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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 January. Leroy Michael Stiffarm, born in 1965, forfeited $485 bond and was fined $75 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, 177 days suspended and three credited, for driving under the influence of alcohol, first offense. —— Zane Michael Wymore, born in 1971, was sentenced to 180 days in jail, 135 d...
The Hill County Park Board held lengthy discussions Monday concerning invasive weeds in Beaver Creek Park. Conrad Nystrom of the Hill County Conservation District said that the parks board has given the conservation district permission to move forward with the weed removal process. Nystrom’s group is seeking ways to fund this project and remove a variety of weeds on the park such as houndtongue. Jennifer Kenck, conservation district administrator, has been working on the matter. “There are literally thousands of fou...
In the meeting that Chippewa Cree Business Committee Chairman Ken Blatt St. Marks was ordered to call in order for the council to discuss charges against him and the possibility of his impeachment, there was only one necessary person not present — St. Marks. Attorney Richard Zack of Pepper Hamilton, who represents the committee, said this morning that St. Marks has been effectively removed as chairman. “I believe they’ll have a special election at some point that hasn’t been scheduled yet,” Zack said. No community members s...
US Bank Park will be spruced up because of the work of Havre Trials. The nonprofit organization that is trying to build up Havre's system of walking and bike trails will sign an agreement with the city of Havre that will give Havre Trails the authority to secure grants to get the work done. Havre Trails will apply this week for a $20,000 grant from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Havre Trails hopes to refurbish the walkways on the 20-acre park, which is adjacent to Montana...
It’s been 18 months since Havre Police chief Kirk Fitch retired, and no permanent successor has been named. That’s almost as long as Fitch had been chief. Assistant Chief Gabe Matosich has been acting chief during that time. Havre resident Bill Lanier asked Mayor Tim Solomon at Monday’s City Council meeting just what was up. “We haven't heard anything,” he said. Solomon said there are “personnel matters going on behinds the scenes,” and he hoped to know something soon. He did not elaborate. Solomon thanked Lanier for as...
Havre City Council has taken the first step toward holding a referendum this fall on a proposal for a 20-year, $30 million project to upgrade the city’s aging streets and stormwater network. The project would begin by making repairs to 10 priority projects then spread to other parts of the city. The entire project would cost owners of a $100,000 home about $1 per day in new taxes, city officials said. City council members supporting the proposal said the streets are in terrible disrepair and improvements are needed for the s...
The students and staff at Sunnyside Intermediate School wrapped up "I Love to Read Month" and honored Dr. Seuss's birthday Monday by holding a door decorating contest. The theme of the contest was Dr. Seuss books and movies, and was titled the Student Council's Community Connections Door Decorating Contest. Many doors on the campus featured designs related to Seuss's books or movies, such as "Oh the Places You'll Go" and "If I Ran a Circus." As long as the doors followed the...
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Editor: Havre High School Close Up would like to thank all of the community members, businesses and family members who supported our pancake breakfast fundraiser on Feb. 22. We would especially like to thank the Eagles Club for its continued support of our organization and fundraising efforts to travel to Washington, D.C. We could not experience D.C. without the continued Havre community support. Our nine juniors are very excited to travel to Close Up this April and our sophomores are eagerly looking forward to their trip in...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a 9:58 a.m. Monday call from 1st Street Northeast about a spoon and two syringes that the calling party found in an apartment he was cleaning out. —— A two-vehicle, noninjury crash was investigated after officers investigated a 12:50 p.m. Monday call from 13th Avenue and 1st Street. —— A summons was issued after officers investigated a report of an employee theft at a 1st Street West business at 2:11 p.m. Monday. —— A summons was issued after officers investigated a 2:16 p.m. M...
GREAT FALLS - The Havre Blue Ponies could have had a built-in excuse not to play well in a do-or-die Monday night Central A challenge game. The Blue Ponies could have been still looking back at their heartbreaking double-overtime loss to Belgrade in Saturday night's divisional championship game. And no one would have blamed them. But that isn't the nature of the 2014-15 Blue Ponies. That isn't how they're built. Instead, the Ponies returned to the CMR Fieldhouse for a challeng...
The Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team couldn’t have built any more momentum heading into the 2015 Frontier Conference Tournament. And senior night couldn’t have gone any better for A’Jha Edwards. After scoring 20 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in a win over UGF last Saturday night in Havre, Edwards was named Frontier Conference Player of the Week for the sixth time this season. Edwards, who averaged 16 points and 13 rebounds per game, recorded her rem...
Dane Warp, Havre Basketball Havre junior Dane Warp has done a lot of incredible things already in his basketball career. But at the top is what he did at this past weekend's Central A tournament in Great Falls. Warp torched Browning for 27 points in a semifinal win on Friday afternoon, but his encore Saturday night was one for the ages. In a double-overtime loss to Belgrade in the championship game, Warp scored a remarkable 41 points, including four 3-pointers. The two-time...
