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The murder trial of Shane Clark Johnson, charged with shooting his brother in the basement where they both lived, started in state District Court in Havre this morning with jury selection. State District Judge Dan Boucher has blocked out time into next week for the trial. Johnson, born in 1968, is charged with the Nov. 9 shooting death of Travis Johnson, both of whom lived in the 2nd Avenue home owned by their parents. Their mother called for an ambulance when she and her...
For this 37th installment celebrating the 150th anniversary of Montana Territory and 125th anniversary of statehood, we take a look at the Sept. 18, 1914 issue of the Havre Promoter. News on the front page consisted mostly of World War I articles, and other world, national and statewide news peppered the inside pages. There was one local story on Page 1, regarding the Hill County Fair: THE FAIR OPENING The opening day of the Hill County Fair was most auspicious, and from point...
Reggie Bernard, HHS Volleyball It was another weekend of improvement for the Havre High volleyball team, and junior Reggie Bernard certainly stepped up. In Havre's win over Browning Friday night, Bernard tallied six kills, three aces and four digs, but she really came on strong over the weekend. In Lewistown Saturday, Bernard totaled 10 kills in a loss to Hardin, then came back and recorded 15 kills and five service aces in a tough, five-set loss to Laurel, another Eastern A...
Families of Havre Public Schools of students from pre-kindergarten to high school seniors are invited to a welcome-back fall barbecue, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Wednesday at the Havre High School lawn. The event is sponsored by Indian Education for All and other federal programs. Parents will be able to enjoy dinner, socialize with families and meet teachers, administrators and school board members. Parents will be able to check out school organizations that require parental involvement throughout the year....
Havre Police Department Emergency medical personnel responded to a 9:41 a.m. Monday call from 1st Street and 7th Avenue about a turn light that was hit. —— Officers investigated a 4:22 p.m. Monday complaint at the police station about a stolen gun. —— Shawn Hacken, 51, of Winona, Minnesota, was arrested on a charge of trespassing after officers investigated a 4:26 p.m. Monday call from a 1st Street establishment about a strange man in a trench coat. —— Officers investigated a 10:36 p.m. Monday call from 9th Street abou...
424 Winners can bring their buttons to the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce office at 130 5th Avenue to claim their prizes....
Digging deeper into National Weather Service records, the Havre Daily News found that recent summertime snow and frost not only wasn't a record for early cold weather, it wasn't even close. Snow fell in the Bear Paw Mountains and on the Hi-Line west of Havre Sept 10, and temperatures in Havre dropped below 32 degrees Fahrenheit Sept. 12 with a morning low of 28 degrees fahrenheit. Not only did those not break records - the record low for Havre Sept. 12 was 23 degrees in 1889...
Two more prominent officials and another institution have been dragged into accusations of fraud, corruption and embezzlement at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation. Former Stone Child College President Melody Henry, 49, and her husband, Stone Child Facilities Department Manager Frank Gregory Henry, 51, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in the federal Missouri River Courthouse in Great Falls to four counts of conspiracy to embezzle, theft and bribery. The penalties attached to the charges are five years in prison for the conspiracy c...
Native American Week festivities began Monday with the raising of a teepee at Montana State University-Northern and the diabetes walk at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. Joseph Cochran of the Blood Indian Reserve in Canada was present at the raising of the teepee to pray and smudge. "Smudging is just like a blessing - for the teepee or any kind of ceremony that's going on," Cochran said. " ... It's very important for the Native people." The smoke of the sweetgrass was used to b...
Bonnie J. Bennett, 62, of Havre, passed away on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at her residence of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Pastor John Chapman officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Bonnie's adult life was dedicated to charity work. She served too many charities to name. In Bonnie's memory, please donate to the Bonnie Memorial Fund at the...
It’s unusual for Havre to be without a football game on Festival Days weekend. But no football didn’t mean no excitement in the world of local sports. Festival Days is always a busy time for sports in Havre, and the surrounding areas and there was plenty to see this past weekend. Here’s a few items that didn’t necessarily make Monday’s Hi-Line Sports Roundup. The crowds. Friday night’s home debut for the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team was met with a larg...
It’s conference time, and soon teams across the Hi-Line, and all over Montana will be battling it out for coveted berths in postseason play. And the conference season really started to heat up this last week. Last Thursday night, the Chester/J-I Hawks picked up a huge win in the District 6C East. The Big Sandy Pioneers had yet to lose a match this season, but the Hawks went to Big Sandy and earned a four-game victory, beating the Pioneers by scores of 21-25, 25-10, 25-12 a...
This past weekend brought us more exciting action on the gridiron along the Hi-Line, highlighted by the battle between defending Class C Six-Man state champion Geraldine-Highwood and 2013 playoff participant North Star in Rudyard last Saturday afternoon. The Knights fought valiantly against one of the true powerhouses of Six-Man football and despite their best effort, they fell short to the defending champions, 53-26. Geraldine/Highwood established dominance early and after a...
Four Frontier Conference football teams remain ranked in the NAIA Top 25. But there was a major shift in the new NAIA Coaches Poll, which was released Monday afternoon. After Carroll College defeated Rocky Mountain College last Saturday in Billings, the Fighting Saints moved up from No. 7 to No. 5. RMC, which suffered its first loss of the season, dropped five spots to No. 10. Southern Oregon, the only remaining unbeaten team in the Frontier, moved up two spots in this week's...
