April 18, 2024 Edition
April 18, 2024 Edition
Havre Police Department Officers were asked Wednesday at 10 a.m. to perform a civil standby on Second Street. -- Officers were asked at 11:25 a.m. Wednesday to perform a welfare check on Third Street West. -- A burglary was reported at a Third Avenue business Wednesday at 12:05 p.m. -- Lindsey Marie Fox of Fargo, North Dakota, was arrested on a state District Court warrant at the Amtrak station after Fargo Police Department asked Wednesday at 2:25 p.m. to assist with serving...
HELENA — A Hill County man pleaded guilty Monday in Hill County District Court to one count of incest and one count of sexual abuse of children, Attorney General Austin Knudsen said Wednesday. William Ramirez, 41, admitted to law enforcement in December 2021 that he was sending sexually explicit messages and photos of himself to a 15-year-old girl who lived out-of-state. During the investigation, officers also discovered that Ramirez was inappropriately touching the girl around 2018 and 2019 before she eventually moved...
A famous gangster-turned-pastor is bringing his message to Havre and Box Elder this weekend, a previously scheduled appearance that takes on new meaning with the shooting deaths of two men in Box Elder March 28. “Gangster Preacher” Isaiah Blancas will hold revivals Friday and Saturday starting at 6 p.m. each night at Set Free Ministries in Havre, 740 Second St., and Sunday at 2 p.m. at Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church, 15602 Road 319 South, Box Elder. G.B. Bruce Meyers, a chaplain and former state representative, said...
The Hill County Board of Health elected new officers at their quarterly meeting Wednesday where they also set policy for meeting recordings and heard updates on public health programs in the county. Erica McKeon-Hanson was elected chair, with Kyndra Hall as vice-chair and Jake Strissel as the secretary all by unanimous votes. The board also discussed new recording requirements for their board that go into effect at their next meeting in July. After some discussion the board...
AMY BETH HANSON and BEATRICE DUPUY The Associated Press The sound of a vehicle backfiring spooked a circus elephant while she was getting a pre-show bath in Butte, leading the pachyderm to break through a fence and take a brief walk, stopping noontime traffic on the city’s busiest street before being loaded back into a trailer. Viola, an Asian elephant with the Jordan World Circus, still participated in two performances Tuesday after her time on the lam in the southwestern Montana city of about 35,000 people that in the...
Press release Stockman Bank has been recognized by S&P Global Market Intelligence as one of the top 50 best-performing U.S. community banks of 2023 among banks with $3 billion to $10 billion in assets. S&P Global Market Intelligence ranks institutions based on returns, growth and funding but places a premium on the strength and risk profile of balance sheets. The rankings were launched in 2011 to assess the performance of community banks. “This recognition reflects not only our exemplary financial performance, but the...
Jack Van Koten, 87, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at Northern Montana Hospital in Havre, Montana, of natural causes. A full obituary with service information will...
by Montana Sports Information The maroon team rushed for three touchdowns and added another on defense to come away with a 35-7 win over the silver team in the annual GSA Grizzly Spring Game on a picture-perfect evening under sunny Missoula skies last Saturday night. Montana posted highlights for both teams on both sides of the ball and plenty of minutes for every man on the roster, giving the sizeable crowd plenty to be excited about in the upcoming season. The Grizzlies...
The Havre High softball team didn't take long to get back to its winning ways. On Tuesday, the Blue Ponies took on the Glasgow Scotties, and came away with a 10-0 shutout win at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Field in Havre. As usual, Elle Verploegen was outstanding in the circle for the Ponies as she struck out 13 Scotties on her way to a 4-hit shutout victory. Havre was equally as good at the plate. Camille Keeley and Ainsley Courtnage belted homeruns for the Ponies, while Jersi...
