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Tragedy struck the small community of Chinook Sunday when a crash involving a semitractor-trailer and a passenger car driven by Chinook High School student Jesse Dannels ended with the semi engulfed in flames and the death of the student. The crash happened after 1 p.m., about seven miles east of Chinook, when Dannels' car veered across the centerline and hit the truck head-on, killing Dannels. Chinook School Superintendent Darin Hannum said this morning that school is being...
Hal Stearns is enamoured with his home state of Montana, especially its small towns. He grew up in Harlowton and has visited many of the state's tiny communities. Each of them, he said, have interesting, historic and quirky facts that should be recorded. "There are stories in each of these towns that should be preserved," he said. "More of these small towns should have museums." Stearns was a guest speaker Friday at the North Central Senior Center in the Havre Hometown...
More than $36,000 for student scholarships was raised at the We Love Northern Ball Saturday night. "We had 180 people at the ball, and that's a good number to have," said Jim Bennett, executive director of the MSU-Northern Alumni Foundation. "It's kind of a formal affair, and we don't want to pack people in." "I think people have a good time and enjoyed themselves," he said. A new format was tried this year, Bennett said, and it appeared to be successful. There were no...
Nine projects under review to increase enrollment Montana State University-Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel is looking at nine initiatives — including establishment of a veterans center at Donaldson Hall and construction of a football stadium. The chancellor revealed the list at a deans-level meeting last week at Montana State University in Bozeman. He stressed in an interview Friday with the Havre Daily News that everything is very tentative. “We just need to do our due diligence,” Kegel said. “And that is what we are trying...
Patrick Barkey, the director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana, will be the keynote speaker at the annual luncheon meeting of Bear Paw Development Corp. The luncheon is at noon, Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line at 500 1st Ave. Bear Paw is the non-profit organization that administers programs to help improve the Hi-Line’s economy. Barkey will speak on the economic outlook for the Hi-Line, northern Montana and beyond, said Paul Tuss, Bear Paws’ executive dir...
My sister often asks me “What is the most interesting case you have going?” Of course, I cannot give any names (not to protect the innocent, but to protect the guilty), but it seems there is never a lack of “interesting” cases. Some time ago I had a case that showed the undesirable underbelly of our community. This was a set of circumstances I, who has lived here all my life, knew nothing about. To begin this discussion, I set curfews in criminal release orders at 10 p.m., often stating: “Nothing good happens after 10 p.m....
By Robin Cunningham, Dan Vermillion and Ed Tompkins As Montanans we live close to the land. Our unique way of life is directly tied to the quality of our lands, waters, fish and wildlife. We are people who are counting on cold, clean waters and an abundance of trout. The quality of that resource directly impacts not only our personal recreation but also our business interests and our livelihoods. Each year guides, outfitters, fly shop owners, restaurants, hotels and their employees watch Montana’s snowpack anxiously. In an e...
Havre Police Department Austin Cole Morsette, 24, of Havre was arrested Friday at 8:16 a.m. at the police station on a charge of criminal contempt in relation to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation. —— Officers investigated a vehicle crash after someone reported Friday at 11:56 a.m. an incident involving a tractor that “took out the stop light” at 14th Avenue and 1st Street. —— Officers investigated a two-vehicle crash on 3rd Avenue after a caller reported it Friday at 12:10 p.m. No injuries were reported. —— Klayton Tyler Amel...
Jesse J. Dannels, 18, passed away on Feb. 7, 2016, from injuries sustained in a car crash. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, at 11 a.m., at the Chinook High School gymnasium. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Condolences may be left for the family at http://www.edwardsfuneralhomemt.com...
The Hill County Water District meeting will be Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the District’s shop/office at 104 2nd St. in Hingham. The agenda is: • Recognition of visitors; public comments, limited to any matter not on this agenda and within the jurisdiction of the District Board — three-minute time limit per speaker. • Call to order and approval of minutes of previous meeting • Old business • Other old business • New business: 1. Employee report 2. Financial report • Other new business • Other: 1. Delinquencies 2....
It's funny how quickly things can change in sports. The Havre High boys basketball team for instance, needed a legendary comeback to prevent a four-game losing streak. After an unlikely win over CMR and a dominant performance over Conrad last Friday night, suddenly, the Blue Ponies are on a roll. Havre backed up its win over the Rustlers with an impressive performance on the road against Conrad. The Ponies, who beat the Cowboys by four earlier in January in Havre, trounced...
If timing is everything, than the Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team seems to have perfect timing right now. After losing back-to-back road games last week, the No. 20 Skylights had fallen to 5-5 in the rugged Frontier Conference. But, on the road again, that all changed this past weekend. Northern followed up a Thursday night pasting of Montana Tech with its biggest win of the season Saturday night in Lewiston, Idaho, as the Skylights turned away No. 1...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights hadn’t wrestled in Havre in almost three months, and, the Lights varsity dual lineup hadn’t really been competing together in nearly a month. So, the Lights’ return to Havre Friday night at the Havre High gymnasium one may not have been a smooth one. But, in typical Lights’ fashion, they dominated anyway. In front of a big crowd at Havre High, made up of many high school teams here for divisional tournaments in Havre and Chinook...
Coming into Saturday’s Eastern A Divisional, the Havre High wrestling team had won 13 straight divisional championships. But those titles were Central A titles. This was the first year the East and the Central combined for one, 11-team tournament. The name and the competition may have been different, but the result was the same. Havre dominated the competition and won its 14th straight divisional crown with 273.5 points. The Blue Ponies, who hosted the meet at the Havre High g...
CHINOOK — Anything that took place on the wrestling mats of the Chinook High School gymnasium at Saturday's Northern B-C divisional is insignifigant compared to what the entire Sugarbeeter family, the Chinook community, and for that matter, the entire Montana wrestling community is now enduring after the passing of Chinook senior wrestler Jesse Dannels. Dannels, a star wrestler, who finished second at Saturday's B-C divisional at 182 pounds, was also a two-way standout on C...
