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It was an exciting week at Havre High School as students celebrated homecoming week. The festivities lasted through the week and culminated on Friday night when the HHS football team hosted Miles City at Blue Pony Stadium. However, homecoming week ended on a bitter note as Miles City defeated the Blue Ponies, 40-0. "Miles City is a good football team," HHS head coach Ryan Gatch said. "Coach Jeff Regan does a nice job with this program. They got some good athletes. Didn't go th...
Sen. Jon Tester provided an update on his activities in congress during a rural press call Thursday morning, addressing the situation with the infrastructure bill, the Canadian border and the COVID-19 pandemic. Tester said it's been an extremely busy week in Congress between the continuing resolution, debt ceiling, reconciliation, country of origin labeling bill, the Cost of War Act and the infrastructure bill. He said the infrastructure bill in particular is a vital piece of...
Aubrey Green of Portland, Oregon, is trying to track down an old mystery from his childhood in Havre, the town he left in 1943 and has recently returned to on his quest. Green is 88 years old, the child of rail worker Theodore R. Green, better known as Red, and Phyllis Green, formerly Phyllis Williams, and his search is for a mysterious locomotive that used to be stored in Havre’s old roundhouse, now long gone. He said he remembers always noticing little Engine Number 9 stored in the northeast corner of the building, and e...
A high-speed chase that started in Havre Thursday afternoon and involved five law enforcement agencies ended in a field south of Chester. Havre Police Capt. Aaron Wittmer said the driver of the vehicle, Franklin James Buck III of Valier, 51, faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges including driving under the influence of drugs, criminal endangerment and leaving the scene of an accident. Wittmer said the chase started about 1:13 p.m. Thursday on the 600 Block of Fifth Street and went “everywhere” incluiding Highland Par...
The National Farmers Union held a press conference Wednesday to announce their Fairness for Farmers Campaign, a push to end corporate consolidation and break up monopolies in the agriculture industry - action supported by Montana Sen. Jon Tester who spoke at the conference alongside Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer and others. The event was headlined by NFU President Rob Larew, who said the organization continues to be a voice for family farmers in an...
The Montana state COVID tracking map was not updated by printing deadline this morning. Blaine County Health Department reported Thursday evening being notified of 28 new cases from Tuesday through Thursday with 80 active, no active hospitalizations listed, 1,107 total cases, 24 deaths. Hill County Health Department reported Thursday evening that 30 new cases were reported, 160 active, 6 active hospitalizations, 2,758 total cases, 52 deaths. Rocky Boy reported Thursday, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers,...
From Office of U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation resident accused of helping a Michigan fentanyl supplier distribute pills from his residence admitted a trafficking crime Thursday, acting U.S Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Larry Albert Bernard, 37, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Bernard faces a maximum 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and at least three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Mor...
From Office of U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A man admitted Thursday to dealing fentanyl pills on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Timothy Michael Koop, 61, pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl. Koop faces a maximum 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and at least three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. Morris set sentencing for Jan. 20. Koop was released pending further proceedings. The gov...
Robert "Bob" Heppner, 83, passed away due to natural causes on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at the Big Sandy Medical Center. Cremation has taken place, and a celebration of Bob's life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 27, 2021, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with Cody Solomon officiating. Bob's family has suggested memorial donations be made in his memory to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's research, the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, or the...
Beverly L. Grass, 92, passed away due to natural causes on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls. Cremation has taken place, and a celebration of Beverly’s life will be held when her family is able to gather....
Daniel F. Tilton, 69, passed away September 13, 2021 in Billings, Montana. Dan is survived by his wife of 35 years, Carla (Doll) Tilton, and his sisters, Jean (Tilton) James (Robert A James) and Susan (Tilton) Chiovaro, both of Dillon, MT, his brother-in-law, Brian Doll of Havre, MT, numerous nieces and nephews and their children. He is preceded in death by his parents and his beloved daughter, Lisa Renee Tilton. Dan was born March 19th, 1952, to Corby H. Tilton and Mary...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 12:15 p.m. in Robins School Administration Building. A Zoom link for the meeting is in the full agenda, which is posted at 6:30 p.m. in the Havre Middle School. The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Agenda deletions or corrections, and additions allowed by policy, if any B. New business 1. Personnel Public comment — An opportunity for any member of the audience to bring to the a...
Monday Montana Association of Counties 112th Annual Conference in Kalispell Tuesday Montana Association of Counties 112th Annual Conference in Kalispell Wednesday Montana Association of Counties 112th Annual Conference in Kalispell Thursday Montana Association of Counties 112th Annual Conference in Kalispell Friday Regular business hours...
Havre Police Department The only entry in the police dispatch report is a high-speed pursuit which started Thursday at 1:13 p.m. and is detailed in a page 1 story today. Hill County Sheriff's Office Teresa Angel Jiron of Havre, 26, was arrested on a state District Court warrant served on 11th Avenue Thursday at 10:55 a.m. -- Deputies were called to assist with a vehicle chase in the Havre and Hill County area at 1:12 p.m. -- A theft, forgery or fraud was reported on Shepherd...
The truth isn’t always stranger than fiction, but the truth could strangely inspire fiction. A big article we ran in the paper this week illuminated the trouble our local school system is having finding bus drivers to help transport students to events. I know, it seems mildly interesting at best, but apparently, it is a big deal because this bus driver shortage is occurring all over the country. However, for as far as my Google searches can see Brooke Charter School in B...
Through four games this season, the Havre High football team has a 2-2 record. While they have picked up wins against Sidney and Hardin at home, the Blue Ponies have dropped road games against good teams such as Lewistown and Billings Central. Tonight, the Ponies will face another strong opponent in Miles City but Havre will get to face them at home at Blue Pony Stadium in their homecoming game. "Blue Pony Stadium is the greatest spot in Class A football to play a game," HHS...
After a month away, it is finally time for the Montana State University-Northern football team to return to Tilleman Field this Saturday. At home, they will play Rocky Mountain College as they try to pick up their first win of the season. The Lights are coming off a 42-28 loss to University of Montana Western where they played better in the second half so MSU-N head coach Andrew Rolin hopes that can carry over into this week. "We got to build off the second half of our game...
With Havre High School holding its homecoming this week, HHS volleyball head coach Stephanie Huse had to make sure her team was not distracted. If their performance Thursday night against Browning at Blue Pony Gymnasium is any indication, the Blue Ponies were more than focused as they defeated Browning, 3-0, by winning their sets by scores of 25-4, 25-10 and 25-12. "I thought the girls did a really good job on serve receive and they had some really tough servers," Huse said....
After a long two days inside the Armory Gymnasium, the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team will slow things down a bit. Northern begins regular season Frontier Conference play Saturday night, when the Skylights host Rocky Mountain College at 6 p.m. The match is the first regular season match for both Northern and Rocky, though everybody in the league was just in the Armory last weekend for the first-ever Frontier Preseason Tournament, where the Skylights went an...
OK, it's already been pretty well established that the Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats are pretty darn good. In fact, it looks like no 2020 had almost zero effect on either program through three weeks of the season. Now, however, comes Big Sky Conference play, and that's an entirely different matter. I know, the fourth-ranked Grizzlies already knocked off a Pac 12 opponent on the road and a Missouri Valley foe at home. How tough can the Big Sky be? I know, the...
Out our way, patience is a virtue and as necessary when working cows as a good horse, rope and saddle. Maybe more! I have shared with you my first stampede set off by an impatient rancher who had become frustrated by the indifference and stupidity of his herd of Angus. Driving his old pickup into the milling herd as we were getting them together to trail them to the corral and branding chutes, he started honking the horn and scattered the herd. It took us another two hours to...
In my Roman Catholic tradition, this weekend's readings for Sunday come from the book of Numbers 11:25-29, also from the letter of James 5:1-6 and from the Gospel of Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48. In the reading from Numbers, Moses speaks to God saying that he needs help to minister to the people. God tells Moses to develop a list of 70 elders upon whom he will place a portion of His spirit on. After the Spirit of God had been given, Joshua has a problem because two of the elders...
You know, Lord, cloud formations are breathtaking - mostly when we're on top of a hill, especially when we need rain. One minute it looks like rainclouds bounding over the horizon and a bit later, the sun comes bursting through again - in a teasing way. You do promise seed time and harvest, Lord. Depending on where one is standing, working or even visiting, let's take a moment to look around and notice Your handy work. In our area we see mountains on one side and plains and...
North Central Senior Citizens Center Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 Senior Center is now open Menu Monday — Meatball sub sandwich, salad, dessert Tuesday — Roast pork, salad, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli Normandy, rolls, apple crisp Wednesday — Sweet-and-sour chicken, rice, egg rolls, baked donuts Thursday — Salisbury steak, hashbrowns and gravy, peas, pudding Friday — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping up with the pandemic: As of Sept. 22, there were 27 new COVID-19 cases reported for Hill County, 13 cases met the criteria for...
It took a while, but Kaymen Cureton found a home in the Montana State University-Northern football program. After playing high school football in Los Angeles, his collegiate journey took him to Nevada and Eastern Kentucky before finding his way to Havre.It was quite the journey. As the quarterback tried to find a new football team, he ultimately decided to play for the Lights because of MSU-N head Andrew Rolin. Back in high school, Cureton got his first collegiate offer from...
