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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations has advised people that while the Port of Sweetgrass remains open, Canadian Border Services Agency has closed the Coutts, Alberta, Port of Entry north of Shelby to inbound traffic. The closure is due to truckers protesting Canadian measures on COVID-19, which is blocking the highway north of Coutts. Customs and Border Protection has advised that people need to be aware that travel north into Canada via the Coutts Port of Entry is currently unavailable. Its release...
After a couple of weeks of balmy weather, forecasters predict more snow to fall today and cold weather to return this week with a high wind warning also in effect, but warmer temperatures are expected to hit again by the weekend. The forecast calls for up to half an inch of snow today in Liberty, Blaine, Hill and northern Chouteau counties, with a chance of snow again Tuesday morning in Liberty and northern Chouteau counties and more snow possible in the Big Sandy area Tuesday night. A high wind warning is in effect till 2 p....
Amos "Lil Shorty" First Raised Jr. was born to Amos "Nace" First Raised Sr. and Melvina "Tiny" Horn on June 13, 1949 at the old Fort Belknap Hospital. He attended grade school at Harlem Elementary and Pierre Indian Boarding School in Pierre, South Dakota. He attended Flandreau Indian Boarding School in Flandreau, South Dakota, to complete his requirements for high school. Amos was one of the Flandreau Indian Basketball team's high-scoring players. FIS went to the state basketb... Full story
Havre Police Department Aleisha Morningstar The Boy of Havre, 30, was arrested on a pick up and hold order served Friday at 10:55 a.m. on Second Street Northeast. -- A business caller on Montana Avenue reported Friday at 10:57 a.m. seeing video of someone stealing a watch from the store on Jan. 26. -- Someone stopped at the police station Friday at 4:32 p.m. asking for assistance in a domestic dispute. -- A Saddle Butte Drive caller reported a pistol was missing from a vehicle...
Amtrak’s Empire Builder, along with other routes, is back to a short schedule due to COVID-19. After long-distance routes were cut early in the pandemic as the national passenger rail service cited declining passenger numbers due to COVID-19, seven-day-a-week service resumed in May after Congress appropriated funds specifically to restore service and directed Amtrak to return furloughed workers to their jobs. That ended on the Empire Builder again this weekend, with trains not departing Chicago, Seattle and Portland T...
The Havre Eagles Club will be holding a bingo and Indian taco sale fundraiser Friday to raise money for the Jensen family, who lost their home to a fire in December. Eagles Auxiliary President Candace Dess said the event will start a 6 p.m. at the Eagles Club, and they’re hoping to raise as much money as they can for the family, who is still looking for a home. “They’ve been totally displaced,” Dess said. “... They pretty much lost everything.” She said Eagles Club Member Dixie Geer came to her recently wanting to do somet...
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 3,426 new cases, 18,607 active cases, 310 hospitalizations and 300 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 242,180 cases. Hill County Health Department said in its update Friday that 25 new cases were reported and 82 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 192 active cases in the county, no active hospitalizations, 4,353 total cases and the county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Friday that it was noti... Full story
Press release In mid-January, the MSU-Northern Foundation had a visit from Kyle Donoven of Havre who, along with his three sisters, created a scholarship to Northern in memory of their parents. Named the Barry and Diane Memorial Ag Scholarship, the fund will support Northern students who are seeking a degree in agriculture. Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel was appreciative, saying, "Agriculture is the backbone of our region and this gift will definitely make an impact to our ag...
Press release The North Star High School speech and drama team headed to the state tournament in Huntley Project Friday and Saturday, Jan. 28-29, to compete. The Knights had three make it to finals and earn medals, with Choral Wicks and Kaden Frickel taking seventh dramatic theatre, and, in original oratory, Ecko Fraser placed fifth. Brodie Jackson broke into semifinals in informative speaking, as did Madelyn Myers and Collin Welch, both in humorous interpretation of literature. In dramatic solo acting, Emily Conner fought...
Press release The Havre High School speech and debate team didn’t bring any medals back from the state Class A tournament in Corvallis, but the head coach praised his team’s efforts. “This is the toughest Class A meet of the year, and I hoped we would have more success, but our speakers did their all and had some success,” head coach Tim Leeds said. “We had the talent to bring home some medals, but this is a young team and they still did well.” The tournament saw teams from 23 Class A schools compete Friday and Saturday at...
Sen. Daines, you are wrong. The voting rights bill is not what you claim it is, and, in fact, a majority of Americans support it. And please stop saying Democrats are trying to create a federal takeover of elections. Let’s not forget that “your guy,” yes, the former president, drafted an executive order to confiscate all voting machines and planned to use the National Guard to do so. Voter ID? Please, don’t insult our intelligence. In your letter to the Havre Daily News published Jan. 21, you spent several paragraphs in utte...
It is the time of year that agriculture, education, political, and any other meetings you can think of are happening. On top of that, it is campaign season. As I mentioned in my last article, I am again vying for the Senate District 14 position, and therefore fully into campaign mode. Campaigning is a busy season, but I appreciate the opportunity to connect with constituents both in person and through other media platforms. If there are issues you’d like to discuss or if you’d like to get involved with my campaign, ple...
No team in the Northeast A has slowed down the Havre High girls basketball team yet this season. The Blue Ponies are undefeated in conference play so far this year and they have won each game by at least 20 points. The Lewistown Eagles were tasked with slowing down the Ponies Saturday at the Metra in Billings. They did play the Ponies closer than any other conference team this season but the Ponies remained unblemished in the Northeast A as they won 63-49. "I thought we...
The Montana State University-Northern Skylights didn't just need a win, they wanted one in the worst way. And that's exactly what they got Saturday afternoon at HYPER in Butte. The Skylights beat Montana Tech 70-63 Saturday in Butte. It was Northern's first Frontier Conference win this season. "We needed this in a bad way," MSU-N head coach Chris Mouat said, "Our league is just so tough and we've been through a lot again this year with kids in and out of the lineup and us...
With just one last tournament in the regular season, the Havre High wrestling team was looking to head into the postseason on a positive note. Not only did the Blue Ponies wrestle well at the Malta Invitational this past Saturday, but they also took first place in the process. HHS head coach Beau LaSalle was even more impressed by his team’s performance since his younger wrestlers led the way. “I thought we wrestled well,” LaSalle said. “We left some kids home but the kids th...
With the postseason just under a month away, the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team is looking to find its momentum just in time. The No. 8 Lights looked to get things going at the Tyler Plummer Classic in Dickinson, North Dakota, this past Saturday. While the tournament did not keep track of team scores, MSU-N assistant coach Landon Bailey believed the Lights wrestled well. “We did good. We had some great performances from some guys,” Bailey said. “Three champ...
This past Friday, the Havre High swim teams finished their season with a double dual in Great Falls. Both Blue Pony squads played in separate duals against Great Falls High School and CM Russell High School. The HHS boys team lost its dual against Great Falls but won against CM Russell. The HHS girls team lost both duals against Great Falls and CM Russell. However, HHS head coach Bill Kilgore believes many swimmers swam well. “We swam real good times with lots of personal b...
