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The National Weather Service is looking for a few good spotters. Joe Goodsward, meteorologist for the NWS Forecast Office in Great Falls, held a seminar in the Hill County Justice Center on Wednesday about being a severe weather spotter. Goodsward explained why severe weather, such as severe wind and hail from thunderstorms and tornadoes, occur and how to spot the situations in which they are likely to occur. Having spotters who can see the severe weather about to happen and who will call the NWS about it is crucial, he...
Heidi Bischoff sits in her office in the basement of the Hill County Courthouse, her glass of tea covered with plastic wrap. "Every time someone walks across the floor upstairs, dust filters down on my desk," she said, laughing. That's what happens when you work in the sanitarian's office in the Courthouse. Bischoff is a sanitarian. She works full time for Hill County and is contracted to Blaine County for two days a month to do inspections. Bischoff got to be a sanitairan in a very unlikely way. A Chester native, she met...
Northern VB scrimmage tonight Lights football teams scrimmage on Saturday The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team's annual maroon and gold scrimmage is slated for tonight at 7 p.m. at the Northern Gym. The Northern football team also announced its annual scrimmage, set for Saturday at 6 p.m. at Blue Pony Stadium. Northern football coach Walt Currie said the scrimmage will be much like the team's scrimmage from spring season, which ended in a 7-7 tie. The Lights open their season Aug. 25 against defending... Full story
A Havre judge sentenced a drug dealer to five years in prison, then suspended the sentence so the man could continue paying child support. William Lynn Newbury, 33, Havre, had pleaded guilty to two counts of felony criminal distribution of dangerous drugs. In 12th Judicial District Court on Wednesday, Judge John Warner placed Newbury, 33, Havre, under the supervision of the Department of Corrections for five years. He is required to maintain employment and to keep child support payments current during that time. Newbury...
Children in the Havre area read the equivalent of 148 days in the Havre-Hill County Library from June 6 to July 26. Bonnie Williamson, library director, said 360 children took part in "The Reading Road Trip U.S.A.," recording 212,627 minutes of reading and being read to. The library awarded incentives to 159 of the readers who met their goal in the program. "The real prize is the remarkable kids who developed the hobby of reading and the ability to read so well and easily," Williamson said. Katie Hodges, daughter of Tim and...
Political games and monuments are back Our view With the designation of the Upper Missouri River Breaks as a national monument, some lousy political gamesmanship arrived in Montana. After the Central Montana Resource Advisory Council took two years of public testimony and sent its recommendations to Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, Babbitt recommended that President Clinton designate 377,000 acres of federal land along the last 146 miles of undisturbed land on the Missouri River as a national monument. Clinton did... Full story
Close friends and family members waited anxiously along Old Post Road on Thursday afternoon in anticipation of Ryan Chagnon finally returning home. Yellow ribbons lined the route that Ryan and nearly 20 other cars would take through Havre to the Chagnon house. A white limousine was also there as a special surprise for Ryan. Ryan's sister, Jessica, nearly missed the return as she stopped by the Blue Pony football practice to get some of Ryan's closest friends and classmates to join the welcome. No one could be left out of this...
Another pizza chain will be calling Havre home in late October or early November. Domino's Pizza is opening a store at 501 First St., franchisee James Mickolio said. Domino's Pizza LLC surveyed Havre and "in their opinion found it would do well," he said. He added that Havre has been on the list of possible Domino's Pizza sites for three or four years. Domino's has been pushing franchisees to build stores in small towns with a population of 8,000, 9,000 or higher because the corporation has found less competition in towns...
Political games and monuments are back Our view With the designation of the Upper Missouri River Breaks as a national monument, some lousy political gamesmanship arrived in Montana. After the Central Montana Resource Advisory Council took two years of public testimony and sent its recommendations to Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, Babbitt recommended that President Clinton designate 377,000 acres of federal land along the last 146 miles of undisturbed land on the Missouri River as a national monument. Clinton did...
The National Weather Service is looking for a few good spotters. Joe Goodsward, meteorologist for the NWS Forecast Office in Great Falls, held a seminar in the Hill County Justice Center on Wednesday about being a severe weather spotter. Goodsward explained why severe weather, such as severe wind and hail from thunderstorms and tornadoes, occur and how to spot the situations in which they are likely to occur. Having spotters who can see the severe weather about to happen and who will call the NWS about it is crucial, he...
Heidi Bischoff sits in her office in the basement of the Hill County Courthouse, her glass of tea covered with plastic wrap. "Every time someone walks across the floor upstairs, dust filters down on my desk," she said, laughing. That's what happens when you work in the sanitarian's office in the Courthouse. Bischoff is a sanitarian. She works full time for Hill County and is contracted to Blaine County for two days a month to do inspections. Bischoff got to be a sanitairan in a very unlikely way. A Chester native, she met...
Northern VB scrimmage tonight Lights football teams scrimmage on Saturday The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team's annual maroon and gold scrimmage is slated for tonight at 7 p.m. at the Northern Gym. The Northern football team also announced its annual scrimmage, set for Saturday at 6 p.m. at Blue Pony Stadium. Northern football coach Walt Currie said the scrimmage will be much like the team's scrimmage from spring season, which ended in a 7-7 tie. The Lights open their season Aug. 25 against defending...
A Havre judge sentenced a drug dealer to five years in prison, then suspended the sentence so the man could continue paying child support. William Lynn Newbury, 33, Havre, had pleaded guilty to two counts of felony criminal distribution of dangerous drugs. In 12th Judicial District Court on Wednesday, Judge John Warner placed Newbury, 33, Havre, under the supervision of the Department of Corrections for five years. He is required to maintain employment and to keep child support payments current during that time. Newbury... Full story
Children in the Havre area read the equivalent of 148 days in the Havre-Hill County Library from June 6 to July 26. Bonnie Williamson, library director, said 360 children took part in "The Reading Road Trip U.S.A.," recording 212,627 minutes of reading and being read to. The library awarded incentives to 159 of the readers who met their goal in the program. "The real prize is the remarkable kids who developed the hobby of reading and the ability to read so well and easily," Williamson said. Katie Hodges, daughter of Tim and... Full story
Close friends and family members waited anxiously along Old Post Road on Thursday afternoon in anticipation of Ryan Chagnon finally returning home. Yellow ribbons lined the route that Ryan and nearly 20 other cars would take through Havre to the Chagnon house. A white limousine was also there as a special surprise for Ryan. Ryan's sister, Jessica, nearly missed the return as she stopped by the Blue Pony football practice to get some of Ryan's closest friends and classmates to join the welcome. No one could be left out of this...
Another pizza chain will be calling Havre home in late October or early November. Domino's Pizza is opening a store at 501 First St., franchisee James Mickolio said. Domino's Pizza LLC surveyed Havre and "in their opinion found it would do well," he said. He added that Havre has been on the list of possible Domino's Pizza sites for three or four years. Domino's has been pushing franchisees to build stores in small towns with a population of 8,000, 9,000 or higher because the corporation has found less competition in towns...
Political games and monuments are back Our view With the designation of the Upper Missouri River Breaks as a national monument, some lousy political gamesmanship arrived in Montana. After the Central Montana Resource Advisory Council took two years of public testimony and sent its recommendations to Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, Babbitt recommended that President Clinton designate 377,000 acres of federal land along the last 146 miles of undisturbed land on the Missouri River as a national monument. Clinton did...
The National Weather Service is looking for a few good spotters. Joe Goodsward, meteorologist for the NWS Forecast Office in Great Falls, held a seminar in the Hill County Justice Center on Wednesday about being a severe weather spotter. Goodsward explained why severe weather, such as severe wind and hail from thunderstorms and tornadoes, occur and how to spot the situations in which they are likely to occur. Having spotters who can see the severe weather about to happen and who will call the NWS about it is crucial, he...
Heidi Bischoff sits in her office in the basement of the Hill County Courthouse, her glass of tea covered with plastic wrap. "Every time someone walks across the floor upstairs, dust filters down on my desk," she said, laughing. That's what happens when you work in the sanitarian's office in the Courthouse. Bischoff is a sanitarian. She works full time for Hill County and is contracted to Blaine County for two days a month to do inspections. Bischoff got to be a sanitairan in a very unlikely way. A Chester native, she met... Full story
Northern VB scrimmage tonight Lights football teams scrimmage on Saturday The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team's annual maroon and gold scrimmage is slated for tonight at 7 p.m. at the Northern Gym. The Northern football team also announced its annual scrimmage, set for Saturday at 6 p.m. at Blue Pony Stadium. Northern football coach Walt Currie said the scrimmage will be much like the team's scrimmage from spring season, which ended in a 7-7 tie. The Lights open their season Aug. 25 against defending...
A Havre judge sentenced a drug dealer to five years in prison, then suspended the sentence so the man could continue paying child support. William Lynn Newbury, 33, Havre, had pleaded guilty to two counts of felony criminal distribution of dangerous drugs. In 12th Judicial District Court on Wednesday, Judge John Warner placed Newbury, 33, Havre, under the supervision of the Department of Corrections for five years. He is required to maintain employment and to keep child support payments current during that time. Newbury... Full story
Children in the Havre area read the equivalent of 148 days in the Havre-Hill County Library from June 6 to July 26. Bonnie Williamson, library director, said 360 children took part in "The Reading Road Trip U.S.A.," recording 212,627 minutes of reading and being read to. The library awarded incentives to 159 of the readers who met their goal in the program. "The real prize is the remarkable kids who developed the hobby of reading and the ability to read so well and easily," Williamson said. Katie Hodges, daughter of Tim and...
Close friends and family members waited anxiously along Old Post Road on Thursday afternoon in anticipation of Ryan Chagnon finally returning home. Yellow ribbons lined the route that Ryan and nearly 20 other cars would take through Havre to the Chagnon house. A white limousine was also there as a special surprise for Ryan. Ryan's sister, Jessica, nearly missed the return as she stopped by the Blue Pony football practice to get some of Ryan's closest friends and classmates to join the welcome. No one could be left out of this... Full story
Another pizza chain will be calling Havre home in late October or early November. Domino's Pizza is opening a store at 501 First St., franchisee James Mickolio said. Domino's Pizza LLC surveyed Havre and "in their opinion found it would do well," he said. He added that Havre has been on the list of possible Domino's Pizza sites for three or four years. Domino's has been pushing franchisees to build stores in small towns with a population of 8,000, 9,000 or higher because the corporation has found less competition in towns...
