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In December, the fourth month in a row, Montana's jobless rate declined. The state's unemployment rate went down from 7.1 percent in November to 6.8 percent in December. The national unemployment rate has declined steadily since August, registering at 8.5 percent in December. "Montana's employment growth has gained momentum in the last half of 2011, posting large job gains and a sizable drop in the unemployment rate, due in part to the strong agriculture economy and the oil activity on the eastern part of the state, " said...
A split on the road is always big in Frontier Conference basketball. It was particularly crucial to the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team this past weekend. And thrashing the Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears on Saturday night in Billings helped the Lights avoid a tumble in the most recent NAIA Coaches Poll. Northern lost to Carroll College last Thursday in overtime, but the Lights slipped only one spot in Monday's new poll. Northern moved from No....
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team is hitting the stretch run of the season. It appears the Lights are also hitting their stride. On Thursday night, the No. 8 Lights dismantled Northwest College in a dual in Havre. It was the second demolition of the Trappers by the Lights this season. Then, Northern followed the win in Havre up with a strong showing at the Minot State Open Saturday in Minot, N.D. Northern got a pair of individual titles in Minot, as well as... Full story
After a solid second-place finish at the Class A duals in Lewistown over the weekend, the Havre High wrestling team is wasting no time getting back on the mats. It is a very short turnaround, considering the Central A Blue Ponies wrestled seven duals in two days. But despite just two days rest, the Ponies host yet another tough opponent tonight. At 6 p.m. at the Havre High gymnasium in Havre, the Ponies will face the Class AA Great Falls High Bison in a non conference dual. "I am sure they (Bison) are in the same boat we...
Chester/J-I's Nikole Wolfe (ball) goes in for a shot during a District 10C girls basketball game against Simms last Saturday in Chester. Chester/J-I's Kate Graff (left) looks to pass during Saturday night's 10C girls game in Chester. Girls basketball is getting exciting on the Hi-Line. And there's less than a month left in the regular season, so every game North Star's Tylynn Rettig (right) dribbles the ball during a District 9C girls basketball game between the Knights and... Full story
Chester/J-I's Dustin Romain (ball) dribbles around a Simms defender during a District 10C boys basketball game last Saturday in Chester. C/J-I's Jordan Oraw (left) makes a pass during a 10C boys basketball game last Saturday night in Chester. With the boys basketball season getting deeper into the second half of the season, winning games is growing more and more important. And on Tuesday, three local teams got their shot at a Hi- Chinook's Grant Tilleman (ball) splits a pair of North Star defenders during last Thursday's 9C b...
In December, the fourth month in a row, Montana's jobless rate declined. The state's unemployment rate went down from 7.1 percent in November to 6.8 percent in December. The national unemployment rate has declined steadily since August, registering at 8.5 percent in December. "Montana's employment growth has gained momentum in the last half of 2011, posting large job gains and a sizable drop in the unemployment rate, due in part to the strong agriculture economy and the oil activity on the eastern part of the state, " said... Full story
According to Michele Holden, chair of the Local Advisory Council, one in four people have been affected by a mental health crisis either first or second hand, and the council hopes to draw on that experience. The council is hoping to use a recently awarded $20,000 grant to get a peer support group going in Havre, where people suffering from mental health issues can turn for advice from others who have been there. "I think mental health issues in our community are really important, " Holden said. "It costs money at the...
Montana's senior senator announced that today he will hold the first meeting of a special committee tasked with extending benefits that are hoped to help with the economic recovery. Democratic Sen. Max Baucus, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, released an advisory Monday saying that the conference committee on payroll tax deductions, which he co-chairs with House Ways and Means Committee Chair Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., would meet today at 12:30 p. m. "Each member of this conference committee will bring a unique set of...
Courtesy photo/Jim Potter Paul Tuss, executive director of Bear Paw Development Corp., answers a question this morning about an Economic Development Agency grant headed to MSU-Northern. To his right are Tony Preite, director of university outreach and economic development; Greg Kegel, dean of the College of Technical Science; and Jim Limbaugh, Northern's new Chancellor. As more details about the U. S. Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration's recent grant heading to Montana State University-Northern are...
Bryce Arle Johnson Bryce Arle Johnson went to be with his Lord and Savior on Jan. 21, 2012. He was born Oct. 21, 1937. He landed his dream job working in the accounting office for the Great Northern Railroad in Whitefish. He married Ardith Cox June 5, 1965, and the two moved around the state of Montana, where he had an enjoyable and challenging career with Great Northern/Burlington Northern Railroad. The couple raised two sons, Corey and David, while they lived in Kalispell, Whitefish, Missoula, Billings and Havre. After...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama called Tuesday night for a flurry of help for a hurting middle class and higher taxes on millionaires, delivering a State of the Union address filled with re-election themes. Restoring a fair shot for all, Obama said, is "the defining issue of our time." Obama outlined a vastly different vision for fixing the country than the one pressed by the Republicans challenging him in Congress and fighting to take his job. He pleaded for an active govern... Full story
Havre High's Kolton Lodge (top) works on a GFH opponent during a heavyweight match at Tuesday night's dual between the Blue Ponies and Bison in Havre. In a showdown between the No. 2 team in Class AA and the No. 2 team in Class A, the AA' won out. On Tuesday night at the Havre High gymnasium, the Great Falls High Bison defeated the Havre Blue Ponies 51-24 in a dual meet between the two longtime rivals. GFH jumped out to an insurmountable 36-0 lead before Havre put together a string of four pins together. Jayson Kohler, Eli... Full story
CORVALLIS (AP) — A western Montana agricultural research center is losing its only scientist, leaving some concerned about the future of the 106-year-old center despite assurances that Montana State University intends to re-staff it. Mal Westcott will retire Jan. 4 from the Western Agricultural Research Center after 26 years on the staff, and it is unknown when a replacement will come on board. The research center east of Corvallis is one of seven in the state operating under Montana State University's Montana Agricultural E... Full story
With the new session of Congress about to begin, the U.S. Senate has an opportunity to reform its filibuster rule, an arcane parliamentary device which has paralyzed the proceedings of the entire legislative branch of our government and crippled our nation's ability to meaningfully address the issues of our time. Anders Blewett Long before cable television, 24-7 news cycles and Super PACs, the filibuster was created via gentleman's agreement and enshrined in the rules of the U.S. Senate. The filibuster allows the minority...
In our line of work, we see the sadder side of our community. But we also see a lot of exciting things that lift our spirits. We see people doing tremendous volunteer work and countless acts of sacrifice. When you hear people say that folks aren't volunteering enough these days, we can see countless number of cases of people who donate time, effort and money for valuable causes. So, in the spirit of the season, we'd like to offer our happiest greetings for a merry Christmas to some of the special people we've met over the...
Just because St. Nicholas is hundred of years old doesn't mean the old guy isn't up on the latest technology. Back in 1955, a Sears promotion in Colorado Springs, Colo., allowing children to call Santa up directly, accidently misprinted the number, redirecting calls to the Continental Air Defense Command Center, or CONAD, the main base of Cold War nuke tracking that has since become North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD. Zach White The typo led to an annual tradition, in which the U.S. military, besides looking f... Full story
WEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) — A gunman ambushed four volunteer firefighters responding to an intense pre-dawn house fire Monday morning outside Rochester, N.Y., shooting four and killing two before ending up dead himself, authorities said. The gunman fired at the firefighters when they arrived shortly after 5:30 a.m. at the blaze near the Lake Ontario shore in Webster, town Police Chief Gerald Pickering said. The first Webster police officer who arrived exchanged gunfire with the suspect, authorities said. One of the two dead f...
Louise F. Bauer Louise F. Bauer, 91, formerly of Havre, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, at Hearthstone Manor in Woodstock, Ill., of natural causes. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a. m. on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, with Father Daniel Wathen officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. The family has requested that memorials be made to the Havre Food Bank. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Louise was born on June 4,...
Once again, people will celebrate the holiday at a community dinner in Havre, with the annual Community Christmas Dinner set to roll at the Havre Eagles Club Tuesday. Preperations are continuing today with Jerry and Scott Bergren also set to be at PJ's Restaurant and Casino very early Tuesday preparing food, with home deliveries rolling out Christmas morning and the main dinner starting at the Eagles about 11 a. m. Volunteers help staff the event, which is free, though free-will donations are accepted to help cover expenses....
As most of us gather with loved ones today and tomorrow, there are many in the community who are not able to, for many reasons. The staff at Northern Montana Care Center spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day making sure their residents have the best Christmas possible. Ila McClenahan, director of pastoral care and activities, said Christmas Eve festivities begin at 10 a. m., when the residents gather to open the gifts they've received from the Adopt-A-Resident program, and eat cookies. "We want every resident to feel like...
There was a large crowd at the Holiday Village Mall Saturday afternoon, aside from the last-minute Christmas shoppers. Dozens of Native Americans from reservations and Montana and Canada gathered around the central fountain at noon, for a flash mob, protesting a Canadian budget bill, C-45, that passed through parliament earlier this year. Brad Lavallee, from the Piapot nation in Saskatchewan, explained at the rally that Canadian tribes fear how the bill will change land and water rights and provisions they say are in... Full story
Photos by Lindsay Brown On Dec. 15, members of the Havre Jaycees got together and drove around Havre looking at people's Christmas decorations. Members said there were many houses with fine decorations, but they narrowed it down to three winners. First place went to Donna Beam, 716 2nd Ave. $75 will be donated to the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line in her name. The Jaycees said that everyone who decorates their houses warms their hearts. "Keep it up," they added, "maybe next year you could be the winner." Second place: Jake...
AP Photo/WHAM13-TV via AP video This image taken from video provided by WHAM13-TV, shows a wide view of homes on fire in an area where a gunman ambushed four volunteer firefighters responding to an intense pre-dawn house fire early Monday, in Webster, N.Y., killing two before ending up dead himself, authorities said. Police used an armored vehicle to evacuate more than 30 nearby residents. WEBSTER, N.Y. — A gunman ambushed four volunteer firefighters responding to an intense pre-dawn house fire Monday morning outside Rocheste...
Gerald Arthur Basler, 79, passed away Monday, Dec. 24, 2012. His funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at Holland & Bonine Chapel. A full obituary will follow....
