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The season is still young for the Havre High girls basketball team, but with two tough conference opponents lined up for the weekend, the Blue Ponies are already looking too see how they stack up. Sitting at 1-3 overall and 1-1 in the Central A, the Ponies will face two conference opponents this weekend. Tonight the Ponies will face the Lewistown Golden Eagles (0-3, 0-0) in Lewistown, and on Saturday the Ponies will host the Butte Central Maroons (3-2, 1-0) at the Havre High gymnasium at 5 p.m. "These conference games are pre... Full story
A makeup game with Malta ended the Havre Blue Ponies winter break a few days earlier then planned, but now heading into the weekend the HHS boys have two conference opponents lined up. Tonight the Central A Ponies (1-3, 1-1) will host the Lewistown Golden Eagles (1-2, 0-0) at the Havre High gymnasium at 7. And on Saturday, the Ponies will return to the road where they will face the Butte Central Maroons (3-2, 1-0) in Butte. Tonight's matchup against the Eagles will be the Ponies first home game of the season. "I think the...
After roof collapse, HHS maintenance workers protect thousands of books Earlier this week, Kathryn Holt, Havre High School's librarian, looked out over the hundreds of boxes, holding thousands of books, that were moved from the library to an old detention room after the roof over the library collapsed on Dec. 30. She compared the efforts of the school's custodial staff, who catalogued and moved all these boxes, to medieval monks off the coast of Ireland, as discussed in a book called "How the Irish Saved Civilization. " The...
Havre native Marc Mariani has become a media star in recent months after his successful rookie season with the Tennessee Titans. He's making all kinds of public appearances, but friends say his favorite thing is to interact with young fans. "He just loves dealing with young people," said Rick Sedahl. "That's just the kind of guy he is." He will especially like the interaction this weekend, friends said. He will return to his hometown to sign autographs and chat with his hometown fans. Mariani will be at The Athlete's Foot in...
Zach White A Pizza Hut delivery driver was delivering a pizza to the 1000 block of 4th Street just before 9:45 p. m. on Thursday, when two armed men robbed him. According to the Havre Police Department, the two suspects are in their 20s, between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet tall and weigh between 160 and 180 pounds. Though both were dressed in black jackets with hoods. The driver said one of the suspects may be a Native American with a thin mustache. Police said a weapon was involved, but wouldn't say what kind. A Pizza Hut...
Hedges brings 25 years experience to new role Havre fire captain promoted to assistant chief On Dec. 16, Tim Hedges was appointed as the Havre Fire Department's new assistant fire chief, after 25 years with the department. Hedges graduated from Montana State University-Northern in the mid-1980s with a degree in secondary education. Not long after graduation, his life took an unexpected turn. "While pursuing a job with that degree, I saw the ad and thought it would be interesting, " Hedges said. "I applied, got it, and I've...
HELENA — The commissioner of political practices is asking a judge to penalize a group that was behind the effort to undo Montana's ban on corporate political money as part of an ongoing dispute over campaign finance law. Western Tradition Partnership first filed a lawsuit early last year to undo Montana's century-old restriction on corporate political spending. The organization was later accused by the commissioner of political practices of failing to report expenditures. Western Tradition Partnership subsequently filed a l...
Rep. Denny Rehberg has been named chairman of a key subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. The Montana Republican will head the panel on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies for the next two years. His appointment was announced by the House Republican leadership on Friday. Opposes 'Obamacare' He said he would use his new role to kill or at least defund the health care reform bill passed when Democrats controlled the House last year. The Republican-controlled House is expected to repeal... Full story
BEN NUCKOLS,Associated Press JESSICA GRESKO,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A package an official said was addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ignited Friday at a Washington postal facility, a day after fiery packages sent to Maryland's governor and transportation secretary burned the fingers of workers who opened them. Authorities were bracing for more packages to surface. "Right now we don't have any other packages, but we're not taking anything for granted," D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said. I...
GREAT FALLS - just one month after the MSU-Northern women's basketball team handed UGF a lopsided loss, the Argos returned the favor. On Friday night in Great Falls, the Argos ran away from the shorthanded Skylights 85-73 in the Frontier Conference opener for both teams. The Skylights led early on, but the Argos ripped off a 22-7 run late in the first half and never trailed again. Laramie Schwenke scored a game-high 21 points for Northern, while former Great Falls High star Samm Schermele added 18 in the loss. The Skylights... Full story
GREAT FALLS - The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team had to hold of a hard-charging UGF squad here Friday night at the McLaughlin Center. But in the end, the Lights came away with a 75-67 Frontier Conference road win. Northern led by as many as 18 points in the first half and as many as 16 in the second, but the Argos made a game of it down the stretch. Still, the balanced Lights found a way to hold on at the end. It was a great homecoming for former GFH star Shaun Tatarka, who scored a game-high 26...
Friday's Scores The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Bigfork 61, Plains 34 Billings West 44, Billings Senior 39 Bridger 52, Plenty Coups 27 Broadview-Lavina 64, Absarokee 51 Butte Central 54, Browning 41 Centerville 54, Belt 52 Charlo 58, Arlee 48 Chinook 60, Big Sandy 59 Circle 61, Richey-Lambert 37 Columbia Falls 50, Libby 33 Corvallis 57, Dillon 41 Culbertson 49, Grenora/Westby, N.D. 36 Cut Bank 49, Choteau 41 Denton 53, Highwood 44 Drummond 67, Victor 37 Dutton-Brady 77, Stanford-Geyser 54 Ennis 60, White Sulphur Springs... Full story
WASHINGTON — The nation's unemployment rate dropped to 9.4 percent last month, its lowest level in 19 months. That was because more people found jobs, but also because some people gave up on their job searches. The Labor Department says employers added 103,000 jobs in December, an improvement from November but far below most analysts' expectations. Private employers added a net total of 113,000 jobs last month. Government shed 10,000. More people were hired in previous months than the government first estimated. The g... Full story
The ninth-ranked Montana State University-Northern wrestling team will get a chance to show what its made of this weekend in Iowa. Saturday and Sunday, the Lights will hit the mat at the NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the sight of the 2011 NAIA National Championships. The tournament is one of the largest dual-format tournaments of the wrestling season and it features brackets for NCAA Division I, Division II and Division III, as well as an NAIA bracket, an NCJAA bracket and a women's bracket. The format...
The Havre High swim teams haven't been able to get much work done in its own pool this week, but never-the-less, the Blue Ponies will get back to competing today. The Ponies are on the road to compete in the Class A Meet in Hardin this weekend, Havre's first meet since before the winter break. The Class A Meet features the three schools which compete in boys and girls swimming in Havre High, Billings Central and Hardin. The Pony boys and the Billings Central girls are the defending Class A state champions. The meet is always... Full story
With winter break finally coming to an end, the Havre High wrestling team is ready to get back into action. But instead of rushing right into heavy competition, the Ponies got sort of a warm up on Monday. The Ponies hosted the programs from Chinook, Glasgow, Big Sandy and Chester/J-I in what is being called a glorified practice. There were no fans, referees or scores kept, instead the Ponies just matched up with other kids and got some extra time on the mats. "You have that long break and you need to wrestle somebody else,"...
If it seems like Montana State University-Northern guard Samm Schermele has been playing basketball on the Hi-Line forever, it just seems that way. Schermele was playing in Havre by her sophomore year of high school as a star guard/forward for the Great Falls High Bison, and is now in her fourth year as a starter for the Skylights. And tonight's game at UGF will certainly be an emotional one for the two-time Class AA All-State standout, who is now sixth on MSU-N's all-time scoring list. When the Skylights open league play at...
The long-awaited Frontier Conference women's basketball season is finally here. And there's noting like a little rivalry game to kick things off. Tonight in Great Falls, the MSU-Northern Skylights will open league play with a visit to rival UGF. And in an unusual scheduling year, the two teams already know each other well. Last month in Havre, the Skylights blew out the Argos in a nonconference game. And while UGF comes into tonight's game with just five wins on the season, Northern head coach Chris Mouat is expecting...
If the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team was looking for a challenging start to Frontier Conference play, the Lights are going to get it tonight in Great Falls. Northern (11-4) and rival Great Falls (7-8) open league play tonight at 8 at the McLaughlin Center, and while the Lights come to the Electric City red-hot, the Argos are playing some of their best basketball in years, and that makes tonight's rivalry game very intriguing. "This may be the best Great Falls team we've seen," MSU-N head coach Shawn...
A group successfully formed Tuesday in Havre to provide support for what has been called "the jewel of the Hi-Line": Hill County's Beaver Creek Park. A board of directors was appointed for Friends of Beaver Creek Park at its organizational meeting, with committees appointed and issues set for its next meetings including approving bylaws and articles of incorporation and planning fundraising efforts. More than 40 people attended the organizational meeting, held Tuesday night at the auditorium in Havre High School, with 11 volu... Full story
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Holiday Ornament: Northern Montana Vision Center ophthalmologist Dr. Marc Whitacre, left, and optometrist Dr. Erica Farmer take a closer look at a historical holiday ornament of the former post office and courthouse building, that they recently purchased. A commission whose mission is to preserve history is offering a bit of history to help raise funds for its efforts. The Havre/Hill County Historic Preservation Commission is selling limited-edition pewter ornaments, replicas of the historic U.... Full story
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced Rod Blagojevich to 14 years for corruption that included trying to sell or trade an appointment to the Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, right, departs his home with his wife Patti in Chicago, Wednesday, or the second day of his sentencing hearing on 18 corruption counts, including trying to to auction off President Barack Obama's old Senate seat. It's one of the stiffest penalties for corruption in a...
Ford Henry Johnson, 81, passed away Dec. 1, 2011, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. A full obituary will follow.... Full story
Judy Geyer Judy Lee (Wigmore) Geyer, 70, a Big Sandy farm wife who worked as a social worker for the public health office in Havre in the 1990s and enjoyed bird-watching, fishing, flowers and her dogs, died of natural causes Friday, Dec. 2, at Big Sandy Medical Center. A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at Christ Lutheran Church in Big Sandy. A reception will follow at the church. Cremation and arrangements are by Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Memorials may be given to the Big Sandy Medical Center or...
WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court dominated by Easterners tried to make sense Wednesday of a Western water dispute. The court heard arguments in a lawsuit between a power company and the state of Montana over who owns the riverbeds beneath 10 dams sitting on three Montana rivers. AP photo Holter Dam on the Missouri River near Wolf Creek, s privately owned by Pennsylvania Power and Light. U.S. Supreme Court justices heard arguments that invoke the Lewis and Clark expedition from two centuries ago in a dispute that could affect w...
