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Shannon Heggem of Havre bought the winning lottery ticket Aug. 31 and has finally come forward to claim her $2 million prize. A press release from the Montana Lottery Headquarters in Helena sent out a press release Thursday naming Heggem as biggest lottery winner in Montana since two Helena friends won $48.5 million from the Powerball jackpot in 2010. The only information Heggem was willing to give to the Montana Lottery was her name and her city of residence. Heggem recently sold her business, Doggy Day Care & Pet Resort,...
HELENA (AP) — Advocates are proposing language for a ballot initiative to bring the question of Medicaid expansion straight to the voters. Backers of the plan have been promising the measure ever since the Legislature earlier this year rejected Medicaid expansion. The Healthy Montana Initiative organizers gave state election officials proposed language Thursday. They hope to get approval to start collecting signatures by early next year. Backers expect they will need more than 30,000 signatures to safely qualify for the 2...
HELENA (AP) — The two factions of a divided Blackfeet Tribal Business Council have struck a deal to pay employees and vendors, the tribal chairman said, in the two sides' first agreement more than a month into an impasse that has crippled tribal operations. Chairman Willie Sharp Jr. announced the deal Wednesday on Browning radio station KBWG-FM, and the tribe posted audio of the announcement on its Facebook page. Checks are to be issued this week going back two pay periods, Sharp said. "To say the least, it was a hardship, a...
The Hill County Attorney filed charges in state District Court in Havre Wednesday charging a Havre man with murdering his brother. Shane Johnson, born in 1968, is scheduled to appear on a charge of deliberate homicide in District Court Wednesday. He is accused of shooting his brother, Travis Johnson, 43, in their 2nd Avenue residence the evening of Nov. 9. Shane Johnson told police that the shooting was in self-defense. According to a charging document, investigating police officers found evidence at the scene that is not...
Havre Police Department A 20-year-old Havre woman was arrested at the police station for criminal contempt after a 7:30 a.m. Wednesday on a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation. ——— A 20-year-old Havre man was arrested for violation of conditions of release and a 17-year-old Havre boy was issued a summons for juvenile curfew violation and probation violation after an officer investigated suspicious activity in a 3rd Avenue alley at 11:42 p.m. Wednesday. Hill County Sheriff’s Office Deputies investigated a 1:12 p.m. Wednesd...
The Havre Daily News asked people to submit their memories of what happened on Nov. 22, 1963, in their lives. Here is a sampling of their responses. As most Americans I can remember exactly what I was doing when I heard the news — I had my first job as an R.N. at Liberty County Hospital in Chester — we were scrubbed into surgery when the lab tech stepped in and told us the news. After the surgery the nursing staff decided to inform the patients individually in case the news caused severe problems to the very ill patients It...
Toni Hagener recalls hearing on the radio that President Kennedy had been shot. Like many Havreites on Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, she rushed to the television to see what was unfolding. Her immediate concern was for the children. Her own young children would soon be on their lunch hour. "How do you explain this to children," she thought. "I felt sorry for the teachers." Havre, like the rest of the nation, stopped in its tracks when it heard of the assassination. Special prayer...
A Hill County commissioner said this week he wants to find ways to bring grandstands back to the arena at the Great Northern Fairgrounds, and is looking at ways to pay for it. “I’d like to see a grandstand back there again,” Commissioner Jeff LaVoi told the Great Northern Fair Board at its monthly meeting. “I think it would create some community pride that only it could do, and the rest of these programs would all grow from it as well.” At the same meeting, board Chair Bert Corcoran called on the board members to think abo...
The first day on our scenic detour through the Baja Peninsula was an exercise in holding my breath and shoving phantom brake pedals through the floor of the passenger side of Roshanna Van. I left my fingernails imbedded in the dash. My friend Lupe corkscrewed us up impossible peaks on an itsy-bitsy two-lane with no shoulders, not even a white line in places, a transport truck on every curve. He was focused but calm. One might say I was the slightest bit tense. Lupe’s friends h...
On behalf of Havre Elks Lodge #1201, I wish to thank Commander Bill Bilger and Havre VFW Post 497 for allowing the Elks to be a part of the Veterans Day ceremony. We also recognize and thank the dedicated and unswerving service of the Havre VFW Honor Guard to our community. The Order of Elks is proud of all American veterans and those who continue to serve in our armed forces; we are truly grateful for their and their families', service and sacrifices to protect our precious freedoms. We say with gratitude that every day is i...
If you’re a college football fan, born in Montana, at some point you’ll have to choose. At some point, you have to make a choice between the Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats. No matter where you live, whether it’s a metropolis like Billings or a small Hi-Line town line Joplin, if you like football, at some point in your life, you must decide which side of the fence you will take a stand. If you love football in Montana, you’re either a Bobcat or you’re a Grizzly....
Belgrade and Lewistown dominated the Central A volleyball scene in 2013, and the postseason honors highlight that fact. The Class A All-State and Central A All-Conference honors have been released, and both lists are littered with Panther and Golden Eagle athletes. But one Havre High Blue Pony athlete was also recognized during the Ponies’ third consecutive No. 3 finish at the divisional tournament. Havre High senior middle hitter/blocker Martha Stocker was named A...
Overcoming the loss of a family member or loved one is one of the hardest things humans have to do. But sometimes, in those sad and difficult situations, happiness can come from the most unlikely of places, or people. Just look at Havre High brothers Michael and Ryan Bakke. Their surprise visit to Montana State University in Bozeman came during a horrific time for the Bakke family. And it was that meet and greet with the Bobcat football program that not only helped jumpstart...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team is ranked No. 2 in the NAIA right now. And while the Lights are off to a strong start in 2013, they sure picked some heavy hitters from their home opener. Tonight, the Lights host a double-dual, starting at 5 inside the Armory Gymnasium. Northern will host Northwest College first, followed by NAIA West Region rival Southern Oregon. And both teams come into tonight’s event with some similar credentials that the Lights h...
The cold weather continues to steadily roll in and batter the Hi-Line, and while most may not be ready for winter and all that it brings, the Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team is. While it has been a roller coaster ride at best over the last couple of seasons, this senior and junior laden Ice Hawk’s squad is looking to make their way to the top of the ranks this season. Practice has already gotten well underway, but the Ice Hawks will open the 2013 season this weekend a...
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