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Sunnyside Intermediate School’s annual Trade Fair is not just a lesson in economics for the fifth-grade students, but also a way for them to learn to give back to the community. The Trade Fair is set for tonight from 6 to 7 in the Sunnyside gym. The event is open to the public, and Sunnyside fifth-grade teacher Mrs. Carrie Gillen said the event is very popular. Gillen said she isn’t sure how the fair got its start, but that it has been around for about 15 years. She added that this was her sixth year coordinating the eve...
Havre Public Schools posted a notice on its website that someone reported to the Sunnyside Intermediate School principal just before noon today that a threat was written on the wall of the boys bathroom at the school, making reference to a school shooting. The school was placed in "Hold in Place" until the threat could be assessed by district administration with the support of the Havre Police. "At this time it has been determined that there is no credibility to this threat,...
The Oxford Bar is a long-standing establishment in Havre, stretching over many generations and collecting a rich history, and is entering a new part of that history as its ownership is passed to a second generation. Russell DeVries sold the business to his son Will last year, but the bar itself hasn't changed. "Everyone can feel comfortable in here and it already has that established kind of feel about it," Will DeVries said. "... Everyone in the Havre community can feel...
BilliJo Doll said that in her newest book, "My eMpTy Life," she hopes to show people that just because Montana is a big state with a small population doesn't mean it's lacking in character. The book is historical fiction, Doll said, and takes place in eastern Montana. She added that it opens with a certified nurse's assistant talking to an elderly lady in a nursing home around 2016 and asking if her life was empty or if she was satisfied with being a farmer's wife and living...
Havre Police Department Officers provided services after a caller at Lincoln-McKinley Primary School reported a child acting out Wednesday at 9:07 a.m. -- Tia Standingrock was arrested on a warrant served on 10th Street West at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, but no further information was provided on the arrest. -- A check fraud was reported Wednesday at 1:08 p.m. at the police station. -- Kerilynn Brown was arrested on a warrant at the Probation and Parole office at 3:14 p.m....
A woman was sentenced to 18 months on probation after pleading guilty to distributing drugs to prisoners in the Hill County jail. Judge Jon Oldenburg imposed 18-month deferred impositions of sentence, to run at the same time, on Alysha Dawn Rodriguez Dec. 4 on each of felony counts of transfer of illegal material and use or possession of property subject to forfeiture. A felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute and a misdemeanor count of criminal possession of drug paraphernalia were...
A woman was placed on probation after she pleaded guilty to drug offenses stemming from a search of a vehicle in which she was sleeping on a bitterly cold night. District Judge Jon Oldenburg imposed an 18-month deferred imposition of sentence on Mercedes McDowell Dec. 4 for a felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. She pleaded guilty to the charge Oct. 29 in a plea agreement which dismissed another felony count of possession of drugs and misdemeanor counts of drug and drug paraphernalia possession. If she...
A woman who was found to possess drugs while she was in the Hill County Detention Center following being kicked off Amtrak will spend a year-and-a-half under state supervision. District Judge Jon Oldenberg of Lewistown, sitting in for the 12th Judicial District in Hill County while a replacement for retired Judge Dan Boucher is selected, sentenced Angelica Cartagena to 18 months, all suspended, for a felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs, all suspended. Detention center staff members found methamphetamine on...
For me, it was a fortuitous choice. I don’t sing in public. We were gathered on the festively decorated patio out by the pool. Yes, there is a pool on the Rancho. I don’t talk about it because I don’t get in water lower than my body temperature. We owners, gringos, workers, everybody who had anything to do with the Rancho, sat around the long string of table, practicing the tune with lyrics in Spanish, to celebrate the Posada. Bonnie might have heard me mutter to Carol, next...
Editor, It is with much gratitude to the citizens of Havre, who gave me my opportunity to serve our city as their judge, that I announce my resignation from office. My last day as Have City Judge will be Jan. 21. I am leaving municipal service to serve our citizens in the interest of our national security. I have been honored with an opportunity to serve our country as a member of the Customs and Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security; and, I will begin working for the Havre Sector upon my departure from judicial...
Press release The Havre Community Pool will hold a free Christmas Swim, sponsored by the Lillian Rebekah Lodge of Havre, Thursday, Dec. 27, from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, people can call 265-6719 or 265-8161....
It's only just begun for the Havre High swim teams, but this weekend will already mark the end of the 2018 portion of the Blue Ponies' season. After hosting the season-opening Havre Invitational last Saturday, a triangular meet with Great Falls High and CMR, the Ponies will travel to Great Falls Friday for another triangular with the Bison and Rustlers. Saturday, Havre will close out 2018 with the Great Falls Relays. With the Class A Meet looming Jan. 5 in Havre, this weekend...
When the Havre High wrestling team first started going to the Tri-State Wrestling Tournament in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the Blue Ponies took only a select few wrestlers hoping to get a chance at some elite competition. But over the years, the Ponies have more than proved that they belong at the Tri-State Tournament and for the past few seasons, Havre has been taking its entire team. And this season, Havre will be back to one of the top tournaments in the Northwest with a total o...
The AP Men's Top 25 Rec. Pts. Prv. 1 Kansas (57) 8-0 1,583 2 2 Duke (4) 9-1 1,454 3 3 Tennessee (1) 7-1 1,421 7 4 Gonzaga (1) 9-1 1,412 1 5 Michigan (1) 10-0 1,398 7 6 Virginia (1) 9-0 1,384 5 7 Nevada 10-0 1,283 6 8 Auburn 8-1 1,151 8 9 Michigan State 8-2 1,066 10 10 Florida State 8-1 991 11 11 Texas Tech 8-0 914 13 12 North Carolina 7-2 890 14 13 Virginia Tech 8-1 833 15 14 Buffalo 9-0 664 17 15 Ohio State 8-1 621 19 16 Wisconsin 8-2 599 12 17 Villanova 8-2 532 21 18 Mississippi State 8-1 441 22 19 Kentucky 7-2 385 9 20...