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Articles from the February 25, 2014 edition


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  • For the Record, February 25, 2014

    Updated Feb 25, 2014

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a 7:15 a.m. Monday call from Wilson Avenue about a package the calling party sent to a friend last week at their old address, where the new residents accepted the package. ——— Officers investigated a 7:51 a.m. Monday call from 5th Avenue about a noninjury motor vehicle crash. ——— Scott Edward Dion, 56, of Havre was issued a summons on a charge of stalking after an officer made a motor vehicle stop at 5:04 p.m. Monday on 2nd Street. ——— Erica Ann Dion, 31, of Havre was issued... Full story

  • Community came together to help out 9C tourney

    Debbie Vandeberg|Updated Feb 25, 2014

    Communities that do things together are stronger. This past weekend was a true testament to this thought as many worked together to make the 9 C tournament a huge success. The Athletic Committee of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Havre High School and District 9C would like to extend a sincere thank-you to the 50-plus volunteers who worked the recent boys and girls District 9C Basketball Tournament at Havre High School Feb. 19-21. The Chamber’s Athletic Committee, along with Chamber staff, secured volun... Full story

  • Arntzen: 'I am the Montana-made solution'

    Tim Leeds|Updated Feb 25, 2014
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    A candidate for the U.S. House said at a Republican fundraiser Sunday and in an interview Monday that she is a different candidate for the federal office. "I am that Montana-made solution to all of that mess that is happening in D.C.," state Sen. Elsie Arntzen, R-Billings, said during the Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner Sunday in Havre. "We know that our federal government is broken. We know that so much is going on, and it is time for us to take it back." Arntzen was one of the... Full story

  • Bus route connects Hi-Line to Butte and beyond

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Feb 25, 2014

    Those taking advantage of North Central Montana Transit's route to Great Falls can now continue their trip to Butte and neighboring states. Salt Lake Express has rebooted its Great Falls-Helena-Butte line and is available for people traveling on the the local transit system from the Hi-Line to Great Falls to go as far as Provo, Utah, and Boise, Idaho. Jim Lyons, the director of transportation for NCMT, said this development has not changed anything from the way NCMT was... Full story

  • Stidham pleads in gun, drug charges

    Tim Leeds|Updated Feb 25, 2014
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    A Havre woman entered pleas this morning in an agreement on charges she assaulted her husband, including threatening him with a gun, and with possessing methamphetamine the fourth time she was arrested while out on bond awaiting trial. Cindy R. Stidham, born in 1966, pleaded no contest to a felony count of assault with a weapon and a misdemeanor count of partner or family assault and guilty to a felony charge of possessing methamphetamine while in a Havre casino Jan. 24.... Full story

  • Hi-Line Athletes of the Week

    Updated Feb 25, 2014

    Makhayla Farmer, Chinook Basketball Chinook senior Makhayla Farmer is no stranger to big 9C tournament games. And she showed up big time in her last-ever 9C tourney this past weekend in Havre. In Chinook’s championship game win over North Star Saturday night, Farmer scored a game-high 16 points. She also led the Beeters with 13 points in their semifinal win over Box Elder last Thursday. Farmer led the 9C in rebounding and was second in scoring this past season, and she’ll cont... Full story

  • Buzz youth basketball tourney on its way

    Updated Feb 25, 2014

    In recent years, many local boys and girls basketball teams have done quite well traveling to youth tournaments around the state. Now, a youth tournament is coming to Havre. A local group will host a youth basketball tourney for grades 5-8 in March. The girls tournament is slated for March 8 and the boys March 9. The tournament will be conducted at four locations in Havre, including Havre Central, Havre High, Havre Middle School and the Armory Gymnasium. The Havre tournament is hoping to attract a minimum of 40 total teams,... Full story

  • Hi-Line Girls Roundup: Morning Stars, Wildcats are moving on

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 25, 2014

    Two Hi-Line girls basketball teams are moving on to the divisional round after district tournaments this past weekend. Surprisingly, one of them is not the Chester/J-I Hawks. A dream regular season turned into a nightmare for the Hawks at the District 10C tournament this past weekend in Conrad. First, C/J-I lost its first game against a 10C opponent in over four years when the Hawks were upset by Simms-Augusta, 47-36 in Saturday night’s 10C title game. C/J-I’s offense nev... Full story

  • George Ferguson Column: Thanks to all who made the 9C special

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 25, 2014

    When Box Elder players and fans carried sophomore Brandon The Boy off the Havre High gymnasium floor, and when the nets were cut down from both hoops, another District 9C basketball tournament came to an end. It’s amazing how quickly it begins and just how fast it’s all over. But as fast as the 9C tourney went by this past week in Havre, it was no less special, and it left me, as well as all area fans, players and coaches with plenty of lasting memories. The 2014 9C tou... Full story

  • MSU-N volleyball signs two more standouts

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 25, 2014

    The Montana State University-Northern volley team’s 2014 recruiting class grew by two recently as Northern head coach Bill Huebsch announced the signing of Jessica Wilcox and Jaden Lynch to NAIA national letters of intent. Wilcox is a 6-0 middle/outside hitter from Las Vegas, who comes to Northern from Utah State University-Eastern. She played four years of volleyball at Bonanza High School and then two seasons at Utah State University-Eastern. During her high school career, s... Full story

  • Hi-Line Boys Roundup: Stars roll to a 1B title; Hawks advance

    Daniel Horton|Updated Feb 25, 2014

    While the district 9C boys basketball tournament brought several local teams to Havre, three other Hi-Line squads were also taking on postseason action over the weekend. In the second half of the season the 1B Rocky Boy Stars turned into the team to beat, and proved to maybe even be a strong contender for another state title. The Stars took that one step further in Cut Bank when they were crowned district 1B champions Saturday. The Stars defeated Fairfield 72-65 in the... Full story

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