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MISSOULA (AP) — Montana coach Mick Delaney has announced the suspension of three football players for violating team rules. Delaney said Monday that linebackers Nick Holt and John Kanongata'a and center Kjelby Oiland are suspended for Saturday's game against Weber State and will not be traveling with the team to Ogden, Utah. Delaney declined to say why the players were suspended, but says it did not involve law enforcement. Holt is a freshman from Seattle, Kanongata'a is a junior from Bellevue, Wash., and Oiland is a j... Full story
Evelyn Lucille Vie Conitz died Oct. 2, in Boise Idaho. She taught grade school music and physical education at the Lincoln-McKinley School for about 20 years before leaving Havre and moving to Pendleton, Ore., in 1973. She has lived with her son, Duane, in Boise for the last 10 years. She died in Boise, Idaho, where she lived with her son.... Full story
Mildred O. Ribera, 95, of Chinook, passed away Oct. 25, 2012, in Chinook, due to natural causes. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, at 1 p. m., at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook....
Jean Louis Ruhkamp Jean Louis Ruhkamp, 77, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. His memorial service will be 1 p. m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. His burial will be at Fort Harrison Veteran Cemetery in Helena, Mont., on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. Memorial contributions in Jean's honor may be made to Wound Care Department, c/o Benefis Foundation, P.O. Box 7008, Great Falls, MT 59406. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine...
People have been complaining for months about how BNSF trains have been parked on the railroad crossing on Highway 241 between Harlem and Turner, causing traffic delays. Now, the railroad says it will be working with its staff and the community to ease the problems, said Rep. Wendy Warburton, R-Chinook. Warburton and GOP State Senate candidate Don Richman met with BNSF officials and a group of community residents at the crossing to discuss the problems. Warburton said area residents told her that some people had missed...
The folks at the Special Olympics are offering people a chance they hope nobody will want to miss. They can jump into ice-cold water on Saturday as their friends, Special Olympics supporters and Montana State University-Northern football fans cheer them on. The money will be used to fund the many sporting events Special Olympics provides to area developmentally challenged people. The annual Sub-Zero, Super-Hero Polar Plunge will be held at Blue Pony Stadium this year right after the Northern Lights football game with...
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Allie LeFer, from left, Peggy Sue Favel and CASA volunteer Pat Floyd talk about Peggy and her successes over recent years. LeFer is Peggy's foster mother. Floyd, as a CASA volunteer, befriended Peggy during some rough times in her life. Peggy Sue Favel vividly recalls her eighth birthday. Her teacher made cupcakes, and her classmates sang "Happy Birthday. " "It was a real nice day, " she said. Then she was called to her principal's office. The principal told her that she would not be going home...
NEW YORK — A fast-strengthening Hurricane Sandy churned north Monday, raking ghost-town cities along the Northeast corridor with rain and wind gusts. Subways and schools were closed across the region of 50 million people, the floor of the New York Stock Exchange was deserted, and thousands fled inland to await the storm's fury. AP Photo/Mel Evans Rough surf of the Atlantic Ocean breaks over the beach and across Beach Ave., Monday morning, in Cape May, N.J., as high tide and Hurricane Sandy begin to arrive. Hurricane Sandy c...
BILLINGS (AP) — A hitchhiker from West Virginia has pleaded guilty in Montana to criminal charges brought after he falsely claimed to be the victim of a drive-by shooting. Ray Dolin of Julian, W.Va., pleaded guilty Monday in state District Court in Valley County to tampering with evidence, making a false report and obstructing a peace officer. The struggling photographer has admitted to shooting himself in the arm while hitchhiking near Glasgow in northeastern Montana. He initially claimed it was a drive-by shooting and s...
HELENA — Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Hill's campaign has had to freeze all media advertising, polling and travel since last Thursday to comply with a state judge's order not to spend a disputed $500,000 donation, campaign manager Brock Lowrance said Monday. Lowrance testified as attorneys for Hill's opponent, Democratic Attorney General Steve Bullock, asked District Judge Kathy Seeley to issue a preliminary injunction preventing Hill from spending the Montana Republican Party donation for the Nov. 6 election. T...
While working on the "Voters on the Hi-Line" series Havre Daily News ran last week, I thought it was interesting that pretty much every person I talked to, no matter who they supported or what they believed, began by saying that they are sick of all of the political advertising and that they couldn't wait for the election to be over. Well it appears that this is in no way particular to the Hi-Line. The folks behind picture- and article-sharing website Buzzfeed and Unbaby.me, which removes all pictures and posts about your...
Under a sunny ski, the Rehberg for Senate bus drove into Havre Saturday morning for a rally at 6th Avenue Park. Jan Rehberg, wife of Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont,, who is hoping to unseat Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., in the Nov,. 6 election, rallied local troops who fanned out in the community, going door to door for their candidates. Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Jan Rehberg, wife if Senate hopeful Denny Rehberg, speaks to a crowd in front of the Liberate Main Street bus Saturday morning in Havre. Jan Rehberg said she would go... Full story
NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Tyler Giuliano had no trouble with the law. The teenager loved flying small planes as a Civil Air Patrol cadet and seemed happy as he played an online game with friends Wednesday night. But hours later, authorities say, Tyler was outside wearing a black ski mask and wielding a knife when he was shot by his father, who thought he was a prowler. AP Photo/Jessica Hill Students leave New Fairfield High School where in New Fairfield, Conn., Friday. Tyler Giuliano, a student involved in Civil Air P...
HELENA (AP) — A jury has ordered a defunct Montana medical marijuana business to forfeit $1.7 million now that all four of the business' partners have been convicted of federal drug crimes. The Independent Record reports (http://bit.ly/RqsYFi ) the jury's action Friday wrapped up the weeklong trial of Christopher Williams. Williams was found guilty of eight drug and firearms charges on Thursday for his role overseeing the Helena grow operation of Montana Cannabis. His three partners, Tom Daubert, Chris Lindsey and Richard F... Full story
BILLINGS (AP) — Billings police evacuated a mall after dozens of people were sickened by bear spray used during a confrontation between two teenagers over a girl. Battalion Chief Terry Larson of the Billings Fire Department told the Billings Gazette (http://bit.ly/Rqynfy ) 40 people had to be treated Friday evening for irritation to the eyes, throat, skin and lungs. The treatment included a water rinse and oxygen for some people, he said. Police Sgt. Matt Brewer said a dispute over a female acquaintance caused the conflict b... Full story
Last weekend the Montana State University-Northern football team delivered a big time win to the home fans. In a repeat performance, the Lights delivered another win to fans at the Blue Pony stadium in Havre, defeating Rocky Mountain 42-19. MSU-N got off to a great start, and only got better as time elapsed. The Lights cruised to a 14-3 lead after the first quarter was in the books, and managed to a get into the end zone two more times for a 28-19 lead at the half. The Northern defense was lights out in the second half,... Full story
After years of Cottonwood Elementary School sending a bus to pick up students inside Havre, the district now has an agreement that gives them permission. The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees voted unanimously at their meeting Tuesday afternoon to approve an annual inter-district agreement that allows a Cottonwood bus to stop at the First Lutheran Church on 6th Avenue. Hill County Superintendent of Schools Diane McLean thanked the board for having "graciously allowed us to stop there. " McLean said the Lutheran church...
Steve Daines told delegates to the Republican National Committee Tuesday that his great-great grandmother came from Norway to homestead in Montana. She was widowed at a young age and raised seven children on the farm, the congressional hopeful told the delegates in a brief talk. Her tombstone read "Saved by Grace. " The words "Saved by Government" would never have crossed her mind. She put her faith in God, not government, he said. Daines was one of dozens of people who spoke to the convention during its non-prime-time... Full story
As students once again fill the halls of Havre Public Schools, the administration is keeping an eye on the number of enrolled students to get an idea of what October's official count will look like. While some of the district's concerns a few weeks ago about the relatively small incoming kindergarten class have been eased, the high school numbers still worry Havre Public Schools Superintendent Andy Carlson. Last year's unexpectedly large kindergarten class has now moved on to form a 181-student first-grade class, still about... Full story
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Hill listed some of his top issues in an interview this morning. They include: improving job creation by making Montana more business-friendly, working to improve water, sewer and transportation infrastructure, and changing how the state spends revenue from natural resource development, especially to change education funding and reduce property and income taxes. Hill, who was in Havre in between touring the Rocky Boy's/North Central Montana Regional Water System and stopping in Chester...
M. Vivian Ziemann, 83, of Harlem, a retired nurses aide, passed away Aug. 28, 2012, at Marias Medical Center in Shelby, Mont. Memorial Services will be held Friday, Aug. 31, at 1 p. m., at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Harlem. Arrangements are with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook....
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT): 1. ANN ROMNEY TAKES A STAR TURN Romney's wife's speech is the highlight of the night — and the convention erupts in cheers as she and the GOP nominee share a kiss. 2. STORM MAY LACK PUNCH — BUT ITS TIMING IS BRUTAL Hurricane Isaac approaches New Orleans just hours shy of Katrina's seventh anniversary. 3. AMERICA, MEET PAUL RYAN The VP nominee will introduce himself as a product of small-town values in a spe... Full story
HELENA (AP) — Former Attorney General Joe Mazurek died Tuesday due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 64. The well-known Democrat was diagnosed with the disease in 2007, prior to his 60th birthday, and forced to retire from active legal practice just a couple of years later. He died at an assisted living facility in Helena after the disease progressed rapidly in recent months, according to his former law office. Mazurek was first elected state attorney general in 1992, after serving for more than a decade as a... Full story
The Montana Grizzlies made a deep run into the 2011 Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. And even a loss to Sam Houston State in the FCS semifinals couldn't dampen what was yet another great season in Missoula. However, since almost the day after UM's season came to an end, life in the Grizzly program has been anything but great. The school and the football program became embroiled in a sexual assault scandal, which now has seen two current Griz players removed form...
The Montana State Bobcats have shared the last two Big Sky Conference football championships. That is a big step considering where the Cats were when now head coach Rob Ash arrived. And over the last two seasons, the Bobcats have possessed one of the most devastating offenses in the entire Football Championship Subdivision. Yet, those two championship seasons ended in devastation as well. IN 2010, the Cats were riding high after beating rival Montana in Missoula, only to... Full story
