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Thomas Murphy Walker Jr., 28, of Harlem, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Wake services will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 18, 2014, at the Red Whip Center in Fort Belknap, and will continue until his funeral service, which shall be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2014. Interment will be in the Pony Hill Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements, and you can... Full story
HELENA (AP) — Montana officials are condemning a new delay in the decision whether to approve construction of an oil pipeline from Canada. The U.S. State Department said Friday it is giving federal agencies more time to review the Keystone XL pipeline. Part of the pipeline would run through Montana, and reaction was swift from Democrats and Republicans. Democratic U.S. Sen John Walsh called on President Barack Obama to show leadership and end the uncertainty by making a decision. Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Daines, who is W... Full story
GREAT FALLS (AP) — The Montana Highway Patrol says a woman was killed and two men were injured when a minivan crashed east of Havre. The Great Falls Tribune reports (http://gftrib.com/1pkCpJt ) the Dodge Caravan drifted off U.S. Highway 2 shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday. The highway patrol says in a statement the vehicle traveled down a steep embankment. A 50-year-old Harlem woman was killed. The patrol says she was reportedly not wearing her seat belt correctly. The 29-year-old driver and a 21-year-old passenger were injured. T... Full story
A former Havre priest has denied charges in federal court in Great Falls alleging he stole money donated to St. Jude Thaddeus Church. The Rev. Dale Yurkovic is scheduled to go on trial June 18 for charges of wire fraud, money laundering and forfeiture. Yurkovic, 61, listed as a resident of Las Vegas, pleaded not guilty in a hearing April 8, according to a press release issued Thursday by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Montana. The Diocese of Great Falls-Billing... Full story
Creeping landslide devouring part of Wyoming town MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — What's happening in this Wyoming resort town might be better described as a land creep than a landslide, but the lack of speed has not hindered the sheer power of the moving earth. Over the past two weeks, a piece of East Gros Ventre Butte has slowly collapsed toward the west side of Jackson — shearing one hillside home in half, threatening to devour several others and loo... Full story
HELENA (AP) — The chairman of a foundation funded by the sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana says he expects the foundation's assets to grow from $40 million to more than $150 million. Board chairman Denis Prager says the Montana Healthcare Foundation is still organizing, but plans to hand out $1 million in grants this year to fund health-care programs. The foundation began with $40.2 million from last year's sale of Blue Cross to Health Care Service Corp. of Chicago. Prager tells Lee Newspapers of Montana those a... Full story
HELENA (AP) — A Billings car-dealership owner has proposed a ballot measure that would completely ban the use and possession of marijuana in Montana, even for medical uses. The proposal by Steve Zabawa would change state law to say any Schedule I drug in the federal Controlled Substances Act "may not be legally possessed, received, transferred, manufactured, cultivated, trafficked, transported or used in Montana." Montana and several other states allow the regulated use of marijuana for medical purposes, and about 8,300 m... Full story
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials from nine Western states say it's time they take control of federal lands within their borders. The lawmakers and county commissioners met at Utah's Capitol on Friday to discuss their joint goal of wresting oil-, timber- and mineral-rich lands away from the feds. The Legislative Summit on the Transfer of Public Lands, as it was called, was not publicized until midday, when the Utah House sent out notice of a 4:30 p.m. news conference. The result of the meeting wasn't clear. But at the news c... Full story
Story by John Paul Schmidt Photos by Eric Seidle Hands On History celebrated its 10-year anniversary Saturday with a record amount of support and attendees. This is the largest event of the year for the H. Earl Clack museum foundation. Their top three are Hands On History, the Shot in the Dark Golf Tournament and the Christmas celebration. But, Hands On History brings the biggest number of the community members together to create a special event for children and adults alike...
One of the latest trending videos on the Internet is of a young man, presumably the Jared Michael who originally downloaded it, who was trying to get a video of himself, with his back to the tracks, as a train approached and passed. That was the plan anyway. As the 10-second video saga unfolds, though, it is revealed that Michael is standing very close to the tracks, and the young man gets kicked in the side of the head and face by a driver on the train. The blow flipped him... Full story
Our kids have only one hope of escaping fear in their lives. That hope is what I call Teacher, we as a whole community. The symbol of tough love education is: Don’t lean toward excuses, drugs and danger, but to lean toward health and happiness. But how can we strive to become better in our community unless we come together. I am hoping that God answers my prayers for all the corruption happening in Rocky Boy. Can we get justice? How about forfeit all tribal money you stole, cars, trucks, houses, land and cattle. You sure in t... Full story
Laurel — Havre High School students and those from several other area high schools did very well at the District 7 Music Festival last weekend. It was a tribute to the students, their talent and their hard work that they did such a good job. It was also a tribute to the dedicated faculty members who put in countless hours throughout the school year, especially at state festival time. We wish all well at the state competition. Laurel — Tom Patrick of Patrick Construction has been a valuable member of the Havre and Hi-Line com... Full story
Some holiday events have been canceled at the Northern Montana Care Center, and the administration is requiring visitors to take extra steps to prevent spreading norovirus to its residents. Care Center Administrator Ron Gleason said this morning that Northern Montana Hospital has confirmed some cases of norovirus, and church services and an Easter egg hunt have been canceled. Visitors are required to wear surgical masks, available at the nurses’ stations at the care center, and to go straight to the room of the resident t...
The Student Excellence Award is the highest award given by Montana State University-Northern. Provost William Rugg stood at a podium before a crowd in the Student Union Building Ballroom to give this year's recipients their plaques. "If you have done an outstanding job as a student, we would like to recognize that," Rugg said. Chancellor James Limbaugh spoke to the recipients before they received their awards. "You represent the best of what we have to offer," Limbaugh said....
A woman accused of embezzling money from the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation health care system to pay for trips to visit her husband while he was serving a sentence for embezzling from Rocky Boy can get an attorney — with a price. Fawn Tadios, former CEO of the Chippewa Cree Tribe’s Health Board and its clinic, had fired four attorneys and was representing herself in the trial which had been scheduled for May 1. Tadios, in a hearing March 17 in U.S. District Court in Great Falls, refused to agree to not file complaints again... Full story
Since 2004, the name Kyle Samson has been synonymous with the Montana State University-Northern football program. For over a decade now, Samson has been an important staple in the growth of the Lights’ program, first as an NAIA All-American quarterback, and then as an assistant coach for the Lights. But now, after 10 years of playing and coaching at MSU-N, Samson is branching out. Earlier this week, Samson accepted the head coaching position at Class AA Flathead High School i... Full story
The Havre High tennis teams are in Cut Bank today and Saturday for some big duals against Class A rivals from the west. But the busy weekend will spill over into next week for the Blue Pony netters. Monday, the Ponies will host the rescheduled Havre Invitational tennis tournament. The tourney was slated for April 12 but was moved to Monday because of inclement weather. The move wasn't ideal as the Ponies would normally have many more matches under their belt heading into to...
Compared to Thursday's matchups with the Belgrade Panthers, Saturday’s home games against the Browning Indians will have a much different feel for the Havre High faspitch softball team. After facing the Class A power Panthers in two games on the road Thursday, the Central A Blue Ponies (0-2) will now face the conference rival Browning Indians Saturday at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Field in Havre. The Ponies and Indians will faceoff at 1 p.m., marking the long awaited home d... Full story
