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Editor's note: This version corrects that Dartanion Kaftan and Riley Klein are seniors. Despite a rocky start, the state eastern Class A speech, drama and debate divisional tournament appears to have gone well Saturday, with all of host Havre's speech and debate competitors qualifying for state and a wealth of new judges showing up to the event. Head Havre High School speech and debate coach Tim Leeds said he wanted to thank all of the community members, the Havre school...
While the omicron variant-driven surge may be subsiding in some parts of the United States where it surged the earliest, cases are still high in this part of Montana. Blaine County Health Department reported Friday that it was notified of 35 new cases that day with transmission very high. "Blaine County has seen a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases since last week," the department said in a release Friday, adding that the county is also seeing other viral activity to include...
Hill County Health Department said in its update Friday that 50 new cases were reported and 73 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 267 active cases in the county and 1 active hospitalization. Hill County has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Friday that it was notified of 35 new cases and 11 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 207 active cases in the county and 1,817 total cases. Blaine County has had 29 deaths. Rocky Boy Health Center, also reported on the Chouteau or...
Press release NEW PRAGUE, Minn. — People are invited to enter the Golden Agricultural Relations Council — ARC — Awards contest. The program provides an opportunity for agricultural communicators to have their 2021 tactics and campaigns evaluated by marketing and public relations vexperts and receive helpful feedback. “See how your work stacks up against the best in the business,” ARC said in a release. To be eligible, entries must be completed in full or partially in 2021. A complete list of categories can be found at http:/...
Press release A scholarship is again offered by the North Central Montana Cattle Women and the North Central Montana Stock Growers. This annual scholarship is available to high school seniors and college students completing their sophomore year. Interest from a memorial fund honoring the memory of deceased members is contributed to by the Cattle Women. Stock Growers supplies their portion of the scholarship through fundraising efforts and interest from money left from the Livestock Protective Association, a forerunner to the...
Linda L. Azure, 69, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with Pastor Marvin Russette officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery....
Havre Police Department A report of a mountain lion on Beaver Creek Boulevard was called in Friday at 6:49 a.m. -- Ricky John Clark of Havre, 54, was arrested on a shoplifting charge and a Justice or City court warrant after a caller at a First Street business reported a non-combative shoplifter at 9:53 a.m. Friday. -- A summons for a juvenile tobacco violation was issued at Havre Middle School Friday at 10 a.m. -- A Friday 12:23 p.m. caller asked for a welfare check on...
Hill County Board of Health will hold its quarterly meeting Wednesday, Jan. 26, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Annex meeting room in the Courthouse Annex at 302 Fourth Ave. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Roll call Annual reorganization of the board 1. Recognition of outgoing board member/Introduction of new board member 2. Election of officers Approval of meeting minutes from Oct. 20, 2021 Agenda corrections, additions or deletions Items of old business: 1. Hill County COVID-19 updates and...
In its final home stand of the season, the Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team looked to give its fans something to cheer for at the Havre Ice Dome with two games against the Great Falls Americans and two games against the Missoula Bruins this past weekend. Early on, the Ice Hawks played well in their two wins against the Great Falls Americans. But they ran into a tough Bruins team as they lost two games to end the weekend. The home stand started Friday night with a 4-1 wi...
Every game in the Frontier Conference is a battle and Saturday's matchup at the Armory Gymnasium between Montana State University-Northern and Rocky Mountain College was no different. The Lights and Battlin' Bears battled and threw haymakers at each other through the afternoon. The Bears found momentum in the second half and the Lights came right back to make it a nailbiter. But it was the Bears that survived as they held on in the final seconds for the 65-63 win. The Lights...
The Havre High girls basketball team has made it look easy lately and they continued to do that on the road this past weekend. In a pair of conference games, the Blue Ponies won, 65-29, at Glendive Friday night and then they won, 69-34, at Sidney to keep things rolling. “Our older kids came out with a sense of urgency and got after it in both games and I was very pleased,” HHS head coach Dustin Kraske said. Looking to take an early advantage, the Ponies started hot in the...
The Havre High boys basketball team has been battling all season long and this past weekend on the road was no different. On Friday night, the Blue Ponies lost, 53-43, on the road to Glendive but they bounced back Saturday for a 69-51 win on the road against Sidney. “Anytime you go on the road, it’s always going to be a battle,” HHS head coach Walynn Burgess said. “I just like the way the boys responded to being on the road and having to go through that battle for the first t...
The Havre High wrestling teams are looking to find their stride with the postseason coming next month. If this past weekend at the Montana Class A Duals in Lewistown were any indication, the Blue Ponies are in good position as they took third in the tournament. “I thought we performed well. The kids wrestled hard and they did what we expected them to do,” HHS head coach Beau LaSalle said. “Took some individual losses in some places but in other places, we got some big indiv...
On Saturday afternoon at the Armory Gymnasium, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team was looking to win its first Frontier Conference game this season. However, the Skylights had to face Rocky Mountain College, one of the top teams in the conference. Early on, it looked like the Skylights might compete against the Bears as they led, 25-16, halfway through the second quarter. But the Bears went on a run to end the first half and they used that momentum...
In their first action in two weeks, the Havre High swim teams swam in the Stacey Frey Memorial Invitational in Great Falls this past Saturday. In the large meet, the HHS boys team finished eighth and the HHS girls team placed 12th. The HHS boys swim team scored 84 points to take eighth out of 11 teams in the meet. Great Falls High School placed first with a score of 212 points while Gallatin High School took second and Billings Central placed third. The HHS girls swim team sco...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights moved up to No. 7 in the most recent NAIA Coaches Poll. And Northern proved what a powerhouse it is right now with a strong showing at the prestigious Missouri Valley Invitational this past weekend. The Lights finished forth in the team competiton, while putting their grapplers the podium. The tournament is one of the single toughest NAIA fields in the regular season with 38 teams entered. Northern scored 96 points, while Grand...
