News you can use
News you can use
Sorted by date Results 1 - 21 of 21
HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock said Friday that an expansion of the state's Medicaid rolls would have brought some assurances amid the turmoil surrounding the health care law's rollout. The governor earlier this year backed a plan to expand Medicaid to the working poor earning less than 138 percent of the poverty level. He was opposed by Republican legislative leaders, and the proposal died before lawmakers adjourned. About half of the states, including Montana, have rejected the Medicaid expansion plans originally crafted as a...
All kinds of national news peppered the front page of the Nov. 16, 1893 issue of The Havre Advertiser. However, there was this small article, tucked away in the middle: Montana Army Notes In his report for the year ending June 30, 1893, Brig. Gen. Merritt, of the department of Dakota, says there were in this department 2,338 soldiers, of which the various posts in Montana contained 1,646, divided as follows: Fort Assinniboine, 482; Keough 450; Custer 419; Missoula 195; Poplar...
MISSOULA (AP) — A federal judge on Friday rejected a Montana woman's request to dismiss her murder indictment for pushing her new husband off a cliff during an argument in Glacier National Park. Jordan Graham testified earlier in the hearing that she instinctively pushed Cody Johnson away when he grabbed her arm, causing the July 7 fall. She also alleged that an FBI agent improperly interviewed her and made her uncomfortable by touching her knee. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy rejected Graham's motion to dismiss the i...
A member of the H. Earl Clack Museum board, who is also president of the Fort Assinniboine Preservation Association, told the museum board this week that several historical items about the fort have been trickling in, with more on the way, to be transferred to the museum once displays are prepared. Board member Gary Wilson said this morning that several items have been coming in, from as far away as Australia. A woman in Australia called him unexpectedly, asking if he wanted h...
A 10-game schedule, which started all the way back on Aug. 29 in Dickinson, N.D., is now down to one game. But for the Montana State University-Northern Lights, their last game is now their biggest game. Saturday, the Lights (4-5, 4-5) will host the No. 11 Rocky Mountain Battlin’ Bears (6-3, 7-3) inside what is expected to be a snowy and cold Blue Pony Stadium. Kickoff is set for noon, with Northern’s nine seniors being honored before the contest. And though it’s only a regul...
(This is the second of a two-part series about Havre's Bullhook drainage.) J. Kenneth Thayn Construction Co. of Salt Lake City was the lowest bidder and awarded the contract to construct the Bull Hook Unit of the Havre Flood Control Project. The Bull Hook Unit consisted of the construction of Bull Hook Dam, spillway, lower diversion dam, the Scott Coulee Dam, the channel to the Bull Hook Dam from the Scott Coulee Dam and other waterways in the area. On Sept. 14, 1953, a...
This fall, Congress has an important opportunity to create jobs and grow the economy by passing a long-term, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. The Farm Bill impacts every American, every day by providing a wide range of programs that strengthen our nation. The Farm Bill is crucial to maintaining a strong agriculture sector and an abundant food supply that benefits all Americans. Over the past two years, producers have faced a multitude of disasters — from drought, to flooding, to blizzards. These events demonstrate h...
Laurel — Joe Vernon and the sustainability team at Montana State University-Northern have done a great job of helping to make our part of the planet a little cleaner. They have undertaken a recycling program with which people can recycle plastics, paper and cardboard, making it easier for students and staffers to recycle. In cardboard alone, they recycle up to 2,000 pounds a week, along with an equal amount of paper. The volunteer workers are a role model for the rest of us. Laurel — Bravo to Havre firefighters and cou...
Today is America Recycles Day. More than ever, recycling is something to celebrate all year in Montana. A 2004 study by Montana Department of Environmental Quality found that recycling generated nearly $90 million dollars in revenue, paid over $9 million in wages and benefits, and sustained over 300 full-time jobs. At that time, recycling and composting diverted 176,571 tons of material from landfills or 15 percent of Montana’s waste stream. In line with national trends, that number has continued to grow. Community commitment...
History proves that humankind loves a good tale. Back in the days before modern amenities like television, Internet and indoor plumbing, people of cultures from all around the world told tales to entertain and teach. The tale of Cinderella has hundreds of variations from different cultures. One version of the tale, made popular by Disney, teaches us that good things will happen to young women if they work hard and stay pure of heart — and have a fairy godmother. Other v...
Ellen R. Stubban, 83, of Havre, died of cancer on Nov. 9, 2013, at the Big Sandy Medical Center. She has been cremated and services will be Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at 11 a.m., at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, Havre. Edwards Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Ellen was born April 17, 1930, in Havre, to Mark Sr. and Josephine (Emily) Mayer. She was the oldest of eight siblings. Ellen was nicknamed "Dee Dee" by her grandmother, Annie (Pogreba) Mayer, and it was the...
Travis C. Johnson, born to Rick and Donna Johnson on July 19, 1970, in Bismarck, N.D., passed away on Nov. 9, 2013. Travis grew up in Oregon and resided in Havre, Mont., with his mom and "dad" Donna and Bubba Biem. He is survived by his two children, Triston and Alyssa, his mother and sister. Travis received his GED and was a natural artist. His heart always grew three times bigger and brighter when it was time to decorate for Halloween and Christmas. Travis had a big heart and a childlike spirit. He was often the first one...
C. E. “Ham” Hamilton, 90, of Elko, Nevada, formerly of Havre, Mont., died peacefully Nov. 2, 2013, after a brief illness. Ham was born in Havre on March 9, 1923, to William and Etta Hamilton. He graduated from Havre High School in 1941. He joined the Marine Corps and spent four years in the Pacific during World War II. After being honorably discharged in 1946, he returned home to Montana. He later married Eulalia Montee and raised one son, William “Bill.” He worked for the Great Northern Railway, now BNSF, for many years b...
Two U.S. senators are teaming up across the aisle to try to give more work-week and pay predictability to U.S. Border Patrol Agents, including in the Havre Sector. Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and John McCain, R-Ariz., have introduced a bill to deal with how agents schedule their week and how they will be paid. “A common-sense pay schedule that provides stability for agents and their families is something I hear about every time I visit the border,” Tester said in a press release. “Establishing this new pay schedule will make...
HELENA — Montana's insurance commissioner criticized the president's move Thursday to allow insurance plans that had been slated to be canceled with the nation's health overhaul. Monica Lindeen said on a conference call that it "throws everything on its head" after three years of preparing for the new federal law. President Barack Obama reversed course Thursday and said individuals should be allowed to renew plans now ticketed for cancellation. Foes used the cancellations to pounce on campaign trail promises that Americans c...
It is hard to come up with a name that has become better known in the Frontier Conference then that of of Montana State University-Northern quarterback Derek Lear. And with a lot of NAIA schools bringing in junior college transfers to help propel a program, it is also getting harder and harder to find a four-year starter amongst from the Montana high school ranks. But after redshirting his freshman season, and winning the starting quarterback job outright the next season that...
There have certainly been dramatic duals between the Montana State University-Northern Lights and the University of Great Falls Argos recently, but the powerful Lights decided to take the drama out of their most recent meeting with their arch rival. A pin by sophomore Duell Stadel to start the match, and a technical fall by sophomore Toby Cheff near the end of it ensured the No. 2 Lights of a runaway victory over the No. 6 Argos Thursday night at the McLaughlin Center in Great...
The level of talent always gets drastically better at the state volleyball tournament, and after not seeing state action since 2005, the Class C Chinook Sugarbeeters were quickly reminded of that. Chinook opened up the Class C state tournament Thursday morning at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman. But it was the No. 1 team out of the east in the Wibaux Longhorns who handed the Beeters, the No. 2 seed out of the north, a first round loss. The Longhorns defeated the Beeters 3-0 by scores of 25-23, 25-22, and 25-10. Neithe...
It’s getting late in the 2013 Big Sky Conference football season, and both the Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats have critical home games upcoming. The No. 7 Griz (4-2, 8-2) are home for the final time in the regular season when they host struggling Weber State Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Meanwhile, the No. 8 Bobcats (5-1, 7-3) return home from a difficult loss at Eastern Washington last Saturday to host the defensive minded Southern Utah Thunderbirds S...
The volleyball season just keeps getting sweeter for the Montana State University-Northern Skylights. Not only is Northern nationally ranked and poised to make a run in this weekend’s Frontier Conference Tournament in Great Falls, but now the Skylights also have some postseason accolades, too. Thursday night, the Frontier Conference announced its 2013 All-Conference Team, as well as its postseason awards, and Northern garnered plenty of attention. MSU-N senior right s...
