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Pauline Timmons Saenger, formerly of Havre, passed away March 4, 2014, in Las Vegas, Nev. at the age of 94. Se was born Feb. 17, 1920, in Havre to R.C. "Doc Timmons, Hill County sheriff for 44 years, and Clara Garske Timmons. She was married to James R. Saenger, who preceded her in death in 1976. No funeral services are planned.... Full story
Havre Police Department An 8-year-old was issued a summons after officers responded to a 2:10 p.m. Monday call from Lincoln-McKinley School about a disruptive student. No other information was given. ——— Officers investigated a 2:47 p.m. Monday call from the Hill County Detention Center about an inmate requesting to speak to an officer about an assault that happened last week. ——— Officers investigated a 4:11 p.m. Monday question at the police station about a temporary restraining order violation. ——— A two-vehicle, noni... Full story
City Council Monday night voted in favor of the first Williams Syndrome walk in Montana being held in Havre. At the short meeting, city council unanimously voted in favor of allowing the Support Williams Syndrome Awareness Walk to take place on May 4. Stewart and Dottie Wilson are organizing the event in honor of their daughter, Keeley, who was born with Williams Syndrome. May is Williams Syndrome Awareness month. Registration for the walk will begin at 2:30 p.m. and the walk will begin at Town Square at 4 p.m. Sunday, May... Full story
Idaho law enforcement still is investigating the death of a Havre man, with a spokesperson saying Monday that no details are being released at this point. Kendall Quinnell’s body was found Sept. 8 in Shoshone Park in the Idaho Panhandle off Interstate 90, east of Kellogg, Idaho. Friends have told members of his family that he was in Missoula, 110 miles east of the park, Sept. 7. Teresa Baker, public information officer for the Idaho State Police, said in an email Monday that the investigation continues and no information w... Full story
DODSON — Wanda Loy Applehans Durocher died March 16, after a long battle with lung cancer. She was co-owner of Second Hand Rose in Harlem, retiring in 2000. Rosary will be 7 p.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Dodson. Mass will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church.... Full story
At the end of a 35-minute hearing Monday in federal court in Great Falls, the judge refused to appoint new counsel for a woman accused of embezzling federal money while head of the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation clinic. Instead, he ordered her to represent herself in the April 11 trial. Fawn Tadios requested March 7 that the court appoint a new attorney to represent her, which would have been her fifth lawyer in the case, “reluctantly” agreed to by the prosecution. “Admittedly, Tadios’ conduct has tied the process in knots,... Full story
The Montana Human Rights Commission ruling that made Hill and Blaine counties liable for the death of A.J. Longsoldier has been thrown out by a District Court judge in Helena. The commission’s ruling would have required the counties to pay $1.35 million to the Longsoldier estate after the organization found those entities at fault for the 18-year-old’s death in November 2009. District Judge Jeffrey Sherlock ordered that the $1.35 million not be paid and that the commission be dismissed from the Longsoldier case. The ori... Full story
Hill County’s clerk and recorder is leaving her position nine months early, moving to the eastern edge of Montana to be with her husband. “I have enjoyed my 13½ years working for and serving the citizens of Hill County, the last four of which have been as the clerk and recorder,” Darla Dahl told the Havre Daily News. “It is now time for our family to be together again. My husband, Shawn, is from Sidney and has been back there working for the past two-and-a-half years.” Hill County Commission Chair Mike Wendland said Monda... Full story
Havre is a long way from Seattle, but Roshawn West has been right at home with the Lights Roshawn West and the Montana State University-Northern Lights are headed to the big Kansas City to play in their fourth straight NAIA national basketball tournament. And playing basketball in the big city is nothing new to West. Hailing from Seattle, West has grown up in the hustle and bustle of city life. But, 1,100 miles to the east, West has found a home, and success, playing college... Full story
In football, they say speed kills. In basketball size kills. And as the Montana State University-Northern Skylights get closer to their first NAIA national women’s tournament game in eight years, they have a size advantage unlike most teams in the field. Northern, led by head coach Chris Mouat has had some very good teams in recent years, but not since the days of center Stacie Barker have the Skylights had a dominating post presence, a presence that makes opposing teams q... Full story
I’ll just get this off my chest right now. Saturday night at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, I wasn’t a very good journalist. No, I’m not ashamed to admit it. Now, I’m not saying I didn’t do my job to the best of my abilities because, in a not-overconfident manner, I feel like I knocked my coverage of the Havre High girls basketball state championship out of the park. I feel like I, along with Daniel Horton and his outstanding basketball photography skills, did a stella... Full story
The road to the postseason isn’t a breeze, for any college basketball team, at any level. But make no mistake, the road to the 2014 Buffalo Funds NAIA national men’s basketball tournament has been more like a roller coaster for the Montana State University-Northern Lights. Northern, which faces the Freed-Hardeman Lions in the first round of the national tournament Thursday morning in Kansas City, went a sparkling 23-8 overall this season, the Lights’ eighth straight 20-wi... Full story
