Archive For June 2012
New librarian named
June 29th, 2012
A week into Bonnie Williamson’s last summer as the director of the Havre-Hill County Library, the library has announced her replacement, Betty Thompson.Thompson, who lives in Colfax, W...
Benefit set for hospitalized Blaine County deputy
June 29th, 2012
Blaine and Hill County communities will come together Saturday night for a benefit to help a Blaine County Sheriff's deputy who suddenly came down with a rare heart disease.Deputy Shaun Guf...
Annual Rudyard ingathering slates special events
June 29th, 2012
The Ingathering and All-School Reunion at Rudyard this year has some special events tying dinosaurs and an up-and-coming Christian singer and songwriter to the annual events.One of the main...
Supreme Court — stimulating the economy in Montana
June 29th, 2012
I would like to congratulate the U.S. Supreme Court for doing more for the economy than all of the executive and legislative branches of our government combined. So don't be hatin' them.
Aurelia Frances Gatzemeier
June 29th, 2012
Aurelia Frances Gatzemeier, 88, formerly of Rudyard, passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings.Aurelia was born on Aug. 11, 1923, in Steger, Ill., to Ste...
Paint the Town Purple
June 29th, 2012
Editor: The North Central Montana Relay for Life Committee would like to invite the community to join us in painting the town purple this Saturday, from 11...
A family's memories 'just burned' in Colo. blaze
June 29th, 2012
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — After waiting for two days, Rebekah and Byron Largent learned from lists distributed by authorities that their home was among the hundreds that burned to the ground...
North Stars finally return to their home field
June 29th, 2012
With two games in Great Falls now behind them, and a 22-day exodus from Legion Field, the Havre North Stars are finally ready to play at home. Tonight, the Nor...
Havre sweeps in Great Falls
June 29th, 2012
The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team recorded a couple of impressive wins in their last outing, and continued to do the same on Thursday, as the nearly month long road trip tapered t...
Skylights sign standout post player
June 29th, 2012
The upcoming Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball season is still several hot months away. But the Skylights just got a little bigger in the post. &nb...
Residents evacuated by fire want to see property
June 28th, 2012
ROUDUP — Firefighters battling an 18,700-acre wildfire south of Roundup got a break in the weather Thursday, while residents forced to leave their homes grew increasingly frustrated tha...
Mixed feelings shared on Obamacare decision
June 28th, 2012
Local health care providers said they have mixed feelings on the nation’s health care reform being ruled constitutional, but generally agreed that the decision means it is time to move forwar...
High court upholds key part of Obama health law
June 28th, 2012
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul.The decision means the hu...
Havre's Babe Ruth all-star team wins wood bat tourney
June 28th, 2012
The Havre Babe Ruth 15-year-old all-star team got a chance to play baseball like it was once done — without aluminum and titanium. This past weekend, th
Two more road games for the North Stars
June 28th, 2012
The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball club hasn't played a home game since June 2. And before the North Stars finally do take to the diamond at Legio...
High court upholds key part of Obama health law
June 28th, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.The court on Thursday handed Obama a...
High court to deliver health care ruling Thursday
June 28th, 2012
WASHINGTON — They've known the outcome for three months. Now it's time for the nine Supreme Court justices to share it with the world.Barring some incredibly strange twist, shortly a...
Colorado blaze too dangerous to assess damage
June 27th, 2012
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A towering Colorado wildfire destroyed dozens of houses overnight, though the intensity of the blaze kept officials Wednesday from being able to fully assess t...
Governor extends emergency to eastern Montana
June 27th, 2012
ROUNDUP — Gov. Brian Schweitzer has extended his emergency declaration to include six counties and an American Indian reservation in eastern Montana threatened by wildfires.The emergen...
Renae LaShaye Longknife Durham
June 27th, 2012
Renae LaShaye Longknife Durham, of Beaver Creek and California, 18, a student, died Saturday, June 23, at her home from an accidental gun shot.Wake services started at her family’s ran...
Man sent to jail for crash that paralyzed passenger
June 27th, 2012
Sage Ferguson of Box Elder will spend nearly three years in federal prison for a car crash Aug. 28 that resulted in paralyzing a passenger in the vehicle from the waist down.U. S. District J...
Box Elder man sentenced in fatal crash
June 27th, 2012
Dawson Ray Demontiney of Box Elder will spend more than three years in federal prison for the death a passenger in a car crash. The crash occurred after the car he was driving cut a horse in half d...
North Stars earn a big district sweep at Vauxhall
June 27th, 2012
The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team has been on the road for nearly a month now, but ended the long road trip with two big time wins for the ball club. &nbs...
Dearling ‘Del’ Daphne Reid
June 26th, 2012
Dearling “Del” Daphne Reid died from cancer May 20, 2012. A service honoring Dearling’s memory will follow at a later date. ...
Transit bus, Boys & Girls Club aims for another record year
June 26th, 2012
The Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line is closed for Help Camp this week, but judging from the figures released this week for the North Central Montana Transit Boys & Girls Club summer bus ro...
Daniel Horton Column: Enjoying the Mariani phenomenon too
June 26th, 2012
Marc Mariani. For years now, simply mentioning that name has sparked all kinds of conversation and emotion in Havre. And for good reason too, because in a sma...
Local Golf Report: Breast Cancer tourney hits Saturday
June 26th, 2012
Weather seems to be a big issue with golfing around the Hi-Line these days. It's interrupted league play on several occasions, and no matter how good it is at...
Local Summer Sports Camps
June 26th, 2012
Skylights Basketball Camps Montana State University-Northern women’s head basketball coach Chris Mouat is offering three summer basketball camps. Skylight Yout...
Janet K. Boisvert
June 25th, 2012
HARLEM — Janet K. Boisvert, 69, passed away June 23, 2012, due to natural causes. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at 10 a. m. at the Harlem High School Little Gymnasi...
Howard Nace
June 25th, 2012
HOGELAND — Howard Nace, 88, passed away June 23, 2012, due to natural causes. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at 2 p. m. at the Wing Cemetery between Hogeland and Tu...
Alan J. Bemis
June 25th, 2012
CHINOOK — Alan J. Bemis, 40, passed away June 21, 2012, due to a tragic vehicle accident south of Chinook. Memorial services will be held Thursday, June 28, 2012, at 2 p. m. at the Lodge in C...
Court rejects corporate campaign spending limits
June 25th, 2012
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today reaffirmed its 2-year-old decision allowing corporations to spend freely to influence elections. The justices struck down a Montana law limiting corporate...
George Ferguson Column: A quest and a reality check becomes quite pain...
June 24th, 2012
You’ve all seen the movies where an older athlete comes back for one more shot at glory — and it always seems to work out. Two football movies come...
Girls softball tournaments get underway
June 24th, 2012
The Havre Girls Fastpitch Softball Association will holds its annual city A-League and B-League tournaments all this week. The action gets underway tonight and...
Juror: Sandusky accusers' credibility boosted case
June 23rd, 2012
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — The credibility of the accusers who testified at the trial of Jerry Sandusky solidified the case against him, a juror said Saturday, a day after the retired Penn State coach...
Montana tribes start receiving settlement money
June 22nd, 2012
HELENA — Some Indian tribes have started receiving their shares of a $1 billion settlement with the U.S. government over mismanagement of their money and trust lands, while others are waiting...
Sandusky lawyer: I would be shocked by acquittal
June 22nd, 2012
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky's lawyer said Friday that he would be shocked and "die of a heart attack" if the ex-Penn State assistant football coach were acquitted on all counts.
Story on ‘Obama Outhouse’ upsets visitor to Havre
June 22nd, 2012
Editor: As an Amtrak traveler, I like to get the local newspaper at train stations to learn more about the towns and states I visit. On Monday, I purchased...
Hi-Line Darts and Laurels
June 22nd, 2012
Laurel — Havre Police Detective Sgt. Jason Barkus was honored with Montana's Outstanding Victim Advocate Award last week for his conscientious efforts in behalf of victims of sexual an...
It's been a stupid hair week. That's so aaargh!
June 22nd, 2012
I cut my hair last weekend and, since the moment I put the scissors down, every time I've looked at or gotten distracted by my hair, I've thought this phrase first: “What the ....
Pa. Catholic official convicted of endangerment
June 22nd, 2012
PHILADELPHIA — A Roman Catholic church official was convicted Friday of child endangerment but acquitted of conspiracy in a groundbreaking clergy-abuse trial, becoming the first U.S. church o...
Anthony ‘Tony’ Teskey
June 22nd, 2012
Anthony "Tony" Teskey, 57, a longtime Williston, N.D., resident, passed away Wednesday evening, June 20, 2012, at his home.His funeral will be celebrated Tuesday afternoon, June 26, 2012,...
Ford Johnson
June 22nd, 2012
On Dec. 1, 2011, our dear brother and uncle, Ford Henry Johnson, 81, passed away at Northern Montana Hospital, due to natural causes.A memorial service will be held 1 p. m. Friday June 22, 2...
Chinook man dies in car crash
June 22nd, 2012
Correction: The original version of this story listed an incorrect time of the crash.The Montana Highway Patrol reported this morning that a Alan Bemis of Chinook, 40, died as...
Severe thunderstorms may hit area
June 22nd, 2012
The National Weather Service has issued a notice that severe thunderstorms could be hitting the area this weekend, with a slight chance predicted for this afternoon and a low to moderate chance in...
Rehberg in Wyoming for fundraiser this weekend
June 22nd, 2012
The reward offered by a senate candidate to find out where one opponent would be instead of at a scheduled debate may go unclaimed, with the answer provided by a Montana television news team.
HYBA Major League tournament slated
June 22nd, 2012
It’s the end of June and that means baseball is taking center stage around Havre. And it will be a big weekend indeed as Havre Youth Baseball’s Maj...
NAIA wrestling to stay in Iowa
June 22nd, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team, and its rival, the University of Great Falls will have to wait at least one year to have the chance to compete for national championships in th...
10 Things to Know for Friday
June 22nd, 2012
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (all times EDT):1. SANDUSKY JURORS ASK TO REHEAR TESTIMONYWhen jurors resume del...
Councilmen should represent community, not ideology
June 21st, 2012
Editor: A few weeks ago, the Vibrant Futures Consortium did a presentation at the Havre City Council meeting. At that time, Councilman Rick Do...
Our View: Havre has an opportunity to lead
June 21st, 2012
The Havre School Board voted 4-2 last week to purchase 500 iPads and begin using them in the classroom. Some thought the district was rushing things a li...
The case of disappearing socks, another wash day mystery
June 21st, 2012
Everybody has had this experience. You fill the washer with soap and water and stuff in a load of dirty clothes. The washer chugs, agitates and spins, rinses and spins again, fin...
Sandusky's son says his father abused him
June 21st, 2012
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Lawyers for one of Jerry Sandusky's adopted sons said the man has told authorities the former Penn State assistant football coach abused him.The lawyers issued a sta...
Former NFL QB Leaf to return to Texas soon
June 21st, 2012
CANYON, Texas (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf could return to West Texas as early as next week to face a judge who could revoke his probation on drug-related charges.Leaf plead...
Judge: Parents of child with lung disease can sue
June 21st, 2012
BOZEMAN (AP) — A Montana couple who say they would have terminated a pregnancy if they had known their daughter would be born with cystic fibrosis can move forward with their lawsuit ag...
Officer provides tips on neighborhood safety
June 21st, 2012
The interest in community-based law enforcement that drew nearly 100 people to the Havre Middle School Auditorium on Wednesday night coincides well with a number of initiatives the Havre Police Dep...
Sportsmen call for opposition to border bill
June 21st, 2012
Two people touting themselves as supporters of sports and recreation are traveling around the state trying to raise opposition to a bill granting sweeping powers to the U. S. Department of Homeland...
Fairness of food sales outside of fair questioned
June 21st, 2012
The Hill County Fair Board Tuesday tabled making a ruling on whether 4-H clubs can do exclusive concessions at events outside of the fair. Board members said they want to talk to 4-H representative...
Court throws out FCC fines for cursing, nudity
June 21st, 2012
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously threw out fines and sanctions Thursday against broadcasters who violated the Federal Communications Commission policy regulating curse words and nud...
MSU-N spikers announce 2012 schedule
June 21st, 2012
The start of the season is well over a month away, but the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team already knows the challenges it will face in 2012. ...
Local Summer Sports Camps
June 21st, 2012
Skylights Basketball Camps Montana State University-Northern women’s head basketball coach Chris Mouat is offering three summer basketball cam...
Ex UM-strength coach complains of discrimination
June 20th, 2012
MISSOULA (AP) — A former University of Montana strength coach has filed a complaint with the Montana Human Rights Bureau alleging his contract wasn't renewed because of health problems and h...
GOP House committee holds AG Holder in contempt
June 20th, 2012
WASHINGTON — Setting up a potential constitutional confrontation, a Republican-controlled House panel voted Wednesday to cite Attorney General Eric Holder for contempt of Congress, just hours...
Leroy Kudrna
June 20th, 2012
Leroy Kudrna, 72, of Billings, formerly of Havre, died Monday, June 18, in Billings. A full obituary will appear in Friday's Havre Daily News....
Charges dropped in Damson rape case
June 20th, 2012
The charges against John Damson of Havre have been dropped by the Hill County attorney.Damson, born in 1973, was charged in July with rape and incest after he was accused of sexually molesti...
Judge dismisses Gregor train drug charges
June 20th, 2012
Montana District Court Judge Dan Boucher has dismissed charges alleging a Michigan woman was found in Havre transporting marijuana on Amtrak.The judge said law enforcement officers exceeded...
Havre heads north of the border
June 20th, 2012
The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team knows what it’s like to play road games. Havre hasn’t played on its home diamond since June 2 a...
Local youths win on the track in Colstrip
June 20th, 2012
The high school track and field season ended several weeks ago, but that doesn’t mean local thinclads weren’t still burning up the track this summer. &nbs...
Babe Ruth city tournament underway despite the rain
June 20th, 2012
The Havre Youth Baseball season is coming to a close, and the Babe Ruth City tournament is now underway. The tournament, which features three Havre teams and a...
VP steps down as UM shakes up cabinet
June 19th, 2012
HELENA — A University of Montana vice president whose emails helped fuel an ongoing controversy over the handling of rapes reported at the Missoula stepped down from that position, the school...
Jerry Sandusky's wife takes witness stand at trial
June 19th, 2012
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky's wife testified Tuesday that she remembers most of the men who told a jury that her husband sexually abused them, but she said he never h...
Sandusky defense: Police gave details to accusers
June 19th, 2012
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Defense attorneys in Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse trial suggested in their questioning Tuesday that investigators shared details among accusers, planting the seeds of t...
Party line Council vote gives OK to Vibrant Futures
June 19th, 2012
After taking a few weeks to think about whether to join the Vibrant Futures Consortium, no one changed their minds and a party-line 4-4 vote forced Mayor Tim Solomon to decide, choosing to join.
Summer sounds start at Town Square
June 19th, 2012
The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce’s summer music celebration starts Wednesday at Havre’s Town Square, with country band Plowed Under kicking off the annual Sounds on the Square....
Grand opening, barbecue tonight for Beaver Creek chapel
June 19th, 2012
A special celebration is set tonight for the renewal of history at Beaver Creek Park, with the grand opening and open house at the chapel at Camp Kiwanis in the park starting at 5:30 p. m.Th...
Kicks at 6 kicks off tonight
June 19th, 2012
The Other Brothers and Sisters Band will kick off Kicks @ 6 tonight.The weekly event coordinated by Kirt Miller and held in Pepin Park at 6 p. m., is set to have The Other Brothers and Siste...
City keeps ties with Bear Paw Development
June 19th, 2012
The freshmen council members on Havre City Council continued their streak as some of the most inquisitive members in years, prodding and questioning contracts and relationships, in some cases decad...
Myrle Christina ‘Chris’ Holmberg
June 19th, 2012
Myrle Christina “Chris” Holmberg, 74, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2012, at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre, Mont., of natural causes.Chris was born on July 8, 1937, i...
Elinor Clack
June 19th, 2012
A memorial service for Elinor Clack will be held Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at 11 a. m. at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church.The service will be followed by a luncheon in the Parish Center....
VP steps down as UM shakes up cabinet
June 19th, 2012
HELENA (AP) — A University of Montana vice president whose emails helped fuel an ongoing controversy over the handling of rapes reported at the Missoula school is stepping down.T...
Natalie Patrick golf tournament gives back
June 19th, 2012
Pretty much every golf tournament held in Havre, from June to September has a great and worthy cause behind it. That’s one of the great things about our...
Local Golf Report: First half of Prairie men's league ends
June 19th, 2012
Despite the wet weather, golf leagues, and now tournaments are in high gear in Havre and along the Hi-Line. And at Prairie Farms Golf Course, both league play...
Montana GOP ends call to make homosexual acts illegal
June 19th, 2012
HELENA — The Montana Republican Party is ending its call to make homosexual acts illegal, but the party is reinforcing its opposition to gay marriage.The changes came over the weekend...
10 Things to Know for Tuesday
June 19th, 2012
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):1. G-20 CALLS ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION KEYObama joins the ta...
A large, 3-topping solution
June 18th, 2012
Sometimes the only reasonable solution to life's problems is too much pizza. Sure, I have it from good sources that, in times of need, prayer and meditation are hig...
Hi-Line Darts and Laurels
June 18th, 2012
Dart — Neighbors in Highland Park are upset for good reason. Vandals a couple of weeks ago started several fires in the community, endangering property and possi...
When citizens of the world have a voice
June 18th, 2012
The United Nations estimated in January 2011 that two billion people were using the Internet. About 300 million have since joined them. With about one-third of the wo...
Roger Clemens acquitted on all charges
June 18th, 2012
WASHINGTON — Roger Clemens has been acquitted on all charges by a jury that decided he didn't lie to Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs.Jurors returned their ve...
Sydalia “Sadie” De Montiney
June 18th, 2012
Sydalia “Sadie” DeMontiney, 17, of Rocky Boy, died Sunday afternoon at her residence in Rocky Boy. Her cause of death is due to her injuries she received in her accident Aug. 28,...
Company that lost clinic contract files protest
June 18th, 2012
HELENA — A Montana health care group that lost its bid to run a state employee clinic has formally protested the awarding of the contract to a Tennessee firm, arguing the state incorrectly sc...
Dow’s cell phone trial set for Oct.
June 18th, 2012
Havre City Council member Rick Dow’s trial date has been set for 9 a. m. Oct. 16.Dow, being represented by attorney Lindsay Lorang, had his omnibus hearing Wednesday at 2:30 p. m., whe...
Havre Daily News wins 7 top awards in state competition
June 18th, 2012
The Havre Daily News came home with seven first-place awards and 11 other honors at the annual Montana Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest Saturday night.Havre Daily News Publishe...
Montana GOP displays bullet-riddled 'Obama outhouse'
June 18th, 2012
MISSOULA (AP) — A bullet-riddled outhouse labeled "Obama Presidential Library" containing a fake birth certificate for Barack Hussein Obama and graffiti that read "For a Good Time,"...
Rodney King, whose beating led to LA riots, dies
June 18th, 2012
LOS ANGELES — Just a few months ago, Rodney King was once again the center of attention as the world checked back in on the man whose videotaped beating by police sparked one of the nation's...
North Stars face tough road games
June 17th, 2012
Just finishing 15 games in only eight days, it was almost expected that the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team would start to show signs of exhaustion. And after a r...
George Ferguson Column: Tiger teaches me that nothing lasts forever
June 17th, 2012
So the question remains, is Tiger Woods back or Not? If the final two days of the U.S. Open at Olympic Club in San Francisco were any indication, that answer w...
Local Summer Sports Camps
June 17th, 2012
Skylights Basketball Camps Montana State University-Northern women’s head basketball coach Chris Mouat is offering three summer basketball cam...
A large, 3-topping solution
June 15th, 2012
Sometimes the only reasonable solution to life's problems is too much pizza. Sure, I have it from good sources that, in times of need, prayer and medit...
Hi-Line darts and laurels
June 15th, 2012
Dart — Neighbors in Highland Park are upset for good reason. Vandals a couple of weeks ago started several fires in the community, endangering property and possibly humans. N...
More jobs, but also more unemployment in Montana
June 15th, 2012
The unemployment rate in Montana creeped upward in May, but state officials said that was a good thing.A total of 1,300 jobs were created in the state, the largest number since before the re...
Authorities say Glasgow hitchhiker shot himself
June 15th, 2012
BILLINGS — Authorities say a West Virginia man who claimed to be a victim of a drive-by shooting along Highway 2 near Glasgow has confessed to shooting himself. ...
North Stars to play five at Gallatin Valley
June 15th, 2012
To say the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball club has been would be putting it mildly. Just last weekend, the North Stars played five games in four da...
Mariani to sign in Havre again
June 15th, 2012
The last time former Havre Blue Pony, Montana Grizzly and current Tennessee Titan Pro Bowl return man Marc Mariani did an autograph session in Havre, the turnout was beyond his wildest dreams.
Havre police officer earns AG victim advocate award
June 14th, 2012
Havre Police Detective Sgt. Jason Barkus said he was completely surprised by the reason for a surprise party today -- Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock presenting Barkus with the Attorn...
Box Elder woman dies in crash
June 14th, 2012
Update: After a call from a family member that clarified the Highway Patrol's report, we changed the story, placing Parker behind Newton before the accident.A 44-year-o...
Havre teacher wins national award
June 14th, 2012
Carol Pleninger, a chemistry teacher at Havre High School, can already count most of her students and colleagues among her fans, but now she can add President Barack Obama to the list.The Wh...
Celebrating family, Aunt Mary and southern Indiana
June 14th, 2012
My bag is packed. Soon I will be on an airplane with my cousin Shirley from Harlem and my cousin Maxine, who lives in Helena. Our destination is Louisville, Ky. We’ll pick...
Theresa Miller named to Havre School Board
June 14th, 2012
The Havre Public School Districts Board of Trustees made a few big decisions at its meeting Tuesday night, including voting in a new member to join the ranks.Theresa Miller was interviewed b...
Our View: 40 years of Montana’s constitution
June 14th, 2012
The surviving members of the convention that wrote Montana's constitution in 1972 will meet in the state House chambers Friday to mark the 40th anniversary of its adoption.
Belcourt plans to call for recount in HD 32 primary
June 14th, 2012
With the official vote in on a contested House race, the incumbent Democrat still is behind by three votes and said he plans to call for a recount if that stands.Secretary of State Linda McC...
Expansion will hire psychologist for Havre VA clinic
June 14th, 2012
An expansion of mental health care in the U. S. Veterans Affairs health care system will be bringing additional staff to the Havre VA clinic.VA Montana Health Care System public information...
North Stars split league games in Lethbridge
June 14th, 2012
With another two-game split, with a conference opponent, the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team wrapped up their short four-game stay in Canada. ...
Police looking for NY surgeon in woman's death
June 13th, 2012
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Police searched for a trauma surgeon Wednesday as a "person of interest" in a fatal shooting at a Buffalo hospital, and warned the public that the former Army Special...
Republicans need to be specific on health care
June 13th, 2012
Editor: The primary season is over. The hard-line Republicans and Democrats now know who they are going to vote for and the battle for independent vo...
Town of Pray to be auctioned on June 27
June 13th, 2012
LIVINGSTON (AP) — The Park County town of Pray is scheduled to be sold at auction later this month.The five-acre townsite three miles north of Chico Hot Springs has been on the m...
Split school board OKs iPads
June 13th, 2012
Havre’s Board of Trustees took the advice of Apple Inc.’s late-1990’s slogan, Think Different, while purchasing 500 of the company’s iPad computers for next school year....
How to deal with plastic bags?
June 13th, 2012
Sick of the “urban tumbleweed, ” as Hill County Sanitarian Clay Vincent referred to plastic shopping bags blowing around town, local leaders met Tuesday afternoon to stop it.Hill...
Ellen M. Keeling
June 13th, 2012
Ellen M. Keeling Sapp, 83, of Great Falls, died on Sunday, June 10, 2012, at her home, due to natural causes.A memorial service will be held at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel on Saturday, Ju...
MSU-N's Wagner riding at CNFR
June 13th, 2012
Montana State University-Northern cowboy Robert Wagner is competing well in his first chance at a national championship. Wagner is in Casper, Wyo., competing i...
North Stars split games with Fort MacLeod
June 13th, 2012
After a weekend spent in Billings, where the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team played five games, the North Stars continued their daunting, nearly one month long road trip on Tuesday....
Local Summer Sports Camps
June 13th, 2012
Lights Basketball Camps The Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball coaching staff will be offering three camps to youths this summ...
Confusion over producer's speech leads to threats
June 12th, 2012
RONAN (AP) — Confusion that led to the cancellation of a Hollywood movie producer's talk to some high school seniors in western Montana has led the superintendent to apologize and the...
Tentative pay raise negotiated for state employees
June 12th, 2012
HELENA (AP) — Gov. Brian Schweitzer's administration and labor unions have negotiated a 10 percent pay raise for state workers over the next two years, but there's a catch: The deal m...
ND voters mull Fighting Sioux nickname clash
June 12th, 2012
FARGO, N.D. — Voters cast ballots Tuesday to resolve a bitter dispute over the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname, even as supporters of the moniker promised to resume the...
Amy (Writing Bird) Harris
June 12th, 2012
Amy (Writing Bird) Harris, 70, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2012, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Amy was born on Feb. 18, 1942, on Ro...
Thoughts on primary defeat
June 12th, 2012
Editor:First of all, I would like to thank all of you that voted for me in the primary election, especially precincts No. 3, 4, 14, 18, 22 and 28. I feel I worked hard for y...
Carol JoAnn Burchard
June 12th, 2012
The burial for Carol JoAnn Burchard will be held at the cemetary on Saturday, June 16, at 10 a. m. with a reception to follow at the Upstairs Conference Room in the TownHouse Inn. Please come and s...
Vandals cause havoc for Highland Park residents
June 12th, 2012
What started as a string of alleyway fires a few weeks ago expanded this weekend into a crime spree in Highland Park.Several residents have complained about all manner of petty crimes occurr...
Cycling across country, raising funds for scholarship
June 12th, 2012
Four recent graduates of Grove City College in western Pennsylvania say they are having the time of their lives on a bike tour that began on the shores of the Pacific Ocean and will end, they hope,...
Sleeter fund will help Ice Dome, Chamber, Beaver Creek Park
June 12th, 2012
More than 15 years after the establishment of Jim Sleeter Fund, the legacy of the late Havre businessman and community advocate is still giving back.The Montana State University-Northern Fou...
Prosecutors want higher bail in Montana shooting
June 12th, 2012
BILLINGS (AP) — Prosecutors say they will seek to increase bail to $100,000 on a suspect being held in the weekend shooting of a hitchhiker outside of Glasgow.Fifty-two-year-old...
Havre North Stars finish third at Billings tourney
June 12th, 2012
The Havre American Legion North Stars always house a difficult schedule. But playing in the Billings tournament over the weekend, the North Stars excelled in what may be one of the, if not the toug...
Local Golf Report: Sign up for breast cancer tourney
June 12th, 2012
The Havre golf community lost a beloved member recently. I know all of us who have played this great game in Havre were saddened to hear of the passing of Van...
North Stars start a long road trip today
June 12th, 2012
After a long, and successful four days in Billings, the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team will get right back at it. Havre returns to Northern Di...
Apple integrates Facebook into iPhone software
June 11th, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fresh off a disappointing initial public offering, Facebook is getting a big boost from Apple, which is building the social network deep into its iPhone and iPad software...
When the robot meets the road
June 11th, 2012
So the world’s first privately funded rocket, the SpaceX Dragon, docked with the International Space Station and splashed down on June 1 without a hitch. ...
Montana shouldn’t pay for EPA’s mistakes
June 11th, 2012
Take a good, long look at your latest electricity bill, because there’s a very good chance it could be skyrocketing in the near future. The culprit is a...
Bullhook’s Donaldson plan rejected
June 11th, 2012
The proposal to renovate Donaldson Hall at Montana State University-Northern and convert it into a home for Bullhook Community Health Center has been shot down.The state commissioner of high...
Havre man claims his $110,000 jackpot
June 11th, 2012
Charles Loudermilk of Havre Friday claimed a $110,000 Montana Cash jackpot prize with a ticket purchased at Holiday on West First Street in Havre.The Montana Cash drawing was held Wednesday....
Veterans at Rod Run enjoy it again
June 11th, 2012
Next year, the way Sandy Hammond looks at it, she and her partner, Jerry Wade of Plains, should get a 25-year pin.Saturday marked the 24th time the two of them have attended the Hi-Line Cruz...
Hitchhiker writing 'Kindness' book shot in Montana
June 11th, 2012
A man hitchhiking across the country and writing a memoir called "The Kindness of America" was injured in a random drive-by shooting along a rural highway near northeastern Montana's booming Bak...
James Russette Jr.
June 11th, 2012
James Paul “Cheato” Russette Jr., 56, whose Indian name was “King of the Lodge,”our brother/uncle/father/grandfather, was called home by the Creator on Ju...
United repeat as state champions in Great Falls
June 10th, 2012
The Hi-Line United U19 soccer program did it again. Over the weekend, playing in the state tournament in Great Falls, the United defended last season’s state champion...
George Ferguson Column: Can we deal in fact when it comes to the Griz?
June 10th, 2012
To say a lot has happened since the last time I decided to type out my thoughts on the current state of the University Montana football program would be a gross understatement. &n...
Local Summer Sports Camps
June 10th, 2012
Lights Basketball CampsThe Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball coaching staff will be offering three camps to youths this summer. Team/Shooting Camp for...
Police: 3 killed in shooting near Auburn U.
June 10th, 2012
AUBURN, Ala. — Investigators were searching Sunday for a gunman who killed three people — including two former Auburn University football players — and wounded three others at a p...
University system insurance premiums going up
June 10th, 2012
BOZEMAN (AP) — The cost of health insurance for students signed up in the statewide Montana University System is going up in September.Students under age 40 will see rates increa...
Europe bailout of Spain could cost $125 billion
June 9th, 2012
MADRID — Spain became the fourth and largest country Saturday to ask Europe to rescue its failing banks, a bailout of up to €100 billion ($125 billion) that leaders hoped would stabilize...
18-year-old dies in 400-foot fall in Yellowstone
June 9th, 2012
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — The National Park Service says an 18-year-old woman has died after falling 400 feet in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.The Park Service says...
Havre man claims $110K Montana Cash jackpot
June 8th, 2012
HELENA (AP) — Montana Lottery officials say a Havre man has claimed the $110,000 Montana Cash jackpot from last Wednesday's drawing.Charles Loudermilk bought his ticket at the H...
I'll Have Another out of Belmont, retired
June 8th, 2012
NEW YORK — I'll Have Another's bid for the first Triple Crown in 34 years ended shockingly in the barn and not on the racetrack Friday when the colt was scratched the day before the...
Keep personal observations out of news stories
June 8th, 2012
Editor:I'm very disappointed that a Havre Daily News reporter would include this personal observation in a story: "The Hill County Democratic Party seems to have carried o...
The sales tax specter
June 8th, 2012
Editor:The ugly, horned specter of a general sales tax for Montana recently haunted a meeting of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce. According to a Havre Daily News report (...
Senator offers thanks for taking part in Tuesday’s primary
June 8th, 2012
Editor:I want to thank all the voters for coming out to vote in the primary election in Senate District 16.I want to thank the Chippewa Cree Tribal Business Committee...
There's never enough air to power a super hero
June 8th, 2012
A woman walking out in the country sees a rattlesnake close to both her barn and her house. A quick glance tells her no sticks or tools to use as an instrument of reptile death are near enough to f...
Lillian Olson
June 8th, 2012
Lillian Olson, 78, of Harlem, passed away June 7, 2012, due to a natural causes. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 11, 2012, at 11 a. m., at American Lutheran Church in Harlem. Arrangement...
Political parties meet post-primary
June 8th, 2012
7 Dems head to Helena to back ObamaHill County Democrats kicked off what they predicted would be a good year Thursday night by tapping seven people to attend the state Democratic caucus in...
Chinook may hire building officer
June 8th, 2012
CHINOOK — After more than a year of the Chinook city government having no official oversight on building issues, the City Council began talking at its Thursday night meeting about restoring s...
North Stars busy at Billings tourney
June 8th, 2012
A busy weekend of baseball didn’t start out as planned for the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team. On Thursday afternoon, the North Stars be...
Former Light bounces back from a football scare
June 8th, 2012
Former Montana State University-Northern football standout Nick Arnold has been enjoying the game of football for a long, long time. Once his playing days wit...
UM assistant AD rejected relationship class
June 7th, 2012
MISSOULA (AP) — As the University of Montana investigated reports of sexual assaults involving students, a suggestion that student-athletes be required to take a course on relationships was r...
Republicans clash with AG on Fast and Furious
June 7th, 2012
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder clashed Thursday with congressional Republicans seeking more information about a flawed gun-trafficking investigation in Arizona.Lawmakers at...
A crash course in computer hacking
June 7th, 2012
Let’s talk about hackers. It is a more complicated word than people realize, largely because it is a more complicated word than most reporters realize. &n...
The plastification of my life, and other woes
June 7th, 2012
It seemed that everything happened at once. For one thing the armrest fell off the driver’s side door of my aging van (my only vehicle, except for a dilapidated broom that I am groomin...
Thanking Penny Velk
June 7th, 2012
Editor: I among others would like to publicly say a humongous (which is not enough) thank-you to Penny Velk for providing extraordinary, kind,...
Donald R. Koesler
June 7th, 2012
Donald R. Koesler, 60, of Havre, passed away at Northern Montana Hospital, on June 1, 2012, of pneumonia.Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service will be held for Donald at the Havr...
$110K winning ticket sold at Havre station
June 7th, 2012
Someone around Havre got a lucky break last night.Wednesday night’s lottery drawing won somebody in the area $110,000. Having just happened, no one has yet stepped forward to claim the...
Montana. reservations to get sex abuse response teams
June 7th, 2012
BILLINGS — Special response teams to handle sexual assaults are being established on six Montana reservations in a bid to curb high rates of rape and other abuses against American India...
United ready to defend their state crown
June 7th, 2012
Less than a year ago, the Hi-Line United U19 soccer team captured n exciting state championship for the program. The United’s quest to repeat as state c
Local Summer Sports Camps
June 7th, 2012
Lights Basketball Camps The Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball coaching staff will be offering three camps to youths this summ...
Tommy Ray Denny
June 6th, 2012
Tommy Ray Denny, 64, formerly of Rocky Boy, passed away on Monday, May 28, 2012, in Chicago, of natural causes. Tommy was born March 7, 1948, in Fort Bel...
Dow leaps 286 points, best day of the year
June 6th, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average surged 286 points, its best day this year.
Bullock, Hill advance to general election battle
June 6th, 2012
HELENA — Attorney General Steve Bullock easily won Montana's Democratic nomination for governor Tuesday night and looked ahead to a general election battle with former U.S. Rep. Rick Hill, w...
Ellen Marie Nugent
June 6th, 2012
Ellen Marie Nugent, 53, formerly of Havre, passed away unexpectedly on May 28, 2012, in Shanghai, China, from a heart attack. Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service will be held at a lat...
Brockie beats Belcourt in House race
June 6th, 2012
A challenger defeated an incumbent in a Democratic legislative primary, but with an extremely thin margin, close enough to call for a recount.Clarena Brockie, dean of student affairs at the...
Richman trounces Stuart in Republican senate primary
June 6th, 2012
Harlem insurance agent Donald Richman soundly defeated his opponent in Tuesday’s primary, Harlem businessman Douglas Stuart, with more than 76 percent of the vote. He now advances to the gene...
Funnel cloud reported near Big Sandy
June 6th, 2012
The severe weather may not have been as strong in Havre on Tuesday night as Monday night, but Chouteau County saw at least one tornado.A tornado watch was issued by the National Weather Serv...
Sen. Windy Boy defeats Smith again
June 6th, 2012
Incumbent Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, defeated a state representative in Tuesday’s Democratic primary who was trying to take back the seat in Senate District 16.Windy Boy def...
Lights ink Manhatten basketball standout
June 6th, 2012
With a bevy of talented graduates to replace, Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball coach Shawn Huse is continuing to announce incoming recruits. &...
Peterson defeats Walker for Hill commissioner
June 6th, 2012
Mark Peterson has won the Democratic nomination for Hill County commissioner, defeating Deborah Walker, 760-657. Peterson will oppose Republican Debi Rhi...
Brockie, Windy Boy, Richman win
June 6th, 2012
Clarena Brockie has apparently unseated State Rep. Tony Belcourt of Box Elder in Tuesday's Democratic primary in House District 32 by three votes, 370-367. &n...
Alerts: Bullock, Romney. Rehberg, Daines win
June 5th, 2012
• State Rep. Tony Belcourt is locked in a very tight race with his challenger, Clarena Brockie, We are awaiting teh results from Phillips County. • Mark Peterson has wo...
Walker survives recall election in Wisconsin
June 5th, 2012
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker beat back a recall challenge Tuesday, winning both the right to finish his term and a voter endorsement of his strategy to curb state spending...
Hill County Commissioners
June 5th, 2012
Democratic primary18 of 18 polling places reporting FINALMark Peterson 760Deborah Walker 657...
Statewide races — Democrat and Republican
June 5th, 2012
Steve Bullock is projected to win the Democratic primary for Governor. Steve Daines is projected to win the Republican primary for State Represntative.Rick Hill is leading the Republi...
Hi-Line State House, Senate District
June 5th, 2012
(Partial returns, 6 Hill County polling places reporting)Democratic SD 16 primaryTotal:Jonathan Windy Boy 384Frank Smith...
Reports of tornado touching down at Big Sandy
June 5th, 2012
Updat 7:52 p.m.: At 7:33 p.m. trained weather spotters reported a cone-shaped tornado on the ground nine miles south of Rocky Boy and moving north at 45 MPH. Rocky Boy, Box Elder and Lloyd are unde...
Election news reported here first
June 5th, 2012
For complete election returns tonight, check out havredailynews.com. We will have complete local and state results and updates on the recall...
Voters wait out lines to cast Wis. recall ballots
June 5th, 2012
MADISON, Wis. — The passions that fueled a long fight over union rights and Wisconsin's cash-strapped budget brought voters out in strong numbers Tuesday to decide whether to recall Gov. Sco...
Primary news reported here firs
June 5th, 2012
For complete election returns tonight, check out havredailynews.com. We will have complete local and state results and updates on the recall election in...
Seeking support for pregnancy center
June 5th, 2012
Editor: Hi-Line Pregnancy Resource Center is a faith-based pregnancy resource center that is located at 35 1st St. in Havre. Our hours of oper...
Councilman questions Vibrant Futures program
June 5th, 2012
Havre City Council voted Monday night to save their decision on whether to join the Vibrant Futures Consortium for a future meeting.Eryn Nissen, information and outreach manager for Opportun...
Polls open for primary today
June 5th, 2012
Voters are reminded to get out and cast their ballots today in the primary elections.While not many local or legislative elections are contested in this region, most areas do have primaries,...
Major thunderstorm blows through state, lightly hits Havre area
June 5th, 2012
The first major thunderstorm of the season blew through north-central Montana, but it looks like most of the heavy weather hit Chouteau County before the system hit the Havre area.“I t...
New finance director to review investment policy
June 5th, 2012
In the past two years, the Finance Committee report at the end of each Havre City Council meeting has consisted of little more than committee Chair Allen “Woody” Woodwick saying somethi...
Air Fair comes to Havre City-County Airport Saturday
June 5th, 2012
Food will be cooking and planes displayed and flying Saturday at the annual Air Fair at Havre City-County Airport just west of town.Local pilot Willie Hurd said, dependant on the weather, be...
Gladys Marie Swenson
June 5th, 2012
Gladys Marie Swenson, 87, of Chinook, passed away June 3, 2012, due to natural causes. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 7, 2012, at 11 a. m., at the American Lutheran Church. Arrangemen...
Local Golf Report: Golfers gear up for tournaments
June 5th, 2012
It’s full swing now. School is out and golf season is in high gear. Over the next two months, local courses will be busy with play, from recreational gol...
HHS finishes in the top 20 in all-sports race
June 5th, 2012
Havre High school didn't win any Class A state championships this past school year, but Blue Pony teams were still consistent. HHS finished 18th in the annual...
Get a filter and look up: That dot is Venus
June 5th, 2012
HONOLULU — Stargazers around the world are setting up special telescopes and passing out cardboard eclipse glasses to view the once-in-a-lifetime celestial cameo of Venus passing in fro...
Attorney: George Zimmerman was confused, fearful
June 4th, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. — The former neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin was confused and fearful when he and his wife misled court officials about their finances dur...
State Sen. District 16 — Democrats
June 4th, 2012
State Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy of Box Elder is running for another four-year term as the state senator from District 16. He is challenged in Tuesday's D...
North Stars crown Knights, twice
June 4th, 2012
Having not yet seen the conference rival Medicine Hat Knights this season, the possible results between the Havre North Stars and Knights was somewhat in question prior to Sundays doublehead...
Local Summer Sports Camps
June 4th, 2012
Lights Basketball CampsThe Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball coaching staff will be offering three camps to youths this summer. The Youth Camp will be...
George Ferguson column: Another sports year gone but certainly not for...
June 4th, 2012
The first day of summer is still a while away. But make no mistake, summer has begun in Havre. Golf balls are flying, the sound of aluminum baseball and softball bat...
Primary election to run Tuesday
June 4th, 2012
The primary election is set for Tuesday, and although — outside of state and national races — few primaries are contested in Hill County, several races still need voters to decide who w...
Suspicious fires break out in Highland Park
June 4th, 2012
Someone in Highland Park can’t wait for July 4 apparently, setting a series of fires in alleys early Saturday morning.The Havre Fire Department received a call at 2:48 a. m. on a fire...
Council to begin long treks tonight
June 4th, 2012
The Havre City Council agenda tonight doesn’t list any large actions, but makes small steps down three long paths.The first action will amend the city’s budget to allow city-wide...
Visitors get a glimpse of a woman’s life at Fort Assiniboine
June 4th, 2012
Loy Chvilicek was dressed in a black hat and long black dress as she spoke in front of a good-sized crowd at Fort Assinniboine Saturday afternoon.Chvilicek was playing the role of Eliza Dodd...
Republicans eye in on Hill as primary nears
June 3rd, 2012
HELENA — Republicans see a golden opportunity to retake a governor's mansion after nearly eight years of living under the shadow of Brian Schweitzer — but first the party has to pick a...
Hill leases topic of Martz-era emails
June 2nd, 2012
HELENA — Old emails indicate former congressman Rick Hill's agreements to lease office space to the state could have benefited from his wife's position in former Gov. Judy Martz' office, h...
1,200 firefighters battle record New Mexico blaze
June 2nd, 2012
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The more than 1,200 firefighters who are battling the nation's largest wildfire in rugged mountains and canyons of southwestern New Mexico are racing to build lines to co...
Zimmerman must surrender; bond revoked
June 1st, 2012
SANFORD, Fla — A judge on Friday revoked the bond of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering Trayvon Martin and ordered him returned to jail within 48 hours, saying Geor...
Hill leases with Martz administration may pose conflict
June 1st, 2012
HELENA (AP) — Old emails indicate former congressman Rick Hill's agreements to lease office space to the state could have benefited from his wife's position in former Gov. Judy Martz' offi...
Commissioner: 20 Miller donations violated law
June 1st, 2012
HELENA — The commissioner of political practices says that Republican candidate for governor Ken Miller, a former state senator from Laurel, has been funding his campaign with il...
William H. ‘Bill’ Greene Jr.
June 1st, 2012
William H. “Bill” Greene Jr., 76, of Missoula, passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Services will be Monday, June 4, 2012, at 1 p. m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 235...
Kevin Long Knife
June 1st, 2012
Kevin Long Knife, 45, passed away May 8, 2012, in Culver City, Calif., due to a heart attack. Graveside services will be held Monday, June 4, 2012, at 11 a. m., at the Highway Cemetery on US Highwa...
Betty Frederickson
June 1st, 2012
Funeral for Betty Frederickson, 89, will be 1 p. m. Saturday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Chester.Graveside services will be 4 p. m. Saturday, at the Valleyview Cemetery in Shelb...
Gene Donoven
June 1st, 2012
Gene Donoven of Havre, 80, died Thursday at a Great Falls hospital. A full obituary will follow....
Hill County Commissioners primary candidates
June 1st, 2012
Mark Peterson: Wants to continue giving to the countyA candidate for Hill County commissioner said he wants to continue and expand his service to the county by running for that position, a...
Hopeful Havre Republicans open election headquarters
June 1st, 2012
Hi-Line Republicans gathered Thursday night to open their political headquarters on 1st Street, eat hamburgers and talk politics.The large crowd was bustling with enthusiasm and an air of op...
House District 32 primary candidates
June 1st, 2012
Tony Belcourt: Experience needed for next Legislature An incumbent legislator said he believes he should be re-elected so he can use his experience, including on the House Appropriations C...
When the truth itches, it’s false
June 1st, 2012
Our bodies — and stop me if you've heard this one — replace all of their cells every seven years. You've heard that one, right? Yeah, me too. It's no...
Bucy a refreshing choice for attorney general
June 1st, 2012
Editor: When Steve Bullock decided to run for governor, he had to pass up his opportunity to run for re-election as Montana state attorney gen...
Hi-Line darts and laurels
June 1st, 2012
Laurel — North Star High School girls track team won the Montana Class C championships over the week, and the towns that dot the Hi-Line are still celebrating. Congratulation...
Commissioner finds Miller donations illegal
June 1st, 2012
HELENA — The commissioner of political practice says Republican candidate for governor Ken Miller has been funding his campaign with illegal donations. The cas...
HHS's Van Voast will keep running
June 1st, 2012
Last weekend at the state A track and field meet, Havre High senior Ashlynn Van Voast left her mark on the Blue Pony program. But being a notable name in Havr...
North Stars start summer with Medicine Hat
June 1st, 2012
The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball club is hoping to enjoy the friendly confines of Legion Field on Saturday. That’s because they won’t...
HHS hands out Athlete's of the Year
June 1st, 2012
Havre High School announced its 2011-12 Male and Female Athlete of the Year. On Thursday night, at the Spring Sports Awards, Blue Pony seniors Sammy Evans and...
US economy added 69K jobs in May, fewest in a year
June 1st, 2012
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers created 69,000 jobs in May, the fewest in a year, and the unemployment rate ticked up. The dismal jobs figures could fan fears that the economy is sputtering.
