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The forecast for north-central Montana calls for the region to dry out for at least a few days, but two weeks of steady rain has already caused extensive damage and some creeks are expected to continue to rise for some time. Chad Edgar, superintendent of Beaver Creek Park, said the park received 13 ½ inches of rain since May 16. Edgar still is in the process of working on repairing damage from federally declared flood disasters in 2010 and 2011. “I’m still kind of in shoc...
HELENA (AP) — A state judge has dismissed misconduct charges against the suspended president of the Hays-Lodge Pole School Board. District Judge John McKeon said in his May 24 ruling that the state lacks jurisdiction to bring the seven charges against John Doney. The charges include allegations the school board held executive session without justification, illegally voted to sell school property and closed the elementary school. McKeon ruled the state can't prosecute misconduct charges on the Fort Belknap Indian R...
It’s been a good year for Havre High wrestling coach Scott Filius. He led his powerful Havre High wrestling team to the 2013 Class A state championship, while also being named Teacher of the Year in Havre for this school year. Now, Filius has been recognized by National Wrestling Coaches Association. Filus received the organization's Coach of the Year for the state of Montana. Cody Turnquist of Billings Senior, a longtime assistant for the Broncs, was named Montana A...
For the third year out of the last four, golfers at Beaver Creek Golf Course will now have to play the waiting game. Flooding along Beaver Creek from the Bear Paw Mountains has cascaded into the stretch of the creek that winds through historic Beaver Creek Golf Course west of Havre. As of Saturday afternoon, much of the course has been inundated with water, and with the torrential soaker that blew through Havre Monday, more flood waters are expected on the course over the...
This late into spring, the weather doesn’t typically alter the local sports schedules. But in Montana anything is possible when it comes to unwelcome weather, and days, and inches, of unwelcome rain has already made its mark. Friday, the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team was forced to cancel two games against Great Falls. And Sunday’s doubleheader against the divisional rival Medicine Hat was barely squeezed in between thunder and lightning storms at Legion Field. But with nonstop rain since Sunday afternoon, th...
Montana’s Fish, Wildlife and Parks seems to be at the center of some of the state’s most controversial issues. The department handles some of the issues that touch the hearts and pocketbooks of most Montanans. FWP has always been in charge of hunting and fishing regulations, and even the slightest change in those rules can set off a rash of controversy. In recent years, a host of other issues have come forth. Wolf hunting, bison relocation, open spaces, gun silencers and land purchases have created furor after furor. Some of...
Two buildings on 4th Street, across from Havre City Hall will soon be demolished to make way for the new Bullhook Community Health Center. Havre City Council Monday gave its approval to a plan to accept federal grants to remove asbestos and lead-based paint from the building at 521 4th St. Bear Paw Development Corp. is arranging for the grant under the federal Brownfields program. No city funds will be used, said Mayor Tim Solomon, but city approval is needed. While Brownfields once handled only more serious environmental...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will hold an open house at 6:30 p.m. today at the Great Northern Inn, so people can informally visit with top agency officials. FWP Director Jeff Hagener, a Havre native, FWP Commission Chairman Dan Vermillion, and fellow commissioners Richard Stuker, Lawrence Wetsit and Matthew Tourtlotte will be at the meeting. Commissioners are in town for their monthly meeting, which will be held at Hensler Auditorium at Montana State University's Applied Technology Building at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. The...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a report made at 6:50 a.m. Monday that vehicles had been broken into on Rich Street West. ——— Monday at 11:04 a.m. an officer on 9th Street arrested a 25-year-old Box Elder man on two Justice or City court warrants. ——— A caller reported Monday at 11:15 a.m. that a person in Texas had gotten a credit card with the caller's name. Officers are investigating. ——— A caller reported Monday at 2:49 p.m. a man parked in the turning on lane on 1st Street West cleaning chemicals from th...
The Hill County Park Board Monday night went through a list of proposed changes to the rules and regulations at Beaver Creek Park and plans to post the draft for public comment, once revisions are incorporated. Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said in previous meetings he wanted to update the park’s rules and regulations. The board agreed to put the draft of rules, once revised with the decisions made during Monday’s monthly meeting of the board, out for public comment and to have them reviewed by the Hill Cou...
Velva Nalley, formerly Velva Booker, 74, of Rudyard, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and at Velva’s request, no memorial services will be held. The family has requested that memorials be made to TCMH Healthcare Foundation "Velva Booker Nalley Scholarship Fund," 1333 S. Sam Houston Blvd., Houston, MO 65483, and they can be reached at 417-967-1377. Alternatively, donations may be made on...
Havre City Council voted unanimously to give the Havre Softball Association the $77,356 it needs to make major repairs to its facilities south of the city. The money will come from the city’s $128,000 CTEP grant. Council’s action was met with cheers from the audience at Monday night’s council meeting. Several association members were on hand for the vote. “There’s still a lot of work to do,” Mayor Tim Solomon told the supporters. The money will pay for a variety of renovations, including making the area handicap accessible....
The Hill County Park Board discussed a variety of issues Monday in Havre during its monthly meeting, including accepting the letter of resignation of board member Mel Gomke. Gomke, who was appointed to the board in 2001, resigned this month. The Hill County Commission is accepting nominations through June 24 for someone to finish his term through May 2014. “I just wanted to say thanks, from this board, for all of his years of service,” Board Chair Steve Mariani said at the beginning of the meeting. Also during the mee...
Montana State University-Northern’s leadership this morning released the university’s plans for revising programs, with the institution considering adding three new programs, planning to target 19 programs for growth, and eliminating or placing into moratorium 25 others of Northern’s current 74 programs. The plans include eliminating Northern’s secondary education program, growing high-demand programs such as the recently added criminal justice program and the elementary educa...
