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  • Harlem schools open today after Monday lockdown

    Updated Dec 10, 2019

    Harlem Public Schools are open today after going into lockdown Monday while school district officials evaluated a threat. After school activities were canceled Monday, but the schools were operating normally this morning with after school activities set to occur today. Watch for more in today's edition of the Havre Daily News....

  • Harlem schools go into lockdown

    Updated Dec 9, 2019

    Posts on the Harlem Public Schools Facebook page say Harlem schools went into lockdown today while a threat was evaluated. After school activities for today were canceled, a post said. Watch for more in Tuesday's edition of the Havre Daily News....

  • Live Nativity brings Christmas to Havre

    Derek Hann|Updated Dec 9, 2019

    The annual Live Nativity, put on by Van Orsdel United Methodist Church to get people to remember what Christmas is all about by making the Biblically historic event of the birth of Jesus Christ a little more real for the people in Havre, returned to Havre Saturday. "We just love it," Casey Pratt said. "It's humbling and it's peaceful." The Live Nativity is a long-standing tradition in Havre, and each year the church puts on the event free to the community. The event includes a...

  • Celebrating the Christmas season in Havre

    Updated Dec 9, 2019

    Havre Daily News Staff Christmas events are in full swing, and Havre was no exception over the weekend. Celebrations included Havre Beneath the Streets Christmas Stroll, a holiday hayride in a horse-drawn wagon, the annual Piano and Pipes concert at First Lutheran Church and the Live Nativity at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church....

  • Havre High grad Holt serving as federal bankruptcy judge

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Dec 9, 2019

    A Havre High school graduate has made it to a top level in the legal system. Whitman Holt was appointed by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Nov. 1 as judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Holt said he became interested in law while a Havre High student. "I think I knew by the time I got to junior or senior year of high school that I was likely going to end up going to law school and being a lawyer," Holt said. "If you would've asked...

  • Children's museum and indoor play area in the works

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Dec 9, 2019

    The Hill County Early Childhood Investment Team — ECIT — is partnering with Havre mom Kimberly Vaughn in creating a children’s museum/ indoor play area called, “Hi-Line Littles.” “We as ECIT have done informal polls with parents, surveys of parents and had some family forums and when we ask parents what they really want in our area and what would be helpful to them, we always get feedback about the need for an indoor play place or a place for the kids to go when the weather is bad,” Tina Thomas of ECIT said. “Also, it wou...

  • Correction - Georgiann's women clothing store

    Updated Dec 9, 2019

    A story on Page A8, the Business Page, in Thursday’s edition of the Havre Daily News, misreported that the store first opened Saturday. It opened Nov. 25....

  • For the Record, Dec. 9, 2019

    Updated Dec 9, 2019

    Havre Police Department A hit and run crash was reported Friday at 5:07 p.m. on Second Street West. -- A hit and run crash was reported on Wilson Avenue Friday at 6:13 p.m. -- Charles Gabrielle Plante III of Havre, 18, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and minor in possession after a Seventh Avenue caller reported a man pounding on car windows and doors Saturday at 5:48 a.m. -- A two-vehicle crash was reported at Seventh Street and Second Avenue Saturday at 4:05...

  • Correction - Community Choir concert

    Updated Dec 9, 2019

    An entry in Community Calendar on Page A3 in Friday’s edition of the Havre Daily News about the Montana State University-Northern Community Choir Concert Tuesday listed the wrong start time for the concert. The concert starts at 7 p.m....

  • Obituary - Steven James Azure

    Updated Dec 9, 2019

    Steven James Azure of Fort Belknap, 66, passed away peacefully Dec. 5, 2019, after a long illness. Cremation has taken place and a private family celebration of life will be held. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Steven's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at http://www.hollandbonine.com . Steven was well loved and adored by his family. He enjoyed spending time with them and teaching his...

  • Obituary - Gladys I. Hulett

    Updated Dec 9, 2019

    Gladys I. Hulett, age 95, peacefully passed away due to natural causes Saturday, November 23, 2019, at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre, Mont. Gladys was born October 13, 1924, in Havre, the fifth of eight children born to Alexander and Ella (Starcke) McIntosh. She was raised on the family farm north of Havre and graduated from Havre High School in 1944. For several years, Gladys worked as the receptionist for Dr. McKenzie. In 1947, she married Ray Hulett and the...

  • HHS speech brings hardware home from Fort Benton

    Updated Dec 9, 2019

    Press release Havre High School speech and debate saw success in a revived tournament in Fort Benton Friday, bringing home two team trophies, a first-place student finish and seven other Blue Ponies making it on stage to collect top-eight finishes. “This was a great job by our students,” head coach Tim Leeds said. “We had a smaller team compet than we had hoped due to conflicting events, illness and other issues, but the Havre team did very well at a competitive tournament.” Havre brought home first-place team finishe...

  • How would tax cuts be paid for?

    Updated Dec 9, 2019

    At a gubernatorial campaign fundraiser, U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., pledged to cut taxes 30 percent over his first two years. The promise of “huge tax cuts” is attractive, but voter beware: Tasty bait often hides painful hooks. State government runs on income taxes. Local cities, counties and schools run on property taxes. Of state taxes, 91 percent support locally delivered services, the big three being education, health care and incarceration. Montana’s Balanced Budget Amendment prevents deficit spending, so … und...

  • Northern gets plenty of mat time in Great Falls

    George Ferguson|Updated Dec 9, 2019

    The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team got plenty of mat time last weekend in Great Falls. Last Friday, the Lights had three duals in the annual Argo Duals, before taking part in the tough Battle of the Rockies Saturday. In the tournament Saturday, Northern crowned a pair of champions in Rob Pair and Chase Short, while overall, the Lights sent grapplers to the podium. Pair, the senior 125-pounder for the Lights, reached the final before getting injury default...

  • Bears battle past Lights in overtime

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Dec 9, 2019

    The Montana State University-Northern Lights had a big game against the Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears Saturday in the Armory Gymnasium. The game was intense and even went into an overtime period, but the No. 17 Lights were not able to hold on and fell to RMC 90-86 in a Frontier Conference showdown. The game was the first loss of Northern's season and a tough game overall. The Bears had a lot of great shots and capitalized on turnovers. The Lights put forth a big...

  • Complete Weekend: Skylights beat Rocky to begin Frontier play undefeated

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Dec 9, 2019

    After a thrilling Frontier Conference win over Montana Western last Thursday in the Armory Gymnasium, the Montana State University-Northern Skylights looked ready for another Frontier challenge against the Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears. And the No. 14 Skylights delivered against RMC Saturday in the Armory, beating the Bears 57-47 in another conference thriller to stay undefeated on the year. It was an intense night on the court, but Northern faced the heat and came...

  • Annual Elks Hoop Shoot produces winners once again...

    Updated Dec 9, 2019

  • HOMETOWN TOUGH: Ponies place six at season-opening Havre Invite

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Dec 9, 2019

    It is not easy to knock around the Havre High Wrestling team at its own meet but, once again, a strong effort from the Great Falls Bison is just what the Bison needed to take home the team title at the Havre High Gymnasium. While the Blue Ponies came up shorter than they hoped in fifth place with 103 points Saturday, Havre was short some wrestlers from the normal lineup but, to top off the day, the Ponies did crown a champion and place a total of six. "I think it gave us a...

  • Updated Dec 5, 2019