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Editor’s note: This has been updated to include counties declared disaster areas Wednesday. Multiple counties including Hill and Blaine counties have been added to the growing list of Montana counties declared drought disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The declarations by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack opens the opportunity for agricultural producers in those counties and in contiguous counties to federal disaster benefits. Secretary of Agriculture T...
Havre Mayor Tim Solomon announced at Tuesday night's Havre City Council meeting the termination of the Emergency Declaration set by Resolution No. 3815 April 6, 2020, due to COVID-19. Solomon said COVID-19 numbers are down but if they go back up, the council could implement Havre's state of emergency again. Solomon said making a motion to approve the termination was not required, just that it needed to be announced. The council then approved a resolution affirming active...
Following a year without the Great Northern Fair, Fairgrounds Manager Frank English told the Havre Daily News that this year's fair will be bigger than it has been in years. "Yes, definitely. It's gonna be bigger and better than it's ever been," English said Thursday. "I got free dances. I'm bringing back Rocky Boy, and they're such a huge part of our community. They're bringing vendor booths of all kinds, they're bringing a powwow. "And from what I've been told, they're not d...
Summer Nights, the weekly market at Holiday Village Mall in Havre returns Thursday this week. Events Coordinator Jenna Holt said the market will be every Thursday in July - July 8, July 15, July 22, and July 29 - from 5-8 p.m. in the mall's parking lot. "It's an evening out, you know, there's a lot of different vendors and food. We're hoping to have music this year, home-based vendors, farmers, crafters, all kinds of different businesses out in the parking lot of the mall set...
It was a good party. Of course you would expect me to say that, since it was our going-away party and I am bound to be biased. But there were six dogs and plenty of food and lots of laughter and some tears and even a little barking and if that doesn’t qualify as a good party, I don’t know what does. Jake, the mixed-breed pup who showed up first, was pretty chill when the entire family of border collies showed up — all on leashes and looking like they owned the place. The b...
Surrounded by loved ones, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend left this earthly world in the afternoon hours of July 5th, 2021. Kenneth Gerald Gopher Sr. — Miko Piyesiw ”Red Thunderbird” was born to Pete Gopher Sr. and Annie White Sky Gopher on April 23, 1939 in Great Falls, Montana. Wake services began Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at his home in Rocky Boy, Montana, at 138 Blue Sage Road. His graveside service was at 11 a.m. today, Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at the Rocky Boy Cemetery....
Richard Leroy Brekke, 69, passed away June 29, 2021, at his residence in Harlem. Funeral services will be held July 13th at 2 p.m. at the ECNA church in Harlem with burial at Harlem Cemetery. Arrangements have been made with Wilderness Funeral Home. Rick was born September 11, 1951, in Havre, MT, to Knute and Doris (Allen) Brekke, the ninth of 10 children. He graduated from Harlem High School in 1969, studied at UM, NMC, received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics...
Havre Police Department A Tuesday 9:52 a.m. caller at the Fifth Avenue softball complex reported finding a set of keys in the grass. -- A caller on First Street reported Tuesday at 2 p.m. that some jewelry had been stolen. -- An arrest was made on Fifth Avenue while officers were assisting another agency Tuesday at 3:20 p.m. No charges were listed in the dispatch log, but Canden Nicole Wilke, who was named as an involved party, is listed in this morning's jail roster as being...
At the Rotary Youth Golf Camp at Prairie Farms Golf Course this week, local youths gathered to hone in and improve their golfing skills. One such youth was Ben Woodwick, who attended the camp Tuesday hoping to get better. Woodwick has only recently gotten into golf because of his grandmother who took him to the Prairie Farms Golf Course. After a few months, he got the hang of it and the sport began to grow on him. "Three years ago, she brought me out here and practiced a...
The past few weeks could not have gone better for the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club as they are riding an 11-game winning streak. Now the Northstars will put that streak on the line this weekend as they head on the road for the Bitteroot Bucs Invite in Florence. Even though the Northstars will be playing some tough competition this weekend, Havre head coach Patch Wirtzberger is confident with how his team is playing. "We feel pretty good. The guys are playing...
From USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service BOZEMAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $17 million for conservation partners to help protect and restore critical wetlands on agricultural lands through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is prioritizing proposals that focus on assisting historically underserved producers conserving wetlands. Proposals from partners are due Aug. 15. Restored wetlands help to improve water quality downstream, enh...
From U.S. Department of agriculture USDA in Montana is reminding agricultural producers of upcoming Farm Service Agency dates and deadlines. Contact your local service center to apply and with any questions. People can visit https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Assets/USDA-FSA-Public/usdafiles/State-Offices/Montana/pdfs/mt-fsa-deadlines.pdf for an online printable poster. Deadline TBA: Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 signup reopened April 5. Signup period will remain open for at least 60 days. May 15 to July 15: Conservation...
