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Articles from the March 24, 2015 edition


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  • Supervisor who aided Rocky Boy man begins trial

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Mar 24, 2015

    The jury trial for the supervisor of Larry Denny, who was indicted for accepting payments from a government job he had stopped working, began Monday. John Grimson Lyon, of Virginia, is accused of wire fraud, making false claims and theft of government property after allegedly assisting Denny in making sure Denny was paid when he left his job at the Bureau of Land Management in Virginia to go to Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation to work with his own company there. Witnesses who were sworn in to speak at the trial at Missouri R... Full story

  • Quick Picks: Dissecting the catch at St. Jude's

    Updated Mar 24, 2015

    Erin McLain's third-grade class at St. Jude Thaddeus School participated in Montana Fish Wildlife and Park's "Hooked on Fishing." The program ended in a dissection of fish caught by St. Jude's students, led by FWP's Kloker and Dave Hagengruber... Full story

  • Hi-Line Living Preview: Nature photography

    Updated Mar 24, 2015

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  • Chicken bill goes to City Council

    John Kelleher|Updated Mar 24, 2015

    Havre City Council will soon take up the issue of whether people should be allowed to keep chickens in their yards. The council’s Ordinance Committee voted Monday night to send to the council the proposed ordinance members have been working on for several weeks. Like earlier meetings, supporters and opponents spoke before the committee. Committee Chair Andrew Brekke said he expected council would take the matter up at its meeting April 6. A public hearing might then be held during the third week of April and the council c... Full story

  • For the Record, March 24, 2015

    Updated Mar 24, 2015

    Havre Police Department Kurt Allan Eagleman, 35, of Havre was arrested was arrested Monday at 8:12 a.m. on a charge of violation of condition of release. —— Officers investigated a report from 2nd Avenue Monday at 8:42 a.m. concerning suspicious activity. The calling party reported a light was on in an abandoned house. —— Deputies investigated a sexual assault report made Monday at 12:39 p.m. —— Officers investigated a report made at the police department concerning a civil standby Monday at 7:09 p.m. Hill County Sheriff’s O... Full story

  • Agenda: Hill County Water District

    Updated Mar 24, 2015

    The Hill County Water District meeting will be Wednesday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the District’s shop/office at 104 2nd St. in Hingham. • Recognition of visitors; public comments, limited to any matter not on this agenda and within the jurisdiction of the District Board — three-minute time limit per speaker. • Call to order and approval of minutes of previous meeting • Old business • Other old business • New business: 1. Employee report 2. Review of Proposed Ordinance 2015-1amending section 9.2 services provided to o... Full story

  • Lights hit the spring ground running

    Chris Peterson|Updated Mar 24, 2015

    As the weather starts to improve, it means that spring in Montana is nearly upon us and for the players on the Montana State University-Northern football team, it means they are back at it with spring football. However, this year's spring football is a little different than it has been in a long time at Northern, and that's because there is a new head coach in Aaron Christensen, who has taken over the reigns as head football coach at MSU-N. And even though it may not be... Full story

  • George Ferguson Column: Nothing but pride for our Skylights

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 24, 2015

    Pride. That's a word that gets thrown around a lot in sports. Sometimes, it's even over used. But, when talking about the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team, it's a word that can't be used enough. The Skylights program has always been a source of pride on Northern's campus, and in the Havre community. And under head coach Chris Mouat, the last 10 years have been no different. However, this last season, and the last two years for that matter, have been... Full story