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  • Fire comes within quarter-mile of Zortman

    Paul Dragu|Updated Jul 5, 2017

    Today's dry and windy weather is expected to give firefighters battling the 1,669-acre fire southwest of Zortman a tough go, Bureau of Land Management Public Information Officer Jonathan Moor said this morning. "The wind might help spread the fire," he said. So far, since the fire started Monday, the terrain and the wind allowed firefighters to keep the fire from encroaching close enough to the town so an evacuation has not been ordered, Moor said. But if the fire gets too...

  • Quick Pics: Celebrating Independence

    Updated Jul 5, 2017

  • Beaver Creek Park approaching peak season

    Paul Dragu|Updated Jul 5, 2017

    With Beaver Creek Park usage reaching seasonal peak, Hill County Park Board members discussed Monday during their monthly meeting monitoring sites for a long-term ecological study, the headway of an in-progress walking trail and a customized fire pit ring project, among others topics. “Our busiest month is upon us. June was absolutely crazy,” Park Superintendent Chad Edgar told board members Monday. Board Chair Steve Mariani likened the park activity to a “beehive.” Ursula Brese of Friends of Beaver Creek Park told members...

  • Council hears comments on Marsy's Law from city judge

    Alex Ross|Updated Jul 5, 2017

    City Court Judge Virginia Siegel discussed Marsy’s Law at Monday night’s Havre City Council meeting, an item on the agenda initially meant to discuss the impact of the law on City Court and law enforcement before the Montana Supreme Court issued a stay of implementation Saturday. Siegel said the city court had taken the steps needed to implement the law ahead of the July 1 deadline, before the court issued a stay while its constitutionality is reviewed. Marsy’s Law, a ballot initiative intended to extend rights in crimi...

  • Man charged with beating neighbor in head with baseball bat

    Paul Dragu|Updated Jul 5, 2017

    A Havre man is facing felony charges stemming from reports he hit a neighbor in the head with a baseball bat. Robert Adam Hutson, born in 1995, is charged with felony counts of assault with a weapon and aggravated burglary charges. He was listed this morning on the Hill County Detention Center roster on a $15,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in District Court Monday at 11 a.m. Court documents say a woman called 911 June 18 to report that Hutson hit her son in the head with a baseball bat. Her son was driven to Northern Mon...

  • Local News - HRDC ABLE classroom closed July 21-31

    Updated Jul 5, 2017

    From HRDC The Adult Basic Literacy Education, or ABLE, Classroom at District 4 HRDC will be closed Friday, July 21 until Monday, July 31. The ABLE Classroom will resume normal business hours Tuesday, Aug. 1, at 8 a.m....

  • The Breaks May Be Safe, but All Monuments Deserve Our Support

    Updated Jul 5, 2017

    Earlier this week, Interior Secretary Zinke offered welcome news to Montanans and all Americans when he announced he would recommend to keep the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument intact as is, an iconic landscape critical to fish and game and cherished by hunters, anglers and others. The importance of America’s public lands, including our national monuments, to our fish and wildlife populations, economic health and hunting and fishing traditions cannot be overstated. The secretary’s willingness to listen to a majo...

  • Correction - Art on the sidewalks in Havre

    Updated Jul 5, 2017

    The name of the business fivehead’s was misspelled in a photo caption on the front page of Monday’s edition of the Havre Daily News about a chalk art contest the business sponsored as part of its fifth anniversary celebration....

  • Obituary - June Marlene Azure

    Updated Jul 5, 2017

    June Marlene Azure, our beloved daughter, mother, sister and grandmother, passed away June 28, 2017, of natural causes. June was born June 24, 1939, in Harlem to Albert and Mary Louise (Jeanotte) Azure. June lived in Havre all of her life. June's love was her family and she always had an open heart and door to take in whomever. June was an avid Christian and loved the Lord dearly. June was preceded in death by her brothers Melvin Gerald "Jerry," Lester Tomas, Ronald "Ronnie"...

  • For the Record, July 5, 2017

    Updated Jul 5, 2017

    Havre Police Department Officers arrested a 17-year-old on a charge of shoplifting after a 10:20 a.m. Monday call from a First Street business about a shoplifter in custody. —— Officers assisting a task force on 12th Avenue Monday at 12:52 p.m. arrested Velores Lynn Walker of Hays, 59, on a charge of probation violation. —— Rebel Denny of Box Elder, 19, was issued a summons on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, expired registration and no insurance, first offense during a motor vehicle stop on F...

  • Obituary - Wayne Lovejoy Thurston

    Updated Jul 5, 2017

    Wayne Lovejoy Thurston, 92, passed away June 30, 2017, of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and a Celebration of Life will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 8, 2017, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Highland Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Wayne’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at www.hollandbonine.com. Full obituary to follow....

  • MSU College of Agriculture seeks nominations for outstanding agricultural leader

    Updated Jul 5, 2017

    MSU News Service BOZEMAN — The Montana State University College of Agriculture is seeking nominations for its outstanding agricultural leader award to honor during its 2017 Celebrate Agriculture event, set for Nov. 3-4 on the MSU campus. The annual award honors those who have exhibited abundant leadership in Montana public service as an agricultural producer, industry advocate, agribusiness leader or a friend of agriculture. The award is part of the college’s annual Celebrate Agriculture event, and awardees will be cel...

  • Local Golf Report: Rotary Golf Camp is now next week

    George Ferguson|Updated Jul 5, 2017

    Rotary week is a big week for golf enthusiasts in Havre. And it starts this weekend at Prairie Farms Golf Course with the annual Rotary Blast Golf Tournament. Sunday, the annual Rotary Blast golf tournament will be held at Prairie Farms. The two-person, modified stableford tourney has always been one of the most popular tournaments on the local golf calander, and in recent years it's one of the very few stroke-play events in Havre, which makes it extra-exciting. The scoring...

  • George Ferguson Column: Thanks to guys like Jeff, skating is alive and well in rural Montana

    George Ferguson|Updated Jul 5, 2017

    Almost every day on these pages, you read about the sports that most know so well. This time of year, it's baseball. And, common American sports like football and basketball, admittedly steal most of the headlines throughout a given year. But the word sports encompass a wide range of things these days. I coach a sport that doesn't get a lot of attention on the local scene, tennis, but my passion for it isn't diminished one bit just because it isn't one of the name-brand...