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A man accused of physically dragging a peace officer pleaded not guilty Friday in state District Court in Havre to charges including assault on a peace officer. Sampson F. Mayer, born in 1986, of Havre was charged with two counts of assault on a peace officer and one count of resisting arrest March 16. He pleaded not guilty Friday to all three counts before District Judge Dan Boucher. According to court documents, Havre Police Department received a call from a male March 7,...
HELENA (AP) — A bill signed by Montana's governor could pave the way to clemency for Barry Beach, who is serving a 100-year prison sentence for a 1979 murder he says he didn't commit. Gov. Steve Bullock signed the measure Friday after it passed the Legislature with wide bipartisan support. The bill allows the governor to grant clemency to prisoners even if the state parole board recommends against it. The governor also will be able to waive fines, lessen a sentence or pardon someone after the law takes effect Oct. 1. B...
Sen. Jon Tester visited Havre Saturday in one of his tours around Montana to speak to the U.S. Border Patrol agents and the owners of the Triple Dog Brewery. Paul Tuss, on behalf of Bear Paw Development, used the opportunity to present to Tester an award for his work in helping the economy and business world of Montana. Tester said that Bear Paw has been helping the area for decades. "Bear Paw is such a diamond in the business community, especially with our entrepreneurs,"...
Havre police and six other agencies were led on a high-speed chase throughout Havre to Chinook and finally to a field several miles south of Chinook Friday afternoon. In the end, they captured an escaped convict, Eric Bruce Fowler, born in 1980, who was a passenger in the vehicle, and arrested his accomplice, Ronette 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...
The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Task Force is hoping to bring evidence-based sex education curriculum to Hill County public middle schools. Jessica Kennedy, public health nurse with Hill County Family Planning and member of the task force, said the grant they are seeking to utilize is titled, “Replicating Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs to Scale in Communities with the Greatest Need (Tier 1B).” Kennedy said the state asked her group at Family Planning to get involved and that the grant aims to focus on Big...
Emily Mayer There was plenty of information about buildings in Hill County in the newspapers 100 years ago. The biggest news was in the March 20, 1915 issue of The Hill County Democrat, complete with misspelling. STORAGE PLANT IN HAVRE C. & J. MICHEL BREWING COMPANY TO ESTABLISH ONE IN HAVRE PLEASED WITH BUSINESS DONE Local Manager, E. S. Ward, Also Takes Care of Agency At Shelby C. F. Michel, president of the C. & J. Michel Brewing company of La Crosse, Wis., arrived in the city on No. 1 and was at the Grand last night, leav...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated an 8:30 a.m. Friday report from 2nd Street about the calling party hitting a parked car. —— Officers investigated an 8:38 a.m. Friday call from 1st Street about the calling party saying her ex-husband was at her friend’s house threatening another friend. —— Officers investigated a 10:25 a.m. Friday call from Grant Avenue about the calling party’s vehicle being entered and a coin purse and sunglasses stolen. —— Officers investigated a 10:29 a.m. Friday call from 6th Avenue abou...
John “Jack” W. Travis, 85, passed away in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 18, 2015. Jack was a graduate of Havre High School, University of Colorado and Northwestern University Medical School. He had a long career as an oncologist in Topeka, Kansas. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ann; his parents, Jack and Frances Travis; and grandson, Robby. He is survived by two sons, one daughter and five grandchildren as well as his sister, Susan Travis Galloway....
CHINOOK — Louise Gruszie, 100, passed away on March 17, 2015, in Plainview, Minnesota. A viewing will be held 7-9 p.m. today, Monday, March 23, 2015, at Edwards Funeral Home in Chinook. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at 1 p.m., at the American Lutheran Church in Chinook. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Condolences may be left for the family at www.edwardsfuneralhomemt.com....
Edmond C. Solomon, 85, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at his residence of natural causes. A vigil service was held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, 2015, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. Funeral Mass was celebrated at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 23, 2015, also at St. Jude's with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery. Ed's family has requested that memorial donations be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, The Kallenberger...
John A. Kloppenburg, 88, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and a celebration of John's life will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2015, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. The family has requested that memorials be made in John's name to St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church or to the charity of the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and...
Courtney (Calvert) Ebaugh, 92, passed away March 9, 2015, in Lewistown. She was born to Bill and Agnes Calvert of Stockett, Montana, on Feb, 28, 1923, in Great Falls. The family later moved to Trego. She completed her schooling in Eureka in 1938. In 1942, she married Vernon W. Gregoroff. they had one son, Vernon T. Gregoroff. She lost Vernon in 1944 during World War II; he was buried in France. She married Matt Stoken of Graves Creek, Montana, in 1946. They traveled to differe...
CHINOOK - William Carl Harbolt, aka "Business Bill", age 97, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Northern Montana Hospital surrounded by family. A viewing will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 7 to 9 p.m. at Edwards Funeral Home in Chinook. Services will be held Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at 11 a.m. at the Chinook Presbyterian Church, with a reception following at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook....
Lights add two grapplers Montana State University-Northern head coach Tyson Thivierge recently announced the addition of two wrestlers to the 2015 MSU-N recruiting class. The Lights signed both Billings Senior’s Quintel Fuchs and Colstrip’s Austin Blaede to NAIA national letters of intent. Fuchs was the Class AA 126-pound state champion this year. Blaede was the 170-pound State B-C titlist. Fuchs was 47-4 this season, while Blaede finished 39-7. Blaede and Fuchs join Forsyth four-time Class B-C state champion Matt Weber as...
The Havre High boys and girls tennis teams have a long season in front of them. But that season got off to a good start according to Blue Pony head coach George Ferguson. Saturday, the Ponies began their season at the Cut Bank Invitational, and though Havre was missing plenty of its varsity lineup, as were teams from Cut Bank, Conrad and Lewistown, Ferguson was happy nonetheless. “Cut Bank wasn’t about scores and results,” Ferguson said. “It was about getting the opportu...
The Montana State University-Northern Skylights went to the NAIA national tournament to prove they were among the best women’s basketball teams in the country. And even though they fell short of a national championship, they proved they can play with any team at the NAIA level. This past Saturday in Independence, Missouri, in the quarterfinals of the NAIA tournament, the Skylights finally saw their magical season come to a close as they fell to top-seeded Freed-Hardeman, w...
Every year, it seems like the Hi-Line, and Havre are a hotbed for some great girls basketball. Year-after-year, that seems to be a constant. And the 2014-15 girls basketball season was no different. This winter was a showcase for some great high school girls basketball, including another tremendous season by the Havre Blue Ponies, and an exciting new District 9C, which was loaded with talent. So, another great season of high school girls basketball is also reflected in the...
