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Two separate vehicles were reported Monday at 5:59 p.m. crashing into a cow on U.S. Highway 87. Rocky Boy and Havre both sent ambulances to the crash site near mile marker 95, about 6 miles north of Box Elder. Cattle are frequently reported near the highway in this area and six people had reported cattle on or near the highway in that region earlier in the day on another report was called in 15 minutes before the accident. Havre Fire Chief Mel Paulson said that Havre...
The two westbound lanes of U.S. Highway 2 were closed off in front of Ben Franklin Crafts and Triple Dog Brewing Co. because of a two vehicle crash which occurred at about 2:30 p.m. The crash was head-on collision between Ford Taurus and a Pontiac. Havre Fire Chief Mel Paulson said that two people were in the Ford and two people were in the Pontiac. He added that three of the people were transported to Northern Montana Hospital for minor injuries....
BNSF Railway Foundation presented a $75,000 check to the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line Saturday at the Festival of Trees fundraiser. "The BNSF Foundation was pleased to donate $75,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line," BNSF Railway Public Affairs Director Maia LaSalle said this morning. "This donation will help fund STEM programming at the club." Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line Club Director Tim Brurud said the money will be used to improve science, technology,...
During the committee reports of the Havre City Council meeting Monday Mayor Tim Solomon discussed with council members an idea to reorganize the council's monthly meetings. "I find it a very interesting concept," Council member Erik Meis said. "It could be viable." Solomon said he brought up the idea at the end of the Ordinance Committee meeting last month and discussed the idea with the committee. The idea is the City Council would meet once a month to discuss and vote on...
Hill County Park Board discussed possible alternative beaver management options on Beaver Creek Park and heard a report from the Montana Trappers Association during its monthly meeting Monday in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse. Fran Buell of Gildford read a Montana Trappers Association report that said, to date, three association members within a 21-day period removed 20 beaver which were causing damage within the park. “If you add the 20 beaver that he has already removed, the youth trapper camp removed 16. S...
Just in time for the holidays, Kristi Peterson has won the 2019 Can-Am Outlander quadrunner raffle fundraiser to help raise funds to repair Havre Beneath the Streets. "It's such an important part of Havre, I'm so happy to support it," Peterson said. Peterson said that a co-worker at Independence Bank, Kevin Holmes, was selling tickets earlier this year and she decided to purchase four tickets from him. She said that she knew it was to raise money for Beneath the Streets to...
Havre Police Department An arrest was made after a caller at a First Street West business asked Monday at 12:55 p.m. to have a woman removed from the business. No details on the charges were provided. -- Officers served a warrant at the police station Monday at 4:24 p.m. -- Child Abuse Hotline made a sex offense report Monday at 10:31 p.m. -- Someone stopped at the police station to speak with an officer at 12:16 a.m. today about an identity theft situation. Hill County...
The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Tax adjustments Resolutions Contracts COA contract for snow removal with C-T Smith Enterprises Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Letter of support for the Fort Belknap Water Compact County needs Deputy clerk and recorder appointment Upgrade bid from DIS claims....
Alex Sosnowski AccuWeather senior meteorologist Following a delayed start to the wet season in fire-ravaged California, the switch has been turned on as a series of storms continues to douse the Golden State. Soon after a storm over Northern and Central California winds down, a new plume of moisture, or an atmospheric river, a plume of tropical moisture in the atmosphere that can result in heavy rainfall or snowfall in a narrow swath, will unleash heavy rain and high country snow over Southern California to the interior South...
Michael Allen Thole passed peacefully away with his family by his side Nov. 1, 2019, at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, Montana. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Holland and Bonine Funeral Home in Havre, Montana. A celebration of Mike's life will take place in July, when all of his family can attend. Mike came into this world Aug. 28, 1962, the son of Shirley Kraft Gorman and Robert Thole. Mike was the oldest of five children. Mike grew up in Havre,...
The high school hockey season is still in its early stages and many teams across Montana have taken advantage of the early wins, while some are still pushing to pick up their first. Meanwhile, other teams are working in the middle, with some wins and losses on the record. One of those teams is the Havre Ice Hawks, which, after losing tough games to Helena and Missoula, has found another win against the Great Falls Americans last Saturday in the Havre Ice Dome. The Ice Hawks...
The Six-Man football scene was a lot of fun this past fall, and with two of the area's Six-Man squads making the playoffs, that means there was a lot of talent on the Hi-Line. Recently, the Six-Man North All-Conference honors list was released, with plenty of Hi-Line players making the cut. Big Sandy, which rolled to its second straight North Division championship, dominated the All-Conference list with six players honored. Seniors Kade Strutz, Clint Darlington and Brock...
It won't be in Havre, but the Northern Native American Classic is once again tipping off the new high school basketball season. The 2019 NAC, which will feature a host of Hi-Line teams, will be held Friday and Saturday at the CMR Fieldhouse in Great Falls. Local squads from Box Elder, Rocky Boy, Harlem and Hays-Lodge Pole will all play season-opening games in Great Falls this weekend, starting with a boys game between rival Rocky Boy and Box Elder Friday at 12:30 p.m. The NAC...
The last couple of girls basketball seasons have been really good on the Hi-Line. And by really good, I mean, special. For the past two seasons, the Havre High and Box Elder girls have captured exactly half of the girls basketball state championships in Montana, and combined the two teams lost less than five total games during that stretch. But the Blue Ponies and Bears aren't the only really good girls teams in the coverage area. No, in actuality, the Havre area has, and...
RezQ Dogs is holding a fundraiser at Pizza Hut all day Thursday, continuing it’s Helping Every Animal Related To Safety — HEARTS — campaign to raise money for RezQ Dogs operations and construction costs for its new property. RezQ Dogs officially became a nonprofit in 2010, on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation and works to rescue stray or abandoned dogs primarily on Fort Belknap and the Rocky Boy’s Indian reservations. The organization has partnered with the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy animal control as well as Havre’s Animal She...
Note: This information was provided by the office of Sen. Jon Tester U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced Monday he is nominating four students from this region including Havre’s Cameron Pleninger to the nation’s most prestigious U.S. military service academies. Tester selected a total of 34 Montana nominees to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy based on their academic accomplishments, extracurricular activities, and com...
Press release Starting on Jan. 8, 2020, Social Security offices nationwide will be open to the public on Wednesday afternoons, Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, announced. This change restores Wednesday public service hours that were last in place in late 2012. “I don’t want someone to come to our office at 2:30 on a Wednesday only to find our doors closed,” Saul said. In another move to improve service to the public, Saul announced in his Open Letter to the Public at http://www.ssa.gov/agency/coss-message.html th...
Editor, The Blue Pony Booster Club is seeking nominations for the Dr. Jim Elliott Memorial Award. Dr. Elliott’s family gave the first award in 2001, and purchased a plaque that hangs in a trophy case at the Havre High School’s west foyer with the name of each recipient engraved on it. The Booster Club has been given the responsibility from the Elliott family of choosing someone to receive this award. The honor of receiving this award is based on volunteerism, along with personal and/or professional sacrifices made for the...
Editor, The 2019 Community Thanksgiving was a success because of the team effort from the abundant volunteers. During the event we talked about our gratitude towards the anonymous donor. In the kitchen, we reflected on the good works from Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods for bringing over last-minute groceries, for baking the rolls, the pies and most importantly the turkeys. Thanks to Alan for his quiet steadfast leadership. During the two days of prep we recognize, see and feel the blessings from the St. Jude Thaddeus Parish, t...
