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With freezing rain creating hazardous driving conditions, some local school districts canceled some morning buses and some delayed start of classes. Havre Public Schools announced this morning that out-of-town school buses will not run this morning. The announcement said the out-of-town buses will run this afternoon. Chinook Public Schools announced on Facebook that school will start today on time for students who can make it. No morning bus service will run in Chinook but bus... Full story
The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce is holding its 113th Annual Meeting Wednesday, Jan. 18, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Duck Inn Olympic Room and is requesting RSVPs by this Wednesday, Jan. 11. At the meeting the Chamber will discuss its activities in the past year, lay out their plans and goals for the coming year and introduce new people on the organization’s board of directors. Chamber Executive Director Jessica Fagerbakke said it is also a chance for people to network, learn about other businesses in the area and hear f...
The Bear Paw Ski Bowl is now open and earlier than usual after a massive amount of snow hit the area in December. Bear Paw Ski Bowl Mountain Manager Dave Martens Jr. described conditions at the bowl as, “excellent bordering on dynamite,” in an interview Friday afternoon as he and his crew of volunteers were about to set off, taking gear up to the mountain. Martens said he couldn’t account for the effects of the last week of snow, but December was great for them, allowing the bowl to open earlier than it has in quite a few y...
After a topsy-turvy two months of weather, National Weather Service predicts this part of Montana will see some unseasonably warm temperatures for the next week or two. Highs are expected to be in the 30s and even 40s through Sunday, though Tuesday night and Wednesday are expected to be a bit chillier with lows on the Hi-Line expected to be in the single digits Tuesday and Wednesday nights and the highs Wednesday mostly in the 20s. Lows otherwise are expected to be in the...
Press release Havre High School speech and debate did well at an invitational tournament in Shelby Saturday, including bringing home the Class A team sweepstakes trophy. "The students have been practicing and competing hard, and it showed this weekend," head coach Tim Leeds said. "We are in a good position going into divisionals." Senior Sterling Shelton, a second-year Lincoln Douglas debater, broke into finals for a rematch against the undefeated debater from Simms who won a...
Press release The North Star speech team competed in Shelby Saturday, Jan. 7, and did very well. In original oratory, Ecko Fraser placed second for the Knights, while Joshua Campbell took third in humorous oral interpretation of literature. This week, the Knights will compete in Huntley Project so wish them well as they will be battling in the largest meet of their careers so far. The Knights are coached by Linda Lett....
Havre Daily News staff A trivia night delayed due to weather has been rescheduled to this week. Havre High School CloseUp’s Havre History Trivia Night is set for Thursday starting at 7 p.m. at Havre Eagles Club. Proceeds from the event will help fund the nonprofit taking students to Washington, D.C., in March. Advisor Linsey Ratliff said 17 Havre High School juniors and seniors will be taking the trip, CloseUp includes virtual programs, current issues resources and professional development programs that use live and o...
Havre Police Department A fawn with an arrow in its leg was reported Friday at 9:26 a.m. on 18th Street. -- Nicholas Dee Birdtail of Billings, 50, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served at Adult Probation and Parole on First Street West Friday at 10:04 a.m. -- A phone line was reported knocked down on Fifth Avenue at 8:55 p.m. -- Officers assisted sheriff's deputies at a vehicle rollover on State Highway 234 at 10:04 p.m. Friday. -- Arthur John Casioce of...
A hero is a person of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his or her brave deeds and noble qualities. Heroes come in many forms in life. We look up to our heroes. They are role models, shining examples of what we should be. They are selfless, genuinely good persons. Often, they are willing to risk their own life to save another. Let me introduce you to a hero named Dale Mueller. Most people in Havre and on the Hi-Line aren't familiar with the name Dale Mueller....
On Saturday at the Havre Community Pool, the Havre High swimming teams competed in their lone home meet of the season as they swam against CM Russell and Great Falls High School. At the meet, the HHS boys team finished second and the HHS girls team took third. With strong performances from many individuals, HHS head coach Bill Kilgore liked how the Blue Ponies looked in their first action of 2023. "I think our swimmers performed amazingly well coming off the Christmas break,"...
Over the weekend, the Havre High boys basketball team demonstrated its growing pains as a team in a doubleheader at Havre High Gymnasium. On Friday, the Blue Ponies suffered a 56-49 loss to Miles City in a conference game. But Saturday, the Ponies responded and came back to defeat Hardin 66-62. In their game Friday against Miles City, the Ponies started the game hot racing out to an 8-0 lead. Xavier Butler got started early with a pair of baskets in this stretch. But the...
Coming out of the holiday break, the Havre High girls basketball team had a doubleheader at home at Havre High Gymnasium this past weekend. In their first game in 2023, the Blue Ponies defeated conference foe Miles City, 58-49, Friday night. But the Ponies then went on to suffer a 49-48 loss to Hardin Saturday. In Friday night's game against Miles City, it was the Cowgirls that came out sharp as they jumped out to a 14-6 lead over the Ponies. Lainey Smith scored five points ea...
For the second straight Frontier Conference home game, the Montana State University-Northern Skylights were hanging tough with a nationally ranked opponent. For the second straight game, however, that opponent pulled away. Saturday in the Armory Gymnasium, the Skylights fell to the No. 18 Montana Western Bulldogs 76-67, dropping Northern to 0-4 in league play. "Credit Western, they're a Top 10 team in my opinion," Northern head coach Chris Mouat said. "They're a talented...
Normally, the confines of the Armory Gymnasium are very kind to the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team. But to start 2023 it was anything but. After a gut-wrenching loss to Rocky Mountain College to open 2023 last Thursday night, the Lights lost their second straight Frontier Conference game, as they fell to Montana Western 73-65 Saturday afternoon in Havre. The loss dropped Northern to 1-3 in the league, and was a tough one according to MSU-N head coach...
In their first tournament of 2023, the Havre High wrestling teams competed at the Cut Bank Booster Invitational this past weekend. The Blue Ponies had competed in duals throughout the week, and that appeared to pay off as both the HHS boys and girls teams won their tournaments. “I think we wrestled well. We had three kids in the championship on the boy’s side and two on the girl’s side,” HHS head coach Beau LaSalle said. “I think it was a good growing weekend where younger k...
Girls Team Scores: CM Russell 221, Great Falls 207, Havre 150. Boys Team Scores: Great Falls 233, Havre 164, CM Russell 106. Girls 200 Meter Medley Relay: 1. CM Russell High School 'A' 2:12.52. 2. Great Falls High School 'A' 2:19.95. 3. Havre High School 'A' 2:36.50. 4. CM Russell High School 'B' 2:40.28. 5. Great Falls High School 'B' 2:53.29. 6. CM Russell High School 'C' 3:11.77. 7. Havre High School 'C' 3:24.52. Boys 200 Meter Medley Relay: 1. Havre High School 'A' 2:12.80...
