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A Havre landlord and former speaker of the Montana House of Representatives pleaded not guilty Thursday in District court to the accusation that he threatened a tenant with a shotgun while she was trying to move out of a property she was renting from him. Bob Bergren, 52, pleaded not guilty to assault with a weapon. County Attorney Gina Dahl asked District Judge Daniel Boucher to require, as part of his conditions of release, that Bergren participate in the 24/7 Sobriety Program and that he wear a SCRAM — Systems Alcohol a...
A Montana Attorney General official has confirmed that two Havre police officers are being investigated by the state. “At the request of the Havre chief of police, the Montana Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation is conducting an investigation of allegations against two Havre Police Officers,” Deputy Communications Director Anastasia Burton said in an email. Havre Police Department Chief Gabe Matosich said this morning that an internal investigation is also being conducted by the police department into...
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A Honduran national who was found guilty by a Havre jury of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl received four years of probation and is being released to authorities for possible deportation. Eblin Javier Caceres-Martinez, born in 1996, received a four-year commitment to the Department of Corrections, all suspended, for sexual assault, a felony. District Judge Daniel Boucher said the reasons for the sentence are “based upon circumstances and … takes into consideration his young age, circumstances of offense” and that...
The essentials for traveling out of the country are simple: • Have a reliable vehicle. • Have a good driver. • Bring a familiar blanky and comfort food for the neurotic companion. • Leave the crazy-eyed feral one at home. This is a story about my recent trip to Seattle, Washington, in which the only eventful thing, or running joke if you will, is the talking GPS’ continual disappointment with us that we would deviate from its chosen path. Apparently you have to program i...
North Central Senior Center, Oct. 3-7 A very sincere thank-you is being sent out to all of the people who have helped in setting up the election voting booths over the past 25-plus years. This has been greatly appreciated. Help will no longer be needed as there has been a change in the voting booths, so our dedicated workers will no longer need to assist the election department. Again, they couldn’t have done so well without your help and want you to realize how much you’ve been appreciated. Telephone scams are on the rise in...
by Emily Mayer Many in Havre today don’t realize that before the current Hill County Courthouse was built, after Hill County itself was created by splitting with Chouteau County, several County offices shared space in Havre’s City Hall, then located on the northeast corner of Fourth Avenue and First Street — now it is just another parking lot. After the County moved into its new digs, the city decided to make a few changes to its building. This article was published in the Hill County Democrat in its Sept. 30, 1916, issue: NE...
Press release North Central Montana Shrine Club had its annual beef raffle drawing during the Festival Days demolition derby. At the E-1 Towing Demolition Derby someone in the announcer’s booth drew the names for the winners. The front quarter went to Sydney Conlan, hind quarter to Linda Brandon and half to David Derosier. Shrine Club from Harlem, Chinook, Havre, Bis Sandy and along the Hi-Line sold the raffle tickets to raise money for transporting children to and from Shrine hospitals. The beef is donated and processed b...
Agenda for Oct. 3 meeting: Call to order 7 p.m. Pledge of allegiance Roll Call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items: 1 through 6 only. For Items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments offered here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda 1. Ordinance No. 894(Second Reading) - Ordinance Relating to the City of Havre, Montana, Amending Section 8-4-15 of the Havre City Code and Ordinance No. 861 to Provide for Separate Municipal Sanitary Sewer and Storm Sewer...
Monday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. — Flu shot clinic 5:30 p.m. — Park board meeting Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Road Supervisor — Hanson Wedensday Office hours Thursday 9 a.m. — Chippewa Cree Business meeting 10 a.m. — Business meeting • Manual claims • Employment review • Resolutions • Tax adjustments • County Permit approval • Subdivision/Survey approval • Contracts • Time for comments from the public Friday Office hours...
Barbara Ruth (Abell) Conley, age 83, passed away of natural causes Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre, Montana. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Deacon Timothy Maroney officiating. Barb was born Nov. 8, 1932, in Springfield, Illinois, to Victor and Nell (Robish) Abell - the oldest child of four and only daughter. She graduated from high... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers assisted a citizen Thursday at 8:18 a.m. after a Second Street citizen requested a welfare check on a citizen. —— Officers investigated a complaint after a caller from Seventh Avenue and 13th Street reported Thursday at 9:16 a.m. a school bus passing issue. —— Officers assisted a citizen after a caller from Montana State University-Northern asked to speak to an officer Thursday at 11:25 a.m. —— Officers investigated a theft after a First Street West business caller reported Thursday at...
As a person with a Type A personality, I find it has taken me a long time to learn how to go with the flow. I have had to learn how to work at enjoying life and having fun. I spent years as a black or white person in my thinking. I was either working or resting. I had to learn how to relax and rest in Jesus while I was working. Doing so was not an easy task for me. At times, I would get so focused on a project that my relationships with co-workers would suffer. At other times, I put in so much extra time working on projects t...
You know, Lord, an unknown writer penned the following words: “There are four things that never return: the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity. The spoken word is like a feather pillow opened in a wind storm with feathers flying where they will. Who could ever gather them all back again? If they are unkind words, much damage is caused. Nothing will remedy the wrong of hurtful, hateful words spoken — only You, Lord, can make something beautiful out of something so awful. The sped arr...
Mark 8: 27 - 30 Out our way, especially in the Bear Paws, you are liable to see all kinds of critters. Goliath and I have seen foxes, a few coyotes, mule deer and white tails. Naturally we have also seen a few cattle that somehow missed the round-up and have to be herded toward the road where the folks working the rest of the herd can pick them up. No grizzly or black bears in the area, and while I have heard rumors of a stray wolf or two that someone claims to have seen, I...
Editor’s note: The computer program provided by the Montana state government to print media reports on court actions does not always list all fines assessed. The following cases were resolved in Hill County Justice Court by Judge Audrey Barger from July 26 to Aug. 9. Rick Dean Logan, born in 1962, was fined $250 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, all days suspended, for driving without a valid driver’s license. —— Jordan Nash Windyboy, born in 1983, was fined $200 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, 176 days suspend...
In the 33 years since it was chartered, what is now Aaniiih Nakoda College, the small tribal college on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation has come a long way. "These folks, when they started here they had no buildings, no anything, they just survived," Aaniiih Nakoda College President Carole Falcon Chandler said about the college faculty. "We say we are survivors." In just over three decades, the two-year college has undergone a name change, expanded its facilities on the...
Ever since the Big Sandy Pioneers played for the state championship back in 2012, the football program has fallen on hard times. In each of the past three seasons, Big Sandy has failed to make the playoffs and the Pioneers haven't managed to win more than three games, going 3-5 in 2013 and 2014, as well as 2-6 last season. Yet, a new season and a new coach has brought new enthusiasm to Big Sandy football, and with some talented players in hand, the Pioneers are set for their...
If the Glacier Nationals are going to get their first points of the 2016-17 season, this weekend might be the best opportunity yet. Glacier, which stands at 0-4-0 through two weeks of the Frontier Division season, visits another squad with no points on its resume thus far, when the Nationals meet the Billings Bulls for two games in Billings. The first game comes tonight at 7:30, followed by a rematch Saturday night at 7:30. Glacier comes into this weekend’s road trip yet to s...
Winning on the road is never easy. It’s even harder when you have to play a team that’s hungry for a win and right now, the Livingston Rangers may want a win more than any team in Class A football. That could mean a tougher game than expected for the Havre High football team, which will hit the road to take on the Rangers tonight at 7. “I told our guys that,” HHS head coach Ryan Gatch said. “These guys are hungry. I know that their record says they are 0-5, but they have only...
The Montana State University-Northern Skylights were hoping to get past their road troubles Thursday night. But, the Montana Tech Orediggers wouldn't allow it. The Skylights lost their third road match of the young Frontier Conference season when they were defeated by the Orediggers, 3-1 Thursday night in Butte. The loss dropped Northern to 2-3 in conference play. But, though the loss still stung, Northern showed marked improvement from its previous two road matches, sweeps...
It’s a big weekend for the Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats. Why? Because both teams got off to a 0-1 start in Big Sky Conference play, and neither can afford to fall further behind in the conference standings. The No. 11 Grizzlies (2-1, 0-1) suffered their first loss of the season last Saturday — a gut-wrenching one-point defeat at Cal Poly. In that game, Montana’s fortunes flipped, as the Griz’ offense posted a record-setting day, but the defense, which was amo...
For the Havre High cross country teams, the stretch run of the 2016 season is right around the corner. Yet, right now, all the Blue Ponies care about is putting on a good show for the hometown fans. That's because this Saturday, for the first and only time this season, both Havre teams will compete at home in the Havre invitational. The meet starts at 10 a.m. Saturday and will take place on the campus of Montana State University-Northern. “The kids are really looking f...
The Havre High volleyball team has played its fair share of matches against Class AA opponents this season and Thursday night at the HHS gymnasium, the Blue Ponies played host to CMR in a non-conference prelude to tonight’s match in Lewistown. Playing on their home floor for just the second time this season, the Ponies played admirably and were competitive in each set against the Rustlers, but when it was all said and done, CMR earned a straight-set victory by the scores of 2...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights have a bye this week, and with a bye comes a few days off. But for Northern senior Tyler Craig, there’s really no such thing. In football, Craig doesn’t take time off. He doesn’t take plays off. In football, Craig never stops. That’s what he does. That’s the only way he knows how to approach the game. And Craig’s approach to football, and his approach to his program, has certainly paid off. Midway through Craig’s senior season...
