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Editor’s note: The Havre Daily News has been told that this story misrepresents what happened with an invitation to Merissa Underwood to tour some Montana farms and ranches. This version adds information about the invitation and a response from Underwood about Nordlund saying her positions are not based on scientific facts.. Rancher, farm broadcaster and Nordlund Communications owner Lane Nordlund was the keynote speaker at the sixth annual Montana State University-Northern C...
The political director for Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte's campaign for the seat of Montana's governor, Dan Duffy, spoke Friday at the Duck Inn Vineyard Room about Gianforte's campaign for Montana governor to the North-Central Pachyderms. "We have a tremendous opportunity after 16 years of democrat rule in the governor's office," Duffy said. Gianforte is running in the primary against Republicans state Sen. Al Olszewski, R-Kalispell, and Attorney General Tim Fox. The...
An inmate at the Hill County Detention Center, Gordon Wayne Cochran, 54, of Chinook, has died after an altercation with another inmate Sunday at about 6:30 p.m., a press release from the Hill County Sheriff’s Office says. Another inmate faces charges of deliberate homicide, although the sheriff’s office would not confirm if the two cases are related. “A detention officer requested medical assistance for an inmate at the Hill County Detention Center, who had been in an altercation with another inmate,” the release says. “City...
Democratic candidate for the secretary of state Montana Sen. Bryce Bennett, D-Missoula, spoke with local residents Sunday at Vizsla Brewing Co. "I think it's so important to meet with people where they are and talk to them about the issues that are important to them and how the secretary of state's office can better support them and make their lives easier," he said in an interview. Bennett is the only Democratic candidate listed in the race by Ballotpedia. The official filing...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks A mule deer buck harvested in the Moffat Bridge Chronic Wasting Disease Special Hunt Area north of Great Falls has tested positive for the disease. A follow-up test will be conducted to confirm the presence of the disease. The deer was taken on private land the first week of November. The Moffat Bridge CWD Special Hunt Area is in hunting district 400. Samples from the animal were collected by FWP at the Moffat Bridge collection station and testing was performed by Colorado State...
Press release Fiscal Year 2019 ended for the U.S. Border Patrol Sept. 30, and Havre Sector saw a 64 percent arrest increase compared to Fiscal Year 2018. Havre Sector patrols 456 miles of the U.S./Canada international border. This area consists of six stations, St. Mary, Sweetgrass, Havre, Malta, Scobey and Plentywood, employing more than 150 agents living and working in communities all across Montana. Overall, arrests for the Border Patrol as a whole significantly increased from 404,142 in FY18 to 859,501 in FY19. While...
Havre Police Department Officers were called to a two-vehicle fender bender on First Street Friday at 6:55 a.m. -- Shawn Keith Rosette of Havre, 27, was arrested on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia after officers were called to assist probation and parole officers on Ninth Avenue Friday at 10:55 a.m. -- A summons was issued in an 11:54 a.m. Friday response to someone driving an ATV without plates. No details on the charges were provided. -- John Joseph Bear Jr. of H...
If you are recycling, you are well aware that many of the items you used to recycle can’t be taken by the recyclers or your solid waste program. This is the result of Americans sending filthy recyclables to China, our biggest recyclables customer, only to be shut down until literally, we clean up our recycling methodology. But, this depressed opportunity to recycle is only a bump in the long road. Keep in mind recyclables are a commodity marketed similarly to other commodities such as grains and livestock. Anyone in the a...
Press release Hill County 4-H recently held its End-of-Year Celebration event. During the event the "Leader of the Year" and "Friend of 4-H" award recipients were recognized. The individuals and businesses who receive these awards each year are nominated by the Hill County 4-H members and leaders. The "Leader of the Year" exemplifies the 4-H motto "making the best better" through their actions and support of 4-H members. The 2019 Hill County 4-H Leader of the Year is Josh...
Press release The Havre High School speech and debaters couldn’t quite take any first-place finishes at the Chester-Joplin-Inverness invitational tournament Saturday — although several were right in the mix — but the Blue Ponies still scored enough points to bring home the Class A team trophy. Havre scored 77 points in the team competition, beating Class A rival the Fergus County High School Eagles from Lewistown. Lewistown scored 62 points. “I was hoping our kids could earn some first-place finishes, but this was a young t...
The semifinal matchups across Montana kicked off last Friday and Saturday to decide the contenders for the championship titles. Among those participating in the Class C semifinals were the Fort Benton and Big Sandy football teams. Unfortunately, both the Longhorns and Pioneers saw their seasons stopped right there. Fort Benton's undefeated streak ended with a 48-8 loss to Fairview, while Big Sandy experienced some jarring déjà vu, falling to the Jordan Mustangs 55-25. The L...
The College of Idaho Yotes already had the Frontier Conference championship locked up ahead of Saturday’s senior day game with the Montana State University-Northern Lights. But the Yotes wanted to make sure they added the school’s first undefeated regular season to their long list of accomplishments this season, and that’s exactly what they did. Justin Hellyer rushed for a career-high 207 yards, as No. 6 College of Idaho defeated Montana State-Northern, 44-20, Saturday at Si...
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team saw its season come to an end in the opening round of the Frontier Conference Tournament. But there was certainly no shame in bowing out to the eventual conference champions. Friday night, the Skylights were swept by the Argos by the University of Providence Argos, by scores of 25-17, 25-14 and 25-18 in the first round of the Frontier tourney inside the McLaughlin Center in Great Falls. The loss to the Argos brought...
High school hockey is back in action and the Havre Ice Dome drew in quite the crowd for the Havre Ice Hawk's first home series on the ice. Unfortunately, the series was rough for the Ice Hawks when they played the Helena Big Horns Saturday and Sunday. The Big Horns came into the Havre Ice Dome and beat Havre 9-2 in Game One and 8-1 in Game Two. Helena is a fiery competitor and did not hold back against the Ice Hawks. On top of that, the Big Horns took advantage of many...
MISSOULA — There hadn’t been a regular season game of this magnitude in Missoula since Montana beat No. 3 Idaho in 1994. And with third-ranked Weber State in town Saturday, the Grizzlies conjured up some more big-game, Washington-Grizzly Stadium magic. Fueled by big plays and a dominant defense, the No. 5 Griz rolled to a 35-16 win against No. 3 Weber State in a battle of the Big Sky's top two teams. The win is the 250th in Big Sky history for the Grizzlies, who finish the...
Once again, the Havre Daily News will cover the annual Cat-Griz game wire-to-wire. See plenty of stories on the game starting Wednesday, and we'll have live coverage of the 119th meeting from Bobcat Stadium Saturday. In Monday's Havre Daily News, we'll have complete wrapups and photos....
Montana high school volleyball season came to an end last weekend as teams from Class AA to Class C gathered at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, and among those teams were two from the Hi-Line area. In the Class A, the Havre Blue Ponies finished fourth in the state tournament. The Ponies beat Butte Central and Columbia Falls, but lost to Glendive on Saturday. In the Class C circle, Fort Benton lost to Bridger and Belt. For Havre, it was quite the ride to get to fourth...
A big crowd is something any team hopes for when they play at home. But, what is better than a normal big crowd? How about a huge showing of ocal kids cheering on their team throughout the entire game. For the Montana State University-Northern Skylights, playing against the Corban College Warriors was that kind of experience. The Skylights handled the Warriors well, beating them 69-43 Friday in the Armory Gymnasium and giving the crowd of kids a performance to remember in the...
