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For the past 30 years, Montana has ranked among the top five states with the highest rates of suicide in all age groups. According to the 2015 "Suicide Prevention in Montana Legislative Update," in 2013, there were 231 suicides in Montana for a rate of 22.8 per 100,000 people compared to a national rate of around 13 per 100,000 people. A local teenager plans to change the lives of others concerning this issue by bringing suicide awareness to the community. Hannah Pepprock,... Full story
It was a big week for the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team. And with all due respect to how prestigious Sunday's Reno Tournament of Champions was, the Lights' biggest test came last Thursday night on the road. Northern, ranked No. 3 in the NAIA, traveled to Ashland, Oregon last Thursday for a showdown with No. 2 Southern Oregon University. And in a bitter battle of Western Region rivals, the host Raiders found a way to come out on top. The Raiders defeated the... Full story
The recent court decision ordering a new election at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation has been appealed, and the new Chippewa Cree Business Committee members will have to wait to be seated. Lynn Fagen, the attorney representing the election board against Jonathan Windy Boy, said she filed for the appeal Friday, and it should be accepted in the tribal appellate court soon. Once the request is accepted, she and the head of the election board, Cecilia Parker, will have a maximum of 30 days to file a brief. Windy Boy and his attorn... Full story
A Havre man faces additional charges after he allegedly caused a disturbance in the Hill County Detention Center. Casey O. Mummey of Havre, born in 1980, has been charged with one count of assault with a weapon. Mummey was in the Hill County Detention Center this morning on $30,000 bond. His next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 22. According to court documents, on the night of Nov. 13 a detention officer Tanner Gomke at the Hill County Detention Center heard a knocking sound coming from Mummey’s pod. Gomke heard a... Full story
An attorney for Ken St. Marks says the U.S. Department of Interior of ruled that he was dismissed as Chippewa Cree tribal chair because of his whistleblower activities. But the department has not issued a decision on what relief he should receive, said Martha King. She took exception to a Havre Daily News story saying St. Marks had been reinstated. She said St. Mars’ attorneys have 15 days to propose what relief he is entitled to, then tribal attorneys will have 15 days to present their alternative proposal. In her ruling, I...
New details have surfaced concerning the man who is being held on suspicion of carrying dangerous drugs on a train in October. Mohamed Yasin Aboubaker, born in 1981, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been charged with two counts of criminal possession with intent to distribute and one count of carrying dangerous drugs on a train. Aboubaker was in the Hill County Detention Center this morning on $75,000 bond. His trial is scheduled for May 27. According to court documents, on Oct. 16 Amtrak personnel contacted authorities to...
New details have surfaced concerning the Havre man who is being held on suspicion of sexual abuse of children by sexting with his cellphone. Wilford Tilden, who was born in 1982, of Havre has been charged with one count of sexual abuse of children and two counts of privacy in communications. If convicted, Tilden faces up to life in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. Tilden was in the Hill County Detention Center this morning on $2,000 bond. His next court appearance is scheduled for Dec 29. at the Hill County Courthouse....
Debbie Vandeberg Havre Area Chamber of Commerce The Havre Area Chamber of Chamber continues to grow and to be the key business organization in the area. The success of the Chamber is contingent upon informed, supportive and involved board members. As the Chamber wraps up its 106th year of serving Havre, we say thank you to the following outgoing board members Jacob Lorang, Chandra Moomey, Cindy Keim and Dominique Preputin. The Chamber is fortunate to have such dedicated... Full story
Havre Police Department An officer investigated a crash between a car and a pickup truck reported at 10 a.m. Monday from the 400 Block of 3rd Avenue. —— An officer served a Justice or City court warrant on Michael Whiteman, 24, of Box Elder at 2:03 p.m. Monday at the Hill County jail. —— An officer responded to a call from a 1st Street convenience store at 7:34 p.m. The caller reported a man had passed out in the casino, and the officer arrested Allen Fred Alexander of Box Elder on a charge of criminal trespass and on a Ju... Full story
Dec. 31 at 9:30 a.m. Hill County Public Cemetary District members will meet at the cemetery office • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims.... Full story
Francis L. "Fregon" Saddler, 57, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, at Benefis Medical Center in Great Falls of natural causes. Wake services began at 3 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rocky Boy, and continued until his funeral Mass, which was set for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014. Burial followed in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Rocky Boy. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Fregon's... Full story
The Rev. Marvin Eldridge of Fort Benton, Montana, graduated from this life Dec. 13, 2014. He has joined his wife, Betty Jo, in the presence of Jesus. Marvin was born Sept. 13, 1932, in Arlee, Montana, to Bert and Nettie Eldridge. He grew up on the family farm and loved playing sports. On May 19, 1950, Marvin married Betty Jo Lemmon. Their union produced four children, Marvia (Rick) Johnson of Fort Benton, Keith (Loretta) Eldridge of Havre, Ronda (Bud) Childers of Midland, Texas, and Jeani (Martin) Shea of Somers. The Lord... Full story
The year of girls high school basketball is already in the books. But don’t worry, the action will return in just over a week. The last games of 2014 were played this past weekend, and Monday, and there was plenty of excitement along the Hi-Line. Last Tuesday, the Turner Tornadoes kicked off their season with a 39-28 win over the Havre High freshman team in Turner. The Tornadoes started the game on an 11-0 run and ended it with an 11-5 run. Kristina Conlan scored 15 points for... Full story
Tate Niederegger, Chinook Wrestling The CMR Holiday Classic is as tough a wrestling tournament as there is in Montana. But Chinook's Tate Niederegger made it look easy this past weekend. For the second time in three weeks, Niederegger bested GFH freshman Jordan Komac in a final, only this time, it was the 132-pound final at the prestigious CMR event. Niederegger, who also has a Havre Invite title to his credit and is unbeaten this season, helped the Class C Sugarbeeters to a... Full story
The searching, the reading resumes’, the phone interviews, the meetings, the hand-shaking, the long plane rides and drives, that part of the process that will eventually lead to Montana State University-Northern hiring a new head football coach is now over. Now, the people in charge, Interim Chancellor Greg Kegel and Athletic Director Christian Oberquell, have a tough decision to make. The decision about who is the best fit, the best candidate, and the best coach to lead t...
Everybody knows that the Box Elder Bears are the favorite to win the District 9C again in 2014-15, someone just forgot to tell the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds. HLP, which finished third at the 9C tournament last season, was out for revenge Friday night in Chinook against the Sugarbeeters, the team that defeated the T-Birds in the 9C semifinals last season. And in a battle of two of the top teams in the 9C, it was the T-Birds that found a way to pull out the 59-55 thriller ove... Full story
