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Incumbent Nick Erickson is running to keep his position as Liberty County Sheriff in this year's Republican Primary, running against two former deputies in Darbie Wentworth and Jim Hofer. Erickson said he's a lifetime resident of Liberty County, having grown up in Chester, farming for 15 years before attending the Montana Law Enforcement Academy, joining the sheriff's office three years ago and being appointed sheriff last year. He said he always wanted to join the military...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the comparative income of women versus men. As a woman and a graduate of Montana State University-Northern, then Northern Montana College, I am taking this opportunity to address a few off points made during Northern’s commencement ceremony Saturday. I was highly disappointed state Sen. Brian Hoven used his opportunity of his commencement speech to Northern graduates to promote investment companies and to put voice to the political farce that the United States is threatened by soc...
Darbie Wentworth, a former Liberty County sheriff’s deputy, is running in the Republican primary for the position of Liberty County sheriff on a platform of community policing and greater transparency within a department she believes is in desperate need of new leadership. Wentworth is running against former Undersheriff Jim Hofer, who was demoted to deputy and later fired, and Sheriff Nick Erickson. Wentworth said she moved to Liberty County just over a year ago and joined t...
Former Liberty County sheriff's deputy and undersheriff Jim Hofer is running in the Republican primary for Liberty County sheriff touting a return to "common-sense" policing as part of his platform, along with a promise to rebuild trust between the community and the department. Hofer is running against former Deputy Sheriff Darbie Wentworth, as well as incumbent Nick Erickson. Hofer said was born in Oregon but grew up in Liberty County after his family moved to the area when...
Havre Beneath the Streets and the Havre Eagles Club are holding a Hawaiian luau-themed fundraiser Friday evening to help fix the sidewalk outside the club which has been hampering the operations Beneath the Streets for the past few years. Beneath the Streets, a major tourist attraction in the area, displays Havre businesses, many more than 110 years old, in the basements and former steam tunnels under the 200 Block of First Street. Many of the displays use historical...
A woman was convicted in Rocky Boy Tribal Court Wednesday on multiple counts stemming from the hit-and-run crash death of pedestrian Lacey Arkinson in 2019. A six-person jury convicted Shoshana Saddler, 36, of negligent homicide, obstructing justice, tampering with evidence and failing to report an accident, tribal prosecutor Steve Henry said this morning. A sentencing hearing is set for May 26, Henry said. Arkinson, who was 16, was killed Dec. 12, 2019, when she was struck by a vehicle while walking along Laredo Road near...
The North Central Senior Citizens Center at 2 Second St. in Havre is hosting a Spring Wellness Resource Fair Wednesday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “You don’t want to miss it,” a release from the center said. The event, sponsored by the Hill County Council on Aging and the Montana Telecommunications Access Program, has free admission and lunch will be provided. It has 12 agencies providing information about their resources and services to assist people. “Do you have trouble hearing on the phone? Could you benefit from as...
Editor, Friends of the Bear Paw Marathon are seeking help with preparing and serving its all-you-can-eat spaghetti and baked potato banquet on Friday, June 3, at the Eagles Club in Havre. The pre-marathon race-day meal has been shown to provide runners and their loved ones with a number of advantages. The runners will benefit with the extra store of readily available carbohydrate-fueled energy and improved hydration on race day. They and their families will also have the opportunity to get acquainted with other like-minded fo...
My grandfather Melvin Running Wolf was only 36 years old when all Native Americans finally gained the right to vote in the United States. Imagine that. Only three generations ago, not all Native Americans could vote in elections due to frivolous state laws that acted as barriers to the ballot box. Although Natives gained their citizenship in 1924 and states were allowed to determine voting rights, many states created laws with the intent to interfere with many people’s right to vote. People like my grandfather, who served i...
Two weeks ago, a shepherd dog running full speed body slammed into my knee. Maiming me was not Chebella’s intent. She was fleeing from my Lolita, half her size, but in full protect-my-mistress mode. Size means nothing in dog world. Lola still quivers, after all these months, when Snowball, an ancient, tottering mini-poodle, growls when we walk past her people. No bones were broken. The doc sent me home to bed and chair. The first week flowed rather smoothly. Leo showed up e...
Denora “Denny” K. Johnson, 65, passed away due to natural causes at her residence May 10, 2022. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Immanuel Baptist Church. Denny’s family has suggested memorial days be made in her memory to the Hi-Line Pregnancy Resource Center or to the charity of the donor’s choice....
Havre Police Department Officers assisted Havre Fire Department on a medical call Wednesday at 12:33 p.m. on Second Street. -- Someone asked at 1:11 p.m. Wednesday for help retrieving guns that were stolen in Eureka and transported to Havre. -- A 13-year-old girl was issued a summons on a charge of underage tobacco possession or consumption after a caller at Havre Middle School reported Wednesday at 1:42 p.m. finding a vape at the school. -- A summons was issued after a...
The goal for the Havre High tennis teams is to be as sharp as they can possibly be for the Northeast A Divisional Tournament. And since that tournament is now just one week away, the clock is ticking. Havre travels to Lewistown for the Fergus Invitational Friday and then wraps up the regular season Saturday at the Miles City Invite. And both tournaments will be critical to Havre's chances at divisionals according to longtime head coach George Ferguson. "This is a huge weekend...
Last weekend, the Havre High softball finished off its conference slate in the regular season. After finishing the year 8-0 in the Northeast A, the Blue Ponies now look to wrap up the regular season as a whole as they will compete in the Butte Invite this weekend. The Ponies have gone 5-2 in their last seven games, so HHS head coach Tony Vigliotti expects them to continue playing well this weekend in non-conference competition. "Right now we're playing well, so I just expect...
While it feels like the season just started, the Havre High track and field teams are already set to wrap up the regular season with the Bill Kelly Eastern A Twilight Invitational in Glendive this Friday. With this being their last meet of the regular season, HHS head coach Kari Filius looks forward to the Blue Ponies competing against strong competition and improving in time for the postseason. "It'll be a chance for us to see some A schools in the east and compete with...
All the hard work came down to this as high school boys track and field teams came from across the Hi-Line to compete in the District 9C track meet at the Havre Middle School Track on Wednesday. As the 9C boys competed for spots in next weekend's divisional meet, the Fort Benton boys team took home first for their third straight district title. "Our seniors did really well today and some of our younger kids have really surprised us," Fort Benton head coach Kevin Shaw said....
The best female athletes on the Hi-Line gathered at the Havre Middle School Track Wednesday for the District 9C girls track meet. With a spot in the Northern C Divisionals on the line, every 9C track and field team was looking to put its best foot forward in the meet. At the end of the day, it was the Big Sandy girls team that took home its first District 9C title since 2006. "They did fabulous today," Big Sandy head coach Wendy Taylor said. "They have worked hard all year...
IRVINE, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) - D.A. Davidson announced Wednesday its commitment to accelerate its marketing and digital transformation across its investment banking and institutional equities divisions. Andreea Popa has joined as head of Equity Capital Markets Marketing to develop and execute a strategic marketing plan that positions D.A. Davidson's ECM Group for continued growth across consumer, diversified industrials, financial institutions, and technology industry...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks MILES CITY — The 2022 paddlefishing season on the Yellowstone and Lower Missouri rivers will start Sunday, May 15. Anglers should be aware that the first two days of this season, Sunday and Monday, are not harvest days. Harvest days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays on the Yellowstone and Lower Missouri. Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays, anglers are limited to catch and release of paddlefish, and only at Intake Diversion Dam Fishing Access Site. No catch and release is allowed upst...
Hank Worsech Director, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks This story is featured in Montana Outdoors May/June 2022 issue. Looks like we’re in for another dry summer. As this issue of Montana Outdoors goes to press in mid-April, snowpack is below or far below normal for most of Montana, with predictions of continued severe or extreme drought. That could change with some heavy late-spring snows, but I wouldn’t bet on it. Here’s what that means for Montana’s fish, wildlife, and outdoor recreation — and what all of us can do to...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks continues to prepare for fall pheasant stocking efforts with the final decision on an environmental assessmen and ensuring biosecurity protocols are in place at the rearing facility at the Montana State Prison. Last week, FWP Director Hank Worsech signed the decision notice on the EA for releasing pheasants on suitable state lands. Additionally, Worsech and the department have worked closely with the Montana Department of Corrections on biosecurity p...
