Archive For September 2011
Our View: Hi-Line darts and laurels
September 30th, 2011
Here are some highlights and lowlights of recent events on the Hi-Line: Laurel —A lot of adults can look to Nadir Greytak for a lesson in commu...
Rifling through the pages of the Internet
September 30th, 2011
"I read the dictionary once. I thought it was a poem about everything." — Steven Wright, comedian. When my parents retired early, sold off most o...
Rehberg’s homeland security bill is scary
September 30th, 2011
The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a dangerous bill that should have all of us in Montana — and especially those of us in the northern tier — on high alert. &...
Cuts to preventive health care would be costly and would cause deaths
September 30th, 2011
By Hillary Hanson, Alicia Thompson, Ellen Leahy, Melanie Reynolds The United States is having a furious debate about how best to address the nation’s financial problems. A...
Watch Northern Lights vs. Carrol College Fighting Saints live
October 1st, 2011
The MSU-Northern Lights football team plays the Carrol College Fighting Saints today at 1 p.m. Watch the game streaming live at www.havredailyn...
Ponies welcome in rival Eagles tonight
September 30th, 2011
Both the Havre High Blue Ponies and Lewistown Golden Eagles football teams are considered favorites to capture the Central A conference football title this season. &...
U.S. officials: US attack in Yemen kills al-Awlaki
September 30th, 2011
WASHINGTON — An American-born cleric killed in Yemen played a "significant operational role" in plotting and inspiring attacks on the United States, U.S. officials said Friday, as they disc...
Skylights face big tests
September 30th, 2011
The Montana State University-Northern women’s volleyball team was on a roll, getting off to a 3-0 start in Frontier Conference play. This weekend, the Skylights will try and start another hot...
Lights headed for a big game at Carroll
September 30th, 2011
The Montana State University-Northern football team has played two straight, big games against nationally-ranked opponents. One didn’t go so well. The second one did. ...
Pony runners set for Havre Invite races
September 30th, 2011
This year the Havre High boys and girls cross country teams have gotten off to a good start. The Blue Pony girls look to be leading the Central A, and the boys keep improving every week. And gettin...
Ponies fall at GFH
September 30th, 2011
The Havre High volleyball team fell victim to a tough Class AA powerhouse on Thursday night. In Great Falls, the Blue Ponies were swept by the GFH Bison by sco...
Torgerson’s partners with Northern on education
September 30th, 2011
A Montana farm implement company is working with Montana State University-Northern to help train people in the use of farm equipment, moving them towards jobs including with that company its...
Pastor turns himself in after judge issues warrant
September 29th, 2011
HAMILTON (AP) — One of two Hamilton men charged in a phony investment scheme surrendered to Ravalli County officials after learning there was a warrant for his arrest.District Judge Ja...
Deadline looms for proposed initiative referenda
September 29th, 2011
HELENA — The deadline is Friday for organizers to turn in signatures for proposed ballot initiatives that aim to repeal new state laws restricting medical marijuana and expanding eminent doma...
Hullabaloo over five-fingered Tester in attack ad
September 29th, 2011
HELENA (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester isn't happy about a Republican attack advertisement portraying him with all five fingers on his left hand — even though he lost three fingers in a ch...
Bertrand ‘Bert’ Howard John Smith
September 29th, 2011
Bertrand “Bert” Howard John Smith, 51, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at the Northern Montana Hospital of lung cancer. Cremation has taken place and his prayer vigil will be 7 p. m. S...
Clifford Emil Gruszie
September 29th, 2011
Clifford Emil Gruszie, 73, a retired Chinook farmer, passed away of natural causes Sept. 25, at Northern Montana Hospital.Graveside services will be at 1 p. m., Saturday, at Kuper Memorial C...
Birth spikes causing enrollment hikes?
September 29th, 2011
Visit www.hiline.us to get a more in-depth, interactive look at the data, and what it could mean in co...
Friday deadline to insure winter wheat, alfalfa
September 29th, 2011
The director of the Hill County Farm Service Agency office said agricultural producers face a major deadline Friday if they want coverage in the permanent crop disaster program for winter wheat, al...
Blue Ponies off to state golf tourney
September 29th, 2011
There's only three of them, but never the less, the Havre Blue Ponies will be looking to make an impact as the Class A state golf tournament. Blue Ponies Simo...
HHS travels to GFH tonight, hosts Conrad Saturday
September 29th, 2011
The next couple of matches should be another set of challenging ones for the Havre High volleyball team, which will face two more non conference opponents. Tod...
Lights smash records, now head to Carroll
September 29th, 2011
It’s becoming quite clear that every week, there’s at least one big game in the Frontier Conference. Last week was no different, and neither is this week. ...
Hi-Line Sports Schedule
September 29th, 2011
Thursday High School Volleyball Havre High at GFH, 5:30 p.m. North Star at Chinook, 6 p.m. Friday&nbs...
Guard describes scene in room where Jackson found
September 28th, 2011
LOS ANGELES — The last days of Michael Jackson's life were filled with the adulation of fans, a rehearsal performance onlookers described as amazing and intense preparations for his bi...
Schweitzer calls for universal health care
September 28th, 2011
HELENA — Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer is asking the U.S. government to let his state set up its own universal health care program, taking his rhetorical fight over health...
Legislator seeks 'ammo' to 'attack' socialists
September 28th, 2011
HELENA — A Republican Montana state legislator said Wednesday he was talking about weapons of the mind in an online discussion with a tea party leader about stocking up on "ammo...
ATF: Illegal to sell guns to med marijuana users
September 28th, 2011
HELENA — Firearms dealers in states that regulate medical marijuana can't sell guns or ammunition to registered users of the drug, a policy that marijuana and gun-rights groups say de...
4 Hi-Line schools get aid to help college-bound students
September 28th, 2011
Additional funding has been announced to continue and expand a program to help low-income students, including many on the Hi-Line, prepare for life after high school.The Gaining Early Awaren...
Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Katie Christianson
September 28th, 2011
Junior Katie Christianson has dabbled in quite a few of the Blue Pony sports while at Havre High. And while she has shown promise in all of them, it seems that she has really found a knack for dist...
George Ferguson Column: Twenty years of Pearl Jam, sports and memories
September 28th, 2011
A week ago today, I had the privilege of seeing my favorite band in the world perform on their 20th Anniversary tour in Calgary. Two nights later, I saw them again in Edmonton. &...
Defense: Jackson gave himself fatal dose of drug
September 27th, 2011
LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors told jurors Tuesday that Michael Jackson was killed by the actions of his personal physician, who used a dangerous anesthetic without adequate safeguards and b...
Our View: Let’s not get fooled again
September 27th, 2011
You have to hand it to Havre Public Schools Trustee Curtis Smeby. Smeby summed up the feelings of most Havre taxpayers about the roof controversy at Havre High School. ...
‘Recyclegate’ a non-issue, but everyone should play by the same ru...
September 27th, 2011
Editor: While reviewing the state of Montana campaign rules in August of this year, I realized that I had made a rookie mistake. It turns out that the cand...
Wanda JoAnn Hopson
September 27th, 2011
Wanda JoAnn Hopson, 75, of Murray, Ky., formerly of Benton, passed away at 12:30 a. m. Sept. 24, 2011, at Spring Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.She is survived by daughters, Peggy...
Public Works wrapping up summer road, water work
September 27th, 2011
The Havre Public Works Department is starting to wrap up its summer projects, including work on the water system in Highland Park, as it gears up for autumn and the winter beyond it.The bigg...
State appeals decision on Fitzpatrick marijuana charges
September 27th, 2011
The state of Montana has decided to take another shot at prosecuting two Havre women accused of violating medical marijuana laws while being marijuana caregivers here.The state government ha...
Hi-Line Football Roundup
September 27th, 2011
Teams across the Hi-Line have played at least four football games at this point in the season. And with several wins this weekend, several local teams continue to dominate the competition.&n...
Hi-Line Volleyball Roundup
September 27th, 2011
The battle for the lead in the new-look District 6C East continued on this past week, with Chester/J-I and North Star taking center stage. On Thursday night, t...
MSU-N's Silva honored by the Frontier
September 27th, 2011
The Montana State University-Northern Lights have made a quick return to the NAIA Top 25. Following Saturday’s 35-32 road win at then No. 17 Rocky Mounta...
More catches for Mariani
September 27th, 2011
Marc Mariani saw plenty of action at wide receiver in Tennessee's second straight victory. And it could only be the beginning. In the Titans’ 17-14 win...
MSU-N's Jensen shines in Billings
September 27th, 2011
Former Havre Blue Pony Jeremy Jensen is only two weeks into his golf career at MSU-Northern, but he's already having a major impact on the program, and Frontier Conference men's golf. ...
Schweitzer staff challenges revenue projections
September 26th, 2011
HELENA — The governor's budget director challenged lawmakers on Monday for painting what he describes to be an artificially gloomy budget picture, arguing state coffers will have far m...
Obama defends push to raise taxes on rich
September 26th, 2011
AP Photo/Paul SakumaPresident Obama gestures during a LinkedIn Town Hall Meeting at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., Monday as he participates in “Pu...
Road for new landfill finished
September 26th, 2011
A road project closely related to, but separate from, construction on U. S. Highway 2 east of Havre is complete, and the new landfill it connects with could be open within a few weeks.Clay V...
Work progresses on four-lane Hwy. 2 project
September 26th, 2011
Sparks continue to fly between the head of the group pushing for a four-lane highway across the northern part of the state of Montana and the state department that says that is what it is building....
Responding: Lights cage Bears
September 25th, 2011
The Montana State University-Northern Lights needed a bounce-back win and did they ever get it. Northern had a tall task in front of it when the Lights travele...
Blue Ponies thrash Panthers in Belgrade
September 25th, 2011
With all of the weapons the Havre High football team has this season, it was only a matter of time before the Blue Ponies returned to the win column. And kicking off conference play, now was as goo...
Havre High harriers impress in Missoula
September 25th, 2011
This weekend the Havre High boys and girls cross country teams experienced the toughest field of competition they may ever face while a prep cross country participant. Satu...
Skylights swept on long road trip
September 25th, 2011
What started off as a just one tough loss on the road turned into two for the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team. The Skylights were on the road...
Freed hikers: Iran held us because we're American
September 25th, 2011
NEW YORK — Declaring that they were detained because of their nationality, not their actions, two American hikers held for more than two years in an Iranian prison came home Sunday, ending a...
Residents deal with aftermath of Musselshell flood
September 25th, 2011
ROUNDUP — Part of the legacy of flooding earlier this year by the Musselshell River in central Montana goes beyond how high the river rose to how much it changed the landscape, residents say....
Breaking Sports: Blue Ponies crush Belgrade
September 24th, 2011
The Havre High football team snapped a three-game losing streak by belting the Belgrade Panthers 47-19 Saturday afternoon in Belgrade. Havre led 35-0 at halftime in the Central A Conference opening...
Breaking Sports: Lights take out Battlin' Bears in Billings
September 24th, 2011
The Montana State University-Northern football team bounced back in a big way Saturday afternoon. On the road in Billings, the Lights recovered from last week's tough loss to Eastern Oregon by upe...
Watch MSU-Northern football live
September 24th, 2011
The MSU-Northern Lights football team will play the Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears today at 1 p.m. You can watch it streaming live at w...
Montana lines up with Arch Coal to defend mine
September 24th, 2011
BILLINGS — The state of Montana and Arch Coal, Inc. will line up together in state court Tuesday against environmental groups seeking to derail the company's plan to mine a 1.3 billion ton r...
NASA: 6-ton satellite hits Earth; location unknown
September 24th, 2011
WASHINGTON — NASA's dead 6-ton satellite plunged to Earth early Saturday, but more than eight hours later, U.S. space officials didn't know just where it hit. They thought the fiery fall wa...
Friday's Prep Football Scores
September 23rd, 2011
Friday's Scores The Associated Press PREP FOOTBA...
‘Recyclegate’ detracts from Kaul’s dedication
September 23rd, 2011
Editor: I had hoped that our friends in the local Republican Party were not going to resort to the tactics used by the national Republican party, but that...
Darts & Laurels
September 23rd, 2011
Here are some highlights and lowlights of recent events on the Hi-Line:Laurel — Hundreds of people around town volunteered for various tasks during...
Duck and cover — it ain’t rain
September 23rd, 2011
If you are enjoying your life as normal today, don't look up — maybe skip going outside altogether and just hole up in a basement — because Chicken Little was right about the sky...
Bring troops home from Iraq by year's end
September 23rd, 2011
As of this week, 4,475 American servicemen and women have paid the ultimate price in Iraq. Among them: 28 Montanans who died as heroes. More than 32,000 other U.S. troops have returned home w...
Exxon Mobil to restart Yellowstone pipeline
September 23rd, 2011
BILLINGS — A failed Exxon Mobil pipeline that spilled an estimated 42,000 gallons of oil into the Yellowstone River was expected to restart operations Saturday after getting approval fr...
U.S .stocks mixed after brutal week of selling
September 23rd, 2011
Stocks have closed a brutal week on a quiet note.The market rose slightly Friday after bouncing between gains and losses. Worries about the economy again pounded copper, gold and other commo...
Will the USA stay red, white and blue or become U.N.-Green?
September 23rd, 2011
“There is a certain stoic quality to the people of the Hi-Line, definitely rugged self-reliant individualism up here. A lot of traits in the character of the people up here...
HHS spikers set for home debut
September 23rd, 2011
The Havre High volleyball team has yet to play at home this season, and hasn’t faced a conference opponent since the first two matches of the season. And now with a lot of volleyball u...
Ponies open Central A play at rival Belgrade
September 23rd, 2011
The tougher the nonconference schedule, the better teams get as the season progresses. That is normally the mentality in the game of football, as teams prepare for the conference schedule.
Blue Ponies to race in Missoula
September 23rd, 2011
The Havre High boys and girls cross country teams are embarking on the toughes meet of the regular season. Saturd...
Hi-Line sports schedule
September 23rd, 2011
Friday High School FootballHarlem at Malta, 7 p.m.Chester/J-I vs Tri-Cities, 7:30 p.m.Chinook vs Great Falls Central, 7 p.m.
Central A will be a wild ride
September 23rd, 2011
With teams out there like Polson, Laurel and Miles City, the Central A conference isn’t known for exactly being a powerhouse in Montana prep football right now. &nbs...
Hawks have joined the fight
September 23rd, 2011
For several years now, the Chinook Sugarbeeters and Chester/J-I Hawks have been the only two, Class C 8-man football programs on the Hi-Line. That’s made their...
Montana Prep Football Poll
September 23rd, 2011
Montana Prep Football Poll The Associated Press The Associated Press Top 10 Montana high school football poll, with first-place votes in parenthes...
Everson Mosquito Jr.
September 23rd, 2011
Everson Mosquito Jr. was born Sept. 21, 2011, and left this world the same day.Wake service was held Thursday evening. His funeral service was 10 a. m. Friday, all at the Lutheran Church in...
Schools welcome fed reform
September 23rd, 2011
Decrying the state of American education, President Barack Obama this morning said states will get unprecedented freedom to waive basic elements of the sweeping Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, c...
City Council candidates stump at Pasma-Peck Dinner
September 23rd, 2011
While the stage at the Hill County Democratic Party’s Pasma-Peck Dinner may have been dominated by state and federal candidates, the audience also heard from two Democrats running for Havre C...
Insurance commissioner to pursue exchange options
September 23rd, 2011
HELENA — The federal government is giving states like Montana another chance to run at least parts of the insurance exchanges that are part of the federal health care law.Montana Insur...
Analysis: Perry, Romney defend records in forum
September 23rd, 2011
WASHINGTON — Rick Perry and Mitt Romney struggled with a simple reality in the latest GOP debate: Americans elect only experienced politicians as president, and Republicans nominate only prov...
Breaking Sports: Skylights lose heartbreaker in Salt Lake
September 22nd, 2011
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team suffered its first defeat in Frontier Conference play Thursday night in Salt Lake City. The Westminster Griffins beat the Skylights in five set...
Everson Mosquito Jr.
September 22nd, 2011
Everson Mosquito Jr. was born Sept. 21, 2011, and left this world the same day. Wake service will be held Thursday evening, with his funeral service 10...
Recyclegate easy distraction for Republican Party
September 22nd, 2011
Editor: I was surprised that the Havre Daily News was my first source of information about campaign mistakes in the Havre City Council Ward 3...
Work makes you happy. I read it in a magazine; it must be true!
September 22nd, 2011
My appointment was for 1 o’clock. As I walked over to Marcia’s for a haircut, I knew I would be a few minutes early. But I also knew if I stayed home I would dig into another pha...
Regents meet to consider $1.4B university budget
September 22nd, 2011
BILLINGS (AP) — ?The Montana Board of Regents is meeting in Billings to pass the university system's annual budget.The board is meeting Wednesday and Thursday at Montana State U...
Health Department holding flu clinic
September 22nd, 2011
The Hill County Health Department is holding an influenza vaccination clinic today at the Human Resources Development Council building at 2229 5th Ave., an...
Ga. execution leaves debate over guilt unresolved
September 22nd, 2011
ATLANTA — Georgia's execution of Troy Davis for the murder of an off-duty police officer has done little to resolve the debate over his guilt that captured the attention of thousands worldwi...
Blue Ponies tee it up at Central A Meet
September 22nd, 2011
The Havre High School boys and girls golf teams have already put together a pretty solid golf season. Now, with the hopes of divisional supremacy and a berth into the state tournament on the...
Eastern Oregon rises to the top
September 22nd, 2011
What a week in the Frontier Conference. And as a result, the league is getting some major attention nationally. Eastern Oregon’s back-to-back wins over Carroll...
First-place Skylights hit the road tonight
September 22nd, 2011
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team is off to a 3-0 start in Frontier Conference play. And the Skylights have held serve at home. Now, Northern (3-0...
Sports schedule
September 22nd, 2011
ThursdayHigh School VolleyballChester/J-I at Sunburst, 6 p.m.Big Sandy at North Star, 6 p.m.College VolleyballS...
Still no action on Ashlie Nystrom case
September 22nd, 2011
Four months after an incident at Havre's PJ's Restaurant & Casino that involved Ashlie Nystrom, the wife of former Police Chief Jerry Nystrom, no decision has been made on whether charges wil...
Earl C. Nelson
September 22nd, 2011
Earl C. Nelson, 80, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at Northern Montana Care Center, of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and his memorial service will b...
Northern cowboys star in the arena
September 21st, 2011
The Montana State University-Northern cowboys and cowgirls were at home for the only times this fall, and the Lights and Skylights put on a great three-day rodeo.The annual MSU-Northern Coll...
Hi-Line Sports Schedule
September 21st, 2011
ThursdayHigh School VolleyballChester/J-I at Sunburst, 6 p.m.Big Sandy at North Star, 6 p.m.College VolleyballSkylights at Westm...
Hi-Line Athlete Profile: HHS's Simon McCann has been consistent
September 21st, 2011
Havre High senior Simon McCann blasts out of the bunker on the fourth hole at Beaver Creek Golf Course during last Saturday's Havre Invitational. McCann is in his final days of a four-year golf ca...
Aero Lounge wins in Chinook
September 21st, 2011
The Chinook Men’s golf league wrapped up its season on Sept. 14 with the Aero Lounge defeating Chinook Medical 41 points to 39 points in the championship match. ...
Dozens sue church over alleged abuse in Helena
September 21st, 2011
HELENA — Several dozen people are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena over sexual abuse they say they suffered as children at the hands of clergy members in western Montana.The...
Montana Supreme Court looks at campaign finance case
September 21st, 2011
HELENA — The Montana Supreme Court is making it clear that it won't be easy to preserve Montana's century-old ban on corporate political spending.Justices peppered Montana Attorney G...
Families of 2 men freed from Iran prison overjoyed
September 21st, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The families of two Americans freed from an Iranian prison are calling today the best day of their lives.Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal
W. Gary Butcher
September 21st, 2011
W. Gary Butcher, 77, of Bozeman passed away on Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, after an extended illness. He was born on Sept. 10, 1934, south of Chinook, Mont., on the family farm. He married the love of...
Downed line drops power around Havre, Chinook
September 21st, 2011
Parts of town experienced brownout conditions after a powerline between the Fort Assinniboine substation and the one in Highland Park went down.The electrical problems went beyond Havre. Som...
Strohmaier urges Democrats to fight back
September 21st, 2011
A candidate for the U. S. House of Representatives, who will be back in Havre Thursday, told Hill County Democrats they need to pull together and show their core values.Missoula City Council...
Bender, Richman talk about issues
September 21st, 2011
The two nominees who were not selected for a vacant state Senate seat answered a series of questions and made comments on policy and social issues, receiving compliments from Blaine and Hill county...
Downed power line drops power around Havre
September 20th, 2011
The power was out sporadically across Havre this evening. Parts of town experienced brownout conditions after a powerline between the Fort Assiniboine substation and the one in Highland Park...
Details matter
September 20th, 2011
Editor:Regarding Zach White’s article, “GOP points to violations in Kaul's council race funding, ” in the Sept. 15 Havre Daily News:The state of Mo...
What is a spear anyway?
September 20th, 2011
Hoorah! Hunting season is here. Deer tags, elk tags, supertags, waterfowl stamps, rejection letters from FWP, all the things that make the season what it is.Bow season, bear season, bird sea...
Zackary Tyler Kallem
September 20th, 2011
Zackary Tyler Kallem was born on Nov. 6, 1990, to Kevin Kallem and Nancy Snoddy Kallem in Lewistown, Mont. Zack left this earth on Sept. 16, 2011.Memorial services for Zack will be held on T...
Some harrowing moments for HHS football player
September 20th, 2011
Chet Shrauger, a junior running back for the Havre High School Blue Ponies, loves playing football, but after an accident last week, won’t be able to play for at least the next year.Du...
Commissions to interview senate nominees at 7 p. m.
September 20th, 2011
County commissioners from Hill and Blaine counties will interview the three finalists for state senator tonight.Commissioners will interview Harlem insurance agent Don Richman, Havre busines...
FEMA disaster application deadline pushed back
September 20th, 2011
At the request of Montana’s governor, the federal government is giving Montanans who suffered damage from high water and flooding this year some extra time to apply for some help.The F...
Rules changed in camelina incentive program
September 20th, 2011
Farmers have another incentive to join a program intended to increase alternative energy production as well as having a few more days to apply for the program.Hill County Farm Service Execut...
Barry-Dion sentenced on meth charge
September 20th, 2011
A Havre man will spend nearly five years in prison for selling methamphetamine.The U. S. Attorney’s Office reports that Colin David Barry-Dion, 22, was sentenced in federal district co...
Hi-Line Volleyball Roundup
September 20th, 2011
It was a busy week of high school volleyball along the Hi-Line, and there were plenty of intriguing matches in the area. Tuesday night saw a pair of big Hi-Lin...
Hi-Line Football Roundup
September 20th, 2011
Hi-Line football continues to move forward and find success this season, as four local teams were able to record a victory this weekend. After a tough 58-21 lo...
Lights fall out of NAIA Top 25 Poll
September 20th, 2011
The Montana State University-Northern Lights’ stay in the NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll lasted just one week. But the Lights are still in the hunt for a national ranking. ...
George Ferguson Column: Skylights turned a big corner Friday night
September 20th, 2011
Friday night, inside the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse was volleyball at its very best. It was excitement at a fever pitch. It was sports entertainment at its highest value. It was fun, it was loud and i...
BLM director: Still no plans for Montana monument
September 20th, 2011
WINIFRED — The head of the federal Bureau of Land Management returned to Montana on Monday with a message similar to the one he delivered to ranchers a year ago: No new national monuments.
Land swap in the Breaks Monument a bad idea
September 19th, 2011
The last thing landowners operating in the shadow of the Missouri Breaks Monument wanted to hear is that Gov. Brian Schweitzer and BLM Director Bob Abbey are reportedly in lock step over plan...
Democrats fired up for 2012
September 19th, 2011
Despite a low turnout attributed to conflicting events, Democrats at a fundraiser in Havre Friday had a common theme — they want to keep the offices they have, and try to take back more in th...
Jobless rate up in state, down on Hi-Line
September 19th, 2011
Montana's jobless rate increased slightly in August, while the jobless picture on the Hi-Line improved somewhat.Statewide, 7.8 percent of the work force was jobless, up. 1 percent. Nationwi...
Obama renews political tax fight with Republicans
September 19th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama set up another clash with Republicans on Monday by proposing $1.5 trillion in new taxes aimed primarily at the wealthy as part of a $3 trillion packag...
A statement win: Skylights spike nationally-ranked Argos
September 18th, 2011
Getting over the hump. It’s a term Montana State University-Northern volleyball coach Bill Huebsch has been using for quite a while now when talking about the growth of his Skylight program.
Rest assured, Northern's prideful defense will bounce back
September 18th, 2011
What we saw on Saturday inside Blue Pony Stadium was an Eastern Oregon offense running an all cylinders. What we saw on Saturday was an Eastern Oregon offense...
MSU-Northern Football Box Score
September 18th, 2011
Eastern Oregon 14 14 14 6 — 48 MSU-Northern 0 14 7 8 — 29 First quarterEOU — D...
Sidney outlasts Havre High in a wild shootout
September 18th, 2011
Chances have to be taken in the game of football. Sometimes they pay off and sometimes they don’t. Friday night in Sidney, the Havre High football team w...
Blue Pony harriers continue to improve
September 18th, 2011
The Havre High cross country teams have been hard at work so far this season. And the Blue Ponies took another step forward on Friday. Friday afternoon, the Po...
HHS falls to Eastern A foes
September 18th, 2011
Over the last several weekends the Havre High volleyball team has played a lot of volleyball. And with a weekend with just two matches, the Blue Ponies were really looking to narrow their focus and...
Montana could escape hit from cattle infections
September 18th, 2011
BILLINGS — Montana ranchers are not likely to face new sanctions on cattle exports following yet another round of suspected brucellosis infections, signaling an effective truce in the long-ru...
Steve and Wanda McIntosh, Mike Tileman honored at dinner
September 17th, 2011
Steve and Wanda McIntosh were named the recipients of the Ag Leader Award and Mike Tileman was honored as the Outstanding Ag Advocate Recipients at the Havre Chamber Agri-Busiens...
Festival Days Parade 2011 is a success
September 17th, 2011
Did you watch the Festival Days Parade on Saturday morning? The Havre Daily News' Caleb Hutchins was on one of the floats and snapped pictures of people along the parade route. Ch...
Reno police say 9 people killed in Reno air crash
September 17th, 2011
RENO, Nev. — Reno police say a total of nine people have died in a crash of a World War II-era plane at an air race.
Wounded grizzly kills hunter in remote Montana
September 17th, 2011
BONNERS FERRY, Idaho — A grizzly bear wounded by a hunter later attacked and killed the hunter's partner Friday after the two men tracked the animal in a remot...
Oldest child of late Sen. Ted Kennedy dies
September 17th, 2011
WASHINGTON — Kara Kennedy, the oldest child of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, died at a Washington-area health club, her brother said Saturday. She was 51.Patrick Kennedy, a former cong...
3 dead, more than 50 hurt in Nev. air race crash
September 17th, 2011
RENO, Nev. — As thousands watched in horror, a World War II-era fighter plane competing in a Nevada event described as a car race in the sky suddenly pitched upward, rolled and did a nose-div...
Friday's Prep Football Scores
September 16th, 2011
Friday's Scores The Associated Press PREP FOOTBA...
Breaking Sports: Ponies lose a heartbreaker at Sidney
September 16th, 2011
The Havre High football team lost its third straight nonconference game Friday night in Sidney. The Blue Ponies lost a gut-wrenching 34-33 game to the Eastern A Eagles to fall to 1-3 on the season....
Breaking news — Jergeson says he will run for Senate
September 16th, 2011
Long-time Hi-Line legislator Greg Jergeson, forced out of the Senate due to term limits a decade ago, said tonight during the Democratic...
Democrats campaign at local fundraiser
September 16th, 2011
The annual Hill County Democratic Party’s annual fundraising dinner, now renamed the Pasma-Peck dinner in honor of Havre Democrats Jim Pasma and Ray...
3 dead, 56 injured in horrific Reno air show crash
September 16th, 2011
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A vintage World War II-era fighter plane plunged into the grandstands Friday during a popular annual air show, killing at least three people, injuring more than 50 spectator...
Jobless rate up in Montana, down on Hi-Line
September 16th, 2011
Montana's jobless rate increased slightly, while the jobless picture on the Hi-Line improved somewhat. Statewide, 7.8 percent of the work force was jobl...
Paul McCartney, Nancy Shevell to wed in London
September 16th, 2011
LONDON — Paul McCartney is set to tie the knot at the venue where he first married more than 40 years ago.Officials said Friday that the former Beatle and fiancee Nancy Shevell have po...
Yellowstone bison relocations proposed in Yellowstone
September 16th, 2011
BILLINGS— About 150 bison from Yellowstone National Park would be relocated onto state or tribal lands in Montana under a proposal announced Thursday as part of a long-stalled effort to estab...
Wilmer backed for congressional seat
September 16th, 2011
Editor: I am writing this letter in support of Franke Wilmer who is running for the open seat in the U.S. Congress. I worked extensively...
Pipeline project Pipeline project will be good for America
September 16th, 2011
Editor: As a lifelong Montana resident, I feel the need to write concerning the approval process of the Keystone XL Pipeline Project. &n...
Thanks for a successful Havre Pride cleanup
September 16th, 2011
Editor: Havre Pride cleanup on Saturday was a huge success. The Havre Pride Task Force of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce and the Montana Energy Corp. f...
Bag balm, the ultimate health and beauty aid
September 16th, 2011
Now and then I walk down to the city shop early in the morning to have coffee with the men from Public Works. They meet an hour before work to drink coffee and tell lies. It is kind of like they un...
Rocky Boy thanks those who supported powwow
September 16th, 2011
Editor: Now that we have had a chance to enjoy the Labor Day weekend and thin back on last month's community activities we, the Chippewa-Cree Tribe Events...
Our View: Festival Days is a special event
September 16th, 2011
Small-town life at its best will be celebrated this weekend as thousands of people from up and down the Hi-Line gather in Havre for Festival Days. Though the spirit o...
Here I come to fumble the day
September 16th, 2011
Do you ever wonder if, in the face of danger, you would risk yourself to save someone in dire need, or flee the scene, or stand there in gape-mouthed befuddlement? I'm not...
Washington should try the Montana Way
September 16th, 2011
Washington can’t seem to stop borrowing and spending. Montana, on the other hand, is one of the only states in America with a balanced budget and a strong surpl...
Irish dancers, musicians to kick off concert season
September 16th, 2011
The Northern Showcase Concert Association is starting another season, bringing Irish dancers and musicians to Havre.The concert association’s season starts Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. at the...
Deadline to sign up for camelina payments extended
September 16th, 2011
The U. S. Department of Agriculture announced that agricultural producers have an extra week to sign up for a program to promote raising crops for renewable fuel.The original deadline to sig...
Disaster deadlines here, approaching, and set
September 16th, 2011
Numerous programs to help local residents deal with flooding last spring have a variety of deadlines for local residents, business owners and agricultural producers to watch, with one hitting today...
A heavyweight fight in Havre
September 16th, 2011
First place in the Frontier Conference at stake. The chance to start 3-0. A nationally-ranked game. Things like this haven’t happened at Blue Pony Stadium for a while now. ...
Ponies tee it up in Havre
September 16th, 2011
After a month of playing on foreign golf courses, the Havre High boys and girls golf teams get one last chance to play at home in 2011. On Saturda...
HHS spikers face Eastern A foes
September 16th, 2011
Over the last two weekends the Havre High volleyball team has played 16 different opponents. Now heading into a weekend where Havre will face just two opponents, the Blue Ponies are looking forward...
Griz face EWU at home
September 16th, 2011
The Montana Grizzlies have a big, Big Sky Conference opener this Saturday in Missoula. The Montana State Bobcats have a week to get ready for theirs. The bigge...
Breaking news: Regent Lynn Hamilton resigns
September 15th, 2011
Montana’s higher education system is now losing not just its commissioner at the end of this year, but its longest-serving member of the board of regents Lynn Hamilton of HavreThe Havr...
Obama awards Medal of Honor to young Marine
September 15th, 2011
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday bestowed the highest U.S. military honor on Dakota Meyer, a young and humble Marine who defied orders and barreled straight into a ferocious "...
GOP points to violation in Kaul’s council race financing
September 15th, 2011
Less than two months from November’s city elections, rustling has started in the election’s only contested race, in Ward 3 between incumbent Democrat Bob Kaul and Republican challenger...
MAT works on raising funds for 18th season
September 15th, 2011
In the midst of starting its 18th season in Havre and raising funds for productions, the founder of the local amateur acting troupe reminisced about Montana Actors’ Theatre’s lengthy hi...
Havre school board OKs Rocky Boy bus route to Laredo
September 15th, 2011
Students in Laredo, currently in the Havre High School district, will now have another option in their education.On Tuesday night, Voyd St. Pierre, superintendent of the Rocky Boy School Dis...
Murphy earns major sports title
September 15th, 2011
Amid a myriad of issues at Tuesday night’s Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees meeting, from high school roof issues to the effects of budget cuts, there was some good news in the announce...
State, federal candidates to speak at Democratic dinner Friday
September 15th, 2011
A slew of high-level candidates are expected to attend the Democratic annual Pasma-Peck Dinner this weekend, set to go off at the Eagles Club on Friday during Festival Days.Montana Superinte...
Ponies run in Lewistown
September 15th, 2011
After one of the best overall weekends the Havre High boys and girls cross country teams have had collaboratively in a while, the Blue Ponies are poised for another successful weekend. ...
EOU, MSU-N shaking things up
September 15th, 2011
It’s early in the Frontier Conference, but so much has happened, it’s hard to wrap one’s mind around it all. By now, everybody knows Eastern...
George Ferguson Column: A game not to be missed
September 15th, 2011
It's homecoming at Montana State University-Northern. That in itself is a reason to get loud and crazy at Saturday's football game. But there's so much more...
Montana ranchers speak against grazing fee increase
September 14th, 2011
GREAT FALLS (AP) — Montana ranchers are speaking out against a proposed increase in grazing fees for state lands.A study done for the Montana Land Board found the state was charg...
Margaret (Peggy) L. Angstman
September 14th, 2011
Margaret (Peggy) L. Angstman died at the Harbor Glen Memory Care Center in Spokane, Wash., on Sept. 6, 2011.She was born on April 7, 1922, in Alexander, N.D. She was the youngest of seven ch...
Helen Ann Watson
September 14th, 2011
Helen Ann Watson, 64, died Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at her home due to an apparent heart attack. Cremation has taken place and her memorial service will be 10 a. m. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, at...
Lovella Earl
September 14th, 2011
Lovella Earl, 79, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes.At her request no services are planned at this time. Memorials in Lovella’s honor may...
Parker sentenced to 16 months for tribal theft
September 14th, 2011
The former chair of the tribal council at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation has been sentenced to 16 months with the federal Bureau of Prisons and ordered to pay back nearly $60,000 he stole fro...
Stanley sentenced to nearly 7 years on DUI deaths, injuries
September 14th, 2011
Nathan Charles Stanley of Box Elder will spend nearly seven years in prison and was ordered to pay nearly $80,000 in restitution for killing a woman and injuring several others while driving drunk....
Northern Homecoming an exciting time
September 14th, 2011
Homecoming is a special time at any university. And this year’s homecoming plans at Montana State University-Northern will cover the gamut of sports and entertainment. &nbs...
Blue Ponies playing lots of golf on the road
September 14th, 2011
It's a busy time of year for the Havre High boys and girls golf teams. The Blue Ponies are coming off a trip to Lewistown for the Lewistown Invit...
Hi-Line Sports Schedule
September 14th, 2011
Thursday High School Volleyball HLP at Big Sandy, 6 p.m. Havre JV at North Star, 6 p.m. High School Golf...
'The Force' helps light up MSU's new scoreboard
September 13th, 2011
BOZEMAN (AP) — A tiny actor traded his Darth Vader costume for a Montana State football uniform, but he still used "The Force" to light up the new scoreboard at Bob...
GOP bills would block new monuments on public land
September 13th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Bush have designated public land as national monuments, using a federal law to protect from development sites judged to have...
Judge throws out lawsuit over Custer museum raids
September 13th, 2011
BILLINGS — A federal judge threw out a lawsuit claiming federal agents illegally raided Montana's Custer Battlefield Museum during an investigation into the alleged sale of fraudulent artifa...
6 local governments sue Schweitzer over vetoes
September 13th, 2011
HELENA (AP) — Six local governments have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Brian Schweitzer over his line-item vetoes of money for their local bridge and water projects, which the governor said we...
Breaking news: Ex-Rocky Boy chairman parker gets year in prison
September 13th, 2011
GREAT FALLS (AP) — The U.S. attorney's office says the former chairman of the Chippewa Cree tribal business council has been sentenced to more than a year in prison and ordered to pay...
Helen Ann Watson
September 13th, 2011
Helen Ann Watson, 64, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at her home of a heart attack.Cremation has taken place, and her memorial service will be held 10 a. m. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, at the Fi...
Bruington signs on as new museum manager
September 13th, 2011
The future of Havre’s past has a new man at the reins.Last week was the first for the new manager of the the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum, John Bruington.The position was vacan...
Work progresses at Beaver Creek Park
September 13th, 2011
The superintendent of Hill County’s major park said the fall season has started, including moving cattle onto the park, which has led to two car-cow collisions in the first week.&ldquo...
Park board continues to look at hardship policy for grazing
September 13th, 2011
The Hill County Park Board may set policy to give hardship allowances to ranchers with grazing allotments on Beaver Creek Park.County Commissioner Kathy Bessette said during Monday’s b...
Lights move into Top 25
September 13th, 2011
Things are going well for the Montana State University-Lights right now. After beating Montana Tech 23-12 Saturday in Butte, the Lights are back i...
MSU-N's Varner honored by the Frontier
September 13th, 2011
For the second straight week, a Montana State University-Northern football player has earned Frontier Conference honors. MSU-Northern sophom...
Local Golf Report: More league champions crowned
September 13th, 2011
Two more golf league champions were crowned last week, and just in time. Summer has decided to hang on and the golfing weather could have be...
A look at key moments in the GOP debate
September 13th, 2011
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Key moments in Monday night's GOP presidential debate:Big moment:To open the debate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney immediat...
Lawyer: Iran sets bail for 2 jailed Americans
September 13th, 2011
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian court Tuesday set bail of $500,000 each for two American men arrested more than two years ago and convicted on spy-related charges, clearing the way for their releas...
Margaret (Peggy) L. Angstman
September 12th, 2011
Margaret (Peggy) L. Angstman died at the Harbor Glen Memory Care Center in Spokane, Wash., on Sept. 6, 2011.She was born on April 7, 1922, in Alexander, N.D. She was the youngest of seven ch...
Leo J. Drong
September 12th, 2011
Leo J. Drong, 102, a retired City of Havre and Hill County employee, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and his memori...
John “Jack” Colburn Cronk III
September 12th, 2011
HARLEM — John “Jack” Colburn Cronk III, 77, a retired rancher, passed away Sept. 8, 2011, due to complications that arose from a recent surgery, at Northern Montana Hospital. Fune...
First responders honored during Sunday service
September 12th, 2011
Pat Floyd looked out at the front rows of the Van Orsdel United Methodist Church Sunday morning. They were filled with officers from the Havre Police and Fire departments, the Hill County Sheriff'...
Pres. candidate touring Hi-Line
September 12th, 2011
A candidate for U. S. president will be passing along the Hi-Line Thursday, part of his goal to visit every county in the nation before the 2012 election.Republican John Davis of Grand Junct...
Sweep: Skylights perfect at home
September 11th, 2011
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team sure made a lasting impression in its first home match of the 2011 season. The Skylights opened the seaso...
Cowboys tame Ponies, again
September 11th, 2011
After the Miles City Cowboys defeated the Havre High Blue Ponies in two tough games a season ago, the Ponies were looking to return the favor. &nbs...
Northern topples Montana Tech in Butte
September 11th, 2011
When the sun goes down, the Montana State University-Northern Lights seem to be at their best against Montana Tech. Actually, the Lights also seem to be at their best just about any time their play...
George Ferguson Column: A weekend to be proud of
September 11th, 2011
In sports, especially college sports, fan bases have a lot of pride in the teams, the schools they root for. And this weekend was one of tho...
Blue Pony runners sweep Malta races
September 11th, 2011
Every once and a while everything comes together and an entire team has a productive weekend. That was the case for the Havre High boys and girls cross country teams this weekend, in w...
HHS spikers learn in Great Falls
September 11th, 2011
It was a weekend jam packed with volleyball that the Havre High Blue Ponies were hoping for, and that is exactly what they got. Friday and Saturda...
Lenno Dale Henderson Sr.
September 11th, 2011
Lenno Dale Henderson Sr., 54, died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in Rocky Boy, Mont., due to a heart attack. His wake service began Sunday at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church, with his funeral serv...
Community unites to clean up Havre
September 11th, 2011
Cross-county team members were standing outside of Havre High School Saturday morning, carrying trash bags that would soon be put to use. "The coach told us to...
Crowded governor's field taking shape
September 11th, 2011
HELENA — The entry of Democratic Attorney General Steve Bullock into the 2012 governor's race gives a crowded Republican primary field a bigger target to aim for, and turns more attention to...
Sept. 11 marked with reading of nearly 3,000 names
September 11th, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) — The names of the Sept. 11 dead, some recited by children barely old enough to remember their fallen mothers and fathers, echoed across ground zero Sunday in a haunting but hop...
Breaking Sports: Lights topple Orediggers in Butte
September 10th, 2011
The MSU-Northern football team is in first place in the Frontier Conference for the first time in six seasons thanks to a gutsy 23-12 win at Montana Tech Saturday night in Butte. The Lights are als...
Breaking Sports: Skylights sweep Tech
September 10th, 2011
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team is off to a 2-0 start in Frontier Conference play thanks to a dominating three-game sweep of Montana Tech Saturday in Havre. The Skylights (10-...
See Lights live
September 10th, 2011
Watch the Montana State University-Northern take on Montana Tech live at 6 p.m. at:havredailynews.com/sports_live...
Half of students at Billings school call in sick
September 10th, 2011
BILLINGS — Nearly half of the 460 or so students at a Billings elementary school called in sick Friday as health officials continue to investigate what is making them ill.Billings Scho...
Obama urges national unity on 9/11 anniversary
September 10th, 2011
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling for national unity ahead of Sunday's anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and reflecting on a decade that tested America's character."T...
N.Y., Washington, aware of terror threat, not afraid
September 9th, 2011
WASHINGTON — Undaunted by talk of a new terror threat, New Yorkers and Washingtonians wove among police armed with assault rifles and waited with varying degrees of patience at security check...
Restaurant sues over 'Carcass Removal' listing
September 9th, 2011
HELENA — A Bozeman restaurant listed in the phone book under "Animal Carcass Removal" became the butt of a Jay Leno joke earlier this year, but it's no laughing matter to the owner now sui...
Obama administration touts Montana benefits in plan
September 9th, 2011
HELENA — The Obama administration rolled out state-by-state benefits of the president's jobs plan on Friday, saying 30,000 Montana businesses would see a cut in payroll taxes under the propo...
APNewsBreak: Judge backs deal on imperiled species
September 9th, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has approved a pair of sweeping settlements that could lead to endangered species protections for hundreds of animal and plant species by 2016.Friday...
Obama administration touts Mont. benefits in plan
September 9th, 2011
HELENA — The Obama administration rolled out state-by-state benefits of the president's jobs plan on Friday, saying 30,000 Montana businesses would see a cut in payroll taxes under the propo...
A voice of reason in a world gone absurd
September 9th, 2011
Call off the Border Patrol, send home the National Guard, I am the front line against terrorism 'round these parts. In fact, according to Nepal Airlines' standards, I should be getti...
Dining out on the town at Little Rockies Center
September 9th, 2011
My friend Katie recently became manager (that is probably not her official title) at the Little Rockies Center here in Harlem. The Little Rockies
Viola Marie Staples
September 9th, 2011
Viola Marie Staples, 86, born March 14, 1925, died Sept. 3, 2011. She is survived by her beloved husband, James Staples, of 65 years; children, Linda Duce, Vicky Randolph, Jimmy Staples, Judy Stran...
George (Gordon) McGillivray
September 9th, 2011
George (Gordon) McGillivray, 92, a farmer from Hogeland, passed away Sept. 2.Burial has taken place. A memorial service will be held 11 a. m. Saturday at the Chinook Assembly God.An o...
Ethel Kalanick
September 9th, 2011
Ethel Kalanick, 93, a longtime farm-and-ranch wife, fromerly of Big Sandy, Mont., died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at her home at Cambridge Court in Great Falls, Mont. Cremation has taken place, and at...
Leo J. Drong
September 9th, 2011
Leo J. Drong, 102, a 100- year Havre resident, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes.Cremation has taken place and his memorial service will be 2...
Readers share more 9/11 memories
September 9th, 2011
Norton Pease, Havre:I will never forget that day. I lived close to a mile away across the river and was in bed listening to a radio show announce that an aircraft had hit on...
Tester talks about budget, deficit
September 9th, 2011
Montana’s U. S. Sen. Jon Tester said Thursday he is back in Washington with a long agenda ahead after spending the August recess meeting with people and groups in Montana, and even completing...
FEMA disaster center to open in Chinook
September 9th, 2011
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will open a Disaster Recovery Center in Chinook to help people with questions about filing for assistance for flood damage.The center opens officially...
Friday Night Lights Feature: Ponies will log plenty of miles
September 9th, 2011
Home field advantage. The term has been used, and used quite often in the wide world of sports. And it doesn’t really matter which sport, game or event, it seems that if gi...
Blue Pony runners set for the Malta Invite
September 9th, 2011
It's week two of the Havre High boys and girls cross country season, and while it is still early, the hunger is there to compete in what hopes to be a successful season.
Havre High golfers tee it up in Lewistown
September 9th, 2011
The Havre High boys and girls golf teams have reached a critical point in the 2011 season. And Saturday, the Ponies will get a good prep for the 2011 Central A Divisional....
Strike by Butte school administrators ends
September 9th, 2011
BUTTE (AP) — A judge signed an order Thursday to temporarily end a strike by Butte public school administrators that shuttered schools and threatened Butte High School's participation in sev...
AP source: Specific, unconfirmed threat received
September 8th, 2011
WASHINGTON — Counterterrorism officials said Thursday they are investigating a credible but unconfirmed terror threat involving New York or Washington.The threat was so specific, and c...
Obama asks $450B to lift economy, mostly tax cuts
September 8th, 2011
WASHINGTON — Confronting an economy in peril, President Barack Obama unveiled a larger-than-expected $450 billion plan Thursday night to boost jobs and put cash in the pockets of dispirited A...
Obama asks deeper payroll tax cut to spur economy
September 8th, 2011
WASHINGTON — Confronting an economy in peril, President Barack Obama on Thursday night unveiled a $450 billion plan to boost jobs and put cash in the pockets of dispirited Americans, challeng...
Lawsuit challenges state's campaign finance limits
September 8th, 2011
HELENA — Conservative groups are increasing their attack on Montana's campaign finance laws with a new lawsuit that seeks to dramatically expand how much money candidates can ta...
Butte schools closed for second day over admin strike
September 8th, 2011
BUTTE (AP) — Public school students in Butte were out of classes for a second day Thursday as 15 union administrators continued a strike that threatened Butte High School's participati...
Lee drenches Northeast; 100K told to leave homes
September 8th, 2011
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee poured water on top of the already soaked Northeast on Thursday, closing hundreds of roads and forcing evacuation orders for more than 1...
Readers share 9/11 stories
September 8th, 2011
Recently published stories about the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks have gotten Havre Daily News readers thinking about what they were doing when they heard about the tragedy.By Fac...
Rocky Boy receives another $900,000 for water upgrades
September 8th, 2011
The Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation has received another grant to bring more clean water to its residents.The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development aw...
Fresno, Beaver Creek reservoirs down, but not below yearly averages
September 8th, 2011
The beaches at Fresno and Beaver Creek reservoirs are highly evident, with water down severely from the high levels this spring, but officials say they are not far off of average and the levels sho...
HHS spikers take on the Electric City Classic
September 8th, 2011
Sometimes a glance at the schedule doesn’t show just how many games the Havre High volleyball team plays each week. This weekend the s...
Frontier Conference Notebook: Lights set for a rare night game at Mont...
September 8th, 2011
The first week of Frontier Conference football is in the books. And it was interesting that with all of the possible surprises, everything went according to form.
Hi-Line Sports Schedule
September 8th, 2011
Friday High School Football Havre vs Miles City, 6 p.m. Chinook vs Cascade, 7 p.m. HLP at Fairview, 7 p.m.
Dawson Fraser
September 7th, 2011
JOPLIN — Dawson D. Fraser, 8, a second-grader at C/J-I Elementary School in Chester, died from injuries in a motorcycle accident Saturday near Inverness.His funeral will be 1 p. m. Fri...
George McGillivray
September 7th, 2011
George (Gordon) McGillivray, 92, a farmer from Hogeland, passed away Sept. 2.Burial has taken place. A memorial service will be held 11 a. m. Saturday at the Chinook Assembly God.An o...
Joplin boy killed, father injured in motorcycle accident
September 7th, 2011
Saturday at 7:30 p. m., a motorcycle accident occurred between Joplin and Inverness on U. S. Highway 2 that put a 40-year-old Joplin man, Cory Duane Fraser, in the hospital and resulted in the deat...
Blaine, Chouteau, Hill implement fire restrictions
September 7th, 2011
Fire restrictions will go into effect at the end of the week in counties in Montana’s fire district administered out of Lewistown, including Blaine, Chouteau and Hill counties.Hill Cou...
Rocky Boy school trustee charged with assault
September 7th, 2011
An employee of the Chippewa Cree Tribe housing program and member of the Rocky Boy school board is facing a felony assault charge after he was accused of putting a man into the hospital.Theo...
Hill County drops local treatment for Great Falls recovery program
September 7th, 2011
After years of providing alcohol and narcotic addiction services, Hi-Line Recovery has been dropped by Hill County, as well as the other counties represented on the Hi-Line Recovery board of direct...
Strike shuts down schools in Butte
September 7th, 2011
BUTTE — School administrators in a Montana town have gone on strike after failing to reach a contract, forcing the closure of schools for the duration of the work stoppage.The 15 princ...
MSU-N's Craig honored
September 7th, 2011
Montana State University-Northern defensive end Ryan Craig has been named Frontier Conference Special Tams Player of the Week. Craig, a 6-0,...
Local Golf Report: Playoffs still going at local courses
September 7th, 2011
The local golf season is winding down, but it's certainly not done. And that's good because the weather is just getting beautiful out aga...
Democrat AG to run for Montana governor
September 6th, 2011
HELENA — Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock will enter the race to be the state's next governor with a speech Wednesday to supporters, two people close to the Democrat said Tuesday.
Authorities probe motive in Nevada IHOP shooting
September 6th, 2011
CARSON CITY, Nev. — A gunman wielding an AK-47 opened fire on a table of uniformed National Guard members at an IHOP restaurant on Tuesday in an outburst of violence that killed four people,...
Maroons steal one from HHS
September 6th, 2011
After a hard fought battle, the Havre High football team took a devastating blow by a player the Blue Ponies had worked so hard to keep out of the end zone. S...
Mariani's ready for round two
September 6th, 2011
Marc Mariani is ready for round two. To no one’s surprise, Mariani officially was named to the Tennessee Titans’ 53-man roster for the upcoming 2011 on S...
Northern spikers roll in South Dakota
September 6th, 2011
If the preseason is about building a team, about getting the most preparation a team can before the start of conference play, then the Montana State University-Northern volleybal...
Blue Pony volleyball team splits Central A matches
September 6th, 2011
The success rate was up and down for the Havre High volleyball team in its jam-packed season-opening weekend, but overall the consensus was a good one.On Friday the Central A Blue Ponies wer...
Pony golf teams perform at East Glacier
September 6th, 2011
For the second week in a row, the Havre High boys and girls golf teams found the East Glacier Lodge Golf Course to their liking. On Saturday, the Ponies...
George Furgeson column: A Lights debut to remember
September 6th, 2011
It was a successful debut for the Montana State University-Northern football team on a glorious day at Blue Pony Stadium. But perhaps no individual debut...
Block party boosts Lights
September 6th, 2011
In college football, special teams always plays a key role in the outcome of games. But in many cases, it’s the timing of those special team’s plays which really matters. A...
Gov. looks for centenarians to celebrate with in Havre
September 6th, 2011
Two conferences on aging in Montana include recognition of people who have marked a special milestone, and the Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging is looking for people to celebrate with.
Local support helping push med marijuana changes to ballot
September 6th, 2011
With less than a month to go, the medical marijuana advocacy group Patients for Reform — Not Repeal has announced they’ve gathered 30,000 reported signatures.The organization is...
Commisioners to talk with senate hopefuls
September 6th, 2011
A meeting is set for mid-September for the commissioners of Hill and Blaine counties to meet with the candidates for an empty state Senate seat in the counties.Blaine County Commissioner Vic...
Intercepted
September 6th, 2011
The Montana State University-Northern Lights’ offense was firing on all cylinders in the first half, but it was the MSU-N defense which made the game-changing plays in what...
MSU-Northern Game Day Notebook
September 6th, 2011
In college football, special teams always plays a key role in the outcome of games. But in many cases, it’s the timing of those special team’s plays which really matt...
George Ferguson Column: A Lights debut to remember
September 6th, 2011
It was a successful debut for the Montana State University-Northern football team on a glorious day at Blue Pony Stadium. But perhaps no ind...
Lights-Western box score
September 6th, 2011
UM Western 0 0 3 14 — 17 MSU-Northern 17 0 0 7 — 24 First quarter MSU-Northern — FG Juan Garcia 25
Maroons steal one from HHS
September 6th, 2011
After a hard fought battle, the Havre High football team took a devastating blow by a player the Blue Ponies had worked so hard to keep out of the end zone. &...
Northern spikers roll in South Dakota
September 6th, 2011
If the preseason is about building a team, about getting the most preparation a team can before the start of conference play, then the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team...
HHS harriers run strong in Cut Bank
September 6th, 2011
The Havre High boys and girls cross country teams were looking forward to the start of the season. The Blue Ponies had already put in a ton of work over the summer, and were roun...
Blue Pony volleyball team splits in Central A matches
September 6th, 2011
The success rate was up and down for the Havre High volleyball team in its jam-packed season-opening weekend, but overall the consensus was a good one. ...
Pony golfers perform at East Glacier
September 6th, 2011
For the second week in a row, the Havre High boys and girls golf teams found the East Glacier Lodge Golf Course to their liking. On Saturday...
Feds want to ban medical pot references at trial
September 5th, 2011
HELENA — Federal prosecutors pursuing drug charges against Montana medical marijuana operators want to keep jurors from hearing any evidence at trial about the state's medical pot law...
Hurricane Katia grows to Category 3 storm
September 5th, 2011
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Katia has grown to a Category 3 storm as it moves across the Atlantic Ocean.
Obama says Republicans must approve jobs program
September 5th, 2011
DETROIT — President Barack Obama used a boisterous Labor Day rally on Monday to put congressional Republicans on the spot, challenging them to place the country's interests abov...
Sinclair: Comments on tribe's lawyers were untrue
September 5th, 2011
Personal and professional reasons prompted two attorneys from the Washington law/lobbying firm of Patton Boggs to back off from representing the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe, the triba...
Rick Hill, other investors, ask high court to allow lawsuit
September 4th, 2011
HELENA (AP) — A former congressman and Republican hopeful for governor is among those leading a group of investors alleging they were cheated out of millions in a real estate investment deal,...
Cheney: US different if Hillary Clinton president
September 4th, 2011
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton isn't president, but Dick Cheney says that if she were in the White House rather than Barack Obama, then things might be different today in t...
Lee lashes Gulf coast, flood threat expands inland
September 4th, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La — The center of Tropical Storm Lee made landfall Sunday on the Louisiana coast, bringing up to a foot of rain, spinoff tornadoes and fears of inland flash flooding to the Deep...
Rick Hill asks courts to help in real estate scam
September 4th, 2011
HELENA — Former Republican congressman Rick Hill is among a group of investors alleging they were cheated out of millions in a real estate investment deal.
Governor offers support to 'Winter in the Blood'
September 4th, 2011
HELENA (AP) — A new film based on a James Welch novel is being shot in Chinook and Havre.
Tropical Storm Lee resumes slow march northward
September 3rd, 2011
JEAN LAFITTE, La. — Bands of heavy rain and strong wind gusts from Tropical Storm Lee knocked out power to thousands in Louisiana and Mississippi on Saturday and prompted evacuations in bayou...
2 Little Shell lawyers quit in frustration
September 3rd, 2011
Two Washington attorneys representing the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe in its effort to win federal recognition have resigned, and one faction in the tribal dispute says it is because of frust...
Breaking Sports: Ponies fall to Butte Central
September 3rd, 2011
The Havre High football team dropped its first game of the season, losing to the Butte Central Maroons 24-20 Saturday afternoon in Butte. The Ponies led 13-10 in the second half, but the Maroons ra...
MSU report: Professor, student had relationship
September 3rd, 2011
BOZEMAN — A Montana State University investigation has found an assistant music professor at the school had a relationship with a female student and violated policies against sexual harassmen...
Wolf hunts get under way in Montana, Idaho
September 3rd, 2011
BILLINGS — Gray wolf hunts are under way in Montana and Idaho as state officials seek to sharply reduce the predator's numbers in hopes of curbing attacks on livestock and big game herds.
Tropical Storm Lee begins pelting Gulf Coast
September 3rd, 2011
NEW ORLEANS — Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Lee were falling in southern Louisiana and pelting the Gulf Coast on Saturday as the storm's center trudged slowly toward land, where busi...
Friday's Prep Football Scores
September 2nd, 2011
Friday's Scores The Associated Press PREP FOOTBA...
Grizzly captured, but link to hiker death unknown
September 2nd, 2011
BILLINGS — Yellowstone National Park officials captured a grizzly bear Friday near the site of a fatal attack, but they were not sure whether it is the bruin responsible for a Michigan...
Marijuana advocates say initiative is on track
September 2nd, 2011
HELENA (AP) — Medical marijuana advocates say they are making progress toward placing an initiative on the ballot that would ask voters to repeal the state's new law cracking down on m...
Don’t ask, and don’t tell me either
September 2nd, 2011
A friend commented to me the other day that she'd seen someone she knew in town who looked like he'd lost weight, but my friend was embarrassed to ask about any weight loss because she didn't wa...
Extending Wild Horse hours show visitor spending potential
September 2nd, 2011
It is safe to say that the reason we love Montana and choose to live here are the same reasons that 10.5 million people choose to visit our state for a long weekend...
If you care about fairness, you should care about unions
September 2nd, 2011
Think the war against workers is only about union members? Think again. One of the story lines that the anti-worker, corporate agenda is trying to...
Mayor declares emergency in New Orleans
September 2nd, 2011
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (LAN'-droo) has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Lee threatens to bring heavy rain and flooding over the weekend.
Richard ‘Rick’ John Frey
September 2nd, 2011
Former Havre resident, Richard “Rick” John Frey, 59, died of respiratory failure, Monday, Aug. 29, at the Adventist Medical Center Emergency Room in Portland, Ore.Rick was born A...
Anna R. (Freier) Shelstad
September 2nd, 2011
A graveside memorial service will be held for Anna R. (Freier) Shelstad at the Havre cemetery Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at 10:30 a. m. followed by a luncheon at the First Lutheran Church of Havre.
Lights game to be broadcast live online
September 2nd, 2011
Watch Saturday’s Lights/UM-Western game onlineStarting Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m., use your web browser to visit www.havredail...
Communities along the Hi-Line struggle with water quality
September 2nd, 2011
New smells in municipal water have travelled down the Milk River and are offending the noses and taste buds of residents of towns across the Hi-Line.While the odor and taste of the water in...
Cows on the park — and the highway — next week
September 2nd, 2011
With the long holiday weekend comes another annual event in Hill County, cattle moving onto Beaver Creek Park, and county officials are urging people to be aware and use caution.“Peopl...
Frontier Conference Football Preview 2011
September 2nd, 2011
It’s been nine months since the Carroll College Fighting Saints beat Sioux Falls 10-7 in the 2010 NAIA national championship game. It’s been even longer since the last Fron...
Blue Ponies get their first road test in Butte
September 2nd, 2011
After starting the 2011 season with a dominating win in week one, the Havre High football team will find itself up against an even tougher opponent in week two. ...
Havre High spikers make season debut
September 2nd, 2011
The time has finally come for the Havre High volleyball program to see just how much it has improved from last season’s performances. ...
MSU-N spikers on the road again
September 2nd, 2011
Four matches in Mitchell, S.D. is all that stands between the Montana State University-Northern Skylights and the start of the Frontier Conference volleyball season. ...
Gadhafi, in hiding, vows no surrender
September 1st, 2011
TRIPOLI, Libya — In a fiery broadcast from hiding, Moammar Gadhafi warned Thursday that loyalist tribes in his main strongholds were armed and preparing for battle, a show of defiance hours a...
Supco allows man to withdraw guilty plea
September 1st, 2011
BILLINGS — A state prison inmate can withdraw his guilty plea to sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl after successfully arguing he made the plea only because his attorney told...
GOP sues over attorney general's fundraising
September 1st, 2011
HELENA — Republicans are seeking a court's intervention in their ongoing dispute with Attorney General Steve Bullock and his campaign fundraising methods.Bullock, a Democrat, has not...
Schweitzer could be fined $4,100 in ethics case
September 1st, 2011
HELENA — The hearings officer in Gov. Brian Schweitzer's three-year-old ethics case said Wednesday that the Democratic governor should be fined $4,100 for violating state law by appearing in...
Dorothy L. Gallik
September 1st, 2011
Dorothy L. Gallik was born Sept. 28, 1929, to Clayton and Rose Gibbons in Lawton, N.D. She passed away on Aug. 30, 2011, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Mont.When she was 12 years old, Doro...
Rocky Boy throws out special election results
September 1st, 2011
Stacey Small, who won an electoral victory after losing a court battle about a previous election, will have to take to campaigning again after the election board at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reserva...
Police offer ways to prevent break-ins
September 1st, 2011
Rumors of a recent rash of break-ins have circulated Havre, but Acting Police Chief Gabe Matosich said Wednesday that, with a bit of prevention, people have nothing to worry about.Matosich c...
City to offer ‘grace period’ on upcoming cellphone ban
September 1st, 2011
People who use their cellphones while driving have one month left to stop before the city of Havre’s new ban takes effect.One month from today, officers will be able to pull over drive...
Havre High harriers ready to start the race
September 1st, 2011
Each and every season the Havre High boys and girls cross country teams strive for conference titles as well as state hardware. And with a new season starting up this weekend, it...
