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page design and photos by nikki carlson story by krista corner One veteran's tour of duty in World War II took him to many of the most famous battles of the South Pacific, and his ship was one of the first inside the harbor at Tokyo. Earl Pollington reminisced Wednesday about life in Kremlin, coming to Montana from Michigan, the U.S. Navy and a marriage of almost 60 years. Pollington, 92, served his country in World War II aboard the U.S.S. San Diego, an anti-aircraft cruiser. He has lived a colorful life, coming to Montana f...
Daniel Horton Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Becoming Central A champions showed the dominance of the Havre High football team this season, but having 15 players voted all conference, five more with honorable mention honors and head coach Kevin Sukut achieving Central A coach of the year was the icing on the cake. And the Ponies success was achieved across the board. Their explosive offense and tough defense got the admiration they deserved in the conference, but so did their special...
HDN Staff and wire report Continuing his fight to increase benefits for military veterans, Sen. Jon Tester teamed up with Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer in the U.S. Senate Thursday. Tester introduced Schweitzer during a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee, which examined the Iraq war's impact on rising health care costs for veterans, a release from Tester's office said. Schweitzer talked about the “unseen costs” of caring for veterans wounded in the war, especially veterans living in Montana and rural America. “Ha... Full story
JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON President-elect Barack Obama wants to project fiscal restraint even as his economic team assembles a massive recovery package that could cost several hundred billion dollars. A day after introducing the captains of his economic team and promoting a giant jobs plan, Obama on Tuesday was to lay out his budget belt-tightening vision. The dual images big spender and disciplined budget watcher were designed to give both political and economic assurances to the public, the Congress... Full story
GREAT FALLS Work at a proposed coal-fired power plant east of here was halted Monday after the state Department of Environmental Quality said the developer had begun construction too early. Work at the 250-megawatt Highwood Generating Station was under way as its developer, Southern Montana Electric, sought to beat a Nov. 30 regulatory deadline to finish preliminary construction on the foundation or face losing its air-quality permit. Robert Gallagher, an environmental engineer specialist in the DEQ's Air Resources...
Amanda Johnson Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com The North Central Montana Regional Water Authority is planning to enter into a 30-year agreement with the City of Havre and, although this agreement won't affect residents of Havre, it will affect some North Havre Water District residents bringing them much-needed drinking water. The North Central Montana Regional Water Authority will be working in conjunction with the City of Havre to treat the water that will be supplied to the North... Full story
page design and photos by nikki carlson story by krista corner One veteran's tour of duty in World War II took him to many of the most famous battles of the South Pacific, and his ship was one of the first inside the harbor at Tokyo. Earl Pollington reminisced Wednesday about life in Kremlin, coming to Montana from Michigan, the U.S. Navy and a marriage of almost 60 years. Pollington, 92, served his country in World War II aboard the U.S.S. San Diego, an anti-aircraft cruiser. He has lived a colorful life, coming to Montana f...
Daniel Horton Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Becoming Central A champions showed the dominance of the Havre High football team this season, but having 15 players voted all conference, five more with honorable mention honors and head coach Kevin Sukut achieving Central A coach of the year was the icing on the cake. And the Ponies success was achieved across the board. Their explosive offense and tough defense got the admiration they deserved in the conference, but so did their special... Full story
HDN Staff and wire report Continuing his fight to increase benefits for military veterans, Sen. Jon Tester teamed up with Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer in the U.S. Senate Thursday. Tester introduced Schweitzer during a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee, which examined the Iraq war's impact on rising health care costs for veterans, a release from Tester's office said. Schweitzer talked about the “unseen costs” of caring for veterans wounded in the war, especially veterans living in Montana and rural America. “Ha... Full story
JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON President-elect Barack Obama wants to project fiscal restraint even as his economic team assembles a massive recovery package that could cost several hundred billion dollars. A day after introducing the captains of his economic team and promoting a giant jobs plan, Obama on Tuesday was to lay out his budget belt-tightening vision. The dual images big spender and disciplined budget watcher were designed to give both political and economic assurances to the public, the Congress... Full story
GREAT FALLS Work at a proposed coal-fired power plant east of here was halted Monday after the state Department of Environmental Quality said the developer had begun construction too early. Work at the 250-megawatt Highwood Generating Station was under way as its developer, Southern Montana Electric, sought to beat a Nov. 30 regulatory deadline to finish preliminary construction on the foundation or face losing its air-quality permit. Robert Gallagher, an environmental engineer specialist in the DEQ's Air Resources...
Amanda Johnson Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com The North Central Montana Regional Water Authority is planning to enter into a 30-year agreement with the City of Havre and, although this agreement won't affect residents of Havre, it will affect some North Havre Water District residents bringing them much-needed drinking water. The North Central Montana Regional Water Authority will be working in conjunction with the City of Havre to treat the water that will be supplied to the North...
page design and photos by nikki carlson story by krista corner One veteran's tour of duty in World War II took him to many of the most famous battles of the South Pacific, and his ship was one of the first inside the harbor at Tokyo. Earl Pollington reminisced Wednesday about life in Kremlin, coming to Montana from Michigan, the U.S. Navy and a marriage of almost 60 years. Pollington, 92, served his country in World War II aboard the U.S.S. San Diego, an anti-aircraft cruiser. He has lived a colorful life, coming to Montana f...
Daniel Horton Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Becoming Central A champions showed the dominance of the Havre High football team this season, but having 15 players voted all conference, five more with honorable mention honors and head coach Kevin Sukut achieving Central A coach of the year was the icing on the cake. And the Ponies success was achieved across the board. Their explosive offense and tough defense got the admiration they deserved in the conference, but so did their special...
HDN Staff and wire report Continuing his fight to increase benefits for military veterans, Sen. Jon Tester teamed up with Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer in the U.S. Senate Thursday. Tester introduced Schweitzer during a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee, which examined the Iraq war's impact on rising health care costs for veterans, a release from Tester's office said. Schweitzer talked about the “unseen costs” of caring for veterans wounded in the war, especially veterans living in Montana and rural America. “Ha...
JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON President-elect Barack Obama wants to project fiscal restraint even as his economic team assembles a massive recovery package that could cost several hundred billion dollars. A day after introducing the captains of his economic team and promoting a giant jobs plan, Obama on Tuesday was to lay out his budget belt-tightening vision. The dual images big spender and disciplined budget watcher were designed to give both political and economic assurances to the public, the Congress...
GREAT FALLS Work at a proposed coal-fired power plant east of here was halted Monday after the state Department of Environmental Quality said the developer had begun construction too early. Work at the 250-megawatt Highwood Generating Station was under way as its developer, Southern Montana Electric, sought to beat a Nov. 30 regulatory deadline to finish preliminary construction on the foundation or face losing its air-quality permit. Robert Gallagher, an environmental engineer specialist in the DEQ's Air Resources...
Amanda Johnson Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com The North Central Montana Regional Water Authority is planning to enter into a 30-year agreement with the City of Havre and, although this agreement won't affect residents of Havre, it will affect some North Havre Water District residents bringing them much-needed drinking water. The North Central Montana Regional Water Authority will be working in conjunction with the City of Havre to treat the water that will be supplied to the North... Full story