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NEW YORK — Declaring that they were detained because of their nationality, not their actions, two American hikers held for more than two years in an Iranian prison came home Sunday, ending a diplomatic and personal ordeal with a sharp rebuke of the country that accused them of crossing the border from Iraq. Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer, both 29, were freed last week under a $1 million bail deal and arrived Wednesday in Oman, greeted by relatives and fellow hiker Sarah Shourd, who was released last year. AP Photo/Craig R...
What started off as a just one tough loss on the road turned into two for the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team. The Skylights were on the road for the first time in Frontier Conference play and suffered a five-set loss at Westminster College on Thursday night, and a three-set sweep at nationally-ranked Lewis-Clark State on Saturday afternoon. Thursday night was particularly tough for Northern as the Skylights had a 1-0 and a 2-1 lead over the Griffins before... Full story
This weekend the Havre High boys and girls cross country teams experienced the toughest field of competition they may ever face while a prep cross country participant. Saturday the Central A Blue Ponies were one of 66 total teams in competition at the Mountain West Meet in Missoula. Teams came from all over Montana, Washington and Idaho for the event and brought some top-notch talent as well. While in Missoula, the HHS girls were the No. 14 team overall with a final team score of 749. And the HHS boys finished as the No. 26...
With all of the weapons the Havre High football team has this season, it was only a matter of time before the Blue Ponies returned to the win column. And kicking off conference play, now was as good a time as any to do so. Friday the Central A Blue Ponies took on the Belgrade Panthers in Belgrade. And after dropping three straight games, the Ponies got back on track and defeated the Panthers 47-19. The win gives the Ponies a 2-3 record overall and a 1-0 start in the Central A. The Panthers dropped to 0-1 in conference and...
Havre High senior Sammy Evans (left) smashes a ball through a Choteau blocker during Saturday's high school volleyball match between the Blue Ponies and the Choteau Bulldogs at the HHS gymnasium. Ups and downs have been the name of the game all season long for the Havre High volleyball team. And facing a stiff field of competition again this weekend, it was more of the same for the Blue Ponies. The Central A Blue Ponies were in action on Friday and Saturday, as their record was dropped to 1-7 overall and 1-2 in the division....
Havre High's Simon McCann (left) and Sam Lippy (right) pose with head coach McKinsey Rodriguez during Saturday's Central A boys golf meet at East Glacier. McCann and Lippy are moving on to the Class A state tourney later this week. Three Havre High golfers are off to the Class A state golf tournament this week in Hamilton. At Saturday's Central A Divisional Tournament which was held at the East Glacier Lodge Golf Course outside of Browning, the Ponies had three individuals...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights needed a bounce-back win and did they ever get it. Northern had a tall task in front of it when the Lights traveled to Billings Saturday to face the No. 17 Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears, especially after their 48-29 homecoming loss to Eastern Oregon just a week earlier. But showing no ill effects from the setback to EOU, the Lights forged ahead, knocking off the Bears 35-32 Saturday afternoon in Billing By Billings Gazette... Full story
A federal judge in Great Falls ordered a Havre construction company to pay a heavy fine after the company pleaded guilty to negligent discharge of sewage. The U. S. Attorney's Office for Montana said in a press release that federal Magistrate Judge Keith Strong Tuesday fined T.P. Construction $25,000 for pumping the septic tanks of six residences on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation and discharging the sewage on their property without permission. No one from T.P. Construction, commonly known as Patrick Construction, was...
Courtesy photo Plastic agricultural pesticide containers fill a shed at the tri-county landfill in Hill County. The Hill County government has agreed to participate in a program to reduce agricultural waste, working with the state Agriculture Department to recycle plastic pesticide containers, and seeds were planted that may expand the program. Clay Vincent, Hill County sanitarian and planner, said during a meeting this week that he supports the program as long as he can be certain no pesticides would be spilled in the...
The Hill County Commission has set three one-hour hearings for discussion of the proposed 2011-2012 county budget. The hearings will be from 10 to 11 a. m. Friday, Monday and Tuesday, with the vote on adopting the budget scheduled for next Thursday at 2 p. m. Commision Chair Mike Wendland said Wednesday that it looks like the budget should be close to the same amount approved last year, which had a general fund of $5,033,879. The commission was still working on the budget Wednesday, awaiting final revenue numbers from the... Full story
A local resident burned in a cropland fire Monday remained at a hospital in Salt Lake City today, and Montanans were urged to use caution as fire danger remains high in the eastern part of the state. Nellie Kim Sorenson of Kremlin was listed in critical condition Wednesday at the University of Utah Medical Center. Cindy Smith, executive director of Bullhook Community Health Center, confirmed this morning that Sorenson, a former employee of the medical center, was burned in the cropland fire Monday. Sorenson's condition was no...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson, file photo Persistant snowfall led to the collapse of a section of Havre High School's roof, over the school's cafeteria, in December. New students are being acclimated to the ways of Havre High School today, before class begins on Monday. Another recent addition to the school, the new roof, is also getting situated, after a minor setback earlier this month. At Tuesday afternoon's Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees meeting, Superintendent Andy Carlson told the board about how the high schoo...
BILLINGS — Montana wildlife officials say fish exposed to an Exxon Mobil Corp. oil spill into the Yellowstone River are safe to eat despite some crude found in their internal organs. Laboratory results disclosed Thursday by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks revealed no oil in fillets cut from about 60 fish taken from the river in mid-July. Trace amounts of oil were detected in the livers and gonads of some fish. Wildlife agency spokesman Robert Gibson says the contamination potentially could harm the health of the fish but n...
BILLINGS (AP) — Federal environmental regulators are seeking public comment on a toxicology study that details the dangers of asbestos from a Montana mine that has killed hundreds of people. A summary of the document was released in May, outlining the potency of asbestos from a now-shuttered W.R. Grace mine that operated for decades near the northwest Montana town of Libby. Thursday's release of the full, 467-page study by the Environmental Protection Agency opens a 60-day public comment period. The study suggests the c... Full story
HELENA — The state employee unions say they have been able to secure a guarantee that employee health insurance premiums won't go up in 2012. The unions are separately fighting the state over a pay freeze that they argue was imposed by the Legislature in bad faith after they negotiated a raise with the administration. The unions are telling members that the freeze in health care costs will help make up a little bit for the "outrageous" pay freeze. The deal was reached earlier this week, but the governor's office says d...
HELENA — The state employee unions say they have been able to secure a guarantee that employee health insurance premiums won't go up in 2012. The unions are separately fighting the state over a pay freeze that they argue was imposed by the Legislature in bad faith after they negotiated a raise with the administration. The unions are telling members that the freeze in health care costs will help make up a little bit for the "outrageous" pay freeze. The deal was reached earlier this week, but the governor's office says d... Full story
BILLINGS — Crews facing adverse weather forecasts rushed to bolster protective lines around blazes that have scorched tens of thousands of acres in the Northern Rockies, while firefighters in Oregon worked to corral a range fire that forced a kids' science camp to evacuate. Meteorologists warned that fire conditions would rise to critical Thursday afternoon and evening as thunderstorms roll across Montana, central Idaho and northwest Wyoming. The pattern of hot, dry weather and afternoon storms was expected to recur daily f...
BUXTON, N.C. (AP) — A monstrous Hurricane Irene tightened its aim on the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday, threatening 65 million people along a shore-hugging path from North Carolina to New England. One of the nation's top experts called it his "nightmare" scenario. The Category 3 storm with winds of 115 mph — the threshold for a major hurricane — would be the strongest to strike the East Coast in seven years, and people were already getting out of the way. Tens of thousands fled North Carolina beach towns, farmers pulled up th...
It's already been a very busy and competitive week for the Havre High golf teams. But the Blue Ponies aren't slowing down as they head to the Browning Varsity/JV Tournament Friday morning. The 18-hole tournament will be played at the East Glacier Lodge Golf Course, and not only will it be one of the most scenic venues the Ponies play all year, but Friday's meet will be the first of three trips to the course. Havre will also play in Browning at the Browning Invitational on...
The Montana State University-Northern football team is just a little over a week away from hosting UM-Western in a Frontier Conference opener. Tonight, the Lights will start to fine-tune preparations for that game when they hold their second scrimmage of fall camp. Northern has been hard it work for almost two weeks now and tonight's scrimmage will give coaches an opportunity to see where the Lights are at as far as installing the offense and defense, as well as where players... Full story
Havre High senior quarterback Justin Jensen runs with the ball during a Class A football game against Whitefish last fall in Havre. After reaching the playoffs last season, the Blue Ponies are looking to take the step in 2011. For more on the Havre High football team, see Friday's Havre Daily news, including the 2011 HDN Fall Sports Special. With every new season comes new players, new opponents and new goals for the Havre High football program. The Central A Blue Ponies finished the year 5-4 last season. And while two of tho... Full story
BUXTON, N.C. — Thousands were fleeing an exposed strip of coastal villages and beaches off North Carolina on Thursday as Irene approached, threatening to become the first major hurricane to hit the East Coast in seven years. Hours after a hurricane watch was issued for much of the state's coast, emergency officials expanded evacuation orders to include hundreds of thousands of tourists and locals in three counties. The areas include the barrier island chain known as the Outer Banks, which is expected to take the brunt of I... Full story
I have moved many times over the years; it is the price you pay when you decide early on that you want a career in newspapers. However, it never gets easy saying goodbye to friends and relationships that developed over this time. This Saturday, the movers will roll up to my house and by the end of the day I will be leaving Havre for Ottumwa, Iowa. I have accepted the position as president and publisher of the Ottumwa Courier. Martin Cody Yes, I will be leaving, but I will be taking with me the memories of the two years I...
I planted chokecherry bushes in my yard. I don't know what I was thinking. Certainly I had not intended to create a chokecherry plantation. They were given to me, those desiccated branches. I stuck the dozen bare-naked sticks into the gumbo. I wasn't sure any would survive. I hoped one chokecherry might live which I would keep pruned into a bush. Each August I would be able to go out into my back yard, fight off the birds with flailing arms and pick enough of the puny little... Full story
Spending time at a medical center is not usually a fun experience, but this weekend is different. The Sweet Medical Center in Chinook is holding an open-house fundraiser festival on Saturday in its own parking lot. "We just finished a remodel in May, and I'd like people to see the facilities, " said Jared Payne, the center's executive director. The event starts at noon, with carnival games and live music. At 3 p. m. the music continues as a barbecue begins. At 5 p. m. the event will shift. As the music and dinner die down, th... Full story
