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HELENA (AP) — Two former executives of a Chippewa Cree Tribe online lending company have been charged with embezzlement and conspiracy. Neal Rosette and Billi Anne Morsette pleaded not guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Great Falls. Rosette and Morsette were executives for First American Capital Resources, the tribe's first attempt at providing short-term loans at high interest rates. The tribe later started another company called Plain Green that had financial and technical backing from the Texas-based Think Finance I...
HELENA (AP) — Montana has reached a settlement with CenturyLink requiring the telecommunications company to improve maintenance response times and accept a federal grant to expand broadband in the state. The Public Service Commission voted 4-0 Tuesday to approve the agreement. It includes a plan for reforming some maintenance practices and demands CenturyLink take the six-year, $90 million grant from the Connect America Fund. The grant comes with tight deadlines and strict geographic requirements for making phone and I...
People in need will benefit A local auto body shop is starting what it hopes will be an annual contest to give away a renovated vehicle to an individual or family in need. Chris Preputin, owner of Custom Collision Repair on 1st Street Northeast in Havre, says he is giving away the vehicle to express gratitude for the support he has received over the course of nearly eight years in business from area residents. Never having owned a business before and not exactly having...
The 2015-16 NAIA wrestling season is a long way off. But, fans of the Montana State University-Northern Lights now have something very big to look forward too. On Tuesday afternoon, Northern head wrestling coach Tyson Thivierge announced that the Lights have secured a home dual with NCAA powerhouse, the University of Iowa. The dual will take place Feb. 12 inside the Armory Gymnasium. The Hawkeyes have won 23 NCAA team titles since 1975, and they will come to Northern fresh...
Hill County is ready to undertake an effort to become "cardiac ready." That means people who suffer from cardiac arrest will be promptly treated by knowledgeable people with modern equipment and transported quickly to hospitals that can help them. There will be a chain of treatment that will be better and faster than what area residents get now. Janet Trethewey, the Havre city councilwoman who runs the statewide program for the Montana Department of Public Health and Human...
Havre Trails, which focuses on promoting healthy living through hikes and alternative methods of transportation, has released a schedule of guided walks for autumn. The walks have been in the works for months and span a spectrum of interests, from stars to botany. Most, if not all, the hikes and walks are assisted by an enthusiast in the field of topic or area of hike. The schedule for the fall walk series is: • Aug. 30: Botany in Beaver Creek with Terri Hildebrand • Sept. 12: Mount Otis with Montana State Uni...
From My Neighbor in Need The website http://www.myneighborinneed.org/havre provides local citizens a way to ask for help from their community and a way for the community to give back. Current Needs Neighbor in need — A young couple is in need of a used, clean or new twin bed system with mattress and box spring for their 2-year-old child. Valley Furniture is able to sell us a new mattress and box spring for the discounted price of $159 and will deliver it at no charge. If you would like to help your neighbor in need, of a n...
Press release There is still time to register for Festival Days weekend events. Some of the weekend’s events need participants to pre-register. Those events include the Festival Walk/Run, the Festival of Crafts and Commercial Show and the parade. Those interested in having an entry in the parade need to come to the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce to register and pick up a set of parade-participation guidelines. The theme for this year’s Festival Days weekend is “It’s Time to Celebrate Havre.” Drop by the Chamber, 130 5th A...
Havre City Council has considered a proposal to beautify and diversify the city by encouraging developers and contractors to build streets that are more attractive and designed with sidewalks and bike lanes. Those actions would beautify the city and increase use of bicycles that could encourage healthy living and energy conservation. Going into it, city officials are well aware that in a lot of cases there is no room to build bike lanes or add other attractive features that might make life a little more pleasant. But there is...
Havre Police Department Keenan Lewis Doney, 25, of Havre was arrested on charges of obstructing a peace office and criminal contempt and on two Justice or City court warrants after officers responded to a 6:09 a.m. Monday call from a 1st Street West business. —— Officers investigated a 7:04 a.m. Monday call from 2nd Street about the calling party’s and his neighbor’s vehicle being hit the night prior and the driver taking off without reporting. —— Shawn Joseph Saddler Sr., 48, of Rocky Boy was arrested on a Justice or...
The Havre Study Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Moday, Aug. 31, at city hall. The commission will question the next city department supervisor interviewee....
William “Bill” Luther Schultz, 85, died with his family by his side on Aug. 21, at Big Sandy Nursing Home. Visitation will be Wednesday at Kirkwood Memorial Chapel in Malta. Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. at American Legion Hall in Hinsdale Montana. Burial will follow at Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale, Montana. Memorials may be donated to the Hinsdale ambulance service, the Hinsdale volunteer fire department, or the Hinsdale American Legion. Condolences for the family may be left at http://www.kirkwoodfun... Full story
Sarah E. Siebrasse died peacefully in her sleep on Aug. 21, at the age of 84. A Butte native, Sarah was born to John and Charlotte Hopkins on April 18, 1931, and grew up in the Floral Park neighborhood. She attended Whittier Elementary and Butte High School. She received her nursing degree from Montana State College. She met her future husband, Bob Siebrasse at the Montana State Fair where she was working at a booth. The couple was married in Butte on Dec. 20, 1952, and moved to Havre, where Bob taught at Northern Montana... Full story
From Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club This week's Yard of the Week takes us south to 51794 Sucker Creek Road in the Bear Paw Mountains. Michael Mary and Tom Hulett's charming and beautiful yard is a mountain paradise. The rich mountain soil and creek water from Sucker Creek are a perfect combination to nourish the abundant and lush perennials and annuals in the yard. As you approach the Hulett's home, you will see a tall lookout tower that was moved there from St. Mary's area in...
In just two weeks, the Montana State University-Northern men’s and women’s cross country teams will make their Frontier Conference debut as a varsity sport. And while fund-raising for the program was a big part of last Saturday’s first-ever Maroon and Gold Fun Run, it was also a chance for the head coach Chad Spangler’s team to get out and compete as well. The Maroon Team won Spangler’s intra-squad competition, with former Rocky Boy Star Tristen Belgarde coming in at 38:22 in...
The Havre High varsity golf teams are already creeping towards the halfway point in their 2015 season. And an addition to the 2015 schedule gave the Blue Ponies another chance to get some competition in. The Blue Ponies were in Bozeman Monday for the Belgrade Invitational, an 18-hole tournament which featured the Central A's Belgrade, Lewistown and Livingston, as well as fellow Class A teams from Butte Central and Dillon. The tourney, which was held at Riverside Country Club,...
A lot is happening on the golf course these days, and, because summer is winding down, it’s champions being crowned. A champion was crowned this past Sunday at Prairie Farms Golf Course and, with it, a new course record was established as the 2015 Men’s Club Championship was held. Havre’s Matt Hedstrom, a former Havre High and Montana State University-Northern golfer won the event with a course-record round of even-par 72. Hedstrom dethroned two-time reigning club champion Jer...
Heading into the first tournament of the 2015 season, Montana State University-Northern head volleyball coach Bill Huebsch was excited and optimistic about his new-look Skylights. But, he also knew, that until they got on the floor against other teams, he wasn’t quite sure what he was going to see. But when the dust settled on a 2-2 weekend at the Eastern Oregon Tournament last Friday and Saturday in LaGrande, Oregon, Huebsch not only remained excited and optimistic, but he w...
Craig Mueller Principal of Havre High School and Assistant Superintendent Havre High School Principal Craig Mueller will be wearing an additional hat this school year as assistant superintendent. Mueller will still be acting as the principal for the high school until the position can be filled and will jump between the two jobs until it is. "The balance there in the first month or so is something I'm going to have to figure out and make adjustments to," Mueller said. He said h...
"In some ways I guess that I never quit going to school," said Carlson. The Seattle native who took over as the chief of Havre Public Schools during a time of tumult seven years ago has since calmed things down. But with the district facing a series of challenges from a shrinking student population, to the difficulty of recruiting teachers and the integration of new technologies into the classroom, it's clear that the education of Andy Carlson is far from over. The Havre...
