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The jury trial of a Havre man accused of sexually molesting a 15-year-girl with a cognitive disability began Monday morning, with jury selection taking most of the day and opening statements not being delivered until after 3:30 p.m. Joseph E. "Jed" Damson, born in 1948, is accused of sexual assault. The sexual intercourse without consent charge was dropped the first day of the trial, Monday. Charging documents say the charges were pressed after the girl told her mother in...
Work will begin soon on the reconstruction of the Bullhook stormwater system which runs through Havre, much of it covered by buildings and pavement. The first step will be reconstruction of the 500 Block of 3rd Street where a large chunk of the street caved into the creek in October 2013. The street has been closed since then. Havre City Council Monday night approved a $1,972,503 contract with Kinkaid Civil Construction of Mesa, Arizona, to undertake the project, Mayor Tim...
The Hill County Sheriff's Office has hired two new deputies, Sean Richardson, 25, and Brenton Beard, 24. Richardson is a Havre native who has served with the Rocky Boy Police Department for five years. He received his training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, New Mexico. Richardson said he's "absolutely" excited to work for the Hill County Sheriff's Office, where he has come to "further his career." For Richardson, the biggest difference will be...
Havre residents will not be voting on a street reconstruction program in this November’s elections, Mayor Tim Solomon made a last-ditch attempt to get a proposal on the Nov. 8 ballot that would approve a 75 mill levy for 20 years to begin work on the city’s streets as soon as possible. But City Council rejected the proposal 7-1, with only council member Caleb Hutchins siding with the mayor. Many of those voting against the proposal said they were conflicted and would like to have the matter voted on this year, but for a var...
One person was killed Monday afternoon in a rollover crash outside Big Sandy. The Chouteau County coroner had not released the name of the victim by print deadline this morning. Montana Highway Patrol says the vehicle was traveling west on Montana Secondary Highway 432 at 5:30 p.m. when it veered off the right side of the road at the 15.6 mile mark. The driver then re-entered the roadway but over corrected and went into a ditch and rolled over. The driver was ejected from the vehicle and was later pronounced dead at Big...
It was standing room only in the Montana Room of the Havre Inn and Suites Monday night, where about 100 people had turned out to listen to author Joan Bird talk about UFOs in Montana. The presentation was hosted by H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum, whose chairwoman, Judi Dritshulas, contacted Humanities Montana and asked for Bird to give a presentation on the topic after it proved a hot topic at Dritshulas' book club. Bird moved to Montana in 1973 to pursue graduate studies in...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a complaint Monday at 8:42 a.m. from a 5th Street caller who said her 2-year-old son had been kidnapped and a vehicle stolen. —— Officers investigated a report of suspicious credit card charges reported at the police station at 10:33 a.m. Monday. —— Officers investigated an 11:31 a.m. Monday report of a 5th Street caller being threatened by a neighbor. —— Officers investigated a bike found in a 3rd Street yard Monday at 6:37 p.m. Hill County Sheriff’s Office A deputy making... Full story
Rita C. Dees, 84, passed away due to natural causes on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at the Northern Montana Care Center. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Rita's family has requested that memorial donations be made in her name to the Kremlin Park or the Gildford Park in care of Paula Melby, Kremlin, MT 59532, or to a charity of the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has... Full story
Kim Neal Bunton, 56, passed away, Wednesday, July 27, surrounded by his friends and family. Kim was diagnosed with inoperable, terminal lung cancer in March 2013 and had fought valiantly since, never giving up hope, never. We believe this is because of his beautiful granddaughter, Morgan Ann, who is 19 months old. He would not give up, first to see her born, her first smile, her first word, her first steps ... . Kim was born to Arthur "A.J." and Mildred (Barrett) Bunton in... Full story
For some, the golf season is entering the stretch run. For others, it's just beginning. And two former Havre Blue Ponies are certainly starting new in the game of golf. Class of 2016 members Jerod Boles and Jeff Miller have both signed to play for head coach Dave Boles and the Montana State University-Northern men's golf team starting this fall. Both golfers played all four years on the HHS golf teams, with both earning Central A All-Conference honors four times. In what were...
The annual gathering of coaches at the annual Montana Coaches Association Clinic in Great Falls is much more than a party. It's also much more than coaches getting together to socialize and network – though it all of that too. Most importantly, the MCA Clinic is a sharing and gathering of knowledge, and it's always one of the best tools a coach, young or old, rookie or veteran, can have in his or her arsenal each year. And in that sharing of knowledge, the Hi-Line always h...
