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The Old Station Brewing Co. in the former Heltne's Service Station at 140 First Street in Havre will officially open for business Friday, giving people another place to drink locally brewed beer. Steve Neiffer said he initially planned to have the brewery open last fall, but the 4,500-square-foot abandoned building had a lot of work that needed to be done. "There are just a lot of pieces to put into place." he said. Neiffer added that work has been done to restore...
Editor's note: Finance reports on other local raises will be listed in stories printed later this week Democrat Paul Tuss has so far outraised both his potential Republican opponents, state Sen. Russ Temple, R-Chester, and Brad Lotton, in the race for Senate District 14 The information is from the Montana Commmissioner of Political Practices' website from reports through May 1. In the race for Senate District 14, which extends from Liberty County and western Hill County,...
Community leaders and contractors from Havre hosted Daryl James, executive director of the Montana Infrastructure Coalition, for a discussion on Havre's infrastructure needs Tuesday at Havre City Hall, before taking a tour of the Bullhook project and other sites in Havre's downtown area to show the city's aging infrastructure. The stop in Havre is part of several that representatives with the coalition are making across Montana as part of their Infrastructure Week tour. The...
State Sen. Russ Tempel, R-Chester, spoke to the North Central Pachyderm Club Friday where he defended his stance on two issues that put him at odds with some conservatives in the last legislative session - support for a bill to allow counties to conduct last year's special U.S. House election entirely by mail, and voting to authorize bonding for state infrastructure projects. Tempel and Brad Lotton, owner of Lotton Construction in Havre and the Hill County Republican Central...
Local private attorney Randy Randolph will be on the ballot in the upcoming Democratic primary race for Hill County Attorney. Randolph faces Deputy Hill County Attorney Karen Alley in the June 5 primary. Incumbent Jessica Cole-Hodgkinson opted not to run. Cole-Hodgkinson was appointed in 2016 after then-County Attorney Gina Dahl resigned to take a job in Billings. No Republican or Independent has filed for the position, so the winner of the primary will be unopposed in...
Deputy Hill County Attorney Karen Alley is running in the upcoming Democratic primary for Hill County Attorney. Alley faces local attorney Randy Randolph in the June 5 primary. Incumbent Jessica Cole-Hodgkinson opted not to run. Cole-Hodgkinson was appointed in 2016 after then-County Attorney Gina Dahl resigned to take a job in Billings. No Republican or Independent has filed for the position, so the winner of the primary will be unopposed in November. Alley said that when...
On the tail end of his first-term, Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson will be on the ballot for re-election in the upcoming Democratic primary. Peterson faces off against Dana Kjersem June 5. The winner of the primary will go up against Dale Hansonl, an independent, in the November general election. No Republican filed to run for the seat. Peterson said a commissioner's first term is often spent getting to know how the county works and he is running for another term...
Dana Kjersem will be on the ballot in the upcoming Democratic primary for Hill County Commissioner. A newcomer to politics, Kjersem faces off against incumbent Mark Peterson June 5. The winner of the primary will go up against Dale Hansonl, an Independent, in the November general election. No Republican filed to run for the seat. Kjersem said she decided to run because the county is important and she can bring insight on changes that need to be made. All specific items voted...
Victor Gone smiled as he stood outside the Armory Gymnasium at Montana State University-Northern in his graduation gown, surrounded by his fellow graduates and their families. May 5 was a day he had been working toward for awhile. "It was one I never thought I would get to," he said. Gone, like hundreds of others, had walked into the gymnasium and emerged hours later as a graduate. Gone said he never dreamed of getting a Bachelors of Science in biology until 2014 when he...
Two years after she was appointed Liberty County Treasurer, Denise Wanken wants to serve a full-term in that position but will first need to win the Republican primary. Wanken faces a Republican primary challenge from Rachelle Fenger in the June 5 primary. Because no Democrat or Independent filed to run for treasurer, the winner of the primary will be unopposed in the general election. Wanken said that she wants to continue as treasurer because she enjoys working for the...
Rachelle Fenger hopes to be the next Liberty County Treasurer, but she will first have to win the upcoming Republican primary. Fenger is running against Liberty County Treasurer Denise Wanken in the June 5 Republican primary. Because no Democrat or Independent filed to run for treasurer, the winner of the primary will be unopposed in the general election. Fenger said that her love of government accounting and a desire to make positive change in the county is why she decided...
Robert Pasha said he hopes to serve a second term as Chouteau County commissioner, but he will first need to fend off a challenge from a former commissioner. Pasha faces former Chouteau County commissioner and now state Rep. James O'Hara, R-Fort Benton, in the June 5 Republican primary. No Democrat filed to run for the seat, so the winner of the primary will be unopposed in the general election. Pasha said he is running for a second term because he appreciates the chance to...
State Rep. James O'Hara, R-Fort Benton, will not run for re-election to the Montana House of Representatives, but is instead mounting a Republican primary challenge for his former seat on the Chouteau County Commission. O'Hara is challenging incumbent Commissioner Robert Pasha in the June 5 Republican primary. Because no Democrat or Independent has filed, the winner of the primary will be unopposed in the general election. O'Hara was elected in 2016 to House District 27,...
Several school districts that had contested races or mill levy proposals held elections Tuesday, with the unofficial results released today. Incumbents Josh Seaton and Russell T. Gopher were re-elected to the Rocky Boy School Board. Seven candidates competed for two seats on the board with Seaton receiving 81 votes and Gopher 71. Challengers Paulette Standing Rock received 59 votes, Martin Parker 57, Russell Standing Rock 51, Thomas Limberhand 36 and Jody Lamere 27. Box Elder School Board members Calvin Jilot and Lawrence...
In the tail end of finishing up her first term in office, Liberty County Clerk and Recorder Angel Colbry hopes to serve a second term, but she will first have to fend off a primary challenge from Deputy Liberty County Clerk and Recorder Davin Buffington. The two are facing off in the June 5 Republican primary. No Democrat filed to run so the winner of the primary will also win the election in November. The county clerk and recorder is the county's chief financial officer,...
After three years of working for Liberty County, first as a payroll specialist and later as a deputy clerk and recorder, Davin Buffington is challenging the current Liberty County clerk and recorder in the Republican primary. Buffington is running against incumbent Angel Colbry in the June 5 Republican primary. No Democrat filed to run for the seat, so the winner of the primary will win the general election. Buffington said she decided to run for clerk and recorder because...
Pastors from churches in the Havre area called for unity, especially among Christians of different denominations, and for a national religious revival Thursday on Town Square during the National Day of Prayer. The event, hosted by the Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association, was one of many across the nation, including 18 throughout Montana Karey Kohlman was on Town Square as churches handed out free food before the collective praying began at noon. Kohlman, who attends...
State Sen. Russ Tempel, R-Chester, hopes to be on the ballot this November in the race to represent Senate District 14, but he will first need to fend off a challenge in the Republican primary. Tempel, a retired farmer and custom harvester, faces Brad Lotton of Havre in the June 5 Republican primary. The winner will take on Democrat and Bear Paw Development Corp. Executive Director Paul Tuss of Havre in the general election. District 14 extends from the Canadian border in...
After years of helping with many Republican campaigns, Brad Lotton is running his own as he mounts a primary challenge against an incumbent state senator. Lotton, owner of Lotton Construction in Havre and finance director of the Hill County Republican Central Committee, faces Sen. Russ Tempel, R-Chester, in the June 5 Republican primary. The winner will take on Democrat and Bear Paw Development Corp. Executive Director Paul Tuss of Havre in the general election. District 14...
Havre City Council members Monday night voted 7 to 0 to increase the monthly rates for municipal water and wastewater services. Council member Terry Lilletvedt was excused from the meeting. The council passed two resolutions: one to increase municipal water rates and the other to increase city wastewater service rates. A public hearing about the rate increases took place before the council’s regular meeting. Havre Clerk/Finance Director Doug Kaercher said the increases were proposed because money set aside in reserves for w...
Darrold Hutchinson hopes to be on the November ballot in the race for the House District 27 seat in the Montana House of Representatives, but he will first need to win the Republican primary. District 27 stretches from the Canadian border in Liberty and most of Hill counties west of Havre down to just outside Great Falls. A farmer and aviator from north of Hingham, Hutchinson faces Joshua Kassmier, a crop adjuster and former Fort Benton mayoral candidate, in the June 5...
Six months after he fell three votes short of winning the Fort Benton mayoral election, Joshua Kassmier is running to represent House District 27 in the Montana House of Representatives. House District 27 stretches from the Canadian border in Liberty and Hill counties west of Havre down to just outside of Great Falls. A farmer and crop adjuster from Fort Benton, Kassmier will go up against Darrold Hutchinson, a farmer and aviator from North Hingham, in the June 5 Republican...
Republican Darrold Hutchinson spoke to the North Central Pachyderm Club at the Duck Inn Friday about his campaign for the House District 27 seat in the Montana House of Representatives. Hutchinson is a farmer and aviator from north of Hingham who unsuccessfully has run twice for a seat in the Legislature. The seat he is running for is in House District 27, which stretches from the Canadian border in Liberty and Hill counties west of Havre down to just outside Great Falls....
A desire to be their own bosses is why Ashley Weinheimer said that she and Anthony Windy Boy decided to purchase Boxcars Restaurant & Lounge. "We both wanted a place that was our own and when this came up it was just the perfect opportunity," she said. Windy Boy said the two bought Boxcars April 24. A former cook at Uncle Joe's Tavern, Windy Boy said he and Weinheimer decided last year to buy Boxcars. In addition to continuing to serve drinks at the business, Windy Boy said...
Montana State University-Northern will hold its annual commencement ceremony Saturday in the Armory Gymnasium starting at 10 a.m. The graduation ceremony is free and open to the public, with only one section of lower bleacher seats reserved, for the handicapped seating. Handicapped parking spaces are limited. People are advised to arrive early and use the north-central entrance to the gymnasium for access to the ceremonies. Doors will open at 9 a.m. and the processional will begin at 10 a.m. Former Little Big Horn College...
