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GREAT FALLS (AP) — Cascade County commissioners have voted to re-zone property on the northwestern edge of Great Falls to allow seed and herbicide maker Monsanto Co. to locate a wheat breeding testing site there. The Great Falls Tribune reports (http://gftrib.com/1d7VfHK) the county is taking public comment for 30 days on Tuesday's decision to change the zoning from commercial to light industrial, which would allow the inside storage of chemicals. Last spring, Monsanto announced a new Wheat Technology Center near Twin F...
HAMILTON (AP) — Ravalli County employees working to reconcile the books in the treasurer's office told commissioners they found more than $800,000 in checks that hadn't been deposited. Last week, county commissioners placed Treasurer Valerie Stamey on paid leave after months of complaints about overdue disbursements and as well as complaints by residents that property tax checks hadn't been cashed. Commissioners placed Clerk and Recorder Regina Plattenberg and treasurer's deputy Dan Whitesitt temporarily in charge of daily o...
After several weeks of spring-like weather, Old Man Winter is expected to return to north-central Montana today. National Weather Service predicted a 90 percent chance of snow today and night, dropping to a 50 percent chance through 11 a.m. Thursday. This following nearly three weeks where high temperatures for north-central Montana were hitting the 40s and even creeping into the 50s. The Weather service issued a winter storm advisory for Blaine, Hill, Liberty and Toole counties from noon today through 5 p.m. Thursday with...
Hockey players are tough by nature, and they can endure a lot. For the Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team, this season hasn’t been an easy one. But for the senior leaders on the Ice Hawks’ squad, keeping their heads up and staying positive through difficult times has been something the’ve had no trouble doing because they love the game and they love the Ice Hawks. There are just a handful of games left for Havre seniors Ned Malone, Justin Miller, Dustin Armstrong, Dane Li...
Raymond L. Hoover, 89, of Havre passed away of natural causes Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at his residence. Cremation has taken place, and no services will be held. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements....
Wayne Connell Dehlbom, 79, passed away peacefully Jan. 17, 2014. Family members circled the room in prayer as he departed. There will be a celebration of his life at Dalton Gardens Church of Christ, 4th and Hanley, Dalton Gardens, 2 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mable Jane (Blackwood) Dehlbom of Havre, Mont., and Clarence (Kelly) Eugene Dehlbom of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Wayne was born in 1935 and was raised on the Silver Bow Ranch bet...
Havre Police Department Officers served a Justice or City court warrant to Theodore Edward Bear, 29, of Great Falls at the Great Falls Detention Center at 12:27 p.m. Tuesday. ——— Officers investigated a 3:20 p.m. Tuesday call from 3rd Street about a possible fight about to start in front of the post office. ——— A 3:52 p.m. Tuesday call from a 1st Street business about a found diamond ring was investigated. ——— Victoria Dawn-Lynn Gerrard, 27, of Havre was arrested on charges of partner or family member assault and a Justice or...
Montana Actors' Theatre is opening a Neil Simon classic in Havre this week, "Barefoot in the Park." The comedy tells the story of two newlyweds as they learn to deal with their differences - he a straight-laced lawyer and she a bubbling free spirit - in their new apartment. Simon's play was first produced on Broadway in 1963 and was nominated for a Tony award in 1964. It also became the playwright's first screenwriting endeavour, when he adapted his play for the screen in a...
The trial of a Havre man accused of shooting a pistol in a residential Havre neighborhood, after entering an argument about a dog, started its second day this morning. James R. Lowrance, born in 1990, is on trial from a felony charge of criminal endangerment and a misdemeanor count of discharging a firearm within city limits. This charge stems from an accusation he fired a pistol June 10, while on the 600 Block of 3rd Street, to prove it was a real, loaded gun. Lowrance has...
Thursday High School Basketball Havre girls vs GFH, 7 p.m. Havre boys at GFH, 7 p.m. Chinook girls vs Dodson, 6 p.m. Chinook boys Dodson, 7:30 College Basketball Skylights at UGF, 5:30 p.m. Lights at UGF, 7:30 p.m. Friday High School Basketball Chinook girls vs HLP, 6 p.m. Chinook boys vs HLP, 7:30 Big Sandy girls Turner, 6 p.m. Big Sandy boys vs Turner, 7:30 North Star girls vs Box Elder, 6 p.m. North Star boys vs Box Elder, 7:30 C/J-I girls vs Valier, 6 p.m. C/J-I boys vs Valier, 7:30 Rocky Boy girls vs Fairfield, 6 p.m....
With another Hi-Line Hell Freeze adult hockey tournament in the books, the Havre Ice Dome saw plenty of good hockey and good times by players and fans over the weekend. The annual tournament, just four years in, is growing more and more successful. This year, the tournament brought in 12 total teams to make up two divisions. The Rec. Division was made up of Havre-Chris Herring, Havre-BNSF, Calgary TGOTS, Bozeman Flying Zams, Havre-Hi-Line Electric, Havre-Hanson, Lewistown Snow...
The Havre Ice Hawks have just two weeks of action left in their regular season and wins have been harder than ever to come by in 2014. Havre spent the weekend at a three-day tournament in Butte. Playing four games the, Ice Hawks dropped three and managed one tie. Friday, Butte’s U-18 squad defeated the Ice Hawks 10-3. Saturday morning brought a 5-5 tie to Billings followed by a 2-1 loss to Helena Saturday night. Sunday, Sun Valley Idaho also defeated the Ice Hawks 4-2. Goalie Josh Emge continues to have a solid season and t...
Halfway home. The Frontier Conference men’s and women’s basketball season is half over, and the Frontier titles are officially up for grabs. Of course, on the men’s side, it would take hours and hours of math and speculation to try and determine just how things will shake out come late February. This past weekend saw some thrilling men’s games, like Montana State-Northern beating No. 24 UGF in Havre Friday night, before the Argos turned right around and knocked off No. 18...
The CMR Fieldhouse was not a welcoming atmosphere to the Havre High wrestling team Tuesday night, as the Class AA CMR Rustlers sent the top-ranked Central A Blue Ponies away with a rare dual loss. Going head to head in Great Falls, the fourth-ranked Rustlers, coached by former Blue Pony Aaron Jensen, defeated the Ponies 42-39. The biggest story in Tuesday night’s action was the matches the Rustlers were able to turn around against the Ponies. Jace Billy (195) and Dustin O...
