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Articles from the February 18, 2020 edition


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  • Editors Note: Daily News apologizes for missing Reagan-Lincoln Day Dinner

    Tim Leeds|Updated Mar 5, 2020

    Editor’s note: This version corrects the birthday of President Ronald Reagan and the home town of auditor candidate Troy Downing. I have to apologize to voters and to the Hill County Republican Central Committee, Republican candidates and Republicans around the state. Monday was Presidents’ Day, set to coincide with the birthday of Republican President Abraham Lincoln Feb. 12 and the birthday of the nation’s first president, George Washington, Feb. 22. It also sets the time for the local fundraising event the Reagan-Lincoln D...

  • Hi-Line Sports Schedule

    Updated Feb 18, 2020

    WEDNESDAY High School Basketball District 9C Boys Game 1, 1 p.m. Game 2, 2:30 p.m. Game 3 6 p.m. Game 4, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY High School Basketball District 9C Girls Game 1, 11 a.m. Game 2, 12:30 p.m. Game 3, 4 p.m. Game 4, 5:30 p.m. District 9C Boys Game 5, LO, 8 a.m. Game 6, LO, 9:30 a.m. Game 11, SF, 7 p.m. Game 12, SF, 8:30 p.m. District 2B at Malta District 1B at Cut Bank FRIDAY High School Basketball Havre boys at Lewistown, 6 p.m. Havre girls at Lewistown, 7:30 p.m....

  • Nicol looks to improve insurance if elected as state auditor

    Derek Hann|Updated Feb 18, 2020

    Havre saw a busy weekend for politics including nearly two dozen Republican candidates speaking at the annual Hill County Reagan-Lincoln Day Dinner fundraiser Sunday. Republican candidate for state auditor Nelly Nicol of Billings was one of the speakers at the event, and she also came in to give an interview to the Havre Daily News. Editor's note: Watch for more articles about candidates who came to Havre in upcoming editions of the Havre Daily News. Nicol is running for the...

  • Weather forecast continues up-and-down cycle of temps, snow

    Tim Leeds|Updated Feb 18, 2020

    This part of north-central Montana again saw some snow and cold in the last few days, although not nearly what was predicted in December to hit this region by this time of the year, and forecasts are for it to return to springlike conditions by the end of the week. National Weather Service reports the recording station at the Havre City-County Airport saw a high of 38 degrees Monday, but the temperatures dropped to a cold 3 degrees this morning, following warm high...

  • Attorney general candidate Graybill talks about health care issues

    Derek Hann|Updated Feb 18, 2020

    Montana Gov. Steve Bullock's chief legal counsel Raph Graybill of Helena, who is running as a Democratic candidate in the state attorney general race, spoke in Havre Saturday alongside state Rep. Shane Morigeau, D-Missoula, who is running for state auditor. "The attorney general's job is really a check on power," Graybill said during an interview. "It's a check on runaway government power and it's a check on runaway private economic power. And when you get that impulse that...

  • Obituary - Kimberly Amelia (Byrne) Hartmann

    Updated Feb 18, 2020

    February 12, 2020, Kimberly Amelia (Byrne) Hartmann, 35, a registered nurse from Mineral Point, earned her angel wings and was welcomed home into the arms of angels. She has been set free and her spirit will live on. Kimberly was born July 31, 1984, in Shelby to proud parents, Nona Marie Johannsen and father, William Harold Byrne. Her parents divorced when she was young, and she was raised by her mother. She had many experiences at a young age and learned early on that it...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission business meeting

    Updated Feb 18, 2020

    The agenda for the Hill County Commission business meeting Thursday at 11 a.m. is Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Resolutions State v. Valdez Ordinances Contracts Board Appointments Policy Updates County Permit Approval Subdivision/Survey Approval County Needs Gildford right of way quit claim deed...

  • Agenda - Havre City-County Airport Board

    Updated Feb 18, 2020

    Havre City-County Airport Board will meet at Havre City Hall Thursday at 3 p.m. The meeting agenda is: 1. Approval of Jan. 22 minutes. 2. Correspondence Montana Aeronautics Award Letter 3. Reports (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer — DOWL a. Taxiway and Apron Area Project closure b. Runway Pavement Preservation Project. 4. Public comments 5. Unfinished business (A) Big Hangar repair status a. Siding (B) Board Policies and Procedures 6. New business (A) Haying lease review 7. Approval of February c...

  • For the Record, Feb. 18, 2020

    Updated Feb 18, 2020

    Havre Police Department Police Department dispatch log reported no investigations or arrests in the 24-hour reporting period. Hill County Sheriff's Office Sunny Angel Robison of Box Elder, 35, was arrested on a state District Court warrant at Hill County Detention Center Friday at 11:15 a.m. -- Ventura Rajhnelle Campell of Box Elder, 32, was arrested on charges of possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia at the detention center Friday at 1:48 p.m. --...

  • Kjorli remembers 98 years of history at birthday party

    Updated Feb 18, 2020

    Press release Millie Kjorli celebrated her 98th birthday Feb. 13 with her friends in the community room of the Rolling Hills subdivision in Havre. The party was hosted by her long-time friend Theresa Cowan and was well-attended by Kijorli's friends and her daughter Terry Johnson. Memories of Kjorli were shared by Loretta Loftus, LuVern Stuber, Joyce Hickman, Margaret Swensen, Theresa Cowan and others. Millie Benter Kjolrli was born Feb. 13, 1922, in Crosby, North Dakota. She...

  • Linton honored for Prudential Spirit of Community work

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Feb 18, 2020

    A local student has been recognized for her work in community service. Havre High School senior Zephanhia Linton was recognized as "The Prudential Spirit of Community Award" honoree. The Prudential Spirit of Community Award is a scholarship program that recognizes students on the local, state and national level based on volunteer community service. Linton said she applied for this scholarship and used the annual Suicide Awareness Walk as her service project that she...

  • Fundraiser set in March for Hauser

    Updated Feb 18, 2020

    Press release A chili cook-off and silent auction benefit to defray medical costs and lost wages for Ted Hauser is set for March. Hauser has been unable to work for several months after undergoing surgery to treat pneumonia in November and quadruple bypass heart surgery only weeks later. The fundraiser to defray medical costs and lost wages for Hauser will be held 5-7:30 p.m., Sunday, March 15, in the North Star Elementary School gym, 205 3rd St., Gildford. In November,...

  • Havre Wrestling Club wins in North Dakota

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 18, 2020

    Members of the Havre Wrestling Club competed in two separate events last weekend in Williston, North Dakota. The HWC competed in team duals last Friday, followed by an open tournament last Saturday, where they took third place out of 28 teams with 200.5 points. Below are the full results. Matpac Blue defeated Havre 45-36 50 - John Caven (Havre) over Chase Anhorn (Matpac Blue) Fall 0:37 55 - Brady Boucher (Havre) over Seth Bauman (Matpac Blue) Fall 3:45 60 - Arthur Araujo (Matp...

  • Who can stop Fort Benton?

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 18, 2020

    The District 9C is easily the toughest girls basketball district in all of Class C. Year-after-year, the 9C can be an absolute bloodbath. And while some of the power structure has shifted, the 2020 9C girls tournament will be as tough as ever. The action starts Thursday at 11 a.m. and runs through Saturday night's game at the Havre High gymnasium. "The 9C is a battle and it comes down to who can get it done at the right time," Fort Benton head coach Cassie Pimperton said. "I...

  • Frontier Notebook: Frontier women's race going right down to the wire

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 18, 2020

    Just two weeks remain in the Frontier Conference' regular season, and nothing is for sure as of yet. However, the Lewis-Clark State men sure are as close to a sure thing as there is. The Warriors swept Providence and Montana State University-Northern last weekend, and now have a three-game lead in the Frontier men's standings with four to play. LC State has won 16 straight games and has just one loss in league play. The Warriors are three games clear of Carroll College, which...

  • Tons of talent on display at the 9C boys tourney

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Feb 18, 2020

    Another grueling regular season has come and gone, with the eight teams in the District 9C ready to compete in the first leg of the postseason inside the Havre High Gymnasium for the District 9C Tournament, where three teams will earn berths and be sent to the Northern C Divisional in Great Falls next week. Last season, the boys tournament saw a powerhouse Chinook Sugarbeeter squad take the championship for the second year in a row. But this year, the Fort Benton Longhorns...