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  • Over the hump: Lights beat Montana Tech

    George Ferguson|Updated Oct 18, 2014

    September 5th was a long time ago. But for the Montana State University-Northern football team it must have seemed like an eternity. That was the last time the Lights felt the thrill of victory, but all that changed on Saturday at Blue Pony Stadium. In a wild Frontier Conference battle, the Lights scored a go-ahead touchdown on a Travis Dean to Jake Messerly 32-yard pass with two minutes left, then watched as Tech kicker Matt Berg missed a short field goal in the waning...

  • CAMPAIGN WATCH: This week in the race to November

    LISA BAUMANN Associated Press|Updated Oct 18, 2014

    HELENA (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amanda Curtis has posted her first and perhaps only television ad, a major accomplishment for a candidate who entered the race in mid-August with no money. The ad features Curtis meeting with Montanans and appealing to working families with her "one of us" message. "I come from a family that's a lot like most other Montana families," Curtis says. "And the reason that I've stepped up to the plate is the chance to be the voice for working families like mine." The ad started running...

  • University of Montana Western hires chancellor

    Updated Oct 18, 2014

    BUTTE (AP) — University of Montana Western officials say the provost of Southwest Minnesota State University has been hired as the Dillon school's chancellor. The Montana Standard reports (http://bit.ly/11LCN9U) Beth Weatherby will begin her new job on Jan. 15. University of Montana President Royce Engstrom announced Weatherby's hiring after a search that began in the spring. The 57-year-old Weatherby has been provost and vice president of academic affairs and student affairs at the Marshall, Minnesota, school since 2007. S...

  • Friday's Prep Football: Blue Ponies run over Polson

    Updated Oct 17, 2014

    The Havre High football team needed a win. And thanks to a dominant running game, the Blue Ponies got on Friday night at Blue Pony Stadium. Behind over 200 yards on the ground, including 100-yard games from Parker Filius and Dane Warp, the Ponies toppled Northwest A power Polson 39-21. Havre scored 20 points in the second quarter, and was never threatened after that. Kody Pribyl rushed for two scores, while Warp threw three TD passes, including two to Jacob Labrie. The win...

  • For the Record, October 17, 2014

    Updated Oct 17, 2014

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a report made at the police station Thursday at 9:23 a.m. of bad checks received. ——— Tracy Daychild, 20, of Havre was issued a summons on a charge of driving without a driver’s license Thursday at 10:01 a.m. ——— Officers investigated a report made at the police station Thursday at 10:23 a.m. concerning a stolen firearm. ——— Andrew Eugene Earll, 27, of Havre was issued a summons Thursday at 11:06 a.m. on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. ——— Officers investigated a r...

  • Obituary - Patsy Jean Shelden

    Updated Oct 17, 2014

    Patsy Jean Shelden, 65, of Havre, passed on Monday, Oct. 6, in Bozeman's Deaconess Hospital from cancer. Patsy was born June 23, 1949, in Glasgow, Montana, to Percy and Alice Shelden, who both passed before her. She is survived by three sisters, Virginia Wells, Peggy Reum and Sally Tokarewski; and two brothers, Chuck Shelden and Barry Shelden. She adored her 10 nieces and nephews, 16 great-nieces and nephews and 5 great-great nieces and nephews. She loved to spend time with th...

  • Obituary - Alice B. (Doney) Pewonka

    Updated Oct 17, 2014

    Alice B. (Doney) Pewonka passed away on Oct. 14, 2014, just one day short of her 91st birthday, at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre, Montana. A small memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home to accommodate family who cannot attend the memorial Mass. A memorial Mass will be held in the near future and will be followed by interment in Highland Cemetery. Alice has requested that memorials be made to St. Jude...

  • Quick Pic: Bullhook dresses things up

    Updated Oct 17, 2014

  • Obituary - Rose Elizabeth Shaughnessy Gran

    Updated Oct 17, 2014

    Rose Elizabeth Shaughnessy Gran, 74, passed away on Oct. 14, 2014, in Kalispell, Montana of natural causes. , Rose was born Oct. 31, 1939, in Missoula, Montana, to Thomas E. and Mary O. (Wright) Shaughnessy. She was raised on the family homestead in DeSmet, west of Missoula. She attended DeSmet Grade School, Missoula County High School and the University of Montana in Missoula. During her teaching career, she continued her education in foreign languages, not only in Montana, but also Mexico and Canada. She taught French,...

  • Quick Pic: Local children bring the colors of Halloween

    Updated Oct 17, 2014