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Havre police and six other agencies were led on a high-speed chase throughout Havre to Chinook and to a field several miles south of Chinook Friday afternoon. In the end, they captured an escaped convict, Eric Bruce Fowler, born in 1980, a passenger in the vehicle, and arrested his accomplice, Ranette R. Doney, born in 1980, the vehicle's driver. The Montana Department of Corrections had issued a warrant for Fowler's arrest in January for escaping from the Watch program at...
Special Olympics representatives will be selling raffle tickets at Gary & Leo's Fresh Foods Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the Special Olympics-Montana 21st Annual Chevy Raffle. This year, a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado will be the main prize. Shaylee Lewis, area director of the Great Northern Area of Special Olympics-Montana and a special education teacher at Havre High School, said 80 percent of the proceeds will be used to send local Olympians to Special Olympics-Montana in May. “Eighty percent of the funds stay right h...
The Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team may not have advanced the final four of the NAIA national tournament—but the Skylights proved, beyond a shadow of a doubt that they can hang with the best in the country. Freed Hardeman, the No. 1 team in the NAIA coming in, found itself tied with the Skylights with just over five minutes left in the game at 50-50 following a 14-4 Northern run. But, in the end, FHU was just too much for MSU-N, capping the game on a 13-0 run that sealed the 63-50 victory over the...
MISSOULA (AP) — Bail has been set at $125,000 for a 22-year-old University of Montana student accused of exposing himself to students at bus stops and elsewhere in Missoula County. Cole Francisco, of Missoula, was arraigned Friday on five counts related to indecent exposure. Three of the counts are felonies because they were the third or subsequent offense. Missoula County authorities began investigating reports of a man approaching teenage girls in his car and exposing himself to them. Reports began on March 10 at school b...
HELENA (AP) — Montana lawmakers on Friday heard the session's fourth proposal to increase highway speed limits. Republican Rep. Art Wittich proposed a ballot referendum Friday for voters to decide whether to raise highway speed limits by 5 mph. Wittich said the proposal would make Montana's speed limits consistent with those in Wyoming, Idaho and Utah. "We live in a great state with good roads that are well maintained," Wittich said. "We have long distances to travel, we like a little bit of freedom." No one spoke in favor o...
The Hi-Line delegation: Rep. Stephanie Hess, R-Havre, Rep. Bruce Meters, R-Box Elder, Rep. Mike Long, R-Malta, voted for the patrial bill. Rep. Roy Hollandsworth, R-Brady, voted yes. HELENA (AP) — The House of Representatives has narrowly rejected a measure that would expand Medicaid to about 10,000 people. Members voted 51-49 to kill House Bill 455 on second reading Friday. Sponsored by Republican Rep. Nancy Ballance of Hamilton, the bill would expand Medicaid eligibility to some veterans and low-income parents. It also i...
Over the last two seasons, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team has done a lot of pretty incredible things. But on Friday afternoon in Independence, Missouri, the Skylights did something they haven't done in nearly 16 years. And, on top of all that, Northern senior A'Jha Edwards did something that hasn't been done at the NAIA national tournament – ever. Behind Edwards's 35 points and tournament record 28 rebounds, the No. 10 Skylights blew by s...
Josh Preiss, the current principal of Sunnyside Intermediate School, has put in his resignation after two years of work. Andy Carlson, superintendent of Havre Public Schools, said that Preiss will be finishing up the current year before leaving his position. This is the second year Preiss has been principal of Sunnyside. “I appreciate what Mr. Preiss has done,” Carlson said. “I realize what he wants to do is get closer to family. We wish him well and appreciate the time he’s been here in Havre.” He said that it is his respo...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees elections are coming up, and anyone interested can pick up their applications for candidacy from Mike Arnold, the elections officer, at the Robins School Administration building at 5th Avenue and 6th Street. The terms up for election are Aileen Couch’s three-year term for School District A, Harvey Capellen’s three-year term for School District 16-A and Ed Hill’s three-year term for School District 16-A. Those wanting to submit their applications must do so before March 26. Petit...
Various art by students of Havre Middle School was displayed at the school’s Fine Arts Night Thursday....
Two Havre residents were among those honored with the Montana Ambassadors Awards. Area winners are Renelle Braaten, the founder of Enell Sports Bra, who is active in many Havre community activities, and Greg Kegel, interim chancellor of Montana State University-Northern. Chantel Schieffer, executive director of Leadership Montana, nominated the two. "Renelle's entrepreneurial spirit is the heart and soul of Enell Sport," Schieffer said. "Selling produce she 'borrowed' from a...
