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The man accused of attempting to kill another Havre man in November is scheduled to go to trial June 24. District Judge Dan Boucher set the date in an omnibus hearing Monday. Douglas Hopf, born in 1968, was charged Dec. 10 with attempted deliberate homicide, criminal endangerment and tampering with witnesses and informants. He pleaded not guilty to all three counts before Boucher Dec. 18. Hopf was released on bail Dec. 23, and works as a truck driver. During the omnibus... Full story
The auditions for “Over the River and Through the Woods” tonight and Wednesday call for older people to play Italian grandparents. Audrey Barger is directing the play and she said that it is a great opportunity for older people who want to try acting. She said she thinks that older people are often uncomfortable with trying out for plays if they have never done it before. The play calls for two men and two women to be cast as maternal and paternal Italian grandparents. Parts for two younger people in their 20s or 30s are als...
A Hi-Line native who has taken on the task of skiing every ski mountain in North America recently stopped at Bear Paw Ski Bowl to finish his Montana list. John Andrews lives in the Seattle area now, and since he retired 18 years ago, he has skied 526 ski areas in North America. Over the weekend, he knocked Bear Paw Ski Bowl and Cypress Hills in Alberta off his list. He usually travels with his wife, but she did not come with him on this trip back to his stomping grounds. "We t... Full story
Firefighters were called to Ike Avenue Monday afternoon to put out a fire that took the lives of two dogs. The call about a fire in a kitchen came to the Havre Fire Department at 12:15 p.m. Monday. Eight firefighters in two engines, along with emergency medical personnel and Havre police, raced to the 1300 Block of Ike Avenue to put out the fire that was contained in the kitchen. The family’s two dogs died from smoke inhalation, and no people were injured. The house experienced smoke and fire damages of an estimated $...
Havre officials are looking at a 20-year, $30 million project to renovate city streets and storm sewers. Council members say the money is not all that is needed, but it will stave off some of the problems they see coming with the city’s aging infrastructure. The proposal would raise taxes on a $100,000 home about $450, they figured. They are asking city officials to come up with more exact figures. Voters would have to approve the proposal to hike taxes. Members of City Council’s Streets and Sidewalks Committee proposed that...
Sen. John Brenden Hello again from the Capitol. We are now starting our fourth week in Helena, and the pace is getting faster. Gov. Steve Bullock has a proposed two-year budget of almost $4.5 billion in the general fund. This is $359 million higher than the Legislative Fiscal Division which works for us legislators. The last revenue forecast for our budget is $145 million less in income tax collections and $45 million down in oil and gas receipts. For the love of me I do not know when income is down why the governor wants to... Full story
Mark Douglas The radical attacks in Paris touched the world. In hopes of minimizing the pain, people around the world, in the streets, in parks, and in the virtual commons of Facebook, declared “Je suis Charlie” — “I AM Charlie.” Recently, as we’ve learned more about the attackers, it has come to light that the Kouachi brothers shared a hauntingly familiar background: homeless, abused, neglected, in-and-out of foster care, orphaned with no family, and ultimately graduating into prison and a culture of incarcerati... Full story
Jan. 30 at 9:30 a.m. district members will meet at the Cemetery Office • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims.... Full story
The meeting will take place at the Timmons Room of Hill County Courthouse Monday, at 5:30 p.m. 1. Approval of minutes: 2. Approval of agenda 3. Guests and public comments on agenda items only 4. Old business: #2 Reum Road, Kaluza cabin; Blackie Coulee Proposed Alternate Project update; Skid Steer pics; committee work session; Rotary Pond gravel; Adopt-A-Highway; and park website 5. New business: Plans/goals for park (Mark);walking trail; changes in campgrounds; committees; tractor lease from John Deere; and reserved site... Full story
Havre Police Department An officer making a motor vehicle stop at 4:08 p.m. Monday on 2nd Street Norhtheast arrested Aliesha Morningstar The Boy, 23, of Havre on a Justice or City court warrant and arrested Jacob Dean Hawley, 33, of Havre on three Justice or City court warrants. Hill County Sheriff’s Office A call at 3:54 p.m. Monday reporting he had been in a car crash on U.S. Highway 2 and Road 225 South was referred to another legal agency. —— Deputies searched for but were unable to locate a suspect after a caller Monda... Full story
MALTA — Sherry Ann Scheffelmear Morin, 59, passed Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, of natural causes at home. Memorial services will be at the Malta VFW at 4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. Any donations may be sent to The American Heart Association. Interment of her cremated remains will be in Malta Cemetery. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com.... Full story
Mildred M. Keene, 84, passed away Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services are planned for later this spring in Havre. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Mildred’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at www.hollandbonine.com.... Full story
Addiction is a chronic progressive illness that is often times fatal if left untreated. It is a brain disease. The brain has been fundamentally changed, conditioned and rewired. Addiction is found in the amygdala which is located in the limbic system of the brain. The amygdala is essentially the "Go! Go! Go!" part of our brain. It is the primitive part of our brain where the "fight or flight" response is found. Our instincts and things that are inherent to us are located in the amygdala. It is the pleasure center or reward... Full story
Editor’s note: The computer program provided by the Montana state government to print media reports on court actions does not always list all fines assessed. The following cases were resolved by Havre City Judge Virginia Seigel in October. —— Daniel Jake Waldner, born in 1983, was sentenced to 30 days in jail for contempt of district or municipal court. —— Amber Leigh Short, born in 1974, was sentenced to 180 days in jail, 90 days suspended and 90 days credited, for theft, obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over prop... Full story
The prep wrestling season is starting to hit the stretch run. And in just two weeks, grapplers from all over the Hi-Line will be locked in battle with spots at the All-Class State Tournament on the line. And this past weekend’s Harlem Invitational was a good warm-up for the upcoming Northern B-C Divisional Meet. In Harlem last Saturday, the Wildcats hosted a great field of teams which included Chinook, Glasgow, Malta, Shelby and even a junior varsity squad from Havre. The S...
Mackenzie Hansen, North Star Basketball Playing three games in three days is never an easy thing. But when your team has a point guard like the North Star Knights have in senior Mackenzie Hansen, everything gets a little easier. Hansen had a big weekend for the Knights, who went 1-2 overall. She paced North Star with 16 points in a close loss to Highwood Thursday, then came back to score 18 in a win over Turner Friday. Hansen, who is also an All-Conference volleyball standout... Full story
It was another exciting weekend of high school boys basketball along the Hi-Line as there were a number of marquee matchups that featured local teams. The action started Thursday when the North Stars Knights of the District 9C visited class C power Highwood, which is the only team that has defeated the top-ranked Box Elder Bears this season. And despite facing a difficult opponent in non-conference action, the Knights more than held their own, falling by the score of 54-48. No... Full story
One week after making the long trip east to compete in the Missouri Valley Invitational, the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team was back on the mat this past Saturday. Only this time, the Lights were up against some familiar rivals. The No. 3 Lights competed in the annual Tyler Plummer Classic, hosted by Dickinson State University Saturday in Dickinson, N.D. And though they were short-handed, the Lights came away with a third-place finish, and seven wrestlers... Full story
Montana State University-Northern head volleyball coach Bill Huebsch continues to build his 2015 team with standout players from Spokane Falls Community College. On Monday, Huebsch announced the signing of transfer hitter SFCC Korrie Stepehnson to an NAIA national letter of intent, Stephenson is a 6-0 outside/right-side player and will transfer from Spokane Falls Community College to Northern this fall for the 2015 season. Born in Ridgefield, Washington, she graduated from... Full story
The calander is about to turn to February, and in high school basketball on the Hi-Line that means one thing — district tournaments are right around the corner. And that’s what makes girls hoops this past week and going forward so interesting. Teams are battling it out for conference titles and seeding in the district tournament, and seemingly every game along the Hi-Line right now is a big one. Last Thursday night, the North Star Knights nearly pulled off a big upset, as the... Full story
