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  • Obituary: Dr. David Abbott

    Updated Dec 29, 2015

    Dr. David Joe Abbott passed away Dec. 23, 2015. A vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 3, 201, followed by his funeral service at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. Both services will be held at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. Please visit www.hollandbonine.com to leave message of condolence for the family. A full obituary will follow....

  • Obituary - Gerald Cody Four Colors Jr.

    Updated Dec 29, 2015

    Gerald Cody Four Colors Jr., 25, of Rocky Boy passed away on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, at Northern Montana Hospital. Wake services began Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, and continued until his traditional funeral service, which was at 11 a.m. today, Dec. 29, 2015, all at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy. Burial followed in the Johnson Family Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Gerald's online memorial page and leave a...

  • Havre man denies running over infant

    Paul Dragu|Updated Dec 29, 2015

    A Havre man accused of backing over a 1-year-old girl and fleeing the scene has pleaded not guilty in District Court to a total of three charges. Riley Harwood, born in 1993, is charged with failure to give information and render aid, failure to give notice of accident by quickest means and criminal child endangerment. Harwood showed up to court Monday morning to plead not guilty to the last charge, which was added after his first arraignment hearing Oct. 1. Hill County attorney files say officers were called to Hillview...

  • BLM proposes allowing bison to graze on 13K acres in Phillips County

    Updated Dec 29, 2015

    HELENA (AP) — A federal agency is proposing to grant the American Prairie Reserve a permit for 385 bison to graze year-round on 13,000 acres of public land in Phillips County. Bureau of Land Management officials said Monday the Flat Creek Allotment has historically been used for cattle grazing. The American Prairie Reserve last year bought land adjacent to the allotment and applied to switch its grazing permit from cattle to bison and from seasonal to year-round. The proposed decision calls for the removal of interior f...

  • Hill County sheriff's deputies Reichelt, Dwyer retire

    Paul Dragu|Updated Dec 29, 2015

    Friends, family and fellow law men and women celebrated Hill County Sheriff's deputies Dottie Dwyer and Monte Reichelt's 65 combined years of law enforcement service Monday afternoon in the Hill County Detention building courtroom. Reichelt, 61, with a barely a hint of gray, served 40 years in law enforcement, 39 of them in Hill County. Dwyer, age not asked, served 25 years in law enforcement. Both deputies were all smiles as they shook hands, greeted and talked to people in a...

  • Transit buses holiday schedule set

    Updated Dec 29, 2015

    Press release North Central Montana Transit buses will run for a half-day Thursday and will be not run Friday in observance of New Year’s Day. The buses will pick up passengers at the Rocky Boy clinic and at the Fort Belknap clinic at noon Thursday. Buses will return to their normal schedule Monday....

  • Guest Column: On the Omnibus, I did what I said I'd do

    Updated Dec 29, 2015

    Yes; I voted for the 2,000-page spending bill which funds the government next year, known as the Omnibus. Yes; my staff and I read it. And yes; it was a difficult vote. I assure you, the easy thing to do in these situations is vote no. It’s easy to vote no. But before judgment is delivered, you deserve to hear the reasoning behind my decision. Several Montana provisions that I’ve fought for in Congress over the past 12 months were included in the bill: LWCF, PILT, lifting the ban on crude oil exports, tax relief, etc. But the...

  • For the Record, Dec. 29, 2015

    Updated Dec 29, 2015

    Havre Police Department Jacob James Bauer, 33, of Havre was arrested on a charge of criminal contempt after a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation at the police station Monday at 7:31 a.m. —— Samuel Clearance Wells, 58, of Havre was arrested on a charge of criminal trespass to property after an Assiniboine Avenue caller reported a man was walking back and forth on the residence's porch Monday at 8:33 a.m. —— Officers investigated a pickup truck that had the steering column and ignition broken after a someone called from a 1st Str...

  • Crimestoppers - Rings found at Hill County Electric

    Updated Dec 29, 2015

    The Hill County Sheriff’s Office reports that someone recently turned in four women’s rings that were found in the parking lot of Hill County Electric about four weeks ago. The owner can identify and prove the rings belong to them by contacting Hill County Sheriff’s Office at 265-2512, or Crimestoppers at 265-4444....

  • Hi-Line sends three to 2016 Shrine Game

    Chris Peterson|Updated Dec 29, 2015

    For a high school football player in Montana, there are few honors that mean more than being selected to play in the annual Montana East-West Shrine Game. And after one of the most memorable seasons of football along the Hi-Line in recent memory, it was no surprise that three local football players made the team, while three others earned spots as alternates. The East team will feature a number of talented players but none will come into the game with more accolades than Havre...

  • Hi-Line Athletes of the Week

    Updated Dec 29, 2015

    Amelia Miller, Havre Swimming The Havre High girls swim team is off to a really strong start this season, and veteran Amelia Miller is a big reason why. Earlier this month, at the Great Falls PreRelay Meet, a meet filled with top-level competition, Miller won the grueling 500-meter freestyle with a time of 5:35.03. Miller also finished third in the 100 breaststroke for the Blue Ponies, who placed second overall in the meet. Miller is an important leader for the Ponies and she...