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Articles from the March 19, 2019 edition


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  • Lights will challenge themselves in 2019

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 19, 2019

    In the first game he ever coached at Montana State University-Northern, Andrew Rolin's Lights were victorious. The Lights beat Mayville State in their season-opener last August, which was their only win of the 2018 season. And while the Lights will look to show marked improvement in year two of the Rolin era, their season-opener will be a much tougher task. Northern released its 2019 football schedule last month, and at the top of the list of the 11 games the Lights will play...

  • Obituary - Jerri Lynn Denny, "Standing in Sunlight"

    Updated Mar 19, 2019

    Jerri Lynn Denny, "Standing in Sunlight," 58, passed away due to natural causes on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at Rocky Mountain Care in Murray, UT. Wake services will begin today, March 19, 2019, and will continue until her funeral service, which will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, all at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the William Denny Jr. Family Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please...

  • Critically wounded trooper's first assignment was Havre

    Larry Lease|Updated Mar 19, 2019

    Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Wade Palmer, who was shot in the line of duty when he discovered a vehicle belonging to a suspect involved in a shooting at the Evaro Bar and Casino in Missoula, has close ties to the Hi-Line. Palmer, who is currently in a Salt Lake City hospital where he remains in critical condition, had his first Highway Patrol assignment in Havre. Palmer started with MHP in 2012. State Department of Justice Deputy Communications Director Anastasia Burton said...

  • Havre City Council approves Craig as probationary police officer

    Derek Hann|Updated Mar 19, 2019

    Members of the Havre City Council Monday approved the appointment of Tyler Craig to the position of probationary police officer for the Havre Police Department. "Tyler is a hard worker and a solid person and I believe he will be a great asset to the Havre Police Department and would like to recommend him for the position," Police Chief Gabe Matosich said. Craig grew up in Great Falls, graduating from Charles M. Russell High School, before attending Montana State...

  • Quick Pics: A dinner fit for champions

    Updated Mar 19, 2019

  • Windy Boy Indian Country health care bill heard in Senate

    Derek Hann|Updated Mar 19, 2019

    Monday in the Montana Legislature the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety Committee held a two-hour hearing on House Bill 599, introduced by Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy. "I think it went pretty good," Windy Boy said in an interview after the hearing. House Bill 599 which would allow certain health care services under the community health aide program to use federal certification standards for health aides and require the state to provide Medicaid funds to train providers on M...

  • Obituary - Robert "Bob" Tilleman

    Updated Mar 19, 2019

    It is with great sadness the family of Robert "Bob" Garland Tilleman announces his peaceful passing in Bozeman, MT, on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at the age of 81 years. Bob had a good life that began on October 14, 1937, when he was born to Charlie and Beulah Tilleman in Chinook, MT. Bob was a "jack of all trades" who could build or fix almost anything. He grew up on the family farm south of Chinook along with his six brothers where he developed a strong work ethic that he pass...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission business meeting

    Updated Mar 19, 2019

    The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 11 a.m. is: Public Comments on Non-Agenda items: Public comments on Agenda Items: Claims: Employment: Tax Adjustments: Resolutions: Contract(s): Tri-Agency Task Force Memorandum of Understanding Letter of support for Montana Silver Jackets Beaver Creek Park/Treasurer Bed Tax County Permit Approval: Subdivision/Survey Approval: Amended Subdivision Plat for Dan Korb...

  • Obituary - Lloyd D. Curfman

    Updated Mar 19, 2019

    Lloyd D. Curfman of Gildford, age 95, passed away with family by his side on Friday, March 15, 2019, due to natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held on Monday, April 8, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church in Havre. Memorials in Lloyd’s name may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Lloyd’s online memorial page at http://www.hollandbonine.com....

  • Agenda - Great Northern Fair Board

    Updated Mar 19, 2019

    The Great Northern Fair Board will meet tonight at 5:30 in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room. The meeting agenda is: Call Meeting to order Roll call of Members Recognize and record public attendees Approve Minutes Public Comment: Anything brought up here will be added to next month’s New Business to be discussed and voted upon Grounds Activity Report. Civic Groups Report. Donated Hours Report Committee Reports 1. Buildings & Grounds 2. Commission Policy 3. Financial Planning 4. Events Old Business 1. 4-H Side Walk 2. W...

  • For the Record, March 19, 2019

    Updated Mar 19, 2019

    Havre Police Department A Third Street caller reported a possible water main break Monday at 6:35 a.m. -- Monday at 9:21 a.m. a caller reported a vehicle had been stolen from a Second Street residence about 9 p.m. Sunday. -- A caller reported a wounded deer in a parking lot on U.S. Second Street at 9:27 a.m. Monday. -- Eusebio Barron McGillis of Havre, 36, was issued a summons on a shoplifting charge after a caller at a First Street business reported Monday at 9:39 a.m....

  • Weed District meeting rescheduled

    Updated Mar 19, 2019

    The Hill County Weed Board meeting scheduled for Friday has been rescheduled for Friday, March 29, at 11 a.m. at the Hill County Shop at 1405 Second St. West....

  • Letter to the Editor - Habitat Montana under attack in Legislature

    Updated Mar 19, 2019

    Editor, Montana’s 30-year-old conservation program, Habitat Montana, is currently under attack — again. Last year, landowners and sportsmen saw the dark side of politics with a disappointing show of power from Commissioner Matt Rosendale, Superintendent Elsie Arntzen and Secretary of State Corey Stapleton when they voted to delay a conservation easement indefinitely. In response, the Montana Supreme Court voted 6-1 in support of keeping political gamesmanship out of the conservation easement approval process by not requiring...

  • Week 9

    Updated Mar 19, 2019

    Our daughter, Maci, was in Helena with her family to spend this past week with us. Last session, she was the only member of our family who was unable to visit me at the Capitol, so it was special to have her and two of her children here. Judy and I enjoyed playing tour guides by showing them around Helena and the state campus while getting in some visiting. On Tuesday, the CJI junior and senior classes came to Helena to observe session, learn, and tour the Capitol. I spent a couple minutes with them before our session began,...

  • Letter to the Editor - North Carolina students seeks help learining about Montana

    Updated Mar 19, 2019

    Dear people of the great state of Montana, Hello! I am a fourth-grade student in North Carolina. In fourth grade, we research a state for our state fair, and I have chosen your state! Now I am very excited to learn more about the great state of Montana as I work on my report. Most of the information I get will be from books and websites. However, the best information comes from the people who live in and love their state! This is why I am writing to you. I was hoping that you would be willing to send me some small items to...

  • Local News - Preschool screenings set for April 3 in Chinook

    Updated Mar 19, 2019

    Parents of preschool children in the Chinook, Hartland Colony, Zurich, Davey, Bear Paw, and Cleveland school districts who would like to have their preschoolers participate in a free Early Childhood Screening can schedule an appointment for Wednesday, April 3. The screenings, sponsored by Bear Paw Cooperative, will take place between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Chinook High School Auditorium. For appointments parents can call Melissa at 357-2033....

  • Sweetgrass Society holds fundraiser for powwow

    Larry Lease|Updated Mar 19, 2019

    Montana State University-Northern’s Sweetgrass Society is holding a fundraiser Thursday at Pizza Hut. The money raised will go toward their upcoming Sweetgrass Society Powwow, which will happen April 12-13 at Northern’s Armory Gymnasium. “The Sweetgrass Society is an American Indian student organization at MSU-Northern,” Sweetgrass Society Advisor Erica McKeon-Hanson said. “The Sweetgrass Society seeks to promote an understanding of American Indian cultural traditions and values, while offering support and mentoring...