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Joe Long Knife pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon in federal court. Long Knife avoided charges of kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, assault resulting in serious bodily injury and strangulation. For the assault charge, he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison with three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine. Around Feb. 14, 2014, or Valentine’s Day, Long Knife assaulted his girlfriend in Hays with a plastic handle. This is the charge he pleaded guilty to. The other charges a...
When Mary Kaercher was in fourth grade, Miss Montana visited her class. She spoke about what she did as Miss Montana and all the people she met. Mary was impressed, She and her classmates each wrote thank-you letters to Miss Montana, thanking her for coming to Havre. Every classmate received a handwritten response from Miss Montana. Mary was further impressed and thought that she, too, would like to be Miss Montana. She still has the letter. Sunday, Mary, a Havre High and...
The 2nd Annual Williams Syndrome Awareness Walk went swimmingly Sunday as participants paced themselves around town. The walk was meant to bring awareness to an often overlooked cause and raise funds for the Williams Syndrome Awareness organization to help families affected by the condition and for research in the search to cure it. "They are full of hugs and loves and they are full of musical talent and abilities - things that you are going to be amazed by," Sheila Newerth...
Suzanne Johnson and Monte Gossard stood on 2nd Avenue in downtown Havre Saturday morning in the midst of more than 50 parked motorcycles, chatting with friends. The street was blocked off so Eagle Riders could organize its annual poker run for the benefit of the Montana Wounded Warrior program. The motorcyclists were headed out to Fort Benton, Chester, Inverness, Hingham and back to Havre for a barbecue and a dance. Brady residents Johnson and Gossard, who were two of 97...
Editor: Yes, the economy, low-income people and middle-income people are being squeezed with the cost of hamburger at $11 for a three-pound package on sale, $4.50 for a gallon of milk and mechanics charging $70 to $100 an hour. The cost of everything has gone up, making it very hard to make it from month to month. Yes, we all need help. We’re in the same boat. Ask anyone. Do not be discouraged, because we are here to help one another. Any way you can help your neighbor and community is an act of kindness and caring. Yes, i...
The city of Havre may be ready to embark on one of the most important projects it has undertaken in years. The city wants to see what it can do to eliminate or at least reduce a blight. A growing number of apartment buildings, and in some cases commercial buildings, are deteriorating, and city business and political leaders want to stop the spread of this kind of unsightly blight. The problem should not be overstated, Most of downtown Havre and the city’s neighborhoods are well-kept and tidy. It looks welcoming to visitors a...
There is no doubt that Mark Samson is a Montana coaching legend. And if anyone disagrees, his three Class AA state championships at Helena Capital and successful record at Montana State University-Northern act as proof. Yet, the great coaches never rest on their laurels and neither is Samson, who has a new goal in mind ... bringing the Class A state football championship back to Havre High. Samson, who was the head man at Helena Capital for eight years and at Northern for 10...
After an extended break at the start of their season, the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team returned to action this past Saturday with mixed results. The North Stars played in their first Northern A district game Saturday when they traveled to Great Falls for a doubleheader against the Great Falls Electrics. In the opening game, the North Stars got the best of the Electrics, defeating them 6-2. But in Game Two, Great Falls even the scored and avoided the sweep an...
