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Jerod Boles, Havre High Tennis The Havre High boys tennis team is off to a strong start. And so, too, is sophomore singles player Jerod Boles. At Saturday’s Conrad Invitational Duals, Boles went a perfect 3-0 against No. 3 opponents from Conrad, Cut Bank and Lewistown. Boles won his matches by scores of 6-1, 6-1 and 6-2. Boles, who is also a standout golfer and basketball player for the Blue Ponies, is in his second year of tennis at Havre High. Last season, Boles played varsi...
Want to make your voice heard on a deal which, if approved, will affect your power bill for a generation to come? The Public Service Commission is holding 19 public meetings throughout Montana to take public comment on NorthWestern Energy's proposed purchase of 11 hydroelectric generating facilities currently owned by PPL. In Havre, the meeting will commence at 5 p.m. and end by 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Student Union Building's Ballroom at Montana State University-Northern....
The standoff at the US Bank building in Havre between multiple law agencies and a man threatening to shoot himself ended after nearly 21 hours with the armed man's death. The shot was fired at 7:42 p.m. Monday, acting Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich said. The chief wouldn't say the man committed suicide, but he added no law enforcement fired a shot. The man was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name has yet to be released by the Havre Police...
Monday’s 21-hour police standoff with an armed man got a lot of attention in Havre and across the state. More than 40,000 people viewed the online version of the story over the course of the day, and about 300 people shared the story on Facebook. A number of people commented on the story and on Facebook — and no doubt many others had similar thoughts — that the Havre Police Department should have used force to subdue the suspect early on, with less-than-lethal weapons or by shooting to disable him. Other commenters said...
Want to make your voice heard on a deal which, if approved, will affect your power bill for a generation to come? The Public Service Commission is holding 19 public meetings throughout the State of Montana to take public comment on NorthWestern Energy’s proposed purchase of 11 hydroelectric generating facilities currently owned by PPL. In Havre, the meeting will commence at 5 p.m. and end by 7 p.m. April 9 at the Student Union Building’s Ballroom at MSU-Northern. Whether or...
In a lengthy meeting sometimes including somewhat heated discussions, the Hill County Park board Monday in Havre approved changes to the Beaver Creek Park cabin lease site agreements. Board member Robbie Lucke again presented recommendations of a committee, which he presented last month with the suggestion the board vote this month after it — and the public — had a chance to digest the recommendations. The recommendations were: • To keep the lease requirements on fences the same, allowing, with board approval, wood or metal f...
A Havre man was sentenced to five years in state custody for molesting a middle-school aged girl, to run along a suspended sentence in another case. Isaac A. Chapa, born in 1993, was charge with sexual assault and sexual intercourse without consent for assaulting a girl Oct. 24, 2012, while he was at a house party in her residence. In state District Court in Havre, Judge Dan Boucher sentenced Chapa to five years with the state Department of Corrections in the second plea agreement Chapa had entered — he withdrew his guilty p...
City Council Monday night unanimously approved a zoning change that opens the way for a new funeral home at 310 South Dell. Council members unanimously voted in favor of the zoning change after listening to the public comment section of the meeting. This changes the zoning of the property from residential to commercial. It does not ensure there will be a funeral home established at the building, but rather it will open the building up to house a business of some sort. Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook still must seek approval...
Havre again is returning to normal after a 24-hour shutdown that ended in the death of a gunman on downtown 1st Street. U.S. Highway 2, which is 1st Street as it runs through Havre, was blocked off from 1st Avenue to 5th Avenue, with through traffic diverted from 5th Avenue to 2nd Avenue West while law enforcement negotiated with the gunman, who was outside of US Bank on the 200 Block of 1st Street. The standoff started about 11 p.m. Sunday and lasted until 7:42 p.m. Monday,...
The high school track and field season is already underway. But for local fans of the sport, this week marks the beginning of all the fun. Wednesday morning, the annual Cal Wearly Invitational will take place at the Havre Middle School Track. And in a special track and field double feature of sorts, the Havre Blue Ponies will host the annual Lions Havre Invitational Saturday at the HMS Track. But first things first. The Cal Wearly is widely considered one of the best early...