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Articles from the August 25, 2022 edition


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  • National Night Out set for next week

    Pam Burke|Updated Aug 25, 2022

    Havre's National Night Out is set for Tuesday, Aug. 30, 6-8 p.m. at Montana State University-Northern's SUB Drive, with a free barbecue, live music and plenty of activities for youth and families interacting with law enforcement, other first responders and their community partners. Across the country, National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign to enhance the relationship between community members and law enforcement as well as the agencies, organizations and...

  • Quick pics: Back in school

    Updated Aug 25, 2022

  • Federal report: Zinke misled investigators, violated 'duty of candor'

    Updated Aug 25, 2022

    Arren Kimbel-Sannit Montana Free Press A federal ethics probe has concluded that former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, who is running to represent Montana’s western district in the U.S. House, misled an internal ethics watchdog during a probe into the department’s decision not to act on a gaming application from two Native American tribes. The report, instigated in 2017 and released Wednesday by investigators working under Trump-appointed Interior Secretary Inspector General Mark Greenblatt, said Zinke and his the...

  • Student loan forgiveness could help more than 40 million

    Updated Aug 25, 2022

    WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan debt reduced — and in many cases eliminated — under the long-awaited forgiveness plan President Joe Biden announced Wednesday, a historic but politically divisive move in the run-up to the midterm elections. Fulfilling a campaign promise, Biden is erasing $10,000 in federal student loan debt for those with incomes below $125,000 a year, or households that earn less than $250,000. He’s canceling an additional $10,000 for those who received federal...

  • 'Drool in the Pool' set in Chinook Swimming Pool Sept. 8

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 25, 2022

    Members of the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation said in a release they are excited to invite socially friendly dogs to come to the Chinook Swimming Pool for the first “Drool in the Pool” event. Dogs will be allowed to swim in the pool 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8. Tennis balls will be provided for the dogs to play with in the pool, and people should not bring their own toys. Leashes are mandatory when dogs are not in the pool, the release said. Only one dog per adult is allowed and each dog must be accompanied by an adu...

  • Hometown Plaza offers venue for work of local artists

    Updated Aug 25, 2022

    Local artists have a new possible venue for their art in the form of Hometown Plaza LLC, an art, craft and antiques shop owned by Sablle Erickson that recently opened at 324 Second Street in Havre. Erickson said she's always been a local small-business enthusiast and a lover of art and the people in the community who make it, and she always wanted to own her own business and give local artists a way to showcase their talents. "Havre needs this kind of store just to show off...

  • For the Record, Aug. 25, 2022

    Updated Aug 25, 2022

    Havre Police Department A First Street caller reported Wednesday at 7:01 a.m. that someone went into his house. -- Malea Selage of Havre, 18, was arrested on a trespass to property charge after a Fourth Street caller reported at 11:42 a.m. Wednesday that a man and a woman broke into the caller's house. -- Someone stopped at the police station at 2:09 p.m. Wednesday to turn over some property. -- A Wednesday 2:10 p.m. caller asked officers to perform a welfare check on 10th Str...

  • Blue Ponies ready to take the field under Jake Eldridge

    Kason Clark|Updated Aug 25, 2022

    After finishing last season with a losing record, the Havre High football team made changes to get itself on track. The biggest of these changes was hiring Jake Eldridge as the new head coach for the Blue Ponies. As he tries to steer the ship in the right direction, Eldridge knows what he wants to see in his first year leading the program. "I really just want to see the kids understand how to compete for a full 48 minutes in a game," Eldridge said. "I just want us to continue...

  • Jerome Souers looks to build culture in first year with the Lights

    Kason Clark|Updated Aug 25, 2022

    The first kickoff of the college football season is almost here as the Montana State University-Northern football team gets ready to start the season. This fall, the Lights will be led by new head coach Jerome Souers. The Lights have fallen on hard times in recent years, so Souers looks to develop a culture this season that will lead to success down the road. "We're looking for a team that develops an unselfish attitude, that's real tough and has a hard work ethic," Souers sai...