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Press release The Blaine County Health Department, in conjunction with local health-related stakeholders, is conducting a Blaine County Health Assessment. The purpose of the assessment is to collect current, relevant data to guide future health programs and interventions that are geared toward the needs and desires of Blaine County residents. The most recent Health Assessment was conducted by an out-of-county entity in 2012. Of more than 300 assessments mailed to selected households, only 40 assessments were returned....
A Havre man appeared in state District Court Monday and pleaded not guilty to accusations that he inappropriately touched and also tried to have sex with two different relatives. Leonard E. Doney of Havre, born in 1941, had been wanted for incest and sexual assault since late October by the time he was arrested Dec. 1 on new charges involving a different relative. Doney is charged with sexual assault and incest in the first case, and solicitation of sexual abuse of children...
Havre Public Schools has received a $5,000 grant that the district clerk said will be used to buy at least one cooler at Lincoln-McKinley Primary School. The 2016 National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Grant, which was applied for by the district clerk, Shanna Flores, is money provided by the Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture Appropriations Act through the Office of Public Instruction. Flores said Tuesday, after the Board of Trustees meeting, that the grant is much needed. “All our equipment is outdated,” Flores sai...
A limited-edition concert poster signed by all the members of the rock band Pearl Jam is being auctioned off on the Havre Middle School website and the money will go toward the Havre High School band. "We're trying to aim for those shopping for a unique gift for the holiday," Havre Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Craig Mueller said. This is the same poster that was supposed to be auctioned in June to raise money for the Havre High school band's trip to perform in the...
Smoke in classrooms in Hagener Science Center led to evacuations, but firefighters found the cause was due to a problem in the air vents. Havre firefighters responded Tuesday after a caller reported that there was smoke in three of the classrooms. The call was made at 11:50 a.m. and Havre Fire Department Chief Tim Hedges said the classrooms were evacuated as firefighters spent an hour investigating and clearing the rooms of smoke. The source of the smoke, Hedges said, was a belt malfunction in the air-handling system. “It w...
BLM warns travelers using Stafford Ferry Road of washout FERGUS COUNTY — Travelers using Stafford Ferry Road are warned that a washout hazard has occurred, making the road impassable. The hazard is on a portion of the Fergus County road running through the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. Warning signs are in place, however anyone traveling in the area should use extreme caution. Drivers should be aware off-road motorized travel on BLM-managed lands is prohibited in this area. Recycle drive canceled Recycle H...
Press release During half time of the Blue Ponies' season-opener basketball game Friday evening, Havre Public Schools Education Foundation Board of Directors member and Treasurer Julie Monson presented Havre High School Activities Director Dennis Murphy, with a check for $620 for the golf team. The funds are to cover the cost of divisional and state tournament fees. The money presented is made possible by the Bob Rangvold Memorial Funds entrusted to the foundation...
Press release The District 3 Make It With Wool contest was held in Great Falls Oct. 29, with 13 contestants including four area sewists participating. Shyla Solomon of Havre competed in the PreTeen division with her 68 percent wool simple A-line skirt, matching cape and hat. This was Shyla's first wool outfit and she says she had so much fun working with Granma Jill that she will be sewing again next year. Sewists in the PreTeen division participate at the District level...
The nation’s newspapers are struggling mightily to find columnists who are willing to write nice things about Donald Trump. That’s according to a report in the Washington Post, indicating that the regular stable of conservative pundits — from George Will to David Brooks — isn’t delivering enough pro-Trump op-eds. As it happens, I was just finishing a column praising the president-elect when the Post’s story came out. Even before taking office, Donald Trump is sending a powerful signal to the nearly 63 million Americans w...
A major threat to liberty is the assault on the right to discuss political issues, seek out alternative information sources, and promote dissenting ideas and causes such as non-interventionism in foreign and domestic affairs. If this ongoing assault on free speech succeeds, then all of our liberties are endangered. One of the most common assaults on the First Amendment is the attempt to force public policy organizations to disclose their donors. Regardless of the intent of these laws, the effect is to subject supporters of...
As president, Donald Trump could be undone by untruths. He ran a successful campaign laced with lies, but he cannot run the country that way. Finding workable solutions to policy problems requires a common understanding of what the problems actually are. Facts, not fabrications, fuel the governing process. News reporters and fact-checkers tried aggressively to call out Trump’s falsehoods during the campaign, but those efforts made little impact on his true believers. The new president’s former adviser Corey Lewandowski pra...
I grew up with Saturday Night Live. When it debuted in 1975, I was a high school freshman and looked a little bit like Gilda Radner’s Emily Litella, with her eyeglasses and unkempt hair. For that reason alone, she endeared herself to me. The other day I thought of Emily when I heard that my alma mater, Villanova University, had tabled an investigation into an alleged “hate crime.” According to news reports, a black female student complained that she was knocked down by a group of white men chanting “Trump, Trump, Trump” as th...
Havre Police Department Jobe Jacob Barrows of Havre, 18, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant Tuesday at 9:48 a.m. on 14th Avenue. —— Officers investigated a motor vehicle crash between a sedan and minivan after it was reported Tuesday at 2:04 p.m. by someone on Second Avenue. —— A 17-year-old was issued a summons Tuesday at 2:33 p.m. on Second Street on a shoplifting charge after a theft was reported at 2:06 p.m. by a First Street West business caller. —— Officers investigated a motor vehicle crash Monday after a...
The Havre City-County Airport Board will meet Thursday in Havre City Hall at 3 p.m. The board agenda is: 1. Approval of Nov. 17 minutes. 2. Correspondence. 3. Reports: (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (1) Sign AFR report. (D) Engineer (1) Taxiway and Apron Area Project update 4. Public comments 5. Unfinished business (A) Big hangar repair status a. Siding 6. New business 7. Approval of December claims....
A Box Elder man received a three year sentence to the Department of Corrections for leading Rocky Boy police and Montana Highway patrolmen on a high speed chase that reached over 120 mph. Kanen Velasquez, born in 1996, was sentenced to three years for felony criminal endangerment under a plea agreement that dropped two misdemeanor charges. District Court Judge Daniel Boucher said the reasons for this sentence are that Velasquez “recognizes he needs treatment, he is currently in a situation where he is not likely to get t...
Grace Janine Halter, aka Noelle Darwin, born in Havre, Montana, Oct. 7, 1935, died at her home in Virginia City, Nevada, Oct. 4, 2016, in the presence of her son Craig Buckner and his wife, Bonnie. She went to school in Havre until the eighth grade, then to high school in Chico High School in California and graduated in 1955. She married Jack Buckner. They had two sons, Craig and Mark, and later divorced. She worked at Lake Tahoe for 35 years then moved to Virginia City,... Full story
Press release The Montana Department of Agriculture is seeking applications from producers interested in attending the World Angus Forum, to be held in the United Kingdom June 20 through July 2 as part of a beef genetics trade delegation. “This trade mission will be a great opportunity for producers to showcase Montana’s world-class beef genetics,” said Marty Earnheart, business development marketing officer with MDA. “I’m looking forward to the forum and the opportunity to help Montana’s producers network with their inter...
The Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team makes its home debut this weekend. But, before the Ice Hawks get to home ice, they had to travel to snowy Butte for a pair of games. The Ice Hawks dropped a pair of road games against the Copper City Miners this weekend, but the second affair was a thriller. Sunday morning, the Hawks dropped a heart breaker to the Miners 6-5, with Kinzee Peterson having a strong game between the pipes with 39 saves. Offensively, Clifford Lenhardt...
Rent-a-lane specials are no longer available Fridays and Saturdays. Bowlers may still take advantage of this special during any other open hours. Bowlers wishing to use this special must let the desk employee know before they start bowling, otherwise regular rates will still apply. Rent-a-lane prices are $20 per hour, per lane. Shoe rentals are extra. Bowlers still have time to sign up for New Year’s Eve Jackpot Bowling. Don’t miss out on all the fun and prizes. We will draw one ticket at the end of the evening for the fin...
For Marca Herron, basketball has always been a part of her life. She grew up around it and over time, she grew to love it. That’s because she grew up watching and playing with her three older sisters, who have all gone on to have successful roundball careers. It started with Kacy Herron, who played at Big Sandy and eventually at Rocky Mountain College. It continued with Josi Herron and Molly Herron, who each starred at Big Sandy just as Kacy did, and went on to play c...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team has one road trip left before Christmas break. And it’s a big one. Thursday night, the No. 5 Lights will travel to Ashland, Oregon, for a huge showdown with arch rival Southern Oregon. Northern will face the seventh-ranked Raiders on their mat in what should be one of the biggest duals of the NAIA season. The Lights, who have lost just one dual this season, will rely heavily on their upper weights, including top-ranked B...
Thursday High School Basketball Rocky Boy girls vs Conrad Rocky Boy boys vs Conrad College Basketball Skylights vs Nueta Hidatsa, 6 Lights vs Nueta Hidatsa, 8 College Wrestling Lights at S. Oregon Friday High School Basketball Havre girls at Belgrade, 6 p.m. Havre boys at Belgrade, 7:30 p.m. Chinook girls vs HLP Chinook boys vs HLP Big Sandy girls vs Ft. Benton Big Sandy boys vs Ft. Benton Turner girls vs North Star Turner boys vs North Star Box Elder girls vs CJI Box Elder...
