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  • Joe F. Husar

    Updated Jul 31, 2014

    Joe F. Husar, 87, of Chinook, passed away July 28, 2014, in Fort Benton. Memorial services will be held Thursday, July 31, 2014, at 2 pm at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Chinook. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home in Chinook. Condolences may be left at www.edwardsfuneralhomemt.com....

  • Rodeo school ropes in students

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Jul 31, 2014
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    Ropers were practicing their sport at the rodeo school Tuesday in preparation for this week's rodeo and to improve their skills in general. The rodeo school at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation at the Sybil Sangrey-Colliflower Memorial Arena began Monday and will continue until Thursday. Preston Williams and Nolan Conway were giving pointers to students of all skill levels and ages on how to rope calves. Williams, 39, is originally from Nevada with the Shoshone Tribe, but now...

  • Little Shell: Remove 'halfbreed' from Montana place names

    LISA BAUMANN Associated Press|Updated Jul 30, 2014

    HELENA — Leaders of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians say the time has come to remove the words "halfbreed" and "breed" from the names of creeks, lakes and other places around the state. Nicholas Vrooman, who works with the tribe, presented a bill draft to that effect during a recent meeting with the State-Tribal Relations Committee. He says the words are racist terms that demean American Indians. The bill would require state and other agencies to identify places with the terms and remove them from maps and signs w...

  • 2014 Frontier Football Preview: These big guys pave the way

    George Ferguson|Updated Jul 30, 2014

    In the game of football, quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, they all tend to hog the offensive glory. Those skill position players seem to always get their picture in the paper or get the interview on TV after the game. The Frontier Conference is no different. The league has always been loaded with talented and explosive offensive players. But it can be said, with absolute certainty that the skill players would literally go nowhere without some major assistance from...

  • For the Record, July 30, 2014

    Updated Jul 30, 2014

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated an 11:24 a.m. Tuesday call from a 1st Street business about a woman who just checked out of the hotel and got red dye all over the carpet. ——— Monte Dean Fox Sr., 53, of Hays was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct after officers responded to a 3:10 p.m. Tuesday call from a 1st Street business about a drunk man who could barely stand up outside the business. ——— Priscilla Rae Strike, 27, of Havre was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after officers assisted anothe...

  • Defense Department to oversee Walsh plagiarism probe

    Matt Volz - Associated Press|Updated Jul 30, 2014

    HELENA - The Department of Defense has taken the unusual step of overseeing a plagiarism investigation being conducted by the U.S. Army War College against Sen. John Walsh because the Montana Democrat is a member of Congress, the college's provost said Tuesday. The department will review the recommendations of the school's academic review board, Provost Lance Betros said. Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said Tuesday the decision on whether punishment is...

  • Lights picked sixth in Frontier football poll

    George Ferguson|Updated Jul 30, 2014
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    A young Montana State University-Northern football team already knows it will have a battle on its hands if it wants to compete for the 2014 Frontier Conference championship. And the rest of the league’s coaches agreed. Tuesday, at Frontier Conference Media Day in Great Falls, the Lights were tabbed to finish sixth in the Frontier Coaches Preseason Poll. Northern received 18 votes, the same amount as the UM-Western Bulldogs. Only league newcomer College of Idaho received f...

  • Sports Photos: One final volleyball camp at Northern...

    Updated Jul 30, 2014

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