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Correction: The chart included in Friday's version of this story included an incorrect fee for youth groups. The committee that has been reviewing fees at Beaver Creek Park has released its proposal for fee rates at the park, which will be on the agenda for the Hill County Park Board's meeting Monday, Nov. 4. The proposed fees raise most of the rates that were left out of increases approved in 2102 effective next year, and raised most of the other park fees in 2015. The fee... Full story
A new service will take over the Essential Air Service flights to and from Havre and other Montana cities and Billings early in December. Cape Air issued a release saying it will begin offering the flights Dec. 10, taking over from Silver Airways. The federal Department of Transportation awarded Cape Air the Montana EAS contract earlier this year. Silver Airways announced last spring it was ending its Montana service, but the DOT ordered the company to continue offering the flights until a new airline could begin. Cape Air... Full story
Bullhook creek has always been a main part of Havre's geography. In fact, the area that is now the city of Havre was once called Bullhook Bottoms. As the city grew, buildings and streets were built over the creek. This year, with near-record rains, there are concerns by property owners and city officials about the safety of streets and buildings built over Bullhook. A cave-in on 3rd Street happened early this month. The street is blocked off and the creek can be seen flowing... Full story
There were tense moments to say the least. But the 25th-ranked Montana State University-Northern volleyball is still unbeaten in Frontier Conference play. In front of a boisterous crowd Friday night at the Armory Gymnasium, the Skylights survived a five-set thriller with Lewis-Clark State. Northern won the first two sets by scores of 25-23 and 25-18, but LCSC roared back to tie the match, winning the next two sets by scores of 25-19 and 25-23. However, MSU-N regrouped and won... Full story
It will be nearly seven years to the day that the Montana State University-Northern Lights knocked off Carroll College in Blue Pony Stadium when the two rivals meet again. And while seven years doesn't seem like a particularly long period of time to some, it's also been 17 Carroll wins over the Lights since that fateful day in October of 2006. Now, with a 17-game winning streak against the Lights, the No. 7 Fighting Saints march into Havre Saturday, and un-ranked Northern... Full story
BILLINGS (AP) — A Montana State University Billings poll found that nearly 57 percent of Montanans oppose the Affordable Care Act, but 69 percent opposed shutting down the government as a way to defund it. MSU Billings students interviewed 410 Montanans by telephone between Oct. 7-10, calling both land lines and cellphones. It has a margin of error of 5 percentage points. Sixty-nine percent of those polled disapproved of President Barack Obama's performance, while 29 percent approved. Fifty-three percent approve of Gov. S... Full story
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Laurel — The United States needs more people involved in the sciences. There is a nationwide effort to convince youngsters to go to this field. There is a particular shortage among young girls. The Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line has opened its STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — Room to encourage youngsters interested in these fields to fulfill their dreams. It’s another great project the club has undertaken over the years. Dart — We’ll join in with state Auditor Monica Lindeen in saying “we told you so.” Mor... Full story
If money management were a muscle, I would have to equate my investment skills, in strength and coordination, to that muscle you use, like never, to raise your ring finger up straight while making a fist with the rest of your hand. Yeah, keep trying. It's not that I can't invest money, or accumulate it in a variety of ways, it's just that I need a goal. Without a concrete goal this money exercise is like doing that finger exercise, and I ask myself what's the point? The abstra... Full story
For the 42nd installment celebrating Havre's 120th anniversary of incorporation, we are still visiting the year 1898, as the microfilm for this week in the year 1893 is still missing and does not start again until Nov. 2. News was still interesting in 1898, when Havre had been incorporated for a mere five years. This information comes from The Milk River Eagle, Oct. 21, 1898 edition. Front page news still contained election coverage, but this week there are three noteworthy... Full story
The Cottonwood Bridge lies approximately 29 miles northwest of Havre, between the city and the Canadian border. Complex geographical features can be seen all around the bridge, which spans the currently braided Milk River. The footprints of various animals - coyotes, raccoons, birds and others - pockmark the soft silt which the seasonally low river has left in the bed. In the middle of this regal Montana landscape stands the historic bridge; a lasting symbol of man's... Full story
Michael F. "Mikr" Sohm, 63 of Walla Walla, Wash., passed away on Oct. 17, 2013, of natural causes. Mike was born to Vernon and JoAnn (Gussenhoven) Sohm Sept. 7, 1950, in Havre, Mont. Mike was raised on the family farm and attended schools in Kremlin and Havre, graduating in 1970. He is survived by sisters, Patty (Brian) Donoven of Havre and Jana of Makawao, Hawaii; and brothers, David of Havre and Paul (Shannon) of Kremlin. He also leaves nephews, Matt, Joe and Aidan; and one niece, Megan. Mike was preceded in death by his... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a 6:57 a.m. Thursday call from an area off 17th Street West about the calling party and his mother being attacked by his mother’s boyfriend. ——— Officers investigated an 8:20 a.m. Thursday call from 2nd Street West about a car that smacked one of the calling party’s posts and was high-centered on it. There were no injuries. ——— A summons was issued to a 21-year-old for possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia at 11:40 a.m. Thursday on 2nd Avenue. ——— Off... Full story
A Rocky Boy man will spend more than two years in federal prison for beating a woman and sending her on an emergency flight to a Great Falls hospital. Nelson Travis Alexander, 47, had pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury filed as a result of the Dec. 2 attack. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen in federal court in Great Falls this week sentenced Alexander to 27 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Alexander attacked the woman without warning, striking her in... Full story
BOW, N.H. - James G. Bliss, 65, of Bow passed away Oct. 19, 2013, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Manchester after a lengthy illness. He was born in Helena, Mont. on Oct. 11, 1948, the son of Inga (Blockus) Bliss and raised in Gildford, Mont. He was a graduate of Gildford High School and enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served a tour of duty in Vietnam and was later stationed at The Army Recruiting Station in Manchester. James met his future wife Elaine Guimond... Full story
Martha Mae Mitchell of Rocky Boy will spend five years in federal prison for injuring a 9-month-old baby including fracturing all of the baby’s limbs. In federal District Court in Great Falls Tuesday, Chief U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen sentenced Mitchell, 57, to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Mitchell previously pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. According to a release from the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Mitchell became f... Full story
All of the races ran this season lead up to this weekend, to this one race for the Havre High cross country teams. The Central A Blue Ponies have performed very well this season and are coming off of a strong showing at the Central A divisional race a week ago. And now with just one race left, the Ponies will look to have one more solid outing at the Class A state race in Missoula on Saturday. The HHS girls are coming off of a No. 1 finish at the divisional race, while the... Full story
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team is off to a perfect 3-0 start. But the Lights have only played games inside the friendly confines of the Armory Gymnasium. Now, Northern will get its first taste of life on the road. Tonight, MSU-N plays the University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Alberta. Northern will remain in Lethbridge to take on Mount Royal University on Saturday night. And both teams will present new challenges for head coach Shawn Huse's... Full story
The Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats are in different places right now, even though they are nearly side-by-side in the Big Sky Conference standings. Montana is in the midst of one of the most difficult two-game stretches in the Football Championship Subdivision, while the Bobcats are warming up to what will be an extremely difficult finish to the season. No matter though, every game, regardless of the opponent is a big one in college football, and both the Grizzlie... Full story
Crystal City Casino, which is connected to the Atrium Mall in downtown Havre, was robbed early Thursday morning. Not much information about the details of the robbery was released by the Havre Police Department. At 12:24 a.m. Thursday, officers received a call about a robbery in progress from the casino, according to the dispatch log for that day. Police were still looking for the suspect as of Thursday, and the police department sent out a press release asking for help from... Full story
The Chester/J-I Hawks are on the verge of doing something not many teams do, and that's repeat as Northern C champions. But in order to that, they'll have to play their best game of the season, in their biggest game of the season. Tonight, the Hawks host the Simms Tigers at 7:30 in Chester, and the stakes couldn't be higher. The Hawks are 7-1 this season, and are tied in the league standings with Belt and Simms, both also 7-1 this year. But the Hawks are also ranked No. 4 in... Full story
Playing a seasoned and experienced University of Lethbridge squad which was able to win in the Armory Gymnasium a year ago was going to be a tall order for the new-look Montana State University-Northern Skylights. However, the young Skylights found a way to turn the tables on the Pronghorns. The Northern women opened their 2013-14 season with a 53-43 win over Lethbridge Thursday night at the Armory Gymnasium. And while the win didn't come easy, and the Skylights shot just 29 p... Full story
The Montana State University-Northern Skylights are over the hump. There's just six matches left in the season and the Skylights are still perfect in Frontier Conference play with four of their last six to be played at home. But when it comes to clinching the regular season conference championship, the Skylights aren't out of the woods just yet. Northern got over a major hurdle by winning back-to-back matches at Great Falls and Lewis-Clark State last weekend, but now MSU-N... Full story
When it comes to high school football players flooding into the Frontier Conference, you instantly think of schools like Helena Capitol, CMR, Bozeman, Billings West, Polson, Miles, City, the list could go on. But the Frontier wouldn't be what it is without players from the small schools too, and that rings especially true over the years at Montana State University-Northern. And one of those small programs that's been particularly good to the Lights is Cut Bank High School.... Full story
One game is all that stands between the Havre Blue Ponies and the Class A playoffs. And though the Ponies already have a playoff berth locked up, they want to end the regular season on a high note. Tonight, the Blue Ponies travel to Browning to take on the Central A rival Browning Indians in the regular season finale for both teams. Havre (2-1, 3-4) has already nailed down second place in the conference, as well as a home playoff game next Saturday, but the Ponies won't take... Full story
