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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Ryan Zinke of Whitefish has won the Republican nomination for Montana's sole U.S. House seat. The former state senator will go on to face John Lewis, Tuesday's winner of the Democratic primary with John Driscoll. Zinke defeated state Sens. Elsie Arntzen and Matt Rosendale, former state Sen. Corey Stapleton and Drew Turiano. The 52-year-old Zinke raised the most money in the campaign with $1.2 million as of mid-May. But he also spent more than $1 million to win the nomination. Montana's House seat o... Full story
Senate District 14 Kris Hansen easily defeated Carl Mattson for the Republican nomination, 1174 to 556. Hansen will face Democrat Greg Jergeson in the general election this fall. House District 27 Roy Hollandsworth leads Darrold Hutchinson 481 to 469 for the Republican nomination for that seat, but Chouteau County results are not yet in. Hill County Treasurer Sandy Brown easily defeated Carrie Dickson, 834 to 245. Vote to study changing Hill County gov't Yes: 757 No: 931 Vote to study changing Havre city gov't Yes: 620 No:... Full story
The city of Havre will elect a commission to review its form of government. Voters approved the proposal in Tuesday's primary. Voters in Blaine, Hill and Liberty counties and the cities of Harlem and Chinook rejected the proposal to review the way they run themselves. Change of government commissions Havre Yes 620 No 59 Harlem Yes No Chinook Yes 000 No 000 Counties: Hill Yes 620 No 591 Chouteau Yes 000 No 000 Blaine Yes 000 No 000 Liberty Yes 000 No 000... Full story
State Rep. Kris Hansen has won the Republican nomination for state Senate from District 14. She topped Carl Mattison 1,645 to 880. She faces state Sen. Greg Jergeson in the fall. Senate District 14 Kris Hansen Carl Mattison` Partial or complete Hill 573 150 12 of 17 Liberty 305 255 4 of 4 Chouteau 238 174 partial Cascade 77 32 0 6 Totals 1,482 782 Republican SD 14 Hansen 113, Mattson 20 Democrat Hill County Treasurer Brown 86, Dickson 21 (Numbers don't add up because totals come from secretary of state's office, which has... Full story
Roy Hollandsworth of Brady has defeated Darrold Hutchinson for the Republican nomination for state representative from District 27. Unofficials results showed him with 1,480 votes to Hutchinson 780. A member of the "responsible Republicans," he won in the district that was redrawn to include Liberty and the rural areas of western Hill County. Hollandsworth Hutchinsion` Partial or complete Hill 00 00 1 of 17 Liberty 332 200 4 of 4 Chouteau 000 000 0 of 6 Cascade 60 48 0 6 Totals 437 118 (county by county breakdowns not... Full story
Sandy Brown has won renomination for Hill County treasurer. She defeated former treasurer Carrie Dickson 834-245 in Tuesday's Democratic primary. Republicans failed to nominate a candidate for the job.... Full story
Delores Plumage easily won renomination as Blaine County Commissioner. She defeated Carletta Benson 178-36 to win the Democratic nomination. She faces no Republican rival in the general election.... Full story
U.S. Senate Dem - Primary 222 of 693 precincts - 32 percent x-John Walsh (i) 39,136 - 64 percent John Bohlinger 13,637 - 22 percent Dirk Adams 8,028 - 13 percent U.S. Senate GOP - Primary 222 of 693 precincts - 32 percent x-Steve Daines 80,758 - 84 percent Susan Cundiff 8,300 - 9 percent Champ Edmunds 6,844 - 7 percent U.S. House District 1 Dem - Primary 222 of 693 precincts - 32 percent x-John Lewis 34,724 - 61 percent John Driscoll 22,299 - 39 percent U.S. House District 1 GOP - Primary 222 of 693 precincts - 32 percent... Full story
HELENA (AP) — Steve Daines is projected to win the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Montana, defeating state Rep. Champ Edmunds and political newcomer Susan Cundiff in the primary election. And John Walsh has been nominated by his Democratic party to oppose Daines. The first-term congressman from Bozeman will go on to face tonight's winner of the three-way battle for the Democratic nomination. With 2 percent of precincts reporting, Daines captured 86 percent of the vote over his two competitors. The 51-year-old D... Full story
HELENA — Montana voters set the stage Tuesday for a November election that will determine whether a U.S. Senate seat that has been in Democratic hands for a century will stay there after the resignation of six-term Sen. Max Baucus. U.S. Rep. Steve Daines is leaving his House seat to challenge incumbent Sen. John Walsh, who was appointed in February to replace Baucus. Both easily won their primary elections Tuesday. The GOP sees Daines as the best chance to win back a seat it hasn't held since 1907. "This would be historic f... Full story
The Hill County Park Board at its monthly meeting Monday decided to take no action on a state agency’s request to resolve a legal problem in its stocking fish in Beaver Creek Park. “We should just let it ride till they come back,” Board member Robbie Lucke said about the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks request to find a solution to the problem. But board member and Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said the board and the county should keep talking to the agency “before we cut any strings.” FWP representatives attended...
Izzy Hagan, from left, puts together her tool box project while Terry Robbins from the Great Falls Home Depot walks Highland Park Elementary first-grader Taymond Stiffarm through building his own toolbox. Robbins travels to many schools around the Great Falls region and said Havre is the furthest he has ever gone out. At the schools, he leads children through various hands-on projects.... Full story
Dani Wagner, Havre Softball Moments like Havre High sophomore Dani Wagner had at last weekend’s Class A state softball tournament in Polson don’t come around often. But one did for her last Thursday. Wagner belted a 3-run homerun which smashed off the right field scoreboard, lifting HHS to a 7-5 win over Miles City in Havre’s first state tourney game in five years. Wagner went 2-for-4 with a double, a HR and five RBIs against Miles City. The standout, who also plays baske... Full story
The seventh annual North Central Montana Everything Antique Show featuring the Big Bud 747 tractor will open its doors Friday at the Great Northern Fairground. Charlie Inman, one of the organizers of the event, said they pick a feature every year, and this year, they decided to feature Big Bud in celebration of its 45th anniversary. The tractor was custom-built by Havre's Northern Manufacturing Co. in 1977 and holds the record for being the biggest tractor in the world. The... Full story
Among several issues discussed at Monday’s monthly Hill County Park Board meeting was a desire to leave as little imprint on Beaver Creek Park as possible, although several audience members said the board is sending conflicting messages on that. Board member Robbie Lucke said he is planning to draft a statement on his desire that the 10,000 acre county-owned park be kept as close to wilderness as possible, keeping man’s “footprint” on the park as small as possible. “I’ve been thinking about what our park should be,” he sai...
Patricia L. "Pat" Sather, 85, of Havre, passed away of natural causes on May 31, 2014 at Northern Montana Hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday, June 5, 2014, at 3 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Havre. Edwards Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Pat was born on Nov. 23, 1928, in Havre to Peter and Mary (Miller) Larsen. She was raised in Rudyard, graduating from Rudyard High School in 1946. After high school, Pat worked for Ryan Havre... Full story
Wesley Gorman, 70, of Havre, passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2014, at his residence of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 1 p.m., on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at St. Jude Catholic Church with Tim Maroney officiating. The family has requested that memorial donations be made in Wes' name to Project Hope for Montana children, or to the charity of the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and... Full story
Havre City Council convened Monday to listen to reports from the Havre Fire Department and Parks and Recreation. Chris Inman, director of Parks and Recreation, spoke to the council about the various summer projects the department is putting on. Inman said the public swimming pool will begin offering two-week session swimming lessons and that there are enough lifeguards at the pool to get by, but they could always use more. The “playmobile” will come back to Pepin Park, but this year it will only come in the afternoons. Oth...
Montana State University-Northern has started its search for a new director for its nursing program. “We want to have the person in place for the fall,” said Jim Potter, director of university relations. “(The posting) will run until it is filled.” Potter said Monday there is no deadline for when the will have to choose a new director, but ideally, they would be installed into the position by August. Arlys Williams, a professor in Northern’s nursing department, was named interim nursing director after Lisa O’Neil resigned in... Full story
Polling places around the state opened today for the primary election. Polls will be open through 8 p.m. People can visit the “My Voters Page” section of the Secretary of State’s website at http://sos.mt.gov/ or call their clerk and recorder to find their polling place. Watch the Havre Daily News website at http://havredailynews.com tonight for updates on election results, with full results in Wednesday’s print edition.... Full story
Fastpitch softball is a sport I know well. I enjoyed playing the game for quite some time, at least until my body told me not to anymore. It’s also a game that has long been a Havre tradition. I will never forget the days of Master Sports vs Valley Furniture, or the Can-Am Tournaments held at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Field, and that was back in the days when the Sixth Avenue field still had real dugouts. Yes, I am that old. I don’t play on a fastpitch team anymore, and wit... Full story
Saturday is a big day for the local golf scene. The Havre Women’s Golf Association will hold its annual charity tournament that day at Prairie Farms Golf Course. And there are still openings for the tourney, which has now evolved from fighting breast cancer to helping fight all forms of cancer. This year's tournament will be held at Prairie Farms Golf Course and will be a way to support those battling all forms of cancer. In past years, the association has raised a... Full story
