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Havre Police Department A noninjury, two-vehicle motor vehicle crash between a GMC Sierra and a Chevrolet Silverado was investigated after officers received an 8:36 a.m. Friday call from 15th Street and 7th Avenue. ——— Barbara Ann Converse, 56, of Havre was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant at 11:27 a.m. Friday on 10th Avenue and 4th Street. ——— A noninjury motor vehicle crash between a white car and a stop sign was investigated after officers received an 11:48 a.m. Friday call from 4th Avenue. ——— Jonatha... Full story
Christopher John Patera passed away February 6, 2014 surrounded by loved ones. He fought a valiant battle with gastric cancer. However, he never gave up and did not leave his family easily. He wanted his children to know the importance of tenacity and fortitude. He was born May 28th 1982 to Bruce and Jean Patera in Polson, Montana. Chris lived in Deer Lodge, Spokane, Bozeman, and Livingston before settling in Havre and wherever he went, made friends and left people with fond... Full story
The Republican National Committee is looking to replicate efforts in Hill County that it is using in Cascade County, with a field worker telling the Havre Pachyderm Club Friday they can expect to see more of him here. “I was given this position, in a large part, because the RNC has decided that Montana is an extremely important state in 2014,” Taylor Rose said at the Pachyderm’s monthly meeting. He said large amounts of money and support are coming to the Montana GOP from Washington, and it is up to the local Republicans to t... Full story
After another drop into bitterly cold temperatures, the forecast for north-central Montana calls for a big switch in temperatures but that switch could bring high winds and a little more snow. Most of January was warm in this region, with temperatures creeping up even into the 50s, but the weather turned wintry again the end of the month. With that weather, the temperatures dropped, with lows near or lower than minus 20 degrees, including a low Sunday night of minus 19 and a frigid minus 25 Friday night. Temperatures are expe... Full story
A familiar face at Hill County Republican events and during elections introduced herself to the Havre Pachyderm Club Friday in a new role: as a candidate for the state Legislature. Stephanie Hess, who has worked as a social worker at Northern Montana Health Care's Long Term Care Center for the last five years, said one of two questions she is commonly asked is, why is she running for the house? Why does she want to put herself through that? "I really dont feel like that, but... Full story
Staff and wire reports HELENA— Gov. Steve Bullock has named Board of Regents chairwoman Angela McLean as lieutenant governor. McLean will replace John Walsh, whom the Democratic governor appointed last week as interim U.S. senator. The appointment will also mean that Havreite Paul Tuss, presently Regents vice chair, will be elevated to the chairmanship of the board that oversees colleges and universities in the Montana University System. Tuss is executive director of Bear Paw Development Corp. Bullock's office announced M... Full story
I’m getting old, and I like old ’80s music. And I love the song “Crazy Nights” by Kiss. So, it’s no wonder that song is dancing through my head considering that’s exactly what the last two nights in the Armory Gymnasium were. The Montana State University-Northern men’s and women’s basketball teams were home this weekend to host Frontier Conference rivals Montana Tech and Lewis-Clark State. As is always the case this time of year, the stakes are high for the Lights and Skyl... Full story
After going 7-1 in the last eight games, the Havre High girls basketball team hit a couple of speedbumps. Playing two more games, the Central A Blue Ponies came away with a rare two-loss weekend. The No. 4 team in Class A and No. 1 team in the Central A conference fell victim to the non-conference Class B Fairfield Eagles and to the conference rival Lewistown Golden Eagles. Friday at the Havre High gymnasium. Fairfield defeated the Ponies 63-37, extending the Eagles’ w... Full story
The Northern B-C wrestling tournament was as tough as it gets. It was competitive and intense as state tournament berths were on the line in Harlem. And now that it’s in the books, it’s time to move on to Billings. The Northern B-C was held Saturday in Harlem, where local competitors did very well. The host Wildcats missed out on claiming the team title, but they crowned three champions and placed 11 individual grapplers. Chinook also had a big day individually. The Sug... Full story
The Frontier Conference race is tightening as it hits the stretch run. And the Armory Gymnasium this weekend was a perfect example of just how tough things are in the league right now. The No. 19 Montana State University-Northern Skylights got their most recent home stand off to a great start by beating the Montana Tech Orediggers 64-52 Friday night at the Armory. But in a huge rematch with the No. 13 Lewis-Clark State Warriors, things went the other way as the Skylights fell... Full story
With two more big games on the slate for the Havre Blue Ponies, they came away with a split, but the win was a key one. The Central A Ponies lost six straight games counting a tough 68-62 loss to the Class B Fairfield Eagles on the road Friday night. But the Ponies rebounded quite nicely to get the conference win over Lewistown Friday at home. HHS defeated the Golden Eagles 61-56, keeping their chances of a No. 2 in the conference finish alive with just one conference game lef... Full story
At the Central A divisional wrestling tournament, the Havre High wrestling team did exactly what it expected to do. And even more important than the team title earned by Havre, the Blue Ponies are now one step closer to claiming yet another Class A state title. Saturday, the Blue Ponies competed against the rest of the Central A in Browning. The Ponies proved they are too deep and too talented to be knocked off their divisional throne with an impressive 296 team points.... Full story
The Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball team is no stranger to comebacks this season. The Lights are no strangers to overtime games and last-second wins, either. But this weekend in Havre the Lights had all those things rolled into one, and then some. Trailing the Montana Tech Orediggers 67-62 with just :11 left in Friday night’s Frontier Conference game at the Armory Gymnasium, the No. 23 Lights looked like they were about to be dealt a frustrating home los... Full story
