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  • Body of 19-year-old recovered from Fresno Reservoir

    Paul Dragu|Updated Aug 10, 2016

    The body of 19-year-old Anthony James Herbold of Havre was recovered from Fresno Reservoir Monday at 4:23 p.m. County officials released the name this morning. A press release issued Tuesday by the Hill County Sheriff’s Office said someone called 911 Monday at 2:21 p.m. to report that a man who’d gone swimming with his friends went underwater and never resurfaced. “The Hill County Sheriff’s Office, Havre Fire Department and volunteers from Hill County Search and Rescue all responded to the scene,” the press release says. The...

  • For the Record - August 10, 2016

    Updated Aug 10, 2016

    Havre Police Department Officers made two arrests after a 2nd Street caller reported Wednesday at 7:09 a.m. that she woke up to two unknown females taking things from the refrigerator. Vickie Gail Cochran, 47, of Havre was arrested on charges of theft from buildings and residential burglary, and Mavis Lynn Cochran, 48, of Havre was arrested on charges of theft from buildings and probation violation. —— Officers investigated a complaint after a 1st Street West business caller reported Wednesday at 8:50 a.m. that a man in the...

  • Tourists take in FORT ASSINNIBOINE

    Updated Aug 10, 2016

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  • Man denies child sex charges

    Paul Dragu|Updated Aug 10, 2016

    A man accused of having sexual encounters with underage girls pleaded not guilty to the accusations Tuesday in state District Court in Havre. Emmett L. Windyboy, born in 1993, is charged with four felony counts of sexual abuse of children. Public defender Karen Alley, who stood in for Windyboy's lawyers, Travis Cushman and Betty Carlson out of the Great Falls office of public defender, asked state District Judge Daniel Boucher to release Windyboy on his own recognizance. If...

  • Leeds takes over Havre Daily newsroom

    Pam Burke|Updated Aug 10, 2016

    Long-time reporter for the Havre Daily News Tim Leeds is the newspaper's new editor. Leeds, originally hired as a reporter at the Havre Daily almost 17 years ago, had been serving as assistant editor for the last two years until he took over as managing editor Friday. He replaced former managing editor John Kelleher who retired after 44 years in the newspaper industry, including the past seven at the Havre Daily. "I think the paper has tried really hard ... to just try to get...

  • Letter to the Editor: Romano is the right choice

    Updated Aug 10, 2016

    Dear editor, As a native Montanan who went to school in Bozeman, I know Montana students receive a high quality education. After moving out of state for work and experiencing schools outside of Montana, my wife and I decided to move back to Montana to raise our family. Montanans value public education, and that is why Melissa Romano, a public school teacher from Helena, is the right choice for our next Superintendent of Public Instruction. No matter where they live in Montana, regardless of their background, every child of th...

  • Pool closed Thursday

    Updated Aug 10, 2016

    Havre City Hall announced that due to unforeseen circumstances the Havre Community Pool will be closed Thursday, Aug. 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. for a private pool rental. For more information, people can call 265-8161....

  • Sports Photo: Back on the volleyball court...

    Updated Aug 10, 2016

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  • 2016 Frontier Football Preview: DB's, Special Teams

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 10, 2016

    Defensive backs are just that, the last line of defense on the back end of a defense. And over the years, the Frontier Conference has produced some great ones. Just last year, a bevy of talented defensive backs ruled the secondary and made life very difficult for opposing offenses, and especially wide receivers and quarterbacks. The Montana State University-Northern Lights had a couple of those types of defensive backs, and one of them is back for another fall. While the...

  • Drought forum set in Havre

    Updated Aug 10, 2016

    Press release The chair of Montana’s Drought and Water Supply Advisory Committee, Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney has announced a series of drought forums including in Havre next Tuesday. Cooney said the forums will allow Montana citizens to weigh in on the 2016 update of the Montana Drought Response Plan. Tuesday’s meeting in Havre will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Havre’s City Hall at 520 4th St. Cooney said that, in light of current dry conditions, the committee wants input from local communities on steps the state can take to help...