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  • 5 Things to Know in Montana for July 24

    The Associated Press|Updated Jul 24, 2014

    Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. WALSH SAYS ALLEGATIONS WON'T HURT ELECTION CHANCES: Sen. John Walsh said his extensive, unattributed use of others' work in his master's thesis was not plagiarism, but "a few citations that were unintentionally left out of a term paper" that he blamed in part on post-Iraq war trauma. He says the plagiarism allegations first reported by The New York Times should not harm his campaign to keep his seat in the race against U.S. Rep. Steve...

  • Redskins Foundation buys playground for Rocky Boy

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Jul 24, 2014
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    Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation is getting a new playground for free to place on the reservation as part of a series of projects made possible by the Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation. "It's going to be a pretty good-sized playground," said Tony Woods of KHEW radio and one of the organizers of the playground. The playground equipment was given to Rocky Boy by the NFL franchise's foundation. KHEW and the Tribal Water Resources Department are going to supply volun...

  • Senator says he had PTSD when he wrote thesis

    Updated Jul 24, 2014

    HELENA — Montana Sen. John Walsh's thesis written to earn a master's degree from the U.S. Army War College contains unattributed passages taken word-for-word from previously published papers. The Democrat said Wednesday he was on medication and being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder from his service in Iraq when he wrote the paper. He said he also was dealing with the stress of a fellow veteran's recent suicide. Walsh said he made an unintentional mistake and did n...

  • Armed robbery suspect arrested

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Jul 23, 2014
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    Officers arrested a suspect in connection to the armed robbery of a Havre pharmacy Monday. Arlene Dawn Morsette, 30, has been arrested in connection to the robbery on charges of armed robbery, criminal possession of dangerous drugs, criminal possession with intent to distribute and assault with a deadly weapon. Acting Police Chief Gabe Matosich said this morning there will likely be more charges as the investigation is completed: tampering with evidence and use of property subject to forfeiture. Morsette was taken into...

  • Postseason: North Stars ready to start over

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jul 23, 2014

    The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team has not had an ideal season, at least not the one they wanted. Not up to this point anyway. The team went just 9-15 in the regular season in district play and 18-24 overall, but the great thing about sports is there is almost always a chance at redemption. And for the North Stars it comes this week at the Northern A District Tournament in Fort Macleod, Alberta. The North Stars finished sixth out of seven teams in the...

  • For the Record, July 23, 2014

    Updated Jul 23, 2014

    Havre Police Department An officer took a dog to the Havre Animal Shelter after a caller from 3rd Street reported at 9:54 a.m. Tuesday that two dogs were trying to attack a child. ——— Officers investigated a report made at 1:46 p.m. Tuesday made from Monroe Avenue that the caller had found a set of keys, a house key and a black Chevrolet vehicle key, on a green caribeener. ——— An officer arrested Jason Richard Delorme of Havre, 33, on a state District Court warrant at 5:06 p.m. Tuesday at a 9th Avenue location. ——— Officers i...

  • Elizabeth (Denny) Belgard

    Updated Jul 23, 2014

    Elizabeth (Denny) Belgard, 97, of Havre, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014. Funeral service were at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Visit Elizabeth's online memorial page to leave a message of condolence for the family at www.hollandbonine.com. Elizabeth was born Aug. 23, 1916, in Babb, Montana, to Alex and Louisa (Gardipee) De...

  • Chub 'Buck' Boyce

    Updated Jul 23, 2014

    Chub "Buck" Boyce, 89, passed away June 21, in Texas, where he had been living for 60 years. He had ranched near Paris, Texas, most of his life. He was born in Glasgow, Montana, in June 1925, the son of Steve and Sadie Boyce. He was raised south of Havre in the Bear Paw Mountains. Chub rodeoed in the late 1940s and through the 1950s. He was a director for Brahma bull riding in 1952 for the Pro-Rodeo Association and made it to the national finals several times. He is survived by his wife Valerie; sons, Ben Boyce of...

  • Steven Doney

    Updated Jul 23, 2014

    Steven Doney, 81, passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2014, in Lewistown of natural causes. Wake services will begin at 5 p.m., with a rosary at 7 p.m., on Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Funeral service is at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Fort Belknap. Interment will be in Harlem Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Steven’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at www.hollandbonine.com....

  • Charles Evans Halvorson

    Updated Jul 23, 2014

    Charles Evans Halvorson, 68, of Havre, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2014. Services will be held at a later date in Havre. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home of Great Falls. Charles was born on Oct. 13, 1945. in Malta, Montana. He was in the Navy from 1964 to 1968, serving his tour during the Vietnam War on the Aircraft Carrier Yorktown. He returned to Helena, where he married Noreen McLees on July 27, 1968. He completed his bachelor’s degree in elementary education at the University of...

  • 'Sympathy Jones' takes the stage Thursday

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jul 23, 2014

    The youth production of the local acting troupe is bringing a musical-mystery-suspense thriller to Havre starting this week with its production of "Sympathy Jones: The new secret agent musical." The Montana Actors' Theatre annual summer youth production opens Thursday and runs through Saturday this week, with the old-style secret agent play, written by Masi Asare and Brooke Pierce. MAT veterans Audrey Barger and Angela Pratt are directing the play, which premiered at the New Y...

  • Jaycees want Saturday for demo derby next year

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jul 23, 2014

    After a successful run for the Jaycees demolition derby run each year at the Great Northern Fair — including the addition of a new race — the service group is wanting to move to a more prime-time day. “We want to know if we could have … Saturday,” Jaycee President Chelby Gooch asked the fair board Tuesday during its monthly meeting. Board member Gus Sharp, who serves as the board’s liaison with the local committee that puts on the annual rodeo during the fair said he doubts that group will be willing to give up the Saturda...

  • Court sends Ghostbear back for felony rape sentencing

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jul 23, 2014

    A man sentenced for a misdemeanor after a jury convicted him of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl who was visiting him in a homeless shelter is coming back to Havre to face a different sentence. Edward Harold Ghostbear, born in 1977, was sentenced on a misdemeanor charge in January after Judge Dan Boucher agreed that the prosecution failed to properly present the charges to the jury. The Montana Supreme Court Tuesday issued a decision that the court erred in ruling the factors were not established to convict Ghostbear on...

  • Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Spencer Ross, Havre North Stars

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jul 23, 2014

    The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball club is set to compete in the Northern A District tournament, starting Thursday in Fort Macleod, Alberta. The North Stars will need to finish in the top two to keep alive their season and the legion career of veteran Spencer Ross. Ross, who graduated from Havre High school in 2013 and was a three-sport athlete, playing both basketball and golf for the Blue Ponies, is the senior member of North Stars. Ross has played for five...

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