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Will Rawn, a retired Montana State University-Northern professor, is running as a Democrat in Montana's 28th House District. Rawn filed Monday to launch a bid for the seat held by state Rep. Stephanie Hess, R-Havre, who is seeking a second term. In order to take on Hess, however, Rawn will first have to survive a primary where he will face Havre High School senior and Hill County Democratic Party Vice Chair Jacob Bachmeier. "I think, in this case, I don't think of myself as...
U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris sentenced Chippewa Cree tribal leaders Neal Paul Rosette Sr. and Billi Anne Raining Bird Morsette, of the tribal online lending company Plain Green, Monday in federal District Court in Great Falls to more than three years in prison and jointly and with other responsible parties to pay nearly $1.5 million in restitution. Rosette was sentenced to 38 months in prison for conspiracy to embezzle tribal funds, accepting bribes and income tax evasion and was ordered to pay $1,488,472 in...
Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte has picked Lesley Robinson, a county commissioner from Phillips County, to be his running mate in November's election. Gianforte revealed Robinson, a longtime rancher, as his choice for lieutenant governor during an event at Helena Farm Supply in East Helena Monday. "She's got the work ethic you'd expect from a Hi-Line rancher." Gianforte said in his announcement. "And she's a strong leader with a servant's heart." Following th...
Suspected large-scale drug trafficker Alejandro Romero appeared in state District Court Monday afternoon and pleaded not guilty to nine criminal allegations. Romero was arrested Jan. 27 at the Amtrak Depot in Havre with U.S. Border Patrol intelligence agents and Montana Highway Patrol deputies working together. After the proper warrants were obtained, the following items were allegedly found in three bags connected with Romero: 5.5 ounces of methamphetamine, 16 grams of...
Elthia Potts, a former Havre Walmart employee who is accused of stealing $4,441.96 from the major retailer, did not show up Thursday for her arraignment in District Court. An arrest warrant that was issued Feb. 9 has not been returned either. According to charging documents, a loss prevention worker from Walmart called the Hill County Sheriff's Office Jan. 29 to report she had Potts in custody for suspicion of stealing money. The loss prevention worker said Potts was a checkout clerk whose till had been coming up short for...
Too many people are keeping junked cars on their property in violation of city codes, and the city of Havre isn’t doing enough to stop it. That was the opinion expressed by Val Murri, a Havre resident who spoke to City Council on Monday night. Murri addressed council during the public comment part of the meeting. He said cars with no engines that are clearly inoperable can be seen strewn across lawns, he said. Especially when it is on main thoroughfares, this can present a poor image of the city, he said. He said the p...
In a March 3 story titled “Diane McLean enters race for county commissioner” it was misreported that McLean is superintendent of Hill County’s 13 schools. Hill County has seven school districts and three of them are rural....
Havre Daily News Staff Richard Stuker, a rancher from Chinook, has been named by Gov. Steve Bullock as a member of the Montana Grass Conservation Commission. The five-member’ commission is designed to conserve, protect, restore and facilitate the proper utilization of grass, forage and range resources in Montana The commission organizes and administers the state grazing districts and promotes cooperation between agencies and the state grazing districts....
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a Monday 9:40 a.m. complaint from a caller at a 12th Street business. —— Officers investigated a report made from 15th Street Monday at 10:27 a.m. of a stolen trailer license plate. —— An arrest was made after officers investigated a drug offense on 2nd Street Monday at 12:29 p.m. No details about the charges was provided. —— Justin Radim Jezek, 32, of Havre was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after an officer served the warrant at 2nd Avenue address Monday at 4...
In one of its last opportunities to get back into the winner’s circle before the 2015-16 season ends, the Glacier Nationals paid a visit to Frontier Divisional rival Bozeman this past weekend, for a pair of North American Tier 3 Hockey League games. The Nationals, whose last win came over the Ice Dogs back in October, traveled to Bozeman for back-to-back games Friday and Saturday night and, unfortunately, lost both games by the scores of 4-1 and 9-3. In the first contest betwe...
While many Hi-Line basketball fans were focused on the Class C and Class A boys state tournaments, there was still some important girls basketball being played up in Choteau, at the 2016 Northern B Divisional. With berths in the Class B state tournament on the line, eight teams converged on Choteau to battle it out, over the course of three days and two of the teams participating were Rocky Boy and Harlem. Yet, it didn’t take long for either team to suffer a setback as both t...
Dane Warp, Havre Basketball Dane Warp has done a lot of special things in his football and basketball careers. But it certainly looks like the Blue Pony senior, and Carroll College basketball commit has saved his best for last. Warp averaged 29 ppg at the Eastern A divisional tournament two weeks ago in Billings, and followed that up with an average of 30 ppg and 8 rebounds per game during four games at last weekend's Class A state tournament in Missoula. His incredible...
Saturday night was a magical night for the Box Elder Bears, and their fans. At the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, Box Elder won its second state championship in three years, cruising past Arlee in the final. There are four Bears players named to the Class C State All-Tournament team, composed of 10 players, including the tournament's Most Valuable Player. That honor goes to Box Elder point guard Brandon The Boy, who scored 68 combined points in three games. The senior has...
