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The newest three members of the Havre School Board of Trustees are Cindy Erickson, Timothy Scheele and Curtis Smeby. Erickson gained the most votes out of the total 928 ballots turned in from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Erickson received 706 votes, Scheele received 597 and Smeby received 545. Mike Arnold was in charge of counting the ballots and said that he was pleasantly surprised with the number of voters who came to Havre High School to turn in their ballots. The new members will be sworn in at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 13 at t...
Havre City Council unanimously voted to accept a request from the Hill County Health Department to block off city streets for their fifth annual Lil Shot's Carnival and to hear from the Historic Preservation Commission. Councilperson Janet Trethewey made a point of saying she thought the carnival was a good idea. "Montana has a low vaccination rate and this is a good way to get kids vaccinated," Trethewey said. The Health Department asked if 4th Avenue could be blocked off...
The Republican primary race for a newly created massive state Senate district sees a state representative in her first Senate race facing an opponent new to legislative races. The winner will face the most seasoned veteran of the Legislature in the fall election. Rep. Kris Hansen, R-Havre, and Carl Mattson of Chester are the primary candidates in Senate District 14, which stretches from the Canadian border in Liberty and western Hill counties, including Havre, through Chouteau County to the northeastern edge of Cascade...
MISSOULA (AP) — A Montana man charged with shooting a German exchange student might have been angry over an earlier alleged marijuana burglary from his garage. An April 28 search warrant seeking a blood sample from 29-year-old Markus Kaarma says Missoula police officers found a jar of marijuana in his pantry the day of the shooting. According to the warrant, Kaarma's girlfriend told a neighbor that Kaarma smoked marijuana in the garage and someone had taken pot and pipes in a previous burglary. Kaarma is charged with d...
I am extremely disappointed that Mark Racicot lacked the courage to attend the review of Barry Beach's clemency application, instead, choosing to deliver his message to the board hours later. I was disappointed but not surprised. This is just another example of the sneaky way he conducts himself. Had he been there, he would have heard many people speak quite eloquently about the reasons they feel Barry deserves clemency. They were heartfelt and practical. These are people who did not know Barry prior to his being released...
Residents and officials from Chinook and Blaine County joined representatives of USDA Rural Development and Bear Paw Development Corp., as well as representatives of Montana's congressional delegates, to celebrate a multi-million success story. Rural Development state Director Tony Preite presented Chinook Mayor Keith Hanson with a $4.6 million check to pay for upgrades and improvements to the city's drinking water system. Preite said the hard work of Chinook officials and...
Editor: I am writing Clay Christian, Montana commissioner of high education, Paul Tuss, chair of the Board of Regents, and the various university presidents and chancellors at the public universities in our state if they will join me in demanding that U.S. corporations begin to pay their fair share of taxes. Higher education could be free in Montana and the rest of our country if corporations started to fulfill their civic duty and pay taxes. According to Citizens for Tax Justice, 26 corporations, including General Electric,...
Elsa I. Dwello, 94, of Havre, passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 9, 2014, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Interment will take place at a later date in Crown Hill Cemetery in Cut Bank. The family has requested that memorial donations be made to the Montana Chapter of the American Cancer Society, the Montana Chapter of the American Heart...
A Great Falls firm will do the renovations on Havre High School and Sunnyside Intermediate School. The Havre school board approved the firm’s low bid at a meeting Monday. The Sunnyside and Havre High expansions were both awarded to Talcott Construction. Talcott’s bid on phase one of the Sunnyside renovation and expansion project, which includes added four more classrooms onto the existing building, was $1,715,600, which will save the district $500,000 that they can use to pay for phase two. The district used Talcott Con...
Voting for the Havre Public School District Board of Trustees will continue through 8 p.m today at the Havre High School. Residents within the boundaries of the school district will be given a chance to vote for three of five candidates for three-year positions on the board of trustees. Ericka Everly, Timothy Scheele, Bobbi Teasley and incumbents Curtis Smeby and Cindy Erickson are running for the three positions. Those who win the election will be sworn in at a special school board meeting at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 13....
Payton Peterson, North Star Track The North Star Knights dominated their home meet, the Jason Groseclose Memorial Track Meet, Monday afternoon in Rudyard. And so did Knights’ standout Payton Peterson. He swept the showcase events Monday, winning the 100 meters in 12.80 and the 200 meters in 26.50. In helping the Knights to the team title in their own meet, Peterson also captured the high jump with a mark of 5-6, finished third in the 400 and anchored the winning 4x100 relay te...
Over the last half of a decade, the Havre High softball team has not been able to defeat the conference rival Lewistown Golden Eagles. It has been a frustrating Central A rivalry for the Blue Ponies, one that has finally come to an exciting end. After the annual Havre Invitational was canceled Saturday due to rain, the conference game between the Ponies and Eagles was rescheduled to Monday at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Field in Havre. And after loss, after loss, after loss at...
Every year the Glasgow Scotties track and field team welcomes in some of the area’s best talent for the annual Top 10 meet. And just like every year, the Havre High Blue Ponies will be well represented. Today, a select few of the Central A Blue Pony track and field athletes will compete in Glasgow. This unique meet allows the best of the best the opportunity to compete against nine other worthy opponents. And while the Ponies will be competing against a lot of Class C and Clas...
