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From NorthWestern Energy BUTTE — NorthWestern Energy’s Montana customers are reporting a scam demanding money for a meter change. The criminals leave a phone message saying the customers’ meter will be changed shortly with instructions to call a phone number. When the customer calls the number, they are told there is a fee and service will be disconnected if the “fee” isn’t paid immediately. This is a scam. The scam and the phone number have been reported to law enforcement authorities. NorthWestern does not call customers a...
Havre Police Department Jennifer Fatima Denny of Havre, 53, was arrested on a charge of criminal contempt at the police station at 7:10 a.m. Thursday in relation to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation. -- An arrest was made after a First Street West business caller reported Thursday at 9:14 a.m. receiving bad checks. Joshua Reid, who was named in the dispatch log as an involved party, was listed in the jail roster this morning as being held on charges of forgery, theft and...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a report made at 1:57 p.m. Wednesday from a business on the 700 Block of First Street that someone wrote a bad check to the business. -- Animal control investigated a report made from the 1900 Block of First Street at 3:05 p.m. Wednesday that a dog bit an 8-year-old boy who was getting off a bus. Hill County Sheriff's Office Deputies responding to a call from Box Elder at 12:03 p.m. Wednesday issued a summons to an 11-year-old...
From Alan Sorensen A number of Havre High School graduates have become professional athletes over the years, but none has possessed greater longevity nor more national and international prominence than the running Raunigs, the first brother and sister duo to qualify for the U.S. Olympic marathon trials in the same year. Debbie Raunig, HHS Class of 1973, and Tom, Class of '77, both long-standing world class marathoners, will be featured speakers at the carbo-load dinner the...
Havre Police Department A juvenile was issued a summons on a charge of obstructing a peace officer or other public servant after an officer investigated a juvenile status offense Thursday at 9:48 a.m. -- Two arrests were made after the Havre Police Department received a call to assist another agency Thursday at 12:27 p.m. No details were provided on the charges. -- A First Street caller reported a stolen comforter blanket Thursday at 7:45 p.m. -- Monica Marie Muniz of Havre,...
Havre Police Department A Boulevard Avenue caller reported a water main break at 6:06 a.m. Monday. -- A caller at a Seventh Street facility asked Monday at 8:55 a.m. to speak with an officer. -- An arrest was made after a Second Street caller reported an assault Monday at 2:42 p.m. No details on the charges were provided. -- A purse-wallet was reported Monday at 3:42 p.m. stolen from a U.S. Highway 2 Northwest business. -- Lawrence Eugene Normandy or Havre, 51, was arrested...
Havre Police Department A First Street caller at 10:53 a.m. Tuesday reported the theft of a cellphone. -- Someone called in a complaint at a First Street West business at 1:06 p.m. Tuesday. -- A caller on Second Street reported Tuesday at 7:43 p.m. that their house had been broken into while the caller was in jail. -- Leslie Ann Felton of Great Falls, 46, was arrested on charges of partner or family member assault, false reports to law enforcement, obstructing a peace officer...
Havre Police Department A caller at a U.S. Highway 2 West business asked Monday at 11:24 a.m. for a well-being check on a customer. -- Lance Udell Stump of Havre, 32, was issued a summons on charges of possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia, after a caller at a First Street business reported suspicious activity at 10:38 p.m. Hill County Sheriff's Office Friday at 10:42 a.m., a vehicle theft was reported on U.S. Highway 2 West. -- Kyle Frank...
Havre Police Department A Havre area caller reported Monday at 10:55 a.m. finding a debit card. -- A counterfeit $20 bill was reported by a caller at a First Street West establishment at 12:18 p.m. Monday. -- A caller at 13th Avenue and Third Street at 5:49 a.m. today reported that a one-way sign had been knocked over and a license plate was on the ground. Hill County Sheriff's Office The Hill County Sheriff's Office dispatch log showed no investigations, arrests made or...
Press release MISSOULA — The Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana will begin its 45th annual Economic Outlook Seminar series in Helena Tuesday, Jan. 28, Great Falls Wednesday, Jan. 29, and Missoula Friday, Jan. 31. The schedule includes the Hi-Line, with the seminar coming to Havre March 17. This half-day seminar highlights the latest economic trends for local economies and the state of Montana. “It’s time to take a step back and think about where economic growth is heading across the state...
Havre Police Department A First Street caller reported Monday at 1:13 p.m. that a cellphone was stolen. -- A caller at Legion Field reported Monday at 6:55 p.m. that the concession stand had been broken into. -- Jesse James Flansburg of Havre, 26, was issued a summons on charges of criminal contempt and violation of conditions of release, Monday at 8:03 p.m., after he did not show for a 24/7 Sobriety Program check-in. -- A 14-year-old was issued a summons on a juvenile curfew...
Havre Police Department A Grant Avenue caller reported someone trying to steal a vehicle Monday at 6:13 a.m. -- A dog bite was reported Monday at 10:35 a.m. by a caller at the hospital. -- A Washington Avenue caller Monday at 3:27 p.m. reported the theft of a package. -- Two arrests were made after a caller at a First Street West business reported Monday at 9:10 p.m. that two people who had already been told to leave were at the business. No details on charges were provided,...
NorthWestern Energy’s most recent management plan lacks meaningful information regarding energy storage or solar production. They propose to be the major owner of the Colstrip power plants, which have limited years of usefulness, repeated non-compliance, looming expensive upgrades, increasing costs of coal and eventual cleanup costs that will be staggering. Ratepayers will shoulder the costs in cleaning this future superfund site as NorthWestern Energy is lawfully guaranteed a return on their investment, no matter how careles...
Havre Police Department A 13th Street caller reported a stolen 2013 red GMC Sierra Friday at 6:54 a.m. -- Danielle Elizabeth Piapot of Havre, 18, was arrested on charges of unauthorized use of vehicle, minor in possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence, open container in a vehicle and endangering the welfare of children; Jordell Scott King of Harlem, 21, was arrested on charges of endangering the welfare of children and possession of drug...
Havre Police Department Marvin Dale Spotted Bird of Havre, 24, was arrested on a state District Court warrant after an officer initiated a bar check at a First Street establishment at 10:17 p.m. Tuesday. -- A caller on First Street West reported a stolen white Chevrolet pickup truck at 1:55 a.m. today. Hill County Sheriff's Office Stephen Edward Gaddison of Collinsville, Alabama, 50, was arrested on a state District Court warrant served at Hill County Detention Center at...
Charles "Cal" Loudermilk passed away December 4th, 2019, surrounded by his adoring family, ending a hard fought six-year battle with cancer and COPD. Cal was born in Cut Bank, Montana, July 7th, 1940, to Erson "Skeet" and Ethel Fuller Loudermilk. Cal was raised in the oilfield camps in northern Montana, alongside his sister, best friend, and partner in crime, Nancy. Cal and his friends found themselves involved in all sorts of shenanigans that he would recount in hilarious...
Havre Police Department A caller reported Wednesday at 10:43 a.m. that someone had run into a speed limit sign near the cemetery. -- Wednesday at 2:25 p.m., a television was reported stolen from Eighth Street. -- A McKinley Avenue caller reported Wednesday at 6:31 p.m. a mailbox was knocked off. Hill County Sheriff's Office Jesse Shane Valdez of Havre, 24, was arrested on a state District Court warrant, served at Hill County Detention Center Wednesday at 1:15 p.m. -- Stephen...
The Public Service Commission has always been a somewhat surly bunch. The PSC’s devoted staff has often had to deal with varying degrees of political game-playing, deception, threats and intrigue. Sure. Politicians politic. The question is, at the end of the day, can elected officials bury their egos and ambitions long enough to put the people’s business ahead of their own? Recent events would suggest that where the Montana PSC is concerned, the answer is “no.” That might surprise you, given that the commission is entirel...
Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all the volunteers that help with the blood drive that takes place at the St. Judes Parish Center every other month. Since the drive is also held during the school year months of January, March, September and November the cooks have to rearrange their schedule to serve the school lunch. It is much appreciated for the canteen volunteers to be able to use the kitchen to serve the donors a snack after their donation. Those organizations serving the canteen...
With your donations to Energy Share last year, you helped 2,885 Montana families who were facing energy emergencies. Causes of these emergencies included unexpected expenses, deaths in the family, non-working or unsafe heating systems, illnesses or injuries, domestic abuse situations, and loss of employment or reduced wages. None of us are immune to these roadblocks in life. According to a GOBankingRates 2019 survey, https://www.gobankingrates.com/saving-money/savings-advice/58-of-americans-have-less-than-1000-in-savings ,57...
Havre Police Department A caller reported a semitractor-trailer rollover on Second Street West Wednesday at 6:46 a.m. -- A 24/7 Sobriety Program no-show was reported at the police station Wednesday at 8 a.m. -- A vehicle crash was reported on Third Street at 9 a.m. Wednesday. -- A door was reported kicked in on Second Street Wednesday at 12:33 p.m. -- A crash involving a bus was reported at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday on 15th Street. -- Wednesday at 5:13 p.m. a Second Street caller re...
Havre Police Department Troy Tyler Tsosie of Havre, 30, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and trespass to property after a caller at a First Street West business reported Friday at 11:42 p.m. that a man was harassing people for money. -- Saturday at 2:14 p.m., a caller on 10th Street West reported some medications were stolen. -- A caller at the hospital reported a dog bite at 4:27 p.m. Saturday. -- Roger Dale Decelles of Havre, 52, was arrested on a charge of...
Havre Police Department Erica Ann Dion of Havre, 37, was arrested on a state District Court warrant served at Hill County Detention Center Thursday at 9:06 a.m. -- A Havre area caller asked Thursday at 10:10 a.m. to speak with an officer. -- Kale Charlie Garfield of Havre, 34, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant, during a vehicle stop on Seventh Avenue at 2:05 p.m. Thursday. -- A Havre area caller reported a possible sex offense at 2:32 p.m. -- Someone at the...
Students across Montana are participating in a one-of-a-kind program, Wings Over Water, that teaches science, technology, engineering and mathematics concepts through the studying of ospreys. "This is an educational program as part of an E-STEM program or the E-STEAM (environmental-science, technology, engineering, art and math) program with the arts in there," University of Montana biology and wild biology professor Erick Greene said. "This is a broad environmental and...