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  • Mayor, judge, council members sworn into office

    Alex Ross|Updated Jan 3, 2018

    Newly elected Havre City Council members Sarah McKinney and Lindsey Ratliff were sworn in by Mayor Tim Solomon at Tuesday night's council meeting. McKinney of Ward 4 and Ratliff of Ward 3, both first-time office holders, were elected to their seats Nov. 7 in Havre's nonpartisan city elections. McKinney and Ratliff replace council members Matthew Boucher and Jay Pyette, who did not seek re-election. During the public comment period at the end of the meeting, Boucher said that...

  • Lights sail past rival Argos

    George Ferguson|Updated Jan 3, 2018

    Montana State University-Northern head coach Shawn Huse knew what kind of battle his Lights were in for when they resumed Frontier Conference play against arch rival, the University of Providence. But, Huse also knew just how his team would respond to such an intense and physical game, which was what the Lights got from the Argos Tuesday night inside the Armory Gymnasium. And in the end, the coach was right on both accounts, as the game was indeed intense, and his Lights rose...

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  • Firefighters rescue elderly stuck in elevator

    Paul Dragu|Updated Jan 3, 2018

    Firefighters rushed to the rescue Tuesday after receiving a call that two residents of the Havre Eagles Manor Retirement Community were stuck in an elevator. Firefighters pried open the doors to an elevator that was stuck between the first and second floors of the manor, Havre Fire Department Assistant Chief Kelly Jones said this morning. After forcing open, firefighters dropped a ladder and escorted an elderly man and woman out. An ambulance and fire truck were standing by, but the residents were unharmed and did not need...

  • For the Record, Jan. 3, 2018

    Updated Jan 3, 2018

    Havre Police Department Officers arrested a 16-year-old on charges of partner or family member assault and theft after a Sixth Street caller reported Tuesday at 12:25 p.m. a disturbance. —— Officers investigated after a Third Street caller reported Tuesday at 1:55 p.m. that a blue bicycle with a basket had been stolen. —— Officers investigated after someone said Tuesday at 2:56 p.m. that they needed to speak to officers about a stolen cellphone. —— Officers investigated after a U.S. Highway 2 East caller reported Tuesday at...

  • Obituary - Colleen P. Terbovitz

    Updated Jan 3, 2018

    Colleen P. Terbovitz of Havre, 91, passed away Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at Northern Montana Care Center. She was born to Fred and Victoria Clements July 18, 1926, in Stanley, ND. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at her request. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Colleen's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at http://www.hollandbonine.com. She was preceded in death by her... Full story

  • Four Montanans to serve on national agricultural issues committees

    Updated Jan 3, 2018

    Press release Four Montana Farm Bureau members including a Chester farmer have been chosen to serve on National Issue Advisory Committees for American Farm Bureau Federation. “We’re very pleased to have four members of Montana Farm Bureau represented on these very important committees,” said MFBF President Hans McPherson. “The appointments are for two years, so we thank those who have served in past years, and look forward to these new committee members being active on the national level.” These committees play an important...

  • MFU producer conference set in Havre

    Updated Jan 3, 2018

    Press release Montana Farmers Union is holding their annual Producer Conference Feb. 9-10 at the Great Northern Inn in Havre. The conference will feature workshops on ag marketing and hedging, farm succession planning, discussion of the 2018 Farm Bill, technology in ranching and the newest crop to hit Montana, industrial hemp. Attendees will also tour the Peterson Ranch to see how the fourth-generation operation is meeting industry demands. Workshops and speakers scheduled include: • Farm Succession Planning, Keith Tokerud ...

  • Extension sets Hill County Cropping Seminar

    Updated Jan 3, 2018

    Press release Montana State University Extension Hill County Annual Cropping Seminar will be held from 4 to 8:30 p.m. at the Northern Agricultural Research Center Meeting Room at Fort Assinniboine on U.S. Highway 87 southwest of Havre. The free seminar includes four sessions offers credits for private and commercial applicators. For information contact Shylea Wingard at 265-5481, ext. 233, or via email at [email protected]....

  • Hi-Line Athletes of the Week

    Updated Jan 3, 2018

    Martin Wilkie, Havre Wrestling Havre High junior Martin Wilkie is on the hunt for a third consecutive Class A state title. And he’s off to a good start. So far this season, Wilkie, a two-time state champ, has been dominant, with his only loss coming in the finals of the prestigious Tri-State Tournament last month in Idaho. Wilkie won the Havre Invite to start the season and is also fresh off a win by fall over Shelby’s Wyatt Brusven in the first-ever East-West All-Star Pre Dua...

  • Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Matt Weber, MSU-N Wrestling

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jan 3, 2018

    Former four-time state champion Matt Weber ready to add a national title with the Lights to the family trophy case The Montana State University-Northern wrestling program is used to winning, and so is the Weber family, including Matt, one of two brothers currently wrestling for the Lights. Soon though, the Lights will add another Weber to their midst, as the youngest brother Nathan will join Matt, a junior and Brandon, a redshirt junior, who is also the reigning NAIA national...

  • Providence turns away MSU-N women

    George Ferguson|Updated Jan 3, 2018

    College basketball is tough. One minute, you're riding high, and the next, it can feel like the rug gets pulled out from underneath you. That was the case for the Montana State University-Northern Skylights in a 56-48 loss to the University of Providence Argos Tuesday night in the Armory Gymnasium. The No. 21 Skylights were feeling good after knocking off nationally ranked Our Lady of the Lake last Saturday night, and for a time Tuesday night, it looked as though they could...

  • Northern's Shiloh McCormick earns Frontier POW honor

    George Ferguson|Updated Jan 3, 2018

    Montana State University-Northern sophomore Shiloh McCormick missed most of November and almost all of December with a leg injury. But just before 2017 came to end, McCormick found her way back into the Skylight’s lineup and her impact was immediate. In last Saturday’s 73-64 Skylight win over No. 17 Our Lady of the Lake in Havre, McCormick registered a double-double, earning her Frontier Conference Player of the Week honors for the second time this season. The 5-9 guard fro...

  • Hi-Line Sports Schedule

    Updated Jan 3, 2018

    Thursday High School Basketball Harlem girls vs Chinook Harlem boys vs Chinook Big Sandy girls vs Box Elder Big Sandy boys vs Box Elder College Wrestling Lights vs S. Oregon, 7 p.m. College Basketball Skylights at Tech, 5:30 p.m. Lights at Tech, 7:30 p.m. Friday High School Basketball Havre boys at Fairfield, 6 p.m. Havre girls at Fairfield, 7:30 p.m. Rocky Boy girls vs Malta Rocky Boy boys vs Malta HLP girls vs Turner HLP boys vs Turner Box Elder girls vs Ft. Benton Box...