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The last time Scott Baker had his Marlin lever-action 30-30 rifle was when he brought it to a murder scene, 13 years ago. Two Blaine County deputies had been shot by the time Baker arrived on the scene. Deputy Joshua Rutherford would die there, and Deputy Loren Janis would survive a shoulder wound, only to die of cancer years later. Baker recently discussed what happened May 29, 2003 and events that followed. He was on his way home from his nephew's eighth-grade graduation...
Monday night's Havre Public Schools annual employee recognition Pride Celebration honored 56 teachers, saying goodbye to nine of them, and applauded four seniors who sang in harmony, over an accompanying piano, a rendition of "If You Only Got a Moustache." Eighteen teachers were recognized for teaching in the district five years, 11 teachers for 10 years, six teachers for 15 years, five teachers for 20 years and another five for 25 years. In between, a student quartet - Chris...
Staff and wire report The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office released this morning the name of the 45-year-old woman who was killed in a weekend crash south of Harlem. Undersheriff Frank Billmayer said in an email that Michelle L. Speakthunder of the Harlem and Fort Belknap area died in the crash on Montana Highway 66 just before 10 p.m. Sunday. The Montana Highway Patrol says Speakthunder’s sport utility vehicle drifted off the right side of the road. She steered back onto the road and overcorrected, causing the SUV to rol...
Hill County 4-H is on its way to meeting its goal of opening its new 4-H Chuckwagon on the Great Northern Fairgrounds by the start of the 2017 fair. One of the main efforts for this summer will be selling raffle tickets for the 2015 Flex Travel Trailer, said Stacey Waid, chair of the fund drive. The trailer, valued at more than $40,000, was donated by Western Trailer Sales. She said 4-H hopes to raise $100,000 from the raffle. Tickets will be $50 each. They hope to sell 2,000. She said people she has spoken to seem excited...
David Reevis appeared in District Court Friday, where his five-year sentence to the Montana Department of Corrections was reinstated, and testimony from his Browning parole officer revealed that Reevis allegedly tried to run over an officer. A September 2013 sentence ruling gave Reevis 13 months with the Montana DOC and five years on parole for a fourth or subsequent charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol and criminal endangerment. That suspended sentence was revoked Friday. Reevis admitted to multiple parole...
MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS - A Montana nature reserve added a 47,000-acre historic ranch to its patchwork of lands along the Missouri River riday, a significant step in a privately funded effort to stitch together a Connecticut-sized park where bison would replace livestock and cattle fences give way to open range. The PN Ranch north of Winifred sprawls across rugged badlands, tall grass prairie and cottonwood-filled valleys. It's almost wholly within the Upper...
Special to the Havre Daily News Artwork created by 13 first-grade students will be installed at Craig Edwards Fine Art Gallery in Big Sandy, with an artists’ reception May 19. The works will be on display through June 18. The first-grade class at F.E. Miley Elementary in Big Sandy, taught by Christina Anacker, has explored several techniques and materials, including figure drawing, abstract painting, doodling, and art for humanitarian purposes. “I was approached by Roberta (Edwards) early in the school year,” Anacker said,...
From American Indian Business Leaders Stone Child College business instructor Rebecca Farr recently received the designation of Adviser of the Year at the 2016 American Indian Business Leaders National Conference in Phoenix. Her Stone Child College students also received first place in the business plan competition, tribal college division, at the conference. Farr has worked at Stone Child College for six years, first as an adjunct, and over the past four years as the business instructor and American Indian Business Leaders...
From My Neighbor in Need The website http://www.myneighborinneed.org/havre provides local citizens a way to ask for help from their community and a way for the community to give back. Recently Fulfilled Needs “Dear My Neighbor in Need, I am disabled, elderly man who is in desperate need of a used love seat as mine is so worn out it is unusable. The cushions are so flat you can see the metal of the frame and sitting on it cause pain. Thank you very much.” My Neighbor in Need response: “The neighbor in need called our main...
Editor: On Saturday, April 30, at approximately 6:30 p.m., an item was taken from the Duck Inn Restaurant. It was a blue and black Camelback 14er backpack. While it is disheartening to accept the fact that a thief took it, what is more difficult to accept is that one of the backpack contents was a black and red journal filled with pictures and words. Each entry was addressed to the backpack’s owner’s goddaughter who was to receive all of journals after the owner had passed away. Other content of the backpack can be rep...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a found property report after a caller near 12th Street Cleveland area reported Monday at 8:35 a.m. that son found keys. —— Officers investigated a one-vehicle crash near 1st Street and 5th Avenue after a caller reported it Monday at 11:24 a.m. The driver said he didn’t need medical attention. —— Officers investigated a lost property report after a caller from a 5th Avenue business reported Monday at 11:31 a.m. that she lost her wallet and someone was using her credit card. ...
A front-page story in Monday’s edition of the Havre Daily News misreported the name of Stone Child College Salutatorian Jade Yazzie’s hometown, Cameron, Arizona.... Full story
William “Bill” E. Overcast, 90, of Chinook passed away at the Sweet Nursing Home in Chinook on May 4, 2016. Cremation has taken place and, as per his request, there will not be any services at this time. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Condolences may be left for the family at http://www.edwardsfuneralhomemt.com.... Full story
The rain went away last week and back came some incredible golfing conditions on the Hi-Line. And while the conditions were perfect throughout last week for men’s leagues and the start of ladies leagues in the area, they were also perfect for some high school golf. Last Saturday, the Chinook Sugarbeeters played host to their Chinook Invitational at the Chinook Golf Club. The tournament featured Chinook, Malta, Belt, Centerville, Cascade and a host of other area schools, and t...
Jeff Miller, Havre High Tennis Havre High senior Jeff Miller has done a lot with his tennis career. But, this past weekend in Helena, he did something no Blue Pony has done in at least 15 years. By finishing third in the No. 1 boys singles bracket Saturday, Miller earned the highest finish by an HHS player in the No. 1 boys singles draw at the Helena Invite in nearly two decades. The 2014 Class A state champion, Miller is 24-2 on the season, and he's also a three-time...
Montana State University-Northern head coach Chris Mouat has added to his 2016 recruiting class. Last week, Mouat announced the signing of Northwest College standout Kealani Sagapolu. Sagapolu, a 5-10 forward, was a two-year starter and an NJCAA All-Region IX selection this season. In 2015, Sagapolu was named to the Region IX All-Defensive Team as well as the Region IX All-Tournament team. This year, she averaged 14.7 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, and led Region IX in...
With winter still fresh in the memories of many, and plenty of rough weather days over the last two months, it seems impossible that the 2016 track and field postseason is here. But, the proof that the postseason has arrived will be when all of the area Class C schools converge on the Havre Middle School Track for Wednesday’s District 9C Track Meet. The meet will get underway at 10 a.m. and is scheduled to last until 5 p.m. Every year, the 9C Meet is one of the most c...
