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Travis M. Sheffelmaer of Dodson died following a crash on U.S. Highway 2 in Blaine County of injuries unrelated to the crash, and the incident is still under investigation, Blaine County Sheriff John Colby said in a press release. The release said that Blaine County sheriff’s deputies were doing traffic control Wednesday for a vehicle that had slid into the ditch on U.S. Highway 2 at Mile Marker 409. Deputies advised that the road conditions were too dangerous to continue with the vehicle that was in the ditch and out of t...
Much like this time last year, a new strain of COVID-19 is spreading throughout the U.S. and the world and looks poised to become the dominant form of the virus in the near future, though health officials suspect the surge will not be nearly as bad as the one in early 2022. Estimates from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention say that the new subvariant, designated XBB.1.5, accounted for about 2 percent of cases in the U.S. in early December, but over the course of a...
After several warm days turned snow to slush - and caused some highway flooding over the weekend - colder temperatures have frozen that slush with some more light snow falling across this part of north-central Montana this morning. Warmer temperatures dominated the area over the weekend - Havre had a high of 42 Saturday with it hitting 35 by 6:13 a.m. and a high Sunday of 41 with it dropping to just below freezing - 29 degrees - just before midnight. December saw plenty of...
Staff and wire Montana Wildlife Federation is looking for assistance from people who regularly drive the Hi-Line from Havre to Shelby and Malta to Glasgow to help the department collect data of wildlife sightings. The federation is asking drivers who regularly drive U.S. Highway 2 between Shelby and Havre at least once a week and or between Malta and Glasgow at least every other week to track using the WildlifeXing app where they see wildlife crossing on those stretches of highway. Any volunteers who download the...
Due to scheduling conflicts the Hill County Board of Health Jan. 19 meeting has been moved to Feb. 1 at noon....
Monday Courthouse Closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Hill County Road Department meeting. Commissioners Office 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting. Commissioners Office 3 p.m. — Montana Association of Counties insurance review meeting. Commissioners Office 5:30 p.m. — Great Northern Fair Board meeting. Great Northern Fairgrounds Wednesday 9 a.m. — County officials meeting. Timmons Room Noon — Havre Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. Duck Inn Olympic Room. Thursday 9:45 a.m. ...
Havre Police Department A caller on Cleveland Avenue reported a man who was in the backyard at 6:43 a.m. Friday. -- A phone was found by a 10th Street West caller at 8:06 a.m. Friday. -- Officers assisted a caller who reported Friday at 4:24 p.m. that their daughter didn't get off the bus. -- A hit and run crash was reported reported at 5:21 p.m. Friday in the Havre area. -- A vehicle crash in a Sixth Avenue parking lot was reported Friday at 6:34 p.m. -- Vandalism was reporte...
Photo captions in a story Friday on Page A3 about Leo Pattison of Havre turning 100 misspelled Pattison’s last name....
With the postseason just around the corner, the Havre High wrestling teams looked to do well at a pair of tournaments in Missoula this past weekend. There was tough competition, but the HHS boys wrestling team finished third at the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic while the HHS girls wrestling team finished fifth at the Missoula Hellgate Girls Wrestling Tournament. “I thought we wrestled very well and put together a total team effort,” HHS head coach Beau LaSalle said. “To...
On Saturday in Helena, both the Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams faced off against Carroll College. The day yielded mixed results for Northern basketball as the Skylights suffered a 71-40 loss to the Fighting Saints while the Lights picked up a 69-59 win on the road. In the Skylights game against Carroll to start the afternoon, the Saints jumped out to a 6-2 lead. After Briaunna McCullough scored to cut the deficit to 6-4, the Saints went...
With a young team on hand, the Havre High boys basketball team looked to continue growing this past weekend with games against Fairfield and Browning. The Blue Ponies showed their age on the road Friday night when they suffered a 48-40 loss to Fairfield. But the Ponies then showed what they are capable of when they defeated Browning, 77-69, at Havre High Gymnasium Saturday. "This weekend had a lot of good learning for us. It was a tale of two games for us," HHS head coach...
Over the weekend, the Havre High girls basketball team returned to action with a pair of non-conference games. On the road Friday night, the Blue Ponies started the weekend with a 64-35 victory over Fairfield. However, the Ponies stumbled at home at Havre High Gymnasium Saturday with a 59-58 loss to Browning. While the weekend yielded mixed results, HHS head coach Dustin Kraske believes the Ponies are trending in the right direction. "We had a great weekend. I'm pleased with...
