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  • Lots of history comes alive in Havre

    John Kelleher|Updated Jun 6, 2016

    Never before have people so enjoyed being in jail. A half-dozen children were "incarcerated" Saturday in an old cell on display in the building that was once the jail at Fort Assinniboine. The children were part of a tour on the Blackjack, a travel wagon that took interested people on tours of the fort as part of Living History Day. Similar programs took place at Havre Beneath the Streets A larger-than-usual crowd was on hand for the festivities that included the firing of an...

  • Crowds eat, watch, talk and fly at annual Air Fair fly-in

    Alex Ross|Updated Jun 6, 2016

    The doors of the paint-peeled hangar were thrown open and the sounds of propellers cut through the air as the 2016 Air Fair fly-in got underway at the Havre City-County Airport Saturday morning. Area residents flocked to the small airport where for a few hours people got to talk with pilots, marvel at personal as well as experimental aircraft and for $7 per person, enjoy an all-you-can-eat breakfast provided by the Havre Lions Club. Willie Hurd, president of the North Central...

  • Smith hopes to return to Helena

    Alex Ross|Updated Jun 6, 2016

    Eight years after he was ousted in a primary challenge, Frank Smith is hoping to resurrect his political career and reclaim the seat he once held in the Montana Senate. In order to stage his comeback, however, Poplar resident Smith, 73, will have to fend off two political neophytes in Tuesday's Democratic primary in Senate District 16: LeAnn Montes, attorney general for the Chippewa Cree Tribe and Bobbi Jo Favel, who works for the Chippewa Cree Tribal Employment and Risk...

  • Montana primary election set for Tuesday

    Alex Ross|Updated Jun 6, 2016

    Montana will hold its primary elections Tuesday, as voters throughout the Treasure State weigh in on the Democratic and Republican races for president and legislative and local races. In Hill County, polling stations will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Hill County Clerk and Recorder Susan Armstrong said that there are 9,015 registered voters in the county, of which 6,560 are deemed active. The remaining 2,455 are inactive. Armstrong said that since absentee ballots were made available May 15, 3,451 were mailed out to Hill County vo...

  • Quick Pic: Fox covers Living History Day

    Updated Jun 6, 2016

  • Women veterans told of plan to help sexual assault victims

    John Kelleher|Updated Jun 6, 2016

    Women veterans often feel the pain of military sexual abuse long after they have left the military, said Kelly Downing, a licensed social worker at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Helena. A program she works in at the Department of Veterans Affairs at Fort Harrison in Helena helps women veterans cope with the trauma caused by sexual abuse, Downing said. Downing spoke at a special luncheon honoring women veterans at the Havre Eagles Club on Saturday. The luncheon was held because the Montana American Legion feels that women veterans...

  • For the Record, June 6, 2016

    Updated Jun 6, 2016

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation related complaint Friday at 8:29 a.m. —— Cody Tyler Sutherland, 24, of Box Elder was arrested after he called police from 5th Street and 4th Avenue and reported Friday at 4:19 p.m. that he wanted to speak to an offcier about getting fired and not being paid. —— Donna Sue Meyers, 70, of Havre was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, criminal trespass to property and revocation of suspended or deferred sentence after a 1st Street West busines...

  • Obituary - Freddie G. Bryant

    Updated Jun 6, 2016

    Freddie G. Bryant, 75, passed away of natural causes on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at his residence. Cremation has taken place, and no local services will be held. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Freddie’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at http://www.hollandbonine.com....

  • North Stars stay close in home stand

    George Ferguson|Updated Jun 6, 2016

    The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball club was ready for some meaningful games. And, during a six-game weekend home stand at Legion Field, the North Stars didn’t just get meaningful games, they got close ones, too. Unfortunately, the North Stars were able to come up with just one win in six Northern District games this weekend at Legion Field. But Havre showed through some gritty performances that it has what it takes to compete with the rest of the conference this su...

  • Area gridders shine in Class C All-Star games

    George Ferguson|Updated Jun 6, 2016

    Though football season has long since been over, or, is a long way from starting, it didn’t feel like that for Hi-Line fans Saturday night in Highwood and Butte. Plenty of area preps were on display at two Class C All-Star games Saturday night, and their presence was certainly felt. At the Six-Man All-Star Game in Highwood, Box Elder’s Jerrod Four Colors hauled in a 50-yard and a 17-yard touchdown pass to help his Blue Team dominate the game 54-28. But, Four Colors was...