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Hill County Sheriff Jamieson Ross said today that two men were arrested on suspicion of robbing the local John Deere dealership, and law enforcement recovered the stolen property. Fabian Saddler Jr. 19, and Darrell Gardipee III, also 19, are being held in the Hill County Detention Center on suspicion of felony burglary, theft and criminal mischief. Ross said in the release that the sheriffs office recovered a 2011 John Dere Gator utility vehicle and a 2019 John Deere 835...
An overnight burglary at Frontline Ag Solutions, the John Deere dealership at 2626 U.S. Highway East, has resulted in a loss of thousands of dollars of equipment, officials report. Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross said someone broke through a window at John Deere some time Monday night or Tuesday morning and made off with a major haul. Items stolen from the dealership include cash, credit cards, multiple technological devices and two Gator utility vehicles. The utility vehicles...
Havre Police Department A two vehicle crash between a FedEx truck and a Yukon was reported on Second Street Tuesday at 12:39 p.m. -- A caller at a First Street West business asked Tuesday at 1:02 p.m. to speak with an officer. -- An arrest was made after a Sixth Street caller asked officers for assistance Tuesday at 1:17 p.m. removing a man from the residence. No information was provided on the charges. -- A gas drive-off by a driver in a blue pickup truck was reported by a...
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA — A Montana Senate committee on Tuesday heard testimony on two bills that seek to help prevent and overturn wrongful convictions. One bill would allow judges to vacate a conviction and order a new trial if they determine new, non-DNA evidence creates “a reasonable probability of a different outcome at a new trial.” The second bill would require disclosure and a hearing on the reliability of a witness before prosecutors can present testimony from someone who is receiving an incen...
Friday, after five weeks, Congress was finally able to strike a deal with President Donald Trump to end the longest government shutdown in the nation's history, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said Tuesday during a telephone press conference from Washington D.C., and Tester is leading a group to keep it from happening again. Tester, who serves as ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, said he was named the leader of the seven-person...
Havre Masonic Lodge 55 held its first winter raffle drawing Friday, raising funds for the organization as well as its operations around town. The organization raffled off a Howa Heavy Barrel 22-250, a Sig Sauer 2200 BDX range finder and a framed original painting by local artist Mary Verploegen. Havre Freemason Worshipful Master and H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board member David Sageser said the money raised in the raffle will go toward community projects the Freemasons have around town, such as Masonic Bikes for Books and...
Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will hold a planning workshop Thursday in the Robins School Administration Building at 6 p.m. The items for discussion are: 1. Board Evaluation Instruments 2. HHS bathroom facilities update 3. Student learning options 4. Restructuring 5. Other...
The agenda for the Hill County Commission business meeting 10 a.m. Thursday is: • Public comments on non-agenda items: • Public comments on agenda items • Claims • Employment • Tax Adjustments • Resolutions: Fair contract Fair board member District Court monitor request Boulevard Ave — Havre Project Funding Agreement Bear Paw Development contract • Subdivision/survey approval • County permit approval...
MSU News Service BOZEMAN — The Montana State University Pesticide Education Program will be coordinating five regional pesticide training events across Montana in April. These seven-hour trainings are designed for individuals who want to learn more about pesticides and/or qualify for a Montana private applicator license. A private applicator license enables pesticide applicators to purchase and use restricted use pesticide products to manage pests on land they own, rent or lease. The registration fee is $30 and will cover tra...
Press release USDA’s Farm Service Agency extended deadlines on many of its programs because of the government shutdown and the emergency nature of many of the programs. Below are updated deadlines: Market Facilitation Program • Deadline to apply extended to Feb. 14. Marketing Assistance Loans • If loan matured in December 2018, settlement date extended to Feb. 14. • Peanut loans or Loan Deficiency Payments — loan availability date now Feb. 28. Emergency Conservation Program • Performance reporting due Feb. 14. Livestock Fo...
It is no secret that Montana has the highest rate of suicide in the country. Compounding this crisis, Montana has a critical shortage of mental health services that has been well documented for the past ten years. At least 68 new psychiatrists would be needed to address this critical shortage (HRSA 2017). There is also a critical shortage of psychiatric nurse practitioners. Given those shortages, the majority of psychiatric medications — 70 percent to 80 percent by some estimates — are prescribed by non-mental health spe...
In most cases, every college athlete is a long way from home. But, in the case of Montana State University-Northern Skylights Gokce Aslan and Petra Sellin, getting home requires international flights and a lot of hours in the air. To be precise, Aslan, who hails from Ankara, Turkey, is a staggering 5,905 miles from home, while Sellin, who comes from Angelholm, Sweden, is a whopping 4,477 miles away from where she grew up. And those miles are what makes them unlike most...
When it comes to the Havre High wrestling team, few guys have as much experience as Lane Paulson, and over the next two weeks at both divisionals and state, that experience is going to come in handy. Paulson, a senior, is getting set for his last go around with Blue Pony wrestling, and after completing his final regular season as an HHS wrestler, Paulson has turned his attention toward the postseason and ending his career on a high note. "I don't feel any extra pressure or any...
When the Havre High boys basketball team and Fairfield met inside the HHS gymnasium Tuesday night, it was a tale of two halves — one controlled by the Blue Ponies and another that saw the Eagles take flight. After Havre held the high-powered Eagles to just 21 points in the first half and took a 28-21 lead into the intermission, Fairfield caught fire, scoring 22 points in the third quarter and 25 more in the fourth quarter to leave the Pony Corral with a 68-53 victory. The l...
Prep Basketball Standings GIRLS Central A Conf. All Havre 5-0 14-0 Belgrade 3-2 9-5 Livingston 1-3 5-9 Lewistown 0-4 2-12 Eastern A Conf. All Laurel 5-1 9-4 Billings Central 4-1 11-2 Hardin 7-2 12-2 Glendive 2-4 5-8 Miles City 2-5 5-8 Sidney 0-4 2-12 District 1B Conf. All Shelby 6-1 9-4 Cut Bank 4-2 5-6 Fairfield 4-3 6-7 Choteau 2-4 5-9 Conrad 2-4 2-9 Rocky Boy 2-6 3-11 District 2B Conf. All Wolf Point 6-1 12-1 Harlem 5-1 10-3 Malta 2-4 6-6 Poplar 2-5 9-6 Glasgow 1-5 5-9 District 9C Conf. All Box Elder 10-0 14-0 Fort Benton 9...
THURSDAY High School Basketball Havre girls at Rocky Boy, 6 p.m. Havre boys at Rocky Boy, 7:30 Harlem girls at Chinook Harlem boys at Chinook FRIDAY High School Basketball HLP girls vs Turner HLP boys vs Turner North Star girls vs Big Sandy North Star boys vs Big Sandy CJI girls vs Cut Bank CJI boys vs Cut Bank Box Elder girls vs Fort Benton Box Elder boys vs Fort Benton Rocky Boy girls vs Malta Rocky Boy boys vs Malta Harlem girls vs Glasgow Harlem boys vs Glasgow College...
Are you ready? Are you ready for the CHALLENGE? The Challenge Tournament is scheduled for Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. at Harvest Moon Lanes. The cost is $65. You will bowl six games across six sets of lanes, each dressed differently. The Top 12 bowlers will have a roll-off and the Top 5 will proceed on to the step ladder event. There will be $500 in added prize money. Sign up at Harvest Moon Lanes. You can call 265-5885. If no answer, please leave a message. A few shout-outs: To the...