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Staff and wire report HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock has appointed the head of the Rocky Boy clinic to lead the state’s new Office of American Indian Health. Mary Lynne Billy-Old Coyote, an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, is being asked to work with tribal governments and urban Indian centers to identify the reasons that the average lifespan of American Indians in Montana is 20 years shorter than non-Indians, and to develop strategies to address state those reasons. “I am eager to get started to help support and f...
NorthWestern Energy officials disagree with a recent order by the Montana Public Service Commission which rules that Havre Pipeline Co., which is largely owned by NorthWestern, must continue providing “reasonably adequate service” to farm tap customers in remote areas of Blaine, Chouteau and Hill counties. “We don’t agree with the PSC’s conclusions regarding our obligation to provide natural gas distribution service to some of the residents living near the gas-gathering system,” said Butch Larcombe, a spokesperson for NorthWe...
GREAT FALLS (AP) — A 23-year-old Harlem woman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of a Hays resident last fall. Arianne Latray entered her plea Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge John Johnston in Great Falls. She remains in custody pending a detention hearing. Her public defender, Mark Meyer, was not in the office Friday and could not be reached for comment. Federal prosecutors charge Latray with killing someone identified by the initials S.L.S. in Hays Oct. 3. Blaine County Sheriff Glenn Huestis h...
BOZEMAN (AP) — A Bozeman man who was charged with killing his girlfriend, Chinook native Darcy Buhmann, earlier this month faces additional charges for breaking into her house, stealing her vehicle and violating a restraining order. Gallatin County prosecutors filed a motion Thursday to charge Anthony Tobias Fagiano with deliberate homicide, aggravated burglary, theft and violating an order of protection that had been served on him 17 days before the shooting. Fagiano, 35, appeared in Justice Court on the homicide charge M...
Some consider the traffic light boxes in downtown Havre to be a bit unsightly even if they are necessary. But soon they will be covered with locally produced drawings that depict some of the Hill County’s most interesting sights. The downtown group that is hoping to make the center of the city more attractive came up with the idea, and it caught on, said Paul Tuss, the executive director of Bear Paw Development Corp., and a member of the committee. Havre City Council last week approved an agreement with Montana Department o...
The Northern Lights Athletic Scholarship Foundation will be holding its annual Spring Fling fundraiser Friday at 5:30 p.m. in Northern’s Armory Gymnasium. The gathering raises money for scholarships for Montana State University-Northern student athletes. Chandra Moomey, administrative director of the foundation, said attendees will partake in games and live and silent auctions. A prime rib and shrimp dinner will also be served. Auction items up for bid include vacation packages, hunting trips, a ladies weekend and a custom b...
Three groups held Easter egg hunts in the area over the weekend. Havre High's Key Club, the Jaycees and Eagles Club and the Optimists held hunts. Photos and a story from this weekend's activities will be featured in Hi-Line Living in Friday's Havre Daily News....
From Havre Public Schools Education Foundation Eighteen scholarship opportunities are available for 2016 high school graduates through the Havre Public Schools Education Foundation. The scholarships are for graduating Havre High School seniors who will be attending an accredited institution this fall. In addition, the Dr. James and Kay Elliott Memorial Scholarship is available to students residing in the Northern Montana Healthcare service area, and the Sons of Norway Heritage Scholarship is available to graduates of North...
Press release According to statistics from Montana’s Supreme Court, there were 85 new child abuse cases reported in Hill County in 2015, almost as many new cases as in 2013 and 2014 combined, and 25 percent more cases than in 2012, the previous worst year on record. The flood of cases has swamped the child welfare system. The effect has been magnified for CASA — Court Appointed Special Advocates — an organization that trains and coordinates everyday citizens to speak out for abused children. “We’ve had a couple of great cla...
Staff and wire Havreite Tim Brurud, director of the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line, is now on the state Youth Justice Advisory Council. A press release from the office of Gov. Steve Bullock Friday announced Bullock had appointed Brurud to the council. The council works to help the Montana Board of Crime Control improve the juvenile justice system through planning, research and development of statewide juvenile justice programs....
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a vandalism report after a 5th Street caller reported at 3:38 p.m. Friday that a car, truck, snowmobile and golf cart had their windshields and headlights broken. —— Officers investigated a shoplifting report after a caller from a 1st Street business reported Friday at 5:41 p.m. that a family took off in a white Plymouth van after having taken “a bunch of groceries.” —— Officers investigated a hit-and-run motor vehicle crash involving a red Chevy pickup truck after a caller from 2...
Helen Blatter, 84, of Chinook passed away March 16, 2016, at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at the LDS Church in Chinook at 4 p.m. with burial in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Edwards Funeral Home is handling arrangements....
Jacqueline Voight, 51, of Havre died March 20, 2016, following a brief illness. No services are planned at this time. Cremation has taken place at Hi-Line Funeral Services. Condolences for the family may be left at http://www.hi-linefuneralservices.com....
The Class B girls team dominated the 2015 Hi-Line Invitational tournament and when the 2016 version of the HIT was played this past weekend on the campus of Montana State University-Northern, it was a repeat of a year ago. In a tournament that features some of the top players from Class AA, Class A, Class B and Class C, the Class B team dominated, putting up a 4-0 record and cruising to a win in the championship game by the score of 89-51 over the Class AA team inside the...
Every year, the Havre Daily News All Hi-Line Girls basketball team is flush with talent. It’s flush with outstanding players from every part of the Hi-Line. And the 2016 version of the All Hi-Line Team is no exception. However, it’s also full of newcomers to the list. After an exceptional year of girls basketball on the Hi-Line, the squad has just three repeat performers, despite being composed of 11 upperclassmen. The team, which features at least one member from all thr...
There was plenty of high-flying action at the HIT tournament this past weekend, as some of the best boys basketball players in the state of Montana converged on the Armory Gymnasium. And after three days of entertaining basketball and a tournament that featured a boys team from each classification, the Class AA boys took home the title, following their 85-79 win over Class C in the championship game Saturday night. The game was exciting throughout as Class C led after the...
