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The leadership of Havre’s university is saying that the release of the results of a review of programs is the first step in a long process of refocusing its resources to improve its mission of providing an “Education that Works.” “This is but an initial foray into what we’re going to do to recast the institution,” Montana State University-Northern Chancellor Jim Limbaugh said during a press conference Tuesday. “Just because we said this doesn’t mean that, OK, well, we’re don... Full story
Gov. Steve Bullock has declared an emergency in Hill and Blaine counties and on the Rocky Boy's and Fort Belknap Indian reservations. Bullock's order includes 13 other counties in central Montana. Bullock signed an executive order Wednesday that allows state resources to be used in response. Bullock's office says Department of Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services officials are coordinating with local agencies. The flooding is the result of recent rainfall that is more than some areas see in an average year.... Full story
BILLINGS (AP) — Animal-rights advocates on Wednesday asked a Montana prosecutor to pursue criminal charges in the case of a Bozeman-area animal trainer fatally mauled by a pair of 500-pound captive brown bears. Delcianna Winders with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said negligent manslaughter and criminal endangerment charges are warranted against Animals of Montana owner Troy Hyde. Benjamin Cloutier, 24, was a trainer for the company, which provides captive-bred predators and other animals for photography s... Full story
HELENA (AP) — Former state legislator Ryan Zinke of Whitefish said Wednesday he might consider a U.S. Senate run if the Montana Republican Party's big names don't get in the race. The ex-Navy officer has been the focus of a recruitment effort by a political action committee called Afghanistan & Iraq Veterans for Congress. The group lauds his leadership in the famed SEAL Team Six and a biography that included a stint in the Montana state Senate. Interest in the race has sharpened since six-term U.S. Sen. Max Baucus a... Full story
HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock and state employee unions announced a deal Wednesday for across-the-board pay increases starting next month. The Montana Public Employees Association said that upon ratification, employees will get a 3 percent raise starting in July and another 5 percent raise in November 2014. The governor's office said that most employees have not had a pay raise since 2008. Union executive director Quinton Nyman said bargainers tried to get the largest raises possible as soon as they could with the money a... Full story
Quinn Waldron, a third-grade student at Lincoln-McKinley Primary School, Skyped with his dad, Dan Waldron, who has been stationed in Afghanistan since September. He talked to his father on the last day of school, which was also Quinn's ninth birthday.... Full story
There is always somewhat of an adjustment period when a coach chooses to change programs or retire. But some cases are a little more special than others, and the Havre Community Swimming Pool is going to look a lot different next winter. Veteran Havre High swim coach Chris Inman has been a staple in Havre Swimming for 25 years, and staple in Havre High Blue Pony swimming for 14 seaons. But every coach has to hang up their clipboard sometime, and after a very long, and... Full story
Stupid country music — making me weepy again! I didn’t used to be such a bawl-baby. But a couple kids, a divorce and the realization that I’m officially a thirty-something have all combined to make this girl a little more fragile than she used to be. So, what do I do about it? I find myself once again over-sharing my two-cents with perfect strangers in a column resurrected from the dusty files of the Havre Daily News. For some reason, I guess I find this place, and this colum... Full story
Spring floods have once again soaked the Hi-Line, drenching Beaver Creek Park, causing damage at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation and wreaking havoc from Rudyard to Big Sandy and Hays to Dodson. No injuries have been reported, and damage was less than could be expected because emergency responders have done a great job of keeping things under control. Because of fires and floods in recent years, people who respond to emergencies have been overworked along the Hi-Line. For whatever reason, weather has played tricks on the H... Full story
Jody Lynn Neibauer, 52, of Havre, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at her residence of pancreatic cancer. Cremation has taken place, and memorial vigil services will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. Memorial Mass will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2013, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Dan Wathen officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Jody’s family has requested that memorials be made... Full story
Hill County, especially areas south of Havre, are still feeling the effects of the rains earlier this week. Hill County Disaster and Emergency Services Coordinator Joe Parenteau said this morning that water had gone over the emergency spillway Monday at Beaver Creek Dam about eight miles south of Havre but had dropped back down by this morning. He said the level of the reservoir has dropped, which is a good sign, but the levels in Beaver Creek below the dam and Big Sandy... Full story
Seven misdemeanor official misconduct charges against Hays-Lodge Pole former school board chairman John Doney have been dismissed. District Judge John C. McKeon said state courts have no authority to hear the case, and the matter should be transferred to federal or tribal prosecutors. The school is on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, he said, where tribal and federal courts have authority. Doney celebrated the decision as a vindication of the allegations made against him, and said he would return to preside at... Full story
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Director Jeff Hagener is in his hometown of Havre this week, explaining his department’s stand on several key issues and, more important, listening to people’s thoughts. He said its his policy to talk to people wherever he can. “My staff goes crazy sometimes,” he said. “But I have an open door policy.” He likes looking people in the eye and talking, and that’s one thing he’s doing during his Havre visit. He held an open forum to talk to folk... Full story
