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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has been sentenced to five years in prison in Texas for violating terms of his probation. A Texas prosecutor says the former San Diego Chargers quarterback and Washington State standout won't have to serve any time behind bars in Texas because of time he's served in Montana. Leaf violated his Texas probation when he ran afoul with the law in Montana for breaking into a home to steal prescription drugs. He pleaded guilty for felony burglary and criminal possession of a d... Full story
A former Montana State University-Northern star athlete and later recruiter will spend four years on probation, pay more than $10,000 in fines and fees and have a chance to clear his record of charges two pounds of marijuana were mailed to him from California. Joe C. Simpson II, born in 1990, pleaded no contest in July to charges filed against him after U.S. Postal Service employees reported the package had been mailed to him. The package had been damaged in shipping. The... Full story
Correction: HELENA (AP) — In a story Sept. 8 about tribal payday lending, The Associated Press reported erroneously how much revenue from the Chippewa Cree tribe's online lending company was received by three tribal members. It was 7 percent, not more than a third. A corrected version of the story is below: HELENA — The Chippewa Cree tribe's former health director and two former leaders of a tribe-owned online payday loan company secretly received 7 percent of the revenues of the company that has made $25 million since 201... Full story
Havre Police Department Michael Arthur Sutherland, 39, of Box Elder was arrested on a state District Court warrant after an officer served it to him at 9:39 a.m. Monday at the Hill County Detention Center. —— Officers investigated a 2:29 p.m. Monday call from 11th Street West about a stolen black and white peppered Huffy bicycle. —— Officers investigated a 7:56 p.m. Monday call from 18th Street about a woman seven months pregnant who was assaulted by the calling party’s ex-boyfriend. —— Carmelita Marie Lamere, 58, of Box El... Full story
Martha Mary (Ball) Fox Martha Mary (Ball) Fox passed away at her residence in Fort. Belknap on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. Martha was born on Sept. 8, 1973, in Havre, Montana, to Gordon and Bernadette (Firemoon) Ball. Wake services will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, at 5 p.m., and rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., at Sacred Heart Church in Fort Belknap. Funeral Services will be on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church with interment to follow at Lodge...
The Hill County Park Board again extensively debated during its monthly meeting in Havre Monday what are — and what should be — the rules at Beaver Creek Park. Board Chair Steve Mariani said several people had come to talk to him, and to Hill County commissioners, about receiving notices that they were out of compliance with their cabin site leases by having snowfences on their property. Mariani said many of those people took over leases with snowfences already on the sites, and coming back later to say they were vio... Full story
Montana State University-Northern is paying former Chancellor James Limbaugh his normal salary until June. Limbaugh will continue to receive the rest of his $162,419 annual salary until his contract is up June 30, 2015. “It’s basically part of his severance package,” said Jim Potter, director of university relations. While paying the former chancellor for the rest of the year, the university will also pay Interim Chancellor Greg Kegel the same salary, $162,419. Limbaugh resigned unexpectedly two weeks ago, citing tensi... Full story
A man who pleaded guilty to illegally having nearly 300 prescription pain pills when he was pulled over on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation will spend five years on probation - and have a chance to clear his record - in return for his guilty plea. Richard Vanzant III, born in 1984, pleaded guilty in in July in state District Court in Havre to possessing 267 oxycodone pills he planned to sell. Under the plea agreement, a felony count of possession of property subject to... Full story
The Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line had to cap its membership only four days into the school year, the earliest this has ever happened since the cap was instituted in 2008. "Usually it takes a few weeks to get to our limit of 200 kids attending each day," said Club Director Tim Brurud. "But this time it caught us by surprise." The club's dinner program - which has moved to the Teen Center while the new kitchen is under construction - was also feeling the pinch. "On the... Full story
In the second week of their season, the Montana State University-Northern Lights already have a Frontier Conference Football Player of the Week. Northern senior kicker Jordan Reuschhoff was named Special Teams Player of the Week following MSU-N’s 40-17 win over Dickinson State last Saturday in Havre. In the nonconference home win over Dickinson State, Rueschhoff was 2-of-2 on field goals including a 47-yarder, and was 4-of-5 PATs. Southern Oregon’s Melvin Mason was honored as...
Jamie Lieberg, Havre High X-Country Havre High senior Jamie Lieberg is in his first season as a cross country runner. But he's feeling right at home. Lieberg led the HHS boys at last Friday's Cut Bank Time Trials, finishing in 46th place with a time of 19:30. Lieberg's performance in Cut Bank makes him the Ponies' No. 1 runner on the varsity team after what was his first-ever race. Lieberg, an outstanding student at HHS, is also a member of the Havre High boys tennis team.... Full story
Two weeks ago, it was the men who finished up their league season. Last week it was the ladies. And though there is still plenty of time to golf this fall, and hopefully a lot of good weather left, I too must finish up. This is the last From Tee to Green I'll pen for 2014. But more on that later. First, congratulations to DA Davidson, which captured the women's league championship last Thursday night at Prairie Farms Golf Course. In the championship match, DA Davidson,... Full story
It was another exciting weekend of high school football along the Hi-Line as a number of local teams had important conference matchups on the docket. One such game was in Sunburst, where the Box Elder Bears traveled Friday night. The Bears, who earned an important season-opening win over Valier, have a playoff berth in their sights and looked to improve to 2-0 with another important win in the North division of Class C Six-Man football. Early on, it appeared the Bears were... Full story
The second week of high school volleyball on the Hi-Line was certainly a busy one. And for several area teams, it was a big one. While preseason tournaments at Chinook and North Star took center stage this weekend, the action really got started Thursday night. In Harlem, the Harlem Wildcats earned their first win of 2014, defeating Class C rival Hays-Lodge Pole in straight sets. The Wildcats beat the Thunderbirds by scores of 25-8, 25-11 and 25-11. Erin LaMere paced Harlem... Full story
