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A month after racial tensions at Montana State University-Northern gained statewide media attention, Northern’s Sweetgrass Society is looking for input and ideas about what can be done to bring about healing on campus and in the broader community. “Right now we are just looking for input, what we can do in the future,” Mia Lamebull, a Northern student and member of the Sweetgrass society, said at a meeting last week. Lamebull said the meeting was also meant to generate ideas for what suggestions they could put forth to North...
People assembled on the flag-bedecked lawn outside the Hill County Courthouse Monday for a Memorial Day ceremony to honor the fallen military members of wars past and present. Les Johnson, commander of American Legion Post 11, said the ceremony at the courthouse is an annual event that goes back as far as he can remember. The ceremony began at 11 a.m. with a presentation of the colors by Boy Scout Troupes 1434 and 1438 and Cub Scout pack 1427, and Dena Rudio sang the national...
Parents, friends, teachers and fellow students packed into the Havre High School gymnasium Sunday afternoon to celebrate the 108 students who made up the graduating Class of 2017. The gymnasium had few seats left by 4 p.m. Students in cap and gown began filling in shortly afterward, while the Havre High symphonic band played the processional in the background. "Today is a good day," Superintendent Andy Carlson told everyone from the podium. Carlson said graduation was unique...
A Havre man is accused of shooting his stepfather with a .22-caliber rifle Saturday, court documents say. Triston Ehry, 19, is being held in the Hill County Detention Center on pending charges of attempted deliberate homicide, partner or family member assault, tampering with evidence, obstructing a peace officer, violations of conditions release and issuance of arrest warrant. Court documents say a woman called 911 for Havre Police Saturday at 12:33 a.m. to report that her son had accidentally shot her husband. Officers and...
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press BOZEMAN — Montana’s new congressman hasn’t even been sworn into his first public office, but people are already talking about his prospects in 2018 and even 2020. First things first, though, for Greg Gianforte, who has to deal with a misdemeanor assault charge he received the day before the election after witnesses said he slammed a reporter to the ground. Gianforte could have appeared in court in Bozeman Friday to resolve the charge but did not and has a June...
A jury in state District Court in Havre found 22-year-old Nevada St. Marks guilty Friday afternoon of attempted deliberate homicide. The jury began deliberating about 8:30 a.m. Friday morning and reached a decision shortly before noon. Sentencing is scheduled for July 28 at 10 a.m. Hill County Attorney Jessica Cole-Hodgkinson and St. Marks' attorney Steven Scott argued for three days, beginning Tuesday, on the charges of attempted deliberate homicide or, in the alternative, as...
Press release The South Central and North Central Area Health Education Centers at the Montana Hospital Association, in partnership with Shodair Children’s Hospital and the Montana Office of Public Instruction, will be hosting the first statewide Heads Up Camp in Helena. Montana high school sophomores and juniors who attend the camp will explore a wide range of behavioral health careers including psychology, social work, licensed addiction counseling, psychiatry and more. Students will also become certified in Youth Mental H...
Havre Daily News staff The Blaine County Wildlife Museum in Chinook is holding a grand opening with a new exhibit Thursday and a chance to meet the artists from 7 to 9 p.m. Elizabeth Marshall and Kurt Wohnell of Acorn Exhibits are finishing up The Foothills this week and will be at the grand opening Thursday night. Marshall and Wohnell have made the exhibits at the museum, and this year have added some new signage and some other special informative displays. The museum,...
Press release Friends of Beaver Creek Park and Havre Trails have invited people to celebrate the local outdoor opportunities and learn more about how they can contribute. The event at Triple Dog Brewery Saturday, June 3, runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., with door prizes and live music by Fleetwood Supply starting about 6 p.m....
Havre Police Department Officers made two arrests during a motor vehicle stop Friday at 3:29 p.m. on First Avenue. Tess Saddler of Havre, 20, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant, and James Daniel Small Boy IV was arrested on charges of driving without a driver’s license, failure to carry proof of insurance and violation of child restraint. —— Scott Earl Smith of Havre, 36, was arrested on charges of robbery and shoplifting after a First Street business caller reported Friday at 9:50 p.m. that a man in the store wa...
Articles last week about the trial of Nevada St. Marks misreported that he was charged with attempted deliberate homicide and assault with a weapon. St. Marks was charged with attempted deliberate homicide or in the alternate assault with a weapon.... Full story
Local high school graduations are well underway for the year with more students leaving the high school ranks this weekend. Visit The Havre Daily News Facebook page to see more photos....
Joanne R. Pepin, 84, passed away due to natural causes Saturday, May 27, 2017, at the Care & Comfort Home. Cremation has taken place, and the rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2017, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Her funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 2, 2017, at St. Jude Thaddeus Church with the Rev. Daniel Wathen officiating. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Joanne’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her f... Full story
If the Havre High softball team has proven one thing over the years, it’s that it knows how to play exciting games at the Class A state tournament. And this year, at the 2017 version in Sidney, the story was no different for the Blue Ponies, who saw their first two games go to extra innings. Ultimately, Havre lost the opening game to Columbia Falls 10-9 on a walk-off home run, only to win Friday morning 14-13 thanks to a walk-off bomb of their own, courtesy of Camryn H...
The Havre High track teams went to Laurel hoping to score some points and make an impact. Yet, after two days of competition, the Blue Ponies showed they still have room to grow before contending at the Class A state track meet. The two day meet, which was held in Laurel began Friday and continued through to Saturday. When it was all said and done, Sidney won the boys team championship with 90 points. Dillon was second with 65 and Belgrade was third with 59. The girls team...
Tennis can often be a game of inches, of near misses and of heartbreaking close calls. And in some ways, that might best describe the Havre High experience at last weekend's Class A state tournament in Kalispell. For example, the Blue Pony boys were every bit a part of the trophy race, including battling for a state championship throughout last Thursday-Friday in Kalispell. And yet, Havre came up just short of a fourth straight trophy, finishing third with 14 points. But as...
The Fort Benton girls track team has been building all season toward a Class C state track championship and this past weekend in Laurel, the Longhorns finally achieved it. Powered by two individual state champions, Kaitlyn Bird, who won the 1,600-meter run Friday and Maddy Thompson, who won the 100-meter dash (13.09) Saturday, the Longhorns racked up 72 points over the two-day meet and won the Class C state title over Manhattan Christian, which scored 56.33 and Twin Bridges, w...
