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When the Class A state track meet starts this Friday in Laurel, the Blue Pony track teams won't be looking to make waves in the team competition, but that won't stop either the boys or girls teams from trying to get as many individuals on the podium as possible. That's going to be one priority for the Ponies and head coach John Ita. Another will be for the kids that don't place, to at least finish the season with a personal record at their biggest meet. The Class A state...
Monday night, Havre High School teamed up with the Yellow Bus Committee to present awards in two categories of films made and produced by high school students. Sixteen films were presented in the shorts and documentary categories of the Hi-Line Documentary and Shorts Film Screening and the prizes, which included plaques and prize money provided by the the Yellow Bus Committee, were awarded based upon the votes of the audience. The winners in the shorts category were Christian...
Montana State University-Northern Wednesday first opened the doors of its new Diesel Technology Center to the public for an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. followed by a ribbon cutting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. The Diesel Technology Center has been under construction over the past two years and was spearheaded by Greg Kegel, chancellor of MSU-Northern, including while he was dean of Northern's College of Technical Sciences. "It's beautiful," Kegel said during the ceremony,...
A diesel spill hit the Havre BNSF Railway yards Wednesday, with spokesman Ross Lane saying an estimated 100 gallons of a mix of water and diesel spilled out of its wastewater treatment plant with some going into the Milk River. Lane said BNSF estimated the amount that went into the river in the 10s of gallons, with work to retain the spill on the river underway Wednesday and equipment in place 4 miles and 7 to 8 miles downstream to catch the leading edge of the spill. BNSF...
Greg Kegel, chancellor of Montana State University Northern, spoke to the Board of Regents at its meeting in Northern’s Vande Bogart Library Wednesday, telling the board of all the current plans for the campus and students. Kegel said the goals for the university are to provide quality and efficient education for their students and to increase the amount of students that complete their degrees and certificates on time. This can be achieved by further engaging the student body and with collaborations and partnerships with e...
Havre Police Department A 15-year-old was issued a summons on charges of possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and under age tobacco possession or consumption after a caller at Havre High School reported suspicious activity Wednesday at 8:50 a.m. —— Dwight Ray Spang of Box Elder, 30, was arrested on three Justice or City court warrants after a Second Street caller reported Wednesday at 9:32 a.m. her brother had stolen her phone. —— Ronald Dale Stump of Box Elder, 30, was issued a summons on a charge...
Perry Jay Jacobson was born Oct. 8, 1957, in Great Falls, Montana, to Evan and Shirley Jacobson. He left us May 17, 2018, after bravely facing an inoperable brain tumor. His childhood was spent in Two Dot, Great Falls and eventually Helena. In the eighth grade, Perry met Karen Eggan when playing footsie kickstarted a lifelong relationship. Perry and Karen graduated from Helena High in 1976 and in July Perry hired out with BNSF Railway while Karen attended Montana State...
It has been a historic season for a number of track teams within the District 9C and this weekend, at the Class C state track meet, it should continue for a number of local teams and athletes. One of the biggest stories will be the Fort Benton girls, who will be looking to repeat as Class C state champions. The Longhorns scored 72 points a season ago, edging out Manhattan Christian, which scored 56.5. Fort Benton will begin its title defense Friday in Great Falls at Memorial...
Have you ever woken up with a sense of impending doom — for no apparent reason? That’s my story today. Could be I’m asking for trouble. Could be the shadows I sense hovering around the edges of my life are tricks of light. Could be I’m just an old woman with old woman worries. I cannot put my finger on a thing that is wrong. So why this niggling anxiety? My awareness seems heightened. I strongly sense the incredible beauty which surrounds me. I am in awe of the idyllic...
I was a range management specialist for the Malta Bureau of Land Management field office for over thirty years. After retiring in 2007, I was hired by the American Prairie Reserve. As such, I’ve had considerable professional experience managing range land health and closely observing the impacts of bison on range health in Montana. APR has been and will continue to be held to the same required BLM standards and guidelines as other permittees regardless of their type of livestock, season of use, or grazing system. All of t...
Dear editor, It appears time has come for a little history lesson on Montana, a state whose name is rooted in the Spanish language, as its state motto: Oro y plata. When I was a child, Spanish was a prevalent language spoken on the Hi-Line, particularly in Blaine County, as many working the sugar beet fields were farm laborers from Mexico. One of the principle characters in Ernest Hemingway’s famous short story, “The Gambler, the Nun and the Radio,” is a Mexican. The story set, ostensibly, in Billings, is subject to an equal...
Press release Great Northern Fair Foundation Swap Meet fundraiser will be Saturday, June 2, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. Organizers said that anyone wanting to put up a table will pay $25 per table, but people can also donate their items to the foundation and members will take care of the sales. Anyone interested in getting a space at the swap meet, or if the need more information, can contact Ursula Brese at 262-7767....
Did you know that you can find basic criminal records of felony offenders supervised by the Department of Corrections? You can use the Correctional Offender Network to find out the sentencing status of felony offenders, and their location if they are incarcerated. Search the database at https://app.mt.gov/conweb/. For more information, visit the Crime Victims section on http://www.MontanaLawHelp.org. If you can’t find the information you want, click on the LiveHelp button. Or, apply for help from Montana Legal Services A...
