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  • No tornado touched down the Fourth

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Jul 7, 2015

    National Weather Service in Great Falls, after sending an investigative team up to the Hi-Line, found that no tornado touched down during the storm Saturday. Radar indicated Saturday night that there were supercell thunderstorms, winds in excess of 60 mph, hail as large as quarters and golf balls, funnel clouds and tornadoes - all of which amounted to structural and agricultural damage across parts of the Hi-Line, a statement from Weather Service reads. Around 9 p.m. Saturday,...

  • Council OKs Matosich nomination

    John Kelleher|Updated Jul 7, 2015

    After hours of behind-the-scene intrigue, Havre City Council Monday night unanimously approved Mayor Tim Solomon's nomination of Gabe Matosich as the city's 31st police chief. Moments later, council approved Detective Sgt. Jason Barkus as deputy chief. Some council members appeared uneasy about the Matosich vote, and some criticized, without being specific, the process that led to Solomon's nomination of Matosich. Council member Jay Pyette said naming the police chief was the...

  • City looks at funding North Central Montana Transit

    John Kelleher|Updated Jul 7, 2015

    North Central Montana Transit will likely get funding from the city of Havre next year. The transit system asked for help from the city so it can continue to provide transit services in the city, to other Hi-Line communities and to Great Falls. The city once provided funds, but strapped for cash, stopped the subsidy some years ago. In a letter to City Council, Jim Lyons, the director of transportation for the transit system, asked the city to resume paying the $15,000 per year...

  • US officials face sentencing in BLM fraud case

    Updated Jul 7, 2015

    BILLINGS (AP) — A senior official in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management faces sentencing in federal court today for covering up for a subordinate who kept drawing government pay after leaving the agency for a job in Montana. Prosecutors are recommending at least two years in prison for John Grimson Lyon of Clifton, Virginia. The former director for the BLM's 31-state Eastern States Region was convicted by a jury in March of wire fraud, false claims and theft of government property. The charges followed an investigation t...

  • Highway 2 Association pushes its agenda to Havre City Council

    John Kelleher|Updated Jul 7, 2015

    Montana, North Dakota, Saskatchewan and Alberta have the potential to become "the golden economic zone," and the Hi-Line ought to prepare to become part of the economic boom. That was the advice for the Havre City Council Monday night from Bob Sivertsen, the president of the Highway 2 Association. The Hi-Line could become a manufacturing and transportation hub if a sound transportation system is established here, Sivertsen told council members. And expanding Highway 2 from...

  • Two dead in Blaine County rollover

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Jul 7, 2015

    Two people died after a vehicle rolled over on Highway 11, three miles outside of Lodge Pole Monday. The names have not been released yet, but the deceased were 22 and 19 years of age. The third person in the vehicle, 21, was taken to the hospital and his condition is unknown. Montana Highway Patrol was called to the scene around 7:09 p.m. Monday. The Toyota Camry was traveling east on Highway 11 near mile marker 2.5 when it crossed over the road’s center line into the opposing lane and then crossed back over to the e...

  • Our View: Little Shell Tribe deserves to keep traditions alive

    Updated Jul 7, 2015

    Officials of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa indians are hopeful that new rules will make it easier for the federal Interior Department to relent and grant official status for the tribe. The feds have been reluctant to grant recognition to the Little Shell — though the state of Montana has granted approval — because the tribe largely dispersed after the arrival of Europeans. Today, most Little Shell have become part of the mainstream society. Bankers, public relations people, educators and historians throughout Mon...

  • For the Record, July 7, 2015

    Updated Jul 7, 2015

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation at the police station at 8:50 a.m. Monday. —– Officers investigated a 1:05 p.m. Monday call from 14th Avenue and 1st Street about a found large set of keys. —— Officers investigated a 1:52 p.m. Monday call from Main Street about a stolen bike. —— Mellissa Rose Snow, 46, of Box Elder was arrested on charges of criminal contempt, disorderly conduct and probation violation after officers responded to a 7:47 p.m. Monday call from Pepin Park. –— An...

  • Current needs for My Neighbor in Need program, July 7, 2015

    Updated Jul 7, 2015

    The website http://www.myneighborinneed.org is a website that provides local citizens a way to ask for help from their community and a way for the community to give back. Current needs Neighbor in Need — A young man man who recently moved into a new residence with his small son is using his recliner as a bed and is in need of a used/clean queen size bed with a mattress and box spring for him and his son to share. If you are able to help in any way, please contact My Neighbor in Need at 406-301-3919. The identification n...

  • Havre's Art in the Garden show canceled due to storm damage

    Updated Jul 7, 2015

    Due to the damage of the severe hail storm July 4, the organizers of Havre’s Art in the Garden show canceled this year’s show. The organizers said they hope to be able to offer it again next year. People who have purchased tickets for this year’s show can ask for a refund from the outlet where they purchased them. The organizers said they are sorry for any inconvenience the cancellation causes, but look forward to seeing everyone next year....

  • Obituary - Lloyd E. Haymaker

    Updated Jul 7, 2015

    Our brother, Lloyd E. Haymaker, is finally home. His graveside service will be July 11, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Rudyard Cemetery. Lloyd is buried by his mother, stepfather and sister. His sister, Shirley, was the first child to be buried in this cemetery. Military honors will be performed. Immediately following the service lunch will be served in the New Beginning Lutheran Church, Rudyard....

  • Obituary - Cecile Evanson

    Updated Jul 7, 2015

    Cecile Evanson, 85, passed away of natural causes on Friday, July 3, 2015, at Heritage Place in Kalispell. Wake services began at 4 p.m. Monday, July 6, with a 7 p.m. rosary service on Monday. Her funeral Mass was 10 a.m. today, Tuesday, July 7, 2015, all at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rocky Boy, with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. Her burial will be held in Havre at Highland Cemetery immediately following the Mass. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to...

  • Obituary - Robert "Bob" Hiroshi Ito

    Updated Jul 7, 2015

    Robert "Bob" Hiroshi Ito, 87, passed away at home on Feb. 4, 2015. Cremation has taken place and graveside services will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at 10 a.m. at Highland Cemetery. Bob was born on Feb. 2, 1928, in Monarch, Montana, to Masanori and Taeno Ito. After the death of his father, when Bob was still a boy, his mother moved the remainder of the family to Japan. Later, after surviving terrific hardships growing up as a young man in Japan and Manchuria, Bob...

  • Local Golf Report: Rotary week at Prairie Farms

    George Ferguson|Updated Jul 7, 2015

    The three Prairie Farms Golf Course leagues took last week off for the Fourth of July week, but things will ramp back up again this week. And in more ways than one. Not only does men’s league return to Prairie Farms this week, but it’s also Rotary Week. Today, the annual Rotary Youth Golf Camp begins at Prairie Farms and will run through Thursday. Then, Sunday, the annual Rotary Blast tournament will take place. The Rotary Blast is a two-person, 18-hole modified sta...

  • Havre Babe Ruth team takes third in Kalispell

    George Ferguson|Updated Jul 7, 2015

    All-Star baseball season is in full swing for Havre Youth Baseball Association teams at all levels. And the Havre Babe Ruth 15U team had a big weekend this past weekend in Kalispell. Competing in the Kalispell Firecracker Tournament, the Havre squad finished an outstanding third overall. In pool play, Havre tied Conrad 2-2, lost to Glacier 9-1 and Kalispell 15-1. The Havre squad battled hard in the bracket tournament, beating Calgary 6-1 to advance to within one game of the...

  • Key games on tap for North Stars

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jul 7, 2015

    The Havre North Stars American Legion Baseball team is coming off possibly its busiest week of the season. Yet, there is no rest for the weary as the North Stars will be back on the diamond for six more games in the next five days. The North Stars, who played six of eight games last week at home, will spend more time on the road this week, first for two games in Fort Macleod today, then two games in Lethbridge Wednesday before returning home to take on the Great Falls Chargers...

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