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Montana's lieutenant governor was in Havre Monday for the grand opening of a Democrat campaign office and to tout the Democratic candidates up for election this year. The Hill County Democratic Central Committee hosted the opening of the Democratic regional field office in Havre at 5 p.m, where Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney and candidates spoke to the people who were in attendance, with organizers reporting 62 came to the event. The Montana Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee...
Havre Police Department A caller at a Fifth Avenue facility reported a vehicle break-in Monday at 10:06 a.m. —— A caller at another Fifth Avenue facility reported a vehicle break-in Monday at 11:02 a.m. —— Anthonio Uriah Valdez of Box Elder, 21, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant and a charge of violation of conditions of release Monday at 11:07 a.m. on 10th Street. —— Roger Thomas Gruber of Havre, 54, was issued a summons at the landfill Monday at 2 p.m. on a c...
In the history of Turner athletics, few have had more decorated careers than Eddie Harmon. And now, Harmon will continue his athletic career at Montana State University-Northern, in two sports - basketball and cross country. Of course, it's no surprise to see Harmon garner interest due to his running abilities. Over the past two years, Harmon has won three individual state titles in Class C track, winning the 800-meter run in both 2017 and 2018, as well as the 400 in 2018. Tha...
The body of a man found in the Milk River has been confirmed as that of missing Chinook man Noah Hofeldt. The body of Hofeldt, 35, is now being transported to Billings for an autopsy, said Blaine County Sheriff/Coroner Glen Huestis, but no foul play is suspected at this time, he added. “The family came in Thursday and filed a missing person report,” Huestis said. “From what we know, he was last seen around noon on Monday the 11th.” His bicycle was found by the city water plant, Heusits added, saying that this made the she...
Bear sightings are increasing in the area, with the second bear seen in two weeks, this time on the plains 2 miles south of Kremlin. Steve Dees reported to the Hill County Sheriff’s Office and Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks that he spotted the bear about 8:30 a.m. Monday. He told the Havre Daily News it appeared to be a brown bear, but FWP Game Warden Shane Reno said, after investigating and looking at its tracks, that it was an adult black bear with reddish-brown fur. Reno and the other game warden who responded to the call...
The topic of Amtrak again arose at a Havre City Council meeting, with council member Terry Lilletvedt asking Monday about the status of the National Rail Passenger Corp. eliminating ticket agents at the Havre station. Amtrak eliminated agents in Havre and Shelby this month, two of 18 Amtrak stations nationwide scheduled to lose their ticket agents. Mayor Tim Solomon said that he has received a second group of complaints from the community about the ticket offices closing, with many issues with the Empire Builder’s Havre s...
Press release Big Sandy student Bailey Gasvoda was named last week to the Electric Cooperative Youth Leadership Council, a select group of students from among the thousands who traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the annual Electric Cooperative Youth Tour, which concluded Friday. Gasvoda is sponsored by Hill County Electric Cooperative, which is headquartered in Havre. Gasvoda was chosen by Beckie Frediani, Montana Youth Tour director, chaperones and peers. The Youth Leadership Council is an additional opportunity offere...
The organizers of the Great Northern Rodeo are holding a fundraiser at Havre’s Pizza Hut Thursday. People making any order at Pizza Hut can say they are donating to the rodeo, and the restaurant will donate 20 percent of the purchase price to the fundraiser....
Press release The Havre-Hill County Library will host the Montana Conversations program “An Evening with Montana’s Poet Laureate” with Lowell Jaeger Wednesday, June 27. The program will be at the library at 7 p.m. The presentation is free and open to the public. Funding for the Montana Conversations program is provided by Humanities Montana through grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Montana’s Cultural Trust, and private donations. At Jaeger’s readings, people can expect humor, serious reflection, and exami...
A benefit and auction will be held Saturday evening for long-time Havre Eagles Club Manager Tom Farnham, who had been at a rehabilitation center in Great Falls. Farnham who is known for having organized many fundraising events for other Havre residents and organizations at the Eagles club, fell while on his way to work and hit his head on the pavement. A brain hemorrhage was detected by a CT scan at Northern Montana Hospital and Farnham was airlifted to Benefis Hospital in...
The focus of this past week's U.S. Open was: Was it too hard? I guess only the USGA and professional golfers can really answer that question. No doubt though, Shinnecock Hills played awfully brutal when the winds blew, and the scores, including Brooks Koepka's winning total of one-under par certainly reflected just how nasty Shinnecock played. It's always interesting when the U.S. Open has controversy surrounding course setup though, which seems to happen alot, because,...
Last weekend was a good one for a pair of Havre High wrestlers. Blue Ponies Lane Paulson and Connor Harris were both in competition for Team Montana over the weekend. In Spokane, Harris wrestled in the National Cadet Dual Tournament, where he was excellent in Greco Roman, going 4-2, as well as freestyle, where he went 7-1. Meanwhile, Paulson was in Idaho wrestling for a Montana squad in the Turf War National Dual freestyle Tournament. Paulson went 4-3 for Montana in the...
