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Blaine County Commissioner Frank DePriest is looking to keep his position in the upcoming Republican Primary, running against Hill County employee Shane Fox and local farmer and rancher Kevin Mellville. Mellville has not responded to multiple calls requesting an interview overt the past few weeks. DePriest has been a Blaine County Commissioner for 12 years. He was born and raised in Chinook, where he has lived all his life, graduating from Chinook High School. He operated a...
U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A Havre man who admitted to supplying large quantities of methamphetamine to individuals on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 68 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Clayton Cree Morsette, 24, pleaded guilty in April 2021 to possession with intent to distribute meth. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The government alleged in court documents that in 2019, law...
Out our way, there is the old saying "Ain't a horse that can't be rode, nor a cowboy that can't be throwed." Of course, some of us spend more time "getting launched" and flying into the dirt, rocks and cactus than others. As most of my faithful readers know, as a cowboy I am one of the worst to ever ride a cow pony - and getting tossed was pretty common. But ole "Doc" never meant to toss me - and when he stumbled, tripped, or kicked out at a stitch in his hind quarters, or I...
"What's heaven like?" As a pastor, that's not an uncommon question to receive. My answer tends to veer toward Isaiah and his vision of the mountain of the Lord, where the Lord will swallow up death forever and when he will wipe away the tears from all faces. That's what John of Patmos clings to, as well, when he writes in Revelation: "God will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more" (Revelation 21:4). Heaven is...
You know, Lord, when we were kids back home on the ranch, we loved watching the full moon rise over the Cherry Ridges. We learned that many cultures have given names to the full moons throughout the year, each culture giving the full moon a unique name, and generally the names identify the entire month during which each full moon occurred. Crust Moon is one name for the March full moon. As kids, we knew about the formation of crusts on the snow from repeated thawing and...
Incumbent Nick Erickson is running to keep his position as Liberty County Sheriff in this year's Republican Primary, running against two former deputies in Darbie Wentworth and Jim Hofer. Erickson said he's a lifetime resident of Liberty County, having grown up in Chester, farming for 15 years before attending the Montana Law Enforcement Academy, joining the sheriff's office three years ago and being appointed sheriff last year. He said he always wanted to join the military...
Darbie Wentworth, a former Liberty County sheriff’s deputy, is running in the Republican primary for the position of Liberty County sheriff on a platform of community policing and greater transparency within a department she believes is in desperate need of new leadership. Wentworth is running against former Undersheriff Jim Hofer, who was demoted to deputy and later fired, and Sheriff Nick Erickson. Wentworth said she moved to Liberty County just over a year ago and joined t...
Former Liberty County sheriff's deputy and undersheriff Jim Hofer is running in the Republican primary for Liberty County sheriff touting a return to "common-sense" policing as part of his platform, along with a promise to rebuild trust between the community and the department. Hofer is running against former Deputy Sheriff Darbie Wentworth, as well as incumbent Nick Erickson. Hofer said was born in Oregon but grew up in Liberty County after his family moved to the area when...
Havre Beneath the Streets and the Havre Eagles Club are holding a Hawaiian luau-themed fundraiser Friday evening to help fix the sidewalk outside the club which has been hampering the operations Beneath the Streets for the past few years. Beneath the Streets, a major tourist attraction in the area, displays Havre businesses, many more than 110 years old, in the basements and former steam tunnels under the 200 Block of First Street. Many of the displays use historical...
A woman was convicted in Rocky Boy Tribal Court Wednesday on multiple counts stemming from the hit-and-run crash death of pedestrian Lacey Arkinson in 2019. A six-person jury convicted Shoshana Saddler, 36, of negligent homicide, obstructing justice, tampering with evidence and failing to report an accident, tribal prosecutor Steve Henry said this morning. A sentencing hearing is set for May 26, Henry said. Arkinson, who was 16, was killed Dec. 12, 2019, when she was struck by a vehicle while walking along Laredo Road near...
The North Central Senior Citizens Center at 2 Second St. in Havre is hosting a Spring Wellness Resource Fair Wednesday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “You don’t want to miss it,” a release from the center said. The event, sponsored by the Hill County Council on Aging and the Montana Telecommunications Access Program, has free admission and lunch will be provided. It has 12 agencies providing information about their resources and services to assist people. “Do you have trouble hearing on the phone? Could you benefit from as...
Havre Police Department Officers assisted Havre Fire Department on a medical call Wednesday at 12:33 p.m. on Second Street. -- Someone asked at 1:11 p.m. Wednesday for help retrieving guns that were stolen in Eureka and transported to Havre. -- A 13-year-old girl was issued a summons on a charge of underage tobacco possession or consumption after a caller at Havre Middle School reported Wednesday at 1:42 p.m. finding a vape at the school. -- A summons was issued after a...
IRVINE, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) - D.A. Davidson announced Wednesday its commitment to accelerate its marketing and digital transformation across its investment banking and institutional equities divisions. Andreea Popa has joined as head of Equity Capital Markets Marketing to develop and execute a strategic marketing plan that positions D.A. Davidson's ECM Group for continued growth across consumer, diversified industrials, financial institutions, and technology industry...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks MILES CITY — The 2022 paddlefishing season on the Yellowstone and Lower Missouri rivers will start Sunday, May 15. Anglers should be aware that the first two days of this season, Sunday and Monday, are not harvest days. Harvest days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays on the Yellowstone and Lower Missouri. Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays, anglers are limited to catch and release of paddlefish, and only at Intake Diversion Dam Fishing Access Site. No catch and release is allowed upst...
Hank Worsech Director, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks This story is featured in Montana Outdoors May/June 2022 issue. Looks like we’re in for another dry summer. As this issue of Montana Outdoors goes to press in mid-April, snowpack is below or far below normal for most of Montana, with predictions of continued severe or extreme drought. That could change with some heavy late-spring snows, but I wouldn’t bet on it. Here’s what that means for Montana’s fish, wildlife, and outdoor recreation — and what all of us can do to...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks continues to prepare for fall pheasant stocking efforts with the final decision on an environmental assessmen and ensuring biosecurity protocols are in place at the rearing facility at the Montana State Prison. Last week, FWP Director Hank Worsech signed the decision notice on the EA for releasing pheasants on suitable state lands. Additionally, Worsech and the department have worked closely with the Montana Department of Corrections on biosecurity p...
State Sen. Russ Tempel, R-Chester, is running to keep his seat in the Montana Legislature against fellow Republican Steve Chvilicek of Havre in this year's Republican primary. Tempel was born and raised on the Hi-Line, graduating from Joplin High School and later Northern Montana College with an Associate of Business and has lived on his grandfather's homestead since. He has been married for more than 50 years, raising four children. He spent 34 years farming as well as 18...
Steve Chvilicek of Havre is running against incumbent Russ Tempel in the Republican primary for Montana Senate District 14. Chvilicek was born north of Hingham, Montana, raised on a farm and ranch with a few cows and a dry-land grain operation and went to school in Hingham as their high school consolidated with Rudyard's. He said he graduated from Northern Montana College, now Montana State University-Northern, with a teaching degree in physical education and minor in...
A Harlem High School teacher pleaded not guilty in state District Court in Chinook Tuesday to charges stemming from accusations he had sexual relations with a student at the high school. Jack Garner Young is charged with a felony count of sexual intercourse without consent and misdemeanor counts of sexual assault and indecent exposure. He pleaded not guilty to all counts. A trial date is not yet set. An omnibus hearing is set for June 27 at 10 a.m., although the hearings often are waived if all dates and deadlines are agreed...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees held three meetings Tuesday evening, which included canvassing the recent school board election, electing officers and discussing the possibility of adopting boys baseball as a sport. Havre Superintendent Craig Mueller talked during the regular meeting about the possibility of adding baseball as a sport at HPS, which he said he’s personally interested in, but has some concerns about implementing, especially in the coming year. He said before they think about adopting baseball a s...
Press release MSU-Northern Community Choir, along with Bright Lights Children Chorus and Havre High School’s A Cappella Choir & Friends are coming together to hold a free concert Sunday, May 15, at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 701 Fourth Ave. The Community Choir performed their annual Christmas concert in December, but members decided to hold a spring concert this year, as well. The A Cappella Choir has qualified and been preparing for state events this month as well. Organizers said the concert will be fun and w...
The North Central Senior Citizens Center at 2 Second St. in Havre is hosting a Spring Wellness Resource Fair Wednesday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “You don’t want to miss it,” a release from the center said. The event, sponsored by the Hill County Council on Aging and the Montana Telecommunications Access Program, has free admission, and lunch will be provided. It has 12 agencies providing information about their resources and services to assist people. “Do you have trouble hearing on the phone? Could you benefit from as...
Havre Police Department A caller with Montana Department of Transportation on First Street West reported missing scrap metal Tuesday at 11:49 a.m. -- Two juveniles were issued summonses after a fight was reported at Havre Middle School Tuesday at 12:22 p.m. No details on charges were provided. -- Acoya Nathan Gopher of Box Elder, 24, was arrested on charges of assault with reasonable apprehension, trespass to property and shoplifting after a caller at a First Street business...
