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Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., announced his long-expected run for Senate Friday, paving the way for what may be a divisive primary that has drawn a mixed reaction from Republican colleagues. While he only officially announced it last week Rosendale has been hinting for months that he wanted a rematch against long-time Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, whom he lost to in 2018, and many prominent Republicans have been publicly urging him against it, and supporting Republican...
It was a banner day for the Havre High girls swim team Saturday as the Blue Ponies brought home a trophy from the Montana State Swimming Championships. Saturday in Great Falls, Havre wound up finishing second in the Class A trophy race, as head coach Jill Cammon's team had an awesome finals day. Havre senior Britton Elliot stole the show as she won a pair of individual Class A state gold medals Saturday. Elliot won both the 40-meter freestyle and the 100-meter freestyle at...
Although the forecast doesn't call for snow like it fell in this part of Montana last week, it does predict a chance of snow through Wednesday with temperatures getting a bit chillier, with a chance of lows below zero, later in the week. Regular heavy snowfalls hit the region last week, with more than an inch falling in Havre by Thursday and nearly another inch Friday. By this morning, National Weather Service reported 2.5 inches of new snow falling at its recording station...
Press release Although no one medaled and no one qualified for the National Speech and Debate Association national tournament, the Havre High School head speech and debate coach said he was pleased with the Blue Ponies’ performance Friday and Saturday at the Montana NSDA Eastern Division national qualifier tournament in Billings. “This is a tough tournament, with the best from all classes of schools fighting for a chance to go to nationals,” head coach Tim Leeds said. “It was great experience for a young team, and we came cl...
Edna Lucille Reese, 103, passed away February 4th, 2024, at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester, MT. A memorial service will be held at the Gildford Community Church at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, February 17th, 2024, in Gildford, MT. A livestream of the service can be found on the "Community Church of Gildford" Facebook page. Edna was born April 27, 1920, to Frank and Maria Lemieux, who were homesteaders and part of a French-speaking farm community in Eastern Montana. She...
Havre Police Department A Boulevard Avenue caller reported at 8:11 a.m. Friday that someone had hit their mailbox during the night. -- A two-vehicle, non-injury crash was reported Friday at 12:45 p.m. on First Street West. -- A two-vehicle, non-injury crash was reported on Second Avenue at 1:11 p.m. Friday. -- A caller reported their dog was loose near the post office Friday 2:13 p.m. -- Officers assisted Montana Highway Patrol at 3:08 p.m. Friday on First Street. -- Robert...
In Billings this past weekend, several wrestling teams from the Hi-Line competed in the Class B/C State Wrestling Tournament and the Girls State Wrestling Tournament. In their final action of the year, several wrestlers performed well to place at state. In the Class B/C State Wrestling Tournament, Worden took first with 206 team points while Eureka finished second with 124 points and Conrad took third with 103.5 points. The highest-finishing team from the Hi-Line in that tournament was Fort Benton in 21st place with 29 team...
The season came to an end for the Havre High wrestling teams as they competed in the Class A and Girls State Wrestling Tournaments in Billings. In their final action of the year, the HHS boys team finished eighth while the HHS girls finished 13th in their tournament. As a team, the HHS boys team finished its tournament with 116 team points. Laurel won the Class A State Tournament with 192.5 team points while Sidney/Fairview came in second with 177 points and Lockwood took third with 156 points. In their final tournament of...
It's hard to beat a team three times. The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team found that out Saturday afternoon. The Skylights lost to Montana Tech 64-43 Saturday in the Armory Gymnasium, after beating Tech twice this season. The first quarter was anyone's game, as Havre's Avery Carlson hit a jump shot to give Tech the lead, 12-10. Montana Tech held the Skylights to seven points in the second quarter to go into halftime 29-17. The Orediggers pushed the...