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Havre Police Department Officers at 11:29 p.m. Friday assisted the Hill County Sheriff's deputies with a vehicle stop on U.S. Highway 2 West. -- Tori Jean Snell of Havre, 19, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant and a charge of minor in possession, during a vehicle stop at 22nd Avenue West and County Road 650 West Saturday at 3:39 p.m. -- Wendell Harlan Haakanson of Hays, 37, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, driving without a driver's license...
Havre Public Schools reports law enforcement will have increased presence at Havre Middle School today due to a teacher receiving a message about a possible shooting. The teacher received a Facebook message late Sunday that appeared to be a screen shot of a Snapchat. The message warned a non-identifiable student to stay home due to a potential shooting at Havre Middle School, the district reports on its website. The message was from a since-deleted account. Law enforcement...
Northern north-central Montana saw the return of winter over the weekend, closing some schools in the region, and it appears the cold and snow are here to stay. National Weather Service reported temperatures dropping to less than minus 10 degrees fahrenheit at multiple locations in northern north-central Montana this morning, with stations near Inverness and in the Bear Paw Mountains on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation both reporting minus 15 this morning. The weather led to closures of schools and bus cancellations. Blaine Cou...
After loading up his work truck with full pet carriers Friday morning, Havre Animal Control Officer Peter Federspiel took a quick ride down Second Street to release half a dozen cats behind the Super 8 Hotel west of downtown Havre. The six spayed or neutered felines given their freedom in the Super 8 parking lot are a drop in the bucket compared to the nearly 400 that have been sterilized since the Havre Animal Shelter began their initiative to curb the ever-growing...
During a teleconference in Havre with local legislators, Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, said he favors the Democratic bill that would continue Medicaid expansion over the Republicans proposed plan. Windy Boy said he prefers the bill written by Rep. Mary Caferro, D-Helena, draft to extend the sunset for Medicaid over what Rep. Edward Buttrey, R-Great Falls, plans to propose. Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, said Buttrey’s plan would include a work requirement as well as requiring people on Medicaid to list their a...
We finished up the month of January and the fourth week of the 66th legislative session. This week, one of the things we worked on in Tax Committee was extending the qualified endowment tax credit program. This tax credit has been in place for a number of years and had a sunset that needed to be extended. In our Education Committee a bill was presented that is designed to make a college student aware of the risks and consequences of student loans. It asks the university system to counsel the students on the loan and such...
Press release HELENA — The Office of Public Instruction announced today that nomination and application forms are available for the 2020 Montana Teacher of the Year Program. “As a teacher blessed to have spent 23 years in Billings’ classrooms, I know how crucial it is to celebrate high-quality educators who promote student success,” State Superintendent Elsie Arntzen said Thursday. “I encourage all Montana communities to join me in elevating their exceptional teachers.” Members of the public can fill out a simple form to nomi...
Press release The Montana Historical Society is seeking nominations from across the state to honor the people who are the backbone of local and state history. Every community has a person, or an organization, to whom they turn with questions about the history of the people and the events that have shaped the cities, towns and rural areas in which they live. Each year at the Montana Historical Society’s History Conference the MHS trustees present two Heritage Keeper Awards to honor those guardians of local history. N...
Press release Spring is coming, and with it Harlem’s Montana Seed Show’s 70th anniversary. The show will be held March 14-16, and the Bread Show entry day is Friday, March 15, from 8-9:30 p.m. in Harlem High School’s big gym. Categories, both adult and youth — high school senior and younger — include white bread, 100 percent whole wheat bread, machine white bread and machine 50 percent combination whole wheat bread. For this special year, the bread contest will also feature the category of specialty yeast breads. Prizes wi...
Press release Sheep producers are encourage to select fleeces to enter in the wool fleece show that is held March 14 in conjunction with the Montana Seed Show in Harlem. Judging for the fleece competition will begin at 1 p.m. at the Harlem High School auditorium. Entries will be taken between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. that day. During judging, fleece judge Tyler Lane, Extension agent from Fort Benton, will answer any questions from spectators, so people are invited to come watch. The judge’s comments sheets will be attached to a...
Press release A benefit is set for Friday, Feb. 8, at Harvest Moon Lanes to aid Alex Leyba with costs related to a recent medical emergency. Cost for entry is a free will donation. The event will start at 6 p.m. with a taco and nacho bar along with a silent auction and 50/50 raffle. The night's entertainment will include live music by several local bands, as well as two different comedy acts. Leyba has been active in the local music scene for many years and has made many...
Mary Louise “Lou” Rosette “Pretty Eagle Woman Who Flies,” 64, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019, at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, Montana, due to natural causes. A wake was held Friday, February 1, 2019, starting at 3:00 p.m. with Rosary at 7:00 p.m. and continued until her funeral service at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 2, 2019, all held at the St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Box Elder; burial was to follow in Box Elder Cemetery. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home h...
Steven “Steve” James Bigby Magpie of Harlem, 71, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019, at Northern Montana Hospital due to natural causes. A funeral service was scheduled for today, Monday, February 4, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. with viewing one hour prior at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Harlem. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Steve’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at http://www.hollandbonine.com/....
Lois Kay Nielsen of Gildford, 81, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at her home. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at a later date this summer in American Falls, ID. Memorial’s in Kay’s name may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Kay’s online memorial page at http://www.hollandbonine.com and leave a message of condolence for her family....
Press release GREAT FALLS — Havre resident Charly McLain Rosette was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison and three years of supervised for conspiring to distribute prescription pain pills on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said in a press release Thursday. Rosette, 26, pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute Oxycodone. U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. Prosecutors presented evidence that Rosette, and two co-defendants, Isaiah Sta...
M. Bernadette “Bunny” Toldness of Havre, age 92, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2019, at Northern Montana Care Center due to natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a service will be held in the spring. Memorials in Bunny’s name may be made to St. Jude Thaddeus School or to the charity of the donor’s choice. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Bunny’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at https://www....
Press release GREAT FALLS — Box Elder resident Larry Ray Denny Jr., admitted a domestic assault charge Tuesday in federal court, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said today. Denny, 46, pleaded guilty to domestic assault by a habitual offender. Denny faces a maximum five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. Judge Morris set sentencing for June 6. Denny was released pending sentencing. Prosecutors said evidence would show that law enforcement arrived at t...
The Montana State Bobcats have got the better of the Montana Grizzlies in football the last three years. The Bobcats, though, have been unable to flip that script on the hardwood. Saturday night in Bozeman, the Grizzlies beat the Bobcats for the 15th time in the last 16 Brawl of the Wild men’s basketball games, with a 83-78 win in the 298th meeting between the rvials, in front of a sold-out Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Redshirt senior Ahmaad Rorie finished with 20 points and n...
The Frontier Conference is loaded with nationally ranked women's basketball teams. The Montana State University-Northern Skylights saw that first-hand this weekend in the Armory Gymnasium. Friday night, Northern lost yet another close battle with a Top 25 Frontier rival, falling to No. 21 Rocky Mountain College 55-50. Northern started strong and put together a 14-2 run in the fourth quarter, but the Skylights couldn't hold off the charging Bears in the end. "We made a good...
The last weekend of the 2019 high school wrestling season is almost here. But before area teams could think about this weekend’s All-Class State Wrestling Tournament in Billings, they had to get through the Northern B-C Divisional Tournament. The divisional tourney was held last Saturday in Cut Bank, with the Malta Mustangs claiming the Northern B-C title with 141 points. Cut Bank and Shelby tied for second while, Chinook finished ninth with 41 points, followed by Fort B...
All season long, the Havre High boys basketball team has shown signs of improvement and against Lewistown, the Blue Ponies put together a much stronger effort than in the first meeting in Lewistown. However, there was one thing the Ponies still couldn't do Saturday night against the Eagles at the Havre High gymnasium and that was slow down Jaden Graham, who finished with 35 points, including 23 in the first half of a 61-50 win. "You have to give credit to Lewistown," HHS head...
The Havre High wrestling team went to Miles City for the Eastern A Divisional tournament with one objective - qualify as many wrestlers as possible for the state tournament and in that endeavor, the Blue Ponies were quite successful. While the Ponies were unable to seriously contend with Sidney for the Eastern A championship, Havre did qualify 14 of its 15 wrestlers for the All-Class state meet this Friday and Saturday in Billings. HHS also finished second in the meet with...
There have been nights over the years, and plenty this season, in which the Montana State University-Northern Lights have bombarded an opponent with some red-hot shooting from the 3-point line. That happened in reverse to the Lights in a loss to Rocky Mountain College Friday night in Havre. One night later, though, the Lights did the same thing to the second-ranked Carroll College Fighting Saints. Northern made 15 3-pointers in a 82-71 win over the Saints, in what was MSU-N's...
If you are going to beat the Havre High girls basketball team, at some point you are going to have to withstand a run by the Blue Ponies and Saturday night inside the Havre High gymnasium, the Golden Eagles of Lewistown simply couldn't hold up to another Pony stampede. Early on in the first quarter, the Eagles hung with the Ponies and the score was 7-7. However, after a 28-3 run, Havre put the game out of reach and won its 40th straight thanks to a 72-34 blowout of its long-ti...
