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A man with a rape trial pending in June was sentenced this morning to five years in state custody for violating conditions of his release for a 2012 charge. Donald Has Eagle, born in 1988, was sentenced for violating conditions of a three-year deferred imposition of sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty to criminal endangerment. He originally was charged with assault with a weapon after a May 7, 2012 incident. The charge was reduced to criminal endangerment in the plea agreement. State District Judge Dan Boucher sentenced... Full story
Preliminary work is underway on the second phase of a project that is set to, eventually, upgrade U.S. Highway 2 from Havre to the Fort Belknap Agency in Blaine County. The phase of work set for this summer is from Havre to where a previous upgrade started just east of town, west of Porkchop Hill. Upgrading the highway from Havre Lori Ryan, public information officer for Montana Department of Transportation, Thursday described the changes to be made to the two and a half-mile... Full story
PORTLAND, Ore. — A voting rights lawsuit from members of three American Indian tribes in Montana — including tribes at Fort Belknap in Blaine County — will go forward after a federal judge rejected attempts by state and county officials to dismiss the case. Members of the Crow, Northern Cheyenne and Fort Belknap tribes want county officials to set up satellite voting offices to make up for the long distances they must travel to reach courthouses for early voting or late registration. Judge Donald Molloy said in a Wedne... Full story
Fifteen areas along or on top of Bullhook, which runs through the middle of Havre, need repair or replacement and could cost nearly $3.5 million to revitalize. That is the finding of a preliminary engineering report, based on the the inspection of the Bullhook drainage, that will be up for discussion at a public meeting in early April. Jeremiah Theys of Great West Engineering, the company that is conducting the engineering report, said the 15 areas have been prioritized from... Full story
BILLINGS — U.S. transportation officials rebuked the oil industry Friday for not giving up information regulators say they need to gauge the danger of moving crude by rail, after several accidents highlighted the explosive properties of fuel from the booming oil shale fields on the Northern Plains. Department of Transportation officials told The Associated Press they have received only limited data on the characteristics of oil from the Bakken region of North Dakota and Montana, despite requests lodged by Secretary Antony F... Full story
BILLINGS — Federal officials say their investigations into drug crimes in the Bakken oil patch have led to the arrests of 11 people linked to a ring that trafficked methamphetamine from southern California. The U.S. Attorney's Office announced the arrests in Montana and California on Friday. The defendants will face drug conspiracy charges in Montana. The charges carry potential penalties of life in prison and fines of up to $10,000,000 each upon conviction. The defendants include four Montana residents, three from Los A... Full story
Laurel — Twenty Havre High School students graduated from Leadership High School this week. The program is operated by the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce. Students learn leadership skills and get practical experience in community involvement. Students have visited area businesses and community institutions and volunteered at organizations such as the Havre Food Bank. It’s a great program. We’re sure students learned a lot. In a few years, we are sure, some of these students will be community leaders and will be back addre... Full story
It is very difficult to adjust to tough times as Chippewa Cree people to have endured the pain and suffering as we did in the last few years. Aren't we over that era yet? We did enough suffering a long time ago before the reservation came about. This stealing and embezzling has indeed affected a huge number of people and especially our children. This type of situation is embarrassing to have to tell to my kids and other members of my family about, that our tribe is suffering financially and that we are suffering as well due... Full story
During the first part of February 1921, Rev. Leonard J. Christler was sent a telegram from St. John’s Episcopal Church in Auburn, New York, his former field. It was a call for him to come back to his field and be the rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church. Rev. Christler declined the offer. In March of that year, they notified him again to come back to his former field. This time, the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club and other civic organizations of Auburn also wrote. They stated: “Auburn loves you, she needs... Full story
I am here to say that I suffer for my art, not quite the cut-off-my-own-ear suffering of Vincent van Gogh, but I suffer nonetheless. Sure, like many artistic sufferers, I brought on some of the troubles myself. I had waited until I had 10 days to do work I could've gotten done in a leisurely two months, but I had a plan, an elegant plan for completion of said duties by said deadline. And, like all fool-proof plans, it had underestimated the fool. On the evening of Day Two it... Full story
Exciting news was in The Havre Plaindealer’s March 28, 1914, issue. We celebrate Montana Territory’s 150th anniversary with this 12th installment of this series. Every Indication Of Success In Gas Drilling Operations Excitement was at a high pitch in Havre last Saturday, when it was announced that the gas drilling operations were at least partially successful. All that day and Sunday, a steady stream of autos carried people to the well site in the east end, and the curious were rewarded by seeing the flames from the nat... Full story
The last time John Ita was the head coach of the Havre High track and field program, things were a little bit different. But taking over the reigns again, now a decade later, Ita is still confident his Central A Blue Ponies boys and girls will be competitive. Ita last coached the Ponies in the late 1990s and early 2000s. And with 90 plus total kids on the team, Ita even coached the HHS boys to a second-place finish at the Class A state meet in his final season. But as the... Full story
Havre Police Department Domenic Thomas, 35, of Otsego, Minn., was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after officers assisted another agency at 10:31 a.m. Thursday at the Amtrak station. ——— Officers assisted the Montana Highway Patrol at 7:23 p.m. Thursday to help them with a vehicle pursuit of someone who made a gas drive-off in Box Elder. ——— Officers investigated a 7:27 p.m. Thursday call from 7th Avenue and 1st Street about a vehicle that was rear-ended by the vehicle that was being pursued by officers fo... Full story
Dawn Marie Beeman, 35, passed away unexpectedly Sunday evening, March 23, at her home in Havre, Mont. She was born on Aug. 17, 1978, in Sedro-Woolley, Wash. Dawn survived brain cancer as a young child and remained determined and resilient throughout her life. She grew up in Mount Vernon, Wash. Due to her love and commitment to Christ, she was baptized in 1992 in Oak Harbor. Dawn was home-schooled through high school and was passionately involved with youth group at Hillcrest Church. She loved Skagit Valley and worked summers... Full story
MALTA — Artt E. Christofferson, 78, a farmer/rancher, went home to his heavenly Father from natural causes, March 25, 2014, surrounded by his family in Billings. The family will receive friends at 7 p.m. Friday. at Kirkwood Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 2 p,m., Saturday, March 29, at Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Interment will be in Malta Cemetery. Memorials may be given to Elim Lutheran Church or Gideons International. Condolences may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com.... Full story
A local fundraiser again is offering people “A Chair at the Table” to raise funds for food and early education. District 4 Human Resources Development Council has set the fundraiser Saturday night at the Havre Eagles Club, offering food, music, games and an auction of specially refurbished chairs to raise money for the Havre Food Bank and for Early Head Start and Head Start, which are administered by HRDC. HRDC Executive Director Karen Thomas said the creativity the local artists used in redecorating the chairs is “am... Full story
Montana’s senior U.S. senator said in a press conference Thursday that the health care reform act is not perfect, but it is helping people and is a major improvement over what was in place. “We had a rocky rollout back in October but it’s moving forward and people are signing up,” said Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., adding that includes signing up himself. “I continue to believe this is a step forward as far as people being able to afford getting sick,” he said. “Whether you’ve got pre-existing conditions or you don’t have a lo... Full story
A medical center two years on hiatus is slated to reopen this spring, potentially saving people with needing cancer treatment thousands of miles of travel each year. Northern Montana Hospital and Benefis Health System of Great Falls announced Thursday that the Hi-Line Sletten Cancer Center will reopen as a joint venture, with the target to open its doors before June. "We're just so glad to be able to make that announcement ... ," Christen Obresley of Northern Montana Health... Full story
The Havre High boys and girls tennis teams haven’t had a lot of time on the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts so far this spring. But all the same, the Blue Ponies are set to start the regular season. HHS begins its new season Saturday at the Cut Bank Invitational, a tournament which will feature players from Lewistown, Conrad and the host Wolves. The meet marks the first of three straight weeks in which the Ponies will do battle with the Eagles, Cowboys and Wolves. Havre w... Full story
It was a big first season for Montana State University-Northern junior A’Jha Edwards, and the accolades are pouring in. Earlier this week, the 6-5 Edwards was named NAIA Honorable Mention All-American. Edwards was one of just six Frontier Conference players to earn All-American honors for the 2013-14 season. Hailing from Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Pima Community College, Edwards averaged 13 points and 11 rebounds per game for the Skylights, helping them finish third in the F... Full story
