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  • Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Ryen Olson, Havre Girls Basketball

    Chris Peterson|Updated Mar 6, 2018

    After making the Class A state tournament in all but one season under head coach Dustin Kraske, the Havre High girls basketball team is used to playing on the big stage. Yet, this time around, the Blue Ponies, who boast five seniors, including guard Ryen Olson are hoping to do something Havre hasn't since 2014 in girls basketball and that's win the state championship. The last time Havre won the Class A state title, the state tourney was held at the Four Seasons Arena in...

  • Havre Fire Department getting new truck

    Alex Ross|Updated Mar 6, 2018

    The Havre Fire Department’s new fire truck is now in production, Fire Chief Mel Paulson said Monday as he updated the Havre City Council about the department’s activities. The department is expected to receive the truck sometime in July or August, Paulson said. “So I am pretty excited about that,” he said. A $485,000 grant the department received in late 2016 will pay for the new truck. The new truck will have the capacity to hold 1,000 gallons of water, compared to the 750 gallons a truck typically can hold, Paulson said. T...

  • Park board waits to move on with business

    Paul Dragu|Updated Mar 6, 2018

    Decisions are hanging in the air as the Hill County Park Board waits for answers from various groups and entities before conducting further business. During a special meeting Feb. 22, the park board agreed to send a cabin lease draft to the county attorney for review. During Monday night's meeting in the Timmons Room of the county courthouse, Beaver Creek Park Secretary Aubrey Williams read to those in the room Deputy Hill County Attorney Karen Alley's responses to some of...

  • Northern Senate, Sweetgrass Society say agreement will prevent discrimination

    Alex Ross|Updated Mar 6, 2018

    Members of the Associated Students of Montana State University-Northern Senate and Northern’s Sweetgrass Society held a news conference in Cowan Hall Monday, as members of both groups said they are committed to ensuring the university is free of discrimination. The conference came a week after the administration at Northern and the Sweetgrass Society, a Native American student group on campus, announced they reached an agreement to resolve a discrimination complaint filed a...

  • Fundraiser set for local woman

    Alex Ross|Updated Mar 6, 2018

    People will have the chance Thursday to help out a Havre woman who has faced a series of medical difficulties, by ordering food from Pizza Hut. Anyone making a purchase at Pizza Hut Thursday can tell cashiers they want to donate to Ingrid "Debbie" Bauer's medical account at Bear Paw Credit Union. Nashae Bauer of Havre said Bauer, her aunt, needs help paying medical expenses. In January, Bauer was taken to the hospital after feeling sick and was diagnosed with sepsis, a blood...

  • For the Record, March, 6, 2018

    Updated Mar 6, 2018

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated after a 16th Street West caller reported Monday at 10:22 a.m. that his wife assaulted a health care worker at their home. —— Officers investigated after someone reported Monday at 10:39 a.m. that they would like to speak to an officer about someone committing computer fraud. —— Officers investigated after a First Street business caller reported Monday at 10:41 a.m. that they found a bag of marijuana. —— Officers assisted a medical agency on Second Street Monday at 11:32 a.m....

  • Agenda - Great Northern Fair Board

    Updated Mar 6, 2018

    The Great Northern Fair Board will hold a special meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Bear Paw Veterinary Services Large Animal Clinic Meeting Room. • The agenda is: • Call meeting to order • Roll call of members • Recognize and record public attendees • Public comment • Special business 1. Great Northern Fair fiscal status 2. Planning solutions • Adjourn The next regular board meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse....

  • Obituary - Jolynn C. Cole

    Updated Mar 6, 2018

    Jolynn C. Cole, 54, passed away due to natural causes Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Northern Montana Hospital. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 12, 2018, at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church with Pastor Mac McGrew officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Jolynn’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at http://www.hollandbonine.com....

  • Letter to the Editor - Fagg will represent Montana in the Senate

    Updated Mar 6, 2018

    Editor, I am proud to endorse Russ Fagg for the United States Senate. Russ announced that he had received endorsements from over 100 current and former Republican leaders from around the tate. I am on that list because I believe that Russ is the only conservative that can beat Jon Tester. Russ Fagg is a fourth-generation Montanan, a two-term Republican legislator, and was a judge in Billings for over 20 years. Russ will represent Montana in the U.S. Senate because he is one of us. He understands Montana values and his...

  • Local News - Lincoln-McKinley Conferences

    Updated Mar 6, 2018

    Parent-teacher conferences at Lincoln-McKinley Primary School will be March 13 and March 15, after the second trimester report cards come available for parents to view. School administration have said that parents need to be watching for conference notices in their child’s backpack....

  • HPS Ed Foundation accepting scholarship applications

    Updated Mar 6, 2018

    Press release The Havre Public Schools Education Foundation has 22 scholarship opportunities available for 2018 Havre High School graduates. A few of the applications are also offered to Hi-Line, North Star High School and continuing education students. One online scholarship application form is used to apply for any and all of the scholarships. The application form can be found on the Foundation website at http://www.hpseducationfoundation.com/. A few of the applications require specific criteria along with the general...

  • Hi-Line Athletes of the Week

    Updated Mar 6, 2018

    Sean Henry, Rocky Boy Girls Basketball The Rocky Boy Morning Star’s Northern B divisional championship last weekend in Cut Bank was a collective effort. The Morning Stars have star players throughout their lineup. But through all three games, senior Sean Henry made sure her presence was felt. The guard averaged 18 points per game in Rocky Boy’s three wins, with a game-high 22 points in their thrilling overtime win over Poplar in the semifinals. Henry also scored 16 in the firs...

  • Local Bowling Report: Youth bowlers making big strides at Harvest Moon Lanes

    Julie Rodgers|Updated Mar 6, 2018

    Another busy week at Harvest Moon Lanes. First off, all you men out there, watch out for some of our up-and-coming junior bowlers who will be bowling in your leagues soon, like Casey Mariani, 221, Preston Glock 203, Chase Mariani, 183, Lane Kinsella 187 and Logan Kinsella 184. Ladies watch out for Payton Springer, who had a 475 series. These kids and others will be bowling in the Pepsi State Tournament soon, and it looks like they're ready. We wish them good luck and good...

  • It's State Week: And the HDN has you covered!

    Updated Mar 5, 2018

    Four area teams are heading to state basketball tournaments this week, and no one will cover them like the Havre Daily News. We'll be live all week at the Class A state tournament following the Havre Blue Ponies, and we'll have exclusive coverage of Box Elder at the Class C girls tourney in Butte, and Rocky Boy at the Class B state tourney in Missoula. Watch for previews and features stories Wednesday-Thursday, followed by game coverage from all three tournaments...