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How will the energy boom affect Havre?

Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

No one knows what effect increased energy development eventually will bring to Havre and the surrounding region. Work in the Bakken formation and the Shelby area west of Havre already is bringing some changes to the area, and local political, business and economic leaders met Friday to start putting some preparations on paper.

Blaine commissioners rethinking plan to cut extension position

Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Blaine County Commissioners wanted to hear what the public thought about their recent decision to not hire a new agricultural extension agent. They heard. During a hearing in...

Changes coming in Havre kindergarten program

Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Among changing educational standards and increased kindergarten enrollment, teachers at Highland Park Early Primary School have noticed some students need a little more preparation. Because of action by the Board of Trustees, those students will have a new option this fall.

Ruling that blocked bison moves appealed

Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Environmental groups say they will ask the Montana Supreme Court to overturn a district court ruling that temporarily halts transfers of Yellowstone National Park bison to tribal and public lands.

Kaercher appointed Havre city clerk

Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

In less than a week, a prolific of Havre community figure is coming home, professionally.

Northern, Miles City to lead push for Bakken training

Published: Monday, May 14th, 2012

Montana’s senior senator has announced an initiative that will help train people for energy development in eastern Montana and western North Dakota, with the university in Havre and the community college in Miles City leading the effort.

Big Sandy holds weekend skate jam

Published: Monday, May 14th, 2012

The Hi-Line’s most famous non-political son, Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, returned to his hometown of Big Sandy this weekend to hang out with old friends and help out a pet project of his, Big Sandy’s skate park.

Phone scams target Havre senior citizens

Published: Monday, May 14th, 2012

Friday afternoon, a Havre senior citizen received a phone call telling her she had won $35,000.

3 Hi-Liners to be inducted into Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame

Published: Monday, May 14th, 2012

Throughout the United States, especially in the West, people have been enjoying Don Greytak's pencil drawings of rural Western scenes.

Breaking news: Northern joins Miles City in initiative to train Bakken...

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Montana State University-Northern Chancellor Jim Limbaugh announced at a meeting at Bear Paw Development Corp. Friday morning that Havre’s university is joining Miles Community College in Miles...

'If you could mold a teacher, it'd be Mrs. Soyer'

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Robin Soyer loves her job and it shows.

Fitzpatricks facing new drug charges

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Two Havre medical marijuana caregivers face new charges alleging they violated old and new versions of the law.

Three charged in New Year’s casino fraud

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Three local residents appeared in state District Court in Havre Thursday on charges stemming from a fraud that stole more than $4,000 from local casinos during the New Year holiday.

Food drive to take place Saturday

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Havre and the Hi-Line will be part of a nationwide effort to collect food for area food banks Saturday.

New Havre High School policies reward good student behavior

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Among the upcoming changes to the Havre High School student handbook, two of the biggest are attempts to reward students for positive behavior.

Friends of Beaver Creek Park activities move forward

Published: Thursday, May 10th, 2012

A recently formed group is pushing forward with some new activities, with weather delaying its efforts to clean up Beaver Creek Park until Friday, one day before its first major scheduled fundraiser.

District judge continues ban on bison transfer

Published: Thursday, May 10th, 2012

The bison that live on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation will stay on Fort Peck, according to District Court Judge John McKeon’s latest order filed Wednesday in Blaine County.

2 more whooping cough cases reported

Published: Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Hill County has two more confirmed cases of pertussis, a bacterial infection also known as whooping cough.

Breaking news: Judge continues ban on bison transfer

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

The bison that live on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation will stay on Fort Peck, according to District Court Judge John McKeon’s latest order filed Wednesday in Blaine County. &...

Montana Chamber hears Havre issues

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Montana Chamber of Commerce representatives heard from local leaders in Havre Tuesday as part of a state tour, with housing and finding workers two hot topics in the discussion.

Jim Magera retiring from Havre High School, but his unique classes wil...

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

For 31 years, Jim Magera has taught at Havre High School, including his innovative local history and native culture classes. At the end of this school year, Magera is wrapping up his own chapter in local history and retiring.

Splitting Havre, splitting counties top issues at apportionment meetin...

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

A commission listened to people from a packed house during a districting and apportionment hearing in Havre Tuesday. One group supporting one plan proposed by the commission and most of the rest supporting virtually anything else.

Hi-Line schools elect board members, pass levys

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Havre Public Schools may have skipped on a trustee or levy election this year, but most of the rest of the Hi-Line held votes Tuesday.

Resident wants action on burned-out house

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

After a few years of looking at the graffiti-covered burned out shell of house at 1216 5th St. and telling multiple city officials about the mess, Evelyn Krause came to Monday night’s Havre City Council meeting to see what was happening.

Looking at how to split the voting districts

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Local residents can look firsthand tonight at proposals on how to set the legislative districts in Montana and how that will affect local voters and legislators.

Park board begins long-range planning for Beaver Creek

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

The Hill County Park Board Monday took the first step in setting long-range plan for Beaver Creek Park, creating a committee to start the strategic planning process.

She gets her degree — 70 years late

Published: Monday, May 7th, 2012

Bernice Brewer Beck was two courses short of getting her degree from Northern Montana College in 1941 when World War II broke out.

Crowd cheers Northern grads

Published: Monday, May 7th, 2012

After “Pomp and Circumstance" and the words of wisdom from speakers and college administrators at Montana State University-Northern’s graduation Saturday, they got down to the real business at hand.

Havre meeting will discuss drawing new political lines

Published: Monday, May 7th, 2012

The group tasked with drawing new political lines to match districts with the latest census data will meet in Havre Tuesday to show the fruits of their efforts so far.

Chamber, businesses start push to get Havre Canada Certified™

Published: Monday, May 7th, 2012

Local business leaders heard some ideas Friday on how to bring more money to Havre from Canadians, including a program to make businesses Canada Certified™.

Havre Pride volunteers recycle, pick up trash

Published: Monday, May 7th, 2012

Rayna Johnson, 7, and her 3-year-old brother, Aaron, were the youngest volunteers at Havre Pride Saturday morning.

Crowds cheer Northern grads

Published: Saturday, May 5th, 2012

After the “Pomp and Circumstance" and the words of wisdom from speakers and college administrators at Montana State University-Northern’s graduation Saturday, they got down to the r...

Havre Pride volunteers recycle, pick up trash

Published: Saturday, May 5th, 2012

Rayna Johnson, 7, and her 3-year-old brother, Aaron, were the youngest volunteers at Havre Pride Saturday morning. Havre Daily News/Nikki CarlsonA group of volunteers sort through bags of recycla...

Lindeen presents ‘Gold Diggers’ in Havre, Chester

Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012

Monica Lindeen, Montana commissioner of insurance and securities, presented a clear message in Havre Thursday through a documentary and in her discussion: Care and research can prevent investment fraud, but people who think something wrong is going on should take action.

Crash causes power outage, troopers search for driver

Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012

Somebody knocked out power for a large part of Havre, Chinook and the area in between for more than an hour Thursday afternoon, and the Montana Highway Patrol is looking for them.

Hi-Line ministers pray for community, nation

Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012

The crowd gathered in a tent on Town Square Thursday, to help celebrate World Day of Prayer.

Chinook considers dog control laws

Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012

Thursday night’s Chinook City Council meeting began with a comment from John Sestrich, who has a few loud dogs near his house that get all the neighborhood dogs going.

Driver sought in crash that knocked out power

Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012

Somebody knocked out power for a large part of Havre, Chinook and the area in between for more than an hour this afternoon, and the Montana Highway Patrol is looking for them. Accord...

She’ll miss the sparkle in her students’ eyes

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Sara Harada has been a staple of hundreds of Havre childhoods for decades.

Winter’s over, but flu season isn’t

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

For most people it feels like winter is finally over, but as a few Hill County residents have discovered recently, flu season is still going.

Union upset after some summer classes canceled

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Another summer semester at Montana State University-Northern brings another list of summer classes being cancelled, and some of the faculty are not happy.

Fairgrounds set to rock for fundraiser concert bash

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

A night of live music again is set to give people the chance to support and improve their local fair while enjoying a full night of entertainment.

Exploring a Hi-Line tradition

Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

When I went to college in Kansas, my friends in other states thought I was in the country, even though I lived in a city the size of Missoula. When I moved to Havre, my friends in Kansas thought I was in the country. This weekend, driving 40 miles north of Havre to a branding on the ranch of Billy and Patty Greytak, I was in the country.

Saving Donaldson Hall

Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

A major grant is coming to Havre that will help with two problems: preserving and renovating a historic university building and consolidating and expanding the operations of the local community health center.

Rocky Boy Justice Center dedicated

Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Strong spring Hi-Line winds could do little to snuff the excitement on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation Tuesday afternoon.

Treatment court discussion wraps up Law Day in Havre

Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

A full day of discussions of different aspects of law and the legal system ended with a panel discussion of a new kind of court being established in Hill County, drug treatment courts.

Rocky Boy celebrates justice center opening

Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Strong spring Hi-Line winds could do little to snuff the excitement on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation Tuesday afternoon. Tribal, federal, county and local leaders g...

Bullhook Clinic will renovate Donaldson Hall, move there

Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

A multi-million dollar grant is coming to Havre that will save a local landmark and at the same time improve health services in the area.

Old rectory comes down, improvements on the way

Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

St. Jude Thaddeus Church took its first major step Monday in improving parking and playgrounds at the school with the destruction of the old rectory.

Tester listens to women business leaders

Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Montana’s junior U. S. senator listened to women business owners and managers as well as economic developers during a stop in Havre Monday, with a lack of housing, child care and workers common concerns about business and economic development.

From Rocky Boy to Hollywood?

Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Late this summer, "Winter in the Blood," the fictional story of Virgil First Raise, born and bred on the Hi-Line, will premiere in Havre.

City police open office at Havre High School

Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

The Havre Police Department, as a part of Chief Kirk Fitch’s plan to get out into the community, has opened its first off-site office in Havre High School’s main office.

Casino robber’s bail revoked after third violation

Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

After his third violation of the conditions of his release, Merrill Gray was handed an additional $25,000 bond for his ongoing case following his Oct. 2010 arrest for robbing a casino at knife point.

Tester hears economic issues from Havre businesswomen

Published: Monday, April 30th, 2012

Montana’s U.S. Sen. Jon Tester heard concerns from Havre businesswomen and from economic developers that may not be what he would hear in other parts of the country — problems inclu...

36 years of turning lives around, one child at a time

Published: Monday, April 30th, 2012

It takes most people only four years to go from entering Highland Park Early Primary School to leaving Lincoln-McKinley Primary School. Well, Judy Ireland is completing that circuit at the end of this school year, after 33 years.

Casino robber’s bail revoked

Published: Monday, April 30th, 2012

After his third violation of the conditions of his release, Merrill Gray was handed an additional $25,000 bond on his still-pending Oct. 2010 arrest for robbing a casino at knife point.

Rain soaks area, no flooding reported

Published: Monday, April 30th, 2012

A timely rain fell in Montana, bringing much-needed moisture to crops and residents’ lawn, without yet repeating the flooding this region has experienced in the last two years.

Free screening of ‘Gold Diggers’ Thursday

Published: Monday, April 30th, 2012

Area residents have a chance Thursday to see a Montana-made film about investment fraud and how to avoid being scammed.

Northern gym renovations move forward

Published: Monday, April 30th, 2012

The Montana Board of Regents must be excited about their meeting at Montana State University-Northern in a few weeks. They held a conference call meeting on Friday, just to talk about the university.

Some weekend events postponed due to weather

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

Havre Pride Day has been postponed due to the weather. The cleanup will happen next Saturday, May 5, from 9 a.m. to noon. Havre High softball for today has also been cancelled.Tonight's North Star ba...

Expanding young minds through math and music

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

For 36 years, Darla Cook has helped expand students’ minds in math and music. Now the Havre Middle School math and choir teacher is preparing to step down.

Full slate of discussions set for Law Day

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

The Bar Association of the judicial district that includes Hill County has set up a series of discussions to inform people about legal issues ranging from estate planning to contract disputes, from custody and child support issues to basic criminal justice.

Privacy concerns unite Montana lawmakers

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

During an election year, it’s hard to find issues that politicians from different parties agree on.

Children on farms, violence against women, biofuels among activity in...

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

A flurry of activity in Washington has come through in the last few days with direct effects on north-central Montana. The action included a Senate committee passing a new farm bill to the floor and Montana’s senior senator being appointed to the House-Senate conference committee to hash out a new highway bill.

Retiring after 39 years of changing young lives

Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Debbie Kirby, founder and teacher behind Havre’s Students United for New Succes alternative program, will be leaving the Havre school system after 20 straight years, which were preceded by an additional 19 years of classroom experience.

County commissioner candidates address Democrats

Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2012

The two Democrats running for Hill County commissioner made their case to their party this week on why they should win the June 5 primary.

Postal Service reform bill passes Senate

Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2012

A bill intended to reform the U. S. Postal Service passed the U. S. Senate Wednesday, with Montana’s senators praising amendments they sponsored or supported that they say will keep rural service running well in the future.

Moisture improves conditions for farmers

Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

While much still depends — as it always does in north-central Montana — on the weather in upcoming months, recent snow and rain has helped the outlook for local crops.

Tourism raises voice for support at Chamber

Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

A representative of a recently formed group was in Havre this morning, telling the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business Development Committee the importance of letting state leaders know how vital tourism is.

Casino robber back in jail for drinking

Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Merrill Gray is being held in the Hill County Detention Center this morning, just two days after his sentencing for robbing a casino at knife-point was delayed.

Local, statewide, national Democrats stump in Havre

Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

A slew of Democratic candidates ranging from contenders for a county position to candidates shooting for Congress were at a fundraising dinner in Havre Tuesday, pushing for party members to help take back seats or hold back Republican attempts to take other offices and to continue the efforts of the current governor.

New details lessen chances of leniency in casino robbery sentencing

Published: Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Punishment has been delayed for Merrill Gray, who pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon and theft after a casino robbery in October 2010.

Havre 15-year-old charged on concealed weapon, assault

Published: Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

A 15-year-old Havre boy was arrested on 7th Avenue Monday night on nine charges, including three counts of assault with a weapon.

Fire chief: Get a permit before burning

Published: Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Spring cleaning can frequently lead to piles of plants best disposed of by burning, but burning requires a permit.

Beaver Creek Park cleanup project set for Sunday

Published: Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

In conjunction with Saturday’s Havre Pride cleanup, a new group formed to help with the county park south of town is holding another cleanup project Sunday.

Havre hits 89 degrees, new record high

Published: Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Summer-like temperatures across the region set new records, with Havre posting a top temperature 4 degrees higher than the previous top mark.

Lenient sentence for casino robber is questioned

Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Punishment has been delayed for Merrill Gray who pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon and theft after a casino robbery in October 2010.Judge E Wayne Phillips of Lewistown granted a delay of Monday...

Ending chapter in local history: St. Jude rectory to be demolished

Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Work will start this week to end one piece of local church history and start a new chapter.

Northern to offer education courses online

Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Montana State University-Northern wants people to know about upcoming opportunities to help people learn how to help people learn.

Record high temperatures possible today

Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

The summery spring weather is continuing today with the forecast for Havre calling for a possible record high temperature.

Speakers, new chancellor see bright future for Northern

Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012

Following an afternoon celebration with half the attendees decked in formal academic robes, the 11th chancellor in Montana State University’s history, James Limbaugh, was inaugurate...

iPads help Havre students

Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012

When special-needs student Franklin Walter came to Havre less than three years ago, he was unable to speak. Now, with the help of school speech pathologist Karen Gibson, the speech paraprofessionals at Havre Middle School and an Apple iPad, Franklin is developing a voice.

Senators hopeful post office rescue bill will advance

Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012

Montana’s U. S. senators say they are not happy with the form of a bill now in the Senate to reform the U. S. Postal Service and possibly prevent the closure of 3,700 post offices including 85 in Montana.

St. Jude’s offers scholarships through Gianforte donation

Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012

Havre’s private Catholic school has some extra help for local students, thanks to a multi-million dollar donation by a Bozeman businessman.

Montana, Hi-Line jobless rates hold steady

Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012

The unemployment rate in Montana held steady in March. The rate also was stable on the Hi-Line.

WW2 Rosies share stories

Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

The attack on Pearl Harbor prompted millions of young men to enter the armed forces.

Fitzpatricks in jail awaiting new drug charges

Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Two Havre women awaiting an appeal to the state Supreme Court on charges they broke state drug laws while being medical marijuana caregivers are back in jail awaiting new drug charges.

Northern to hold inauguration ceremony for Chancellor Limbaugh

Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

During the first few months of Chancellor James Limbaugh’s time at Montana State University-Northern, he has talked with a lot of people with a lot of ideas about what Northern is, should be or needs. Everyone he talked to, regardless of their thoughts on the present or future of Northern, just wanted the university to be as good as possible.

Rehberg sets listening session on Baucus’ Rocky Mountain Front act

Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

A high-profile issue has Rep. Denny Rehberg holding a meeting Saturday to hear people’s views on Sen. Max Baucus’ bill on managing the Rocky Mountain Front.

State Knights of Columbus meeting in Havre

Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

About 140 people from throughout Montana will be in Havre this weekend for the 108th Montana state convention of the Knights of Columbus.

Fresno Dam bridge closing for repairs

Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

The bridge across Fresno Dam will close at the end of the month for repairs, while another project will replace a bridge north of Rudyard with culverts, although the date on that project is not yet set.

Northern plans major campus spruce-up

Published: Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Montana State University-Northern will be a busy place this summer as the campus undertakes a massive sprucing-up project.

Highland Park considers pre-kindergarten program

Published: Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Anyone who spends time around kindergarten-age children knows they can be a handful.

Fair board won’t allow youths in demolition derby

Published: Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Acting on the advice of the Hill County attorney, the Great Northern Fair Board Tuesday rejected the Havre Jaycees request to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to join in the annual demolition derby sponsored as a fundraiser by the local service organization.

Carnival worker gets probation on sex violation

Published: Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Joshua Nessederine of New Jersey will spend most of the next four years under state supervision for having sex with an underage Havre girl while he was in the area working at a carnival.

Online sales of Great Northern Fair tickets shot down

Published: Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

After a discussion of selling tickets to Great Northern Fair events online showed a preference to continue giving business to local printers, the fair board at its monthly meeting Tuesday put the kibosh on offering the tickets via the Internet.

Treatment plant upgrades OK’d; water rates to rise

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

After months of planning, evaluation and hearings, Havre City Council decided Monday night to move forward with an $8 million overhaul of the city’s wastewater treatment system.

Land purchase proposed for for Kremlin fishing access

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is looking to buy some land at Bailey Reservoir south of Kremlin and is holding a meeting in Havre tonight to accept comments and discuss the idea.

Cooks for Books raises money, encourages kids to read

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

The way Lorraine Verploegen looks at it, adults have "Men Who Cook for Women who Wine," and children have "Cooks for Books."

Hands on History set to roll again Saturday

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

The county museum funding foundation is looking for children who want to experience history — and people who would like to help them experience it — at its annual Hands on History fundraiser Saturday.

Did Chinook woman survive the Titanic?

Published: Monday, April 16th, 2012

With the centennial of the Titanic’s sinking this weekend, many people’s thoughts have been going back to that doomed voyage.

Disaster mitigation drafts online, counties seek comments

Published: Monday, April 16th, 2012

Drafts of the plans to update three counties’ plans to reduce damage and danger in case of a disaster have been placed online for review and comment.

Northern organizes trash pickup effort

Published: Monday, April 16th, 2012

Saturday morning, Melissa Oberquell, her 12-year-old son Shandon and their friend Patricia Lucas walked down 5th Avenue in Havre, attired in yellow vests and Montana State University-Northern T-shirts. They stopped occasionally and picked up trash in the gutters, along the sidewalks or in front yards and tossed the garbage in a trash bag they were carrying.

Northern makes breakthrough in organic jet fuel

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

Havre’s university is quietly awaiting the federal government approving a patent for a process the university’s biofuel research team has discovered that could revolutionize the jet fuel industry in the world.

MAT holds Titanic gala Sunday

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

The local amateur acting troupe is hosting a special event in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the “unsinkable” Titanic.

Northern process returns viable jet fuel — and coconut oil

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

The new process in producing aviation fuel for which Montana State University-Northern has a patent pending is several years in the making, and is closely related to work the university has done researching the production of biodiesel from locally grown crops.

Saturday concert will help fund Salvation Army projects

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

At Christmas, people without enough money can turn to the Salvation Army to ensure that their children get gifts for the holiday.

Power will be out at Rocky Boy

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Hill County Electric Co-op members served by the Rocky Boy substation will be out of power starting at 4 p,.m. today. Crews will perform s...

Fort Peck bison: Ranchers win round in ‘marathon’ case

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

The 61 bison on Fort Peck Indian Reservation will stay put for at least 30 days, after 17th District Court Judge John McKeon upheld a temporary restraining order against moving the bison.

Efforts to move bison have a long history

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

During Wednesday’s hearing, Cory Swanson, the lawyer representing ranchers, Valley County commissioners and state Sen. Rick Ripley, R-Wolf Creek, against Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, spent the day arguing that FWP was trying to speedily and quietly move bison onto the Fort Peck and Fort Belknap Indian reservations. But FWP and its supporters say the process began more than 20 years ago.

Brucellosis, property damage concerns ranchers

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

The Hi-Line residents and ranchers who are upset with the state’s moving of wild bison up north have a number of concerns about the bison that they would like to see addressed.

Two men sentenced in Rocky Boy stabbing

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Two more men have been sentenced for charges stemming from a brutal stabbing on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation June 19, 2010.

Tester asks more questions on ag disease lab move

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

U. S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is again raising questions about a proposal to move a disease research facility to the heart of cattle processing country.

HDN wants to feature local volunteers

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

National Volunteer Week is nearing. The Havre Daily News would like to feature some of the people who volunteer their time for community, social, educational and religious.

Judge extends injunction against bison move for 30 days

Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

The 61 bison on Fort Peck Indian Reservation will stay put for at least 30 days, after District Court Judge John McKeon upheld a temporary restraining order against moving the bison. p...

Republicans back Romney candidacy

Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

With his strongest competitor dropping out of the race to gain the Republican nomination for the U. S. presidency, local Republicans say they are pleased that Mitt Romney looks to be their candidate in the 2012 election.

Baucus: FEMA needs to rethink flood plain designations

Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Montana’s senior U. S. senator, Democrat Max Baucus, said the Federal Emergency Management Agency needs to use “common sense” while it reviews flood plain designations that include dikes and levees no longer certified by the U. S. agency that used to do so.

Judge to hear arguments on bison relocation

Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

A skirmish in the fight for Hi-Line grazing is set to take up most of the day in Chinook’s Blaine County Courthouse on Wednesday.

Museum move on track

Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

The manager of the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum said during the county museum’s board meeting Monday in Havre that the move to a new location in the Holiday Village Mall is right on schedule.

Buffalo Jump improvements nearly finished

Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

The manager of a local archaeological site where visitors can see centuries of history said work is on track to open a new interpretive center in time for the 50th anniversary of the first excavations there, and new funding has been found to upgrade the buildings housing the site’s displays.

City’s new brand: ‘Havre, a place to belong’

Published: Monday, April 9th, 2012

When representatives of Wendt Integrated Communications of Great Falls began looking at finding a brand for Havre and the Hi-Line, they asked local residents what it was they thought was special about their community.

Northern lags in faculty salaries in state, nation

Published: Monday, April 9th, 2012

For many of the Montana State University-Northern faculty who have been concerned about their pay level, their union’s magazine offered an interesting read last month.

First responders honored during Sunday service

Published: Monday, 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's Department and the U. S. Border Patrol.

No Child Left Behind topic for Tuesday school board

Published: Monday, September 12th, 2011

The districts’ administrators are looking at the performance of students last year on the standardized tests that measure how the district is moving toward state- and federal-mandated progress standards, as set up in the No Child Left Behind program nearly ten years ago.

Pres. candidate touring Hi-Line

Published: Monday, 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.

9/11 led to changes across Hi-Line

Published: Friday, September 9th, 2011

The world has changed since terrorists attacked major U. S. targets on Sept. 11, 2001, and north-central Montana has changed with it.

Readers share more 9/11 memories

Published: Friday, September 9th, 2011

More Havre Daily News readers share their 9/11 memories.

To young students, 9/11 just a history lesson

Published: Friday, September 9th, 2011

As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks approaches, people everywhere are thinking back to their memories of that day.

Tester talks about budget, deficit

Published: Friday, 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 his harvest at his farm near Big Sandy.

FEMA disaster center to open in Chinook

Published: Friday, 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.

Answering the call after 9/11

Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2011

When the Twin Towers fell on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, everyone knew that things had changed, especially those in America’s armed forces who watched as a new threat surfaced from which they would have to defend the nation.

Readers share 9/11 stories

Published: Thursday, 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.

Rocky Boy receives another $900,000 for water upgrades

Published: Thursday, 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.

Fresno, Beaver Creek reservoirs down, but not below yearly averages

Published: Thursday, 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 should start coming back up soon.

Hi-Line recalls 9/11

Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

It was a moment frozen in time. To previous generations, it was the moment they heard about Pearl Harbor being attacked or the second they learned that President John Kennedy had been assassinated. But today's generations will never forget when they heard that New York City's Twin Towers had been attacked.

Reporting on 9/11

Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Sept. 11, 2001, began like any other day, I suppose. My wife and I were up, getting ourselves ready for work, getting our sons ready for school and day care, and then going to work.

Food bank faces dire crisis

Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Penny Velk says as long as she can remember, the Havre Food Bank has been operating on a shoestring. But this year, things are in a crisis stage, she said.

Joplin boy killed, father injured in motorcycle accident

Published: Wednesday, 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 death of his son Dawson David Fraser, who turned 8 years old less than three weeks ago.

Blaine, Chouteau, Hill implement fire restrictions

Published: Wednesday, 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.

Rocky Boy school trustee charged with assault

Published: Wednesday, 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.

Hill County drops local treatment for Great Falls recovery program

Published: Wednesday, 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 directors, as their official treatment provider.

DEQ waiting on reply to landfill environmental violations

Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has filed a list of water quality violations against the local landfill and is waiting for operators to respond.

Havre firefighter takes part in 9/11 ceremony

Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

On Sept. 11, 2001, it was the heroics of the American people and the emergency responders of New York that shone through the tragedy and gave hope to the rest of the country and the world.

Commisioners to talk with senate hopefuls

Published: Tuesday, 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.

Labor leaders insist unions still important

Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2011

This Labor Day weekend many people will enjoy their day off with a barbecue or an outdoor activity to take advantage of the remnants of summer before autumn’s short slide to freezing temperatures. But for some in Havre and across Montana, Labor Day means something more that should not be forgotten.

Lights game to be broadcast live online

Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Montana State University-Northern football fans far and wide will be able to see the Lights open their season Saturday against UM-Western live on the Internet.

Communities along the Hi-Line struggle with water quality

Published: Friday, 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.

Cows on the park — and the highway — next week

Published: Friday, 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.

Rocky Boy throws out special election results

Published: Thursday, 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 Reservation approved a protest and has ordered another special election.

Police offer ways to prevent break-ins

Published: Thursday, 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.

City to offer ‘grace period’ on upcoming cellphone ban

Published: Thursday, 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.

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Burning up the track

Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

When it comes to the making of a great athlete, prep or otherwise, there is no set mold. Athletes can come from different backgrounds, as well as from all walks of life, and it is their drive for success and their ability to compete at such a high level that makes sports as interesting as they are.

Hi-Line preps head to Northern C meet

Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Now is the time for local talent to shine, especially if any local track and field teams housing that talent hope to push for a state title. Last weekend the 10C Chester/J-I Hawks competed...

Local Golf Report: Sign up for breast cancer tournament

Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

The weather couldn’t be any better for golf right now, and people are enjoying all area courses in drives so far. With a surge of warm weather and light conditions, it’s excellent for golf and it’s also helping bring courses back to life faster than normal, though the winter wasn’t too hard on grass either.

Beeters win B-C divisional, again

Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

The Sugarbeeters captured the 2012 Northern B-C girls divisional championship this past Saturday at the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts in Havre. Chinook scored 47 points and swept the girls singles and doubles championships en route to the divisional title. Fort Benton was second with 32 points and Chester/J-I was third with 28.

Lights ink standout Washington post player

Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

On Monday night, Huse announced the signing of 6-5 forward Jesse Vaughn to an NAIA letter of intent. Vaughn is transferring to Northern from Shoreline Community College in Seattle, Wash. He is originally from Spokane, Wash.

Local Summer Sports Camps

Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Northern Football Camp The coaching staff of the MSU-Northern football team will be running a day camp for kids entering grades K-8 on June 4-6 at the Northern practice fields. The first se...

United earn a split on their own pitch

Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Spending the weekend at home, the United played two tough opponents. And hosting Miles City and the Sidney Posse at the Havre High soccer fields on Saturday, the United was able to earn the 1-1 split. United defeated Miles City 4-2, but fell to the much tougher, Posse select team 2-1. The United now sit at 6-4-0 overall and 6-2-0 in the conference, as well as sit as the No. 2 team with 18 points behind Laurel with 21.

Ponies win three in Butte

Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Friday and Sturday, HHS competed at the LaVerne Combo Invitational in Butte. On Friday the Ponies dropped their first game to Corvallis 8-6, but rebounded to defeat Anaconda 5-4. And on Saturday, the Ponies went 2-0, earning impressive wins over Whitefish and Hamilton. HHS defeated Whitefish 11-5 and Hamilton 8-7. With the three wins and one loss, the Ponies overall record improved to 7-9 overall, while their conference schedule remains at 3-5.

Pony netters win plenty in Lewistown

Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2012

In the final four duals of the regular season, and the last chance to tune up for the upcoming Central A Divisional tennis tournament, the Blue Pony boys and girls teams went a combined 7-1 in dual action at the Lewistown Invitational Saturday afternoon.

North Stars split marathon doubleheader in Great Falls

Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2012

The North Stars were in Great Falls for a doubleheader with the Great Falls Electrics at Don Olson Field. Havre won the first game 8-6 in a 10-inning thriller, and dropped a close nightcap by a score of 6-5.

Big Sandy's Danreuther sets Big Sky meet record

Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Danreuther, who’s already qualified for the NCAA Western Regional, won both the 200 and 400-meter sprints on the women’s side for the University of Montana Saturday afternoon. In the 400, Danreuther’s best event, she set a new Big Sky Conference meet record with her winning time of 53,21. The previous record, held by a former Northern Arizona standout, had stood since 1998.

Big matches await Ponies in Lewistown

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

And the Pony boys and girls tennis teams will get started Saturday when they play their final four duals of the regular season in Lewistown. Havre will dual Livingston, Butte Central, Anaconda and Lewistown on Saturday.

Blue Ponies play four in Butte

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Win or lose this weekend, the Ponies' state hopes still depend on what the conference Lewistown Golden Eagles and Livingston Rangers do on Tuesday. If the Rangers win the Ponies will not make the state tournament, but if the Eagles win, completing the season sweep over the Rangers, the Ponies’ state trip will come down to a coin toss.

United set to play their only home games of 2012

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

On Saturday, the United will play their only two home soccer games of the season when they host Miles City and Sidney in a pair of games at the Havre High Soccer Fields.

Havre heads back on the road

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

But the North Stars will be up against a better level of competition in the Electric City on Sunday. The North Stars will put their 3-0 Northern District record on the line when they face the Great Falls Electrics in a conference doubleheader on Sunday at Don Olson Field in Great Falls.

Chinook boys sprint to a 9C championship

Published: Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Wednesday afternoon in Havre, the Chinook Sugarbeeters, Big Sandy Pioneers, North Star Knights, Turner Tornadoes, Box Elder Bears and Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds competed in the 9C track and field meet at the Havre Middle School track. The Beeters dominated the competioin with 194 points, while the Pioneers finished in second with 117, the Knights finished in third with 112, the Tornadoes finished in fourth with 34, the Bears finished in fifth with 24 and the Thunderbirds finished sixth with 12.

2012 District 9C Track Results

Published: Thursday, May 10th, 2012

GIRLS Team Scores1. North Star 245; 2. Chinook 172; 3. Big Sandy 70; 4. Turner 11 100 dash; 1. Haylee Anderson, NS 13.20; 2. Tylynn Rettig, NS 13.50; 3. Quintin Pegar, BS 13.80; 4. H...

North Stars corral Great Falls Stallions

Published: Thursday, May 10th, 2012

On Wednesday night at Legion Field, the North Stars thrashed the Great Falls Stallions for the third time this season, this time beating the Stallions 16-3, in what turned out to be a seven-inning Northern District affair.

Local Summer Sports Camps

Published: Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Northern Football Camp The coaching staff of the MSU-Northern football team will be running a day camp for kids entering grades K-8 on June 4-6 at the Northern practice fields. The first se...

Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Kayla Hanson

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Hanson has shined for the last four years for the Beeters’ volleyball, basketball and track and programs. She lettered the last three years in volleyball, and has lettered all four years on the basketball and track and field teams. Hanson has also earned All Conference and All State honors the last two years in volleyball and her sophomore and senior years in basketball. And for track, Hanson has been named All Conference and All State each year she has participated.

Local Golf Report: Golf season has started out aces

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

The golf season began early this year, with so much good weather in February, reports had people dusting off their clubs at both Beaver Creek Golf Course and Prairie Farms Golf Course well before winter ended.

MSU-N's Wagner reaches CNFR

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

The MSU-Northern rodeo teams finished up the Big Sky Region rodeo spring season this past weekend at the University of Montana Rodeo in Missoula. And after another strong showing in the saddle bronc c...

District 9C Meet will be fast and furious

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Can anyone unseat the North Star girls as District 9C track and field champions? Does anyone have the power to stay with the Chinook boys? Will individuals like Kayla Hanson, Lisa Carlon, Molly Herron, Kaylan Johnson and others set new meet records?

North Stars host Stallions on Wednesday

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

And the North Stars will do just that on Wednesday night when they host the Great Falls Stallions in a nine-inning game at Legion Field in Havre.

Golden Eagles thwart Blue Ponies, twice

Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Unfortunately for the Ponies, in two games against the conference rival Lewistown Golden Eagles the Ponies were swept. On Thursday in Lewistown, the Eagles defeated the Ponies 13-2 in five innings. The Ponies got another shot at the Eagles on Saturday at the Havre Invite in Havre, but this time around the Eagles defeated the Ponies 15-5 in seven innings.

Blue Ponies rebound against Scotties

Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2012

All season long, the Havre High softball program has been able to find ways to follow a handful of tough losses with a convincing win. That proved to be true again over the we...

Pony power on their track

Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2012

The Central A Blue Ponies hosted a triangular meet with Lewistown and Malta at the Havre Middle School track on Saturday. And competing on their home turf, the HHS boys did especially well, finishing in first place with a team score of 89. The Lewistown Golden Eagles were second with 84, while the Malta Mustangs were third with 36. The Havre High girls also performed well, finishing in second place with 62 points. The Ponies finished behind the Eagles with 87 and ahead of the M-Ettes with 32 team points.

Pony netters thrive in Helena

Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Ask and you shall receive. The Havre High boys and girls tennis teams were hoping to get a lot of court time and strong competition at this weekend’s Helena Invitational, and that’s exactl...

Lights will open their season under the lights

Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2012

The Lights will open the season on Friday, Aug. 24 with a night game against the 2011 NAIA runner-up and six-time NAIA national champion Carroll College. The game will kick off at 6:30 p.m. at Blue Pony Stadium.

Plenty of games on the diamond in Havre

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Havre has been locked up with Livingston for the third place team all season long. And now that Livingston has suffered a loss to Lewistown (the No. 2 team), and the Ponies can build on those chances with another big win this weekend. Havre lost to Lewistown 13-2 in a Thursday game in Lewistown.

HHS track teams host Lewistown, Malta

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Saturday the Ponies will host the conference rival Lewistown Golden Eagles and non conference Class B Malta Mustangs for a triangular. The triangular will be held at the Havre middle school track and will get started at 10 a.m.

United fall twice in Butte

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

The Hi-Line United U-19 co-ed soccer team lost a pair of tough games this past Saturday in Butte. The United lost to the Butte Orange Select 4-1 and then suffered a 5-2 setbac...

HHS tennis teams looking for the sun

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

And Friday and Saturday in Helena, the Blue Ponies will be hoping for just that. The Helena Invitational is the toughest tournament Havre will attend all season, and it’s also one of just two tune-ups left on the Ponies’ schedule before the Central A Divisional meet May 17-18 in Bozeman.

Blue Ponies make up games in Lewistown

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

But when last Saturday's critical Central A Conference game at Lewistown was cancelled, today became a very important day for HHS and head coach Mike Thill.

Chinook's Stroh honored

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

The accolades just keep coming in for Chinook High School senior Benjamin Stroh. Stroh recently was named the 2012 Dave Schultz excellence award for 2012. The award is given to...

Havre's Surber bowls a 300 game

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

On thelast night of league bowling at Hi-Line Lanes, Havre's Kyle Surber was perfect. In Sunday Night Keglers on April 22, the last night of league, S...

Chinook athletes compete well at Top Ten meet

Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Tuesday night in Glasgow, area athletes competed at the Top 10 meet. And while it was an extremely tough field, plenty of area talent shined above the rest.

Softball game called off

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

This afternoon's Havre High vs. Browning softball game has been called off because of rain. If any other events are cancelled, please let us know at news@ha...

George Furgeson column: A Lights debut to remember

Published: Tuesday, 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 around th...

Lights game to be broadcast live online

Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Montana State University-Northern football fans far and wide will be able to see the Lights open their season Saturday against UM-Western live on the Internet.

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Judge strikes down more Montana election laws

Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

HELENA (AP) — A judge has struck down more Montana campaign finance laws in an ongoing challenge that the regulations restrict free speech.U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell ruled Wednesday that...

State kicks off meetings to gauge bison tolerance

Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

MISSOULA (AP) — Dozens of people turned out in Missoula as Montana wildlife officials began a statewide tour to gauge public opinion on the reintroduction of wild bison to public lands.Ran...

GOP governor candidates seek support of far right

Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2012

HELENA — The race to court the Republican Party's most conservative voters has prompted two candidates for governor to sign a lengthy "constitutional" pledge that, among other things, promise...

Montana fire officials turn to Twitter for updates

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

HELENA — Fire response coordinators in Montana will use the social media website Twitter this year for the first time as a way to update residents of wildfire developments such as road closures...

3 Yellowstone bison captured; hazing next

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

BILLINGS — Government workers are set to begin hazing hundreds of wild bison back into Yellowstone National Park after capturing a small group of the animals for use in a birth control study.Mon...

Shackled Leaf pleads guilty, will go to rehab

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

GREAT FALLS — Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he broke into a Montana home and illegally possessed painkillers, part of a deal with prosecutors that recom...

2012 wolf hunt: Trapping, no quota among proposals

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

HELENA — Montana officials planning the state's upcoming wolf hunt are considering allowing trapping for the first time and eliminating quotas in an effort to reduce the number of wolves in the...

Leaf reaches plea deal in drug, burglary charges

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

GREAT FALLS — Former Washington State and NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has reached a plea agreement on drug and burglary charges filed in Montana.The Great Falls Tribune reports Leaf's attorney, K...

Absentee ballots being mailed out Monday

Published: Monday, May 7th, 2012

HELENA — County election officials are mailing nearly 170,000 absentee ballots for the June 5 primary election.Secretary of State Linda McCulloch tells Lee Newspapers of Montana the number of ba...

Wolf Point residents bitter over museum reversal

Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2012

WOLF POINT — The sign along U.S. Highway 2 proclaiming Wolf Point the official home of the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame has become a bitter reminder to residents of this northeastern Montana town...

TransCanada reapplies for oil pipeline

Published: Saturday, May 5th, 2012

WASHINGTON — The Canadian company trying to build the disputed Keystone XL pipeline in the U.S. submitted a new application for the project Friday after changing the route to avoid environmental...

Interior sets new drilling rules on public land

Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday it will for the first time require companies drilling for oil and natural gas on public and Indian lands to publicly disclose chemicals u...

Governor backs initiative opposing corporate money

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

HELENA — Gov. Brian Schweitzer is backing an initiative that aims to undermine a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision granting constitutional political speech protections to corporations.Schweitzer...

Canadian on death row at Deer Lodge seeks clemency

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

AP Photo/The Missoulian, Michael Gallacher Ronald Smith address the families and friends of Thomas Running Rabbit Jr. and Harvey Mad Man during his clemency hearing Wednesday morningin Powell Co...

Groups ask judge to toss ban restricting donations

Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

HELENA — A broad legal challenge to Montana's campaign finance laws narrowed Wednesday to focus on corporate contributions to political committees, with conservative groups telling a federal ju...

Lawyers say Smith is a changed man

Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

HELENA — Lawyers for the only Canadian on death row in the United States told the Montana Parole Board on Wednesday that he deserves clemency because he is a changed man who deserves to live.Ron...

Feds examine response to Montana sexual assaults

Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

MISSOULA — The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into the way Missoula police, prosecutors and the University of Montana have responded to reports of sexual assault and harassm...

UM's response to sex assaults scrutinized

Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

MISSOULA — A federal prosecutor says the U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil investigation into how Missoula police, prosecutors and the University of Montana respond to sex...

Feds to eye response to UM sex assaults

Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

MISSOULA (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is beginning an investigation into the way police, prosecutors and the University of Montana deal with reports of sexual assaults after complaints tha...

Feds to investigate response to UM sexual assaults

Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

MISSOULA (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the way police, prosecutors and the University of Montana handle reports of sexual assault in Missoula. p...

'Three Cups' author was overwhelmed by lawsuit

Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

HELENA — "Three Cups of Tea" author Greg Mortenson says the dismissal of a civil lawsuit that accused him of fabricating book passages to make money for himself and his charity c...

'Three Cups of Tea' lawsuit rejected

Published: Monday, April 30th, 2012

HELENA — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a civil lawsuit against author Greg Mortenson, calling claims "flimsy and speculative" that the humanitarian and his publisher lied in his best-sel...

Windows broken at Rehberg's Billings office

Published: Sunday, April 29th, 2012

BILLINGS (AP) — The state director for Republican U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg says six windows and the glass door at Rehberg's office in Billings were broken early Saturday.Randy Vogel tells the Bi...

BNSF Railway Company plume trial to begin

Published: Sunday, April 29th, 2012

LIVINGSTON (AP) — A trial to determine BNSF Railway Company's responsibilities for cleaning up plumes of fuel and toxic solvents beneath Livingston starts Monday in Great Falls.The trial is set...

Death penalty sought in Montana teacher's killing

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

BILLINGS — Prosecutors on Friday filed murder charges and said they intend to seek the death penalty against two men accused of kidnapping a Montana teacher whose body was discovered after...

Child labor groups upset farm rules being dropped

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — Child labor groups say they are stunned and disappointed that the Obama administration is backing off a plan to keep children from doing the most dangerous farm jobs.Reid Maki,...

Infamous Montana 'mountain man' denied parole

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

DEER LODGE — Montana officials on Friday rejected parole for a notorious "mountain man" who abducted a world-class athlete in 1984 to keep as a wife for his son, and then shot her and left her...

Montana budget picture continues to improve

Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2012

HELENA — Montana's budget picture continues to improve beyond the original expectations of the state Legislature, as lawmakers were told Thursday there could be close to $500 million in s...

Developmental center investigation released

Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2012

HELENA — A Montana investigation into allegations of sexual assault on mentally disabled patients at a state hospital found the hospital's chief investigator encouraged one woman to recan...

Montana high court hears Hutterite case

Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

HELENA — Religious colonies of Hutterites in rural Montana are fighting the state's attempts to impose a labor law backed by businesses that complain they can't outbid the communal workers.The...

Commissioner vows fast action on Miller complaint

Published: Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

HELENA (AP) — The commissioner of political practices says he hopes to reach quick resolution on campaign finance allegations made against a Republican candidate for governor.Commissioner...

Blue Cross: Marketing exec fired over missed bid

Published: Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

HELENA (AP) — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana said it fired its chief marketing officer last winter because the company missed a deadline to bid on a nearly $4 million a...

Man admits to Billings police he murdered a man in 1987

Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

STIGLER, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said Monday that a man has confessed to the 1987 shooting death of Haskell County Commissioner Leo Boyd Reasnor.Clifford Eagle wa...

Fire at Billings stable kills 19 horses

Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

BILLINGS (AP) — Fire officials say 19 horses died when a fire destroyed a large horse barn on the west end of Billings. AP Photo/The Billings Gazette, Larry MayerBillings firefighters battl...

As Bakken oil booms, police prepare for change

Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

BILLLINGS — Booming oil production across a wide expanse of the Northern Plains is forcing law enforcement from the U.S. and Canada to gird for a spike in crimes ranging from drug t...

As Bakken oil booms, police prepare for change

Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

BILLLINGS — Booming oil production across a wide expanse of the Northern Plains is forcing law enforcement from the U.S. and Canada to gird for a spike in crimes ranging from drug t...

Rehberg hears comments on wilderness bill

Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

CHOTEAU (AP) — U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg held a listening session concerning proposed legislation that aims to preserve existing uses such as grazing on land along the Rocky Mountain...

US Attorney breaks silence on medical pot probe

Published: Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

HELENA — The Justice Department has broken its long silence about last year's crackdown on medical marijuana operations in Montana, with U.S. Attorney Michael Cotter saying more than two dozen...

Billings medical marijuana operation raided

Published: Saturday, April 21st, 2012

BILLINGS (AP) — Federal and local authorities have raided a medical marijuana business in Billings and seized an undisclosed amount of marijuana and equipment. The Billings Gazette reports...

Bears to keep threatened tag until at least 2014

Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012

BILLINGS — Grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park will keep their threatened status for at least the next two to three years, as wildlife officials said Friday they plan to bolste...

Surviving WWII Raiders in Ohio mark 70 years

Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A flyover by World War II bomber planes, Chinese visitors and a memorial ceremony with four Doolittle's Raiders helped mark the 70th anniversary of the daring U.S. air attac...

Three Forks school sued over player's concussions

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

BOZEMAN (AP) — A former Three Forks High School football player and his parents have filed a lawsuit against the school district claiming he suffered a life-altering brain injury after sus...

Gov. orders flags at half-staff for soldier

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

HELENA (AP) — Gov. Brian Schweitzer has ordered all flags flown in Montana to be lowered to half-staff from Tuesday morning until sundown Wednesday in honor of a 31-year-old Great Falls soldier...

1980s mountain man abductor seeks parole

Published: Sunday, April 15th, 2012

HELENA — A notorious "mountain man," who abducted a world-class athlete in 1984 to keep as a wife for his son, once wrote that blame for the "incident" lies with her and a would-be rescuer w...

Ryan Leaf formally charged with 4 felonies

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

HELENA — A Montana prosecutor has formally charged former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf with four felonies in connection with allegations that he broke into homes to steal prescription painkillers.C...

Same-sex benefits case goes to state Supreme Court

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

MISSOULA — Six gay couples who are suing Montana for the benefits that married couples have asked the state Supreme Court on Friday to rule that denying those benefits is an unconstitutional vio...

Rehberg, Tester each raise $1.2M for quarter

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

HELENA (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and Republican challenger Rep. Denny Rehberg are reporting that they each raised $1.2 million in the first three months of 2012.Tester and Rehberg a...

Postmaster general visits potential closure sites

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

INGOMAR (AP) — The top U.S. Postal Service official on Thursday took his case for rural post office closures straight to the people it will hurt most, telling residents in Montana's capital and...

Montana high court rejects justices ballot measure

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

HELENA (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a ballot initiative that would have required candidates for the high court to be chosen from geographical di...

Hill holds big lead in gubernatorial fundraising

Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

HELENA — A half-dozen Republican hopefuls for Montana governor do not appear well-positioned financially to overtake former congressman Rick Hill as the front runner in the final run-up to the p...

Judge's solicitation letter raises questions

Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

HELENA — A district judge may have broken Montana's code of judicial conduct when he wrote a letter soliciting donations for another judge who is running for a seat on the state Supreme Court.D...

Schweitzer proposes aggressive pension fix

Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

HELENA — Gov. Brian Schweitzer is proposing an aggressive public pension fix as he nears the end of his term.The projected shortfall for the state's government worker pension system exceeds $3...

Hill's opponents aim for conservative ground

Published: Monday, April 9th, 2012

HELENA — Republican hopefuls for governor are increasing their efforts to carve out conservative ground from perceived primary front-runner Rick Hill.Hill is a former congressman and fixture in...

Obama administration touts Montana benefits in plan

Published: Friday, 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 proposal...

Rick Hill asks courts to help in real estate scam

Published: Sunday, 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.Rick HillThe group will be asking the M...

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Facebook CEO turns 28, IPO could be $100B gift

Published: Monday, May 14th, 2012

NEW YORK — He famously wears a hoodie, jeans and sneakers, and he was born the year Apple introduced the Macintosh. But Mark Zuckerberg is no boy-CEO.Facebook's chief executive turned 28 on Mon...

Yahoo names Levinsohn interim CEO

Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2012

NEW YORK — Yahoo says it is appointing Ross Levinsohn as interim CEO and Fred Amoroso as chairman of its board, effective immediately. AP Photo/Noah BergerIn this Nov. 24, 2010 photo, then...

Romney urges grads to honor family commitments

Published: Saturday, May 12th, 2012

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Mitt Romney's Mormon faith has shaped his life, but he barely mentioned it as he spoke to graduates at an evangelical Christian university Saturday.And he barely touched o...

Hudson family slayings suspect convicted of murder

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago jury on Friday convicted Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law of murdering her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in what prosecutors' described as...

Gay-marriage rivals see gains from Obama remarks

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

NEW YORK — From the left and the right, rival sides in the gay-marriage debate claimed they would reap Election Day benefits from President Barack Obama's long-awaited declaration that he suppo...

Obama voices his support for gay marriage

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he now supports same-sex marriage, ending months of equivocation on a subject with powerful election-year consequences.Obama says he has concluded...

Postal Service: Will keep rural post offices open

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

WASHINGTON — The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service sought this morning to tamp down concern over wide-scale cuts, revealing it will seek to keep thousands of rural po...

Indiana's long-serving Lugar fights for survival

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The face of Indiana politics for nearly four decades, Republican Sen. Richard Lugar is battling for political survival against a tea party-backed GOP challenger who says the...

Senate heads toward showdown vote on student loans

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

WASHINGTON — The Senate is steaming toward a showdown on a Democratic proposal to keep student loan interest rates from doubling for 7.4 million students. In a measure of how the upcoming electi...

US: CIA thwarts new al-Qaida underwear bomb plot

Published: Monday, May 7th, 2012

WASHINGTON — The CIA thwarted an ambitious plot by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner using a bomb with a sophisticated new design around the one-year anniversary of...

Twitter plays outsize role in 2012 campaign

Published: Monday, May 7th, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — @BarackObama is on Twitter. So is @MittRomney. And so are all the voters following the 2012 presidential contest, whether they know it or not.Candidates, strategists, journalists...

Socialist Hollande ousts Sarkozy in France

Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2012

PARIS — Socialist Francois Hollande defeated conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday to become France's next president, heralding a change in how Europe tackles its debt crisis and how...

9/11 defendants ignore judge at Guantanamo hearing

Published: Saturday, May 5th, 2012

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cub — They knelt in prayer, ignored the judge and wouldn't listen to Arabic translations as they confronted nearly 3,000 counts of murder. The self-proclaimed masterm...

Obama: Time to shift attention from wars to home

Published: Saturday, May 5th, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says his goal of defeating al-Qaida is within reach and that it's time to turn the country's attention to domestic concerns.Just four days after his tr...

Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys dies at 47

Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Yauch, the gravelly voiced rapper who made the Beastie Boys one of the seminal groups in hip-hop, has died. He was 47.Yauch, also known as MCA, died Friday morning in New Yo...

Panetta: Troop scandals hurt US Afghan mission

Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned troops Friday that it takes just seconds for misconduct to make headlines and said that enemy insurgents can use recent military scandals...

US applications for unemployment aid drop sharply

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week by the most in nearly a year. The figure was a hopeful sign one day before the government releases the April jobs r...

Taliban kill 7 in Afghan capital after Obama visit

Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban struck back less than two hours after President Barack Obama left Afghanistan on Wednesday, targeting a foreigners' housing compound with a suicide car bomb and...

Obama in Afghanistan, sees ‘light of a new day’'

Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — On a swift, secretive trip to the war zone, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday night that after years of sacrifice the U.S. combat role in Afghanistan is win...

Obama in Afghanistan to sign security pact

Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan — President Barack Obama slipped into Afghanistan Tuesday night on an unannounced visit on the anniversary of the killing of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden. Obama is signing...

UK lawmakers: Rupert Murdoch unfit to lead company

Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

LONDON (AP) — News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch must take responsibility for serious failings that caused Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal, lawmakers said Tuesday in a scathing report &mda...

Van plunges off NY road into zoo grounds; 7 killed

Published: Sunday, April 29th, 2012

NEW YORK — An out-of-control van careered across several lanes of traffic on a highway overpass Sunday, then plunged more than 50 feet off the side of the road and landed in a ravine on the grou...

Suspect found dead in Washington bunker

Published: Saturday, April 28th, 2012

NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — Peter Keller spent eight years carving his hole in the side of the mountain, camouflaging the rugged underground bunker with ferns and sticks and stocking it with a gene...

Sheriff: Body found in Wash. mountain bunker

Published: Saturday, April 28th, 2012

NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — After a 22-hour standoff, police blew the top off a rugged mountain bunker near Seattle on Saturday, only to find their target — a man believed to be a murder susp...

Police surround bunker in hunt for Wash. fugitive

Published: Saturday, April 28th, 2012

NORTH BEND, Wash— Law officers hunting for an armed survivalist suspected of killing his wife and daughter maintained a perimeter early Saturday around an elaborate, underground bunker where he...

GOP ignores veto threat, passes student loan bill

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

WASHINGTON — Republicans have ignored a White House veto threat and passed a bill to keep interest rates on millions of federal student loans from doubling this summer.The House approved the bil...

Edwards attorney attacks ex-aide's credibility

Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2012

AP Photo/Gerry Broome, FileFormer U.S. Sen. and presidential candidate John Edwards arrives at federal court in Greensboro, N.C. Monday for his criminal trial for allegedly violating campaign fi...

Supreme Court hints OK on Ariz. immigration law

Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bucking the Obama administration, Supreme Court justices seemed to find little trouble Wednesday with major parts of Arizona's tough immigration law that require police to che...

Romney sweeps 5 wins, promises 'better America'

Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney laid claim to the fiercely contested Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night with a fistful of primary triumphs, then urged all who struggle in a shaky U.S...

New case of mad cow disease in California

Published: Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new case of mad cow disease has surfaced in a dairy cow in California, but the animal was not bound for the nation's food supply and posed no danger, the Agriculture Departm...

Sanford, Fla., chief to resign; officials must OK

Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The police chief in the city where Trayvon Martin was shot is set to permanently step down from his post after enduring strong criticism of his department's decision not to...

Neighborhood Watch shooter released from Fla. jail

Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

MIAMI (AP) — In a low-key event, George Zimmerman was released from a Florida jail on $150,000 bail as he awaits his second-degree murder trial in the fatal shooting of unarmed teen Trayvon Mart...

Hollande, Sarkozy heading to French vote runoff

Published: Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

PARIS (AP) — Socialist Francois Hollande and conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy are heading for a runoff election in their race for France's presidency, according to partial official result...

Iran says is building copy of captured U.S. drone

Published: Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran claimed Sunday that it had reverse-engineered an American spy drone captured by its armed forces last year and has begun building a copy.Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, chief o...

Watergate figure Charles Colson has died at 80

Published: Saturday, April 21st, 2012

WASHINGTON — Charles Colson, the tough-as-nails special counsel to President Richard Nixon who went to prison for his role in a Watergate-related case and became a Christian evangelical helping...

Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch forced into primary fight

Published: Saturday, April 21st, 2012

SANDY, Utah — Utah Republicans denied U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch a clear path to a seventh and final term Saturday, forcing the 78-year-old lawmaker into a June primary with 37-year-old former state...

Pakistan probes jet crash amid criticism

Published: Saturday, April 21st, 2012

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan on Saturday barred the head of the airline whose jet crashed near the capital from leaving the country, vowing to investigate a tragedy that has revived fears about the...

More Secret Service agents gone; Obama briefed

Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three more Secret Service officers resigned Friday in the expanding prostitution scandal that has brought scorching criticism of agents' behavior in Colombia just before Presi...

Zimmerman apologizes for shooting; gets $150K bail

Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A routine bail hearing for George Zimmerman took a surprising turn into remorse and explanation Friday when the neighborhood watch volunteer got on the witness stand and tol...

Era of missing children on milk cartons recalled

Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — He was America's missing child, the little boy who went off to school alone and vanished.A renewed investigation into the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz in New York...

Levon Helm, key member of The Band, dies at 71

Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With songs like "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," ''The Weight" and "Up on Cripple Creek," The Band fused rock, blues, folk and gospel to create a sound that seem...

'American Bandstand' host Dick Clark has died

Published: Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

LOS ANGELES — Dick Clark, the ever-youthful television host and tireless entrepreneur who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on "American Bandstand," and later produced and hoste...

Warren Buffett says he has early prostate cancer

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett told his company's shareholders in an open letter Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer.The 81-year-old billionaire investor and...

Police handcuff Georgia kindergartner for tantrum

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

ATLANTA, Ga. — Police in Georgia handcuffed a kindergartner with her arms behind her back after the girl threw a tantrum and the police chief defended the action as a safety measure.The girl's...

Va. Tech marking 5 years since campus massacre

Published: Monday, April 16th, 2012

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Students were headed to class Monday at Virginia Tech, the first year the school hasn't suspended instruction to mark the anniversary of a 2007 rampage that left 32 peopl...

Taliban attack Afghan capital, 3 other cities

Published: Sunday, April 15th, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks across the Afghan capital and at least three eastern provinces on Sunday, targeting NATO bases, parliament and foreign e...

Titanic sinking being remembered near and far

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

Was a Chinook woman on the ill-fated Titanic? Read Monday's Havre Daily News.PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Two Titanic survivors who later became tennis pros are being honored at Rhode Island'...

Romney to woo key conservative group at NRA event

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

ST. LOUIS — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will tell National Rifle Association members that President Barack Obama is not protecting gun owners' rights, even though the administ...

Zimmerman makes court appearance in Fla. shooting

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman made his first court appearance Thursday on a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, as a court d...

Murder charge brought in Trayvon Martin case

Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The neighborhood watch volunteer who shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was arrested and charged with second-degree murder Wednesday after weeks of mounting tensions and p...

Prosecutor throws the book at Zimmerman

Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman is being charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose death ignited na...

GOP lawmaker says 75-plus Dems are communists

Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Allen West said he believes 75-plus House Democrats are members of the Communist Party, a claim that echoed Joe McCarthy's unsubstantiated 1950s charges that commun...

Powerful Indonesia quakes trigger tsunami warnings

Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to high ground in cars and on the back...

Santorum suspends GOP presidential campaign

Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Bowing to the inevitable after an improbably resilient run for the White House, Rick Santorum quit the presidential race on Tuesday, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to c...

Santorum bows out, vows to fight Obama

Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Bowing to the inevitable, Rick Santorum quit the presidential campaign Tuesday, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination.Santorum, appearing wit...

Santorum suspends GOP presidential campaign

Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, clearing a path for Mitt Romney to become the nominee.A Republican close to the campaig...

Mayor declares emergency in New Orleans

Published: Friday, 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. AP Photo/Sun...

High School Sports Articles (More)

Burning up the track

Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Hi-Line preps head to Northern C meet

Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Now is the time for local talent to shine, especially if any local track and field teams housing that talent hope to push for a state title. Last weekend the 10C Chester/J-I Hawks competed...

Beeters win B-C divisional, again

Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Local Summer Sports Camps

Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Northern Football Camp The coaching staff of the MSU-Northern football team will be running a day camp for kids entering grades K-8 on June 4-6 at the Northern practice fields. The first se...

United earn a split on their own pitch

Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Ponies win three in Butte

Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Pony netters win plenty in Lewistown

Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2012

North Stars split marathon doubleheader in Great Falls

Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Big matches await Ponies in Lewistown

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Blue Ponies play four in Butte

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

United set to play their only home games of 2012

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

On Saturday, the United will play their only two home soccer games of the season when they host Miles City and Sidney in a pair of games at the Havre High Soccer Fields.

Havre heads back on the road

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Chinook boys sprint to a 9C championship

Published: Thursday, May 10th, 2012

2012 District 9C Track Results

Published: Thursday, May 10th, 2012

GIRLS Team Scores1. North Star 245; 2. Chinook 172; 3. Big Sandy 70; 4. Turner 11 100 dash; 1. Haylee Anderson, NS 13.20; 2. Tylynn Rettig, NS 13.50; 3. Quintin Pegar, BS 13.80; 4. H...

North Stars corral Great Falls Stallions

Published: Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Local Summer Sports Camps

Published: Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Northern Football Camp The coaching staff of the MSU-Northern football team will be running a day camp for kids entering grades K-8 on June 4-6 at the Northern practice fields. The first se...

Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Kayla Hanson

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

District 9C Meet will be fast and furious

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

North Stars host Stallions on Wednesday

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

And the North Stars will do just that on Wednesday night when they host the Great Falls Stallions in a nine-inning game at Legion Field in Havre.

Golden Eagles thwart Blue Ponies, twice

Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Blue Ponies rebound against Scotties

Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2012

All season long, the Havre High softball program has been able to find ways to follow a handful of tough losses with a convincing win. That proved to be true again over the we...

Pony power on their track

Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Pony netters thrive in Helena

Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Ask and you shall receive. The Havre High boys and girls tennis teams were hoping to get a lot of court time and strong competition at this weekend’s Helena Invitational, and that’s exactl...

Plenty of games on the diamond in Havre

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

HHS track teams host Lewistown, Malta

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

United fall twice in Butte

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

The Hi-Line United U-19 co-ed soccer team lost a pair of tough games this past Saturday in Butte. The United lost to the Butte Orange Select 4-1 and then suffered a 5-2 setbac...

HHS tennis teams looking for the sun

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Blue Ponies make up games in Lewistown

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

But when last Saturday's critical Central A Conference game at Lewistown was cancelled, today became a very important day for HHS and head coach Mike Thill.

Chinook's Stroh honored

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

The accolades just keep coming in for Chinook High School senior Benjamin Stroh. Stroh recently was named the 2012 Dave Schultz excellence award for 2012. The award is given to...

Chinook athletes compete well at Top Ten meet

Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Tuesday night in Glasgow, area athletes competed at the Top 10 meet. And while it was an extremely tough field, plenty of area talent shined above the rest.

Opinion Articles (More)

Havre should be split between two house districts

Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Editor: A movement is afoot to cut the number of representatives Havre has in the state House by half — from two to one. That was clear at last week's public hearing here...

Locals shouldn't have to foot the bill for drilling

Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Editor: The murder of a young teacher in Sidney is an unspeakable tragedy. No Montana community should ever have to live through another loss like that. But, unless we take act...

Some thoughts on reapportionment

Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Members of the Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission got an earful of advice when they were in Havre Tuesday night. It has been pretty much the same in other communities...

Preparing Montana’s students for tomorrow’s opportunities

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Graduation Matters Montana. All across the state, students are walking across the stage to receive their diplomas and celebrating this significant milestone with their families and...

The conception and development of my in-house out-house

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

A gray compact car eased up to the curb in front of my house. Two women got out and started up my walk. I had seen them drive up, so I met them at the door. They seemed hesitant. A...

Preparing Montana’s students for tomorrow’s opportunities

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Graduation Matters Montana. All across the state, students are walking across the stage to receive their diplomas and celebrating this significant milestone with their families and friend...

Hi-Line Darts Laurels

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Laurel — Mail carriers will conduct their annual food drive on Saturday. There is always a need for food at area food banks, but the need is stronger now than ever. The letter carriers foo...

North 40: Clap your hands, Montanans

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

A recent 24/7 Wall St. website article, "The most, and least, safe states in America," looks at statistics from the nonprofit Institute for Economics and Peace to compile lists of the t...

Weather delayed but didn’t stop Havre Pride

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Editor: Mother Nature really didn’t cooperate with our first Havre Pride cleanup on April 28. And, she came back the next weekend with a not so nice day to clean up Havre. In s...

Join AARP and the letter carriers to help Stamp Out Hunger in Montana

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Every day more than 20,000 older Montanans face the risk of hunger. They’re our friends, our neighbors and our family, and they don’t want to be a burden, so they suffer in silence....

24/7 Sobriety Program makes our roads safer

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

One year ago, on May 6, 2011, Gov. Brian Schweitzer signed House Bill 106 into law. That law authorized a new program — the 24/7 Sobriety Program — and heralded a...

Plastic bags aren’t just ugly, they’re costly to taxpayers

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

I recently read Pam Burke’s column titled “Confessions of a former plastic bag fan” (page 4, April 27) with great interest as parts of our property are located directly west a...

Corporate secrecy out of place in Montana

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Montanans hold sacred our right of informed participation in government decisions. This right is now enshrined in our Montana Constitution, one of several provisions intended to help...

Northern can't grow by cutting classes

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Editor: The leadership of Montana State University-Northern's faculty union is committed to more class offerings for students and more programs. We are tired of hearing that N...

Wilmer is best to replace Rehberg

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Editor: Since U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., vacated his seat to run against Sen. Jon Tester of Big Sandy, that leaves a vacant seat in Rehberg's district. A primary to cho...

Culture has always been freely shared

Published: Monday, May 7th, 2012

From a diatribe of mine a few weeks ago, some readers may have gotten the impression that I have disdain for media companies, copyrights and associated law. But that’s not it. &...

On the cutting edge of dieting technology

Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012

NEWS FLASH: Japanese researchers discover “diet-glasses!” Island nation sinks under piles of uneaten “raw squid, wrapped in beef entrails” sushi. Resea...

When grandparents go wild

Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012

Grandparents Paul and Belinda Berloni were arrested Sunday by Sarasota County Florida sheriff's deputies for driving their SUV down a public access road while drunk ... and towing their 7-year-...

Our View: Hi-Line darts and laurels

Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012

Laurel — Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat, and Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger, a Republican, signed an initiative that places the state of Montana in opposition to the Supreme Court's dreadful Citize...

Plastic sacks cause damage to environment

Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012

For many years now, I have been hearing comments from many Havre and Hill County residents concerning the visual problems associated with blowing plastic sacks throughout the county. Plastic sa...

Book by Montana resident sheds light on Asperger’s Syndrome

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Editor: Autism is a severe developmental disorder that has been afflicting a growing number or students, frequently appearing in children as young as one year, but often not de...

Failed a test and fell in love, all in one night

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

I am firmly in favor of denial. In fact, I recommend everybody stay in denial as long as possible. Willful ignorance is the land of bliss. But all good things must end. The end of my deni...

Pioneers move from cyberspace to outer space

Published: Monday, April 30th, 2012

About 50 years ago, outer space was the future, with the USA and USSR battling to see who go farther and explore more. After the Soviets went broke and America declared victor...

Reauthorizing Violence Against Women Act is necessary

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

Editor: The numbers are staggering. Montana reported an average of 10 crimes related to domestic violence every day in 2010. According to the Montana Board of Crime Control, 3...

Hi-Line darts and laurels

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

Hi-Line darts and LaurelsLaurel — There is a new effort in Montana and in Havre, in particular, to attract tourists to our area. Goal 1 should be to convince people traveling down U.S. Highway 2...

Confessions of a former plastic bag fan

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

I am a bag lady. I am a budding recycling vigilante. Pam Burke I am a jumper-on-er of the "re-use and save" bandwagon. I now shu...

Helena delegation should stand for life, liberty

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

The 2011 session in Helena no more than ended and the 2012 campaign season was in full swing. Candidates have hit the ground running. The economy continues to be the number one issue across the...

Harem, scarem: or, my life in the seraglio

Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2012

My friends, Cheryl and her husband Dave, are touring Spain and Portugal this summer. They will stay the nights in monasteries, fortresses and castles. In one stronghold, many of the bedro...

Hard work shows in school play

Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Editor: We were privileged to attend the play put on by the St. Jude Thaddeus School last Friday. We were amazed that over 60 kids could put on such a production....

What’s good for cows is good for sage-grouse

Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Editor: I grew up in Forsyth and have ranched there for 15 years. As a young boy driving through the snow, I could practically see a sage-grouse under every sage bush; there we...

Turiano has strong convictions

Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Editor: Montana voters, if you are like me, you appreciate those very few politicians who understand Constitutional principles and the foundational purpose of civil government,...

Secret Service agents get lonely too

Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

People need pets; except tropical fish, which are a form of fungus. Your typical dog or yak provides unconditional love, devotion, and a furry surface to caress — much like your Fed Ex dri...

Our View: Northern seems to be on upswing

Published: Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

At the inaugural ceremony formally inducting James Limbaugh as chancellor of Montana State University-Northern, you couldn't help but feel that things were poppin'. In recen...

Traditional businesses should embrace technology, but often don’t

Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

TV/movie studios and record labels are fighting for their survival against an army of cyber-pirates. This is nothing new. The same acts and feelings of...

‘Give me a home where the buffalo roam … ’

Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012

Editor: Montana State Rep. Wayne Stahl, R-Saco, wanted to impeach Gov. Schweitzer for “relocating” bison to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. There is that word again — r...

Last weekend, I was positively pony punked

Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012

So I've read a few articles on the power of positive thinking, and I think it's safe to say that when I fell off my pony last weekend, I positively didn't mean to dismount that way. ...

My life on the Swimming Pool Committee

Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Maybe we could then combine the pool budget for this year with the budget for next year to do the most needed repairs. Maybe the person who made that comment was me. You know...

Jobs first. Pensions second

Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

More than 30,000 Montanans are unemployed. Our country is $16 trillion in debt. And if Obamacare is allowed to be implemented as currently written, Montana’s current budget surplus could...

Winning a common sense revolution

Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

I am often asked “why run for office given the present political environment of distrust, misrepresentation, and personal attacks?” The simple answer is that I ca...

Workplace elections should be handled with care

Published: Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Editor: When making major purchases in our lives — homes, cars, college, etc. — we often deliberate for months before finally making a decision. In short, a lot of...

Gov. shows lack in leadership

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Editor: I’m writing this because in the last few weeks, I’ve become very concerned by the leadership, or lack thereof, shown by our governor. ...

Celebrating People in Action!

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Editor: I believe Havre is the best small town in America. But it is not for the obvious reason that I have this strong love for Havre. It is not our easy lifestyle or quality...

Rehberg super PAC is dishonest

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Editor: Medicare recipients beware of the dishonest attack ads by Rep. Dennis Rehberg and his PAC henchmen against Sen. Jon Tester. Medicare was enacted in 1965 by Democrats, the par...

Gov. shows lack in leadership

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Editor: I’m writing this because in the last few weeks, I’ve become very concerned by the leadership, or lack thereof, shown by our governor. In the 19...

Pamville News Editorial: Opinions, we got ’em

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

I started reading the Women's Health Magazine article "First bite warning: Foods that make you do bad things," which explains how eating sugary, fatty and other junk foods starts peopl...

Graduation Matters

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

As the end of the school year rapidly approaches students in the class of 2012 have already began to make plans for graduation. Graduation is the culmination of a K-12 journey that is cause for...

New rules will lead to workplace ambush elections

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

Should workers and employers have only seven to 10 days notice before they face a unionization election? Apparently, that’s the union boss standard being forced on Montana’s workpla...

Havre Daily News should keep opinions on Opinion page

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

Editor: This is in response to a controversy to an "advertisement" or a "news item" you ran on the front page on the topic of a negative mailing sent out by an organization...

The Montana chain saw for the Canadian he-man

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

“I don’t know what to do,” said Kathy. “Richard thinks he has to have a chain saw. I keep telling him we don’t have money in the budget for a chain saw, but you kno...

Rehberg unclear on health care reform

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Editor: So Rep. Denny Rehberg — Republican U.S. Senate candidate running against Big Sandy's Sen. Jon Tester — has had his public life made "more complicated than norma...

Fracking is safe for Montanans, good for Montana

Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

So what's all the fuss about fracking? Its most vocal opponents charge that fracking will burn your water, pollute your air and cause the very ground to shift beneath you. The oil...

This year, baseball’s promises will be kept

Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Baseball, like the swallows, is again moving north. It is spring and the national pastime with its civility and elegance is arriving in Montana just in time. Our four-month wi...

Little Shell needs more publicity

Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Editor: There are a few things I would like to know. I don't live in Montana anymore, so it is hard for me to get to any of the Little Shell meetings, and I never know when th...

Our View: Drug, DUI court will help Hill County

Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Local teams are working toward the creation of drug and DUI courts that will put some offenders under strict supervision with programs that can help them overcome addictions. ...

There are consequences when children go hungry

Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Few people would consider it right to let a child go hungry, though odds are many do not consider the implications of such hunger beyond the discomfort of a growling stomach. However, the...

Dining out on the town at Little Rockies Center

Published: Friday, 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 Sondra AshtonCenter houses the Sweet Medical Cl...

Letters Articles (More)

Havre should be split between two house districts

Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Editor: A movement is afoot to cut the number of representatives Havre has in the state House by half — from two to one. That was clear at last week's public hearing here...

Locals shouldn't have to foot the bill for drilling

Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Editor: The murder of a young teacher in Sidney is an unspeakable tragedy. No Montana community should ever have to live through another loss like that. But, unless we take act...

Northern can't grow by cutting classes

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Editor: The leadership of Montana State University-Northern's faculty union is committed to more class offerings for students and more programs. We are tired of hearing that N...

Wilmer is best to replace Rehberg

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Editor: Since U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., vacated his seat to run against Sen. Jon Tester of Big Sandy, that leaves a vacant seat in Rehberg's district. A primary to cho...

Book by Montana resident sheds light on Asperger’s Syndrome

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Editor: Autism is a severe developmental disorder that has been afflicting a growing number or students, frequently appearing in children as young as one year, but often not de...

Reauthorizing Violence Against Women Act is necessary

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

Editor: The numbers are staggering. Montana reported an average of 10 crimes related to domestic violence every day in 2010. According to the Montana Board of Crime Control, 3...

Hard work shows in school play

Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Editor: We were privileged to attend the play put on by the St. Jude Thaddeus School last Friday. We were amazed that over 60 kids could put on such a production....

What’s good for cows is good for sage-grouse

Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Editor: I grew up in Forsyth and have ranched there for 15 years. As a young boy driving through the snow, I could practically see a sage-grouse under every sage bush; there we...

Turiano has strong convictions

Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Editor: Montana voters, if you are like me, you appreciate those very few politicians who understand Constitutional principles and the foundational purpose of civil government,...

‘Give me a home where the buffalo roam … ’

Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012

Editor: Montana State Rep. Wayne Stahl, R-Saco, wanted to impeach Gov. Schweitzer for “relocating” bison to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. There is that word again — r...

Workplace elections should be handled with care

Published: Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Editor: When making major purchases in our lives — homes, cars, college, etc. — we often deliberate for months before finally making a decision. In short, a lot of...

Gov. shows lack in leadership

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Editor: I’m writing this because in the last few weeks, I’ve become very concerned by the leadership, or lack thereof, shown by our governor. ...

Celebrating People in Action!

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Editor: I believe Havre is the best small town in America. But it is not for the obvious reason that I have this strong love for Havre. It is not our easy lifestyle or quality...

Rehberg super PAC is dishonest

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Editor: Medicare recipients beware of the dishonest attack ads by Rep. Dennis Rehberg and his PAC henchmen against Sen. Jon Tester. Medicare was enacted in 1965 by Democrats, the par...

Gov. shows lack in leadership

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Editor: I’m writing this because in the last few weeks, I’ve become very concerned by the leadership, or lack thereof, shown by our governor. In the 19...

Havre Daily News should keep opinions on Opinion page

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

Editor: This is in response to a controversy to an "advertisement" or a "news item" you ran on the front page on the topic of a negative mailing sent out by an organization...

Rehberg unclear on health care reform

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Editor: So Rep. Denny Rehberg — Republican U.S. Senate candidate running against Big Sandy's Sen. Jon Tester — has had his public life made "more complicated than norma...

Little Shell needs more publicity

Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Editor: There are a few things I would like to know. I don't live in Montana anymore, so it is hard for me to get to any of the Little Shell meetings, and I never know when th...

Editorials Articles (More)

Some thoughts on reapportionment

Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Members of the Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission got an earful of advice when they were in Havre Tuesday night. It has been pretty much the same in other communities...

Hi-Line Darts Laurels

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Laurel — Mail carriers will conduct their annual food drive on Saturday. There is always a need for food at area food banks, but the need is stronger now than ever. The letter carriers foo...

Our View: Hi-Line darts and laurels

Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012

Laurel — Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat, and Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger, a Republican, signed an initiative that places the state of Montana in opposition to the Supreme Court's dreadful Citize...

Hi-Line darts and laurels

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

Hi-Line darts and LaurelsLaurel — There is a new effort in Montana and in Havre, in particular, to attract tourists to our area. Goal 1 should be to convince people traveling down U.S. Highway 2...

Our View: Northern seems to be on upswing

Published: Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

At the inaugural ceremony formally inducting James Limbaugh as chancellor of Montana State University-Northern, you couldn't help but feel that things were poppin'. In recen...

Our View: Drug, DUI court will help Hill County

Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Local teams are working toward the creation of drug and DUI courts that will put some offenders under strict supervision with programs that can help them overcome addictions. ...

Obituaries Articles (More)

Patricia Amundson Beckman Bitz

Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Patricia Amundson Beckman BitzPatricia Amundson Beckman Bitz, born Aug. 18, 1932, went home to heaven on May 10, 2012, after her long battle with cancer. Patricia was born and raised in Bag...

Annabelle Jane Jones Lambert

Published: Monday, May 14th, 2012

Annabelle Jane Jones LambertAnnabelle Jane Jones Lambert, 92, beloved mother and grandmother, fell asleep in Jesus on April 9, 2012, at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre, Mont., following a...

Louis Bernardi

Published: Monday, May 14th, 2012

Louis BernardiLouis Bernardi, 93, died Thursday morning, May 10, 2012, at the Care and Comfort Home in Havre of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and at his request, no services have be...

Alvina R. Allen

Published: Monday, May 14th, 2012

Alvina R. Allen, 74, of Harlem and Fort Belknap, assed away May 10, 2012, due to health complications. Rosary services will be held Monday, May 14, 2012, at 7 p. m., at the Sacred Heart Church, follow...

Louise Sedenquist

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Louise Sedenquist, 93, entered eternity on May 2 in Denver, Colo.She lived in Havre for 80 years before moving to Denver to be with family. A memorial service will be held at 11 a. m. Friday, May 18,...

Louis Bernardi

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Louis Bernardi, 93, died Thursday, May 10, 2012, of natural causes at the Care and Comfort Home in Havre.He is the father of Gina Schaff of Havre. Cremation has taken place and a full obit will follow...

Gail Marie Bradbury

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Gail Marie BradburyGail Marie Bradbury, 63, died at her home in Pleasant Valley, Winona, Minn., on Monday, May 7, 2012. Gail was born Jan. 6, 1949, in Havre, Mont., to the late Alfred and C...

Prudence Draeger

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Prudence DraegerPrudence “Prudy” L. (Lien) Draeger passed away early Saturday morning, April 21, 2012, from medical complications following a fall earlier in the week while attending...

Signe Tollefson Johnson

Published: Monday, May 7th, 2012

Signe Tollefson JohnsonSigne Tollefson Johnson, 95, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2012, in Lacey, Wash. She was born Feb. 14, 1917, in Rudyard, Mont., to Hans and Marget Tollefson. Sh...

Jim Brafford

Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Jim BraffordJim Brafford, 67, of Greeley, Colo., died April 25, 2012, at Hospice of Northern Colorado. James H. Brafford was born Aug. 4, 1944, to James W. and Stella (DeMartin) Brafford in Denv...

Donald Anthony O'Leary

Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Donald Anthony O'Leary, 77, of Sumner, Wash., passed away April 17, 2012, in Kenmore, Wash., at Mary's Villa Care Center.Donald was born Dec. 4, 1934, in Savoy, Mont., the son of Sylvester and Eliza...

Laura L. Schilling

Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Laura L. Schilling, 84, of Chinook, passed away April 29, 2012, due to natural causes. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 4, 2012, at 11 a. m.. at the Assembly of God Church.Arrangements are ma...

William H. Otto

Published: Monday, April 30th, 2012

William H. OttoWilliam H. Otto, 90, died Friday evening at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. His memorial service will be 11 a. m. Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at First Lutheran Churc...

Betty Jones

Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Betty Ann Jones, 66, of Deer Lodge died April 3, 2012.She was born April 17, 1945, to Floyd and Rosella Dedman or Great Falls.Betty is survived by her husband of 46 years, Deryl Jones of Deer Lodge; d...

Violet M. Dannels

Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Violet M. Dannels, 92, passed away Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, at Northern Montana Care Center due to natural causes.Violet has been cremated and along with her husband’s ashes will be spread over...

Lynn Roll Nelson

Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Lynn Roll Nelson, 74, died Jan. 21, 2012, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes.Her memorial service will be 2 p. m. Saturday, April 28, 2012, at the Northern Montana Care Center Chapel wi...

Stanley Gene Corp

Published: Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Stanley Gene CorpStanley Gene Corp, 79, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2012. Stanley was born in Los Angeles, Calif., to Maury and Velva Corp, where he grew up and attended Pierce Agricultur...

Aaron Thomas Utsler

Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Aaron Thomas UtslerA beloved husband, dad, grandpa and friend, Aaron Thomas Utsler, 68, of Havre, passed away at home of congestive heart failure surrounded by his family. A celebration of Aaron...

Sandra Jean Monteau-Murie

Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Sandra Jean Monteau-MurieSandra Jean Monteau-Murie, 64, died Sunday morning, April 22, 2012, at her home in Rocky Boy due to cancer. Her wake service began Sunday and will continue through Monda...

Evelin Martha LaBuda

Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Evelin Martha LaBudaEvelin Martha LaBuda, 93, died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at Big Sandy Medical Center of natural causes. Her funeral service will be 2 p. m. Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at...

Sandra Jean Monteau-Murie

Published: Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

Sandra Jean Monteau-Murie, 64, died Sunday morning, April 22, 2012, at her home in Rocky Boy due to cancer. Her wake service began Sunday and will continue through Monday. Her funeral ser...

Steven LaMere

Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012

Steven Charles LaMere, 58, passed away Monday, April 16, 2012, due to undetermined natural causes.Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held Monday, April 23, 2012, at 11 a. m. at Holla...

Ethel Arendt

Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Ethel ArendtEthel Arendt, a longtime Havre resident, passed away at age 96 on April 9, 2012, in Twin Bridges, Mont., where she lived with her son, Curtis, and daughter-in-law, Linda. Born E...

Sevrie E. Olson

Published: Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Sevrie “Sis Green” E. Olson, 103, passed away on April 13, 2012, at the Big Sandy Medical Center due to natural causes. Per her request, no services are planned. H...

Janet D. Bibus

Published: Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Janet D. BibusJanet D. Bibus went to our Lord on April 16, 2012, at age 86, on Monday, April 16, 2012, at a Great Falls nursing home of natural causes. Cremation has taken place under the d...

Warren Ross

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Warren RossBlaine County and Montana leader Warren H. Ross passed away April 12, 2012, following complications associated with a broken hip suffered earlier in the week. Warren was two days shy...

William Brisbo Jr.

Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

William Brisbo Jr., 78, an Army veteran and ranch hand, died April 14 at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home, Chinook.Funeral services will be 10 a. m., Tuesday, at Red Whip Community Center, Fort Belknap...

Jonathan ‘Jon’ Earl Mullinex

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

Jonathan ‘Jon’ Earl MullinexJonathan “Jon” Earl Mullinex was born on Oct. 3, 1985, to Charlene Ahenakew and Shane Mullinex. He was affectionately known as “Mo-ni-ya...

Joann (Braaten) Overcast

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

Joann (Braaten) OvercastJoann (Braaten) Overcast, 75, Conrad, Mont., born Aug. 12, 1936, in Williston, N.D., to Jens and Agnes (Olson) Braaten, died of natural causes Saturday, March 31, 2012, a...

Frances Houle Willams

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

Frances Houle Williams, 72, died Wednesday morning at her home in Box Elder of cancer. Her rosary service was 8 p. m. Thursday, April 12, 2012, with her funeral service at 11 a. m. Friday, April 13, 2...

Jonathan “Jon” Earl Mullinex

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Jonathan “Jon” Earl Mullinex was born on Oct. 3, 1985, to Charlene Ahenakew and Shane Mullinex. He was affectionately known as “Mo-ni-yahw.” Jon passed on and went home t...

Annabelle J. Lambert

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Annabelle J. Lambert, 92, died Monday, April 9, 2012, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes.Cremation has taken place, and her memorial service will be 11 a. m. Friday, May 18, 2012, at th...

Frances Houle Williams

Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Frances Houle Williams, 72, died Wednesday morning at her home in Box Elder of cancer. Her rosary service will be 8 p.m., Thursday, April 12, 2012, with her funera...

Edwin Laurence Green

Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Edwin Laurence GreenEdwin Laurence Green, 94, died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Northern Montana Care Center, due to natural causes. A graveside service will be held at 1 p. m. Saturday, April 21, 2012,...

Inga Walborg Haugen Sears

Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Inga Walborg Haugen SearsInga Walborg Haugen Sears passed away on April 3. A small memorial service will be held in Long Beach, Calif., in May. She was born May 3, 1916, to homesteaders Chr...

Victor Leon Fields

Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Victor Leon Fields, 66, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Northern Montana Care Center due to cancer.His funeral service will be at 2 p. m. Thursday, April 12, 2012, at the Space for Grace Chape...

Gerald ‘Charlie’ Rennick

Published: Monday, April 9th, 2012

Gerald ‘Charlie’ RennickCharlie Rennick, 58, passed away peacefully at the VA Hospital at Fort Harrison on March 30, 2012, after an extended illness. Charlie was born to Helen and Ge...

Gabriel Louis Champagne

Published: Monday, April 9th, 2012

Gabriel Louis Champagne, born April 20, 1931, joined his loved ones on April 1, 2012.He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Philomina Champagne; brothers, Buddy, Walter, Gibbons, Buster, Ra...

Viola Marie Staples

Published: Friday, 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 Strand a...

George (Gordon) McGillivray

Published: Friday, 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 obituary in Wednes...

Ethel Kalanick

Published: Friday, 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 th...

Leo J. Drong

Published: Friday, 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 p. m. Thu...

Dawson Fraser

Published: Wednesday, 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. Friday, Sept....

George McGillivray

Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Gov. looks for centenarians to celebrate with in Havre

Published: Tuesday, 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

Published: Tuesday, 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.

Richard ‘Rick’ John Frey

Published: Friday, 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.

Anna R. (Freier) Shelstad

Published: Friday, 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.Anna d...

Dorothy L. Gallik

Published: Thursday, 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, Dorothy moved...

MSU-Northern Sports Articles (More)

Lights ink standout Washington post player

Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Local Summer Sports Camps

Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Northern Football Camp The coaching staff of the MSU-Northern football team will be running a day camp for kids entering grades K-8 on June 4-6 at the Northern practice fields. The first se...

MSU-N's Wagner reaches CNFR

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Lights will open their season under the lights

Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2012

George Furgeson column: A Lights debut to remember

Published: Tuesday, 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 around th...

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Local Summer Sports Camps

Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Northern Football Camp The coaching staff of the MSU-Northern football team will be running a day camp for kids entering grades K-8 on June 4-6 at the Northern practice fields. The first se...

United earn a split on their own pitch

Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2012

United set to play their only home games of 2012

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

On Saturday, the United will play their only two home soccer games of the season when they host Miles City and Sidney in a pair of games at the Havre High Soccer Fields.

Havre's Surber bowls a 300 game

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

On thelast night of league bowling at Hi-Line Lanes, Havre's Kyle Surber was perfect. In Sunday Night Keglers on April 22, the last night of league, S...

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Preparing Montana’s students for tomorrow’s opportunities

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Graduation Matters Montana. All across the state, students are walking across the stage to receive their diplomas and celebrating this significant milestone with their families and...

The conception and development of my in-house out-house

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

A gray compact car eased up to the curb in front of my house. Two women got out and started up my walk. I had seen them drive up, so I met them at the door. They seemed hesitant. A...

Preparing Montana’s students for tomorrow’s opportunities

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Graduation Matters Montana. All across the state, students are walking across the stage to receive their diplomas and celebrating this significant milestone with their families and friend...

North 40: Clap your hands, Montanans

Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

A recent 24/7 Wall St. website article, "The most, and least, safe states in America," looks at statistics from the nonprofit Institute for Economics and Peace to compile lists of the t...

Weather delayed but didn’t stop Havre Pride

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Editor: Mother Nature really didn’t cooperate with our first Havre Pride cleanup on April 28. And, she came back the next weekend with a not so nice day to clean up Havre. In s...

Join AARP and the letter carriers to help Stamp Out Hunger in Montana

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Every day more than 20,000 older Montanans face the risk of hunger. They’re our friends, our neighbors and our family, and they don’t want to be a burden, so they suffer in silence....

24/7 Sobriety Program makes our roads safer

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

One year ago, on May 6, 2011, Gov. Brian Schweitzer signed House Bill 106 into law. That law authorized a new program — the 24/7 Sobriety Program — and heralded a...

Plastic bags aren’t just ugly, they’re costly to taxpayers

Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

I recently read Pam Burke’s column titled “Confessions of a former plastic bag fan” (page 4, April 27) with great interest as parts of our property are located directly west a...

Corporate secrecy out of place in Montana

Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Montanans hold sacred our right of informed participation in government decisions. This right is now enshrined in our Montana Constitution, one of several provisions intended to help...

Culture has always been freely shared

Published: Monday, May 7th, 2012

From a diatribe of mine a few weeks ago, some readers may have gotten the impression that I have disdain for media companies, copyrights and associated law. But that’s not it. &...

On the cutting edge of dieting technology

Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012

NEWS FLASH: Japanese researchers discover “diet-glasses!” Island nation sinks under piles of uneaten “raw squid, wrapped in beef entrails” sushi. Resea...

When grandparents go wild

Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012

Grandparents Paul and Belinda Berloni were arrested Sunday by Sarasota County Florida sheriff's deputies for driving their SUV down a public access road while drunk ... and towing their 7-year-...

Plastic sacks cause damage to environment

Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012

For many years now, I have been hearing comments from many Havre and Hill County residents concerning the visual problems associated with blowing plastic sacks throughout the county. Plastic sa...

Failed a test and fell in love, all in one night

Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

I am firmly in favor of denial. In fact, I recommend everybody stay in denial as long as possible. Willful ignorance is the land of bliss. But all good things must end. The end of my deni...

Pioneers move from cyberspace to outer space

Published: Monday, April 30th, 2012

About 50 years ago, outer space was the future, with the USA and USSR battling to see who go farther and explore more. After the Soviets went broke and America declared victor...

Confessions of a former plastic bag fan

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

I am a bag lady. I am a budding recycling vigilante. Pam Burke I am a jumper-on-er of the "re-use and save" bandwagon. I now shu...

Helena delegation should stand for life, liberty

Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012

The 2011 session in Helena no more than ended and the 2012 campaign season was in full swing. Candidates have hit the ground running. The economy continues to be the number one issue across the...

Harem, scarem: or, my life in the seraglio

Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2012

My friends, Cheryl and her husband Dave, are touring Spain and Portugal this summer. They will stay the nights in monasteries, fortresses and castles. In one stronghold, many of the bedro...

Secret Service agents get lonely too

Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

People need pets; except tropical fish, which are a form of fungus. Your typical dog or yak provides unconditional love, devotion, and a furry surface to caress — much like your Fed Ex dri...

Traditional businesses should embrace technology, but often don’t

Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012

TV/movie studios and record labels are fighting for their survival against an army of cyber-pirates. This is nothing new. The same acts and feelings of...

Last weekend, I was positively pony punked

Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012

So I've read a few articles on the power of positive thinking, and I think it's safe to say that when I fell off my pony last weekend, I positively didn't mean to dismount that way. ...

My life on the Swimming Pool Committee

Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Maybe we could then combine the pool budget for this year with the budget for next year to do the most needed repairs. Maybe the person who made that comment was me. You know...

Jobs first. Pensions second

Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

More than 30,000 Montanans are unemployed. Our country is $16 trillion in debt. And if Obamacare is allowed to be implemented as currently written, Montana’s current budget surplus could...

Winning a common sense revolution

Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012

I am often asked “why run for office given the present political environment of distrust, misrepresentation, and personal attacks?” The simple answer is that I ca...

Pamville News Editorial: Opinions, we got ’em

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

I started reading the Women's Health Magazine article "First bite warning: Foods that make you do bad things," which explains how eating sugary, fatty and other junk foods starts peopl...

Graduation Matters

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

As the end of the school year rapidly approaches students in the class of 2012 have already began to make plans for graduation. Graduation is the culmination of a K-12 journey that is cause for...

New rules will lead to workplace ambush elections

Published: Friday, April 13th, 2012

Should workers and employers have only seven to 10 days notice before they face a unionization election? Apparently, that’s the union boss standard being forced on Montana’s workpla...

The Montana chain saw for the Canadian he-man

Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012

“I don’t know what to do,” said Kathy. “Richard thinks he has to have a chain saw. I keep telling him we don’t have money in the budget for a chain saw, but you kno...

Fracking is safe for Montanans, good for Montana

Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

So what's all the fuss about fracking? Its most vocal opponents charge that fracking will burn your water, pollute your air and cause the very ground to shift beneath you. The oil...

This year, baseball’s promises will be kept

Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Baseball, like the swallows, is again moving north. It is spring and the national pastime with its civility and elegance is arriving in Montana just in time. Our four-month wi...

There are consequences when children go hungry

Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Few people would consider it right to let a child go hungry, though odds are many do not consider the implications of such hunger beyond the discomfort of a growling stomach. However, the...

Dining out on the town at Little Rockies Center

Published: Friday, 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 Sondra AshtonCenter houses the Sweet Medical Cl...