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HELENA (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock has named Board of Regents chairwoman Angela McLean as lieutenant governor. McLean will replace John Walsh, whom the Democratic governor appointed last week as interim U.S. senator. Bullock's office announced McLean's appointment Monday. She is a native of Twin Bridges and a schoolteacher in Anaconda. Bullock says McLean will help ensure the state's schools and colleges are giving students the tools they need to build a bright future for the state. McLean was appointed to the Montana Board o... Full story
MISSOULA (AP) — Police say they've found no indication a man who robbed a Motel 6 and a Taco Bell in Missoula is the person who escaped from the police station in Bozeman after his arrest on suspicion of sexual assault. The Missoulian reported Friday (http://tinyurl.com/mt4cs58 ) they found nothing to suggest the man who robbed the two businesses on Thursday was the 28-year-old Briggs. Bozeman police had said Briggs might be headed for Missoula, and Missoula police confirmed Briggs had been in their city Saturday, hours a... Full story
The high drama in the Armory Gymnasium didn't end with the MSU-Northern Lights miracle win over Montana Tech Friday night. Instead, it carried all the way through Saturday's games with Lewis-Clark State. The No. 23 Lights erased a 17-point second-half deficit to beat the Warriors 88-84, while the No. 19 Skylights stormed back from a 22-point hole, only to fall to the No. 13 Warriors 58-49 on a wild Saturday night in Havre. Despite six first-half 3-pointers from Alfie Miller,... Full story
The Havre High boys basketball team sent its seniors out with a win. In a huge Central A showdown Saturday night in Havre, the Blue Ponies beat rival Lewistown 61-56. Sophomore Dane Warp scored 30 points for HHS, who travels to Rocky Boy next Saturday. In Lewistown, the Havre girls suffered a 56-48 to the Eagles. The loss was HHS's first in conference play this season. For complete area high school basketball coverage, see the Hi-Line Roundups in Tuesday's HDN. Saturday's... Full story
The second of two men who have pleaded guilty to breaking into the Stone Child College bookstore at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation and stealing cash and items including seven iPod Touches, an iPod Nano, headphones and jackets was sentenced in federal court in Great Falls Thursday. John Owen Hobbs Jr, 31, pleaded guilty to theft from an Indian tribal organization Nov. 14. His co-defendant, Robert Allen Bradford III, pleaded guilty Oct. 15 to the same charge. Thursday, U.S. District Judge Brian Morris sentenced Hobbs to 18 m... Full story
Sometimes, a team is just too good. That's been the case for the Fairfield High girls baksketball team for 94 straight games now. The Class B Eagles ran their incredible winning streak to 94 straight by beating the Havre Blue Ponies 63-37 Friday night at the HHS gymnasium. The HHS boys also lost at Fairfield 68-62 Friday night. On senior night in Havre, it was Fairfield senior Jill Barta who stole the show. She scored 32 points against HHS, while the Eagles raced out to a... Full story
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team proved that there's no such thing as a sure thing. Friday night at the Armory Gymnasium, Northern overcame a five-point deficit against Montana Tech in the final 11 seconds to force overtime, eventually leading to the No. 23 Lights beating the Orediggers 77-72 in OT. Northern trailed Tech 67-62 with :11 left in regulation. Alfie Miller buried a 3-pointer with :9 to go to narrow the gap to 67-65, but out of timeouts,... Full story
HELENA (AP) — Former Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger says he will probably drop out of U.S. Senate race after his Democratic opponent was appointed to replace Sen. Max Baucus. Bohlinger said Friday he saw the handwriting on the wall when Gov. Steve Bullock picked Lt. Gov. John Walsh to fill Baucus' term. Bohlinger says he used to run track, and he knows he can't win the 100-yard dash when his opponent has a 40-yard head start. He says Walsh will get that head-start by being the incumbent. Walsh, Bohlinger and political newcomer D... Full story
Several families in the Havre area are on the verge of becoming homeless because they are being evicted, and social services agencies that serve them have no funds left to help. That was the dire news from Trina Crawford, the executive director of Havre’s Salvation Army. Crawford said limits have been placed on Section 8 housing assistance, and people who have been eligible in the past for the federal program no longer qualify. She said the mother of a family of four recently told her that because her husband was convicted o... Full story
Laurel — Rocky Boy High School has won statewide acclaim for its efforts to fight their high rate of school dropouts. Working with Graduation Matters, a program launched by Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau, the school has increased its graduation rate from 52.5 to 66 percent in the last three years. That’s not enough — students entering the workforce from the reservation will have enough problems without having to face the future without a high school diploma — but the school is sure headed in the right d... Full story
Several years ago, a colleague showed up to work limping. After I asked him about it, he revealed that he’d gotten kicked by a horse, each hind hoof connecting with a corresponding buttock, sending him flying headfirst into a snow drift. It’s worth taking a moment to picture that, a mental image that is equal parts horrifying, rich with sympathy pains and hilarious. OK, mostly hilarious. (That is the sort of thing that happens to Yosemite Sam and Wile E. Coyote all the tim... Full story
In continuing this series celebrating Montana Territory's 150th anniversary, we will go to Box Elder and Hingham during February. This is the fifth in the series, and comes from the Feb. 6, 1914 issue of The Box Elder Valley Press. Box Elder was getting ready for a big meeting: Three Session Are to Be Held The combined meeting of the Box Elder Basin Development Association and the Farmers' Institute which was to have been held on February 10 has been changed to February 16.... Full story
Corey Holmes, in his time away from his job at Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, creates metal sculptures that can be found in numerous states. People may have seen Holmes' metal sculptures without knowing what they were looking at while driving along the highways in Montana and other states. Holmes has collected pieces of scrap metal, welded them together and attached them to the tops of around 750 fenceposts in 17 states and two provinces, but he did not have to put up... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a 7:49 a.m. Thursday call from Havre High School about harassing phone calls. ——— Officers investigated an 8:35 a.m. Thursday complaint at the police station about someone getting harassing phone calls. ——— Officers investigated a 10:52 a.m. Thursday complaint at the police station about a tablet confiscated from Sunnyside Intermediate School that had some inappropriate things on it. ——— Officers investigated an 11:15 a.m. Thursday complaint at the police station about the... Full story
Richard "Dick" Alan Lucas was born in Havre, Mont. to Orval Ashley Lucas and Mamie Helen Marie McGee on Oct. 8, 1931. He died peacefully on Jan. 31, 2014, in Salt Lake City following a long struggle with COPD. He and mom, Dorothy Ann Kostman, were married for many years but eventually divorced. They had three children, Pam, George and Rick. Over the course of his adult life, Dad gradually moved south; from Havre to Idaho Falls, then Salt Lake, and eventually to Phoenix where h... Full story
Havre High School Student Congress organized and hosted their second annual Mr. Blue Pony show Thursday night. Jamie Lieberg was crowned Mr. Blue Pony 2014 after a grueling competition between peers. The eleven contestants, after being introduced, had to come on stage dressed as their hero and explain why that person was their hero. There were a couple of Supermen, a Batman and a Robin, but a few came on stage as their fathers or a doctor. The contestants then had to display a... Full story
In a long-suspected move, Montana’s Democratic governor this morning appointed his lieutenant governor to fill a vacant Senate seat. “I introduce to you Sen. John Walsh,” Gov. Steve Bullock announced in a press conference shortly after 10 this morning. Bullock, after listing Walsh’s accomplishments including being a 33-year veteran of the Montana National Guard, appointed him to fill the seat vacated by 35-year U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, who was confirmed Thursday as ambassador to China. Baucus, a Democrat, stunned the politic... Full story
Friday High School Basketball Havre girls vs Fairfield, 7 p.m. Havre boys at Fairfield, 6:30 p.m. Rocky Boy girls at Malta, 6 p.m. Rocky Boy boys at Malta, 7:30 Big Sandy girls vs Chinook, 6 p.m. Big Sandy boys vs Chinook, 7:30 Box Elder girls vs HLP, 6 p.m. Box Elder boys vs HLP, 7:30 North Star girls at Sunburst, 6 p.m. North Star boys at Sunburst, 7:30 Turner girls at R-Winifred, 6 p.m. Turner boys at R-Winifred, 7:30 C/J-I girls vs Power, 6 p.m. C/J-I boys vs Power, 7:30 College Basketball Skylights vs Tech, 6 p.m.... Full story
Sitting in the middle of the conference pack, the third-place Havre High boys basketball team has spent most of the week preparing for one of its two games this weekend. Tonight, the Central A Blue Ponies (3-3, 5-9) will face the nonconference District 1B Fairfield Eagles in Fairfield. It would be a nice game to win, but the Ponies are putting a lot of their focus on the weekend’s conference matchup with the Lewistown Golden Eagles. The Ponies will host the fourth-place Golden... Full story
It has been some time since the Havre High wrestling team has been challenged by another program in the Central A, regular season or at the divisional wrestling tournament. Last season, the Central A Blue Ponies were crowned divisional champions, followed by another Class A state title. The Ponies will look to take the first step in repeating last year’s feat at Saturday’s Central A Divisional in Browning. And as the No. 1-ranked Class A team in the state, the Ponies are the... Full story
As far as regular season basketball goes, this weekend is as big as it’s going to get for the Havre High girls basketball team. The Central A Blue Ponies will play two big games, but they’re not just any games. First up is tonight’s much-anticipated showdown with the Fairfield Eagles, followed by Saturday’s road trip to Lewistown. In Lewistown, HHS can clinch the Central A regular season title with a win. Tonight, the Ponies will host Fairfield at 7 at the Havre High gymnasi... Full story
The Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team is getting set for the NAIA Game of the Week. But, the Skylights have to get through one difficult game before they get to an even bigger one. Tonight, the No. 19 Skylights (7-3, 17-5) are home to host the Montana Tech Orediggers in a key Frontier Conference showdown. The game, which tips off at 6 inside the Armory Gymnasium is a prelude to Saturday’s massive rematch with No. 13 Lewis-Clark State, also in Hav... Full story
It’s cold outside, it’s February, it’s crunch time in the Frontier Conference. And that means it’s crunch time for the Montana State University-Northern Lights. With just six games left in the regular season, weekends like the one the No. 23 Lights (19-5, 7-3) are about to embark on don’t get any bigger. Tonight, the Lights host upstart Montana Tech at 8 inside the Armory Gymnasium. And just 24 hours later, Northern will be back in the Armory to host Lewis-Clark State in anoth... Full story
