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  • For the Record, February 18, 2014

    Updated Feb 18, 2014

    Havre Police Department Jared Nicholas Hofeldt, 30, of Havre was arrested on a state District Court warrant and Derek Paul Converse, 29, of Havre was arrested on a charge of violation of conditions of release after officers served a warrant at 12:46 p.m. Friday on 1st Street. ——— A four-car motor vehicle crash where a 6-year-old girl received head injuries was investigated after officers responded to a 4:01 p.m. Friday call from 5th Avenue between 10th and 11th Street. ——— Kody John Campanella, 32, of Havre was arrested on...

  • Chestina 'Tina' (Kissee) Webb

    Updated Feb 18, 2014

    Chestina "Tina" (Kissee) Webb, 75, of Great Falls, passed away Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at 2 p.m., at O'Connor Memorial Chapel followed by inurnment at Mount Olivet Cemetery. O'Connor Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Tina is survived by her daughters, Deb (Parke) Smith of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Jan (Mark) Akland of Yakima, Wash.; sons, Dennis Noya and Kevin (Kaleana) Emhoff, both of Great Falls; brother, Loyall (Barbara) Kissee of Havre; aunt, Lola Klappsa...

  • 'Men Who Cook' benefit will help medical travel

    John Kelleher|Updated Feb 18, 2014

    Hi-Line residents often come down with serious illnesses. They have to travel distances to get specialized medical treatment. Traveling puts a financial burden on many families. Sometimes, it involves going to Great Falls and having to stay overnight, said Julianne Smith of the Northern Montana Hospital Foundation. People need help in paying overnight accommodations or assistance paying for transportation. That's where Men Who Cook for Women Who Wine comes in. This is the...

  • A brief retelling of Beaver Creek's long history

    Tim Leeds|Updated Feb 18, 2014

    Although it was created in its present form in the 1950s, Hill County's Beaver Creek Park has been providing recreation to people in the area long before there was a county or a city in the area. Soldiers and civilians at Fort Assinniboine used the area for camping and picnics, and once people settled in Cypress just west of where Havre now is, and in Havre itself, they could request passes from the fort to recreate there as well. When the fort was decommissioned in 1911 and t...

  • Turbulence hurts several aboard Colo.-Mont. flight

    Associated Press|Updated Feb 18, 2014

    BILLINGS — Severe turbulence during a United Airlines flight from Denver to Billings sent five people to hospitals in Montana on Monday, an airline official said. Three crew members and two passengers were injured, United Airlines spokesman Luke Punzenberger told The Denver Post. The captain declared a medical emergency as the Boeing 737 approached Billings, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor told the Billings Gazette. Flight 1676 left Denver International Airport around noon and landed without incident j...

  • People want park rustic, local

    Tim Leeds|Updated Feb 18, 2014

    After two hours of discussion at a public meeting about Beaver Creek Park, most of the 30-some people who attended spoke on the same theme: They want to keep the county park primitive and rustic, and they want to keep it local. Several people said they believe fees at the park are low, and that they would be willing to pay more to use the park. Others said an answer to help the park would be through donations and volunteer work. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson held the...

  • Hi-Line Athletes of the Week

    Updated Feb 18, 2014

    Jase Stokes, Havre High Wrestling Havre High freshman Jase Stokes probably didn’t think he’d come away with the most dominant performance of any HHS wrestler at this weekend’s state tournament in Billings. But he did. Stokes beat Columbia Falls Bryan Schaffer by pin in the Class A 152-pound state championship match Saturday night. Not only did Stokes earn a state title his first time out, but he also earned the Quick Pin Award, as he pinned all four of his opponents in the l...

  • Friday will be special for MSU-N seniors

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 18, 2014

    The last home stand of any season is big for the Montana State University-Northern men’s and women’s basketball teams. That’s because the Lights and Skylights are always in the thick of the Frontier Conference races heading down the home stretch. But the final home game of the regular season is also more than just a basketball game. It’s also senior night, and this Friday night will be an emotional one for many MSU-N seniors. Both Northern teams have put themselves in a posit...

  • 9C Girls: Field is deep and talented this week

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 18, 2014

    Year in and year out, the District 9C girls basketball tournament is one of the toughest. Even as the field has shrunk over the years, getting out on top of the 9C is no easy task. That will be the case again when six Hi-Line squads converge on the Havre High gymnasium for the four-day 9C girls tournament. The action gets underway Wednesday afternoon and runs through Saturday night’s championship game. Chinook (17-1) enters the 9C tourney as the defending champion and a h...

  • 9C Boys: Box Elder will be tough to beat

    Daniel Horton|Updated Feb 18, 2014

    For the next four days the Havre High gymnasium will be home to more than just the Class A Blue Ponies. With district tournaments taking place all over the state this week, Havre will once again host 9C basketball action. Wednesday marks the start of the 2014 District 9C boys basketball tournament. The action wil run through Saturday night’s championship game. Box Elder enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed and with an unblemished 18-0 record. The Bears went 10-0 in the 9C t...