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St. Mary working group discusses funding, drought conditions and water infrastructure
Editor’s note: This version adds comments from the office of Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont. Members of the St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group met Wednesday to discuss possible funding sources for improvements and repairs to the... — Updated 7/30/2021
Senate advances infrastructure bill to floor for debate
After weeks of negotiations, the Senate Wednesday advanced a bill to increase investment in U.S. infrastructure on a 67-32 vote with one senator not voting. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., voted for advancing the bill to the floor along... — Updated 7/29/2021
A perfect storm dries up hay supply
North-central Montana is in the midst of a serious hay shortage, the result of a perfect storm of severe drought conditions, a population explosion of grasshoppers and blister beetl... — Updated 7/21/2021
Tester praises compromise infrastructure bill
In a monthly press call Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., provided details regarding a recently agreed-upon framework for a massive $579 billion increase in infrastructure spending that... — Updated 6/25/2021
FWP Fresno fishery advisory committee moves forward
Despite the weather, ongoing system repair and maintenance projects affecting the waterway, and having to meet remotely, the Fresno Reservoir Fisheries Management Plan Advisory... — Updated 5/20/2021
St. Mary Working Group seeking funds from American Recovery Plan
A group trying to rebuild the system that supplies much of the water to the Milk River each year talked Wednesday about how money from the latest COVID-19 relief bill might help. A major topic at the meeting of the St. Mary... — Updated 5/6/2021
Legislative Efforts Coming in Waves to Support Milk River Project Rehabilitation
As we approach the one-year anniversary of the collapse of Drop Structure #5 of the St. Mary’s Diversion, the spotlight remains on the unaffordability of critical repairs to the Milk River Project’s aged infrastructure. From... — Updated 3/17/2021
Tester, Daines, Rosendale introduce funding for St. Mary Diversion rehabilitation
The three members of Montana's congressional delegation have introduced a bill to pay for work starting to rehabilitate the system that provides much of the water that runs through... — Updated 3/12/2021
St. Mary working group approves ability-to-pay study
The St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group met Thursday and decided to use state funds they received to pay for an ability-to-pay study to be conducted by the Bureau of Reclamation in preparation for legislation that may change the... — Updated 3/5/2021 Full story
Resolution supporting St. Mary Diversion repair passes Montana House
The Montana House of Representatives unanimously sent to the Senate a resolution urging authorization of funding and work to repair "the lifeline of the Hi-Line." The bill, with... — Updated 2/25/2021
FWP looking for applicants for Fresno fishery advisory committee
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced it is looking for applicants to be on an advisory committee for a first-ever official fisheries management plan for Fresno Reservoir west... — Updated 2/9/2021
Glacier National Park announces entrance fee-free days for 2021
From Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park will waive its entrance fee on six days in 2021. The fee-free days are part of the Trump Administration’s unprecedented commitment to increase access, promote... — Updated 1/7/2021
St. Mary Diversion, a remarkable success in a trying year
One of the more remarkable stories of the year is that of the St. Mary Diversion and it's 22-week-long repair after experiencing a catastrophic failure back in May. Nearly all... — Updated 12/29/2020
BLM again proposes withdrawing Little Rocky land from mining
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is proposing continuing a withdrawal of federal land in the Little Rocky Mountains from mining, in an area still recovering from pollution caused by earlier mining. In 1997, Pegasus Mining... — Updated 11/20/2020
Completion of St. Mary work celebrated
ST. MARY DIVERSION - Local, state, tribal and federal partners along with Montana's congressional delegation gathered together Thursday at Drop 5 on the St. Mary Diversion and Conve... — Updated 10/16/2020
Water once again running through St. Mary Diversion
Water was turned on for the first time Saturday to run through the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works "This has been such an unbelievable and at times overwhelming project... — Updated 10/13/2020
Work at St. Mary Diversion nearing completion
The largest concrete pour to date took place last Friday on the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works, where the drop near the end of the 29-mile system of dams, dikes, canals, gigantic metal siphons and concrete drop structures... — Updated 9/29/2020
Gainforte talks about St. Mary Diversion repairs
Rep. Greg Gianforte R-Mont., hosted a roundtable Wednesday at Fresno Beach with irrigators, members of the Milk River Joint Board of Control and of the St. Mary Rehabilitation... — Updated 9/10/2020
St. Mary group talks how to fund rehabilitating the diversion
The St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group met Friday and discussed how to move forward with paying for a rehabilitation of the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance. Sens. Jon Tester,... — Updated 9/8/2020
Blaine County goes into Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
by Havre Daily News staff With drying conditions continuing to hit the state, Blaine and Golden Valley counties have jointed other Montana counties already under Stage 1 Fire Restricions including Chouteau and Hill Counties.... — Updated 9/3/2020
Largest pour to date happening on St. Mary repairs
Workers continued to pour concrete last week on Drop 5 of the St.Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works, the drop which collapsed in May near the end of the 29-mile system of dams, dik... — Updated 9/1/2020
Work continues on the St. Mary Diversion repairs
Concrete was poured on Drop 5 last week on the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works, the drop near the end of the 29-mile system of dams, dikes, canals, gigantic metal siphons and concrete drop structures that failed in May. Wor... — Updated 8/19/2020
Havre City Council hears update on St. Mary Diversion
Milk River Joint Board of Control Project Manager Jennifer Patrick gave Havre City Council an update Monday about the repairs taking place at the St. Mary Diversion. Progress has... — Updated 8/4/2020
Fresno irrigation releases end, water levels likely low into next year
Havre Daily News staff Agencies have told the public that, despite releases from Fresno Reservoir for irrigation ending for the season, lower water levels in the reservoir are likely to impact fishing and irrigation at the... — Updated 8/3/2020
Fire burning in Little Rockies
Fort Belknap Fire Management and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation have confirmed that a fire is burning in the Little Rockies near Cow Creek in the Missouri Breaks, about 6 miles off the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. BLM... — Updated 7/31/2020
