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MISSOULA (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a medical marijuana provider on Friday to five years in prison under a plea agreement struck with federal prosecutors after a jury convicted him at trial. Chris Williams' sentencing in Missoula wraps up the prosecution of four co-owners of Montana Cannabis, one of the largest medical marijuana operations caught up in a federal crackdown that culminated with raids on more than two dozen homes and businesses in the state in 2011. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen accepted the r...
HELENA (AP) — A Montana man whose tearful reluctance to rob a pizza restaurant earned him free food apparently made up the sob story that gained him the clerk's sympathy. David Randall Lacey, 35, entered a Papa John's pizza restaurant on Jan. 22 with a bandanna over his face and gave the clerk a note demanding money, Helena police said. He broke down crying and told the clerk he needed the money to support his wife and children, who were hungry. The clerk made him a large pepperoni pizza and some chicken wings as he waited, a...
HELENA (AP) — Kenton Hickethier has been sworn in to lead the Montana Highway Patrol. The Independent Record reports (http://bit.ly/Tqz7UT) that the 28-year veteran of the highway patrol was sworn in Friday in Helena. Hickethier will lead the largest law enforcement agency in the state with 224 troopers and 297 employees in all. Hickethier replaces Col. Mike Tooley, who has agreed to run the Department of Transportation....
WASHINGTON — Two days before President Barack Obama's first trip outside Washington to promote his gun-control proposals, the White House tried to settle a brewing mystery when it released a photo to back his claim to be a skeet shooter. Obama had set inquiring minds spinning when, in an interview with The New Republic magazine, he answered "yes" when asked if he had ever fired a gun. The admission came as a surprise to many. AP Photo/The White House, Pete Souza In this photo released by the White House, President Barack O...
Once again, the Havre Blue Ponies are king's of the Central A wrestling mats. Saturday afternoon in Lewistown, the Blue Ponies cruised to the Central A championship. All of Havre's qualifiers will advance to the Class A state tournament this Friday-Saturday in Billings. For full coverage, see Monday's Havre Daily News....
In need of a win, the Havre High boys basketball team got one in a big way. Saturday afternoon, the Blue Ponies thrashed Class B Shelby 62-25 at the HHS gymnasium. The Ponies improved to 4-12 overall and will be on the road next Friday in Conrad. Meanwhile, the HHS girls were also victorious, improving to 9-7 overall by beating the Coyotes 56-24 Saturday afternoon in Shelby. The Ponies play their final home game of the season against Conrad next Friday night. Havre High's Nate Rismon, left, races by a Shelby defender during...
WASHINGTON — Congress' excruciating, extraordinary New Year's Day approval of a compromise averting a prolonged tumble off the fiscal cliff hands President Barack Obama most of the tax boosts on the rich that he campaigned on. It also prevents House Republicans from facing blame for blocking tax cuts for most American households, though most GOP lawmakers parted ways with Speaker John Boehner and opposed the measure. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, passes waiting reporters as he l...
Thursday High School Basketball Rocky Boy girls vs Big Sandy, 6 p.m. Rocky Boy boys vs Big Sandy, 7:30 Turner vs Havre JV, girls, 6 p.m. Turner vs Havre JV, boys, 7;30 College Basketball Skylights vs Dickinson St., 6 p.m. Lights vs Dickinson St., 8 Friday Havre boys vs Lewistown, 7 p.m. Havre girls at Lewistown, 7 p.m. Chinook girls vs Big Sandy, 6 p.m. Chinook boys vs Big Sandy, 7:30 HLP girls vs Box Elder, 6 p.m. HLP boys vs Box Elder, 7:30 North Star girls vs Sunburst, 6 p.m. North Star boys vs Sunburst, 7:30 Turner girls...
Taylor Riphenburg, Havre Boys Swimming The Havre High boys swim team is off to a quick start this season, and Taylor Riphenburg is swimming fast on his own. Over Havre's first three meets of the season, Riphenburg has placed in several events, including the 100-meter freestyle at last month's Havre Invitational. In that race Rophenburg finished in second with a time of 1:05.92. Riphenburg swims several freestyle events for the Ponies, as well as the backstroke. He's also part of a couple of very strong HHS relay teams, and...
It has been just two days since the calendar turned from 2012 to 2013. But it's never too early to look ahead. And with a great sports year now behind us, it's time to start thinking about what the new year holds. With so many great sporting events coming in Havre, on the Hi-Line and around Montana, I certainly don't need a crystal ball to tell me how much fun the next 12 months is going to be. So, in the last couple of weeks, we've looked back at how amazing the last year...
A Havre woman is working with the National Alliance for Mental Illness and the Center for Mental Health to create a 12-week course for helping friends and relatives of people with mental health issues. Cindy Ellington, whose son has health issues, and Pam Veis from the Center for Mental Health, will teacher the NAMI-prepared course. The first benefit is for the people — there is room for 25 — who take part in the class. They will learn just what they can do to help their loved ones and how to better understand what they are...
An increasing number of people are making comments on stories we post ion http://www.havredailynews.com. Even though we are sometimes upset by the nasty tone of the comments, many commenters make interesting comments and help havredialynews.com become more of a community forum. John Kelleher But some comments upset us, indeed they scare us. That is the increasing number of outright racist comments that people try to post on the website. The racist comments go both ways. Some are anti-white, but most are blatantly anti-Native...
Editor: Havre is a great place for a lot of reasons. However, this holiday season was proof, once again, that this city has a deep and robust arts community that adds significantly to the livability of this special place. The performances I attended weren't run-of-the-mill events by uninterested people going through the motions until the curtain dropped. While I realize I experienced only a small sampling of the talent on display this Christmastime, what I saw was superb. From the newly formed Havre Community Orchestra to...
Editor: Whoa! Please! Three rings on the telephone does not provide adequate time for many of us to respond. Six rings will get you more completed calls. Count them. You will be surprised at the increased number of friends you will get to visit with. Thank you, Noel Davidson Havre...
Lorraine C. Vaughn Lorraine C. Vaughn, 84, of Havre, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at Big Sandy Care Center of natural causes. Viewing will be 10 a. m. Friday, Jan. 4, 2012, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home with her funeral service at 1 p. m. on Friday, Jan. 4, with Tim Maroney officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Memorials in Lorraine's honor may be made to a charity of one's choice. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Lorraine was born Oct. 26, 1928, in Havre,...
Cecelia Marie Ratliff Cecelia Marie Ratliff, 87, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Mont., of natural causes. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p. m. on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Her funeral service will be 10 a. m. Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Memorial contributions in Cecelia's honor may be made to Peace Hospice, P.O. Box 7008, Great Falls, MT 59405. Services and...
Although, as President Barack Obama said, neither side of the aisle got everything they wanted as part of the deal, U.S. lawmakers gave a New Year's gift to their constituents, working Tuesday to pass a tax bill that will keep income taxes from going up on 99 percent of Americans. Lawmakers also dealt with issues ranging from alternative energy to the federal farm programs. See related story on Page A8. The holiday vote split the Montana congressional delegation, with Democratic Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester voting for the...
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Snow leaves ruts on a driveway off of Badland Road Wednesday morning. A steady snowfall in the region surprised some, with a New Year's Day storm surpassing what most forecasters had expected to be, at most, a few flurries. National Weather Service reported this morning that 2 inches of snow was recorded at its station just west of Havre at the Havre City-County Airport. Some spotters, including just east of Havre, reported more, with as much as 4 inches or greater snowfall on the holiday. The o...
BILLINGS — Wolf hunting and trapping can resume near Yellowstone National Park after a Montana judge on Wednesday blocked the state from shutting down the practice. The restraining order from Judge Nels Swandal allows hunting and trapping to resume in areas east and west of the town of Gardiner. State officials closed the gray wolf season in those areas on Dec. 10 after several wolves collared for research were killed, drawing complaints from wildlife advocates. The closures prompted a lawsuit from sporting groups and a s...
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was released from a New York hospital on Wednesday, three days after doctors discovered a blood clot in her head. Clinton's medical team advised her Wednesday evening that she was making good progress on all fronts and said they are confident she will fully recover, said Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines. Doctors had been treating Clinton with blood thinners to dissolve a clot in a vein that runs through the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear. "...
