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Ken St. Marks, who has been removed from his position as chairman of the Chippewa Cree Business Committee three times, was elected to the same position for the fourth time since the last general election. The special election was held Tuesday with the polls open until 8 p.m. There were 626 voters who put in their ballots, and St. Marks' wife, Karen, said the whole thing went smoothly. The full list of candidates from this most recent special election was Raymond "Jazz" Parker,...
The Associated Press With wildfires blazing across the west, another fire started in Montana while firefighters are still working to control a fire near Glacier National Park. Authorities say firefighters expect to contain a grass fire that spread quickly outside of Browning. Blackfeet Fire Management Officer Chris Trombley said the fire grew from 30 acres to more than 300 acres within an hour of it being called in Tuesday afternoon. Trombley says the rapid spread was fueled...
Animals are sometimes overlooked during firework seasons and this can create problems for owners. "The best thing you can do is lock them up," said Havre Police Department Acting Chief Gabe Matosich. "Lock them up in the house or the garage or wherever. As of July 2, fireworks can be sold within city limits and set off. The allowable times are 8 a.m. to midnight every day until July 4. "They're going to go off and when they hear the boom, they will act up," Matosich said....
Douglas Vance, an associate with Heberly Associates, will run for Havre City Council from Ward I. Vance filed with the Hill County Clerk and Recorder’s Office on Tuesday, setting up a contest with Ed Matter, the retired general manager of KXEI. Vance said he was approached to run by someone who said council could use his abilities and his business sense. He said he thought it over and decided it was something he could do. At his job, he handles the accounting for his company as well as being an engineer. He has been active i...
Elias Rene Lovo, 33, of Havre faces multiple felony charges after being accused of with sexual intercourse without consent with a 14-year-old. Lovo was charged with sexual intercourse without consent and sexual assault, which both hold a penalty of no less than four years to no more than 100 years and not more than a $50,000 fine, as well as unlawful restraint, which holds a penalty of a maximum of 6 months in county jail and a fine of no more than $500. According to a court document, a Great Falls Police officer responded...
Havre Youth Soccer fall season sign-up deadline is today. Forms can be picked up at Havre City Hall, Havre Community Pool and the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-line. The league also needs volunteer coaches. For more information, people can call Deb 265-2737...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a 6:10 a.m. Tuesday call about the theft of a gun and wallet from 3rd Avenue. —— Officers investigated a 4:22 p.m. Tuesday report from 10th Street West about a stolen wallet. —— A motor vehicle crash in which a car rolled down a hill into the calling party’s yard was investigated after officers responded to a 5:43 p.m. Tuesday call from 10th Street. —— Officers investigated a 6:49 p.m. call Tuesday about vandalism at Pepin Park. —— Officers investigated an 8:37 p.m. call Tuesday...
Hill County Park Board meeting will be in the Timmons Rooms of the Hill County Courthouse, Monday, July 6, at 5:30. The agenda is: 1. Approval of minutes: 2. Approval of agenda 3. Guests and public comments on agenda items only 4. Cabin business: #8 Normandy Coulee, #2 Reum Road, #18 Alkali Springs and #4 Bear Paw Road 5. Old business: Committee work session — Dave; Rules and Regulation Committee; Blackie Coulee update; Lions Campground update; Star Gazers — Robbie; and Spring Cabin inspections 6. New business: Fire Res...
Montana FSA Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced that starting today, dairy farmers can enroll in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Margin Protection Program for coverage in 2016. The voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides financial assistance to participating dairy operations when the margin — the difference between the price of milk and feed costs — falls below the coverage level selected by the farmer. Harden made the announcement while visiting Wolfe’s Neck Farm and dai...
From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana State University’s College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station will host a public field day at the Arthur H. Post Research Farm on Tuesday, July 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The teaching and research farm is located six miles west of Bozeman at 8431 Huffine Lane on U.S. Highway 191. Regional and statewide pest control advisers, farm managers, chemical company cooperators, students and the general public are invited to the event to learn about ongoing crop and...
Montana FSA U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini announced that FSA began accepting applications Tuesday from foresters and farmers seeking financial assistance to harvest and deliver biomass to generate clean energy. The support comes through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, which was re-authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. For 2015, USDA has reserved up to $11.5 million to assist with the cost of removing woody or herbaceous residues from farm fields or national forests and woodlands...
From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — A team of Montana State University researchers and community partners has been awarded a three-year, $220,000 grant to help Montana beef producers and meat processors and increase the use of local beef in Montana’s schools and communities. The grant, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, is intended to increase the availability and consumption of local beef in Montana’s schools and communities and help improve Montana...
The Frontier Conference has been rapidly changing in recent years. More schools are adding additional sports, specifically, soccer, track and field, softball and cross country. In fact, just a decade ago, none of the Montana members of the Frontier offered any of those sports. Now, several of the league schools offer multiple Olympic sports, with Montana State University-Northern becoming the most recent school to add a new sport as Northern will compete in cross country...
There are a lot of great athletes at Havre High school, but one you may not know a lot about is Tyler Davey. That’s because while the Blue Ponies compete in many different sports, one sport that HHS does not offer to its athletes is rodeo, which is where Davey is making his mark. Davey competes in bareback bronc riding and, thanks to his stellar showing at the Montana High School Rodeo Finals last month, he gets to compete against the best of the best at his age level at t...
