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Nearly a month after she received letters of acceptance from nine universities - including seven Ivy League colleges - a Big Sandy High School senior has decided she will attend Yale University next year. Gabriella Blatt of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, 17, said Monday she decided to go to Yale after visiting the University of Chicago, Harvard University and Yale in recent weeks. She said the sense of community she felt at Yale was a contributing factor in her final...
A Havre man accused of leading officers on a high-speed pursuit in which he reached 100 miles per hour and almost ran over someone denied the charges Monday in state District Court. Gene Allen Swick, born in 1976, pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal endangerment, obstructing a peace officer, reckless driving, criminal mischief and stop sign violation. Charging documents say a deputy saw Swick leaving Kmart March 26 in what was believed to be a stolen pickup truck. The deputy turned on her lights, but the pickup didn't...
From Montana State University-Northern During Montana State University-Northern's Annual Awards Day Celebration March 31, 11 students received Student Excellence Awards. The Student Excellence Award is the highest honor that a student can receive at MSU-Northern. In order to be selected, a student must meet the following criteria: • Demonstrate a commitment to educational goals through academic achievement and participation in extracurricular activities • Must have been enr...
The Hill County Clerk and Recorder’s Office announced that today, one day after the Montana Senate rejected allowing mail ballots in the upcoming U.S. House of Representatives special election, absentee ballots are available in the courthouse. The Republican-led Senate rejected Monday Gov. Steve Bullock’s amendment adding mail ballots for the special election to a separate election bill. The Senate had narrowly passed a bill allowing mail ballots in the election, but that bill died in the House. Democrats were unable to bla...
A Box Elder man accused of stealing an AK-47 rifle at gunpoint pleaded not guilty Monday in District Court in Havre. Dakota Houle, born in 1996, is charged with robbery, assault with a weapon and theft. His bail was reduced to $5,000 from $27,000. If he posts bond, he told District Judge Daniel Boucher, he would stay with his mother in Box Elder. Court documents say a man walked into the Havre Police Department March 31 to report that his firearm had been stolen. The man said...
The public is invited to attend the fifth annual Talent of the Hi-Line talent show Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Havre High School auditorium where they will be able to take in various musical performances. The event started as an opportunity for people to learn what the Salvation Army is doing, Salvation Army representative Judy Goodin said. Advance tickets at $10 per person or $20 per family are available at The Key in Holiday Village Mall, Havre Hardware and Home, Norman’s Ranch and Sportswear, Bob’s Greenhouse and the Sal...
Montana State University-Northern is inviting the community to a concert Thursday in the Student Union Building Ballroom. As Girls Go, an adult contemporary rock duo from Nashville, Tennessee, will start their performance at 8 p.m. The acoustic duo of Kimber Cleveland and Roxie Randle list on their Facebook page Shawn Colvin, Suzanne Vega, Heart, Jewel, Jonatha Brooke, The Pretenders, Sheryl Crow, The Wreckers, The Indigo Girls as some of their influences. Tickets are $5 for people 16 and older and $3 for people 15 and...
I thought that the Republican Party was big on saving tax dollars and against rigged elections. Well, talk is cheap. Look what happened last week in the Motnana Legislature. A majority of Republicans voted against the measure to allow an all-mail ballot for the upcoming May 25 special election. This will cause Montanans to have to spend over $700,000 in order to conduct the special election. The Republican Party leaders were afraid that if there was an all-mail ballot election, they would lose the U.S. House seat for Montana...
Study Resolutions were put into place this past week. Legislators are assigned to Study Resolutions between legislative sessions, taking on the responsibility of gathering information and studying research on assigned topics to bring to the body at the next session. One such study regarding landlord tenet laws was defeated. Another study, looking into decoupling of utilities did pass the Senate. There is a House Study Resolution to study agricultural land valuations that also passed the Senate. Another House Resolution that c...
It is no secret that Montana continues to rank near the top for the number of lost time accidents, far outpacing the national average, and costs businesses millions. Although significant improvements have been made to our workers’ compensation system, we need to tackle the heart of the problem; preventing injuries before they happen. At the Department of Labor & Industry, our goal is to make sure Montana’s workforce is going home safely each night to their loved ones. One successful method we are using to create safer wor...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a complaint after a Seventh Street caller reported Monday at 12:42 p.m. that a wrecked Ford Ranger had been sitting in the alley since midnight. —— Officers investigated a theft report after a Sixth Avenue caller reported Monday at 3:27 p.m. that they were missing pills. —— Officers issued a summons related to a protection order violation near the Hill County courthouse after a caller reported Monday at 4:14 p.m. that someone drove by her at IGA and flipped her off. No further...
HARLEM - Beverly Anne Catherine Fitzsimmons Mohar passed away in Billings April 18, 2017, surrounded by love ones. Memorial services will be June 22 at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Harlem. Interment of the cremated remains will be in the Harlem Cemetery. Condolences for the family may be left at http://www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. Anne married Bill Mohar Oct. 10, 1951. Together they had five children: sons, Richard (Marcia) of Harlem and Bob (Denise) of Stillman Valley,...
From Northern Montana Care Center Northern Montana Care Center Director of Nursing Adam Derby, RN, was recently awarded the Commitment to Caring Award-Director of Nursing from the Montana Health Care Association. This award recognizes a director of nursing from the state of Montana who is outstanding in the area of long-term care. The recipient not only excels in all professional aspects of the job, including innovative quality care, managing customer service, and...
Kaitlyn Bird, Fort Benton Track The Fort Benton girls are really, really good in track, as evidenced by them winning the Seeley-Swan meet last Saturday. And Kaitlyn Bird is a really good distance runner for the Longhorns. At the Seeley-Swan Meet, Bird won both the 800 and 1,600-meter races, the fourth straight track meet she's accomplished that feat. In all, Bird, who is also a standout on the basketball court, has won nine races so far this season, and has helped Fort Benton...
Montana State University-Northern volleyball coach Bill Huebsch is adding to his 2017 recruiting class, with two exciting signees last week. Huebsch recently announced 5-2 libero/defensive specialist Ashley Ponce has signed an NAIA national letter of intent to play for the Skylights starting next fall. Ponce comes to Northern from La Mirada, California. Ponce was named First Team All-League each year she played on the varsity volleyball team for La Mirada High School and was r...
The recruiting season is in full swing at Montana State University-Northern, and Lights’ men’s basketball coach Shawn Huse is getting into full swing, too. Last week, Huse announced the signing of 6-0 guard Gabe Porter to an NAIA national letter of intent. Porter comes to Northern from Walla Walla Community College, where he spent the last two seasons starring for the Walla Walla squad which on the 2017 NWAC championship. “Gabe is an intense basketball player who is excit...
Spring sports in Montana are always precarious, especially with the unpredictable weather. So that means that while today could be a busy day in Have High sports, with the tennis and track teams, along with Blue Pony softball, all set to be in action today, rain is in the forecast, which could force it all to go by the wayside. For starters, the Blue Pony tennis teams have already canceled their morning dual with Butte Central in Great Falls. But Havre is still hoping to get...
