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  • A play goes wrong on purpose at MAT

    Updated Dec 8, 2022

    A play that Montana Actors' Theatre describes as "part Monty Python, part Sherlock Holmes," opens Friday in Havre. The troupe's production of "The Play That Went Wrong" by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields opens at 8 p.m. Friday in The Little Theatre in Montana State University-Northern's Cowan Hall. "This comedy is guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter," MAT said in a release about the production. The play tells the story of a university drama society's...

  • Meeting discusses how to expand broadband internet

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Dec 8, 2022

    ConnectMT held a meeting in Havre Wednesday to discuss a number of ways the state may use the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, passed in 2021, to increase broadband access to unserved and underserved locations in Montana. Christian Piccolo, manager of Summit Consulting, which is working with Montana on developing a plan for using the hundreds of millions of dollars Montana likely will receive to serve these communities. Piccolo said Montana is almost certainly not...

  • Obituary - Leslie L. 'Les' Blair

    Updated Dec 8, 2022

    Leslie L. "Les" Blair, 88, passed away due to natural causes on Saturday, November 26, 2022. Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 12, 2022, at St. Paul Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dane Breitung officiating. A private family burial will occur later. Les' family has suggested memorial donations be made in his memory to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1100 11th Ave, Havre, MT 59501, Gideons International, PO Box 724, Havre, MT...

  • Obituary - James E. Welter

    Updated Dec 8, 2022

    James E. Welter, 89, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Cremation has taken place, and arrangements are pending....

  • For the Record, Dec. 8, 2022

    Updated Dec 8, 2022

    Havre Police Department Canda Marsha McCully of Havre, 37, was arrested on a charge of criminal child endangerment, driving under the influence, after a caller at Highland Park Early Primary School reported a two-vehicle crash Wednesday at 8:18 a.m. -- A hit and run crash by a late 1990s model tan F150 pickup truck was reported Wednesday at 11:16 a.m. in the parking lot of a First Street business. -- A caller at a Third Street West residence reported Wednesday at 3:18 p.m....

  • Northeast Montana Havre check station results for the 2022 Season

    Updated Dec 8, 2022

    Press release The results are in from the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Havre check station for the 2022 hunting season. The check station was open for eight weekends from Oct. 8, the open of general antelope, through Nov. 27, the end of the deer/elk general season. Overall, hunter numbers and mule deer harvest were still above average. Biologists gather a lot of valuable information and biological data on game animals brought through check stations. FWP appreciates all hunters’ cooperation in this effort. Note that the h...

  • Blue Ponies head to Butte for Mining City Duals

    Kason Clark|Updated Dec 8, 2022

    After opening the season at home last weekend, the Havre High wrestling teams will go on the road to Butte. Tonight, the Blue Ponies will compete in the Butte Central Mixer before competing in the Mining City Duals in Butte this Friday and Saturday. Now that they are finally on the mats, HHS head coach Beau LaSalle wants to see his wrestlers continue to do well this weekend. "(We expect to) just improve on where we were last weekend with our guys and girls. When it comes to...

  • Lights visit Helena for games against CCC opponents

    George Ferguson|Updated Dec 8, 2022

    Frontier Conference play is tough. But as the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team returns to non-league play for the rest of December, things won't get any easier for the Lights. Northern starts the final push of their 2022 calendar this weekend when the Lights (7-1) play in the Carroll College Tournament. The Lights face Cascade Conference foes Corban University and Bushnell University this weekend, as part of a long road swing for Northern, which also...

  • Sports Record: College and NFL Standings

    Updated Dec 8, 2022

    Frontier Conference Women’s Standings Conf. All Carroll College 2-0 6-3 Rocky Mountain 2-0 6-3 Providence 1-1 7-2 Montana Western 1-1 6-2 MSU-Northern 0-2 3-5 Montana Tech 0-2 2-6 Frontier Conference Men’s Standings Conf. All MSU-Northern 1-1 7-1 Montana Tech 1-1 9-2 Carroll College 1-1 5-2 Rocky Mountain 1-1 6-3 Providence 1-1 6-4 Montana Western 1-1 6-6 FCS playoffs First round Saturday, Nov. 26 Furman 31, Elon 6 Richmond 41, Davidson 0 Delaware 56, Saint Francis (PA) 17 New Hampshire 52, Fordham 42 Weber State 38, Nor...

  • Shopping small this holiday season supports Montana's essential businesses

    Updated Dec 8, 2022

    The pandemic confirmed the critical role that small businesses play in our daily lives. It sounds cliché, but locally owned small businesses truly are the heart and soul of our cities and towns. The holiday shopping season is a crucial time for small retailers and restaurants that depend upon the boost in sales earned between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Not so long ago, it was an American tradition to shop and play at the local mall or vibrant small business district downtown. Brick-and-mortar businesses would promote their...