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Vern Herrst, 67, has ignored the protests of his doctor and is several hundred miles into a 2,200-mile journey on horseback from Newport, Washington, to Howell, Michigan. He hopes to finish just in time to attend his 50th high school class reunion. Herrst said he was diagnosed with a leukemia-like sickness called myeloproliferative disorder in December 2012. He carries several bottles of medication for it, as he's "not out of the woods yet" and the sickness is still a threat....
One year ago, on the tennis courts of Missoula, the Chinook girls tennis team set a Class B-C state record for points at the state tournament. Fast forward one year, and the Sugarbeeters were even better. Last weekend in Missoula, the Beeters captured their third consecutive B-C state championship, dominating the field with a tournament-record 56 points. No team even came close to Chinook, with Libby and Fairfield tying for second with 21 points and Missoula Loyola scoring...
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Havre Daily News staff Bear Paw Development Corp. announced it has hired Taylor Lyon of Chester to work as its Food and Agriculture director. Lyon previously worked as the plant manager for Earl Fisher Biofuels in Chester and is the founder of the Montana Biofuel Exchange LLC, which collects used cooking oil from restaurants and processes it into biodiesel and animal feed. "While new to our organization, Taylor has been involved in the area of value-added agriculture and...
In 2012, James O'Hara launched an uphill and ultimately unsuccessful battle to be the Republican candidate for governor. Now, four years later, he is hoping a smaller pool of voters will send him to Helena as a state legislator. A former Chouteau County commissioner from Fort Benton, O'Hara is running for the House District 27 seat. The district, now represented by Roy Hollandsworth, R-Brady, stretches from the Canadian border down to northern Cascade County, and includes...
Havre Police Department Officers assisted a citizen after a caller on 1st Street reported Monday at 10:16 a.m. that a power cable line had been hit. —— Joseph Curry Braaten, 31, of Havre was arrested for driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license on 7th Avenue during a motor vehicle stop at 12:26 p.m. Monday. —— Officers investigated a motor vehicle crash at 1st Street and 5th Avenue after a caller reported Monday at 3:59 p.m. that a vehicle wrecked into some parked cars. An ambulance was requested and sent to the...
Nate Rismon, Havre Track In a totally new divisional track meet, Havre High senior Nate Rismon was right at home. Rismon earned four medals at the Eastern A in Laurel last weekend, including winning the 200 meters with a time of 23.16, as well as anchoring Havre's winning 1,600-meter relay team. Rismon also finished second to teammate Mike Loftus in the 400 and was tied for third in the pole vault after leaping 12-0. Rismon, who will play football at UM-Western, will look to...
Despite a lot of rain, thunderstorms and now, golf courses that are soaked with water, last week was a very busy one for golfers of all ages. It was an especially busy week for the Chinook golf teams, which competed in last week’s Class C state tournament at the Hamilton Country Club. For the second straight year, the Chinook boys brought home a trophy from the state tourney, as the Sugarbeeters shot a 550 over 36 holes to finish third. Harlowton won the state title, while S...
Ben Stroh is coming home. Well, almost. On Monday afternoon, Montana State University-Northern head wrestling coach Tyson Thivierge signed Stroh, the former Chinook high star as a transfer from NCAA Division I Wyoming. The former four-time Class B-C state champion will have just one year of eligibility, but, with the obvious talent, and experience he brings to Northern's already powerful roster, Thivierge is just fine with that. "I'm still a little speechless about it,"...
