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For the last couple of weeks, the Havre High girls basketball team has blown out most of its competition. But the Blue Ponies know how to win close games, too. This season, the Ponies have been involved in three games settled by 10 points or less. After Saturday night’s contest at the CMR Fieldhouse in Great Falls, that number has increased to four. The Class A’s No. 5-ranked Ponies defeated the Class AA CMR Rustlers 57-56 Saturday, improving to 10-4 on the season. But it nea... Full story
HELENA (AP) - Montana Senate President Jeff Essmann says he will ask a state senator to step back from his legislative duties after being arrested on allegations of pushing his wife. Republican Sen. Jason Priest of Red Lodge pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of partner or family assault and resisting arrest. He was arrested Saturday night and released Monday after posting $1,500 bond. Essmann says the allegations against Priest are a matter of serious concern. The Billings... Full story
Residents of Havre and the Hi-Line filed into Cottonwood Cinema 4 to see “Winter in the Blood” Sunday. The people of the Hi-Line have been waiting for the Havre showing for months since the movie was finished and started showing in some theaters across the country and overseas. The 1 and 4 p.m. Sunday showings were sold out and the 7 and 9:30 p.m. were fairly filled despite some of them being scheduled during the Super Bowl. Julie King Kulbeck drove from Harlem to see the film and said she thought the movie was good. She sai... Full story
I am writing this letter to our editor at 5 a.m. Moments ago, I returned from driving a very sick dog who was having seizures at 3 a.m. to the vet office ... trying to calm my dog and holding tightly on to the wheel of my vehicle, having a difficult time maneuvering on main roads from Highland Park to Bear Paw Veterinary. Amid my praying, I was thinking, how very serious it is to be driving on a proverbial ice skating rink ... and, despite my sadness in getting my beloved dog emergency medical help, I am amazed at how not... Full story
This is for Renelle Braaten. She doesn't want any trapping at all. I think they should kick you off the Park Board, myself. I remember when the Park Board had my son trap more than 200 beavers out of the park. One board member said he wanted him to trap them, all and he said no, he would not do that. It didn't take long and they were back, thick as ever. She has no idea how much work and time is involved in trapping. A friend of mine lost a lot of young lambs and ewes to coyotes. They even killed one of his dogs, but not... Full story
The Montana Historical Society has declared 2014 “The Year of the Woman” and for good reason. One hundred years ago, Montana joined a small handful of other states by giving women the right to vote in the state. Women’s suffrage wouldn’t go countrywide for another six years, with the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. We’ve all read about the great — or not so great — accomplishments of men in Montana, those who came here with Lewis and Clark, the fur trappers, those seeking their fortunes in the gold fiel... Full story
Educators and civic leaders at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation have long been concerned with the use of methamphetamine on the reservation. After a publicized effort to reduce meth use, it appeared that progress was being made in encouraging people not to use the deathly drug. Maybe that was the case, but meth seems to be making a rebound. Community leaders believe that more people, especially young people, are abusing the drug. And folks who are experts in the problem agree that meth abuse is not limited to the r... Full story
“Winter in the Blood” is finally showing in Hi-Line theaters after gracing cinemas in Missoula, Minneapolis and London, as well as various film festivals. The film follows Virgil First Raise, played by Chaske Spencer, and his inner turmoil as he drowns in a dream-world of liquor caught in between two worlds, neither of which he feels he belongs in. First Raise struggles with finding a cultural identity after he is told he is a “half-breed,” and begins experiencing disconnect at both his family’s ranch and the towns he freque... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers investigated an 8:34 a.m. Friday call from 3rd Avenue and 3rd Street about a noninjury motor vehicle crash between a red sport utility vehicle and a red truck. ——— Officers serving a warrant to Jacob Cole Crebs, 22, of Havre arrested him on a charge of contempt at 11:05 a.m. Monday at the Hill County Attorney’s Office. ——— Bennett Lee Horseman, 46, of Harlem, was arrested on a charge of shoplifting after officers responded to an 11:32 a.m. Friday call from a 1st Street business about two mal... Full story
Curtis Ralph Nordgulen, 85, passed away at the Northern Montana Care Center on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, due to natural causes. Curt has been cremated and a private family graveside service will be held at a later date. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements, and you may express your condolences and memories online at www.hollandbonine.com. Curt was born on April 20, 1928, to Ralph and Cecelia (Jacoby) Nordgulen in Detroit Lakes, Minn.... Full story
HAVRE - George Darrell Comes At Night, 64, a teacher's assistant, died January 30, at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls of natural causes. Wake/rosary will be Sunday, Feb. 2, at the Enemy Killer Center in Lodge Pole. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Feb. 3, at the center. Cremation will follow the funeral. Condolences for the family may be left www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. Kirkwood Funeral Home of Malta is in charge of arrangements. George Darrell Comes At Night, als... Full story
Austin L. Johnson passed away at his home on Jan. 30, 2014. He was born March 18, 1942 to the late Hazel and Arthur O. Johnson in Havre, Mont. Austin graduated from Havre High School in 1960 and attended Northern Montana College in Havre and American River Jr. College in Sacramento, Calif. He also proudly served our country in the Army from 1966-1969, stationed in Vietnam and Germany. Austin married Pamela Orlicek Johnson on Jan. 3, 1976, in Reno, Nev. They lived happily... Full story
After just more than two-and-a-half hours of deliberation, a jury found a Havre man guilty of two misdemeanors stemming from his shooting a pistol in a residential Havre neighborhood after inserting himself in an argument about a dog. James R. Lowrance, born in 1990, was charged with a felony count of criminal endangerment and a misdemeanor count of discharging a firearm within city limits. After two full days of trial, last week on the third day of the trial in state District Court in Havre the jury found Lowrance guilty of... Full story
Brenda Gardipee of Box Elder, the human service division director of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, has been named to the Montana Juvenile Justice council. Gov. Steve Bullock made the announcement Friday. The council was established in 1972 to examine existing juvenile legislation and juvenile correctional facilities, and to recommend revisions in the law. Sonny Obrecht of Turner, a Blaine County rancher, was named by Bullock to serve on the Montana Grass Conservation Commission. The commission’s purpose is to “conserve, pro... Full story
A former university employee accused of planning to sell marijuana in Havre admitted this morning to flying to California without permission, with the judge responding that he could be released if he wears a global positioning system device. Joe Clifton Simpson II, born in 1990, admitted in state District Court this morning to boarding an airplane in Great Falls Dec. 24 without permission from the county attorney. That was the day after state District Judge Dan Boucher warned... Full story
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Waiting to get their hands on the Lombardi Trophy, the Seahawks were surrounded by security guards in orange jackets. It was the first time anyone in that color stopped them all night. The Seahawks stayed true to their mantra to make each day a championship day. They made Super Bowl Sunday the best day of all with one of the greatest performances in an NFL title game — sparked by a defense that ranks among the best ever. The Seahawks won their fir... Full story
It’s official, the next time the Havre High boys and girls swim teams will compete in races will be at the Montana State Swimming Championships Feb. 13-14 in Butte. HHS wrapped up the regular season at the Bohn-Morer Meet Saturday at the Carroll College Pool in Helena. The meet featured much of Class AA, as well as Class A power Billings Central, as well as the Blue Ponies. On the girls said, the Ponies scored 45 points, but didn’t place any individuals. Havre finished in eig... Full story
There were some changes to the schedule this past week for the Havre High wrestling team, but HHS made the best of the mat time it could get and came up with another solid team win. In somewhat of a light weekend, the Central A Blue Ponies took on a solid field of Class B and Class C competitors at the Malta Invitational Saturday. The No. 1-ranked Ponies made easy work of the opposition, winning the team title with 269 points. Choteau was next in line with 170, followed by... Full story
Facing talented Class AA teams on the non-conference portion of the schedule is never easy for the Havre High boys basketball team. But if it causes the Central A Blue Ponies to continue to get better before the postseason, taking a couple of lumps is well worth it. Saturday night, the Ponies took another loss at the hands of a Great Falls program. After losing on the road to Great Falls High Thursday, the Ponies returned home to face the CMR Rustlers at the Havre High... Full story
The Montana State University-Northern Skylights play great defense. That’s no secret. But the Skylights are also known for starting strong. However, on the road, against a nationally ranked Frontier Conference rival, it was a bad start which doomed MSU-N. Saturday night in Lewiston, Idaho, the No. 17 Skylights fell behind the No. 14 Lewis-Clark State Warriors by 20 points in the first half and, ultimately, the start resulted in an 80-68 loss for MSU-N. The Warriors (9-1, 2... Full story
Two weeks ago, the Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball team could have let the season get away when the Lights suffered a difficult loss at the hands of last-place Carroll College in Helena. That didn’t happen. Instead, Northern has stormed right back to the top of the Frontier Conference standings, and the Lights capped what is now a three-game winning streak with a 78-71 win at Lewis-Clark State Saturday night in Lewiston, Idaho. The win over the hig... Full story
The Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team is running out of time to settle into a groove before the state tournament, but over the weekend at the Havre Ice Dome, they took a huge step in the right direction. Havre played four home games over the weekend and came up big, doubling their total wins on the season. Previously sitting at 3-8-1, the Ice Hawks are now 6-9-1 after finishing the weekend with three wins and one loss. Friday, Havre defeated the Miles City Generals by... Full story
The wrestlers in the upper weights of the Montana State University-Northern Lights’ lineup have a habit of putting opponents on their back and earning big pins. They’ve done it all season long. But what the Lights did from 157 pounds to 197 pounds to the Embry-Riddle Eagles Saturday night at the Armory Gymnasium was extremely impressive. In just 6:02 of actual mat time, the No. 3 Lights went from trailing the Eagles 17-0 to a 36-17 dual win over their Western Region riv... Full story
