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Articles from the May 10, 2017 edition


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  • Local News - Information session on masters cohort set at Northern

    Updated May 10, 2017

    Press release A graduate program information session about the cohort for Master of Science, Education Instruction and Learning, is set for Thursday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at Montana State University-Northern’s Cowan Hall Room 107. The session is being conducted to share information about the innovative offering of the Instruction and Learning Masters program online with residencies. The next cohort for the the program will begin fall 2017 and be completed spring 2019. Courses will be delivered online with one face-to-face w...

  • Letter to the Editor - Let's send the most qualified to Washington

    Updated May 10, 2017

    Editor Do you know of anyone who has started a school, equipped those students with tech skills, over 500, who average out an $85,000 yearly income in Montana? That’s Greg Gianforte. He’s an engineer. An engineer mindset looks at a problem in several ways, and then comes up with solutions. His desire is to maintain a close relationship with us, know our problems, and fight for us. He’s no outsider. He and Susan raised their four children here and love our way of life. Greg’s comment regarding sales tax happened in 2002, 1...

  • Local News - Kid's Fest today at Rocky Boy

    Updated May 10, 2017

    The youth of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation are invited to Kid’s Fest at the old Stone Child College gymnasium from 4 to 7 p.m. today. The Mother’s Day activities, pictures and games for youth of all ages is free, sponsored by the Office of Victim Services Youth Violence Prevention. For more information, call the Youth Violence Prevention office at 395-4542....

  • Quick Pics: Bringing messages to Havre through skits

    Updated May 10, 2017

  • Still no takers on open seat on Havre City Council

    Alex Ross|Updated May 10, 2017

    It's been more than a month since Havre City Council member Brian Barrows resigned his seat on the council, but no applicants have come forward to fill the vacancy. "I've had some conversations with some people in Ward 2 about running, but so far nobody has expressed interest as far as I am aware," council member Caleb Hutchins said. The ward includes most of Highland Park, Smithville, the public cemetery and Montana State University-Northern. Barrows, a pastor at Abundant Lif...

  • Wins and losses in legislative session

    Updated May 10, 2017

    Folks, It has been an honor to serve as your representative to the 65th Legislative Session of Montana. Although this session will be over by the time you read this, I will be busy working for you throughout the interim on various committees and staying in touch with you to make sure that I have all of the information that I need to represent you in the 66th Legislative Session. Until then, I will leave you with a final report on this session. Outdoors and Wildlife There were so many wonderful, and — let’s be honest — terri...

  • Our View - Is no one interested in serving the city?

    Updated May 10, 2017

    It is an interesting time. People seem very interested in talking about what officials they like and who they don’t; what policies and proposals they like and what they don’t, and even sharing their own ideas on what should be done that hasn’t been proposed. And yet no one is showing any interest in stepping up to help their fellow residents in Ward 2 and their community in general by doing precisely that, making the decisions for the city. The seat in Ward 2 has been open since April 2 when alderman Brian Barrows resig...

  • For the Record, May 10, 2017

    Updated May 10, 2017

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated after a Fifth Avenue caller made a report Tuesday at 12:24 p.m. about a scam. —— A 14-year-old was issued a summons on a disorderly conduct charge Tuesday at 12:54 p.m. at Havre Middle School. —— Officers investigated after a man reported at the police department Tuesday at 2:34 p.m. that someone had stolen his mail. —— Officers investigated after a caller near Second Street reported Tuesday at 2:50 p.m. a collision between a white Ford Explorer and a blue Chevrolet Avalanche. ...

  • 2018 NILE Merit Heifer applications available for youths

    Updated May 10, 2017

    From Northern International Livestock Exposition BILLINGS — Applications for the NILE Merit Heifer Program in which the Northern International Livestock Exposition awards heifers to deserving youth in Montana and surrounding region are available and due by 5 p.m. June 30 The NILE Merit Heifer program is a live animal scholarship that strives to help youths get a start in the beef cattle business by awarding heifer calves to participants chosen based on merit, future goals, and ability to care for the animal. Any youth ages 1...

  • Sports Photo: Little guys having fun with America's pastime...

    Updated May 10, 2017

  • Skylights sign Idaho All-State guard

    George Ferguson|Updated May 10, 2017

    The 2017 recruiting class for Montana State University-Northern head coach Chris Mouat is shaping up to be a special one. Mouat recently announced the signing of Jilian Gilchrist to join the Skylight program this fall. Gilchrist is a 5-6 guard from Minico High School in Rupert, Idaho. This past season, Gilchrist averaged 15.8 points while shooting 36 percent from the 3-point line and 74 percent from the free-throw-line. She missed seven games due to injury, but was still a...

  • Divisional tennis comes to Havre

    George Ferguson|Updated May 10, 2017

    The Chinook girls tennis team has dominated the Class B-C state tournament in each of the last three seasons. But the sugarbeeters have been on top of the Northern B-C for even longer. Thursday and Friday, Chinook will look to keep its reign over the Northern B-C when the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts host the 2017 girls divisional tournament. The tournament, which sends six singles players and four doubles teams to next week's Class B-C state tourney in Missoula, will...

  • Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Kyler Johnson, Chinook Track

    Chris Peterson|Updated May 10, 2017

    It seemed like just yesterday that the warm weather and track season arrived. But starting today, the track postseason gets underway and one local athlete that is ready in earnest for it to begin is Chinook senior Kyler Johnson. Johnson, a three-sport athlete for the Sugarbeeters, will be one of hundreds of local track athletes converging on the Havre Middle School track today for the 2017 District 9C track meet. The field events got underway this morning. For Johnson, the ann...

  • Updated May 1, 2017