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A Havre man is in the Hill County jail being held without bond on pending charges of murder and parole violation. The Havre Police Department issued a release Monday afternoon stating that Jordan Carlson, 25, was taken into custody after officers and emergency medical technicians responded to a report about 8 p.m. Sunday of a disturbance on the 600 block of 1st Avenue. A woman at the scene was “unresponsive,” the release said, and Carlson was taken to the jail to be held on the pending deliberate homicide and parole vio... Full story
More defendants accused of fraud and embezzlement at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation have agreed to plead guilty, including the wife of a former state representative and former Chippewa Cree Tribe council member. Her husband and co-defendant, Chippewa Cree Construction Corp. CEO Tony Belcourt, had not entered a deal as of this morning, according to court records. Hailey Belcourt filed a request for U.S. District Judge Brian Morris to remove her from trial and set a date for a change-of-plea hearing in a case alleging she and h... Full story
The Havre Post Office was closed this morning because of "a small gas leak." A sign on the front door advised customers the office would reopen as soon as the problem was rectified. "We just had a small leak, so we closed," said a woman who answered the phone. Employees continued to working during the closure, she said. The Post Office reopened at about 10:45 a.m.... Full story
As of Monday afternoon, one person has filed for the Havre District School Board of Trustees. Curtis Smeby is running for re-election as a member of the board of trustees. The other positions open for election are Cindy Erickson’s and the chairman of the board, currently occupied by Darlene Bricker. Each term lasts for three years. Friday is the last day to pick up a packet and turn it in at the Robins Administration Building. If no one files to run against an incumbent and the school board decides not to vote on the mill l... Full story
In a confusing morass of trial dates in cases alleging fraud and embezzlement at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, a defendant now representing herself was given more time to go over more than 1,000 pages of documents provided by the prosecution. Fawn Tadios, former CEO of the Chippewa Cree Tribe’s clinic and health board, refused to agree to not file complaints against or request dismissal of a fifth court-appointed attorney, and agreed to represent herself in the case. Tadios is accused of charging the clinic and health boa... Full story
While a federal strategy to deal with grizzly bears in Chouteau, Hill and Liberty counties might be years away from implementation - pending the bears' delisting as an endangered species - some local residents - and a county official - are annoyed that they knew nothing about it. "I wish they would communicate more with us, is what I wish they would do," Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said Monday. At issue is a draft strategy for dealing with bears from the Northern... Full story
Havre Police Department Louis Wayne Candelaria, 43, of Havre was arrested on a pick up and hold order after officers assisted another law agency at 11:53 a.m. Monday on 11st Street West. ——— Richard Lawrence Morsette Jr., 31, of Box Elder was served a Justice or City court warrant at 1:17 p.m. Monday at the Hill County Detention Center. Hill County Sheriff’s Office Deputies investigated a 2:09 p.m. Monday call from U.S. Highway 2 East about the calling party being assaulted by his father. Havre Fire Department Emergen... Full story
The Club 406 U-16 Volleyball team poses for a team photo after winning the gold medal at a recent tournament in Butte. Pictured left to right: Megan Erickson, Claire Worm, Jaycelyn Hassa, Paige Nelson, coach Haley Russell, Dominique Nault and Kiara Christianson. Kneeling: Cortland Brenna and Logan Huebsch. Also competing in the Butte tournament, the 406 U1-8 team got second in the Silver bracket, the U-14-1 team got second in the Silver bracket and the U-14-2 team made it to... Full story
Golf league meetings slated There will be a Havre men's golf league meeting on Wednesday night at Prairie Farms Golf Course. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. and at least one player from each team is asked to attend. Any additional questions, call Rick Brown at 265-5574 or 270-0501. The Prairie Farms Ladies Golf Association will be having their annual spring meeting on Thursday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the clubhouse. All teams need to be represented at this meeting. New teams, or anyone wanting to be on a team should also... Full story
There’s never a shortage of quality players in District 9C girls basketball. And the 2013-14 was no exception to that. The Chinook Sugarbeeters repeated as 9C champions this season, and as expected, they had the most 9C All-Conference picks. Chinook had five players earn 9C All-Conference honors for the season. North Star, the 9C runner-up for the second straight year, was next with three picks, while Big Sandy had two and Box Elder had two. It was also a big senior class t... Full story
It was a big year for District 9C boys basketball. After all, the Class C state champion came out of the 9C ranks in the form of the Box Elder Bears. And rightfully so, the Bears had the most postseason honors of any 9C team. But there was plenty of good basketball throughout the 9C, and the 2013-14 9C Boys All-Conference Team shows it. Five Box Elder players earned All-Conference honors for the season, while Chinook had three players named All 9C, Hays-Lodge Pole had two and... Full story
