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With frigid temperatures still in the forecast, the light dusting of snow a storm dumped on the region Sunday is not likely to go away soon, and the region is expected to see more of the white stuff as the week progresses. A storm with high winds, causing visibility problems in some parts of north-central Montana during the day, dropped some snow Sunday, with. 3 inches recorded at the Havre City-County Airport. The temperature also dropped rapidly, with a low of minus 3 reported at the airport. That follows an unusually warm...
WILLISTON, N.D. — Authorities renewed calls Monday for landowners near the northern North Dakota-Montana border to look for signs of a missing Montana teacher's buried body, while documents revealed one of the two suspects in her disappearance has spent time in prison. At a news conference Monday, authorities asked that "landowners and landowners only" help look for the body of 43-year-old Sherry Arnold, a math teacher from Sidney, Mont., who has been missing since Jan. 7 and is presumed dead. This photo provided by the W...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Jon Huntsman staked his presidential campaign on New Hampshire and his bid to become a legitimate competitor on distinguishing himself from front-runner Mitt Romney. But less than a week after a disappointing third-place finish in the Granite State's GOP primary, Huntsman decided to quit the race and back Romney. Huntsman will endorse Romney, officials said Sunday, because he believes Romney is the best candidate to beat President Barack Obama in November. Campaign manager Matt David said Huntsman w...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Jon Huntsman abandoned his once-promising campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday and endorsed Mitt Romney as the man "best equipped to defeat Barack Obama'" in the fall. The former Utah governor coupled his announcement with an appeal to the remaining contenders to stop attacking one another in television commercials. "At its core, the Republican Party is a party of ideas, but the current toxic form of our political discourse does not help our cause," he said. AP Photo/David G...
Editor: In September, four of our local licensed day cares were recognized for their excellent work on keeping their children up to date on their immunizations. This month, I am proud to announce that Hill County has done it again, and with our third quarter reviews finished, five day cares are being honored once again for their dedication to childhood immunizations. These day cares received this award because at least 90 percent of their children were up to date on their immunizations. This is a very exciting award, and I am...
Despite President Obama's best attempts to stimulate the economy through massive government spending programs and corporate bailouts, our economy remains in a slump. Unemployment is stubbornly high, business and consumer confidence has lagged, and growing public debt problems at home and abroad have complicated prospects of a recovery. The pundits are quick to point to the occasional economic indicator that hints that things are getting better, but that type of optimism isn't shared by many of the business owners and workers...
Democratic Rep. Tony Belcourt of Box Elder and other state lawmakers are set to make a stop in Havre tonight in a statewide tour to listen to what local residents have to say about job creation and retention. House Minority Leader Jon Sesso, D-Butte, and Rep. Chuck Hunter, D-Helena, are expected to join Belcourt at the session, set to start at 6 p. m. at the Hill County Electric Hospitality Room at 2121 U. S. Highway 2 just west of Havre. Depending on the weather, other state lawmakers had hoped to join the listening session...
With frigid temperatures still in the forecast, the light dusting of snow a storm dumped on the region Sunday is not likely to go away soon, and the region is expected to see more of the white stuff as the week progresses. A storm with high winds, causing visibility problems in some parts of north-central Montana during the day, dropped some snow Sunday, with. 3 inches recorded at the Havre City-County Airport. The temperature also dropped rapidly, with a low of minus 3 reported at the airport. That follows an unusually warm...
After a second full day to file as a candidate for the 2012 election, little had changed on the state level in the Havre after the first day, with few legislative candidates filing for election or re-election and Republicans dominating the statewide races. One new candidate had entered the race for the state's only U. S. representative seat, being vacated by Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg in his bid to unseat Sen. Jon Tester in the race for Tester's seat. Jason Ward of Hardin filed as a candidate in the House race Friday,...
South of Havre and Chinook are a grand set of mountains that provide entertainment and inspiration to area residents and visitors. They are called the Bear Paw Mountains. At least in the Havre Daily News they will be. That was a result of the Facebook/havredailynews.com survey we conducted over the last week. People felt very passionate about the name of the mountains. One historian who believed the name should be the Bear's Paw Mountains was criticized by one caller. "He says 'it's history,' but it is 'his story,'" complaine...
Don Erickson Don Erickson died due to complications from a stroke on Jan. 11, at home with his family nearby. He was 79 years old. He was born Sept 20, 1932, in Havre, Mont., to Edwin Hoyt Erickson and Luella Marie Megears. He graduated from the University of Montana, Missoula, in 1954 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. He later attended Michigan State University, 1965 to 1966, and graduated with a master's degree in accounting. On May 14, 1955, he married Marlys Haney of Butte, Mont., and they had four children, Kim...
Jack Kenneth Case Jack Kenneth Case, 79, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. At his request, cremation has taken place and services are planned for a later time. Memorials in Jack's honor may be made to a memorial of one's choice. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Jack was born Dec. 14, 1932, in Crestline, Ohio, to William and Marjorie (Rhine) Case. He was raised and educated in Mansfield. He enlisted into the United States Air...
Authorities investigating the reported death of a Montana school teacher asked landowners in parts of Montana and North Dakota to check vacant farmsteads for signs of disturbed soil or matted grass, saying her body might be buried at such a site. As new details about 43-year-old Sherry Arnold's mysterious disappearance emerged, law officers released the names of two men being held in the case and planned to hold a news conference at midday Monday. Lester Vann Waters Jr., 47, and Michael Keith Spell, 22, both of Parachute,...
MISSOULA (AP) — Top University of Montana officials have arranged a public meeting to discuss the school's investigation into several reports of sexual assault occurring both on and off campus. University vice president Jim Foley said Tuesday night's community forum will feature President Royce Engstron, who will make a statement and then take questions from the audience. In December, the university asked former Montana Supreme Court Justice Diane Barz to investigate sexual assault reports after allegations surfaced that two...
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Six-year-old Jennifer Waters came to Mass on Sunday at Saint Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church with a lot of questions. "The little children, are they with the angels?" she asked her mother as she fiddled with a small plastic Sonic the Hedgehog figurine on a pew near the back of the church. "Are they going to live with the angels?" AP Photo/Julio Cortez A priest embraces a woman outside St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church between Masses, Sunday, in Newtown, Conn. On Friday, a gunman allegedly killed h...
GREAT FALLS (AP) — Office of Public Instruction Superintendent Denise Juneau wants to raise the dropout age in Montana from 16 to 18 and increase funding for Montana Digital Academy so that more students can access online courses without having to pay. Those are some of the plans for an ambitious legislative agenda Juneau unveiled Thursday to education supporters in Great Falls. She said that 65 percent of schools in Montana have signed on to her Graduation Matters initiative launched two years ago in an effort to improve g...
NEWTOWN, Conn. — A mournful President Barack Obama said Sunday that the nation is failing to keep its children safe, pledging that change must come after an elementary-school massacre left 20 children dead. AP photo President Obama speaks at a memorial service in Newtown, Conn. Sunday night. "What choice do we have?" Obama said. "Are we really prepared to say that we're powerless in the face of such carnage, that the politics are too hard?" In a vigil for the fallen, in a moment of grief that spread around the world, Obama c...
The Havre Blue Ponies aren't the only wrestling team on the Hi-Line which is off to a great start this season. And the Ponies weren't the only area team to find success at this weekend's CMR Holiday Classic in Great Falls. Known as one of the best prep wrestling tournaments in Montana each and every year, several local grapplers made noise on the mats Friday-Saturday at the CMR Fieldhouse. Harlem's Shay Snider led the way. He captured the 112-pound championship at the CMR...
nce play is always tough, but as the Havre High boys basketball team continues to improve, the Blue Ponies nearly came away with their first win of the season. But suffering a tough 62-60 loss in overtime in their first matchup, and a 52-44 loss in their second game, the Ponies fell to 0-4 on the year and 0-2 in the conference standings. Over the weekend the Central A Ponies took on two conference rivals on the road. On Friday in Belgrade, the Panthers defeated the Ponies in overtime. And on Saturday, the Ponies were in...
It was a busy weekend for the Havre High boys and girls swim teams. And with Christmas break fast approaching, the Blue Ponies took advantage of their time in the water. HHS was in Great Falls for Friday's Great Falls Class A Invitational, as well as Saturday's Great Falls Relays. And the Ponies did quite well, in what was their last meet before the new year. Havre faced off against great Falls High, CMR and Hardin in Friday's meet at the Swarthout Fieldhouse Pool. The Pony...
If there was any question on how the Havre High girls basketball team was going to rebound after an 0-2 start to the season, the Blue Ponies cleared things up right away. After a two-game slide out of the gate, the Central A Ponies are now on a two-game winning streak after two wins over the weekend. On Friday, the Ponies defeated the Belgrade Panthers 58-46 in Belgrade, and on Saturday, the Ponies followed suit with a 64-42 win Brandy Lambourne over the Livingston Rangers in Livingston. HHS is now 2-2 on the season and 2-0 i...
After blowing out Walla Walla University on Thursday night, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team knew it would get the Wolves' best shot in a rematch two days later. And the Skylights did, but it mattered little as Northern used a hot-shooting start to once again bury the Wolves. MSU-N made six 3-pointers in the first 11 minutes of the game on its way to a 77-36 win over Walla Walla Saturday night at the Armory Gymnasium in Havre. The game was the...
The Havre High wrestling team continues to turn heads this season. This time around, the Central A Blue Ponies are turning heads with what they were able to accomplish at the 35th Annual CMR Holiday Classic in Great Falls, one of the most prestigious wrestling tournaments in the state. Friday and Saturday, the Ponies were in Great Falls and looked to be in mid-season form already. After finishing as the No. 7 team last year, the Ponies returned to trophy contention and finished in second place this weekend. The Ponies racked...
MISSOULA (AP) — Authorities are searching for a 3-year-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his biological father and thought to be in danger. An Amber Alert has been issued for the child abducted in Elk Valley, British Columbia, and possibly taken to Montana. The Missoulian reports Alvin Barnett was last seen Thursday. He is described as 3-foot-9, weighing 33 pounds, with brown hair and eyes, and wearing a red shirt and blue jeans. Alvin Barnett is believed to be in imminent danger. His father Robert Barnett's blue 2002 S...
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team has only played one home game, and four games overall this season. And though the Skylights are away from Havre this weekend, they'll be playing two NAIA powerhouses as close to home as they can get. MSU-N (2-1) is in Great Falls for games against Concordia of California, today and San Diego Christian Saturday at a tournament hosted by the UGF Argos. Northern enters this weekend's important matchups fresh off a...