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  • PJ's closed after fire

    Tim Leeds|Updated Apr 16, 2017

    Staff members of PJ’s Restaurant and Casino were cleaning up this morning after a fire started and was put out in the restaurant. A staff member said the fire was small and started at a stove, but it will take a few days to clean and dry the facility. She said the restaurant will announce when it is ready to re-open. No authorized personnel were available at the Havre Fire department this morning to provide information about the fire. Watch for more details in Monday’s edition of the Havre Daily News....

  • Congressional candidate campaigns by staying out of sight

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press HELENA — In his unsuccessful bid to be elected as Montana's governor last year, Republican Greg Gianforte convened town halls, held press conferences and publicized his travels. Months later, he has shifted his strategy as he campaigns for the state's only congressional seat left vacant after Ryan Zinke became the U.S. Interior Secretary in March. Gianforte is maintaining a relatively low profile that keeps him out of the reach of Democratic operatives and protesters who have shown up a...

  • State seeks to drop case to put Barry Beach back in prison

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    HELENA (AP) — State prosecutors decided to drop their attempts to put a convicted murderer who was granted clemency back in prison on Friday, a week after the city of Billings dismissed a misdemeanor charge against him. Assistant Attorney General Ole Olson filed a court motion to dismiss a petition of revocation against Barry Beach, citing the dismissal of the Billings case and the testimony of a witness. "The State agrees that in light of this evidence, that the case cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt or by a p...

  • Clothesline Project returns to Northern

    Alex Ross|Updated Apr 15, 2017

    Montana State University-Northern will highlight the issue of violence against women next week with the clothesline project, a visual display meant to show solidarity with female survivors of sexual abuse. Monday through Wednesday, people will be able to write messages on T-shirts in the Vande Bogart Library 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Northern Grants Manager Samantha Clawson, who is in charge of the project this year, said T-shirts will then be displayed at various campus locations to...

  • North Star first-graders hold Grandparents' Day

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    North Star Elementary holds Grandparents Day Press release Jan Donoven's first-grade class hosted Grandparents' Day at North Star Elementary School in Gildford Thursday, with 34 grandparents coming to the activities. "I've taught for over 30 years and have hosting a grandparents' day for as long as I remember," Donoven said. "It is so rewarding to see kids spending a day like this with their grandparents. I hope it will be a special memory for everyone." The event saw 34...

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  • Gathering of Native Americans coming to Fort Belknap

    Alex Ross|Updated Apr 14, 2017

    The Fort Belknap Indian Reservation’s Chemical Dependency Center will host a Gathering of Native Americans, or GONA, a three-day event geared toward reducing the suicide rate in Indian Country. Jill Harris, an adolescent counselor at the center, said GONA will run Monday through Wednesday from 2 to 9 p.m. each day in the Red Whip Center across from the reservation’s police department at the Fort Belknap Agency. GONA will consist of group discussions, traditional games and practices, arts and crafts, free food and prizes. Har...

  • Havre continues fight against childhood hunger

    Paul Dragu|Updated Apr 14, 2017

    People are encouraged to wear their favorite sports team jersey April 21 on 406 BackPack Jersey Day, a day intended to bring attention and money to a program whose goal is to curb hunger for needy elementary students before the children go home for the weekend. People interested in donating can do so at Opportunity Link Inc. The easiest way to donate, Opportunity Link Fiscal Director Andi Daniel said, is by dropping by 339 Third St. in Havre and donating in person. Five dollars is the suggested minimum donation. “The (...