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Hill County’s Local Emergency Planning Committee Tuesday heard an update on the flood disaster this spring, including that Hill County sustained some of the greatest damage — half a million dollars — with Blaine County and Rocky Boy’s and Fort Belknap Indian reservations also among the areas with the highest damage. Hill County Disaster and Emergency Services Coordinator Joe Parenteau told the committee that the preliminary damage assessments are completed, and Gov. Steve Bullock has requested President Barack Obama to declar...
HELENA — A state senator and Blackfeet tribal leader accused of drunken driving and obstructing a peace officer is being excused from committee work. Democratic Sen. Shannon Augare of Browning is scheduled to appear in court next week on the on three misdemeanor charges. He allegedly fled a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 2 within the Blackfeet reservation's boundaries after telling a sheriff's deputy he had no jurisdiction. Augare was not at a Thursday meeting of the Law and Justice Interim Committee, his second missed m...
Voters in the Havre Public Schools districts this fall will be asked to approve two construction projects. The school board Tuesday unanimously approved submitting two proposals to voters; • A $5 million elementary school plan calling for renovations to Sunnyside School, the construction of a gymnasium at Sunnyside and renovations to the parking lot at Havre Middle School. • $2.6 million for renovations to the locker room area at Havre High School and the reconstruction of the wrestling room and fitness center. Voters will be...
President Barack Obama has declared that a major disaster exists in Montana in the wake of flooding last month. Obama said federal aid would supplement local and state recovery efforts. Locally, the declaration affects Hill and Blaine counties and Rocky Boy's and Fort Belknap Indian reservations. The White House said federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by...
Terry Brockie wears a Native American quilt while being sworn in as the superintendent of schools of Blaine County Tuesday morning in the Blaine County Courthouse. He is the first Native American to hold that position....
HELENA (AP) — A survey of Montana students released Tuesday suggests that distracted driving risks and bullying problems persist, while some other common teen perils are on the decline. The Montana Office of Public Instruction said that the 2013 survey found some positive results in traditional risk areas. The number of students who reported smoking, drinking or using drugs continues to decline. For instance, the number of students who reported recently trying alcohol was at 37 percent this year, down from 58 percent in 1...
The all-star baseball season is winding down across Montana, and both the Havre 13U and 15-year-old Babe Ruth all star teams took another step toward their respected state tournaments over the weekend. The 15-year-old squad played the Great Falls Shockers on Sunday in Havre, but suffered two losses by scores of 14-12 and 16-9. Unfortunately, the 13U program didn’t fair any better, as they faced Lewistown in Lewistown and dropped two games by scores of 16-14 and 15-5. In Game 1 for the 15-year-olds, a four-run first inning a...
After getting rained out Monday, the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team got back on track Tuesday. Continuing the Canadian road trip, the North Stars faced the district rival Fort MacLeod Royals in doubleheader action. The Royals took both games away from the North Stars, including a narrow 6-4 win in Game 1, and a more dominating, 12-5 win in Game 2. There wasn’t a lot of offense in the first game, but Havre did get on the board first, taking a 4-0 lead in the first inning. But the Royals out-produced the North...
I found a shirt online that I must have. It’s a simple black tee with the phrase “I Only Rap Caucasianally” printed on it in bold white letters. Yep, that’s me (no, not the bold, white part). I actually fancy myself quite the lyrical gangster. I can spit a rhyme like nobody’s business. OK, well … maybe not, but what I mean is, I like to sing along to old-school rap artists like Salt-n-Peppa and Snoop Dogg while I drive around in my car (which is not, as of yet, a tricked-out...
Toni Hagner places a shovel full of dirt Wednesday of last week to cover the trees planted in memory of Harrison and Arlie Lane at the Vande Bogart Library at Montana State University-Northern. Arlie Lane was especially active at the Havre-Hill County Library and organized the annual book sale....
Eliene Mary Gridley, 96, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, July 2, 2013, of natural causes at Timber Creek Village, where she had resided for the past year. Rosary will be recited at St. Richard's Catholic Church in Columbia Falls on Friday, July 12, at 7 p.m. Her funeral Mass will be held at St. Richard's on Saturday, July 13, at 1 p.m., with Father John Miller officiating. In accordance with her wishes, interment will follow at a later date in Highland Cemetery at...
Cheryl Lee Florea, 62, passed away on July 3, 2013, in Great Falls, Mont. A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 12, 2013 at 11 a.m. at the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Cremation has taken place with burial in Moravia Cemetery at the Florea family plot in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, at a later date. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Cheryl was born on August 25, 1950 in Minneapolis, Minn. to Theodore and Delores Metro. Cheryl grew up in...
Viola Marie England, 72, of Havre, passed away July 7, 2013, due to cancer. There will be a public viewing at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 11, 2013, with wake services from 7 p.m. Thursday to 7 a.m. Friday at 504 5th Street in Havre. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday July 12, 2013, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, with burial following at Highland Cemetery. The family has requested that memorials be made in Viola’s name t...
Havre Police Department After a caller at a 1st Street business reported a shoplifter at 4:37 p.m. Tuesday, officers arrested a 25-year-old Havre woman for theft by shoplifting. ——— Officers investigated a two-vehicle crash on 1st Street reported Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. ——— Officers investigated a sex offense reported at 5:17 p.m. Tuesday. ——— After receiving a report from 3rd Street at 6:12 p.m. that a dog bit a girl, officers investigated the incident and at 7:41 p.m. issued a summons to a 22-year-old Havre man for vicious d...
The local community health center is celebrating work on a new facility Friday, with officials including a U.S. senator invited to a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Bullhook Clinic. Bullhook Community Health Center purchased property across 4th Street from Havre City Hall, and is building a new clinic to consolidate its services. Cindy Smith, CEO of Bullhook, said U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., who helped Bullhook get the funding for the project approved, along with representatives from the architecture firm CTA...
