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Here we go again. Snow, the winter temperatures, it's all coming back. Actually, it really hasn't left Havre and the Hi-Line. So, I think, and I speak from a unique persepctive, that it's getting really frustrating for those of us involved with spring high school sports. I have coached tennis for 17 years, and I have never seen the first 20 days of a season look like this, not for tennis, track, softball or golf. Sure, we've had our share of bad weather over the years. We...
Havre City Council voted 6-0 at their Monday meeting to forward a grievance filed against the Havre Fire Department by a former engineer, whose employment was terminated, to the council’s Labor Relations Committee. Council members Caleb Hutchins and Karen Swenson, who sit on that committee, were excused from the meeting. Council President Andrew Brekke, who sits on the committee, said after the meeting that he thinks Dustin “D.J.” Olson’s employment with the department was likely terminated in January but could not say for...
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - American Indian tribes have taken greater control over prosecuting non-tribal members who commit some violent crimes in Indian Country five years after Congress passed a key law, a new report shows. But gaps remain after the Violence Against Women Act allowed tribes to bring criminal charges against non-Natives in domestic violence cases. For example, it doesn't extend to violence against children or other family members,...
Friends have set up a couple of benefits for Randy Martin of Havre to help him with his ongoing battle with widespread cancer, including a Crunch For A Cause Taco John's benefit Thursday. A GoFundMe account also has been set up to help Randy and Laura Martin pay for expenses of traveling to treatment, which has taken them to Kalispell and to Phoenix so far, and help cover lost wages from not being able to work at his job with the railroad. "We all know Randy and Laura would...
Two weeks into spring, north-central Montana felt and looked more like the middle of a bitter winter today, with more snow expected through the weekend. After snowing most of the day — and putting Havre closer to setting a new record for snowfall in one year — the skies cleared and temperatures dropped overnight. In Havre, the temperature was reported to hit 8 below zero right before midnight, with the temperatures expected to climb back up to the upper 20s today and drop back into the teens tonight, with no snow exp...
In a two-hour meeting in the Hill County Courthouse Monday, the Hill County Park Board raised some fees on Beaver Creek Park, shot down another fee and tabled two others, and heard from the Hill County Weed District supervisor about additional funds and plans to fight noxious weeds on the park. Weed District Supervisor Terry Turner said that with all of the problems it caused, the East Fork Fire that burned 21,896 acres in the Bear Paw Mountains in August and September, including 1,240 acres on the park, creates a good...
Havre Police Department Michelle Rose Jiron of Havre, 26, was arrested Monday at 8:16 a.m. on a charge of criminal contempt in relation to a 24/7 Sobriety Program no-show violation. —— Officers investigated a Monday 2:38 p.m. report of a residence break-in that occurred over the weekend on McKinley Avenue. —— Officers were asked Monday at 4:15 p.m. for a welfare check on the Second Street caller’s nephew. —— Jason Edward Metro of Havre, 30, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant at 6:32 p.m. Monday on Fourth Avenue...
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team was recently selected for an outstanding team honor. The Lights were the recipients of both the Buffalo Funds "Five-Star" Champions of Character Team Award and the Dr. James A. Naismith-Emil Liston Team Sportsmanship Award. The Buffalo Funds Five-Star Champions of Character Team Awards are presented at the end of the season for each of the NAIA's 25 championship sports. Teams that receive this prestigious award...
Havre Daily News staff People interested in participating in this year’s Saturday Market on Havre’s Town Square have been invited to a meeting set for this week. The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce invited previous vendors and any people interested in the market to the meeting, set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Havre-Hill County Library....
