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Editor’s note: This version updates that Krystal Steinmetz was listed as a candidate on the Montana Secretary of State website. A newcomer to the candidate side of elections has announced she is running as to represent Havre in House District 28. Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line Marketing and Events Director Krystal Steinmetz of Havre, a former news reporter, news director, graphic designer and freelance writer, said she filed as a Democratic candidate for the seat now held b...
Editor's note: This version corrects the date of the tournament. The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce annual Ice Fishing Tournament and raffle is set for Saturday, Jan. 25, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fresno Reservoir. "The chamber puts on the tournament to provide an event for those that want to get outside during the winter. We have many ice fishermen and women in Havre and it's always fun to get them together for one tournament," Chamber Executive Director Julea Robbins said....
Havre Police Department Adrian James Roastingstick of Box Elder, 38, was issued a summons Friday at 8 a.m. on a charge of criminal contempt related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program no-show. -- A two-vehicle crash on Seventh Avenue was reported at 3:10 p.m. Friday. -- Titus Lee Pulliam of Mesa, Arizona, 18 was arrested on charges of resisting arrest and obstructing a peace officer or other public servant, after a caller at a Montana State University-Northern residence hall reported...
More up-and-down weather appears to be heading to this part of the Golden Triangle, with a week's worth of below-zero weather expected to be followed by temperatures in the 30s and 40s, and the warmer weather bringing an earlier-than-usual chance of ice jams. While some cold weather and snowstorms had been occurring in this region since September, warm weather had always followed, melting off the snow in the lowlands, although enough accumulated in the Bear Paw Mountains tho...
Hill County Democratic Party Chair and State Representative for House District 28 Jacob Bachmeier announced Sunday at the Hill County Democratic Central Committee meeting his resignation as the chair of the Central Committee and that he will not file this year for re-election. "It's bittersweet," he said in an interview after the meeting. "I have loved serving in the Legislature. It has been the highlight of my life. "It has been an honor getting to know my constituents,...
Press release Havre High School speech and debate again saw success, this time at the Simms/Power-Dutton-Brady Pre-Divisional Challenge in Simms. Public forum debaters Joram Randolph and Noah Teasley led the charge in the Blue Ponies' first-place finish in the Class A team competition. Randolph and Teasley beat a Great Falls Central public forum team in finals in their first-place finish. Havre high's other public forum team, Dartanion Kaftan and Xavier Ulano, debating...
Hill County Early Childhood Investment Team and Hill County Health Consortium Active Living Task Force are sponsoring a “Winter Fun Day,” Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m., at Montana State University-Northern Student Union Building. The event is free for all ages and no R.S.V.P is needed. “This group wanted to offer a free opportunity for people of all ages to gather together, play some games, and enjoy some activities,” Hill County Early Childhood Investment Team Family Engagement and Coalition Coordinator Tina Thomas said in a te...
Press release The Montana Association of Clerk and Recorder’s is again sponsoring two scholarships for graduating seniors who will be attending an in-state college or university. First-place scholarship is for $1,000 and second-place scholarship is for $500. The last day of acceptance of applications is March 13. Application forms are available from the guidance counselor at schools or from the County Clerk and Recorder’s office. People with questions can call 265-5481 ext. 2323. The application forms must be received by Cle...
Denis L. Mack 60, passed away at Benefis Medical Center in Great Falls January 15, 2020. A viewing will be held Tuesday, January 21, 2020, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home.... Full story
Elsie Louise Hansen, 92, of Harlem, MT, passed away January 16, 2020, of natural causes. She was born April 30, 1927, in Chinook, MT, to Carl and Erma (Rafter) Klungland of Hogeland, MT, and was the oldest of five children. Elsie attended elementary school at the Wing School and graduated from Harlem High School in 1945. She worked one-year at Brekke's Grocery Store before marrying her high school sweetheart and "love of her life," Kenneth "Kenny" Hansen in 1946, and lived on... Full story
Seneca Boyd "Sundance" Standing Rock, whose Indian name was Old Man Feather, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020, at Benefis Medical Center of natural causes. Wake began at 5:00 p.m. Friday, January 17, and continued until his traditional funeral service at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 18, 2020, all at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. Burial followed in the Warriors' Burial Grounds. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Seneca's... Full story
KREMLIN, Mont. - Christine Ann "Tina" Griffith, 70 years old, passed away January 16, 2020, at the Northern Montana Care Center after battling breast cancer for the second time. Cremation has taken place and at her request no services are planned. She would like you to remember her in the spring when you plant your flowers or your garden. You may visit Tina's on line memorial page at http://www.hollandbonine.com to leave a message of condolence for her husband Ray and her... Full story
The Chinook community hosted the American Red Cross Blood Drive Tuesday, Jan. 7. There were 43 individuals that showed up to donate with five deferrals making our total number of pints donated 38 on a goal of 39. We appreciate all who braved the weather to come out and donate. Our next blood drive will be on Tuesday, March 3, from 12:30-6 p.m. at Wallner Hall. You can go online at http://www.redcrossblood.org to schedule your appointment early. We had two first time donors,...
McKenzie Gunter missed over a month of her first season as a Montana State University-Northern Skylight with an injury. Saturday night, though, she came up clutch when her team needed her most. The No. 18 Skylights were literally on the verge of dropping a fourth straight Frontier Conference tilt Saturday night in Butte, that is until Gunter made a 3-point play as time expired to send Northern’s road game at Montana Tech into overtime. And from there, the Skylights o...
The season on the ice continued for the Havre Ice Hawks. After some tough losses at home throughout the year, the Ice Hawks were looking for some redemption against the Flathead Fusion Friday and Saturday in the Havre Ice Dome. Havre did not sweep the Fusion, but did split the series, losing to Flathead Friday 10-1 and then winning Saturday in a thrilling overtime shoot-out, 5-3. On top of that, the seniors for the Ice Hawks had a great weekend on the ice, as well, being...
After some thrilling conference wins over Northeast A rivals Lewistown and Sidney, the Havre High boys basketball team was ready to grab another pair of wins this weekend that would help improve their record. Both games would be hard-fought and the Blue Ponies snagged those wins, the first of which was over the No. 4 Browning Indians Friday 79-71 in the Havre High Gymnasium and the second came on the road in Fairfield against the Fairfield Eagles Saturday 66-50. The upset win...
With a stellar showing at the Cut Bank Invitational, the Havre High wrestling team was looking to make a lot of noise at one of the toughest meets in the state of Montana, the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic in Missoula. And the Blue Pony grapplers put up quite the fight, finishing the meet in 12th place and being the second highest Class A Montana school at the meet. To finish in that range, especially up against the toughest schools in Montana and the rest of the northwest,...
After facing some tough waves at the Bozeman Meet, the Havre High swim team was aiming higher heading into the second meet of the seasoin in Great Falls. This time around, the Blue Ponies did quite well in the water at the Stacey Frey Memorial I-15 Invitational Saturday in Great Falls. Havre finished the competition with two fairly nice placements. The girls team finished in fifth place with 99 points, beating Class AA schools Billings Senior and Billings West, while the boys...
Even though the Montana State University-Northern Lights are dealing with quite the injury big right now, they still put their best foot forward at one of the toughest NAIA regular season tournaments in the country. Northern was in Marshall, Missouri Friday and Saturday for the annual Missouri Valley Invitational, where the Lights scored 35 points and placed junior Chase Short at 174 pounds. Short finished fifth for the Lights at 174, after reaching the quarterfinals before fa...
Having already beaten several non-conference opponents this season, including Great Falls and Malta in the beginning of January and blazing through conference rivals Lewistown and Sidney, the Havre High girls basketball team had plans to add two more wins to its record, against Browning Friday and Fairfield Saturday on the road. And those plans came to fruition when the Blue Ponies beat the Browning Indians 52-29 in Browning and then the Eagles 56-31 in Fairfield. The pair of...
