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HELENA (AP) — A state judge has dismissed a complaint against the state Board of Medical Examiners over a position paper about assisted suicide that a group says implies the practice is legal in Montana. District Judge Mike Menahan said in his order Friday that the board withdrew all of its position papers in September, including the one about assisted suicide, so the complaint by Montanans Against Assisted Suicide is moot. A 2009 state Supreme Court ruling found that nothing in state law explicitly prohibits physician-assist...
HELENA (AP) — Montana's lone congressman is one of 94 representatives who voted against a bipartisan deal to ease federal spending cuts and prevent future government shutdowns. The White House-backed measure passed the U.S. House Thursday 332-94 and is expected to pass the Senate. Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Daines said in a statement that he opposes the deal because it does not provide a solution to the debt crisis. Daines says the budget plan relies on spending cuts years from now to offset immediate spending increases, a...
MISSOULA — A newlywed bride accused of deliberately pushing her husband to his death in Montana's Glacier National Park agreed Thursday to plead guilty to second-degree murder. News of the plea deal for Jordan Graham, 22, came as a jury was set to hear closing arguments in her murder trial. A judge is still deciding whether to accept the agreement. Under the plea deal, prosecutors would drop charges of first-degree murder and making false statements. Graham would face a maximum sentence of life in prison. No sentencing d...
As the rush of Christmas season threatens to overwhelm, one seasonal tradition in Havre offers a time for quiet, peaceful reflection Saturday evening. This island of harmony in the chaos of Christmas preparation is the live Nativity scene put on by members of Van Orsdel United Methodist Church as an annual event in Havre since 1998. With dramatic lighting glowing through the dark, church members take turns filling the traditional roles of the Nativity from Joseph and Mary to...
Thursday High School Basketball Native American Classic At Havre Harlem vs Box Elder girls, 5:15 p.m. Harlem vs Box Elder boys, 6:45 p.m. High School Wrestling Havre at Butte Mixer Friday High School Basketball Havre girls at Malta, 6 p.m. Havre boys at Malta, 7:30 Native American Classic At Havre HLP vs Kainai boys, 12:30 p.m. HLP vs Kainai girls, 5:30 p.m. Rocky Boy vs Poplar, boys, 7 p.m. Rocky Boy vs Poplar girls, 8:30 p.m. Chinook boys vs Power, 4 p.m. Chinook girls vs Power, 5:30 At Big Sandy Tourney Big Sandy girls vs...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team remained the No. 2 team in NAIA wrestling following the release of the second NAIA Coaches Poll of the season. The poll, released Wednesday, saw the Lights ranked a mere half point behind top-ranked Grand View. Missouri Valley, Campblesville of Kentucky and Great Falls round out the Top 5. Northern is coming off an impressive showing at last weekend’s Battle of the Rockies in Great Falls. The Lights were especially strong i...
Correction: The time of Mass was unclear in the obituary that appeared in Wednesday's edition of the Havre Daily News. Our hearts are deeply saddened by the passing of Richard "Dick" Schafer, 81, who was called home to his Heavenly reward much too soon on Dec. 6, 2013. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Vigil services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. Funeral...
Though regular employment of women away from home was rare in Havre’s history, there were indeed several women legitimately employed in respectable public occupations, even in Havre’s earliest days. Early police women There is no doubt that there were influential women in those early days but it was unusual to have that influence in a working world dominated by men. There was for example, a woman employed as a Havre policewoman in 1909 through 1923. She was not allowed to carry a gun and had limited hours but served the def...
Havre Police Department A participant in the 24/7 Sobriety Program was arrested Wednesday at 8:03 a.m. at the police station. No further details were made available. ——— Officers investigated a hit-and-run crash reported from 9th Street Wednesday at 2:56 p.m. ——— Called to a 1st Street Northeast apartment complex Wednesday at 6:28 p.m. on a report of suspicious activity, officers issued a summons, but no further information was made available. ——— After being called to a disturbance at 1 a.m. today after a report of a man w...
Venus Marie "Ven Bear" Crantz, 34, of Harlem, Mont., died suddenly from respiratory complications at the Fort Belknap Indian Health Service emergency room. She was born Sept. 30, 1979, in Fort Belknap, Mont., to John Bearcub Jr. and Veronica (White Cow) Bearcub. She graduated from Harlem High School in 1998 and attended Fort Belknap College. Venus worked as a CNA at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook up until the time of her death. She met her future husband, Rhett...
Ralph G. Oehmcke, 89, passed away at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home on Dec. 8, 2013. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, at 11 a.m. at American Lutheran Church in Chinook, with burial services, including military honors, following at the Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Ralph was born on Dec. 30, 1923, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Paul and Hilda Oehmcke. Moving from California and settling in the Fairview...
Less than a week after north-central Montana set record low temperatures and was in the national news as the cold spot in the nation, the weather is back above freezing with a more than 70-degree swing in four days. But the forecast again calls for below-zero winter weather next week. Chinook was listed as the cold spot in the nation Sunday with a low of minus 43, and tied with Mizpah, in Custer County, and Jordan, in Garfield County, for the U.S. cold spot Saturday at minus 42. It also set a new record Saturday for its...
Despite some occasional bumps in the road, the University of Montana and the Montana University system is well positioned for the future. So said Royce Engstrom, president of the University of Montana, who was visiting the Hi-Line this week, talking to potential students and listening to people in the community, gathering input on what the university can do to provide students with knowledge that will be helpful for businesses and the community at large. He visited Cut Bank,...
Havre and Hill County officials met Wednesday to discuss a smooth transition of property annexed into the city this fall, taking effect the first of the year, with other proposed annexations delayed at least until next fall. The properties annexed stretch around the city limits, from the eastern side of Havre along U.S. Highway 2 to property on the west side of the city and more along the southern edge. The annexation includes 14 residential properties and eight pieces zoned as commercial. Maps showing the new boundries are...
High school wrestling got started last weekend. Now, it’s basketball’s turn to heat up. And nowhere will the start of the high school basketball season be more prevalent than in Havre and on the Hi-Line. Three high school basketball preseason tournaments will be held in the area starting tonight and running through Saturday night, marking the beginning of a brand new season of boys and girls hoops. The Native Amercian Classic, held annually at the Armory Gymnasium, kicks off...
Fresh off of a team win at the season opening Havre Invitational, the Havre High Blue Pony wrestling team looks to keep rolling as they enter another long and tough weekend. The Central A Ponies beat out top teams like Great Falls High and CMR at home last weekend, and will face another tough field of programs Friday and Saturday at the Mining City Duals in Butte. This evening, the Ponies will also take part at the Butte Mixer at Butte Central, facing individuals from...
Even after claiming back-to-back regular season conference titles, as well as back-to-back Central A tournament titles, the table is set for the Havre High girls basketball program to have one of its best overall seasons in recent history. The last time the Blue Ponies won the Class A state title was during the 1997 season, with a 62-43 win over Dillon. But the Ponies made several appearances in the state chipper that decade, and are looking to get back to that level again...
A young and inexperienced program takes its lumps early, but with every passing game, tournament, and season, that young program grows older and more experienced. The Havre High boys basketball team now has a complete season with head coach Curt Leeds behind it. And while struggles are sure to continue at times this season, the Blue Ponies, slightly older and more familiar with the recently renovated coaching staff, are now looking for big things out of this 2013-2014 season....
