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The Havre High girls were looking to break a three-game losing streak when they welcomed in the Malta M-Ettes for a Tuesday night girls game in Havre. And despite trailing for much of the night, the Ponies exploded offensively in the final minutes for a 51-42 win. The loss was Malta's first of the season, while HHS improved to 8-6 overall. Chanel Standing Rock led Havre High with 16 points. The Ponies return to action with games Friday at Lewistown and Saturday at home against Shelby. For full coverage, see Wednesday's...
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team has had several historic moments over the course of this season. On Monday night, the Lights made some more. Northern (20-3, 6-1) moved up to No. 10 in the latest NAIA Coaches Poll, up three spots from last week. And the ranking is the first such Top 10 showing for a Northern basketball team in well over a decade. The Lights are also ranked first again in the new Frontier Conference power rankings. For the second...
There were plenty of games to go around in boys Hi-Line basketball this past week, but while the wins came in bunches, so did the losses. On Tuesday, the North Star Knights hosted the Box Elder Bears in a 9C rivalry. And it was the visiting Bears who grabbed the big time 82-48 conference win. Jesse Ramos led the Bears with 16-points, Dusty Standing Rock kicked in 13 of his own and Lance Young added 14. For the Knights, it was Jordy Donoven leading the way with a game high 17-points, finishing as the only Knight in double... Full story
It was another busy week of girls basketball on the Hi-Line. And with the week in the books, area teams are one step closer the postseason. Last Tuesday night, the fifth-ranked Box Elder Bears kept their perfect season going with a 73-57 District 9C win over North Star in Rudyard. The Bears have been on fire as of late and Tuesday was no exception. But North Star hung tough, only trailing 32-27 at half and 48-42 after three quarters. However, the Bears pounced in the fourth,...
It is always a little different when the Havre High girls basketball team comes out of a tough weekend of competition, just to play again on Tuesday. But despite the short turnaround in action, the Blue Ponies are ready and excited to face another nonconference opponent. Tonight the Central A Blue Ponies will host the Class B Malta M-Ettes at 7 at the Havre High gymnasium. HHS is coming off of a tough Saturday loss to the CMR Rustlers in Great Falls, but the short, two-day rest doesn't bother the 8-6 Ponies. The Ponies have...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Defendant Edward Ghostbear, left, and attorney Phillip DeFelice listen to District Judge Dan Boucher read Ghostbear's charge — a felony count of sexual intercourse without consent — during Ghostbear's arraignment Friday morning at the Hill County Courthouse. Edward Ghostbear is getting a first-hand view of swift justice. The Havre man was arrested last week on charges of felony sexual intercourse without consent. By the end of the week, on Friday morning, Ghostbear's arraignment was held. Gho...
While some ice fishing fans prepared to head out to Fresno this weekend, it was the Tri-Agency Task Force that made a big catch on Friday, on a train. According to a task force press release, agents had heard about two passengers, Chaidon Kang and Sitha Puth, riding the Friday afternoon Amtrak train from Tacoma, Wash., to Minneapolis, where Puth had an outstanding warrant. The task force met with the two while the train was stopped in Havre and arrested Puth on a charge of violating probation. Then the arrest got...
Dave M. Hamilton, 73, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, morning at Northern Montana Hospital. A full obituary will follow....
HELENA (AP) — A judge has ordered the Montana Department of Administration to release salary information for 14,000 state employees to a Bozeman-based think tank. Lee Newspapers of Montana reports District Judge Dorothy McCarter of Helena recently ruled in favor of the Montana Policy Institute, which advocates for free-market economic policies. Her ruling said citizens have the right to examine the operations of government agencies. Department of Administration Deputy Director Sheryl Olson said Monday agency officials were r...
HELENA (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says it will re-authorize a permit for a 57-year-old statue of Jesus that had been facing eviction from a northwestern Montana ski resort. The agency faced a firestorm of criticism from religious groups, the state's congressman and residents after it decided last fall to boot the Jesus statue from its hillside perch in the trees. The Forest Service said Tuesday will renew a 10-year special-use permit for the Knights of Columbus Council statue. Service supervisor Chip Weber says the d...
Montana's federal lawmakers and President Barack Obama are in agreement on an issue working through Congress — members of Congress should play by the same rules in finances as everyone else. The Senate, on a 93-2 vote, approved Monday moving a bill that would prohibit members of Congress and their families or staff members from using nonpublic information in financial dealings and to report transactions online within 30 days. All annual financial disclosures be available online. "This is a wake-up call for all of Congress ... Full story
The Havre High girls were looking to break a three-game losing streak when they welcomed in the Malta M-Ettes for a Tuesday night girls game in Havre. And despite trailing for much of the night, the Ponies exploded offensively in the final minutes for a 51-42 win. The loss was Malta's first of the season, while HHS improved to 8-6 overall. Chanel Standing Rock led Havre High with 16 points. The Ponies return to action with games Friday at Lewistown and Saturday at home against Shelby. For full coverage, see Wednesday's...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Working with Congress against a midnight deadline, President Barack Obama said Monday that a deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" was in sight but not yet finalized. The emerging deal would raise tax rates on family income over $450,000 a year, increase the estate tax rate and extend unemployment benefits for one year. "There are still issues left to resolve but we're hopeful Congress can get it done," Obama said at a campaign-style event at the White House. "But it's not done." The parties were at an impasse o...
MISSOULA (AP) — A former California mortician who was convicted of conducting mass cremations and extracting dental gold and body parts from corpses in the late 1980s has been arrested in Montana on a warrant alleging he violated his lifetime probation. David Wayne Sconce of Frenchtown was arrested Thursday. Justice of the Peace Karen Orzech ordered him held without bail on Friday. The warrant said Sconce was wanted for deliberate homicide, but the Los Angeles County district attorney's office told the Missoulian he was only...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will miss the midnight Monday deadline lawmakers set for voting to avoid the "fiscal cliff." AP Photo/Susan Walsh Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. arrives on Capitol Hill, Monday, as fiscal cliff negotiations continued. House Republicans notified lawmakers that the chamber will vote Monday evening on other bills. They say that will be their only votes of the day. President Barack Obama and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Monday they are near a deal to avoid w... Full story
Native Havreite Jeff Hagener has been named director of Fish, Wildlife and Parks for the incoming administration of Gov.-elect Steve Bullock. He will be walking into a hornet's nest of controversies. To put it mildly, the administration of outgoing director Joe Maurier had been at the center of battles of all sorts. FWP director is certainly one of the most difficult positions in Helena. While people may be reluctant to express their opinions of educational policy, state finances or health care, but outdoor issues are deeply...
Editor: After the horrific shootings in Connecticut, we all hope to find a way to prevent this tragedy from ever happening again. Right now — as in the past — many in our nation are looking to gun control, and the pundits are insisting we act now, while emotions are still high. Being a member of the Montana Legislature, I am in a position to enact law to protect my fellow Montanans, the teachers and children in our schools. Over the past week, I have lost sleep due to the heartache and trying to find an answer. Some have sug...
Anthony Paul Kaluza Anthony Paul Kaluza, 80, of Havre, Mont., passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, in Billings, Mont. His rosary will be Friday Jan. 4, 2013, at 5 p. m. at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. His funeral Mass will be 1 p. m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, with his burial to follow at Calvary Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the graveside service. Memorials in Tony's honor may be made to a charity of one's choice Tony was... Full story
A Havre native has been selected, pending Senate approval, to join other Hi-Line natives on the staff and administration of the incoming governor. Gov. -elect Steve Bullock announced he is appointing Jeff Hagener director of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Hagener said he is pleased to return to heading the agency. "It is really an honor to go back to an agency that I have a great deal of passion for," said Hagener. He would go back to FWP in a period of controversy over issues ranging from bison relocation to the state...
With the 2013 session of the Montana Legislature about to convene, hunters, anglers and those who value Montana's outdoor amenities had better prepare to become involved. The 2011 Legislature gave us fair warning that things like privatizing stream access (House Bill 309), blocking acquisition of wildlife habitat (House Bill 272), liberalizing laws to restore cyanide heap leach mining (Senate Bill 306) and even efforts to dilute our Constitutional right to a clean environment (House Bill 292), remain on the "conservative"...
New Years is always a time to look back at the year that was and what it means for us all going forward. Many other columnists will be counting down their best/worst lists of events over the year. But since this columnist loves writing about all the wonderful things the Internet can do for you, I'm just going to use Google. As in the past several years, this year Google has launched a website, http://www.google.com/zeitgeist, to tally the sum of people's curiosity and endeavours around the entire globe through 2012. A video...
I felt pretty old this year. My wife and I bought a house last fall, just days before having our first child. Now that I'm both a father and a homeowner, I have more kinds of insurance policies than I even knew existed a year ago, and I suddenly have opinions about property taxes and school boards. Caleb Hutchins As a young bachelor, I found it easy to be disdainful of social welfare and government intervention. Now that my responsibilities extend beyond renting an apartment and playing video games, issues that were black...
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Police Chief Kirk Fitch poses for a portrait Thursday afternoon in his office. One year ago, Kirk Fitch was moving from Maricopa, Ariz., where he was the assistant police chief, to Havre to be sworn in Jan. 3 as the Havre Police Department's new police chief. After one year under his watch, the department has added a few new programs and reworked some existing policies. "We've spent this year really doing a total review of our operational policies and plans, " Fitch said. "I'd say it's about 90...
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Edward Harold Ghostbear takes the witness stand Tuesday in state District Court in Havre. After a five-day trial in Havre, a jury last night convicted Edward Harold Ghostbear of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl he was babysitting. State District Judge Dan Boucher ordered a presentence investigation including a psycho-sexual evaluation, and said he would schedule a sentencing hearing after the investigation and evaluation are scheduled. Boucher said he expects that the earliest the... Full story
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown State Rep. Kris Hansen, R-Havre, speaks Tuesday during lunch at the North Central Senior Center. One week before election, Havre senior citizens got to hear from most of the local candidates on their values and goals in next January's legislative session. North Central Senior Center Director Evelyn Havskjold invited all of the candidates seeking local offices to come to a spaghetti dinner Tuesday and address issues, particularly over the volatility of funding for senior programs. House District...
