The port, which allows commercial traffic only with permits, is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the winter and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the summer. A group of people on both sides of the border formed a committee early last decade to try to convert the port to a commercial port with 24-hour or at least longer standard hours of operation, but has had no success t...
A front-page article in Thursday’s edition of the Havre Daily News about the Law Enforcement Memorial Day Parade being held in Havre Monday misreported that the Havre High School marching band will be in the parade. The Havre High band will be playing the national anthem after the parade but will not march in the parade.... Full story
Havre church Set Free Ministries is hosting a Day in the Park, an event at Pepin Park Saturday that will include entertainment, games and free barbecue along with motorcycle blessings. Pastor A.J. Jensen said Servants of Christ Motorcycle Ministry will be at the park and motorcycle riders are invited to have their motorcycles blessed for the riding season. It is the fourth year that Set Free Ministries is hosting the event and the second year it will be held at the park. Jensen said last year’s event was met with a p...
One person was killed in a car crash Thursday afternoon after the vehicle drove off a Chouteau County road, rolled and threw out the driver. “The driver was pronounced dead on the scene,” a Montana Highway Patrol press release says. The Chouteau County coroner had not released the name of the deceased, pending notification of the victim’s relatives, by print deadline this morning. A dispatcher with MHP said this morning that drugs or alcohol are not considered to have played a role in the fatal crash. “The only thing suspect...
After 22 years as the public face and the driving force of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce, Debbie Vandeberg is retiring as executive director of the Chamber. Vandeberg said she had planned to retire in a few years, but recent health issues have made keeping up with the high demands of the job difficult. But, because the Chamber position is as much a passion as it is a career, Vandeberg said she doesn't plan to simply walk away. "I don't feel like I'm walking away because...
From Opportunity Link Opportunity Link and Steve Jenkins are holding a special training session Thursday, May 25, in The Town House Inn of Havre The nonrefundable registration cost is $75 per person. People can register by calling Opportunity Link at 265-3699 and sending their payment before May 22. Payments received after May 22 will be $85. Refreshments will be available. The description of the MDT/LTAP Flagging Course is that the course is a combination of lecture, manuals, videos, and hands-on problem solving with...
By Emily Mayer As America’s entry into World War I raged on, stories printed in newspapers across the country stressed the need to join the food campaign to help feed the nation, to plant more feed for livestock as they needed to be fed too, that there was a looming shortage in the national wheat crop, and issues were being raised by livestock producers against the suspension of the 640-acre homestead law which threatened grazing areas and therefore the nation’s wool and meat supplies, both of which were needed. A list of...
From CASA of Hill County Hill County is in the midst of an explosion of reported cases of child abuse and neglect. Just over four months into the year, we are on track to shatter 2016’s record number of abuse cases in our court. Today, there are 60 abused and neglected children who are waiting for someone to step up and serve as their CASA. Monday, May 15, at 5:30 p.m. in the HRDC Activity Room, CASA will present a 30-minute orientation to the FLEX Learning pre-service course, which prepares folks to serve as Court A...
In Montana, we know how important agriculture is – to our economy, to jobs and to keeping food on our tables, and on tables around the world. I’m thrilled to have former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as our new Secretary of Agriculture. I know Secretary Perdue will be a champion for Montana agriculture. Don’t take my word for it – come hear from him yourself when he is the keynote speaker at the Montana Ag Summit 2017 in Great Falls May 31 – June 1. During a time of historically low prices, we need to find ways to maintain...
Editor, Some of you may not have had the opportunity to visit Butte, Anaconda, Libby, Great Falls and other communities impacted by industry in Montana’s past. With the elimination of the EPA promised by Washington, D.C., in the name of job creation, I have to wonder what effect this might have on this “last, best place” we call home. Montana’s streams, rives, forests, air, land — all are critical to the primary industries we hold dear. Ranching, farming and recreation are part of our heritage. Extraction industrie...
