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  • Hill County Conservation District meeting Monday

    Updated Nov 17, 2017

    The Hill County Conservation District will be holding their monthly meeting Monday, Nov. 20, at 5 p.m. in the USDA Building at 206 25th Ave. West....

  • Mayor: Would not sign for grants if pot stores allowed

    Alex Ross|Updated Nov 16, 2017

    Havre Mayor Tim Solomon said at an Ordinance Committee meeting Tuesday night that he would be perjuring himself by signing for federal grants if the council decides to regulate through zoning rather than ban medical marijuana storefront dispensaries. During the meeting, Council President Andrew Brekke, who chaired the committee meeting, unveiled possible language to be added to the city's zoning plan. Nearly 62 people showed up for the hearing at City Hall. "When I sign...

  • Quick Pics: A mesmerizing show at Northern

    Updated Nov 16, 2017

  • Quick Pics: A Joyful Rustic Christmas

    Updated Nov 16, 2017

  • Kremlin Volunteer Fire Dept. annual turkey raffle set for Saturday

    Updated Nov 16, 2017

    People are invited to come to The Walleye Tavern from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday for fun, food and a chance to win some holiday food while supporting the Kremlin Volunteer Fire Department. The fire department’s annual Turkey Raffle fundraiser includes the opportunity to play cards and dice games and to win hams and turkeys. The free-admission event has a brisket feed at midnight. Contact John for details at 390-2582....

  • Some days (I'm) more crazy than others

    Sondra Ashton|Updated Nov 16, 2017

    Q: Does that mean I’m crazier some days than others or does it mean that I’m crazier than other people? A: Yes I dread to tell this story on myself. I could keep it secret. I’m committed to honesty in my writing. So here’s today’s story, warts and all. My day began peacefully. I felt tranquil. Almost blissful. I had decided to write about how crazed we Americanos become when things do not go our way, based on my observations — which I felt to be valid because after four...

  • Obituary - Lorene Johnson

    Updated Nov 16, 2017

    Our sweet mother, Lorene Johnson, took her final and most important trip to be with her Savior Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 14, 2017. Lorene was born July 7, 1926, on the family farm in Temvik, North Dakota, near Hazelton, to Ludwig and Bertha Schoepp. After teaching only one year, she married Verner Johnson in 1945. While farming in North Dakota, they had four girls, Claudette, Paulette, Deborah, and Judith. After moving to Montana in 1953, they had three more children, Darla,...

  • Obituary - Osa LaCroix

    Updated Nov 16, 2017

    The world lost a sweet and gentle soul when Osa went to Heaven Nov. 14, 2017. Born July 14, 1923, to Clarence and Tina Jones, Osa grew up on the family farm north of Havre where she helped with chores and rode her horse to school. Osa married Bob LaCroix Feb. 12, 1943, in Columbia, South Carolina, a short time before he left for WWII service. They had six children, and while Osa loved the outdoors and gardening, her kitchen was often filled with the aroma of fresh-baked bread...

  • Obituary - Bonnie Jean (Zillgitt) Schroeder

    Updated Nov 16, 2017

    Bonnie Jean (Zillgitt) Schroeder of Great Falls, 90, passed away Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. Bonnie was born March 22, 1927, in Fairmount, North Dakota, to Cecil and Francis (Tweeter) Zillgitt. She married Orville Schroeder June 2, 1948, and the two came to Havre, MT, to make their home. They divorced in January 1961. Mom did a wonderful job of raising her two children alone. Her working years were in bartending and waitressing. Bonnie remained in Havre until she moved to Great...

  • Obituary - Elizabeth J. "Betty Jo" Strissel

    Updated Nov 16, 2017

    Elizabeth J. "Betty Jo" Strissel, 83, passed away due to natural causes Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, at the Northern Montana Care Center. A visitation will be held from 2 until 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Her funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Deacon Tim Maroney officiating. Betty Jo's family has suggested memorial donations be made to the American Diabetes Association or the...

  • For the Record, Nov. 16, 2017

    Updated Nov 16, 2017

    Havre Police Department Colt Ryan Billy of Box Elder, 31, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after he reported Wednesday at 7:25 a.m. that his girlfriend tried to stab him. —— Officers investigated after a Ninth Avenue Northwest caller reported Wednesday at 12:48 p.m. that a mother and daughter were fighting. —— Officers investigated after a Washington Avenue caller requested Wednesday at 1:05 p.m to speak to an officer about a past theft. —— Officers investigated a non-injury motor vehicle crash between a F...

  • Region 6 Havre Check Station seeing mixed bag on harvest

    Updated Nov 16, 2017

    From Fish, Wildife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Havre hunter check station has been operating for five weeks so far for the 2017 hunting season and is seeing a mixed bag of data on the season’s harvest. Mule deer harvest has been high compared to previous years, and most big game species and upland birds have been slightly down. Over the five weeks the check station has been open, overall hunter numbers are down 7 percent from last year and are 6 percent below the long-term average. “Muddy, wet weather condi...

  • 117th Brawl of the Wild: Like everywhere else, Havre is a Cat-Griz town divided

    Chris Peterson|Updated Nov 16, 2017

    When the University of Montana and Montana State meet on the football field, there is always a lot on the line and not just for the players, but for the fans, too. Throughout the Treasure State, most followers of college football in Montana have chosen one side or another. Either you are a Bobcat or a Grizzly and that’s just the way it works. Some are born into supporting one school or the other. While at the same time, others don’t gain true allegiance until later in lif...

  • Ice Hawks excited to skate

    Chris Peterson|Updated Nov 16, 2017

    As the weather turns colder, that can only mean one thing - winter sports have arrived and in terms of local ice hockey, that means it's Havre Ice Hawks time. The Ice Hawks, who are the local high school hockey team, will compete against teams from across the state in a league sanctioned by the Montana Amatuer Hockey Association. Some of the teams on Havre's schedule this season will be Butte, Billings, Helena, Missoula, Kalispell, Bozeman, Great Falls, Glasgow and Miles...

  • Running for NAIA Gold

    Chris Peterson|Updated Nov 16, 2017

    Havre native Rachel David is no stranger to success when it comes to running. She was a cross country and track standout during her years at Havre High, and now that she has advanced into the collegiate ranks, nothing has changed. While David is in her second season competing in cross country at Montana State University-Northern, this season marks the third year of Lights and Skylights cross country. In the previous two seasons, neither the Lights or the Skylights was able to...

  • Lights ready to own the Armory

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 16, 2017

    The Montana State University-Northern Lights wrestled their first dual of the season in the hostile environment that is the McLaughlin Center at Providence College. The Lights didn't come away with a victory on that night. However, they plan to come away with one tonight, and for the first time this season Northern is on its own mat. Tonight, the No.12 Lights make their Armory Gymnasium debut when they battle the Warner Pacific Knights in a Cascade Conference dual. The match i...

  • 117th Brawl of the Wild: Cat-Griz: 116 Years of Hostility and Fun

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 15, 2017

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