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HELENA (AP) — Advocates want to take the question of Medicaid expansion straight to Montana voters. The Montana Legislature rejected proposals to use federal money to expand Medicaid to those making up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level. A provision of the federal health care law provides the bulk of the money for such expansion. Many Republicans opposed to implementation of the federal health care law argue the state could eventually be on the hook for the expansion. On Wednesday, a coalition of health and c...
HELEA (AP) — Advocates for same-sex couples say their case seeking legal domestic partnership recognition in Montana will be helped by a U.S. Supreme Court decision on a related issue. The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of a federal law denying federal benefits to married gay couples and cleared the way for the resumption of same-sex marriage in California. The decision did not alter Montana's constitutional definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman or directly affect any of the state's l...
Two local prep basketball players are on their way to playing college basketball for the next two years. Dawson Community College in Glendive recently announced the signings of Box Elder's Rebecca Rosette and Hays-Lodge Pole's Shakayla Whitecow. Both players earned Class C Northern C honors as seniors this past season. Whitecow is a 5-11 power forward who started for four straight seasons for the Thunderbirds and led them in scoring for three. In her senior season, she...
The beginning of Northern District play was not welcoming to the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team this season. But with a lot more at bats, innings, and games now behind the North Stars, a second shot at a conference rival could mean more favorable results. In early May, the North Stars opened up district play with two games against the hosting Great Falls Electrics. But still working out many of the programs kinks, the North Stars suffered two losses, 9-3, and...
Havre Public Schools has launched an interesting program that we hope takes off with a bang The district is working with the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce and hopefully other civic groups to pay tribute to the community's young people who do good things. Not the big things that already get people recognized, but the little day-to-day undertakings that help make our community better. If someone falls on the street and a student helps pick them up, if someone is carrying a heavy load of groceries and a young person offers to...
The Fourth of July is one of the deadliest holidays of the year due to alcohol impaired driving crashes so the Havre Police Department will be stepping up traffic patrols to help keep travelers safe. Because of the increased number of celebrations for this summer holiday, Havre Police officers will be having added patrols and "showing zero tolerance for impaired drivers," said Assistant Chief of Police Gabe Matosich. Officers will be concentrating on deterring speeding and encouraging the proper use of seat belts and child...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a motor vehicle crash at a 2nd Street business Tuesday at 8:42 a.m. ——— Called to a disturbance on 19th Street Tuesday at 10:25 a.m., officers arrested a 56-year-old Havre man for assault and a 22-year-old Havre woman for partner or family member assault. ——— Officers were called to Main Street Tuesday at 1:54 p.m. after a man removed from the Amtrak train for being drunk started "causing problems" near the train depot. Officers arrested the 36-year-old Milton, Pa., man for dis...
Leonard Giles Majerus was born on the family dairy farm south of Havre, Mont., on April 17, 1925, to Edward and Edith Majerus. He dreamed of living on the family ranch south of Roundup until he died, as he considered the ranch "his little piece of Heaven." But that was not to be the course of life. Due to illness, Mom and Dad moved to Billings in 2010, and started a journey through assisted living with Dad entering hospice in 2012. He passed away at Horizon Hospice in...
MALTA (AP) — A 17-year-old Malta-area boy admitted Tuesday to negligently causing the death of a hunting companion in October 2010. The boy pleaded "true" in Youth Court to negligent homicide for the death of Logan Wilson, 16, The Billings Gazette reported. The plea agreement calls for the boy to be placed on probation until he turns 21. Judge John McKeon scheduled sentencing for Sept. 9. The Associated Press withheld the boy's name because he is a juvenile. The boy said he was about 50 yards behind Wilson and another boy a...
Young people from all over Montana and parts of Wyoming gathered for the 37th annual Montana Range Days which is being held through today at the Shooting Sports Recreation Area rifle range on Badlands Road north of Havre. The three-day program, hosted by Hill County Conservation District and Natural Resources Conservation Service, included events and workshops on conservation topics for all ages, starting with the “Buckaroos” from ages 4 to 6, and ending with the rancher or...
New details have emerged about an incident Thursday that led to officers arresting a Havre woman on charges including attempted murder when a jammed gun is all that prevented a shooting, the allegations say. Alleged victim Randy Stidham told investigating officers he was glad his estranged wife, Cindy Stidham, brought his .22 caliber pistol to his business instead of his 9 mm, because “that one does not jam and he would have been shot,” a document filed with the Havre City Court said. The document was filed as evidence in...
