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  • 5 things to know about Montana today

    The Associated Press|Updated Jul 10, 2014

    Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. AGREEMENTS SIGNED TO SET UP LAND BUY-BACK PROGRAM IN MONTANA: The U.S. government has signed agreements to extend a $1.9 billion land buy-back program to three Montana reservations. The agreements between the Interior Department and leaders from the Crow, Fort Belknap and Fort Peck reservations pave the way for the government to buy fractionated land parcels from their multiple owners and give them to the tribes. SAGE GROUSE HUNT UP FOR...

  • Stidham hearing rescheduled after new attorney a no-show

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jul 10, 2014

    A Havre woman accused of assaulting her husband with his own handgun will have to wait at least another week for any movement in two cases she faces in state District Court in Havre. Her attorney missed hearings scheduled for Tuesday. Cindy R. Stidham, born in 1966, appeared for hearings on charges of assault with a weapon and partner or family member assault stemming from an alleged incident last summer and on a felony charge of possession of methamphetamine filed after she was arrested in January, the fourth time she was...

  • Blaine County Fair to hit Chinook

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Jul 10, 2014

    The 2014 Blaine County Fair will bring a variety of entertainments and goods to the fairgrounds in Chinook this weekend. A full schedule of events is set to entertain attendees of the fair, which will last from Thursday to Sunday. Many amusements for children at the midway, including carnival rides and games, are expected this year. Wendy Warburton, the fair manager, said that there will be a great variety of rides at the fair this year. The Paratrooper, Zipper, Octopus and a...

  • For the Record, July 9, 2014

    Updated Jul 9, 2014

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a 7:11 a.m. Tuesday call from a 5th Avenue business about a business that had been broken into during the night. ——— Officers investigated an 11:02 a.m. Tuesday call from 5th Avenue about the calling party’s son’s apartment being broken into and the door and door frame being broken. ——— Officers investigated an 8:32 p.m. Tuesday call from the walking trail across from Highland Park about a found Colorado ID. ——— Officers investigated a 9:23 p.m. Tuesday call from a 1st Street Wes...

  • Quick Pic: Work begins on Boys & Girls Club

    Eric Seidle|Updated Jul 9, 2014

    A crew from T.P. Construction Inc. digs up a foundation Tuesday, left over from the old Delvin School for the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line additions. The Club is aiming for a February 2015 goal for their first round of major renovations which includes a new kitchen....

  • Willie Johannesen

    Updated Jul 9, 2014

    Willie Johannesen, 81, passed away on Monday, July 7, 2014, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2014, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 11, 2014, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Linda Rose officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements....

  • Board talks rules at Beaver Creek Park

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jul 9, 2014

    A member of the Hill County Park Board said Monday she thinks the board at times gets hung up on following the rules set for the operation of Beaver Creek Park. Renelle Braaten said during Monday’s Park Board meeting during a discussion of a cabin owner bringing his property in compliance with lease requirements that different people have different needs and desires at the park. “Why not listen to what it is they need, and if it’s not a problem then let them do it … ,” she said. “Why are we so adamant about not working wit...

  • Alternative high school moving

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Jul 9, 2014
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    The Havre Public School District Board of Trustees listened Tuesday to Superintendent Andy Carlson’s plan to move the alternative high school back into the Robins Administration building. The alternative high school is an option for students who find they are not excelling at Havre High School for whatever reason. It is designed to help students make their way to their high school diploma if the standard high school environment is not working out for them. Three years ago, the alternative high school was moved from Robins i...

  • Probation officer denies rape charge

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jul 9, 2014

    A Havre man has denied raping the mother of a youth under his supervision as a juvenile probation officer, and the judge set the trial for Dec. 8. Stephen David Mills, born in 1965, pleaded not guilty in state District Court in Havre this week to a charge of sexual intercourse without consent. District Judge Katherine Bidegaray, who is presiding over the case, appeared via video from the Richland County Law and Justice Center in Sidney. Montana Assistant Attorney General Joel Thompson, who is prosecuting the case, said he...

  • Electrics sting Havre twice in Great Falls

    George Ferguson|Updated Jul 9, 2014

    The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball club’s struggles against Northern District rivals continued on the road Tuesday afternoon. Havre was in Great Falls for a pair of makeup games with the Great Falls Electrics, but the Electrics weren’t friendly hosts. Great Falls swept the North Stars in a Northern District doubleheader, winning by scores of 8-5 and 10-0. The two losses in Great Falls dropped Havre to 7-9 in conference play and 16-16 overall. The first game was...

  • Sports Photos: Learning the game at Rotary Camp...

    Updated Jul 9, 2014

  • Little league excitement comes to Havre

    George Ferguson|Updated Jul 9, 2014

    Every year, little league teams from Havre travel to state baseball tournaments all across Montana. But this summer, the Havre 12-year-old all-star team gets to stay home. Thursday through Sunday, Havre will host the 2014 Cal Ripken Montana 12-year-old East State Tournament. The tourney will be played at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Field and will feature Havre, Border (Scobey), Big Muddy (Wolf Point), Miles City, Glendive, Sidney, Glasgow and Bozeman. On the line at this weekend...