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In honor of the United States' 250th anniversary celebration, the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum in Havre has unveiled a special summer exhibit showcasing military artifacts and uniforms. The display includes items from Fort Assiniboine, discharge papers from local servicemen and women, and uniforms from World War II and the Korean War, offering visitors a glimpse into the area's rich military history. To ensure the uniforms were displayed accurately, Cal Burr, a 100-year-old Havre resident and...
The Hi-Line Rodeo Team will host the opening evening event of the Great Northern Fair, the Havre Junior Rodeo, on Wednesday, July 15. The rodeo begins at 3:00pm and will take place at the main outdoor grandstand arena. Tickets are available at the fair office or at the gate for $10. The Havre Junior Rodeo is open to contestants 18 years old and younger. Buckles will be awarded to the winners of each event, while second place and third place finishers will receive prizes. Events include barrel...
The Ram Rodeo returns to the Great Northern Fair on Thursday, July 16, and Friday, July 17, with both performances beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15, and children 10 and under are admitted free. The Great Northern Fair has featured rodeo events for more than a century. The tradition dates back to approximately 1924, making rodeo a cornerstone of the fair for more than 100 years. The rodeo is produced by the Northern Rodeo Association and the MSU Northern Rodeo program. Half of the proceeds from the event will benefit the MSUN Team, while the...
The Hill County Truck and Tractor Pull is back for its 5th year at the Great Northern Fair. The event will take place in two segments on Saturday, July 18th with the first part of the event taking place from noon – 3pm and the evening part from 7pm – 10pm. Tickets are $20 for all-day admission and kids 10 years and younger get in free. Locals are encouraged to participate. Check-in begins Saturday from 9am - 11am for locals. Pros check-in will take place from 9am – 5pm. Last year the event had 3...
After a one-year hiatus, the JCI Hi-Line Jaycees are bringing the demolition derby back to the fair in Havre under the new name The Great Northern Wreckoning Demolition Derby. It will offer thousands of dollars in prize money, a chance for spectators to get behind the wheel, and several added competitions. The event is planned for Sunday, July 19 starting at 6:00pm. The derby did not take place in 2025 as organizers took time to reevaluate the event and add new features aimed at making it even...
The Great Northern Fair will take place next week, July 15th – 19th, in Havre. Open class sign up will begin Monday, July 13th, from noon – 8pm, continuing Tuesday, July 14, from 8 am to 7pm. The fair is free to attend with paid entrance to events, carnival rides, and food. According to staff Friday and Saturday are typically the busiest days, with late day attendance being most popular. They encourage people to come early each day for lunch and take advantage of the free parking until 1pm. Parking after 1pm will be $5 per day or $20 for the...
Head Coach Brockton Elliot, along with assistant coaches Bridgette Brennan and Dentin DePriest, are busy this season guiding 42 swimmers with the Chinook Lions Swim Team. The assistant coaches are in their first official year in the positions while Elliot is returning for his second year as head coach. All three coaches grew up in Chinook and graduated from high school there. Elliot and DePriest swam during their senior year with the Havre High School program and helped the team to a...
The Havre sky will light up this Independence Day with a historic celebration. The JCI Hi-Line (Havre) Jaycees have announced their annual 4th of July fireworks show, dubbed "BOOM-A-PALOOZA," taking place at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. This year's event marks the United States' semiquincentennial (250th anniversary), and organizers promise it will be the largest display in the event's 30-year history. The Jaycees have invested over $17,000 in fireworks for this 2026 milestone celebration....
For the second consecutive year, Havre’s long-time Fourth of July Community Picnic and Music Festival will likely be absent from the city’s Independence Day celebrations. Since 2001, locals gathered for a free barbecue at Pepin Park, enjoying live music as part of their Fourth of July festivities. But in recent years, lead organizers and volunteers taking on the event have been tough to come by. The event originated over 20 years ago when the Woodwick brothers, Woody and Vince, along with a sma...
Sisters Amara Cochran and Ciana Johnson, coaches for the 2026 Harlem Swim Team, have the experience to prove that they are well suited for their roles. This is Cochran's first year at the helm as head coach after serving last year as an assistant coach. She has been part of the team for a decade having been a swimmer herself for eight years. "The reason why I wanted to coach was because I love swimming," said Cochran. "I made lifelong friends over the years. I went to college for swimming and I...
At the Hill County Commissioners meeting on May 21, District 3 Commissioner Bill Lanier, a Democrat, announced that he was resigning from his seat. His last day was May 25. Lanier shared at his final meeting that he was stepping down due to a hostile work environment, citing various issues among different departments. Lanier's comments can be viewed on the video from the May 21 meeting on the hill county website. Combined with the long hours, the situation was taking a toll on him. "A lot had...
In Hill County, election results typically take only a few hours. However, during the 2026 Primary Election, it took more than 24 hours following the close of polls for unofficial results to be confirmed. We reached out to Ryleigh Keeler, Hill County Election Deputy, to find out what happened and why the results were not available sooner. Keeler said the day began like a typical election day. Absentee ballots were either mailed in advance or delivered directly by absentee voters to the Hill County Courthouse. Ballots from polling locations were...
The Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club will host its Art in the Garden Tour on Saturday, June 21, in Havre. The self-guided tour will feature four garden locations: 1166 Cleveland Avenue, 1145 Grant Avenue, 1208 Wilson Avenue, and 419 South Dell Avenue. Guests may visit the gardens in any order they choose. Refreshments will be available at each location, and local artists will be on hand to showcase their work. Visitors will also have the opportunity to purchase donated artwork. In addition,...
P.E.O. Chapter AZ awarded three scholarships on Tuesday, June 2nd during the Havre High School 2026 Scholarship Awards ceremony hosted by the Havre Public Schools Education Foundation. The event took place in the Havre High School auditorium. The three recipients of the scholarships were seniors Mackenzie Hanson, Lynsie Molitor, and Kali Schubert. Each received $500. Paulette Cronk, current president of P.E.O. Chapter AZ, was in attendance to present the awards. All three recipients have been...
The Blaine County Clerk & Recorder/Assessor/Election Administrator race features both an incumbent, Pauly Miller, and challenger Savannah Wendeln vying for the role. It might be the longest title for a position on the ballot. And the position itself is as wide-ranging as its title suggests. The office oversees responsibilities tied to property taxes, land ownership records, election administration and integrity, public records access, and county financial operations. Miller, a Republican, won...
The seat for Hill County Justice of the Peace is up for election, with only one candidate appearing on the primary ballot. Voting by mail has already begun, and in-person voting will take place on June 2. The sole filing candidate is Mane Acosta, who has been employed as a judicial administrative assistant for the Hill County Justice Court of Record. Acosta has served in her current role for the past four years, with the most recent two years spent serving as Judge Pro Tempore for current Hill County Judge, the Honorable Audrey Barger. Judge...
First-time candidate Chris Adair will be on the ballot for Blaine County Sheriff this fall. The role includes serving the entire county including the communities of Chinook, Harlem, Zurich, Turner, and the surrounding rural residence of Blaine County. The position also works in conjunction with Fort Belknap and the tribal authorities. The current sheriff, John Colby, is retiring from the role to run for Blaine County Justice of the Peace. We reached out to learn more about Adair, on the ticket...
The Republican primary campaign is in full swing for state House District 28 (HD28) with two new candidates on the ballot. Chisholm Christensen and John South have thrown their hats in the ring to replace Representative Eric Albus. In this election cycle, Albus is choosing to run for state Senate District 14 to replace Russ Temple. Temple will term out of the state senate seat in the next legislative window. HD28 spans an area across north-central Montana, including most of the residence within...
On June 2nd, three candidates will be on the primary ballot vying for Hill County Commissioner for District 1. The Democratic ticket will include both incumbent Jake Strissel and Brett Moen. Christine Wold is running unopposed on the Republican ticket and will face the winner of the Democratic race in the general election in November. All three candidates are multi-generational Montanans but with different experiences that they would bring to the commissioner's role. Incumbent Strissel,...
The position of Hill County Treasurer is on the ballot this year, with two Democrats vying for the seat. Incumbent Sandra Brown is running against first-time candidate Jalyn Kinsella. Both candidates grew up on the Hi-Line and share the belief that communication and transparency are key to the role of Treasurer. Incumbent Brown graduated from Montana State University–Northern with a business degree and has worked for Hill County for more than 26 years. "I started as clerk in 1999 and in 2010 f...
Running unopposed for the Hill County Superintendent of Schools position, incumbent Vicki Proctor looks to remain in the role for the next four years. The partisan seat has no term limits and Proctor is currently serving in her fifth year. She will be running again as a Republican. Proctor holds a master’s degree in school administration and vocation education. Along with working for the county, her experience includes working for close to 30 years at Havre High School teaching courses such as finance, business laws, television production, a...
The 2026 Blaine County Primary will have three candidates on the ballot vying to be elected for the 4-year term of Justice of the Peace. They are incumbent Judge Jim Doyle, Sheriff John Colby, and Monty Valdez. Incumbent, Judge Jim Doyle, has presided over the court since 2024 when he was appointed to fill a partial term by the Blaine County Commissioners following the retirement of the prior judge, Perry Miller, who stepped down in December of 2023. This is Doyle's first time on the ballot....
For the first time in 24 years Blaine County's District 1 will have a new commissioner. Currently the position is held by Delores Plumage who is not seeking reelection after serving consecutively since 2002. The June 2nd primary has two Democratic candidates running for the position: Carletta Benson and Curtis Horn. Benson and Horn have many similarities. Both candidates are lifelong residents of Blaine County. Both are interested in tribal and civic politics and have taken time to sit in on...
Paulette Cronk of Chinook has been selected as one of the MSU-Northern Foundation's Founders Excellence Award recipients for 2021. Paulette Cronk, a Northern graduate of the class of '63, has been active with Northern for over 30 years which included time served on the Alumni Board and the Foundation Board as well as various committees. She currently is active with the F.A.N (Friends and Alumni of Northern) Committee that puts on area events and fundraisers. The committee and the board...
