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Though they might not know it yet, Hi-Line Democrats have at least one candidate running for state representative in Montana's 33rd House District. Michael Finley, 67, of North Havre, filed to appear on the June primary ballot on Monday, according to a list of candidates running for state legislature posted on the Montana Secretary of State's website. Finley, who is retired after spending 33 years working as a railroad telegrapher and clerk for Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
Hours before one of the biggest games of his career, Brandon The Boy and his teammates walked through the doors at Paris Gibson Middle School in Great Falls. The Box Elder Bears were getting ready for a shoot around. They were practicing and preparing for the Northern C championship game Feb. 26 against the Belt Huskies. The Boy expected to shoot some shots in an attempt to stay sharp for the game later that evening. What he didn't expect was to find a painting of his...
During a span of five days, 46 alcohol compliance checks were conducted by the state Public Health and Human Services and Mental Disorders Division, with the help of Havre Police Department and Hill County Sheriff’s Office, which resulted with eight establishments failing the alcohol compliance checks for selling to minors, Havre Police Department Chief Gabe Matosich said. The following businesses failed the alcohol compliance checks: Walleye Tavern, Havre Emporium, Bear Paw Meats, Liquor Stop Plus, Maui Nights Casino, G...
Nine-year-old Andrew Padgett of Kelsey Ward's fourth-grade class at Sunnyside Intermediate School likes Kansas, math, history and the Constitution. Andrew says he's more than 9; he's 9 and 5/12s. He explained how he got the 5/12s as his legs nervously fidgeted back and forth. Math is not the only thing Andrew is good at. It turns out geography know-how runs in the family. His 11-year-old sister, Stephanie, was the geography winner at Sunnyside last year. Andrew is the winner...
Pam Hillery noticed soreness for the first time three years ago last month when she was attending Gov. Steve Bullock's inaugural ball. She thought maybe it was just because she'd been dancing so much. Doctors went through a list eliminating the possibilities. Lyme disease, multiple sclerosis, one by one the possibilities were scratched off the list. Finally, doctors got to the last thing they check in such cases - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease. It...
Havre Middle School is hosting a Middle School Invitational Choral Festival on Monday, March 7. Seventh and eighth-grade students from Sunburst, Shelby, Chester-Joplin-Inverness, Chinook, Turner and Havre Middle School will sing in a large mass choir under the direction of guest conductor Larry Swingen from Malta. After a day of rehearsing, an evening concert will be presented at 6:30 p.m. in the Havre Middle School Assembly Room. The repertoire is a diverse program consisting of jazz, spirituals, and several multicultural...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a two-vehicle motor vehicle crash near Havre High School Tuesday at 7:14 a.m. No one was injured. —— Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity after a caller from a 2nd Avenue address reported a “possible attempted break-in attempt” Tuesday at 9:43 a.m. —— Diandra Mary Johnson,19, of Harlem was arrested on charges of possession of toxic substances and minor in possession and on a Justice or City court warrant after a motor vehicle crash was investigated Tuesday at...
Hill County Park Board will meet in the Timmons Rooms 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. Cabin business: #8 Quarter Gulch Lane; #4 Bear Paw Road; #48 Mooney Coulee Lane 5. Old business: Lodge Repairs discussion: Feasibility Study update; Rules and Regulation Committee update; Blackie Coulee update; Lions Campground update; Lions Campground Pavilion funding update; Stream Health Discussion update; Weed control 6. New...
Benjamin G. Bear of Harlem passed away Feb. 26, 2016. Wake services will be held at Red Whip Center in Fort Belknap Belknap at 6 p.m. today, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Red Whip. Edwards Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Robert Erskine, 95, of Chinook passed away Feb. 26, 2016, in Chinook. Cremation has taken place and services will be held at a later date. Edwards Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Joyce Ferrin Faechner, 82, of Great Falls passed away Feb. 27, 2016. Joyce was born on May 31, 1933, in Lewistown, Montana. Joyce was raised near Glasgow, Montana, along with her brother and two sisters. She graduated from Northern Montana College and became an elementary teacher in Great Falls. Joyce married Al Faechner in Nov. 1955, a marriage of 59 years until Al's death in 2014. They had four children: Jerry, Glen (Tracy), Jolee (John), and Randy (Chrissy). There are...
From Montana Farm Service Agency The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its intent to assist organic farmers with the cost of establishing up to 20,000 acres of new conservation buffers and other practices on and near farms that produce organic crops. USDA Farm Service Agency Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs Brad Pfaff issued the announcement Tuesday at the Midwest Organics and Sustainable Education Service conference in La Crosse, Wis. “This financial assistance will help tailor existing conservation practices t...
From Bruce Nelson USDA Farm Service Agency state executive director In agriculture, opportunity is often created from overcoming challenges. So when I hear people say "work for the best and prepare for the worst," it is the American farmers and ranchers who come to mind because they characterize the optimism and resilience of the very concept, especially when it comes to overcoming severe weather. And although many farmers and ranchers carry insurance on their crops and...
Press release Registration is now open for the Montana Famers Union Young Producer Conference that will be held April 1 and 2 at Best Western Plus Great Northern Inn in Havre. The conference is open to anyone interested in agriculture. The agenda will include topics ranging from ag lending to soil health and agri-technology. MFU is offering a day camp for kids while parents attend the conference. The cost of the conference is: $25 for members and college students and $35 for nonmembers/nonstudent. People can register online...
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. A woman born in 1996, but under 18 years when cited, was fined $500 for driving without a valid driver’s license and was fined $250 for failing to carry proof of insurance, first offense. —— Stephanie Lynn Collins, born in 1982, was fined $100 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, all days su...
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team couldn't have been playing any better entering the 2016 Frontier Conference Playoffs. Unfortunately, they ran into a team that took their game to even another level. The Lights, winners of four straight games to close the regular season, could only watch as Rocky Mountain College senior Rob Nyby led the Battlin' Bears to a 78-66 win Tuesday night inside the Fortin Center in Billings. The loss to the Bears was...
The Montana State University-Northern Skylights take on Rocky Mountain College in the Frontier Conference playoffs tonight in the Armory Gymnasium. And they'll do so as the No. 16 team in the country. In the final NAIA Women's Coaches Poll for the regular season, the Skylights remained at No. 16. Northern split last weekend, beating then No. 12 Lewis-Clark State before falling to Montana Tech Saturday night. Four Frontier teams continue to be ranked in the women's poll, and...
The Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team has had its share of setbacks in what has been another very good season. In fact, the Skylights have had to bounce back from setbacks at the hands of Rocky Mountain College not once, but twice this season. Now however, No. 16 Northern will try and rebound from its latest setback against the Battlin’ Bears, and the Skylights (22-7) will try and do it in the first round of the Frontier Conference Playoffs. Northern me...
The Havre High boys basketball team did something it hasn’t done in 12 years last week. This week, the Blue Ponies will try for something they haven’t done in 22. That something is win the Class A state championship. And with the way that the Blue Ponies stormed through the Eastern A Divisional last weekend in Billings, there is reason to believe that a championship is within reach. “If we can keep playing the way that we have been playing,” HHS head coach Curt Leeds said. ...
For one year now, the Box Elder boys basketball team has been waiting for the Class C state tournament — and finally, this week in Great Falls, it has arrived and so has the Bears' chance to cement their status as a Class C dynasty. There have been a lot of teams that have won state tournaments, but winning multiple titles, and especially winning two in three years, is a much different animal. And if the Bears are able to achieve it and finish with an incredible record of 7...
Wednesday College Basketball Skylights vs RMC, 7 p.m. Thursday High School Basketball State A in Missoula Havre vs Hamilton, 12 p.m. State C in Great Falls Box Elder vs Reed Point-Rapelje, 6:30 p.m. Northern B Girls in Choteau Rocky Boy vs Glasgow, 2:30 p.m. Harlem vs Choteau, 8 p.m. Friday High School Basketball State A in Missoula State C in Great Falls Northern B in Choteau College Wrestling Lights at NAIA national tournament in Topeka, Kans. Hockey Glacier at Bozeman...
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For most people, unseasonably warm weather in the winter is a cause for rejoice, not unease. But in a state where agriculture is a significant portion of the state's economy, unusual swings in temperature can mean the difference between financial feast and famine. This winter, from December to mid-February has seen unusually high temperatures. Figures provided by National Weather Service show that in the first half of February, the average temperature was 13.7 degrees above...
