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  • Free tax preparation help available at HRDC March 8

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Feb 8, 2023

    Rural Dynamic's Tax Help Montana team will be coming to District 4 Human Resources Development Council March 8, offering most people in the area free help preparing their taxes. Rural Dynamics Volunteer Manager Adair Peach said they will be at HRDC from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a six-person team and they will help as many people as they can. Peach said they can do taxes for anyone under the age of 60 with less than $60,000 of income, and people 60 or older of any income level....

  • US, states weigh farmland restrictions after Chinese balloon

    Updated Feb 8, 2023

    Matthew Brown and Sam Metz Associated Press HARLOWTON - Near the banks of Montana's Musselshell River, cattle rancher Michael Miller saw a large, white orb above the town of Harlowton last week, a day before U.S. officials revealed they were tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the state. The balloon caused a stir in the 900-person town surrounded by cattle ranches, wind farms and scattered nuclear missile silos behind chain link fences. Miller worries about China as...

  • From the Hill - Warm weather hits Bear Paw Ski Bowl

    Updated Feb 8, 2023

    from Byron Ophus Warmer weather welcomed another great crowd of skiers and shredders to Bear Paw. This writer was in Spokane celebrating with his mom on her 91st birthday, but a good report was made by others. While the relatively warm weather made skiing very comfortable, it was not so warm as to melt the ample snow. Less than 6 inches of new snow had been received in the prior week. Skiing and shredding were done on drifted snow that softened by noon. Another group of...

  • Quilt show set during Montana Seed Show

    Updated Feb 8, 2023

    Press release Attention quilters: it’s time again for the 73rd Annual Montana Seed Show, and with it, the 30th Annual Quilt Show. The show will be held Thursday, March 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Band Room of Harlem High School. Bring your entries and entry forms to Richman Insurance on Main Street in Harlem by 5 p.m. Friday, March 3. No late entries can be accepted. Great cash prizes will be awarded. Get busy and get those projects finished and enter them in our show. Y...

  • Bread Show returns during the Montana Seed Show in Harlem

    Updated Feb 8, 2023

    Press release Mark your calendar for the upcoming Montana Seed Show in Harlem. Show dates are March 9-11 at Harlem High School. The Bread Show entry date and time is Friday, March 10, between 8 and 9:30 a.m. at the school’s big gym. Categories (youth and adult) are: white bread, 100% whole wheat bread, machine white bread and machine 50% combination whole wheat bread. Again, speciality yeast breads may be entered by both adults and youth. Prizes are awarded in each category. Adult first place winners may not enter that c...

  • Obituary - Douglas Roy Kickbusch

    Updated Feb 8, 2023

    Douglas Roy Kickbusch of Great Falls, Montana, 69, passed away January 26th, 2023, after battling brain cancer. He is at peace and home with the Lord. Doug was born November 26th, 1953, to Lucille Kardell and Roy Kickbusch in Havre, Montana. He grew up in Coram and, after graduating high school, returned to Havre, where he eventually worked as a mechanic at Heltne's Servicenter. Later in life, he moved to Great Falls where he started his career as a long-time truck driver. He... Full story

  • For the Record, Feb. 8, 2023

    Updated Feb 8, 2023

    Havre Police Department A written or verbal warning was issued after aggressive dogs were reported on Lincoln Avenue Tuesday at 10:52 a.m. -- Officers investigated a Tuesday 2:13 p.m. report from Child Protective Services. -- A Tuesday 5:21 p.m. complaint from a Second Street caller that a neighbor was "in his face" was resolved peacefully. Hill County Sheriff's Office Donelle Audrey St. Pierre of Box Elder, 41, was arrested on four Justice or City court warrants after a 1:30...

  • Black Smoke Inc joins membership of American Angus Association

    Updated Feb 8, 2023

    Press release Black Smoke Inc of Hingham is a new member of the American Angus Association®, said Mark McCully, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The American Angus Association, with more than 22,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef breed association in the world. Its computerized records include detailed information on more than 19 million registered Angus. The association records ancestral information and keeps production records and genomic data on...

  • Winter Rendezvous offers camaraderie, NRCS, Rural Development and MFU updates

    Updated Feb 8, 2023

    Press release Members are invited to join Montana Farmers Union Feb. 16 in Billings for a complimentary dinner, connection with other members and information about the Inflation Reduction Act, Rural Development and MFU’s legislative work. “Montana Farmers Union is all about providing educational opportunities for members to learn from each other and how to improve their farms, ranches and soil,” MFU President Walter Schweitzer said. The gathering also is a chance to spend time with other likeminded people and hopefully buoy...

  • Montana Alfalfa Seed Committee to meet Feb. 14

    Updated Feb 8, 2023

    Press release HELENA — The Montana Alfalfa Seed Committee will meet in person Tuesday, Feb. 14, beginning at 1 p.m. to review applications and address general updates. Meetings will take place in person at the Billings Hotel and Conference Center. The option to join virtually via Zoom will not be available. To request more information, people email Dani Jones at [email protected]. The Montana Alfalfa Seed Committee provides direction for research and marketing toward the continued growth of the alfalfa seed industry of M...

  • Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Reinhard Bold, Havre wrestling

    Kason Clark|Updated Feb 8, 2023

    The Havre High wrestling teams are heading to the Class A State tournament in Billings this weekend to compete for a state trophy. One of the Blue Ponies going to the tournament this weekend is junior Reinhard Bold, who is excited to see how he does against the best wrestlers in the state. "(I look forward to) putting myself out there," Bold said. "There's a lot of good kids in my bracket but I'm excited to see how I'll perform. I look forward to maybe making the finals and...

  • George Ferguson: Nothing really compares to the All-Class State Wrestling Tournament

    George Feguson|Updated Feb 8, 2023

    When I say there’s nothing else like the All-Class State Wrestling Tournament in Billings, I really mean it. It’s not cliche’, it’s not an exaggeration and it’s not hyperbole. At least, in the world of sports journalism, there really is nothing else like what’s about to go down in the First Interstate Bank Arena at the Metra in Billings Friday and Saturday, because it is one of the biggest and most exciting sporting events Montana puts on every single year for a variety of...

  • Hi-Line Athletes of the Week

    Updated Feb 8, 2023

    Kale VanCampen, Havre High Wrestling Havre High senior Kale VanCampen made sure his last time on the mat in the HHS gymnasium was a special one. Last Saturday, VanCampen won the 182-pound Eastern A championship with a 4-2 win over Miles City’s Easton Dejong in the divisional championship match. VanVampen is a four-year state qualifier, who also excels in football, track and field, and baseball. Emerson Giese, Fort Benton Girls Basketball Fort Benton had a big weekend and s...

  • Prep, College Standings

    Updated Feb 8, 2023

    Prep Basketball Standings GIRLS Northeast A Conf. All Havre 7-0 11-4 Miles City 5-2 10-5 Lewistown 3-3 4-8 Sidney 1-4 3-11 Glendive 0-7 2-13 Southeast A Conf. All Billings Central 6-0 11-2 Laurel 6-1 12-2 Hardin 2-3 9-4 Lockwood 1-4 5-8 Livingston 0-6 1-11 District 1B Conf. All Fairfield 8-1 10-5 Cut bank 7-2 11-5 Conrad 5-4 8-8 Shelby 5-4 6-9 Choteau 1-7 1-14 Rocky Boy 0-8 1-14 District 2B Conf. All Malta 7-0 14-2 Poplar 4-2 9-5 Wolf Point 5-3 11-4 Glasgow 1-5 1-15 Harlem...