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  • Morsette denies robbing pharmacy

    Tim Leeds|Updated Nov 11, 2015

    A Havre woman this morning denied listening to voices prompting her to rob a pharmacy - with a stolen BB gun - of 6,000 prescription painkillers and selling them in a Havre hotel. Arlene Morsette, born in 1984, pleaded not guilty this morning in state District Court in Havre to 10 felony charges. District Judge Dan Boucher scheduled the next hearing for Sept. 11 along with a hearing to address the amount of bond - now set at $100,000 - and conditions for release if she bonds...

  • Bullhook grand opening next Friday

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jan 7, 2015

    As the culmination of its celebration of National Health Center Week, Havre's newest health care facility is holding a grand opening celebration next Friday with a U.S. senator as the keynote speaker, a catered barbecue and tours of the state-of-the-art facility, including its new telemedicine facility. "At Bullhook Community Health Center, we are thankful for the community support that has allowed us to make quality health care accessible to all members of our community,...

  • After 70 years, soldier's body returns home

    John Kelleher|Updated Aug 11, 2014

    UPDATE: The hearse carrying Pfc. Gordon's remains will be in Chinook at about noon today, while the hearse will arrive in Havre at about 3 p.m., en route to Wild Horse, U.S. Army Pfc. Lawrence Gordon was killed in combat in France on Aug. 13, 1944. His remains were misidentified as belonging to a German soldier. Only recently did the truth come out. His remains are now being returned to his hometown of Eastend, Saskatchewan, just north of the U.S. border. They are in a hearse...

  • 201 Frontier Football Preview: Frontier littered with star backers

    Chris Peterson|Updated Aug 8, 2014

    If there is one thing that Carroll College has proven in the Frontier Conference, it’s that stopping the run is a good way to win football games. Stuffing the ground game isn’t the only ingredient that’s needed to put together a winning formula but it certainly doesn’t hurt. When it comes to building a great run defense, a big key is having quality players at the linebacker position, which is something the Montana State Northern-Lights have come to expect. For seven years runn...

  • Hi-Line Living: Rocky Boy powwow celebrates culture

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Aug 8, 2014

    The 2014 50th Annual Rocky Boy Celebration and Powwow brought several hundred dancers to compete in the three-day powwow. Dustin Whitford, one of the main organizers of the event, said he thought the powwow was a success. "In my mind - in my own personal opinion - it was a huge success," Whitford said. " ... A lot of people got to come here and enjoy themselves." In all, the powwow saw 782 registered dancers compete for the grand prize this year in addition to the number of...

  • Our View: Hi-Line darts and laurels, August 8, 2014

    Updated Aug 8, 2014

    Laurel — Organizers of the Rocky Boy powwow did a great job of combining entertainment with an excellent lesson in Native history. All parts of the powwow turned out to be popular with locals and the many thousands of visitors that came to the area. Dart — Ann Coulter, the tart-tongued right-winger who makes lots of money by saying outrageous things, has added a new item to her list of hate-filled comments. She has attacked Dr. Kent Brantley, the Christian missionary who got ebola when he was in African treating ebola pat...

  • For the Record, August 8, 2014

    Updated Aug 8, 2014

    Havre Police Department Ella Christina Olin, 36, of Havre was arrested on a charge of violation of conditions of release after officers responded to an 8:25 p.m. Thursday call from 3rd Street about about a drunk woman and a man fighting. ——— Kyle James Pribyl, 23, of Havre was arrested on a state District Court warrant after an officer made a motor vehicle stop at 11:32 p.m. Thursday on 7th Street. Hill County Sheriff’s Office Deputies investigated an 8:42 p.m. Thursday call from U.S. Highway 87 South about the calling...

  • Ideal vs. real: Cage match

    Pam Burke|Updated Aug 8, 2014

    The road to hell is paved with good intentions, or what we call just another day here in Pamville. What I intend to do when the Internet goes down: read a book, get ahead on writing assignments. What I get done: watch a DVD, doodle in my notepad, eat. What I intend to do when the power goes out: read, do outside chores, go for a long hike. What I do: sleep, call someone in town to ask if their power is on, drive to town for an ice cream cone. What I intend to do with my long...

  • Walsh departure leaves Democrats scrambling

    Lisa Baumann and Matthew Brown - Associated Press|Updated Aug 8, 2014

    LISA BAUMANN MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA - Democrats will be hard-pressed in quickly finding a strong candidate for Montana's U.S. Senate election after incumbent John Walsh's abrupt withdrawal from the campaign in a plagiarism controversy. Walsh's decision to quit the campaign Thursday gave an instant shot in the arm to Republicans nationally. A net gain of six seats in the Senate would give the GOP a majority in both chambers of Congress. And Montana Republicans...

  • Britt resentenced for violating parole

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 8, 2014

    A man who pleaded guilty in 2004 to drug charges and to putting a man in the hospital in a vicious beating in North Havre and pleaded guilty in 2005 to tampering with a witness in the assault case was sentenced Thursday for using drugs while out on probation. Ronald W. Britt, born in 1976, tested positive for drugs after he was arrested in Billings on accusations of associating with a wanted fugitive and fleeing from police himself while serving a suspended sentence. After he pleaded guilty in 2004 and 2005, he was sentenced...

  • It's time to go to work

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 8, 2014

    It’s hot out, and it’s full on summer right now. But while most people, especially young people, are enjoying the sunshine, the lake and other summer activities, for the Montana State University-Northern football team, it’s time to go to work. Starting this afternoon, the Lights begin 2014 fall camp, in preparation for their 2014 Frontier Conference opener against Montana Tech Aug. 30. Northern players reported to camp Wednesday, but the real work begins today on the MSU-North...

  • Two Ponies to play in All-Star softball game

    Chris Peterson|Updated Aug 8, 2014

    High school football in Montana has its big game every year when the top football players across the state play in the East-West Shrine Game. Girls softball, on the other hand, hasn’t had anything like that, until now. Starting Saturday, the best that Montana has to offer in terms of girls high school softball will converge on Belgrade for the First Annual Nicholas Bloem Memorial Softball Classic. The two-day tournament will feature four teams that are made up of All-State a...