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Articles from the June 22, 2015 edition


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  • Zinke to donate funds from white supremacist

    LISA BAUMANN|Updated Jun 23, 2015

    HELENA, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana is among a group of Republicans who received donations from the leader of a white supremacist group cited by Charleston church murder suspect Dylann Roof. Documents show the leader of the Council of Conservative Citizens Earl Holt made a $500 donation to Zinke's election campaign in October 2014. Zinke spokeswoman Heather Swift said Monday Zinke will donate the money to a fund set up for the families of the victims of the Charleston shooting. The Guardian newspaper first r...

  • Ex-probation officer acquitted of rape

    John Kelleher|Updated Jun 23, 2015

    It took a jury just a little more than a hour Friday to find Stephen Mills not guilty of rape. Judge Kathleen Bidegaray sent jurors in for deliberations just before noon, and they returned just after 1 p.m. with the acquittal. The verdict followed an emotional summation to the jury by Mills' attorney, Jeremy Yellin, who told jurors he was going to cry no matter what the verdict was. "Tears of joy if you acquit him, tears of sorrow if you convict," he said. Yellin said the...

  • Feds expand review of Chippewa Cree aid mismanagement

    MATT VOLZ|Updated Jun 23, 2015

    HELENA, (AP) — U.S. government auditors are expanding their review of federal disaster aid mismanagement by the Chippewa Cree Tribe after finding fraud, waste and abuse in a project to demolish the Montana tribe's health clinic that was destroyed by flooding in 2010. The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general's office recommended the Federal Emergency Management Agency deny the tribe's $3.9 million claim for the clinic's demolition, and the auditors now plan to examine all $31.6 million FEMA awarded the tribe a...

  • Huston trial moved to October

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Jun 22, 2015

    After filing and retracting a guilty plea and losing an attorney, accused Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation embezzler Shad Huston's jury trial scheduled for today has been pushed back to October. Huston, a Havre businessman and former Havre School Board of Trustees chairman, is now scheduled to go though his second jury trial Oct. 19 at 8:30 a.m. at the Missouri River Federal Courthouse. The accused previously pleaded guilty to bribery, conspiracy to embezzle monies belonging to...

  • Quick Pic: Playing with Legos for a worthy cause

    Updated Jun 22, 2015

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  • Quick Pics: Celebrating Big Sandy

    Updated Jun 22, 2015

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  • Jobless rate declines again in Montana

    John Kelleher|Updated Jun 22, 2015

    Montana’s jobless rate went down to 3.9 percent in May, according to figures from the Montana Department of Labor and Industry. The nationwide jobless rate of 5.6 percent is a .1 percent increase over April. The state added about 1,500 jobs over the past month and nearly 12,000 over the past year. On the Hi-Line, the picture looked even better. The jobless rates declined in Hill, Blaine, Chouteau and Liberty counties. While the jobless rate was higher on the Hi-Line’s Native reservations, both registered sharp job gains. The...

  • Highway 2 Association spring meeting set for June 26

    Updated Jun 22, 2015

    Press release The Highway 2 Association spring meeting will be held Friday, June 26, at the Elks Club in Wolf Point. The meeting will convene at 11 a.m. and adjourn by 3 p.m. The agenda will include a Legislative Report with the primary issue being infrastructure funding that was not approved by the Legislature. Association President Bob Sivertsen said, “Montana cannot grow the economy without an adequate transportation system and infrastructure. The Association has worked tirelessly to get funding for upgrades to (U.S.) H...

  • Obituary - Thomas "Tom" Mack Quinn

    Updated Jun 22, 2015

    After 93 years and 11 months, a kind, gentle soul left his earthly home to join his Father in Heaven on June 18, 2015. Thomas Mack Quinn was "Tom" to his Navy buddies and "Mack" to everyone else. Born July 16, 1921, in Big Sandy, Montana, the first son of Emmet and Alice Quinn, he was raised on the family wheat and cattle ranch southeast of Big Sandy. Mack's love of patriotism began with Boy Scouts, and he was Big Sandy's first Eagle Scout. He graduated from Montana State...

  • Obituary - Kathlyn D. (Kuhr) Dyer

    Updated Jun 22, 2015

    Kathlyn D. (Kuhr) Dyer, 93, of Bozeman, passed away peacefully on June 15, 2015. Kathlyn was born to Marian Broadwater Kuhr and Max P. Kuhr of Havre, Montana. Kathlyn attended Northern Montana College and the University of Minnesota, earning a B.A. in English. In 1944, she moved to Bozeman, Montana, to teach at Gallatin County High School where she met Montana State University engineering student Robert J. Dyer Jr. They married in 1945 and were together for 70 years. Robin...

  • Obituary - Thomas Joseph Wynne Sr.

    Updated Jun 22, 2015

    Thomas Joseph Wynne Sr., was born on July 22, 1938, to Garnet and Mary Wynne of Havre, Montana, the fourth of six children. Tom was raised in Havre, attending Havre High and Northern Montana College. While in college, he met the love of his life, Nadine Lorentzen. They married shortly after meeting and 56 eventful years were to follow. His passions were coaching baseball, fishing and bird hunting. He also built two houses in his spare time. Upon his retirement from the railroad, golf became his new passion, and he played at...

  • Obituary - James Delmar "Scotty" Maze

    Updated Jun 22, 2015

    James Delmar "Scotty" Maze was born March 6, 1927, in Havre, Montana. He was one of 13 children born to Luther and Victoria (Jackson) Maze. Scotty was raised and educated in Havre. Scotty served as a Navy veteran from 1944-1948 and received the World War II Victory Medal. In 1950 he re-enlisted to fight in the Korean Conflict and earned the Service Medal before his honorable discharge. He worked many jobs in carpentry and mechanics over the years. He also trained horses in...

  • For the Record, June 22, 2015

    Updated Jun 22, 2015

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated an 8:14 a.m. Thursday call from 11th Street about the calling party’s vehicle being gone through the night prior and sunglasses and baby items taken. —— Officers investigated an 8:21 p.m. Thursday call from 3rd Avenue about a vehicle that was gone through and a wallet and iPad charger taken. —— Officers investigated a 9:50 a.m. Thursday call from Lincoln Avenue about a vehicle that was broken into the night prior and a speaker box stolen. —— Officers investigated a 10:43 a.m. Th...

  • Lions Field brings back memories

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jun 22, 2015

    Little League baseball is a big deal. Whether you live in Havre, Montana, or New York City, baseball is a sport that is popular, particularly among young people. There are a lot of reasons why baseball is popular, but one of them is that you can play it anywhere. It takes a stick, a ball, some friends and enough room to make bases. That's it, if you have those things, you can play baseball. And while pick up or sandlot baseball is fun, organized baseball is fun, too,...

  • North Stars make most of home stand

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jun 22, 2015

    Before four conference games at Legion Field this past weekend, Dick Fuzesy, the head coach of the Havre North Stars American Legion Baseball team, said his goal was to win three or four games against Medicine Hat and Fort Macleod. And thanks to some outstanding offense and timely defense, the North Stars met their coach’s expectations by posting a 3-1 record in four key Northern A District games. The North Stars opened the weekend Saturday by sweeping Fort Macleod by the s...