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  • BILLINGS HERE THEY COME

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 11, 2017

    Make it four in a row for the Montana State University-Northern Skylights. Not that it was in doubt, but Northern’s fourth straight trip to the NAIA national tournament became official Wednesday night. MSU-N, ranked No. 11 in the final NAIA Women’s Coaches Poll, and runners-up in the Frontier Conference Tournament, which received an at-large berth in the 2017 NAIA National Tournament, drew a No. 3 seed in the field and will play No. 22 Loyola of Louisiana in the opening rou... Full story

  • Thursday's State Tournament Results: HLP advances, Box Elder falls

    Updated Mar 9, 2017

    BOYS State AA at Great Falls (Four Seasons) Quarterfinal ADVERTISING Billings Skyview 54, Missoula Sentinel 52 Bozeman 73, Kalispell Flathead 60 Great Falls 57, Missoula Hellgate 45 Kalispell Glacier 56, Billings West 49 State A at Butte Quarterfinal Billings Central 57, Polson 37 Butte Central 48, Belgrade 38 Dillon 60, Hardin 55 Laurel 57, Hamilton 48 State B at Billings (Metra) Quarterfinal Anaconda 68, Whitehall 55 Malta 74, Lame Deer 69 Missoula Loyola 79, Cut Bank 72 Shelby 70, Lodge Grass 44 State C at Bozeman...

  • Report: Study 'clearly demonstrates' benefits of upgrading Wild Horse

    Tim Leeds|Updated Mar 9, 2017

    Another study on the impacts of upgrading the status of the crossing on the Canadian border north of Havre has found the same results: An increase in hours and easing the ability to haul freight across the border will help the economies of both north-central Montana and Alberta. Havre Mayor Tim Solomon, a co-chair of the Wild Horse Border Committee, said in a release that the report shows the economies of the two regions are connected and upgrading Wild Horse would grow the economies, add jobs and increase the economic...

  • Quick Pics - Bringing drama to the club

    Updated Mar 9, 2017

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  • Quick Pics - Loving Opal at Havre High School

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  • Tester pans GOP health care bill

    Alex Ross|Updated Mar 9, 2017

    Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester said Wednesday that, absent changes, it is unlikely that the health care bill introduced by leading congressional Republicans will pass the U.S. Senate. “I think it’s chances in the Senate right now without modification are pretty slim,” Tester said. House Republicans unveiled the American Health Care Act Wednesday as their long awaited bill to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Tester, who voted for Obamacare in 2010, said he might...

  • Havre Middle School slates Fine Arts Night

    Paul Dragu|Updated Mar 9, 2017

    Havre Middle School will host a night of art, music, woodwork projects and snacks as part of Monday night’s Fine Arts Night. “It’s a concert and an art show together,” Rhonda Minnick, the school choir teacher, said Tuesday. The annual event will begin at 7 p.m. and will feature the select singing group The Spotlighters, the sixth-grade choir and the pep band in the assembly room. Select soloists and instrumentalists will also be playing. Cookies made by home economics students will be available in the cafeteria, and woodsho...

  • Tester rolls out bills on water upgrades, Veterans Choice

    Alex Ross|Updated Mar 9, 2017

    Sen. Jon Tester D-Mont, said Wednesday that he has sponsored two pieces of legislation regarding the Veterans Choice program and co-sponsored a third that would help rural communities improve their water and wastewater treatment systems. Tester said rural communities often don’t have the resources needed to maintain their water infrastructure due to a lack of revenue, though they often have to conform with the same federal and state safety standards as larger towns and cities, “Rural America is the backbone of this cou...

  • Town Pump gives to 'Beef on Every Plate'

    Updated Mar 9, 2017

    From Montana Cattlemen’s Association Montana Cattlemen’s Association Foundation has received a $5,000 grant from the Town Pump Charitable Foundation to help pay for processing hamburger from cattle donated by local ranchers. Montana Cattlemen’s Association Foundation has organized the “Beef On Every Plate” program enabling cattle producers to donate cull cows, steers and bulls which the MCA Foundation then arranges to have processed into one-pound hamburger packages and distributed to local food banks. One in seven Montanans...

  • Seasonal employment offered by Fish, Wildlife and Parks

    Updated Mar 9, 2017

    From Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is looking for seasonal employees to run Aquatic Invasive Species Inspection and Decontamination Stations around the state. Successful applicants receive competitive pay, $13.02/hr., potential benefits, and the opportunity to help protect Montana’s precious water resources. Qualifications include: • Must be 18 years old or older. • Must possesses a valid driver’s license and clean driving record. • Must have excellent customer service skills and enjo...

  • Pool closed Saturday and Sunday

    Updated Mar 9, 2017

    The Havre Community Pool will be closed Saturday, March 11, and Sunday March 12. For more information about pool hours and events, people can call 265-8161....

  • The three-day slump

    Updated Mar 9, 2017

    Typically, I go into a three-day slump — depression, the doldrums, call it what you will — when a friend leaves. Karen flies back to Floweree (a few houses perched at the end of that gravel road on the way to Great Falls) tomorrow. Ten days later my cousin Nancie leaves for Sedro Woolley in Washington, but she’ll return in June. I’ll barely have recovered from Nancie abandoning me, when Crin, who arrived last Monday, goes back to Victoria. Jim plans to drive back to Missouri that same week. Carol said she probably will be...

  • For the Record, Mar. 9, 2017

    Updated Mar 9, 2017

    Havre Police Department Nathan Kevin Sam of Havre, 33, was arrested on charges of criminal trespass to property and revocation of suspended or deferred sentence after a First Avenue West caller reported Wednesday at 7:56 a.m. that a man was lying in the snow in the neighbor’s yard. —— Adrian Moses Shawl of Havre, 25, was issued a summons on a theft charge after an officer made a report Wednesday at 9:33 a.m. —— Richard Dale Stampka of Great Falls, 43, was arrested on a federal warrant at a 13th Street West and Jefferson...

  • Landowners have until March 30 to apply for access tax credit program

    Updated Mar 9, 2017

    From Fish, Wildlife and Parks Landowners have until March 30 to submit applications to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks for enrollment in a new program called Unlocking Public Lands that may qualify a landowner for up to $3,000 in annual tax credits. Through this program, a landowner who enters into a contractual agreement with FWP to allow public recreational access across private land to reach a parcel of otherwise inaccessible state or federal Bureau of Land Management or United States Forest Service land is entitled to re...

  • George Ferguson Column: Ten years later, something special happening with HLP again

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 9, 2017

    Ten years probably seems like an eternity to anyone who is a fan of Hays-Lodge Pole boys basketball. Yes, it’s been 10 years since a Thunderbird team played in the Class C state tournament. Today, when the T-Birds tip it up in the 2017 Class C state tourney in Bozeman, the wait will finally be over. But it isn’t just the 10-year anniversary of HLP’s last state tournament appearance. No, it’s something much more than that. A decade ago, the Thunderbirds won a Class C state c...

  • MORE THAN BASKETBALL

    Chris Peterson|Updated Mar 9, 2017

    Jeremy MacDonald is a lot of things. He is a coach, he's an educator, he's a leader and he's a role model. He is also the architect of one of the great Class C basketball dynasties in history - and he has built it his way. It's true that players win games, not coaches. But when you win as much as the Box Elder Bears have under MacDonald, it's not a coincidence. And when you delve into what MacDonald has accomplished in six short years on the sidelines, it's safe to assume,...

  • Three Lights earn Frontier honors

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 9, 2017

    The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team had an outstanding season. The Lights racked up 21 wins and made it to the Frontier Conference semifinals. A lot of Northern's success was helped by the fact that the Lights were the top defensive team in the Frontier Conference. So, it's no surprise that Northern now also boasts the Frontier Conference Defensive Player of the Year. MSU-N junior Ryan Reeves was announced as the league's Defensive Player of the Year... Full story