Archive For April 2013
New law requires insurers to cover cancer trials
April 30th, 2013
BOZEMAN (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock has signed into law a measure that prohibits insurance companies from denying coverage for cancer patients participating in clinical trials.Bull...
Obama: Boston review designed to prevent attacks
April 30th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says a national security review following the Boston Marathon bombings will look at whether there is more the government can do to stop people within...
Our View: Dinosaurs are good for business
April 30th, 2013
Dinosaur Trail representatives met in Havre this weekend. The group represents the museums from around the state that are partially or entirely dedicated to showing off dinosaur...
Preite takes back helm at Rural Development
April 30th, 2013
A Havre native is returning to a federal-level economic development job. U.S. Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester announced today that Tony Prei...
Meeting tonight on North Havre sewer upgrade
April 30th, 2013
The Hill County Commission will hold a hearing tonight to talk about finding some additional funding for a major project for some North Havre districts: repairing or upgrading so...
Another Tatarka headed to Northern
April 30th, 2013
When it comes to the last name Tatarka, Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball fans perk up. That’s because former Great Falls High star Shaun Tatarka thrilled Lights’...
Local Golf Report: MSU-N at
Frontier
Tourney
April 30th, 2013
The Montana State University-Northern men’s and women’s golf teams began play at the 2013 Frontier Conference Championships Tuesday in Missoula. Th...
Changes to local track meets
April 30th, 2013
A pair of local track meets have been cancelled or changed due to poor weather. On Monday, North Star High School was slated to host the annual Groseclose Memo...
Bullock signs law to crack down on drunken driving
April 29th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock has signed into law a measure that will allow judges to look back 10 years to add penalties for multiple drunken-driving offenders.Attorney Gener...
Bullock signs law creating new board for parks
April 29th, 2013
BILLINGS — Montana's state parks will be overseen by a board dedicated to parks and recreation matters under a new law that splits up the duties of the former Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commis...
Bullock signs law to crack down on drunken driving
April 29th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock has signed into law a measure that will allow judges to look back 10 years to add penalties for multiple drunken-driving offenders.Attorney Gener...
Election seasons open
April 29th, 2013
The season to file for city elections started today, with a slew of races open in Havre and others open in incorporated towns throughout the area. Nomina...
Rocky Boy special election is May 21
April 29th, 2013
The deadline is right around the corner for people to file as candidates to fill the spot vacated when the tribal council members at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation voted to...
Sweep: Blue Ponies rip Browning
April 28th, 2013
When the Browning Indians came to town on Friday, the Havre High softball team did exactly what it expected to do — win. The Blue Ponies and Indians face...
Rangers too much for Blue Ponies in Livingston
April 28th, 2013
After earning two very important conference wins on Friday at home, the Havre High softball team couldn’t get the job done on the road on Saturday. Afte...
North Stars fall in season-
opening doubleheader
April 28th, 2013
The American Legion baseball season was supposed to begin a week ago for the Havre North Stars. However, weather always plays a factor in early season baseball. ...
HHS tennis teams get lots
of court time in Great Falls
April 28th, 2013
For the Havre High tennis teams, the Great Falls Invitational duals was going to be a brand new experience. After all, the Ponies hadn’t made the trip to Great Falls in four seasons due to ba...
Pony track teams compete in Whitefish
April 28th, 2013
The pool of talent was deep over the weekend, and the Havre High track and field program found itself competing in one of the tougher meets so far this season. ...
Local Prep Track and Field Results
April 28th, 2013
Fairfield-Belt Invitational In Great Falls GIRLSBelt 89, North Star 75, Fairfield 54, Chinook 47.5, Hobson 31, Geraldi...
Woman's body found in Butte trash bin
April 28th, 2013
BUTTE (AP) — Police in Butte say the body of a woman was found Sunday in a large trash bin.Butte police Capt. Jerome McCarthy tells the Montana Standard (http://bit.ly/12SJvaA) t...
UM tight ends coach demoted following incident
April 28th, 2013
MISSOULA (AP) — The tight ends coach for the University of Montana football team has been demoted following an incident in downtown Missoula in which a bar window was brokenHead...
Amber alert canceled for missing Montana boy
April 28th, 2013
KALISPELL (AP) — An Amber Alert has been canceled for a 1-year-old Montana boy who has been found in Washington state.The Flathead County Sheriff's Off...
FBI: Miss. man arrested in suspicious letters case
April 27th, 2013
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others has been arrested in the case,...
Health care fight to continue after session ends
April 27th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — The Montana legislative session may be over, but Medicaid expansion advocates say the fight to get health insurance to the working poor will continue.Advocates and...
Bullock vetoes 9 bills, line-item vetoes a 10th
April 27th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed nine more bills and issued a line-item veto for a tenth from the recently ended legislative session.Bullock announced the vetoes Frida...
Stillwater fight intensifies as senate race looms
April 27th, 2013
BILLINGS — The struggle for control of Montana's largest publicly-traded company is turning increasingly bitter ahead of a May 2 shareholders' vote.Former Gov. Brian Schweitzer...
Report: UM football player cited for DUI
April 27th, 2013
MISSOULA — A University of Montana football player was charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence after a Missoula police officer stopped him for speeding, a newspaper reported Frid...
Russell O. Erickson
April 26th, 2013
Russell O. Erickson, 73, died Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center after battling congestive heart failure. Hi...
Paul C. Seagraves
April 26th, 2013
The Rev. Paul C. Seagraves, 83, who preached in the Assembly of God ministries for 50 years in the United States, Haiti and Canada before retiring to Havre in 1992, died Fr...
Hi-Line Darts and Laurels
April 26th, 2013
Laurel — All week the Havre Daily News has been highlighting volunteers for community groups of all sorts. From hospitals to care centers to churches to sc...
Salvation Army thanks volunteers for ‘life-changing’ work
April 26th, 2013
Editor: As recognition to National Volunteer Week, I would like to take the time to thank our many volunteers who enhance our services here at...
Don’t worry about me, I’m OK-ish
April 26th, 2013
In the interest of full disclosure, I am not a good person — neither am I a particularly bad person. I’m just OK-ish. I’ll...
Board holds off final decision on library director
April 26th, 2013
The Havre-Hill County Library Board decided Thursday to hold off making a decision on how to fill its director position, following a suggestion from a long-time holder of that po...
Montana PSC should get back to work
April 26th, 2013
The over-reaction to the announcement that the Public Service Commission was considering rescinding administrative rule 38.2.5031, which concerns disclosure of executive pay, is...
Scott Filius named Havre Teacher of the Year
April 26th, 2013
Scott Filius is best known in the Havre community for his successes as the coach of the state championship wrestling team. But his real success is...
May have to lose city-county joint status
April 26th, 2013
The Havre public library is facing possible changes in operation due to problems with insurance — its provider says it can’t offer coverage to its employees.&n...
Boston Marathon bombing suspect out of hospital
April 26th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) — The surviving Boston Marathon bombings suspect has been released from a civilian hospital and transferred to a federal medical detention center in central Mas...
Internal GOP battle promises to continue
April 25th, 2013
HELENA — Republican legislators left the Legislature even more divided then when they arrived, with warring factions promising a protracted fight for control of the direction of the Montana G...
Rehberg considers another Senate run
April 25th, 2013
HELENA — Former U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg isn't ruling out a run for the Senate seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Max Baucus.The Republican is coming off a bruising loss last year to Demo...
Hidden Hollows Eagle Scout project update
April 25th, 2013
Editor: Many of you are aware of this project, but for those of you who are not: I am reclaiming a campground, now named Hidden Hollows in Bea...
Our courthouse should be preserved
April 25th, 2013
Our Hill County Courthouse is a beautiful historic building worthy of preservation and deserves to be an active part of Hill County and Havre’s future. I...
Max Baucus leaves a legacy to be proud of
April 25th, 2013
In 2015, Montana will say welcome home to one of our state’s greatest public servants, United States Sen. Max Baucus. Max, an avid runner, announc...
PSC has the right to make utility executives salaries public
April 25th, 2013
When the Public Service Commission first proposed the repeal of its rule which mandates the disclosure of utility executives’ salaries, commissioners proposing the repeal a...
Tenured faculty at Montana State reject union
April 25th, 2013
BOZEMAN (AP) — Tenured faculty at Montana State University have voted to decertify the union that has represented them for the past four years.Members of the Associated Faculty o...
Saturday concert will help Salvation Army do its work
April 25th, 2013
Sometimes destitute people walk into Havre’s Salvation Army on the verge of having their gas cut off or being evicted because they have no money to pay rent.
Ponies brace for key Central A games
April 25th, 2013
Conference play is in full swing for the Havre High softball team, and this weekend could be a big one for the Blue Ponies. The Central A Ponies are sitting at...
HHS tennis teams happy to
play the Great Falls Invite
April 25th, 2013
It’s back to Great Falls for the Havre High tennis teams. And the Blue Ponies couldn’t be happier. Havre High will be attending the Great Falls Inv...
Busy Pony track teams
heading to Whitefish
April 25th, 2013
It is another short turnaround for the very busy Havre High track and field program, but every opportunity to compete, is a welcomed opportunity by the Blue Ponies. &...
Young North Stars looking to grow
April 25th, 2013
In American Legion baseball, youth can be a good thing. And it’s certainly should be for the upstart Havre North Stars as they embark on a brand new season. &nb...
Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Lainey Chagnon and Jennifer Cichosz, Havre Te...
April 25th, 2013
HHS seniors Lainey Chagnon and Jennifer Cichosz working well together on the tennis court In their final season as Havre...
State high number of gastroenteritis outbreaks
April 24th, 2013
HELENA — State health officials say there have been an unusually high number of outbreaks of gastroenteritis in Montana this year.The Department of Public Health & Human Services s...
Montana Legislature hits hiccup on last day
April 24th, 2013
HELENA — The Montana Senate has wrapped up the final day of the 2013 session after more in-fighting and maneuvering over a bipartisan budget deal.The Senate approved the deal and adjou...
Montana Legislature wraps up work Wednesday
April 24th, 2013
HELENA — The Montana Legislature is wrapping up the 2013 session with leaders praising a relatively smooth budget deal, along with fixes to the pension system and other pressing issues.
Our View: Max Baucus knew who his 1 million bosses were
April 24th, 2013
The left wing of the political spectrum joined forces with the right wing on Tuesday, screaming in delight that Sen. Max Baucus would not run for a seventh term in the U.S. Senat...
Community partners help make Havre Pride Day a success
April 24th, 2013
Havre Pride Day cleanup on Saturday was a great success. The Havre Pride Committee of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce led the way for the spring clean-up campaign in partnersh...
Healy convicted of assault, sexual abuse
April 24th, 2013
Louis Michael Healy was convicted in federal court of charges he attacked, threatened and sexually assaulted a woman Oct. 13 at his home near Hays. The o...
Pony tennis teams win in Great Falls
April 24th, 2013
The weather continues to haunt the Havre High tennis teams. But the Blue Ponies keep finding ways to get their scheduled matches in. Havre faced a cold, dark a...
Havre High track teams score big at Malta Invitational
April 24th, 2013
Tuesday brought another opportunity to compete to the Havre High track and field program. And the Central A Ponies have shown consistent growth and improvement...
Skylights add standout
Washington post player
April 24th, 2013
The recruiting season continues, and Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball coach Chris Mouat has announced his fourth signing of the spring. &nbs...
Second Miss. man investigated in ricin case
April 24th, 2013
TUPELO, Miss. — Law enforcement officials searched the home of a second Mississippi man in connection to ricin-laced letters sent to the president and a U.S. senator after charges were droppe...
Lawmakers move closer to budget deal with governor
April 23rd, 2013
HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock and the Montana Legislature moved closer Tuesday to an agreement on the remaining big pieces of the state budget and eyed an early adjournment. Bullock said...
Bullock vetoes 6 bills, including bison measure
April 23rd, 2013
HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed six bills, including a proposal to restrict bison relocation in the state and another that would end same-day voter registration....
Hackers compromise AP Twitter account
April 23rd, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers compromised Twitter accounts of The Associated Press on Tuesday, sending out a false tweet about an attack at the White House.The false tweet said there had bee...
Our View: Thanks to all for the clean-up and recycle efforts
April 23rd, 2013
The last week on the Hi-Line has shown once again of the growth of environmentalism in our daily lives while environmental causes along the Hi-Line. While environmen...
Water project freeze could hit much of Hi-Line
April 23rd, 2013
A federal investigation into allegations of misuse of money intended for a regional water project could have impacts far beyond the borders of Rocky Boy’s Indian Rese...
Davis pleads not guilty to molesting boy
April 23rd, 2013
A Havre man Monday denied in court claims that he molested a Havre preschool-age boy he babysat. Jonathon E. Davis, 26, pleaded not guilty in state Distr...
’Tis the season, once again
April 23rd, 2013
These words give all of us the sense that things need to be done. I am not talking about Christmas, but I am referring to all of the jobs that present themselves to us when the s...
PSC seeks opinions on executive pay rule
April 23rd, 2013
Much hubbub has been made recently in the press about Montana Public Service Commission’s decision to consider repealing what has come to be called the “PSC Executive Pay Rule.&r...
Baucus: 'I don't want to die with my boots on'
April 23rd, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Max Baucus, the powerful Senate Finance chairman who steered President Barack Obama's health care overhaul into law but broke with his party on gun control,...
Officials: Democratic Sen. Baucus to retire
April 23rd, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic officials say Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, the chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, plans to retire.
More details sought on mute Boston bomb suspect
April 23rd, 2013
BOSTON (AP) — The 19-year-old charged with the Boston Marathon bombing, his throat injured by a gunshot wound, wrote down answers to the questions of investigators about his motives and conne...
Police: 2 arrested in Canada terror plot
April 22nd, 2013
TORONTO (AP) — Two men were arrested and charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from al-Qaida, police said Monday.The Royal Canadian M...
Blue Cross merger plan clears Montana hurdle
April 22nd, 2013
HELENA (AP) — A proposed merger between nation's fourth-largest health insurer and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana has cleared a major regulatory hurdle and is now in th...
Boston Marathon bombing suspect is charged
April 22nd, 2013
BOSTON — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged by federal prosecutors in his hospital room Monday with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction — a crime t...
Twin Olympic biathletes talk to Havre youth
April 22nd, 2013
When twin sisters Tracy and Lanny Barnes were young, they followed in their father’s footsteps. “He was a hunter and he was a sh...
Public invited to cheer on Hi-Line Special Olympians
April 22nd, 2013
The Great Northern Special Olympics, featuring athletes from throughout the Hi-Line, will take place Wednesday at Havre Middle School. The group will gat...
Northern building plan moves ahead
April 22nd, 2013
A long-delayed project at Montana State University-Northern may be moving forward, with the Montana House of Representatives Friday approving an appropriations bill that spends s...
Remember when baseball was fun
April 22nd, 2013
We are now a few weeks into the Major League Baseball season, with the same, predictable steroid-laden lack of baseball, which is supposed to be a team sport, but has become a ra...
Moderates provide success at Legislature
April 22nd, 2013
Frequently, any legislative session is compared to a chess match. There are a huge number of moving parts. There are numerous players, with skill levels ranging from master to no...
Volunteering demonstrates who we are
April 22nd, 2013
Volunteer — a person who is willing to undertake a service. This is a short definition for a word that profoundly affects an individual. I believe...
Our View: Answers needed in Rocky Boy scandal
April 22nd, 2013
A badly needed water system that would have brought potable water to all parts of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation has been put on hold. It appears the the book...
Police: 5 dead in shooting south of Seattle
April 22nd, 2013
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Gunfire erupted at an apartment complex in a city south of Seattle and five people were shot to death, including a suspect who was shot by arriving officers, police...
United soccer primed for a new season
April 21st, 2013
For the second straight year, the Hi-Line United soccer program has been able to field three complete squads. And for the second straight spring the Hi-Line United U19 co-ed squad sets out to defen...
Havre tennis teams
invade Great Falls
April 21st, 2013
The Havre High boys and girls tennis teams have been fortunate as the Blue Ponies have played every match on the schedule so far. That just doesn’t happen in the spring very often.&nbs...
Pony track teams head to Malta
April 21st, 2013
The Havre High boys and girls track and field teams are looking to peak as the Central A Divisional meet draws near. And the Blue Ponies will get plenty of cha...
Ponies earn a big split with Panthers
April 21st, 2013
After a stretch of spring storms temporarily derailed the Havre High softball team's schedule, the Blue Ponies finally reached conference play and packed in three games this weekend.
HHS netters battle Eagles
April 21st, 2013
The weather has been shaky as of late. Plenty of moisture, plenty of chilly temperatures and even some wind, lighting and thunder. And the Havre High tennis te...
Havre thinclads see tough foes in Belgrade
April 21st, 2013
The Gallatin Valley Track Meet proved to be one of the tougher meets on the Havre High schedule this season. So far this season, the Central A Blue Ponies have...
Feds halt funding for $361M Rocky Boy pipeline
April 21st, 2013
BOX ELDER — Federal officials temporarily stopped funding a $361 million water pipeline for a Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation after learning that millions of project dollars were missing and...
Record number of tourists visited Montana in 2012
April 21st, 2013
MISSOULA (AP) — A University of Montana study has found that more tourists visited Montana in 2012 and spent more money than in any previous year.The school's Institute for Tour...
Kerr Dam nearing tribal ownership
April 20th, 2013
MISSOULA (AP) — Taking over ownership and operations of Kerr Dam will be both a historic and legal triumph for the Flathead Reservation, according to a lawyer who's shepherded the deal...
Pension fixes lurch toward finish line
April 20th, 2013
HELENA — Two fixes for the state's pension systems are nearing final approval despite lingering concern from Republicans over the cost.Some Republicans joined Democrats o...
Missoula woman faces sixth drunken driving charge
April 20th, 2013
MISSOULA (AP) — A 49-year-old Missoula woman who police say was too drunk to stand when her vehicle was pulled over faces a sixth drunk driving charge.The Missoulian reports (http://bi...
Ex-Grizzlies assistant coach faces assault charge
April 20th, 2013
MISSOULA (AP) — Former University of Montana wide receivers coach Shalon Jermaine Baker is facing charges alleging he assaulted his pregnant girlfriend.The Missoulian reports (ht...
Bipartisan Medicaid fails on accidental vote
April 20th, 2013
HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock said Friday that he will apply whatever pressure he can to resurrect the plan to use federal money to help the working poor buy insurance.The g...
Across America, a week of chaos, horror — and hope
April 20th, 2013
Moment after nail-biting moment, the events shoved us through a week that felt like an unremitting series of tragedies: Deadly bombs. Poison letters. A town shattered by a colossal explosion. A vio...
Manhunt in Boston after bombing suspect is killed
April 19th, 2013
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — With Boston virtually paralyzed, thousands of officers with rifles and armored vehicles swarmed the streets in and around the city on Friday, hunting for a 19-year-old...
The facts are clear: Seat belts save lives
April 19th, 2013
Editor: Shortly the white stuff will be gone and we will have our green world back. We will be going on more road tr...
Thanks to Havre Daily News, George Ferguson
April 19th, 2013
Editor: With each season’s sporting events Havre Daily News Sports Editor George Ferguson keeps sports enthusiasts up to date on the current activiti...
The science of the sexes
April 19th, 2013
I have to laugh every time scientists come up with another study about the intellect and emotions of animals. "Pet dogs show signs of empathy when owners are sad," they say. Sh...
Chained CPI: Ugly consequences for seniors
April 19th, 2013
One of the most serious threats facing Montana’s seniors and veterans is an acronym you’ve probably heard recently: Chained CPI. It’s a policy you’re going to b...
Our View: Darts and laurels
April 19th, 2013
Laurel — The moderate wings of the Republican Party in the Montana Legislature, especially the Montana House, have gotten just about everyone upset — except the people...
Vehicle again strikes child biker on viaduct
April 19th, 2013
A near repeat of a tragic incident in 2009 seems to have had a happier ending, with Havre emergency medical technicians taking a child to Northern Montana Hospital with non-life-...
Tester: Background checks would have strengthened Second Amendment
April 19th, 2013
Montana’s junior U.S. senator expressed disappointment over Wednesday’s failure to pass a proposal to strengthen background checks in some gun sales.&nbs...
Sequestration could slow Wild Horse upgrade
April 19th, 2013
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said in a telephone press conference Thursday that the federal budgeting process, with a focus on reducing deficit spending, and the implementation of a...
Montana jobless rate steady at 5.6 percent
April 19th, 2013
Montana’s unemployment rate remained at 5.6 percent in March, while the national rate edged down by 0.1 percentage points to 7.6 percent. In...
George Horse Capture Sr.
April 19th, 2013
The Creator has called George Paul Horse Capture Sr., "Nay Gyagya Nee" (Spotted Otter), 75, to the Big Sands on April 16, 2013. He was born and raised in Montana, a proud membe...
Manhunt in Boston after bombing suspect is killed
April 19th, 2013
WATERTOWN, Mass. — The two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing killed an MIT police officer and hurled explosives at police in a car chase and gun battle overnight that left one of...
Schweitzer: Anti-gun control position wouldn't fly
April 19th, 2013
BOZEMAN (AP) — Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer says his position on gun control is one reason he couldn't step onto the national political stage.Political pundits have ment...
Billings man convicted of 13th DUI
April 19th, 2013
BILLINGS (AP) — A 54-year-old Billings man has been convicted of his 13th instance of driving under the influence after jurors rejected his argument that he drove away from his house la...
Marijuana advocate found guilty of intimidation
April 19th, 2013
MISSOULA (AP) — A former Missoula man who once organized traveling clinics for people seeking medical marijuana cards has been found guilty of intimidation for a 2010 phone call in whic...
Ponies hope to begin Central A play
April 19th, 2013
After an unexpected delay in action, the recent dry weather can mean only one thing for the Havre High softball program, and that’s… play ball. Th...
HHS tennis teams hit the road
April 19th, 2013
The Havre High boys and girls tennis teams are passed the halfway point in their season. Now, the Blue Ponies look to make a push towards the Central A Divisional tournament, which is less than a m...
Blue Pony track teams
visit Belgrade Meet
April 19th, 2013
After a cancelation to the last scheduled track meet, the Havre High track teams will get back to competition this weekend if the good weather holds out. Satur...
Cops: Boston must stay in place amid terror hunt
April 19th, 2013
WATERTOWN, Mass. — All residents of Boston were ordered to stay in their homes Friday morning as the search for the surviving suspect in the marathon bombings continued after a long nig...
FBI issues photos of 2 suspects in Boston bombing
April 18th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) — The FBI released photos and video Thursday of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing and asked for the public's help in identifying them, zeroing in on the two men on surv...
Sangray put on leave
April 18th, 2013
The head of the Montana Highway Patrol confirmed Monday that its district that includes Havre will be, at least temporarily, under new leadership. &ldquo...
Havre student to visit Australia with ‘People to People’
April 18th, 2013
Havre High School student China Bohn will travel to Australia this summer under the People to People program in what promises to be the opportunity of a lifetime.
John W. Goebel
April 18th, 2013
John W. Goebel, 88, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at his home in Havre of natural causes. His prayer vigil service will be 7 p.m. Sunday, with...
Betty Louise Pollington
April 18th, 2013
Betty Louise Pollington, 89, of Havre, a retired farmer, passed away on Oct. 13, 2012, of natural causes at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre. A...
Skylight volleyball keeps on progressing
April 18th, 2013
After one of the most successful season’s in the program’s history, the Montana State University-Northern Skylights volleyball team spent a good part of the spring continuing to take th...
MSU-N volleyball signs
Butte High middle blocker
April 18th, 2013
Montana State University-Northern head volleyball coach Bill Huebsch has already compiled a strong recruiting class this spring. And Huebsch added another solid Montana signee to the class recently...
Area preps shine in Senior Classic
April 18th, 2013
The annual Senior Classic boys and girls basketball games have become a time-honored tradition on the Hi-Line. Hosted by North Star High School, the one-day event as one of the most popular all-sta...
George Ferguson Column: Everyday hackers like us calling Tiger a cheat...
April 18th, 2013
I love the game of golf. I love all of life’s lessons I can learn from it. But instead of the Master’s teaching us all about the type of perseverance and fortitude it takes to win, like...
Dozens hurt in fatal Texas fertilizer plant blast
April 18th, 2013
WEST, Texas — A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco on Wednesday injured dozens of people and killed an unknown number of others, leaving the factory a smoldering ruin and level...
Baucus votes against gun control measure
April 17th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — U.S. Sen. Max Baucus helped block a bipartisan effort to increase restrictions on gun sales.The Senate voted Wednesday to reject expanded background ch...
Senate advances pension plan fixes
April 17th, 2013
HELENA — Proposed fixes for the state's public employee and teacher pensions systems are getting closer to approval in the Legislature.The Senate endorsed the two measures in 30-20 an...
Baucus sees 'train wreck' for health law rollout
April 17th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Democratic senator who helped write President Barack Obama's health care law stunned administration officials Wednesday, saying openly he thinks it's...
Senate blocks expanded gun sale background checks
April 17th, 2013
(Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., voted against background checks legislation. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., voted yes.) WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans, backed by a sm...
Honor Jackie Robinson by overcoming prejudice
April 17th, 2013
Jackie Robinson’s birthday earlier this week reminds us of a cool fall evening — Aug. 28, 1945 — when the 26-year-old former Army Lieutenant who had been court...
Arbor Day: More than just a day to plant trees
April 17th, 2013
As spring emerges in Big Sky Country, with it comes the anticipation of summer vacations, farmers markets, gardening and enjoying the majesty of the great Montana outdoors.
Assisted suicide is not legal; abuse can’t be controlled
April 17th, 2013
Editor: This letter responds to The Associated Press article regarding Monday floor vote on House Bill 505, which failed to pass by four votes...
Fair board looks at resolution to rodeo ads dispute
April 17th, 2013
After a lengthy and sometimes contentious discussion about who should sell sponsorships at rodeos held at the county fairgrounds, the Great Northern Fair Board Tuesday agreed to...
Pig wrestling, concerts among Great Northern Fair planning
April 17th, 2013
The Great Northern Fair Board approved at its monthly meeting Monday bringing pig wrestling to the 2013 Hill County fair and heard discussions of work to prepare the grounds and...
Chinook sets April 28 barbecue to launch recycling center
April 17th, 2013
A project three years in the making is culminating this month, when organizers of a new recycling center in Chinook host a community barbecue April 28 to launch the center,...
Miriam M. Wilkinson
April 17th, 2013
Miriam M. Wilkinson, of Havre, Mont, died of natural causes Tuesday, April 16, 2013. A wake will be held at the civic center in New Town, N.D., beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, April...
Former Light O'Brien moving on from football
April 17th, 2013
Former Montana State University-Northern wide receiver Brandon O’Brien has done a lot of special things with his life. From serving two tours of duty in Iraq with the U.S. Marine Corps, to ca...
MSU-N inks Laurel
basketball standout
April 17th, 2013
One of the premier basketball players in Montana is heading to Havre and the campus of Montana State University-Northern. MSU-N head coach Shawn Huse recently...
Local Bowling Report: Ten Pin Chatter bidding
farewell for the season
April 17th, 2013
A stubborn 7 pin cost Kelly Olson his fourth sanctioned 300 game. Kelly was bowling for Creative Leisure on the Monday night Straightaway Mixed League and left a 7 pin on his final ball. The pin ro...
Local Sports Briefs
April 17th, 2013
More changes to middle school tennis Due to bad weather, the beginning of Middle School tennis has been moved from today...
Breaking News: Reports of Brandon O'Brien not accurate
April 16th, 2013
Reports surfacing across the internet on Tuesday citing that former Montana State University-northern football player Brandon O'Brien had re-enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps following Monday's b...
ACT for All provides opportunity, exploration
April 16th, 2013
Currently, 60 percent of Montana's graduating seniors take the ACT. The ACT measures the skills and knowledge in English, math, reading and science tha...
Time to move on the Rocky Mountain Front
April 16th, 2013
The Rocky Mountain Front is one of the most wildlife rich, relatively undeveloped and beautiful working landscapes in the “Lower 48.” &...
Dow bows out with laughs, gifts
April 16th, 2013
City Councilman Rick Dow ended his Havre political career Monday night by praising his colleagues, even those he frequently disagreed with, and handing out gag gifts to other cou...
County wants city to help pay for courthouse repairs
April 16th, 2013
Hill County would like the city of Havre to help pay the cost of rehabilitating the exterior of the landmark Hill County Courthouse. Replacement of...
Bullock appoints Pyette, Miller, to state boards
April 16th, 2013
Montana’s governor has again pulled from the Hi-Line to appoint members for some state boards. Gov. Steve Bullock announced that he has appointed J...
Montana runners witness Boston Marathon tragedy
April 16th, 2013
BILLINGS (AP) — None of the Montana runners participating in the Boston Marathon were injured when two explosions rocked the area near the finish line, but several who were nearby descr...
Lights put a wrap on spring ball
April 16th, 2013
The Montana State University-Northern Lights football team took the field for the last time this spring. Local fans were treated to a glimpse of the newly ren...
Local thinclads star at
Lions Havre Invite
April 16th, 2013
Havre High hosted its annual Lions Invite over the weekend, and several local teams made an appearance. Saturday at the Havre Middle School track, Chinook, Nor...
More HHS sports delayed by weather
April 16th, 2013
The bad news keeps coming in for the Havre High softball program, as unwelcome spring storms continue to hit all over Montana. For the third straight time, th...
Feds seek suspects, motive in Boston bombings
April 16th, 2013
(Editor's note: The entry list for the marathon listed several Montana residents, but no one from the Hi-Line.)BOSTON — The bombs that blew up seconds apart at the finish lin...
ATP directors reveal identities in court filing
April 15th, 2013
HELENA, — A secretive conservative group that targeted moderate Republicans in the last two Montana elections and caused an upheaval in the state's election laws has revealed its board of di...
Bipartisan 'dark money' bill hits roadblock
April 15th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — A bipartisan measure backed by Gov. Steve Bullock hoping to force more disclosure on money in politics is hitting a roadblock.A Republican-controlled House committe...
Senate rejects doctor-assisted suicide bill
April 15th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — The Montana Senate has rejected a measure that would have made it illegal for doctors and caregivers to help terminally ill people kill themselves.House Bill 505 wa...
Bipartisan move partially restores school bill
April 15th, 2013
HELENA — A bipartisan coalition in the House is restoring part of the session's big school funding bill.Senate Bill 175 is the result of a multi-year effort by various interest groups...
2 killed as 2 bombs explode at Boston Marathon
April 15th, 2013
Note: A list of entries at the Boston Marathjon showed several runners from Montana, but none from the Hi-Line. BOSTON — Two bombs explode...
Rocky Boy declares tribal war on drugs
April 15th, 2013
Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation has long had a problem with drug abuse, said Stone Child College President Melody Henry. But the situation has gott...
Sunnyside principal up for Hamilton position
April 15th, 2013
Marlin Lewis, principal at Havre's Sunnyside Intermediate School, may be returning home to Hamilton. Lewis is one of three finalists to become principal...
Native language preservation bill gets OK
April 15th, 2013
Rep. Clarena Brockie became emotional when she spoke on the floor of the Montana House on Saturday in favor of a bill to help preserve Native American languages.&nbs...
Rick Dow left his mark on Havre
April 15th, 2013
Havre City Councilman Rick Dow will attend his last council meeting tonight. Dow is moving to Minnesota where his wife, a doctor, has received a good position with...
Our View: Legislature should OK Northern building now
April 15th, 2013
It seems like the standard story. The proposed auto-diesel tech building at Montana State University-Northern is on a roller coaster ride. E...
Remember the whole story about Thatcher
April 15th, 2013
Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher's partner in foreign affairs, and her mirror image in domestic affairs, was president of the United States from 1981 to 1989, during which time...
It's time for the Montana Senate to pick itself up, dust itself off
April 15th, 2013
Friday, April 5, the Senate found itself mired in an angry dispute between the two parties. The majority was seen to be railroading several pieces of legislation in...
Chavez's heir to take over divided Venezuela
April 15th, 2013
CARACAS, Venezuela — Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, has officially won Venezuela's presidential election by a stunningly narrow margin that highlights rising disconten...
Ponies roar at annual Lions Invite
April 14th, 2013
While some prep sporting events were delayed and canceled across the state last week due to typical Montana spring storms, the track season marched on for several area teams in Havre.
Pony tennis teams step it up in Cut Bank
April 14th, 2013
The Havre High boys and girls tennis teams have played the first three weeks of the season in surprisingly warm and sunny conditions. But traveling to the toughest tournament of their season so far...
Pony softball postponed, again
April 14th, 2013
The first truly bad stretch of weather this spring is causing the Havre High softball team to fall behind in games. Already having last Monday’s game at Conrad postponed, the Blue Ponies miss...
2013 Lions Havre Invite Track Meet Results
April 14th, 2013
Girls Team scores —1. Havre 120; 2. Shelby 82; 3. Chinook 75; 4. North Star 52; 5. Malta 49; 6. Fort Benton...
Hopes for tax cuts hinge on Legislature’s spending
April 14th, 2013
HELENA — As Montanans scrambled to meet this week’s tax deadline, their elected officials buckled down with goals of simplifying the state tax code and sending money back to taxp...
Salish and Kootenai may sue after lawmakers kill water compact
April 14th, 2013
HELENA — The Montana Legislature's failure to ratify a water-rights compact has left the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes no choice but to take legal action, a tribal spokesman said.
Family sues contending stun gun use caused death
April 14th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — The family of a 77-year-old Korean War veteran with Alzheimer's disease who the family says died from injuries sustained when shocked by a police stun gun after wondering away...
Senate conservatives dismayed at Senate budget plan
April 13th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — Montana lawmakers brokering budget deals Saturday restored federal family planning money sought by Democrats, and gave Republicans a permanent cut of 500 vacant state jobs...
Legislature Dems get family planning money
April 13th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — A bipartisan budget deal is restoring federal family planning money sought by Democrats and giving Republicans a permanent cut of 500 vacant state jobs.The Montana...
Amid investigation, coal exports at record levels
April 13th, 2013
DECKER (AP) — From the time coal is scooped from the depths of the Spring Creek strip mine in Montana's wide-open Powder River Basin until it travels more than 6,000 miles across the Pacific...
Snow crews make progress on Going-to-the-Sun Road
April 13th, 2013
WEST GLACIER (AP) — A Glacier National Park official says the annual battle to clear Going-to-the-Sun Road of snow has begun and progress is about equal with previous years.Spokeswoman...
Montana Supreme Court hears bison relocation suit
April 13th, 2013
MISSOULA (AP) — Backers of a government-sponsored conservation effort to transplant Yellowstone National Park bison to Fort Peck and Fort Belknap Indian Reservations say a state judge e...
GOP split lingers over 'dark money' crackdown
April 12th, 2013
HELENA — Senate debate on a relatively minor bill dealing with so-called "dark money" in politics is leading to another row in the Republican caucus.The issue has split Republicans a...
Bullock opening to tinkering with Medicaid expansion
April 12th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock says he is open to modifying the proposal to take federal money in order to expand Medicaid to the working poor.Bullock talked about spending and other...
Anti-concussion bill heads to Bullock's office
April 12th, 2013
GREAT FALLS (AP) — A bill that would require student-athletes to be removed from play after they show signs of having a concussion is headed to Gov. Steve Bullock's desk.The Sen...
Senate Democrats offer to pay for damaged desks
April 12th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — Democrats are offering to pay for the damage caused when they pounded mugs on their Senate desks during last week's attempt to drown out a floor session.Legislativ...
Relay for Life will paint the park purple
April 12th, 2013
Editor: It’s that time of year again. North Central Montana Relay For Life will be holding its Third Annual Paint the Park Purple event...
Need assistance paying your heating bill?
April 12th, 2013
Editor: Havre Hi-Line’s home heating help program is still accepting applications until 5 pm, Tuesday, April 30. If you liv...
The grass shouldn't be greener on my side
April 12th, 2013
No job is perfect, but mine, I've recently discovered, is ruining my life. No biggy, you're thinking. You've read my column and you think...
Hi-Line darts and laurels
Hi-Line Darts and Laurels
April 12th, 2013
Our View: Laurel — A working group has been struggling for some time on a way to make necessary renovations to the St. Mary Diversion, a program that has been vital to...
Northern building, K-12 funding still in the works
April 12th, 2013
Some local legislators have commented on actions in the Legislature Wednesday that could have significant impacts in north-central Montana. Most think bills cut or stalled could...
Havre, Box Elder, get Graduation Matters grants
April 12th, 2013
The state Office of Public Instruction has awarded two local schools funding to help retain students and improve graduation in a program a local official said already has helped...
Ponies geared up for Lions Invite
April 11th, 2013
Every time the Havre High track teams turn around, there is yet another track meet awaiting the Blue Pony squad. But in rare fashion, this time the Ponies will compe...
Ponies open Central A play in Browning
April 11th, 2013
Since the beginning of the season, the Havre High softball program has been doing as much improving as possible before reaching the conference portion of the schedule. Now, with the first conferenc...
Blue Ponies, Knights and Beeters mix it up
April 11th, 2013
Three local teams took over the Havre Middle School track on Thursday, and some of the state’s top talent was on display. On Thursday, the Havre H...
The case against Medicaid expansion
April 11th, 2013
The proponents of Medicaid expansion are unabashedly brandishing their rhetoric-based talking points claiming the measure would do everything from creating thousands of jobs to bringing reve...
The best relationship I ever had
April 11th, 2013
The dog showed up on my doorstep, shivering and whimpering, lost and hungry, minus collar, tags or known history. Yes, I know. I know. Wisdom says, if you feed him, he will never...
Recycling incentives important for Montana
April 11th, 2013
Editor: A 2004 economic study titled "The Economic and Ecological Benefits of Recycling in Montana" found recycling created at least 300 ful...
Thanks for supporting Feed My Sheep benefit
April 11th, 2013
Editor: I want to say thank you to the community of Havre for its support of Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen. Saturday ni...
Our View: Montana House votes for the future
April 11th, 2013
If ever you want to see a debate between hope and fear. the present and future, you should listen to the discussion of the Montana House floor Monday on whether to debate the issue of decrim...
Northern auto-diesel facility stalled
April 11th, 2013
A $180 million state plan to build educational and other buildings, including an $8 million facility at Montana State University-Northern, in order to spur jobs is hitting a road...
St. Mary rehabilitation group to draft detailed work plan
April 11th, 2013
The group working to find ways to plan and fund rehabilitation of a mainstay of north-central Montana — an irrigation project that provides 50 to 95 percent of the water in...
Gun control bill clears first hurdle in Senate
April 11th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — With teary-eyed relatives of the Newtown school massacre watching, gun control supporters in the Senate won the first showdown over how to respond to the December shootings...
Ponies take the next step in Cut Bank
April 11th, 2013
The Havre High tennis teams are making big strides so far this spring. In fact, head coach George Ferguson said his team right on track. But, weather permitting, the Blue Ponies are about to embark...
Northern announces
Athletes of the Year
April 11th, 2013
A pair of Montana State University-Northern athletes were honored at last Friday’s Northern Lights Athletic Scholarship Foundation’s Spring Fling Fundraiser.&n...
Lights to hold Spring Game Saturday
April 11th, 2013
The Montana State University-Northern football team will hold its annual Spring Game Saturday at 12 p.m. at Blue Pony Stadium.
Military Affairs assessing workplace climate
April 10th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — Montana Department of Military Affairs leaders are asking their employees to participate in a workplace assessment after a study found distrust and dysfunction within the...
Bill to decriminalize gay sex hailed on passing
April 10th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — The woman who led the court battle to strike down a Montana law that made gay sex illegal knows that having the unconstitutional law struck from the books is a symbolic ac...
State construction projects hit another roadblock
April 10th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — A $180 million state plan to build education and other buildings — including automotive-diesel technology building at Montana State University-Northern &...
Havre eyes repairs to high school, Sunnyside
April 10th, 2013
For the second year in a row, Havre Public Schools will be able to cancel the spring elections. The school board Tuesday voted unanimously to cancel the...
Warburton predicts state cannot fund everything, has to set priorities
April 10th, 2013
A local legislator said tensions seem to be rising, as is the nature of legislative sessions, and that in the final three weeks of this session it may have to decide what t...
Bellamy Brothers, Brewer and Shipley concert set for Thursday
April 10th, 2013
Local concert-goers have the chance to see some legendary performers while helping local youths, with the Bellamy Brothers again headlining a Havre Police Protective Association...
Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Marc Klimas, Havre High Track
April 10th, 2013
Blue Pony Marc Klimas can cover the distance, but he does so much more than run Marc Klimas has done a little bit of ev...
Multi-sport standout
signs with Skylights
April 10th, 2013
Both the Montana State University-Northern volleyball and women’s basketball team’s are putting together solid recruiting classes so far this spring. And both teams just got better with...
Local Bowling Report: New program at Hi-Line Lanes
April 10th, 2013
Hi-Line Lanes is participating in a new bowling 2.0 program. It is a four week program beginning in early August and running for four weeks. The program is for seasoned bowlers as well...
MT House endorses measure to decriminalize gay sex
April 9th, 2013
HELENA — The Montana House has endorsed a bill that would repeal an obsolete state law criminalizing gay sex a day after voting to bypass the committee that tabled the measure.
Bear Paw Development again brings millions, numerous jobs to area
April 9th, 2013
The local economic development agency is touting its success illustrated in its annual report, listing millions of dollars in leveraged projects and nearly a hundred jobs c...
Museum to put children’s hands on history Saturday
April 9th, 2013
The people who usually are behind the scenes at the H. Earl Clack Museum again are preparing to be out front as they put on their ninth annual Hands on History at the Holiday Vil...
Museum Board discusses events, museum hours
April 9th, 2013
The H. Earl Clack Museum Board discussed a slew of past and upcoming events during its monthly meeting Monday and tentatively set the summer hours for the museum again to r...
Despite detractors, Dow has done a good job
April 9th, 2013
Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank Rick Dow for his service on the Havre City Council and especially for his courage in standing for hi...
The coal export opportunity for Montana
April 9th, 2013
As the coal debate heats up on the west coast, our state is left hoping and waiting for the approval of five proposed coal export terminals in the Pacific Northwest. Our state ec...
Lights bright on both sides of the ball
April 9th, 2013
The Montana State University-Northern Lights are working their way through a solid spring, and even the weather is going right for a change. But sometimes, gau...
HHS's trip to Conrad
postponed by weather
April 9th, 2013
Local sports fans have been spoiled with mild weather conditions early on this spring. But it wouldn’t feel like a true Montana spring if at least one event wasn’t called off due to poo...
Hi-Line Athletes of the Week
April 9th, 2013
Tylynn Rettig, North Star Track North Star's Tylynn Rettig has already had a standout school year in sports. But she'...
Local Sports Briefs
April 9th, 2013
Middle School Tennis Changed Due to cold weather Monday, the first session of middle school tennis has been moved to Mon...
House advances bill to decriminalize gay sex
April 9th, 2013
HELENA — The Montana House is moving forward with a measure that would repeal an obsolete state law that criminalizes gay sex, despite a committee's decision to table it.Rep. Bryce Be...
GOP-led panel backs up leadership role in fracas
April 8th, 2013
HELENA — A Republican-led Senate rules committee is endorsing leadership actions in the fight over a Democratic attempt to kill GOP bills.The Senate Rules Committee on Monday was looki...
The last best place is not replaceable
April 8th, 2013
A few evenings ago, we were sitting in Vic's Place, on 1st Street, talking with Kurt Johnson, who, with his wife Candy, owns Vic's, the classiest joint in Havre. The “we”...
Beaver Creek Park is a special place
April 8th, 2013
There are several factors that make Beaver Creek Park a unique and special place. Ecological diversity The Bear Paw...
Music, food highlight benefit
April 8th, 2013
They had plenty of food for all, a good crowd, a band that included prominent pastors, and pies that were raffled off for more than $100 each. It was the...
Former Rocky Boy man to be head dancer at major ceremony
April 8th, 2013
A former Rocky Boy man will be the head young man dancer at the Gathering of Nations April 25-27 in Albuquerque, N.M. Gathering of Nations is the world'...
Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, dead at 87
April 8th, 2013
LONDON — Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain.The Iron Lady who ruled for 11 remarkable years imposed her will on a fractious, run...
Blue Ponies hold serve at home
April 7th, 2013
Havre High head tennis coach George Ferguson has always pointed to the annual Havre Invitational tennis tournament as the first turning point in the Blue Ponies’ season. And if the 2013 Havre...
HHS thinclads competitive in Lewistown
April 7th, 2013
The Havre high boys and girls track teams were back in action over the weekend, and both Blue Pony squads continue to put up solid numbers. Saturday, the Centr...
Blue Ponies split in Belgrade
April 7th, 2013
Despite earning a split on the weekend, the Havre High softball program had a rough road trip to say the least. Playing in Belgrade Saturday, the Central A Blu...
2013 Havre Tennis Invite Results
April 7th, 2013
No Team Scores GIRLS Singles 1-2’s1st rd – Paige Larson, CB def. Jenna Rodri...
Prep Track and Field Results
April 7th, 2013
Cut Bank Spring Fling GirlsTeam Scores —1. North Star 134. 2. Cut Bank 100. 3. Power 75. 4. Dutton 65. 5. Chester/Joplin-Inverness 50. 6. Browning 27. 7. Sunburst 26...
Montana raw milk bill moo-ving ahead
April 7th, 2013
HELENA — It's white, frothy and enthusiasts say it's udderly healthy — but the sale of raw milk is illegal in Montana. That could change if state lawmak...
Amtrak train derails in Wash. state, no injuries
April 7th, 2013
SEATTLE — Mud, trees and rocks hit an Amtrak passenger train traveling through Washington state Sunday morning, causing several cars to derail, according to a railway spokesman.There w...
Public defenders seeks Legislature’s help to ease burden on attorney...
April 7th, 2013
HELENA – Jenny Kaleczyc sits at her desk on the third floor of a downtown Helena building with an overflowing inbox and fresh stack of folders – 10 more cases to add to her current work...
Schumer sees deal this week on immigration
April 7th, 2013
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday he's hoping for a bipartisan deal by the end of this week on a sweeping immigration bill to secure the border and allow eventual citizenship to th...
Pilot killed in small plane crash in Montana
April 7th, 2013
BILLINGS (AP) — Authorities in eastern Montana say a 38-year-old pilot died when his small plane crashed on private land in McCone County.The Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office t...
Absent Browning senator returns but acrimony lingers
April 6th, 2013
HELENA — A state senator whose absence led to an uproar was back in attendance Saturday — but acrimony over a noisy showdown a day earlier promised to linger.
Groups sue Montana over discharge permits
April 6th, 2013
BOZEMAN (AP) — Two environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against Montana contending the state is failing to enforce the Clean Water Act by allowing at least 30 discharge permits to...
Montana House backs private school tax credits
April 6th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — The state House has given initial approval a measure that would provide $2.5 million in private school scholarships and public school grants.Senate Bill 81 would give tax...
Risk for Obama in pursuing morning-after pill case
April 6th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama supports requiring girls younger than 17 to see a doctor before buying the morning-after pill. But fighting that battle in court comes with its own se...
Montana House backs private school tax credits
April 6th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — The state House has given initial approval a measure that would provide $2.5 million in private school scholarships and public school grants.Senate Bill 81 would gi...
Missing senator returns, work resumes
April 6th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — A state senator whose absence led to an uproar is back in attendance. ...
Legislative standoff boils over in Montana Senate
April 5th, 2013
HELENA — A legislative standoff over a missing Democratic senator has boiled over with Republicans reconvening the floor session while Democrats pounded their desks in protest.Republic...
Lawsuit: Stillwater stock awards were improper
April 5th, 2013
BILLINGS — A Stillwater Mining Co. shareholder has filed a federal class action lawsuit alleging the Montana company improperly awarded its chief executive more than 104,000 shares of company...
Hi-Line Darts and Laurels
April 5th, 2013
Laurel — Our Savior American Lutheran Church in Billings donated some of the money they collected in their recent fund drives to parishes that needed some extra...
Keep control over your pet
April 5th, 2013
Editor: If you do not have voice command over your pet, please walk your pet on a leash. A pet running through someones property...
Why I Relay for north-central Montana Relay
April 5th, 2013
Editor: My name is Bonnie Jane Bennett, from Havre, Montana. I have lived in Havre all of my life. I am walkin...
Pick up after yourself in city parks
April 5th, 2013
Editor: While picking up my granddaughter from her bus stop at Carpenter Park the other day, I was appalled at all the garbage that had accumulated there....
Official member Hall of Lame
April 5th, 2013
According to my recent reading, had I been born at any point before about 1940, I would've died or been killed, or at least irreparably maimed, before reaching my teens. ...
Mayor’s Day of Recognition for National Service
April 5th, 2013
Unknown to most Havre residents, every day tough problems are tackled, and our community is strengthened by AmeriCorps and VISTA members who give their time and skills in national service. S...
3 candidates for 3 seats on Havre school board
April 5th, 2013
Three candidates are almost certain to be elected to the Havre School Board in the May 7 elections.Three people have filed to run for three seats in the contest.&nb...
Parker gets three years in crash death
April 5th, 2013
A Rocky Boy man was sentenced this week in federal District Court in Great Falls to more than three years in prison for involuntary manslaughter and ordered to pay nearly $4,000...
May have been spotted in South Carolina
April 5th, 2013
A search is on for a 15-year-old Havre girl, who was last seen in Billings the night of March 28, although new reports say she may have been spotted in South Carolina.&nbs...
Ponies tame Cowgirls in a thriller
April 5th, 2013
A softball game can change in the blink of an eye, at least over the stretch of an inning or even over a couple of plays or pitches. A team can seemingly have the game in the bag, but then have the...
Tennis teams invade Havre
April 5th, 2013
The Havre High boys and girls tennis teams are off to a great start. Not only on the court, but because of the fact the Blue Ponies haven’t had a weather delay in their schedule yet.&n...
Lights making great spring progress
April 5th, 2013
Spring is in the air, the weather has been mild, and as far as football goes, the Montana State University-Northern Lights are in the midst of a successful spring season. &...
MSU-N will open 2013 at Dickinson
April 5th, 2013
Just a little over a month ago, the Montana State University-Northern football team released its schedule for the upcoming 2013 Frontier Conference football season. But in light of a major change,...
Blue Pony track teams
head to Lewistown meet
April 5th, 2013
Just a handful of days after the Cal Wearley track meet, the Havre High track teams are moving from one big meet to another. Local teams are taking full advan...
US economy adds 88K jobs, rate drops to 7.6 pct.
April 5th, 2013
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring. The slowdown is a reminder that the job market's p...
Mont. lawmakers endorse bills to restrict bison
April 4th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — The Montana Legislature is moving ahead with plans to restrict where wild bison can be moved and to decrease the size of herds.The bills underscore the division between w...
Senate rejects Williams' nomination to regents
April 4th, 2013
HELENA — The Montana Senate has rejected former U.S. Rep. Pat Williams' nomination to the state Board of Regents.Williams' nomination failed amid criticism that he went too far when...
Famed movie critic Roger Ebert dies
April 4th, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) — Roger Ebert, the most famous and most popular film reviewer of his time who became the first journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for movie criticism and, on his long-running TV...
Apologies for mistake in recipe book
April 4th, 2013
Editor: One of the recipes in the Friends of the Library pie recipe book “A Second Helping of a Slice of Delight” has an error. &n...
Disappointment in Dow’s dissent
April 4th, 2013
Editor: I was very surprised and disappointed to read City Councilman Rick Dow’s comments and vote regarding the signing of a proclamation sponsored...
Our View: An open plea to lawmakers, adopt Medicaid expansion
April 4th, 2013
The Montana Legislature is debating a proposal from Gov. Steve Bullock to expand the Medicaid program to insure about 70,000 Montanans who are now without health insurance. ...
Daines: Delegates need to work together on natural resources
April 4th, 2013
U.S. Rep. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said Wednesday he is hearing many concerns about natural resource management in Montana, and that Montana’s federal lawmakers need to work...
Knights, Beeters capture Cal Wearley titles
April 4th, 2013
If the 2013 track season wasn’t in full swing before, it certainly is now, at least for a number of local programs.
Blue Ponies star on
their home track
April 4th, 2013
Entering the second week of competition, the Havre High boys and girls track teams were looking to perform well at home. And while the Blue Ponies were up against a tough field, they still put up s...
2013 Cal Wearley Track Results
April 4th, 2013
Girls Team Scores ~ 1-North Star (NOST) 80.5 2-Havre (HAVR) 74 3-Chinook (CHIN) 55 4-Fairfield (FAFI) 49 5T-Choteau (CHOT) 34 ...
Rutgers fires coach Mike Rice after video release
April 3rd, 2013
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Fueled by outrage from even the governor when the video went public, Rutgers fired basketball coach Mike Rice on Wednesday after deciding it didn't go far enough by s...
Devon closes public side of Daines Havre Havre meeting
April 3rd, 2013
Due to an apparent glitch in planning or communication, a public appearance today in Havre by the newest member of Montana’s congressional delegation has been canceled....
Spring use in Beaver Creek Park on the upswing
April 3rd, 2013
With an unseasonably warm and relatively dry winter in the rearview mirror, the superintendent of Beaver Creek Park said winter use is pretty well over and spring uses already ar...
David J. Keeler
April 3rd, 2013
David J. Keeler, 73, of Havre, passed away Dec. 28, 2012, in Havre. Memorial services will be Thursday, April 4, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church in Havr...
Betty R. Sattleen
April 3rd, 2013
CHINOOK — Betty R. Sattleen, 77, passed away March 30, 2013, in Chinook. Vigil services will be Friday, April 5, 2013, at 7 p.m. at the St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church...
Ponies, Beeters compete on the court
April 3rd, 2013
There’s always been a great rivalry between Havre High and Chinook sports. And one of those friendly rivalries is on the tennis court each spring. Tuesd...
Big week for Pony fastpitch
April 3rd, 2013
After earning the first win of the season on Monday, the Havre High softball program continues to work nonstop towards its goal of a successful 2013. The next...
Medicaid expansion gains momentum at Legislature
April 2nd, 2013
HELENA — The Montana Senate is debating a plan to use federal money to expand the number of Medicaid recipients in the state.Some Republicans in the chamber joined Democrats to advance...
Obamacare credits could trigger surprise tax bills
April 2nd, 2013
WASHINGTON — Millions of people who take advantage of government subsidies to help buy health insurance next year could get stung by surprise tax bills if they don't accurately p...
Our View: Think about a run for City Council
April 2nd, 2013
Havre faces some serious questions in coming years. People always say that this is the most critical time in history, but there is a case to be made that...
Getting a job won’t help pay medical bills
April 2nd, 2013
As someone who was in Helena on Monday for the rally for Medicaid expansion and spoke for the bill, I am highly disgusted that House Bill 590 was shot down on party lines. HB 590...
Montana charter schools not a smart option
April 2nd, 2013
"Charter schools are smarter schools!" Thus goes the slogan in some of the many states where there are concerted campaigns by private charter school c...
Foster local home-grown breweries
April 2nd, 2013
Throughout the 63rd legislative session, members of both parties have touted their efforts to create jobs and strengthen Montana’s economy. Whether it is reducing tax burde...
Havre to celebrate Earth Day, Dow dissents
April 2nd, 2013
Havre will officially recognize April 22 as Earth Day despite protestations from Councilman Rick Dow that the founders of the program are radical environmentalists who worship th...
City Council looks for candidates for Dow seat
April 2nd, 2013
Havre City Council may decide in early May who will succeed City Councilman Rick Dow when he moves to Minnesota. But lots of questions...
Question arises on term limits for county boards
April 2nd, 2013
An audience member at the Hill County Park Board meeting Monday asked the board if state law requires term limits for people serving on county boards. Ha...
Frances Ann McGillivray
April 2nd, 2013
Frances A. McGillivray, 84, of Chinook, died on March 28, 2013 at 11:40 p.m., comfortably in her home, after a battle with Cancer. Frances was bornin Raglan, Bench, Mont....
Lorene M. Rothfusz
April 2nd, 2013
Lorene M. Rothfusz, 79, of Missoula passed away March 30. A visitation will be held Thursday, April 4, beginning at 6:30 p.m. with a commemorative service at 7 p.m., a...
Home Field: Ponies edge Scotties
April 2nd, 2013
In the home debut for the Havre High softball team, the Blue Ponies got everything they could have asked for out of an early season, non-conference game. Monda...
Cal Wearley set for Wednesday
April 2nd, 2013
Every year the North Star Knights and many of North Central Montana’s best track and field program’s take over the Havre Middle School track for the annual Cal Wearley track meet.
General says his firing was related to DES lawsuit
April 1st, 2013
HELENA — The Montana National Guard brigadier general who ordered an investigation into the state's Disaster and Emergency Services was fired last year after he rehired a woman who was suing...
Our View: Hospital’s B&G Club donation shows leadership
April 1st, 2013
Northern Montana Hospital is setting a fine example for community leadership in undertaking a program in which it will match employees donations to the Boys & Girls Club of t...
Absent Republicans show up to defeat key bill
April 1st, 2013
Earlier, this session, I had written about my concern about the high level of absenteeism among some members of the Senate, especially their attendance and participation at the c...
Texas shooting strikes fear in the heart
April 1st, 2013
A Texas district attorney and his wife were gunned down at their home Saturday night, another bitter reminder that law enforcement officials are in danger not just while they are...
Consider this: Some reservations are more equal than other reservation...
April 1st, 2013
Moving on from last week's column on the Indian Health Service and Israel, the question becomes, why does the United States support the relatively sophisticated reservation in t...
Havre Council to discuss CTEP funds
April 1st, 2013
Havre and Hill County are planning how to spend the funds it expects to receive from the Montana Community Transportation Enhancement Program. Havre City...
St. Mary working group slates meeting for Havre
April 1st, 2013
Members of a group working to rehabilitate the system that provides much of the water in the Milk River each year have a meeting set for Wednesday, April 10, in Havre to hear upd...
