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  • Havre boil advisory downgraded to health advisory

    Updated May 30, 2024

    The city of Havre announced today the boil water advisory issued April 19 has been downgraded to a health advisory. The release announced the downgrade says people with compromised immune systems, infants and some elderly may be at higher risk. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care advisors. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791....

  • Havre High names Tommy Brown new head girls basketball coach

    George Ferguson|Updated May 28, 2024

    It was just a few short weeks ago that Havre High legend Dustin Kraske announced he was retiring from coaching girls basketball at his alma mater. On Tuesday night, the next in line to lead the Blue Pony girls program became official. After HPS School Board Approval, former HHS standout Tommy Brown will be the next head coach of the Blue Pony girls basketball program. Brown, a 2019 graduate of Havre High, and former Blue Pony basketball standout, as well as an All-State tennis...

  • Local Golf Report: BCGC reopens

    George Ferguson|Updated May 28, 2024

    Great news! Beaver Creek Golf Course is back in business. BCGC announced on its Facebook Page earlier this week that it would re-open the course on Memorial Day after floodwaters from Beaver Creek has inundated the course earlier this month. Craig and Heidi said on Facebook that #7 and #16 would be a Par 3 for the time being as work still needs to be done to restore the course. Leagues will also be resuming soon, so that’s great news for BCGC. We are all happy to see the c...

  • Honoring the fallen on Memorial Day

    Updated May 28, 2024

    Veterans groups held ceremonies at the Veterans Memorial at Havre's Town Square Monday and events at the Havre Elks Club following for Memorial Day....

  • Two connected to Box Elder double homicide arrested on drug charges

    Tim Leeds|Updated May 28, 2024

    Two women alleged to be connected to the March 28 double-homicide in Box Elder have been arrested on drug charges. Melody Rose Bernard, who operates the restaurant Ziah's Place and the businesss High Society in Box Elder, and Ashley Jocelyn "Green Eyes" Cortez of California were shared in U.S. District Court Wednesday with possessing with intent and conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Court documents say both are connected with the March 18 shootings of Darr...

  • Frontier Conference expanding to 11 full-time schools

    George Ferguson|Updated May 27, 2024

    The Frontier Conference isn’t sitting idly by. Instead, the league is changing with the times. And last week, The Frontier Conference Council of Presidents unanimously voted to accept Bellevue University, Dakota State University, Mayville State University, and Valley City State University as full conference members beginning in the 2025-26 academic year. This will bring the Frontier Conference to 11 full-time members. The four institutions will move to the Frontier from the N...

  • Area thinclads place at state track meets

    George Ferguson|Updated May 26, 2024

    Several area athletes reached the podium at last weekend’s Class C state track meet in Great Falls. In the girls’ 100-meter dash, Fort Benton’s Ally Jaques ran a personal-best 12.84, which was good for third place. Ali Doyle of Turner was a 200-meter podium placer, doing it in 27.42. Turner also had finalists in the 400 meters as Ryan Doyle was fourth in running a 51.36, while Bridget Reed took fifth with a 1:01.18. PRs were aplenty in the 800 meters as Doyle ran his best mark...

  • Chinook girls win B-C tennis state championship

    George Ferguson|Updated May 26, 2024

    For the fifth time in the last 20 years, the Chinook girls tennis team is back on top of the Class B-C ranks. Last weekend in Missoula, the Sugarbeeters used a balanced lineup to win the Class B-C girls state championship, edging out Loyola for first in the girls team race, collecting 32 points to 29 for the Breakers. The Sugarbeeters did not have any champions, but Rilee Molyneaux and Mya Berreth finished second and third, respectively, in singles. Ava Bellamah piled up a...

  • Ponies both finish fourth at State A Track Meet

    George Ferguson|Updated May 25, 2024

    Thanks to a rousing final day of competition, the Havre High boys and girls track teams surged to some of their best finishes in recent memory at the Class A State Track Meet. The 2024 state meet was held this past weekend, where the Pony girls took fourth with 68 points, while the Pony boys were fourth with 40 points. Havre also had some outstanding individual performances for head coach Kari Filius' teams. On the girls side, HHS standout Kaydence Reiter blazed her way to a...

  • Havre Weekly Chronicle in the racks today

    Updated May 25, 2024

    Posted 1:40 p.m., Saturday, May 25, 2024 This week's print edition of Havre Weekly Chronicle went out to the stores and racks today, although press problems forced it to be printed in black and white only. Press delays also prevented it being mailed today. The edition will be mailed to subscribers Tuesday. After 14 work-hours Friday - Thanks to Derek Vaughn and Stacy Mantle of Hill County Printing for Vaughn's help with the press Friday - it appeared Friday evening the...

  • Havre High softball comes up short at state

    George Ferguson|Updated May 25, 2024

    The Havre High softball team had to fight weather and tough competition as last weekend's Class A state tournament in Billings. The Blue Ponies lost their opening game Friday 5-2 to Hamilton, then, they were eliminated by Frenchtown 10-0. Havre had seven hits in game one, including the game's opening run by Rachel Jette after she knocked Jersi Morse on a single. Hamilton scored four times off Havre's Elle Verploegen in the fifth inning and tacked on one more insurance run in...

  • Spangler brothers take second at state tennis

    George Ferguson|Updated May 24, 2024

    Spangler brothers take second at state tennis By George Ferguson From a divisional championship one week earlier, to the state championship match, it has been quite the ride for Havre High brothers Carter and Max Spangler. The Blue Pony duo completed a great run together at the Class A state tennis tournament last Friday in Kalispell as they finished second in boys doubles. The tandem lost to the top team from Billings Central in the state championship match, but it was an...

  • Havre Weekly Chronicle not printed Friday

    Updated May 24, 2024

    After resolving one set of problems with the press and doing some printing Thursday, new problems with the press arose this morning, Friday, May 24, and the paper could not finish printing the Thursday, May 23, edition of Havre Weekly Chronicle. Technicians have been working on the press all day and hope to have it printed and on the street and in the mail Saturday. All content is available online at www.havredailynews.com. Subscribers can log in at the website and access the full e-edition PDFs. Subscribers who do not...

  • Top UN court orders Israel to halt military offensive in Rafah

    Updated May 24, 2024

    MIKE CORDER The Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The United Nations' top court ordered Israel today to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, but stopped short of ordering a cease-fire for the enclave. Although Israel is unlikely to comply with the order, it will ratchet up the pressure on the increasingly isolated country. Criticism of Israel's conduct in the war in Gaza has been growing, particularly since it turned its focus to...

  • Obituary - Peggy J. Malone

    Updated May 24, 2024

    Peggy J. Malone, 87, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital Friday, May 3, 2024. Cremation has taken place, and services are pending. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Peggy's page to send a card or leave a message of condolence for her family at https://www.hollandbonine.com. Peggy was born June 20, 1936, in Wadena, MN, to Raymond and Laura (Fischer) Conn, the ninth of 12 children. She was...