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Twenty-nine percent of Hill County’s mosquitoes could transmit the Zika virus, a new study suggests. Hill County Weed District Supervisor Terry Turner said a new study by researchers at the University of North Dakota found that Aedes vexans, a type of mosquito indigenous to North America and the second-most plentiful of all the species in Hill County, has the capability of transmitting Zika. Researchers, in an Entomology Today article dated May 12, said the Ae. vexans m...
An Eagle Scout project collecting American flags for disposal comes to culmination next Monday, Memorial Day. The collected flags will be burned Memorial Day at The Bridge on Bullhook Road Southeast at 3 p.m. during a Flag retirement ceremony. In his Eagle Scout project, Kougar Lanier of Havre, 17, built five drop boxes in which people can drop flags to be retired and he has dispersed them on the Hi-Line. One box is at Spencer's Hi-Way Bar in Hingham, another at the...
Libertarian candidate Mark Wicks said Thursday he has noticed an increase in support for his campaign for Montana's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives since taking part in the only televised debate of the campaign April 29. "People got to see me compared to the other candidates, and I came out pretty strong," Wicks said. He added that, since then, his campaign has received more contributions and volunteers. A rancher from Inverness and first-time political...
By MATT VOLZ and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press HELENA - When Donald Trump visited Montana last year ahead of the state's Republican presidential primary, technology entrepreneur Greg Gianforte was running on the GOP ticket for governor and made it a point to avoid his party's likely presidential nominee. Gianforte later reluctantly pledged support for Trump, but tried to distance himself from him during an unsuccessful campaign to unseat the state's Democratic governor. N...
Democratic congressional candidate Rob Quist said Friday in Havre that he is optimistic about his chances in Thursday's election. "I think we are about to pull off one of the biggest upsets in Montana," Quist said to the crowd, which erupted in applause and cheers. The event in Havre's Triple Dog Brewing Co. was one of several held by the Quist campaign Friday, with stops also made in Hays, Chinook and later Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. Quist, a founder of the Mission...
From Havre Public Works City of Havre nuisance weed ordinance began May 1. Property owners with grass or weeds taller than eight inches will receive a notice. If the weeds are not cut or removed within ten days, the city will remove the weeds and the cost of the removal will be charged to the property owner. Owners will receive only one violation notice per year, and the city subsequently will remove nuisance grass or weeds in violation of the ordinance without any additional notice, as per City of Havre Ordinance No. 888....
Havre Police Department Officers investigated after a Second Street business caller reported Friday at 8:40 a.m. that someone tried to drill out the change box. —— Officers assisted a citizen after a Fourth Street caller reported Friday at 11:19 a.m. that a girl ran away. —— Carmela Tonasket of Havre, 31, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after a 10th Avenue caller reported Friday at 1:51 p.m. that his wife was drunk and needed to be removed. —— Samuel Alexander St. Marks of Havre, 36, was arr...
The Chinook girls tennis team has stood atop the Class B-C mountain top for a long time. But the Sugarbeeters' attempt at a fourth straight state championship came up just a little short. This past weekend in Missoula, Chinook finished in fourth place at the 2017 State B-C tournament, scoring 18 points. Townsend won the girls state title with 26 points, followed by Baker and Lone Peak, each with 23 and Fairfield, which was third with 21. Chinook was tied with Bigfork and...
The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team was on the road Sunday for their first conference doubleheader of the season and in the end, achieved a much-needed split. Havre, which played at the Tri-County Cardinals, lost the first game 14-3, but rebounded to win the second game 11-2. The north Stars are 1-2 on the young season. "The first game was kind of a blowout," North Stars head coach Dick Fuzesy said. "But we came back and won the second and got the split. So we...
The Havre High track teams were in Belgrade over the weekend, competing in the Eastern A Divisional for a chance to qualify for the Class A state track meet. When it was all said and done, Havre qualified a number of athletes. In the team competition, the Pony girls scored 32 points, finishing seventh. Belgrade won the meet with 112 points, followed by Laurel with 93 and Glendive with 73. Sidney won the boys meet with 120 points. Belgrade was second with 109 and Laurel was...
The Havre High tennis teams have a habit of racking up hardware at the Central A Divisional tournament. And, the Blue Ponies did so again at the 2017 divisional tournament. Played Thursday and Friday in Bozeman, the Ponies pushed six players through to this week's Class A state tourney, while the Havre boys claimed their ninth straight Central A championship. The Pony boys went 1-2 in doubles, and got fourth in singles on their way to 43 points and a victory over second-place...
The Havre High softball team had one objective at the Central A Divisional this past weekend in Livingston and that was getting back to the Class A state tournament. And after wrapping up their fourth consecutive berth to the state tournament with two wins Friday over Browning and Livingston, it was mission accomplished for the Blue Ponies. "The best feeling was watching the girls play down there," HHS head coach Whitney McNally said. "We talked about leaving it all on the...
