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  • MILDRED ADAM obituary MALTA

    Mildred Adam, 94, a retired sales clerk, died Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, at a local nursing home of natural causes. Funeral services will be 2 p. m., Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at the Community Church of Malta. Burial will be at Malta Cemetery immediately following. The family would enjoy sharing a meal and visiting with friends and family at the Community Church following the graveside service. Adams Kirkwood Funeral Home of Malta is in charge of arrangements....

  • Tester, Schweitzer team up on veterans' issues

    HDN Staff and wire report Continuing his fight to increase benefits for military veterans, Sen. Jon Tester teamed up with Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer in the U.S. Senate Thursday. Tester introduced Schweitzer during a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee, which examined the Iraq war's impact on rising health care costs for veterans, a release from Tester's office said. Schweitzer talked about the “unseen costs” of caring for veterans wounded in the war, especially veterans living in Montana and rural America. “Ha...

  • Cheney, Gonzales indicted in South Texas county

    CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press Writer McALLEN, Texas Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales have been indicted on state charges involving federal prisons in a South Texas county that has been a source of bizarre legal and political battles under the outgoing prosecutor. The indictment returned Monday has not yet been signed by the presiding judge, and no action can be taken until that happens. The seven indictments made public in Willacy County on Tuesday included one naming state Sen....

  • Schweitzer replaces two in cabinet

    MATT GOURAS Associated Press Writer HELENA Gov. Brian Schweitzer has named two new cabinet appointees for his second term. Schweitzer announced Tuesday that Joe Maurier will replace Jeff Hagener as director of Fish, Wildlife & Parks. And Anna Whiting-Sorrel will replace Joan Miles as director of Public Health and Human Services. Hagener was a holdover from the Judy Martz administration and had been in the job since 2001. Miles oversaw her agency since being appointed by Schweitzer in 2005. Whiting-Sorrell has been...

  • City files lawsuit against county

    Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com The City of Havre has filed a lawsuit against the Hill County government, in which the city requests the court to find a 1974 agreement on pool funding to be valid, and ordering the county to pay the one-third of net operat ions expense for the Havre Community Pool, including more than $280,000 in shortfalls dating back to the mid-70s. Havre Mayor Bob Rice said the lawsuit was filed Monday after the city received an offer from the county, last...