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Articles from the May 2, 2018 edition


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  • Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Leah Gannon, Fort Benton Track

    Chris Peterson|Updated May 2, 2018

    On the track, or on the hardwood, Fort Benton star always makes an impact Over the past couple of years, the Fort Benton girls track team has turned itself into a powerhouse, winning a Class C state championship last season. The rise of the Longhorns has coincided with the arrival of Leah Gannon, who is now in her junior season with Fort Benton, which is off to a strong start in 2018. While it's no surprise to see the Longhorns looking like contenders again with a slew of top...

  • APNewsBreak: GOP takes Trump-Tester feud to Montana voters

    Updated May 2, 2018

    By MATT VOLZ Associated Press HELENA — Republicans are taking out an attack ad against Sen. Jon Tester in an attempt to make good on President Donald Trump’s pledge that the Montana Democrat will pay for scuttling his Department of Veterans Affairs nominee. The ad by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which will air statewide for at least a week starting today, says Tester spread reckless allegations and lies about White House physician Ronny Jackson. The ad shows a clip of Trump saying that what Tester did to Jac...

  • State Democratic leaders hold roundtable at Havre university

    Alex Ross|Updated May 2, 2018

    Top Montana Democratic state lawmakers stopped by Montana State University-Northern Tuesday for a discussion with faculty, staff and other community leaders about Northern’s programs, goals and challenges. House Minority Leader Jenny Eck, D-Helena, said the stop is one of several she and state Senate Minority Leader Jon Sesso, D-Butte, are making as they travel across Montana to get an idea of the proprieties of Montanans ahead of the 2019 Legislative session. “It’s easy to be caught up in the Helena bubble, and think you k...

  • Havre Public Schools celebrates their employees and teachers

    Kristen Takeuchi|Updated May 2, 2018

    Tuesday night among dessert, coffee and music, the employees of Havre Public Schools were recognized for all they do. The Employee Recognition Celebration was held in the Havre High School gym and started with a dessert social at 6:30 p.m. followed by an awards program which celebrated both classified employees and teachers. The conclusion of the celebration included a thank-you from Superintendent Andy Carlson. "Consistency isn't flash," Carlson said, "but it is essential."...

  • Havre schools announce teacher, classified employee of year

    Updated May 2, 2018

    Friendly and caring; kind and compassionate; dependable and creative; these were just a few words that were used to describe the recipients of the two large awards which highlighted the Havre Public Schools' Employee Recognition Celebration Tuesday night. At the end of each school year the Board of Trustees and the Havre Public Schools Administration host a recognition celebration to honor not only employees and teachers for their length of tenure in the district, but also...

  • Fundraiser set for local boy still in treatment in Denver

    Tim Leeds|Updated May 2, 2018

    A Pizza Hut Fundraiser is set for Thursday for a local boy who has been in Denver since last fall being treated for an illness. Jayce Lodge Pole, 6, has been undergoing bone marrow transplants to treat mutations caused by steroid and immunosuppressant drugs which he has had to use since he was 1 due to his auto immune gastroenteritis, his mother, Elizabeth Lodge Pole said. She said the doctors are waiting to see how well the transplants work, which are progressing a little...

  • Wilsons work to raise awareness of Williams syndrome

    Kristen Takeuchi|Updated May 2, 2018

    Keely Wilson and her family said May is an important month for them as it is National Williams Syndrome Awareness Month, and they have helped set some fundraisers to help the national association raise awareness, including one this week. Williams Syndrome, which Wilson was born with, is a largely unknown genetic condition characterized by medical and developmental delays, cardiovascular disease and learning disabilities. Wilson has gone through a lot of hard times with her...

  • Obituary - Kenneth Arthur Campbell

    Updated May 2, 2018

    Kenneth Arthur Campbell of Havre, Mt., 87, passed away Oct. 31, 2017. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the Van Orsdel United Methodist Church. Memorials have been suggested in Ken's name to the Shriner's Children's Hospital or to the North Central Senior Citizens Center. Please visit Ken's online memorial page at http://www.hollandbonine.com to leave a message of condolence for his family....

  • For the Record, May 2, 2018

    Updated May 2, 2018

    Havre Police Department Officers were called Tuesday at 7:51 a.m. to a Fifth Avenue vehicle crash in which another officer’s vehicle was rear-ended. —— A phone was reported found Tuesday at 9:01 a.m. at Pepin Park. —— Jaime Dawn The Boy of Havre, 41, was issued a summons Tuesday at 9:29 a.m. at the police station on a charge of criminal contempt in relation to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation. —— A caller at the cemetery asked Tuesday at 3:26 p.m. to speak to an officer about finding something in a call listed in the dispatc...

  • Letter to the Editor - They live in our House and our country

    Updated May 2, 2018

    Editor, I have no trepidation in writing this letter to vent a few things that are very unnerving to me in Washington, D.C., specifically, the incidents that continue to proceed every day with President Trump and the many agencies that deal with our government welfare. When are all of those Cabinet secretaries going to realize that, thank God, we have some government oversight on what’s being spent and said, etc. I’m a veteran in a small town, in failing health, and I can tell you our clinic does the best it can without a d...

  • Emergency assistance available for livestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish

    Updated May 2, 2018

    Press release The Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program, or ELAP, provides emergency assistance to eligible livestock, honeybee, and farm-raised fish producers who have losses due to disease, adverse weather or other conditions, such as blizzards and wildfires, not covered by other agricultural disaster assistance programs. Eligible livestock losses include grazing losses not covered under the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP), additional feed purchases in excess of normal and loss...

  • Area tracksters shine in Glasgow, Choteau

    Chris Peterson|Updated May 2, 2018

    The Glasgow Top 10 meet has always stood out as one of the highlights of the local track schedule and this year’s rendition took place Tuesday night in Glasgow with both Havre teams, as well as squads from Harlem, Chinook and Turner in attendance. There are no team scores at the Top 10, but the athletes when qualified for the North/East top 10, had to be among the top 10 athletes in their event among 31 teams just to qualify and in the both the girls and boys competitions, the...

  • Two more grapplers added to Light's class

    George Ferguson|Updated May 2, 2018

    The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team is coming off an outstanding season. And head coach Tyson Thivierge has kept it going with the building of an outstanding recruiting class for 2018. Thivierge announced two more signings earlier this week, in 125-pounder Caleb Frank from Thompson Falls and 157-pounder Thomas Stevenson from Wailuku, Hawaii. Frank is a three-time Montana state placer and 2018 state champion who was once coached by Northern Alumni Austin...

  • Updated Apr 26, 2018