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From Fish, Wildlife and Parks The personal watercraft operators safety coursebthat was to be held at Fresno today from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. has been cancelled due to lack of interest. Plans are to try and hold a course next spring. The course was to consist of learning about PWCs, operating regulations, and on-water demonstrations and practice; including a variety of maneuvers such as cornering, how to re-board your PWC, how to turn over a flipped PWC, and safety concerns and...
The chair of Havre City Council's Ordinance Committee nearly adjourned a meeting Monday when a heated argument erupted regarding Airbnbs, with people in the audience exchanging profanities and obscene gestures. "This is not appropriate. This is not an appropriate time for this, if it is going to go like that we are going to have to close the meeting," Chair Caleb Hutchins said. City Council member and Ordinance Committee Chair Caleb Hutchins informed community members if the...
Havre City Council unanimously passed its preliminary budget for fiscal year 2020 during a Monday public budget hearing for Tuesday, Sept. 3, following the regular council meeting and to continue into Wednesday, Sept 4, when the council will have its final vote on the budget. A number of resolutions were passed unanimously by the council to fund the budget for fiscal year 2020, with some going up and some going down. Those included a resolution levying and assessing a tax to defray the cost of maintaining street lights for...
A retired Havre teacher with more than three decades of experience has taken over as Hill County superintendent of schools. "I am looking forward to the challenge and learning something new, doing something new and serving the public," Hill County Superintendent of Schools Marie Deegan said. "That is one of the things my family is big on, is public service and I feel like I did public service in a way as a teacher." County Superintendent Maureen Stott retired effective June...
It's officially playoff time on the local golf scene. In other words, the season comes down to this. The playoffs for the ladies began last Thursday night at Prairie Farms Golf Course, while the playoffs in men's league at Beaver Creek Golf Course also got started. In ladies league, Independence Bank, Prairie Farms, Scharfe, Kato & Co. and Northern Montana Hospital were all victorious last Thursday night and will play in the semifinals later this week. Tonight also starts the...
Homeowners know that when a leaky roof is spotted, it’s important to act quickly to find and fix the leak. If left unattended, that slow drip overhead can turn into a ceiling that collapses — costing far more to repair and threatening the integrity of the entire home. The same should be true for our public buildings such as schools, city halls, police stations and tribal government buildings. But the reality is that many of Montana’s aging public facilities are far behind in keeping up with routine maintenance, and the resul...
Kathleen Van Luchene, age 93, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Wednesday, August 14, 2019. Born to Ralph and Lottie Koefod January 24, 1926, Kathie led a remarkable life. Kathie grew up with her siblings, Laurel and Don, on the northern plains of Montana in the idyllic towns of Rudyard and Havre. While attending the University of Montana, Kathie first saw her future husband, Robert (Bob) Van Luchene walking across the campus and proudly declared she was going...
From Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is hosting a meeting Tuesday, Aug. 27, on the roles of beaver and humans in habitat restoration and water conservation. The meeting’s objective is to increase common awareness of potential opportunities, constraints, mechanisms, authorities, roles and expectations for beavers and other tools to conserve and enhance riparian and aquatic habitats. The meeting is free, and no registration is required. It will be held at the Delta Marriott Hotel in Helena from 8:30 a...
Havre Police Department Clifford Lamere Lenhardt of Havre, 20, was arrested at the police station Monday on an 8:01 a.m. charge of criminal contempt. -- A Havre area caller at 12:17 p.m. Monday reported a missing wallet and unexplained activity on her debit card. -- Megan Michelle Mountain of Billings, 22, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant Monday at 8:01 p.m. on Fourth Avenue. -- Officers investigated a theft, forgery or fraud at 12:01 a.m. today on 13th Street....
The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Four Tax adjustments Resolutions Contracts Cash and expenditure approval Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval LaVoi Minor Subdivision Platte County needs Hiring of a 13th deputy sheriff...
For the second straight season, the Frontier Conference will have two new head coaches. But to both fan bases, the names will be ones they know. Of course, the new Frontier football season will be one in which the name Mike Van Diest won’t be heard, at least from the sidelines anyway. Van Diest, who is already an NAIA Hall of Famer, retired last winter after one of the greatest runs in Montana coaching history. And, there’s no denying, it will certainly be different each wee...
