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Articles from the February 28, 2024 edition


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  • Holden seeks seat in U.S. House of Representatives

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Feb 28, 2024

    Former state senator and current Dawson farmer and rancher Ric Holden is among the increasingly crowded field of Republicans running for the Eastern District of Montana's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, and Tuesday did an interview with the Havre Daily News in which he laid out his legislative priorities. The seat is held by Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., who had a short-lived campaign to challenge Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., for his seat in the body. Rosendale...

  • Corner receives Optimist donation for Eagle Scout project at Veterans Memorial Park

    Updated Feb 28, 2024

    by Mitch Forsyth Chloe Corner, a Havre high school sophomore, is working to construct a veterans memorial as part of her Eagle Scout project. It is located at the new Havre Veterans Memorial Park, formerly US Bank Park, across from the Montana State University-Northern football stadium. The Optimist Club of Havre, along with several of its members, donated $1,100 to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 497, the project sponsor, to help Chloe fund a portion of her project. The park,...

  • BLM seeks public comments on Bullwhacker Left Coulee Access EA

    Updated Feb 28, 2024

    Press release Bureau of Land Management planners invite public input on an environmental assessment analyzing the potential opening of a 0.6-mile primitive road through a travel plan amendment that would provide legal public motorized and mechanized access to the Bullwhacker area of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. The EA and supporting documents are available on the e-Planning website for a 30-day public comment period – Feb. 28 through March 28, 2024 — at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplan...

  • For the Record, Feb. 28, 2024

    Updated Feb 28, 2024

    Havre Police Department A 12:06 p.m. Tuesday request to give someone a ride home from the hospital was referred to another agency. -- A Sage Brush Drive caller asked Tuesday at 1:21 p.m. to speak with an officer. -- Officers were asked Tuesday at 1:59 p.m. to provide a VIN inspection on Third Street. -- A caller at a First Street establishment reported at 3:39 p.m. Tuesday someone had stolen the caller's wallet and was trying to use the contents to purchase items online. --...

  • Agenda - Hill County Public Cemetery District

    Updated Feb 28, 2024

    Editors Note: This agenda was not received until after print deadline Tuesday. Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 29, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims....

  • March 15 deadline to enroll in key commodity safety net programs

    Updated Feb 28, 2024

    Press release BOZEMAN — Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2024 crop year have until March 15, 2024, to revise elections and sign contracts. Both safety net programs, delivered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency, provide vital income support to farmers who experience substantial declines in crop prices or revenues for the 2024 crop year. In Montana, producers have completed 13,448 contracts to date, representing 54% of the more than 20,000 exp...

  • USDA, DOE launches initiative to help ag producers reduce costs

    Updated Feb 28, 2024

    Press release WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched Monday a new initiative to help farmers cut costs and increase income using underutilized renewable technologies including smaller-scale wind projects. Through the Rural and Agricultural Income & Savings from Renewable Energy initiative, USDA is setting an initial goal of helping 400 individual farmers deploy smaller-scale wind projects using USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program. This goal is only possible bec...

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