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The members of Montana’s congressional delegation each offered prayers Saturday to the family of Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, expressing gratitude for his three decades sitting on the nation’s highest court. Scalia died Saturday morning of a heart attack while on a hunting trip at the Cibolo Creek Ranch in western Texas. In a press release soon after the news broke, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., expressed his condolences to Scalia’s family. “Sharla and I send our thoughts and prayers to the entire Scalia...
Arlene Morsette, who said she hears voices, is in a mental institution for robbing a pharmacy with a BB gun, and, after Friday's sentencing hearing, will continue to be there for at least more three years. Morsette appeared in Hill County District Court Friday morning via Judicial Video Network from Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs. She received 20 years, with 15 suspended. Morsette will serve five years in the state hospital, during which she will receive mental health...
Beeters claim two B-C champs, place all five as a tribute to Jesse Dannels BILLINGS — Leading up to the All-Class State wrestling tournament in Billings this past weekend, the wrestlers of the Chinook wrestling team vowed to win the Class C state title in honor of Jesse Dannels. And by the time the tournament came to a close, the Sugarbeeters made good on that promise. In an emotional and inspiring performance over two days at the Rimrock Auto Arena at the Metra, Chinook h...
BILLINGS - Jesse Dannels was all over the Rimrock Auto Arena at the Metra in Billings this weekend. He was honored by pictures, sayings, T-shirts and armbands. But, the way in which he was honored most profoundly, was by the performance of his teammates. Stricken with grief and saddened by loss, the Chinook Sugarbeeters showed incredible fortitude this past weekend, as all five of their wrestlers placed fifth or better en route to a second consecutive Class C state...
Lacey The Boy, 30, is being held on felony charges after a disturbance on the 600 Block of 1st Street West Saturday morning. Officers said they responded to several 911 calls that someone had a gun and a bat and was going after a pickup. Police were unable to verify that a gun was fired in the incident. By the time police had arrived at the scene, both the pickup and a gray car with the other participants, had gone. But police said they eventually found both cars, and the investigation is continuing. The Boy is being held at...
Press release The competitors the Havre speech and debate team sent to the national qualifier tournament in Bozeman saw some success against tough competition over the weekend, though none made the cut to travel to nationals. “I was hoping we could send some students to Salt Lake City in June,” said head coach Tim Leeds, “but they did well against some of the toughest competition in the state. I am proud of how our team did for the entire season and this weekend in Bozeman.” The Havre students competed against some of the...
Hill and Blaine County Republicans will kick off the campaign season with their annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner Sunday, Feb. 21. Andrew Brekke, chair of the Hill County Republicans, said the event serves to celebrate the party’s victories and rally the faithful ahead of the 2016 elections. The dinner will be held at the Best Western Havre Inn and Suites with cocktails at 5 p.m. A barbeque buffet dinner will be served at 6 p.m. There will be silent and live auctions, where attendees can bid on items. Proceeds will go to the B...
It was a good day for serial offender Robert Sunchild Friday afternoon in state District Court. Sunchild, who is serving a five-year sentence for drunkenly assaulting his girlfriend, has the opportunity to avoid prison altogether. Sunchild has been in the Hill County Detention Center for the last 45 days after he violated parole Dec. 1 by getting drunk and beating up his wheelchair-ridden father. That incident reinstated a suspended sentence, the result of the assault on his girlfriend. Sunchild admitted Jan. 15 that he viola...
Tillie S. Patterson, 102, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at her residence. Cremation has taken place, and a full obituary will follow at a later date. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Tillie’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family and friends at http://www.hollandbonine.com....
Havre Police Department Leslee Faye Parker, 30, of Box Elder and Ricky Lee Hinkle, 55, of Havre were each served a Justice or City court warrant at the Hill County Detention Center Friday at 3:33 p.m. —— Officers investigated a gas drive-off theft after a caller reported Saturday at 12:36 p.m. that a black truck with black fender flares drove off west bound after pumping gas. —— Timothy Ryan Smith, 33, of Havre was arrested Saturday at 7:53 p.m. on a charge of criminal contempt in relation to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violati...
Hill County Conservation District will meet Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the USDA Building, 206 25th Ave. W., Suite 1. Call meeting to order Agenda additions Approval of minutes Treasurer’s report: NACD dues; Fresno Road grant reimbursement; National Watershed Coalition dues; Bills to paid out of county funds — National Association of Conservation District dues; Bills to be paid out of checking. Public comment Old business: Fresno Reservoir roads; Weed control grant for Beaver Creek Park; Saline seep mitigation; NRCS District con...
Albert Thomas Cliff, 83, born Nov. 17, 1932, moved to the sand hills at 5:35 p.m., Feb. 10, 2016, in Pasco, Washington, surrounded by his loving sons and family members. Services are at Chief Nosey Center, Lodge Pole. The wake is today, Monday, Feb. 15, at 5 p.m. The funeral is at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16, with a feed after interment...
The Great Northern Fair Board will meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the Timmons Room in the Hill County Courthouse. The agenda for the meeting follows: Call the meeting to order Introduction of new board members Roll call of board members Read and approve minutes of the previous meeting of Jan. 19 Finance 1. Budget 2. Bills to be paid Committee reports 1. Hiring Committee 2. Barn Committee 3. Carnival Committee 4. Finance Committee 5. 4-H report Old business 1. Rental agreement separate from manager’s contract 2. Fair p...
Sometimes, winning streaks must come to an end. And the three-game road winning streak the Montana State University-Northern Skylights were on came to an abrupt end Saturday night in Billings. The No. 17 Skylights lost at Rocky Mountain College’s Fortin Center for the second time this season, as the Battlin’ Bears led wire-to-wire in a 62-52 victory, dropping MSU-N to 8-6 in the Frontier Conference, but also bringing to an end a brutal six-game road trip. “We just didn...
Last month, the Havre High girls basketball team swept the Lewistown Golden Eagles and Rocky Boy Morning Stars in pretty convincing fashion. And the Blue Ponies did the same this weekend. But, the sweep was much more difficult to come by. On Friday night, Havre captured a crucial Central A win in Lewistown, as the Ponies beat the Eagles 42-38 to improve to 7-0 in the Central A and remain one game ahead of Browning heading into the final week of the regular season. The game...
Before the Havre High boys basketball team blew out the Rocky Boy Stars for the second time this season, the Blue Ponies had a little Central A business to take care of. On Friday night, Havre honored special seniors Dane Warp, Jerod Boles, Nate Rismon, Zack Hunt and Bridger Bibeau before the group’s last game inside the HHS gymnasium. But better yet, the best to way to honor the seniors was to go out and play well and beat rival Lewistown in an important Central A s...
Friday night’s dual against the Iowa Hawkeyes was going to be the biggest moment in the wrestling lives of the Montana State University-Northern grapplers. How could it not be? After all, the Hawkeyes are the sport’s biggest name and biggest brand, and they were coming to the Armory Gymnasium. For one Northern wrestler, a match against Iowa was going to be his last inside the Armory Gymnasium. How fun is that? But fun isn’t a word that can describe the week Northern senior Wil...
BILLINGS — There are few things in high school sports that can rival the excitement of finals night at the All-Class state wrestling tournament and once again finals night was a time for the Havre Blue Ponies to shine. In front of a packed house inside the Rimrock Auto Arena at the Metra in Billings Saturday night, the Havre High wrestling team put on a show, capturing five individual state titles and coming just short of two others as HHS put seven wrestlers into the c...
There are a lot of state championship swimming trophies in the hallowed halls of Havre High School. And now, the case needs to make room for one more. On Saturday at the Swarthout Pool in Great Falls, the Havre High girls swim team captured the Class A state championship by scoring an astounding 67 points, easily defeating defending champ Billings Central, which came away with 43 points. It was Havre's first state championship in five years, as the Rams have had a...
BILLINGS — There are times when sports can seem meaningless and insignificant. But this past weekend in Billings was not one of those times. Of course in the grand scheme of things, there are many things more important than sports. The tragic loss of Jesse Dannels serves as a constant reminder of that. Yet, Friday and Saturday, at the All-Class State wrestling tournament at the Rimrock Auto Arena at the Metra in Billings, we got another reminder. We were reminded how much s...
Sports, most of the time, don’t turn out like the movies. The decided underdog doesn’t win, unlike the movie where the guy, no matter the odds stacked against him, always seems to get the girl in the end. No matter how big an underdog the Montana State University-Northern Lights were when they faced off against the Iowa Hawkeyes in a historic meeting, and in front of a record crowd inside the Armory Gymnasium Friday night, the Lights, and their fans won, no matter the fin...
BILLINGS — The Havre High wrestling team went to Billings for the All-Class state wrestling tournament this past weekend with the goal of winning a fourth straight team championship. When it was all said and done, the Blue Ponies achieved that goal with what looked like ease. The Blue Ponies trailed in the tournament only for a short time Friday after the first round, but after that, HHS led wire-to-wire and steamrolled the competition, capturing the Class A title at the t...
