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Jeremy Block, the Great Falls contractor who allegedly took $5,320 last September to repair a Havre couple's roof and disappeared without fixing anything, appeared in court Tuesday morning to explain to the court that he's broke and should be eligible for a public defender. Block appeared before state District Court Judge Dan Boucher for his review of public defender eligibility hearing without an attorney. The court rescinded Block's public defender a few months ago because...
Havre School Superintendent Andy Carlson said Tuesday the district needs to ask voters to increase its taxing authority. Carlson told the school board he will recommend an increase in the mill levy for the elementary school district, but he's not certain how much he will ask for. The district can ask for authority to raise up to $270,000, but Carlson said he's not sure that much is needed. The school board will later make the final decision on whether to submit the increase...
Former State Sen. Greg Jergeson, D-Chinook, has been cleared of wrongdoing in connection with a complaint filed against him with the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices. "I think the public needs to know the accusations were baseless, and my name has been cleared," Jergeson said in an interview with the Havre Daily News. Commissioner Jonathan Motl concluded in his Jan. 27 decision that Jergeson did not coordinate his campaign activities with the Montana League of...
"This guy is different - he's intense. He stopped everywhere - he stopped in Boulder, Montana." Arch Ellwein, an "actor slash historian" who makes a living traveling and portraying historic characters, said this about the early 20th century president Theodore Roosevelt. Ellwein stopped by Jessica Jones' Havre High School classroom Tuesday as the "bigger-than-life" Theodore Roosevelt in the Havre Hometown Humanities series of programs. Ellwein, wearing worn, brown cowboy boots...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a report of found property after a caller from a U.S. Highway 2 East business called Tuesday at 5:39 p.m. to check on a bike. —— Officers assisted a citizen after a caller from a 10th Street West address reported Tuesday at 9:24 p.m. that her granddaughter didn’t go to school or work. —— Officers arrested Jonathan Hayden Williams, 37, of Deer Lodge on a Justice or City court warrant this morning at 1:16 during a motor vehickle stop on 1st Street. Hill County Sheriff’s Officers De...
From USDA WASHINGTON — Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin offering farm ownership microloans, creating a new financing avenue for farmers to buy and improve property. These microloans will be especially helpful to beginning or underserved farmers, U.S. veterans looking for a career in farming, and those who have small and mid-sized farming operations. “Many producers, especially new and underserved farmers, tell us that access to land is one of the big...
From Montana Department of Revenue HELENA — This week, the Montana Department of Revenue began mailing more than 12,000 forms to owners of irrigated land. Montana law allows owners to deduct electrical and fuel costs in the calculation of value for irrigated land for the purpose of determining property taxes. Providing the information is optional for land owners, but it will help the department correctly value the irrigated land for the 2017 property reappraisal. The forms are due by July 1. Owners should complete the f...
MSU News Service BOZEMAN — The Montana Noxious Weed Education Campaign, a cooperative effort that includes the Montana Department of Agriculture and Montana State University, has a new noxious weed online training course for realtors. Noxious weeds can impair wildlife habitat, increase erosion, impact hydrologic cycles and reduce productivity on farms and ranches. The course, which costs $15.95 but will be free to the first 50 registrants, will equip realtors with a broad understanding of noxious weeds, including noxious w...
Press release Dale Miller of Gildford, a member of the American Simmental Association Board of Trustees Executive Committee, has been elected chairman of the board, succeeding Bob Lanting of Twin Falls, Idaho Miller Simmental, owned and operated by Dale and Paula Miller, is located just a few miles from the Canadian border north of Havre. Miller’s roots run deep in the area where all of his great-grandparents homesteaded in the early 1900s. A Simmental breeder since 1970 and a member of the Bulls of Big Sky marketing group, t...
It’s no secret that wrestling is a tradition in Havre. There is a long history of great individual wrestlers and great wrestling families and one person that has a chance to fit into both categories is Tyler Schaub. Schaub, who is currently a sophomore at Havre High, has already proven to be a standout on the mat for the Blue Ponies. Last year, as a freshman, Schaub won an individual title at the Central A Divisional and finished fourth in the Class A state tournament. So i...
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team is coming off a big, big weekend on the road. And now, the Skylights are moving back up the NAIA rankings. In the new NAIA Coaches Poll, the Skylights jumped from No. 20 to No. 17 after sweeping Montana Tech and No. 12 Lewis-Clark State in Frontier Conference road games last weekend. Northern improved to a stellar 18-5 on the season, and the Skylights have just two road games left this season. There are still four...
Like most teams in the Frontier Conference, the Montana State University-Northern Skylights went through a long stretch without being able to win a game at Lewis-Clark State in Lewiston, Idaho. And the way the Warriors have dominated the Frontier, that's not all that unusual. But, in recent times, MSU-N, under head coach Chris Mouat, has started to buck the trend of not being able to win in Lewiston. And the Skylights did it again last Saturday night when they upended the...
The excitement for the Montana State University-Northern Lights’ historic dual with the Iowa Hawkeyes has been building for months now. But, right now, the Hawkeyes are the furthest things from Northern’s mind. That’s because the No. 2 Lights have an NAIA showdown with arch rival, and 14th-ranked UGF tonight in the Armory Gymnasium to deal with. And, with how the duals between the Lights and Argos usually go, Northern is focused on nothing but that. The latest salvo in the r...
Wednesday College Wrestling Lights vs UGF, 7 p.m. Thursday High School Basketball Box Elder girls vs Turner Box Elder boys vs Turner Ft. Benton girls vs C/J-I Ft. Benton boys vs C/J-I College Basketball Skylights at Western, 5:30 p.m. Lights at Western, 7:30 p.m. Friday High School Basketball Havre boys vs Lewistown, 7 p.m. Havre girls at Lewistown, 7 p.m. Big Sandy girls vs Turner Big Sandy boys vs Turner North Star girls vs Chinook North Star boys vs Chinook C/J-I girls vs...
Prep Basketball Standings BOYS Central A Conf. Overall Belgrade 6-2 9-6 Havre 4-2 10-5 Browning 3-3 8-8 Livingston 3-4 6-10 Lewistown 0-5 4-11 Eastern A Conf. Overall Miles City 8-1 13-2 Hardin 6-2 11-3 Billings Central 3-3 7-7 Laurel 3-4 7-8 Glendive 1-6 8-7 Sidney 1-6 7-8 1B Conf. Overall Choteau 8-0 16-0 Cut Bank 8-1 14-2 Shelby 4-6 8-8 Fairfield 3-5 8-8 Conrad 2-6 5-11 Rocky Boy 1-8 4-12 2B Conf. Overall Malta 7-0 14-2 Glasgow 4-2 7-9 Poplar 3-4 9-7 Harlem 2-5 4-12 Wolf Point 1-6 1-16 9C Conf. Overall Chester/J-I 12-1...
