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The Chippewa Cree Tribe announced Tuesday it will be holding back assistance payments and scaling back the tribe's workforce on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation after a judge ordered the tribe to pay between $25 million and $30 million to a loan company. A letter signed by Chippewa Cree Tribal Chair Harlan Baker, addressed to tribal members, posted on the tribe's Facebook page and sent by Baker to the Havre Daily News, says the cutbacks and a freeze in general assistance and...
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Montana's Department of Public Health and Human Services will face "substantial cuts" in the upcoming state budget, state Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, said Tuesday during a weekly legislative videoconference at Northern Montana Hospital. Bachmeier said the Montana House of Representatives will begin taking up the budget by section next week, with the section on the DPHHS budget likely coming to the floor late Thursday. He added that he has heard that about $90 million will...
Officials have cited four juveniles in relation to a shooting threat reported Feb. 16 to the Havre Police Department that led to officers being stationed Feb. 17 in all Havre public schools, police officials say. Two 15-year-old and two 16-year-old boys, all Havre High students, have been charged with felony intimidation, Lieutenant Aaron Wittmer of the Havre Police Department said this morning. Wittmer said the police spent a lot of time on the investigation. “There was 10-plus interviews that we did,” he said. “We talked to...
UM News MISSOULA – Montana landowners across the state now have access to hourly reports of soil moisture, temperature, soil quality, rainfall and more. The Montana Climate Office launched the Montana Mesonet information network this past summer, installing wireless weather stations at 13 sites across Big Sky Country. Based at the University of Montana, the climate office uses a cooperative approach that addresses a diverse set of information needs. The expansion of Montana Mesonet will provide information to landowners, w...
Editor: Our elected officials are busy in Helena wanting to steal an hour a day from each of us during the summer months. Senate Bill 206 will do away with Daylight Savings Time. With Daylight Savings, we gain an hour in the summer so we can enjoy our evenings outdoors. If this bill passes, it would mean our longest day of the summer would end around 8:30 p.m. and the sun would start peaking through your bedroom widow around 4:15 a.m. This bill is gaining a lot of traction in our Legislature. The Senate has already passed...
By Shelby DeMars , Montana Business Leadership Council Executive Director With just over half of the legislative session completed, there have been over $280 million in tax hikes proposed thus far. Most of that revenue would come from sales taxes on products Montanans use every day. For instance, there is one proposal from Democratic legislators to impose a general sales tax on all Internet transactions, like the products you buy from Amazon or Ebay. The thing is, over the long term the state doesn’t need to impose those sale...
The week started with the Democrats nominating Rob Quist for their delegate to the U.S. House seat Sunday. I returned to Helena Monday and took in the Republican meetings to see Greg Gianforte’s nomination by the Republican party. In the Education Committee, appointees by the governor for Board of Regents of Higher Education were interviewed for confirmation by the Senate. The four very qualified candidates visited about many subjects ranging from infrastructure to tuition and everything else to do with higher education in M...
Havre Police Department Dylan John Hebbelman of Havre, 24, was arrested on a charge of violation of protective order after a Grant Avenue caller reported Tuesday at 8:03 a.m. a temporary restraining order violation. —— Officers investigated an assault charge after a caller from Northern Montana Hospital reported Tuesday at 8:50 a.m. that a man said he was stabbed the night before. —— Officers arrested someone after a 14th Street West caller reported Wednesday at 10:25 a.m. that their 13-year-old daughter was last seen yesterd...
Hill County Weed Board meets Friday, March 24, at 11 a.m. at the Hill County Shop. Call to order: Minutes Public comment Correspondence Unfinished business Phragmites Mill levy New business Budget Purchase orders District update Spring supervisor training in Kalispell Grants Rocky Boy Conservation District...
Delores "Dee" Heltne, a former Havre High School teacher and community leader, passed away on March 9, 2017, at the age of 89. Her funeral will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, March 17, 2017, at First Lutheran Church with Pastor Tanner Howard officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Lutheran Church, MSU-Northern Alumni Foundation or a charity of the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please... Full story
Fred G. Bitz of Big Sandy, 89, passed away March 11, 2017, at Big Sandy Nursing Home due to natural causes. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 17, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Ila McClenahan officiating. Burial to follow at Big Sandy Cemetery at 4:30 p.m. Fred was born Jan. 23, 1928, on the family farm near Big Sandy - No. 11 of 13 children born to Henry and Markareita Bitz. His mother died in 1931 when he was three. His father remarried... Full story
From Montana FFA People can get involved with the largest convention in Montana March 22-25 in Great Falls. The 87th Montana FFA State Convention will bring together students and industry professionals alike in the mission to improve the future of agriculture. At the convention, 1,500 students from all corners of the state are expected. These students will have the opportunity to compete in over 10 different leadership and career development events including prepared public speaking, extemporaneous speaking, parliamentary...
Havre Daily News staff Amanda Schaub of Havre has called out to people interested in starting out in agriculture to shoot for a national program aimed at helping people move into the industry. Schaub completed the National Farmers Union Beginning Farmers Institute in San Diego, California, graduating March 5. "Applications for the 2017-18 class are now being accepted, and I encourage all to apply," Schaub said. "It has been an amazing experience that has opened my eyes to the...
St. Patrick’s Day is Friday, and at Harvest Moon Lanes we are giving out $50 for the craziest costume for the night. Free games of bowling for a certain design, we know what we’re looking for, and green beer specials. See you then. OK, let’s get caught up on some of the scores for the last two weeks. For the ladies, we had Sarah Randolph, 218, and Julie Rodgers, 222, games. High series was Jeania Stiles with a 503 and Rodgers with a 594. Men’s high games were, Shawn Mariani, 277, Donald Linderman and Jay Shulund, 259. Hi...
For the Montana State University-Northern Skylights, playing in the NAIA Women's National Basketball Championship has always required a long journey. But this time, it will be MSU-N's first-round opponent who will have to travel a long way. While the Skylights have just a short trip to reach Billings, where the tournament will be hosted at the Rimrock Auto Arena at the Metra, the team they are playing, Loyola University of New Orleans, has to make a much longer trek for...
As a post player, following in the footsteps of Skylight great A'Jha Edwards wasn't easy. But Sierra Richards has become exactly what these Skylights needed, a force in the paint So you’re recruited to a women’s basketball program that’s in the midst of an incredible run of back-to-back NAIA national tournaments and is coming off an Elite 8 appearance. That’s pretty cool. But you’re also recruited to take over a starting forward spot that was previously held by an NAIA Firs...
The Montana State University-Northern Skylights are working hard on getting ready for their NAIA national tournament, first-round game Thursday night. But the Skylights still had a busy day away from the basketball court as well. On Tuesday, the Skylights' third day in Billings, Northern got the morning started with business. MSU-N practiced at the Alterowitz Gymnasium Tuesday, on the campus of MSU-Billings. The 11th-ranked Skylights are hard at working preparing to face the...
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