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Hill County Justice of the Peace Audrey Barger sentenced today the former Hill County attorney to six days of house arrest and ordered her to pay a $1,500 fine after finding Jessica Cole-Hodgkinson duty of three counts of contempt. Barger granted Cole-Hodgksinson a 30-day delay to give her time to request a review of Barger's findings in state District Court. Barger found Cole-Hodgkinson in contempt for not appearing or finding an attorney who could appear in cases in which...
Hill County Commission Chair Mark Peterson said in an email received at 12:52 this afternoon that the commission will vote Thursday during its weekly business meeting that starts at 10 a.m. on imposing Stage 1 fire restrictions in the county. If the restrictions are enacted, they would take effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday....
A local man is in the Hill County jail facing charges he tried to kill a man by jumping on his chest. Elias Stump of Box Elder, born in 1982, was in the Hill County Detention Center this morning, being held on $250,000 bond on a charge of attempted deliberate homicide. According to a court document, Hill County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call at 5:07 p.m. Wednesday in which the callers reported a disturbance near the 22nd Avenue rail crossing in Havre. A BNSF Railway w...
At one time Daine Solomon was a premier hitter for the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball team and Sunday, in the state championship game of the Montana fastpitch state tournament, he showed why. Playing on the Valley Furniture team at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Field, Solomon belted a 3-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to break a 5-5 tie between Valley Furniture and Desperado, a team out of Missoula. Desperado had built a 5-0 lead before Valley Furniture sco...
Havre Police Department Monday at 9:31 a.m. a caller on Washington Avenue reported an identity theft issue. -- Michael Delnigro of Havre, 48, was arrested on a charge of partner or family member assault after someone reported Monday at 9:36 a.m. at the police station being assaulted. -- An officer was flagged down on 11th Street West Monday at 1:19 p.m. by someone reporting an abandoned purple and silver girls mountain bike in the S-Curve Park. -- Curtis Pete Onco III of...
The veterans center at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation has successfully sought some major funding, with the latest award presented during its annual powwow. During the Rocky Boy’s 54th Annual Celebration Saturday, Wells Fargo Bank awarded the Rocky Boy Veterans Center with a grant of $15,000. The center had applied for the grant last month. The center has also received a grant for $2,500 from the Disabled Veterans National Foundation; a $10,000 grant from the Craig Newmark Philanthropies, and a $120,000 grant from the Ken...
The Hill County Park Board discussed instituting a burn ban during its meeting Monday due to drying vegetation and a prediction of temperatures hotter than 100 degrees later this week. Board and audience members said the East Fork Fire from last season, which burned more than 20,000 acres in the Bear Paw Mountains including on the south edge of Beaver Creek Park, is on their mind and a burn ban would be a good idea. Hill County Commission Chair Mark Peterson said he doesn’t think a ban is necessary. Peterson said most people...
Pauline Codden, 90, passed away due to natural causes Sunday, August 5, 2018, in Billings surrounded by her family. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:00 Thursday, August 9, 2018, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Mass will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, August 10, 2018, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, with burial to follow in Highland Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Polly’s online memorial page and leave a message of c... Full story
Press release The Montana Department of Transportation has notified the public about and is seeking comments on a proposal to overlay about 17.5 miles of U.S. Highway 2 east of Gildford in Hill County. The project begins at reference post 354.6 about 1 mile east of the intersection with secondary highways 448 and 449 in Gildford and extends east for 17.5 miles, ending east of Fresno at reference post 372.1. Proposed work includes applying a new overlay and finishing with a seal and cover — chip seal — upgraded pavement mar...
Sen. Jon Tester has a difficult decision ahead of him. Should he vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and risk alienating his fundraising base, or should he vote no on Judge Kavanaugh and risk alienating many Montanans? As every good inquiry should begin, let’s take an objective look at Judge Kavanaugh’s credentials. The Judge graduated from Yale College cum laude (with distinction) in 1987 and Yale Law School in 1990. His work history is as follows: law clerk for the Third Circuit, law clerk for the Nin...
Editor, It’s time we talk about one of the most serious issues in rural America, mental health. More specifically, we need to talk about agriculture and suicide. A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control shows that there has been a 25 percent increase in suicides in the United States since 1999. Montana experienced about 29 suicides for every 100,000 people — the highest in the nation. Agriculture is Montana’s number one industry. Farmers’ stress levels are rising for a multitude of reasons, and yet mental health p...
Press release KALISPELL — The Montana Chamber Foundation announced on Thursday the creation of a fund to enhance Montana’s future women leaders — the Judy Martz “Women in Leadership” grant. The first award will be presented at the 2019 Governors’ Cup Golf Tournament. The grant of up to $5,000 will be awarded annually thereafter to a woman to enhance her educational, professional or leadership skills. It can be utilized in a variety of ways, including college tuition, a stipend for businesses assistance or training. ...
Press release MISSOULA — The Montana Center for the Book supports public book clubs in rural areas that engage in deeper, thought-provoking discussions about literature. The new Big Sky Reads program will provide $500 stipends to book clubs for trained discussion leaders, author visits, book shipping, marketing and other costs that enhance the humanities value of a program. The stipends cannot be used to cover costs for refreshments, venues, or organization staff. Book clubs must be open to the public and meet in a public s...
By Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club Several businesses in and around Havre have shown an interest in beautifying their store-front areas, and Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club has taken note. Simply Natural is one of these businesses. Driving down 11th Street, a well-traveled road, you can't help but notice the vibrant flowers and glistening rock outside the store. Owner Peggy Huestis takes pride in the outside of the building, as well as the fully-renovated inside, which was...
There’s plenty still going on in the local golf scene, but since the calendar has turned to August, it’s not just about the adults anymore. No, this week, the Havre High golf teams begin practicing under new head coach Waylynn Burgess, while later this month, the Montana State University-Northern golf teams will also get going. The Blue Ponies will hold their first practice of the new season Friday, and will play their first tournament of the season, the Great Falls Invitation...
The Montana State University-Northern Skylights have started fall training camp for the upcoming volleyball season, and at the same time, the Frontier Conference recently released its 2018 Preseason Volleyball Coaches Poll. The Skylights, who finished 2017, the first year under head coach Rose Obunaga, in sixth place in the Frontier, were picked sixth in the new coaches poll, just ahead of UM-Western. The league's coaches tabbed Montana Tech to win the Frontier title in 2018,...
