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TIBER DAM - Gov. Steve Bullock and Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., joined leaders of the Chippewa Cree Tribe and officials from nearby communities, for a groundbreaking ceremony at Tiber Reservoir Friday for Rocky Boy's Water Treatment Plant, part of the Rocky Boy/North Central Montana Regional Water System Project. "Today really does mark a significant milestone for the Rocky Boy/ North Central Montana Regional Water Project, for the more than 30,000 folks in nearby communities...
The Hill County Democratic Central Committee held their second annual “Politics in the Park” event at Simon Pepin Memorial Park Saturday in Havre, an event that included a barbecue, live music by local band Stevie Nixon and a series of speakers who talked about LGBT rights. Rick Magnussen of Havre, who is openly gay, said that about three years ago he lost his front teeth when someone in a local bar punched him for being gay. In 1991, he was beat up in Great Falls after having dinner at a restaurant. He said violence against...
By MATT VOLZ Associated Press HELENA - A judge has ordered Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte to be photographed and fingerprinted for assaulting a reporter, opening the possibility of the congressman's mug shot to be used by political opponents next year when Gianforte is up for re-election. Justice Court Judge Rick West ordered Gianforte, a Republican, to report by Sept. 15 to the Gallatin County Detention Center in Bozeman, Montana, to be booked for the assault charge. The judge...
Paleontologists digging 26 miles north of Rudyard found fossil remains of what could be a new species of the armored ankylosaurus dinosaur family. Last week, the five paleontologists excavating on Dan and Lila Redding's property unearthed the jackpot of skeletons - the skull, upping the value of the discovery exponentially. The skull has been wrapped and plastered to be sent to the Dickinson Museum Center in Dickinson, North Dakota, which will be followed by the rest of the...
Voters will have another chance, this one Nov. 7, to vote on a streets and sidewalk improvement initiative — this one totaling $15 million — aimed at repairing some of Havre’s worst areas, city officials said Friday in the Duck Inn Vineyard Room during a meeting of the local Pachyderm Club. Havre Director of Public Works Dave Peterson and Ward 1 councilwoman Terry Lilletvedt presented the proposed plan for improving Havre’s 10 most deteriorated streets and sidewalks during the meeting. The city is asking the public to inve...
Representatives of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana surprised Rocky Boy Schools Superintendent Voyd St. Pierre and members of the schools' faculty and staff when they showed up Friday during staff orientation day with a Healthy Kids, Healthy Families $50,000 check. Blue Cross Blue Shield Public Relations Coordinator Randi Heigh told St. Pierre and the faculty and staff that the grant application covered all five pillars of the program - nutrition, physical activity, disease...
Hill County Democratic Central Committee has announced it is postponing its regular August meeting. The committee intends to hold the meeting in early September to plan for the Festival Days Parade....
Havre Daily News staff Havre’s Trauma Sensitive School Initiative Workshop is set for Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Havre High School Auditorium. Organizers have invited the public to participate in activities to recognize and understand trauma and how it affects the community. Discussion will follow a 12:30 p.m. showing of the 2016 CARMEL International Film Festival’s winning film on the topic. Registering at https://www.formsite.com/hpsk12/form109/index.html?1495471373240 for the workshop is encouraged to ens...
Editor, Everyone has a cause they care about. And with more than 1.2 million charitable organizations to choose from, finding one aligned with your values can be deeply rewarding. While the vast majority of soliciting charities act responsibly and deserve your support, Americans must remember that not all organizations are created equal. Case in point: In 2015, the Federal Trade Commission, all 50 states, and the District of Columbia, charged four sham cancer charities with bilking donors of $187 million over a five-year...
Editor, So Havre, here we go again … city of Havre wants four more property tax levies. Only 2,400 votes last time. Our city needs to do more with less. Purchasing a new vacuum truck for $350,000. The library now has adult coloring night and an eclipse party … with snacks. I voted to keep the library open, not for the extras. I have a budget, I must live by. If I don’t, I have to find a second job or cut back. Shelley Weivoda Havre...
Havre Police Department Beth Kay Hannah of Havre, 31, was arrested on a criminal contempt charge Friday at 7:50 a.m. in relation to a 24/7 Sobriety program violation. —— Officers assisted another agency to help recover a stolen vehicle Friday at 12:47 p.m. —— Craig Bahr of Havre, 47, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant and a open container charge Friday at 6:40 p.m. on Second Street. —— Officers assisted another agency after a request was made Friday from 16th Street West Friday at 8:51 p.m. —— Randall Birdtai...
Gerald James Kane, 81, known as “Mickey” by his family and friends passed away Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. at the home of Gwen Kane in Big Sandy. A vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, and funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, with a viewing one hour prior, all at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Big Sandy. Burial will follow at the Big Sandy Cemetery with a gathering after at the Mint. Memorials may be made in Mickey’s name...
For two consecutive Saturdays in early spring groups of volunteers, guided by Friends of the Missouri River Breaks Monument and Bureau or Land Management staff, headed out to the upper end of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument to plant cottonwood trees at campsites along the river. This effort was part of an ongoing improvement program in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument and a sort of symbol of the cooperative effort put forth in the daily...
The 2017 season for the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team got off to a shaky start in Denver, Colorado. But the Skylights, of new head coach Rose Obunaga, sure did finish strong. Northern played its first four matches of the season, which were also the first four of Obunaga’s tenure at MSU-N, at the Johnson & Wales Tournament in Denver, and after sweeps at the hands of Embry-Riddle University Thursday, and the No. 1 team in the NAIA, Hastings College of N...
A quick glance at any practice during the first week of the Montana State University-Northern Lights' 2017 fall camp, and a one can see the excitement, the enthusiasm, and the talent the Lights have. However, anyone with their eyes open, including the entire Northern roster and coaching staff, can also see something glaringly missing from fall camp, too. For the first time in six years, Northern's most prolific offensive player in school history isn't on the field. Zach McKinl...
Both the Havre High football and volleyball teams will open their seasons this week, but prior to that, each team took part in its annual Blue-White scrimmage Saturday. The football team played at Blue Pony Stadium for the first time Saturday night, as the first-team offense and defense, went head-to-head with the second-team on both sides of the ball. The HHS volleyball team did something similar as it closed its scrimmage with a three-set match between its top 12 players....
