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Havre Police Department Jesse Lee Schoening of Havre, 33, was arrested on a trespass to property charge after a trespasser was reported on Sixth Avenue at 12:22 p.m. Friday. —— A wallet was turned in to the police department Friday at 6:25 p.m. and returned to it’s owner. —— A tree branch was reported in a power line Friday at 8:35 p.m. on McKinley Avenue, and NorthWestern Energy was notified. —— A 14-year-old Havre boy was issued a summons on a juvenile curfew violation charge after an officer stopped Saturday at 12:41 a.m....
The Havre City Council passed a number of resolutions approving yearly tax levies and assessments on first reading, as well as road closures for upcoming events at their meeting last night, after which the council's ordinance committee recommended some amendments to the city's sign code regarding temporary political signs. The council unanimously passed resolutions levying and assessing yearly taxes on property within city limits to defray the costs of maintaining street, stre...
Growing up in Butte, Montana, I remember watching “The Wizard of Oz” in my family’s living room, mesmerized by the fiery, all-powerful Oz and wondering who he really was. His booming voice. His power over the lives of everyday creatures in Oz, all pining for something they needed. And then there was the big reveal. As Oz’s voice booms over Dorothy and her new friends, Toto bites the emerald curtain and pulls it back to reveal … a disheveled man frantically pushing buttons to maintain his oh-so-powerful façade. “Pay no at...
Tuesday, Aug. 29, the Havre Police Department will be hosting this year's National Night Out, at the Montana State University-Northern Student Union Building, a community event with food, raffles and entertainment meant to build relations and education between the community, local law enforcement and the region's service organizations. Havre Police Capt. Ryan Pearson, one of the event's primary organizers, said the event's attendance has fully recovered from a brief dip...
Havre Police Department A vehicle crash was reported at 13th Street and Fifth Avenue Friday at 7:54 a.m. -- Evelyn Frances Foursouls of Have, 40, was issued a summons on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program no-show at the police station at 8 a.m. Friday. -- Amari Love Longknife was arrested on a criminal contempt charge related to an 8:01 a.m. Friday no-show for the 24/7 Sobriety Program at the police station. -- Letisia Joy Badhawk of Box Elder, 31,...
The 2023 Montana wildfire season was slow to start. Average snowpack combined with rain in much of the state, spared an early fire season. Recent hot days and dry fuels, however, have now put Montana into active fire season with over 40,000 acres burned by early August. Montana’s average annual temperatures have been getting hotter and are currently 2.7 degrees F warmer than at the start of the Industrial Revolution. This warming fuels wildfires, drought, snowpack loss and extreme heat. In late July, Gov. Greg Gianforte a...
Scorecard Staff and wire report HELENA - Freshman Rep. Paul Tuss, D-Havre, scored a perfect 100 and earned a place on Montana Conservation Voters' bipartisan Honor Roll in the organization's 2023 Legislative Scorecard. Sen. Mike Lang, R-Malta, also made the honor roll, primarily for his work on a bill dealing with revenue from marijuana taxes in the state. The report details the voting records of Montana's lawmakers during the recently concluded 68th session of the Montana...
Havre Police Department Officers and Havre Fire Department emergency medical technicians responded Wednesday at 7:51 a.m. to a vehicle crash involving a semitractor-trailer and a Jeep on First Street West at the base of the hill. Four people were treated on the scene, but no one was transported to the hospital. -- A Wednesday 7:59 a.m. caller on Lincoln Avenue reported that their vehicle had been hit by a school bus and the bus left the scene. -- Angel Rose Gilead of Havre,...
I served 26 years in the Montana House of Representatives, initially as a Republican, then as a Democrat, including two terms as majority leader and one term as speaker before I was “termed out” in 2000. My father, the Rev. George Harper, was an Independent Delegate to the 1972 Constitutional Convention, where “power-sharing” by majority Democrats helped unite the delegates in the mission of crafting a modern state Constitution that unshackled Montana from 83 years under the “Copper Collar.” I always advocated for my beliefs,...
Havre Police Department A two-vehicle crash was reported on 13th Street at 9:53 a.m. Friday. -- Leona Marie Chiefstick of Box Elder, 56, was arrested on four Justice or City court warrants after a Friday 3:03 p.m. caller on First Street West reported someone passed out in the in alley. -- Officers assisted with a medical call on Sixth Street at 5:36 p.m. Friday. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a Friday 8:04 p.m. caller at a First Street establishment reported...
Havre Police Department A single-vehicle crash into a light pole was reported on the 13th Street hill Thursday at 10:53 a.m. -- A caller on Sixth Avenue asked Thursday at 3:22 p.m. to speak with an officer about an incident that occurred March 23. -- A Thursday 5:31 p.m. caller asked for assistance with a rental on Second Street. -- Acoya Nathan Gopher of Box Elder, 25, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a caller reported a man passed out on Third Street....
Havre Police Department An arrest was made after a Fifth Avenue caller asked Monday at 12:14 p.m. for assistance with a neighbor. No details on charges were provided in the dispatch log, but Gina Kirkpatrick Schmitte, who was named as an involved party, was listed in the jail roster as being held on a charge of disorderly conduct. -- Jodana Nile Mitchell of Box Elder, 30, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant and a charge of speeding in the city after a vehicle stop...
Havre Police Department A caller on 13th Street reported Tuesday at 8:10 a.m. that their vehicle was hit in a parking lot. -- A summons was issued after a caller at Havre Middle School reported a juvenile with a vape device Tuesday at 10:50 a.m. -- A summons was issued after a caller at Havre High School reported a juvenile with a vape device, cigarets and marijuana at 12:51 p.m. Tuesday. -- Shayna Jo Marie Koop of Box Elder, 26, was issued a summons on a partner or family...
Havre Police Department Terrance Lee Gray of Havre, 58, was issued a summons on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation reported at 8 a.m. Friday. -- A caller with Havre Public Works reported Friday at 9:21 a.m. that motorists are driving around barricades on Third Street. -- A caller at Fifth Avenue and 15th Street reported Friday at 11:16 a.m. that someone was plowing their snow into the middle of the street. -- A sexual assault was reported...
Havre Police Department A hit and run crash damaging a Chevrolet Silverado on 14th Street was reported at 1:39 p.m. Monday. -- A theft was reported by a Monday 3:04 p.m caller on First Street Northeast. -- Collette Marie Stiffarm of Harlem, 33, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a Monday 3:41 p.m. caller at the hospital asked for assistance with a person brought in by ambulance. -- Brett Warren Landon of Havre, 56, was arrested on charges of assault on a...
Havre Police Department Darrin Kent Torgerson of Havre, 50, was arrested on charges of possession with intent to sell, possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia and on two Justice or City court warrants at 9:07 a.m. at a business on U.S. Highway 2 West after a caller from the business requested help removing someone. -- Officers provided assistance in response to an 11:34 a.m. Wednesday call about a juvenile in the middle of 13th Street. -- A caller...
Havre Police Department Kylie Jade Walker of Havre, 20, was issued a summons on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation reported 8 a.m. Friday at the police station. -- Stephen Lewis Newbury of Havre, 42, was arrested on five Justice or City court warrants by officers asked at 8:09 a.m. Friday to assist Probation and Parole officers. -- A hit and run crash was reported on Fourth Street at 11:02 a.m. Friday. -- A vehicle crash was reported on Fif...
Press release NorthWestern Energy customers in South Dakota, Nebraska and Montana are reporting scam calls and text messages from imposters trying to steal money by threatening immediate service disconnection. The scammers impersonate themselves as NorthWestern Energy representatives on the phone, use the company’s logo in text and other electronic messages and NorthWestern Energy’s phone greeting. Generally, the scammers demand a payment within an hour to avoid service shut off. NorthWestern Energy never demands imm...
Havre Police Department A summons was issued after a Wednesday 9:18 a.m. caller reported aggressive dogs on First Street Northeast. No details on charges were provided. -- Ramona Abeita of Havre, 43, was issued a summons on a charge of false reports to law enforcement authorities after she reported a drunk driver at 10:28 a.m. Wednesday. -- Gina Kirkpatrick Schmitte of Havre, 51, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served on Fifth Avenue Wednesday at 12:13 p.m. --...
Stephen Paul Clawson, age 67, passed away unexpectedly with his loving family by his side Saturday, December 3, 2022, from complications due to open heart surgery. Steve was born November 12, 1955, in Great Falls to Twila (Bergh) and Keith Clawson. He and his twin sister, Kayce, were born prematurely and not expected to live. He weighed 3 lbs., 14 oz. When Steve reached his adult height of 6'4", his mother wished their pediatrician could see him! The family moved to Havre in 1...
Havre Police Department Sheldon Albert Brien of Butte, 37, was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct after a 1:29 p.m. Thursday complaint from a First Street West business of man too intoxicated to stand. -- An arrest was made after callers Thursday at 3:09 p.m. on Second Street and at 3:52 p.m. on Seventh Avenue complained about an intoxicated woman. No details on the charges were provided, but Elizabeth Rose Lara, who was named as an involved party in both incidents,...
Havre Police Department Gary Don Story of Havre, 33, was arrested on a charge of partner or family member assault after a caller with probation and parole asked Wednesday at 8:56 a.m. for assistance at a domestic disturbance on U.S. Highway 2 Northwest. -- A two-vehicle crash involving a snowplow and a sedan was reported on 11th Street Wednesday at 12:07 p.m. -- A vehicle crash was reported on Second Street at 1:55 p.m. Wednesday. Hill County Sheriff's Office An arrest was mad...
Havre Police Department An arrest was made after a caller on Second Street West reported Tuesday at 6:34 a.m. having items that belonged to a trespasser. No details on the charges were provided in the dispatch log, but Darrin Kent Torgerson, who was named as an involved party, was listed in this morning's jail roster as being held on a charge of trespass. -- Marvin Daniel Flying of Havre, 57, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and trespass to property after a caller...
In the early 1970s, frustrated with the corporate boot that dominated and bullied Montanans, the state’s people rose up. Led by ordinary citizens like Pastor George Harper of Helena, local historian and mother of six Louise Cross of Glendive, and League of Women Voters leader Dorothy Eck of Bozeman, they crafted what is now recognized as a world-renowned Constitution. Among many important motivations was their conviction that in order to free Montanans from corporate dominance at the expense of workers, farmers and o...
Havre Police Department A 9-year-old was issued a summons on an assault charge after a caller at Sunnyside Intermediate School asked officers Friday at 8:06 a.m. for assistance. -- Someone stopped at the police station Friday at 3:27 p.m. to report a theft. -- Steeven Andrew Avolad of Havre, 51, was arrested on charges of assault, two counts; vandalism; resisting arrest; obstructing a peace officer or other public servant; and disorderly conduct, after a caller on Third...
