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A car chase that began some 17 miles south of Havre ended on a gravel road by Beaver Creek Reservoir Friday evening after touring much of the Havre area and causing at least one accident. Richard Joel Meyers of Box Elder was arrested on suspicion of aggravated driving under the influence, fleeing police, driving with a revoked license and three counts of criminal endangerment, amongst other charges, according to an incident report from the Hill County Sheriff's Office. At...
On November 16, 2018, we lost our sister Bessie Maude (Whitaker) Self after a long fight with cancer. She was born on April 1, 1945, in Havre, Montnana the 12th of 14 children born to Edwin and Maude(Hall) Whitaker. Bessie spent her childhood in Havre until, at the age of 17 in 1962, she married Gary Self. They remained in Havre, having their first child, Linda in 1963. After graduating from Havre High School in 1963 and Gary's military service ended in 1964 they moved to... Full story
Havre Police Department A caller at an 11th Street West business asked to speak with an officer at 9:22 a.m. Friday. -- A caller at a Montana State University-Northern residence hall reported a head-on crash between two vehicles Friday at 9:55 a.m. -- A hit-and-run vehicle crash was reported at a U.S. Highway 2 West business at 12:26 p.m. Friday. -- A hit-and-run vehicle crash was reported on First Avenue Friday at 3:35 p.m. -- A motor vehicle crash was reported on Ninth...
Havre Daily News staff A Havre man was in the Hill County Detention Center on $50,000 bond, facing charges he stole from people at the retirement home where he was a maintenance man. A court document said Havre police arrested Kevin Wayne Coleman, born in 1985, Jan. 10 on suspicion of breaking into residences in the retirement home and stealing items which he then pawned. He was arrested on suspicion of exploitation of the elderly and burglary, both felonies and a misdemeanor...
From the ashes of a fire that burnt down Big Equipment on Christmas Eve 2017, new growth is happening right now, Ron and Tim Harmon said. Big Equipment owner Ron Harmon said construction of a new facility on the site of Big Equipment just south of the intersection of U.S. highways 2 and 87 is only Phase One of their project to rebuild the facility and grow the company. With time, he added, they can expand the business and build new Big Bud tractors. Big Equipment specializes...
Margaret "Marge" Houser, 93, died at her home in Fort Collins, Colorado, on January 9, 2019. Margaret was born August 6,1925, in Columbus, Montana, to Charles and Gladys Harlan. She was the second-eldest of four girls. She attended nursing school in Billings, Montana, graduating in 1946. She met and married Ivan "Sie" Houser, and they had four children. Margaret worked as a registered nurse until 1982. Together, Sie and Margaret enjoyed bowling, camping and fishing, and were... Full story
The Great Northern Fair Board will meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse. The meeting agenda is: Call meeting to order Roll call of members Recognize and record public attendees Approve minutes Public comment: Anything brought up here will be added to next month’s New Business to be discussed and voted upon. Grounds Activity report. Civic Groups report. Donated Hours report Committee reports 1. Buildings & Grounds 2. Commission Policy 3. Financial Planning 4. Events Old business 1. 4-H S...
Our Mother is with her Cowboy at last, having passed away January 10, 2019, two days before her 88th birthday. Eulela May Ness Wortman, known as Lela or Gramma to all, was born January 12, 1931, to Gordon Ness and Annie Gilmore Ness in Dodson, Montana. The granddaughter of hardy Danish and Norwegian immigrants, she had a tough constitution and a strong, determined will. Lela went to school in Landusky until the third grade and then she and her sisters moved with their mother... Full story
Marlene Arkinson, 62, passed away due to natural causes at the Northern Montana Care Center Friday, January 11, 2019. Wake services began at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 12, and continued until her funeral service, which was at 10:00 a.m. today, Monday, January 14, 2019, all at Marlene’s residence on Arrow Wood Drive. Burial will follow in the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Marlene’s online memorial pag... Full story
Press release Havre High School speech and debate had another successful weekend, bringing back a Class A team sweepstakes first place Saturday from the Power-Dutton-Brady/Simms Pre-Divisional Challenge. "Our speakers continue to improve and do well at these invitational tournaments," head coach Tim Leeds said. "I am hoping we are peaking at the right time to turn in our strongest performances yet at divisionals this weekend, then at state." Four-year veteran Kaleb Gardner led...
The Havre High wrestling team has always performed well at the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic and this past weekend in Missoula, the Blue Ponies did it again. Despite finding themselves in 12th place after the first day of the two-day meet, the Ponies closed strong again in one of Montana’s most prestigous wrestling tournaments and wound up finishing fourth behind only Mead (Spokane, Washington), Bozeman and Great Falls High. Mead won the tournament with 201 points. B...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights are in full gear, as the stretch run of their 2018-19 wrestling season is here. And, they showed their dominance this past Saturday. The Lights were in Dickinson, North Dakota, Saturday for the Tyler Plummer Classic, and they walked out of the tournament with seven individual champions. Nick Kunz and Landon Bailey both won individual titles for the Lights, at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively, while former Havre Blue Pony Jase...
The Havre High swim teams are hitting their stride. And the Blue Ponies showed that at one of the top regular season meets in Montana this past weekend. Saturday, Havre was in Great Falls for the 2019 Stacy Frey Memorial Invitational, and against a slew of top Class AA teams, the Blue Ponies had some outstanding swims and scores. The Havre High boys had an especially strong day, finishing sixth with 76 points. The Ponies' competed well against the likes of Bozeman, Great...
The Havre High boys basketball team has faced a slew of difficult opponents on the road and Friday in Browning, the Blue Ponies faced another big challenge, playing a third state semifinalist from last season in the Indians. And much like the first two such road games against Billings Central and Lewistown, other upper-echelon teams, Havre hung around for much of the game before giving way to a superior opponent at the end. In Browning, the Ponies were competitive and trailed...
Tiara Gilham has missed much of her second season in a Montana State University-Northern Skylight uniform with a leg injury. But healthy again, she announced her return to the Northern lineup with a vengeance. Saturday night, Gilham scored 14 second-half points, and hit a game-clinching 3-pointer with :33 left in overtime, lifting the Skylights to a 59-55 win over Montana Tech - their first Frontier Conference win this season. "Coach said we needed a three," Gilham said of...
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team returned tot he Armory Gymnasium playing perhaps its best basketball of the season, after wins over nationally ranked Lewis-Clark State and the University of Providence. But in order to keep the momentum going, the Lights had to beat another team playing really good basketball. And that's exactly what Northern did Saturday night, as the Lights toppled the resurgent Montana Tech Orediggers, 72-60. The victory was...
During the first half against Fairfield Saturday night, the Havre High girls basketball team played like it underestimated the Eagles and with the legendary Dustin Gordon on the opposing sideline, that's not something you can do. As a result, when halftime rolled around, the Eagles trailed the Blue Ponies, the top-ranked team in Class A and defending state champions, 25-23. "I thought our kids went through the motions in the first half," HHS head coach Dustin Kraske said. "But...
