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HELENA (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester returned Monday to the place where he got his political start, urging state lawmakers to focus on bipartisan solutions and telling them the biggest challenge on the federal level will be balancing the budget. Tester is fresh off a bruising and expensive — but ultimately victorious — re-election campaign over Republican challenger Denny Rehberg. He said both sides need to put the sometimes bitter election process behind them and find common ground. Tester built on the emerging theme of coope...
Laura Etta Mlinar Laura Etta Mlinar, 90, a Joplin farmwife who loved RVing, bowling and poodles, died Saturday at the Chester nursing home. Her funeral will be 2 p. m. Wednesday at Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin. Burial will follow at Joplin Cemetery. A reception will be held at the church. Arrangements are by Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Etta was preceded in death by her husband, Les Mlinar in 1999; and her sister, Alyce Beck in 2007. Her only survivors are nieces and nephews....
Orville Eugene Lea Orville Eugene Lea, 86, of Rapid City, S.D., formerly of Havre, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, at Rapid City Hospice of the Hills after a lengthy illness. Orville was born Aug. 5, 1926, in Britton, S.D., to Obert and Ella (Haverly) Lea. He graduated from Kidder High School in 1944. He joined the U. S. Navy in 1944, serving on the U. S.S. Hansford in the Pacific and was honorably discharged in 1946 as a WWII veteran. Orville and Phyllis Moore of Kidder, S.D., were married on June 12, 1947, having...
HELENA — Montana's 63rd Legislature opened its doors last week, welcoming a new governor, 150 lawmakers, and even more staffers and members of the public. Legislators attended a number of introductory events while also getting down to business on several bills, marking the first five of 90 busy days off their calendars. So far, the House voted 99-1 to pass a $9.2 million "feed bill" to fund the current session and the start of the next Legislature in 2015. Committees prepped for hearings on the budget and lawmakers l... Full story
With lead architects and contractors selected and planning fully under way, the chairman of the Bullhook Community Health Center board said physical work on a new clinic is expected to begin this spring, with the new facility to open one year later. "The entire organization, not only the board, is extremely excited about this opportunity, " Chair Todd Hanson said this morning. He added that the project gives the opportunity to "put together a new community health center that is an asset for Havre and the Hi-Line. " Bullhook... Full story
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Mule deer keep watch in the snow across from the Montana State University-Northern campus Friday morning. Winter storm Gandolf blew a blast of cold, snowy winter magic through the region, dropping more than a foot of snow in Blaine, northern Chouteau and Hill counties and taking temperatures near minus-10 to minus-20 in the region. Other parts of the state saw far less snow, though most of the state saw temperatures near or below zero over the weekend. While snow is predicted to fall again today...
A smile radiated from Sarah Laszloffy's face as she recited the oath of office on the floor of the Montana House of Representatives. At only 21 years of age, she became the youngest member of Montana's 63rd Legislature. "It was surreal," said the new Republican lawmaker from Laurel. "It's really humbling, and I can't believe that it's actually happening." Photo by Jacob Baynham/Community News Service, UM School of Journalism. Sara Laszloffy stands in hte Montana House on her first day in office. Laszloffy isn't the only...
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown An empty shelf in the bread isle at Gary and Leo's Fresh Foods Saturday afternoon. The collateral damage of last year's Hostess implosion is still afflicting some Havre businesses. Between the closure of the Sweetheart store on 2nd Street and the Billings-based vendor who further provided baked goods to the Hi-Line, it's become harder to buy a loaf of bread. At Walmart, Dennis Pearson, manager of the grocery department, said the store lost almost all of its bread offerings. "Most of our bread,...
The Montana Legislature will begin taking action on bills this week, and some action will be taken on controversial matters that will challenge the promises made by legislative leadership and Gov. Steve Bullock to cooperate. One such bill was introduced by Rep. Ted Washburn, R-Gallatin County. It would curtail late voter registration, ban registration on Election Day, require voters to show picture ID when they show up at the polls, and mandate that voters show some form of proof of birth when they register to vote.... Full story
Aaron Swartz, a 26-year-old Internet activist facing $1 million in fines and 35 years in federal prison, hanged himself in his New York apartment on Friday. The legal woes that led to him preferring a noose around his neck began in a Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's office in July 2011, when he was charged with "wire fraud, computer fraud, unlawfully obtaining information from a protected computer, and recklessly damaging a protected computer." The charges were later upgraded from four to 13 felony charges. Zach White He faced t... Full story
Editor: From Culbertson to Miles City, cities are being hit hard by the costs of oil development. Sidney is expected to need $47 million dollars in improvements to accommodate Bakken newcomers. Bainville, population 200, is expected to accommodate a 350-person man-camp because of a new frack-sand facility. In Culbertson, the sewer lagoons are at capacity. Who pays for these infrastructure costs? Not the companies making the profits from the oil wells. The oil and gas companies escape almost all taxes on Montana's Bakken wells...
MISSOULA (AP) — A 46-year-old Arizona man has been returned to Montana to face charges he raped a woman in Missoula in late 2003. Kenneth Edward Whatley is charged with sexual intercourse without consent. He was being held in the Missoula County jail with bail set at $250,000 and was to appear in Justice Court Monday afternoon. According to jail records, Whatley was returned to Montana on Sunday night. Court records say Whatley is suspected of breaking into a house on Dec. 5, 2003 and raping a woman. The State Crime Lab n...
HELENA (AP) — Montana lawmakers on Monday looked at a proposal that would require cities to help enforce anti-immigration laws, which supporters argue is necessary to prevent what has happened in other states. The measure from Republican David Howard of Park City would prohibit cities from establishing policies that they won't enforce illegal immigration. He told the House Judiciary Committee on Monday that House Bill 50 ensures local governments will enforce federal law. Howard said that cities elsewhere have made it a p...
HELENA (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester returned Monday to the place where he got his political start, urging state lawmakers to focus on bipartisan solutions and telling them the biggest challenge on the federal level will be balancing the budget. Tester is fresh off a bruising and expensive — but ultimately victorious — re-election campaign over Republican challenger Denny Rehberg. He said both sides need to put the sometimes bitter election process behind them and find common ground. Tester built on the emerging theme of coope...
For more than two months, the federal government has been spying on The Associated Press. Records were seized on 20 phone lines going in and out of the AP's bureaus in Washington, D.C., New York City and Hartford, Conn. The unprecedented snooping into the private affairs of the news cooperative is totalitarian in nature and an absolute outrage. Gary Pruitt, AP's president and chief executive officer, has demanded the information be handed over to the AP and destroy all copies. We second that call and add that the Department... Full story
HELENA (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court said Tuesday that a judge was wrong to release Barry Beach from prison two years ago and order a new trial in the 1979 slaying of a teenage girl. The Supreme Court's 4-3 ruling reversed a Lewistown judge's 2011 decision that found new evidence raised doubts about Beach's guilt. Beach had been in prison since the 1980s since his original conviction for the murder of a 17-year-old girl on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. A long list of advocates persistently argued he had been wrongly co... Full story
Lights Football Camp Montana State University-Northern football coaching staff is putting on a day came for grades K-8. The camp will run June 3-5 with grades K-4 going from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and grades K-5 going from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $60 per camper and they can register at 8 a.m. June 3 at the Armory Gymnasium lobby, or by going to www.msun.edu/athletics. Lights Basketball Camps Northern head coach Shawn Huse is offering three youth basketball camps this summer. Lights Basketball Camps are open to all interested boys...
Delainey Spicher, North Star Track Spicher The North Star Knights had a lot of big performances at last Wednesday's 9C girls meet in Havre. Among them was Delainey Spicher, who swept the hurdle events and also placed second in the fast 400 meters. Spicher, a three-sport standout at North Star and a member of the 2012 Class C state championship track team, won the 100 hurdles in 17.50 and the 300 hurdles in 50.51. She also finished the 400 in 1:07.20, while being part of North Star's top relay teams. Spicher also participates... Full story
The weather took a turn for the better last week and is still going strong. Temperatures were up, the sun was shining and golfers turned out in droves at area courses. Those droves included last week's men's league action at Prairie Farms Golf Course. Last Tuesday night saw Korb Construction take high-team honors with 25 points. The team was composed of Justin Newton, Matt Hedstrom, Pat Foster and Dave Boles. Newton fired a 1-under-par 35 to earn low gross, while Tome Patrick...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters have been liking hosting the Northern B-C girls divisional tennis tournament for years now. And last weekend, the Beeters were at it again. Head coach Thom MacLean's Beeters topped the divisional tournament held here Friday-Saturday at the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts. Fort Benton was second and Chester/J-I was third. Chinook's Alana Smith hits a forehand during Northern B-C girls tennis action Saturday at the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis... Full story
For local track and field teams, the postseason is in full swing. And for several area teams, the next step comes Thursday afternoon in Great Falls. Area Class C teams and athletes will converge on Great Falls' Memorial Stadium Thursday for the 2013 Northern C Divisional Track Meet, where spots in the upcoming Class C state meet will be on the line. Chinook's Makhayla Farmer is one of a bevy of local athletes competing in Thursday's Northern C track meet in Great Falls. And... Full story
The success the Havre High tennis teams have had at the Central A Divisional tournament the last 10 years has been staggering. In that time alone, the Blue Pony boys and girls have won a combined 15 Central A championships. And that streak includes just last season when the HHS boys captured the team title, edging Livingston by a mere three points. The Pony girls also finished second at the Central A last year. Havre High senior Lainey Chagnon strikes a forehand during last month's Havre Invitational. Chagnon is one of 20...
Wesley Brook Collier, 31, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, in Great Falls, Mont. His memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah Witness. A full obituary will follow....
Fresh off of its last event, the board of Havre's public museum is deep into the planning of its next major event, its participation in Havre's annual Living History Day, slated this year for Saturday, June 1. One planned event is being tweaked — another celebrity will join one of the H. Earl Clack Museum's newest additions for Living History. Gary Wilson, who chaired the Clack Museum Board's meeting in the absence of board chair Judi Dritshulas, said Dritshulas will spice up that event. "It's not just a tea party any more,"...
Once again — for now, at least — both sides of the border at the Port of Wild Horse north of Havre are planning to stay open the same hours. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Monday it would keep the summer hours at Wild Horse — open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. — running through Oct. 31. Canada Border Services Agency announced April 26 it would run the summer hours, which normally are used from May 15 to Sept. 30, from April 29 through Oct. 31. That announcement came not long after CBP said it would not extend the period... Full story
