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Staff and wire report The City of Havre issued a health advisory notice after a valve failure at the water plant Wednesday, Jan. 28. “A filter valve failure occurred at the Havre Water Treatment Plant after hours of operation on 28 January,” a release said. “The valve failure caused filtered water turbidity to exceed the maximum allowable level. (Montana Department of Environmental Quality) was notified as soon as possible and consulted on the valve failure and turbidity levels. Due to high levels of turbidity, there is an...
The Hill County Commission announced Friday that the Havre’s North Central Senior Center will be re-opening next week, Feb. 2. The center will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday for activities only. At the moment, meals will not be served in the center and no pick-up meals will be available. Meals will continue to be delivery-only for now, the release from the commission said. Tax Aide tax assistance was still going to be offered even while the center was closed. “Sincere apologies go out to our seniors and...
Press release Through the night of February 2, 1943, the S.S. Dorchester was traveling from New York to Great Britain. Once a luxury coastal liner, the 5,649-ton vessel had been converted into an Army transport ship, and was crowded to capacity, carrying 902 servicemen, merchant seamen, and civilian workers. That evening, the captain ordered the men to sleep in their clothing and keep life jackets on. Many soldiers, deep in the ship's hold, disregarded the order because of...
Press release HAVRE - Northern Montana Health Care is proud to announce that Garrit Ophus, NMHC's Director of Information Services, has been selected to serve on the Board of Directors for MUSE, a national community of health care organizations that use the MEDITECH electronic health record system. "Our involvement with MUSE has provided many opportunities to learn from other organizations facing similar challenges, especially in rural health care," said Ophus. "Being...
Press release HELENA – Thousands of Montana property owners have already successfully enrolled to receive property tax relief. To date, the Montana Department of Revenue has enrolled 7,936 homestead and 11,155 long-term rental properties to receive the reduced rates. Qualified Montana homeowners and owners of long-term rental property have until March 1 to enroll their principal residence or long-term rental. The fastest way for taxpayers to enroll their property is online at homestead.mt.gov. Mailing a paper application f...
February 2 - 6, 2026 Note — Version at https://www.havredailynews.com has links to join meetings online ENDITALIC MONDAY – February 2, 2026 11:00 a.m. – Havre SS4A Monthly Check-In Meeting via Teams 1:30 p.m. – Building Manager Meeting in the Commissioners’ Office 2:00 p.m. – Commissioner Working Session in the Commissioners’ Office 5:30 p.m. – Hill County Park Board Meeting in the Timmons Room TUESDAY – February 3, 2026 9:00 a.m. – Public Health Director Meeting in the Commissioners’ Office 10:00 a.m. – Havre Division – Ea...
ATTENTION Tax Preparation Customers. TaxAide services are available at Havre’s North Central Senior Center. To make an appointment you may call 406-265-5464 only between the hours of 8:30 and 11:30 on Mondays and Tuesdays excluding holidays. A tax aide representative will answer the phone to make tax appointments only. Any other calls will go to the Senior Center messaging system. You may also call (701)-203-1345 (comes up as Grand Forks ND), to make an appointment. This is the preferred telephone number. With this phone s...
Press release HELENA — The local students listed below (Helena, Mont.) named the Central and Northcentral Montana area students listed below to its 2025 fall semester dean’s list. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must receive a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale and take at least 12 graded credits in a semester. Chinook: Hannah Schoen, Anna Terry, Shea Ostberg Havre: Sadie Filius, Shea Reber, Caleb Spangler, Carley Wertheimer A complete, sortable list of fall 2025 dean’s list recipients can be foun...
Press release The 92nd Annual Swedish Meatball and Norwegian Lutefisk Dinner will be held Saturday, Feb., 7 from noon to 5 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church, 303 Sixth Ave., Havre, Montana. Dinner also includes potatoes, gravy, lefse, coleslaw, cranberries, bun and sandbakkle with ice cream. The price of dinner is $25. For delivery and/or pickup call 265-5881....
A boy was born Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, to P.J. Morsette and Tyrese Gone of Hays, Montana....
John 3:8 Out our way, there are a lot of Rez dogs running around. Some of you may recall "Jack" - the Rez dog that got a face full of porcupine quills and I took him to the vet. He sort of adopted me and accompanied Doc, my cowpony, and me up in the Bear Paws. You may also recall how he took on a mountain lion that popped up from behind a bush and chased it off. Yes, I was carrying my colt revolver at the time, but who needs a .45 when you got a Rez dog with you? Now, Jack...
You know, dear Lord, Kathi popped over to share about a short visit she'd had with her out-of-state grandkids. She was pretty sure they didn't know a thing about ANYTHING IN their car, let alone waxing a car in OUR kind of winter weather as their weather was always warmer than our North Country weather. She laughed and said it had been a fun time for or WITH them making Snow Angels, and them wondering WHERE their mittens were. They had fun making a snowman, throwing...
Our faith in Christ is meant to develop over time. The Bible discusses levels of faith and how small faith can increase. Have you ever pondered how our faith can grow? Below are some ways that our faith in Christ can grow. 1. Our faith can grow when we walk with God through the good and challenging seasons of life. Intimacy is cultivated through consistently walking with God. That means we walk with God through the winter and summer seasons of our life. In sunshine and in the...
You know, dear Lord, two gals stopped to chat in a store; they were glad to see each other. They giggled. 'Elly' said, "I'll tell you what my daughter told me last week while she and her son were in a hardware store. Her son spotted a 'stationary' bike, took his coat off, looked around – couldn't find a place to hang it, dropped in on the floor, hopped on the bike. His mama saw it, hurried over, picked his coat up, ask him WHY was it on the floor when he could have hung it on...
Hebrews 12:8-9 Out our way, we wear spurs and often carry a quirt - not to punish a horse, but to direct him. I carry a steel walking stick when I walk Copper. My adopted Corgo I will nudge, but not poke or smack him to keep him going to make his morning "delivery" in the weed patch down the road. In the day, I wore blunt spurs that did NOT jingle jangle jingle, and had a quirt tied to my wrist. Doc was already pretty responsive to reins and leg pressure, but now and then need...
Independence Bank in Havre is pleased to announce the promotion of Scott Leeds to Ag/Commercial Loan Officer. Scott joined Independence Bank on September 30, 2024. He brings with him extensive experience in operations, leadership, and customer service, along with deep roots in the Hi-Line community. Scott grew up in Havre and has lived in the community for 52 years.Scott attended Carroll College, where he earned a degree in Business and Finance. Following college, he began a l...
The Hill County Commission announced Friday that Havre's North Central Senior Center will be re-opening next week. A release said the center will open Monday, Feb. 2, for activities only. At the moment, meals will not be served or available for pick-up at the center. Meals will continue to be delivered for now. "Sincere apologies go out to our seniors and community for any inconvenience the temporary shutdown may have caused," the release said. "Thank you for your patience...
Hill County Commission Weekly Calendar Jan. 26-30, 2026 MONDAY – January 26, 2026 8:00 a.m. – Center for Mental Health Meeting in Great Falls 2:00 p.m. – Commissioner Working Session in the Commissioners’ Office https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NzA0YTJmYmUtMTM3MC00N2Y4LTkzNmYtMGQ0Nzc5NTJjZTVh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%227b00d4a1-cb26-4a36-b112-66dd1ed5f2f6%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22189b3402-9c9d-470c-9a51-74c4ce679488%22%7d TUESDAY – January 27, 2026 9:30 a.m. – TAC Meeting at 3150 Hwy 2 NE Havre...
A Havre man died as a result of a house fire on the 900 Block of Fifth Avenue the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 14. Kurt Pehl, 56, died as a result of injuries from the fire. A release from the fire department gave its condolences to the family of the victim. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The release said firefighters were dispatched at 6:14 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, after a report of smoke and flames coming from a house on the 900 Block of Fifth Avenue, the...
ATTENTION Tax Preparation Customers!! The Senior Center is closed, however TaxAide services are available on an abbreviated basis. To make an appointment you may call 406-265-5464 only between the hours of 8:30 and 11:30 on Mondays and Tuesdays excluding holidays. A tax aide representative will answer the phone to make tax appointments only. Any other calls will go to the Senior Center messaging system. You may also call (701)-203-1345 (comes up as Grand Forks ND), to make an appointment. This is the preferred telephone...
A girl was born Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, to Suvari Neff and Travis Espinoza of Havre....
From Judy Vosen, Local Red Cross Blood Drive Volunteer Coordinator The most recent Havre Community Red Cross Blood Drive held at St. Jude Parish Center on Monday, January 5th, was another success. There were about 100 donors, resulting in over 90 units successfully collected! Each collected unit totals 3 lifesaving products. Fortunately the Red Cross was able to collect Power Red units again. We can be very proud that folks in this area continue to show up at these bimonthly drive to give their life saving blood and the Red...
Press release North Central Montana Transit is having a Transportation Advisory Committee meeting Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. at the bus barn at 3150 U.S. Highway 2 NE, in Havre....
Press release ST. GEORGE, Utah — Sydney Grover from Box Elder, Montana, was among the 951 students earning President’s List honors at Utah Tech University in the fall 2025 semester, who demonstrated remarkable academic talent.To qualify, students had to attain a semester GPA of 3.9 or higher and complete at least 15 credits. “Congratulations to our outstanding students whose dedication and sustained effort have earned them a place on the honor roll,” said Dr. Chris Guymon, interim provost and vice president of Academi...
Press release Havre-Hill County Library’s Crafternoon is being moved from Wednesday at 3:30pm to Fridays at 1:00pm-3pm starting January 23rd....
