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Articles from the April 16, 2018 edition


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  • Quick Pics: Walleye Banquet

    Updated Apr 16, 2018

  • Quick Pics: A salute to seniors

    Updated Apr 16, 2018

  • Home Court Fun: Pony netters shine

    Chris Peterson|Updated Apr 16, 2018

    One week ago, Havre High head tennis coach George Ferguson expressed how much playing on the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts meant to his Blue Pony teams. And while it took seven days longer than expected, the Ponies got a chance to show just how much they love playing at home. Friday and Saturday, Havre hosted Lewistown and Hardin for a revamped Havre Invitational, one week after the original Havre Invite was called off due to bad weather. The Ponies were supposed to...

  • Montana Junior Police Academy set in state capital

    Kristen Takeuchi|Updated Apr 16, 2018

    High School students statewide will have the opportunity to experience first-hand what life is like in the police academy this summer in Helena. The Montana Association of Chiefs of Police will be sponsoring the Montana Junior Police Academy on the campus of the Montana Law Enforcement Academy in Helena. The academy will last for one week, July 8-14. Havre Police Department Chief Gabe Matosich said that the academy “gives students a good chance to learn about public service and about being in law enforcement.” According to...

  • Flooding continues in region

    Tim Leeds|Updated Apr 16, 2018

    Water continues to flood roads in the area, and with plenty of snow still waiting to melt, officials say it likely isn’t going to end any time soon. “It’s going to be a pickle for a while,” Hill County Commission Chair Mark Peterson said this morning. Peterson said he hopes to take a flight soon to survey the actual flooding from the air, but generally, many parts of western Hill County is flooding. Officials were out looking at the flooding in Blaine County and were not available to comment this morning. A National Weather...

  • Campaign events coming to Havre this week, next

    Alex Ross|Updated Apr 16, 2018

    With the June 5 primary elections less than two months away, candidates from across Montana will be coming to the area in the coming weeks to introduce themselves to voters. People will have a chance to hear from and question several Hill County Democratic candidates at a candidate forum next week, and a congressional and a Public Service Commission candidate will be in Havre later this week. Andrew Markoff, campaign manager for Democratic U.S. House candidate Kathleen Williams, said Friday that Williams will be in Havre for...

  • For the Record, April 16, 2018

    Updated Apr 16, 2018

    Havre Police Department Friday at 8:14 a.m. officers investigated a gunshot wound that was called in from Northern Montana Hospital. Officers determined it to be an accidental gunshot and no crime was committed. —— An auto crash was investigated Friday at 1:06 p.m. on First Street and Fifth Avenue after several 911 calls were made. —— Kyle J. Rummel of Havre, 29, was issued a summons on charges of criminal contempt and revocation of suspended or deferred sentence at the Havre Police Department Friday at 2:11 p.m. —— Nich...

  • Agenda - Great Northern Fair Board

    Updated Apr 16, 2018

    Great Northern Fair Board will meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Timmons Room on the bottom floor of the Hill County Courthouse. The meeting agenda is: Call meeting to order Roll call of members Recognize and record public attendees Approve minutes Public comment — anything brought up here will be added to next month’s New Business to be discussed and voted upon Fair managers report Civic groups report Donated hours report Committee reports • Buildings and grounds • Commission policy • Financial planning • Events Old busines...

  • Obituary - Vern George Seaman

    Updated Apr 16, 2018

    Vern George Seaman of Kalispell, Montana, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Vern was born in Chinook, Montana, to George and Esther. Vern. He went to country school in Chinook and the family moved to Havre where Vern finished his schooling. Vern married Patty and to this union two sons were born, Garry and Mike. Vern started in the mobile home business in Great Falls, then moved to Kalispell and opened Seaman Mobile Home Sales. Vern and Patty ran a very successfu...

  • Obituary - Blanche Miller

    Updated Apr 16, 2018

    Blanche Miller passed away due to natural causes at her residence Thursday, April 12, 2018. Services are pending with Holland & Bonine Funeral Home....

  • Blue Ponies belt out two big wins in Lewistown

    Chris Peterson|Updated Apr 16, 2018

    Despite having two games canceled Friday in Lewistown, the Havre High softball team got some game action in this past weekend, playing twice Saturday against a pair of Eastern A rivals in the Lewistown Invitational. And when the day was all said and done, the Blue Ponies improved their record on the season to 2-1 with a back-to-back wins over Hardin and Laurel. Havre knocked off Hardin 10-3, before defeating Laurel 20-14. “It was a beautiful day,” HHS head coach Tony Vig...

  • Fresh start, new position

    Chris Peterson|Updated Apr 16, 2018

    Whenever a new coach comes into a college football program, there is generally a clean slate or a fresh start and when Andrew Rolin took over as the head football coach at Montana State University-Northern, a fresh start is exactly what he gave his players. One player who took advantage of that fresh start is Caymus Thomas, a rising sophomore who was one of the Lights' leading receivers a season ago. As a freshman from Lakeside High School in Washington, the 5-10, 165-pounder...