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It's pretty much official, the Frontier Conference regular season men's title is down to a two-team race. And while Carroll College is used to battling for the league title, the Montana Tech Orediggers haven't been atop the Frontier standings this deep into a winter in a long while. Once a perennial contender, Tech fell on hard times, but, in the last two years, former Westminster coach Adam Hiatt has really turned things around. So much so that, Tech is on a seven-game...
Kyla Burchard, Havre High Swimming With the postseason fast approaching, Havre High's Kyle Burchard is gearing up for the big finish. At last weekend's Great Falls Duals, Burchard placed second in the 200 Individual Medley against all Class A competition. She finished with a time of 2:46.04, while also swimming strong in the relays. Burchard also swam well at the Havre Time Trials Monday night, which made up for the Ponies' canceled Class A invite last month. Tyrus LaMere,...
Prep Basketball Standings GIRLS Northeast A Havre; 7-0 12-1 Miles City; 4-1 6-6 Lewistown; 2-3 6-7 Sidney; 1-4 2-11 Glendive; 0-6 0-13 Southeast A Hardin; 6-1 13-2 Billings Central; 4-1 11-2 Laurel; 3-2 8-5 Lockwood; 1-4 3-10 Livingston; 0-6 2-12 1B Fairfield; 7-0 9-5 Cut Bank; 6-2 7-6 Choteau; 3-3 6-7 Rocky Boy 2-4; 3-7 Conrad; 2-6; 4-11 Shelby; 1-6 1-11 2B Malta; 6-0 10-2 Wolf Point; 4-3 6-5 Glasgow; 3-3 8-6 Harlem; 1-3 5-6 Poplar; 0-5 4-8 9C Box Elder; 10-0 11-1 Chinook; 7-...
The Harlem girls basketball team may only be 3-6 this season, but that should not distract from the season that Taya Trottier is having. In her senior season, the all-state player is averaging north of 20 points a game for the Wildcats. As one of the best players in Class B girls basketball, Trottier credits her father and coach, Brandon Trottier, for helping her become the player she is now. "My dad pushed me so hard to become the athlete that I am today and all the...
Who says you can't go home again? Not Chinook great Ben Stroh. Stroh is one of the most decorated wrestlers in Montana state history. At Chinook High School, Stroh was a four-time Class B-C state champion. After wrestling at Wyoming to begin his collegiate career, Stroh returned to his home state to wrestle for Montana State University-Northern. As a Light, he finished his collegiate career with an NAIA national championship in 2017. Now Stroh returns to where it all started...
District 4 Human Resources Development Council has a new director of Victims Services in Rose DeBerry, who is looking to build the program back up amid ongoing staffing shortages. The Victims Services program's goal is to empower victims of domestic abuse to live violence-free lives by providing services like crisis intervention, safety planning, emergency services, legal accompaniment and general advocacy, but, like many organizations locally and countrywide, HRDC is faced...
Press release HAVRE — The Hill County Democrats Central Committee has elected a new, but familiar, face to chair the political group. Lindsey Ratliff, a teacher and member of the Havre City Council, was elected during the group’s special convention Jan. 30. Ratliff has been involved with the local Democrats for several years and said she’s excited to take on the new responsibility of being chair. “I’m honored to be able to serve the party and am very excited to work with local members to win back House District 28,” Ratl...
Hill County Health Department said in its update Tuesday that 41 new cases were reported and 24 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 185 active cases in the county, 2 active hospitalizations, 4,450 total cases and the county has had 71 deaths. Blaine County Health Department said in its update Tuesday that it was notified of 13 new cases and 21 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 140 active cases in the county, 1 person was hospitalized with 5 active hospitalizations, 2,065 total cases and the county...
Henry “Curtis” Eagleman, 36, passed away due to natural causes at Benefis Healthcare Sunday, January 30, 2022. Wake services began at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 1, 2022, and continued until his funeral service, which was at 11:00 a.m. today, Wednesday, February 2, 2022, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church with Pastor Marvin Russette officiating. Burial will follow in the Eagleman Family Cemetery....
James P. Waggoner Jr., 74, went to be with the Lord Saturday, January 29, 2022. Wake services began at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 1, 2022, and continued until his funeral service, which was at 11:00 a.m. today, Wednesday, February 2, 2022, all at the Fort Belknap Community Center. Burial followed in the Pony Hill Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Jim's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his...
Trent Hofland, 46, passed away unexpectedly at his residence in Alexander, ND, on January 18, 2022. Cremation has taken place and a benefit in honor of Trent will be held in Alexander, ND, Friday, February 4, at 4:30 p.m. and celebration of life will be held May 1 in Havre, MT. Trent was born on May 1, 1975, in Bozeman to Paul and Cheryl Hofland, the youngest of four children. He grew up in Livingston and Havre. He was a son, husband, father, papa, brother, uncle, and friend....
Mary Ann Hanson, 87, passed away due to natural causes Monday, January 31, 2022, at her residence. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 7, 2022, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. A private family burial will take place at a later date. Her family has suggested memorial donations be made in Mary Ann's memory to St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church or the Friends of the Animal Shelter. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has...
Debra Irene (Zinn) Keeley, 68, passed away January 27, 2022 in Great Falls, Montana. Cremation has taken place and her memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sue King officiating. A luncheon will be held at the Best Western Great Northern Inn Conference Room immediately after Debra's service. She will be buried in Highland Cemetery with a private family ceremony at a later time. Memori...
Havre Police Department A Second Street caller asked Tuesday at 10:12 a.m. to surrender a dog that had bitten her child. -- A 14-year-old was issued a summons on a charge of underage tobacco possession or consumption after a caller at Havre Middle School reported a tobacco violation Tuesday at 1:05 p.m. -- A summons was issued after a caller at Havre Middle School reported a tobacco violation Tuesday at 3:19 p.m. but details on the charges were not provided. -- A caller at a...
The name of the MSU-Northern Foundation was misreported in a story that ran on Page A3 in Tuesday’s edition of Havre Daily News about Tom Sleeter starting a memorial scholarship to honor his father....
The Third Annual Brewfest fundraiser for Blaine County Fair Foundation will be held at the Commercial Building on the Blaine County Fairgrounds Saturday, starting at 4 p.m. Cost is $15 at the door and includes a glass and two drink chips, additional chips are $2 each or six for $10. Breweries from Wibaux, Lewistown and Havre, another 18 brews on tap from other breweries, and more offerings are expected. People can buy traveling tacos and super nachos and bid on silent auction...
North Star School students are raising money for this year’s senior trip to the East Coast, and an enterprising senior at the School is holding a raffle for more than $2,300 of large items, merchandise and gift certificates to help pay for her expenses. Senior Makaila Horinek, who is an honors student on track to be valedictorian of the Class of 2022, has been working along with other North Star seniors to raise money as a group to help pay for the weeklong trip, said her m...
Chinook Rod and Gun Club is hosting its third annual Ice Fishing Derby on Dry Fork Reservoir Saturday. Anglers will be competing at the reservoir north of Chinook for the largest fish by length of walleye, northern pike, bass and perch. The tournament, which is limited to the first 50 anglers, begins 7 a.m. Saturday with registration, but preregistration and the $25 entry fee can be taken care of Friday 6 - 8 p.m. at either the Shanty Bar in Havre or the Chinook Eagles....
In my dream, the jungle was thick and dark. There was a river running through it and I was on a small raft, careening down it. The current was flowing fast in the center and I wanted to steer closer to the banks, but the jungle was filled with monsters: prehistoric creatures that roared when they saw my little raft tumbling in the water. I never saw them clearly, but could sense their large presence. They reared their giant heads as I went by. The branches of the trees...
from MSU News Service BOZEMAN — The Golden Triangle Barley Conference, a triennial event featuring updates about the barley industry, will be held Tuesday, Feb. 22, in Conrad. The event is hosted by Montana State University Extension and its partners and will take place from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pondera Shooting Sports Complex, 972 Granite Road. Check-in will begin at 8 a.m. Speakers from MSU will include Pat Carr from the Central Agricultural Research Center in Moccasin, barley breeder Jamie Sherman with the D...
from Montana Department of Agriculture HELENA — The Montana Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2022 hemp growing season after receiving federal approval from the United States Department of Agriculture for its state hemp production plan which took effect Jan. 1. “Montana’s hemp industry continues to advance and present opportunities for growers, especially with regard to fiber and grain,” Montana Department of Agriculture Director Christy Clark said. “Our department is proud to operate a hemp pr...
from U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural producers and landowners can sign up soon for the Conservation Reserve Program, a cornerstone conservation program offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a key tool in the Biden-Harris Administration effort to address climate change and achieve other natural resource benefits. The General CRP signup will run from Jan. 31 to March 11, and the Grassland CRP signup will run from April 4 to May 13. Producers and landowners enrolled 4.6 million acres into CRP signups in...
