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The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board heard updates Monday concerning new museum items and Hands on History. Jim Spangelo, manager of the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum, said John M. Nash sent a letter and $630 worth of items from the historical grocery store company, Nash Finch, which has its roots in the 19th century. “I think what he’s doing is (evaluating) it for a donation, but it’s not entirely clear, so I am going to write a cover letter back to him saying ‘thank you’ for the nice gift,” Spangelo said. A variety of...
MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A former chairman of the Chippewa Cree tribe was sentenced to almost three years in prison Tuesday, after pleading guilty to felony charges in a wide-ranging corruption case on the Rocky Boy's Reservation. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris in Great Falls sentenced Bruce Harold Sunchild to 34 months in prison followed by three years supervised release on charges of theft, income tax evasion and accepting a bribe. Sunchild, 69, also must pay $70,000 in restitution to the t...
Rep. G. Bruce Meyers voted for the ban. Reps. Stepahnie Hess, R-Havre, Roy Hollandsworth, R-Brady, and Mike Lang, R-Malta, voted no. HELENA (AP) — The state House has endorsed a bill that would ban texting while driving. The House voted 52-48 to endorse House Bill 297 Tuesday. Montana is the only state that does not ban at least some drivers from texting. Rep. Virginia Court's bill, as amended, would prohibit drivers from using any wireless communications device to write, send or read a written communication while driving o...
HELENA (AP) — Montana's Legislature is again considering whether county officials should have a say in the relocation of wild bison. Republican Sen. John Brenden of Scobey proposed Senate Bill 284 in the House Agriculture Committee Tuesday to require authorization from county commissioners before wild bison can be released in a county. County commissioners from around the state testified in favor of the proposal, saying it would give local governments the same veto power tribal governments have over reintroduction of the a...
It wasn’t long ago that the season was falling apart on the Rocky Boy boys basketball team. There was the forfeiture of nine games and then a lackluster performance in the District 1B tournament. But at some point between districts and the Northern B divisional, everything changed — and now the Stars are dancing because they are back in the Class B state tournament. The Stars, who lost to Choteau in blowout fashion last Saturday in the championship game of the Northern B, res...
The Chippewa Cree Business Committee on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation has been in some tumult in the last few years as people on it are investigated for corruption. Ken Blatt St. Marks, the elected and impeached chairman of the committee, which is the most powerful governmental body on the reservation, has spent the majority of his term disallowed to work. The end of the current chairman term is the end of this year, but the problems the Rocky Boy government is experiencing does not have an obvious end. The beginning St. M...
Leroy Keller isn't sure when he started giving blood. "It was around 1955 or 1956," the Hill County farmer said Monday as he sat in a chair at St. Jude's Parish Center, giving blood once again. This was a landmark donation. He has given a total of 35 gallons of blood in his life. To Keller, it wasn't that much of a deal. But to American Red Cross volunteers, it marked quite an accomplishment. "This is far and away the record for this city," said Dee Bitz, who runs the blood...
Havre City Council may soon get a modified proposal to allow people to have chickens on their property. Under a plan considered by the council’s Ordinance Committee Monday, chickens would be allowed with strict regulations. Four chickens would be allowed per property, no chickens would be allowed on apartment building lots, there would be strict setback requirements and all neighbors would have to agree before a permit was issued for chickens. Permits would cost $100, and chickens could not be kept in side yards. P...
Havre Trails had their monthly meeting Monday at the Elks Club and spoke of progress made with the US Bank Park project and their April 25 Trail Run. Lindsey Bennett, the president of the group, said that they have received many letters of support from the city, Montana State University-Northern, Boys Scouts of America and others. Boy Scout Troop 1438 has also pledged 100 work hours to the project once it starts. MSU-Northern had been helping with the assessment of the trail and construction work plans, Bennett said. Havre...
Havre Police Department A dispatcher said the computer system was down and they were unable to send logs this morning. Hill County Sheriff’s Office A dispatcher said the computer system was down and they were unable to send logs this morning. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical personnel responded two calls Monday....
David Alex Mattson, 68, a North Chester farmer, died March 3, 2015, of lung cancer at a hospice facility in Billings. Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 12, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Chester. There will be military rites and a reception immediately following Mass. Viewing will be Wednesday at Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Memorials may be offered to the Hi-Line Health Foundation, Liberty County EMS or a charity of the donor’s choice....
Ronald L. Dalton, 70, an industrial engineer, passed away on March 6, 2015, in Chinook. A memorial service will be held on March 13, 2015, at 2 p.m., at the Assembly of God Church in Chinook. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Condolences may be left for the family at www.edwardsfuneralhomemt.com....
Renee (Zimmerman) Holbrook, 60, died early Wednesday morning, March 4, 2015, in Anaconda. A former employee of BNSF Railway in Havre, Holbrook is survived by her husband, Dave Landes, and daughter, JoLynne (Mike) Huotte. Services will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Hope Lutheran Church in Anaconda....
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team didn't quite win the Frontier Conference championship, and three of their five losses this season came at the hands of fellow Frontier power Westminster College. But none of that can diminish what kind of season the Skylights have had up to this point, and following Monday night's championship game, the Skylights were certainly honored for their remarkable Frontier season. Northern senior A'Jha Edwards was voted as...
If Monday night's Frontier Conference women's championship game was the last game the Westminster Griffins ever play in the league, then the Montana State University-Northern Skylights made sure the Griffins' swan song wasn't going to be easy. In the Frontier title bout in Salt Lake City, the Skylights pushed the now four-time defending champion Griffins to their very limit. But in the end, and in spite of a last-second 3-pointer by Northern freshman Jacy Thompson, the No. 4...
