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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama swept into his convention city Wednesday, eager to accept his party's nomination and make the case for re-election despite a sputtering economy. He hoped to claim a little luster from Bill Clinton's prime-time address to the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. In a last-minute shift, the president ditched plans to deliver his acceptance speech before a throng of 74,000 at an outdoor stadium on Thursday, the convention's final night, citing iffy weather. With a chance of t...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama swept into his convention city Wednesday, eager to accept his party's nomination and make the case for re-election despite a sputtering economy. He hoped to claim a little luster from Bill Clinton's prime-time address to the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. In a last-minute shift, the president ditched plans to deliver his acceptance speech before a throng of 74,000 at an outdoor stadium on Thursday, the convention's final night, citing iffy weather. With a chance of t...
HELENA (AP) — BNSF Railway Co. said it has ramped up its operations to meet the anticipated demands of the Bakken oil boom by increasing its shipping capacity, hiring 560 workers in Montana and North Dakota and investing $197 million in projects in those states. The railroad said it can now ship up to 1 million barrels of oil daily from western North Dakota and eastern Montana, which is up from the current daily average of 243,500 barrels. Oil from the Bakken patch is shipped to the East, West and Gulf coasts, the Midwest a...
Duane M. Meyers, 48, of Rocky Boy, Indian name, Oke – mao Pemotayo "Chief Walker," passed away on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at his residence. Wake services will begin Sunday afternoon, Aug. 5, and continue Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy, with tribal elders officiating. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Duane M...
OAK CREEK, Wis. — At least six people were killed Sunday when a gunman opened fire at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee, and the suspected shooter later died in an exchange of gunfire with police, authorities said. Police were called to the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in the suburb of Oak Creek, where witnesses said several dozen people were gathering for a service. Authorities found four people dead inside the temple and two outside, Greenfield Police Chief Bradley Wentlandt said. AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps Armed police investigate t...
HELENA — Fishing restrictions due to drought will remain in place on three Montana trout streams for the foreseeable future, but state fisheries officials are cautiously optimistic that they won't need to make any other closures. Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials last month imposed "hoot-owl" restrictions on the Smith, Dearborn and Sun rivers, meaning that fishing isn't allowed on those central Montana streams in the afternoons and evenings, when the water temperatures are too high. AP Photo/Matt Volz Ethan Stratton casts a...
OAK CREEK, Wis. — A gunman opened fire Sunday and killed six people at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee before he was killed in an exchange of gunfire with one of the first officers to respond to the chaotic scene, authorities said. The shootings happened before 10:30 a.m., as several dozen people gathered at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin for Sunday services. Hours of uncertainty followed as police in tactical gear and carrying assault rifles surrounded the temple with armored vehicles and ambulances, and witnesses struggled w...
Coming into the 2011 Frontier Conference football season, the Montana State University-Northern football team wasn't picked to contend for a conference championship in the preseason coaches poll. The buildup to the 2012 season is an entirely different story. Over the weekend, the Frontier Conference released its 2012 Preseason Coaches Poll, and to no one's surprise, the Carroll College Saints are picked to capture the league title. Carroll is gunning for its 12th straight...
Sometimes it's the quarterbacks who get all the attention. Sometimes it's the wide receivers. But right now, in the Frontier Conference, running backs certainly are stealing the show. In 2011, the league was littered with star running backs, 1,000-yard rushers and even the NAIA Offensive Player of the Year at Carroll College. And guess what? Most of them are back for another season. The Frontier is loaded with running back talent and that includes the Montana State...
The annual Fourth of July festival in Havre's Pepin Park started in a traditional form Wednesday. A large crowd had gathered on the picnic tables and benches under the sunny sky by the noon starting time. Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Allen "Woody" Woodwick sings and plays music to kick off the annual Fourth of July celebration in Pepin Park Wednesday afternoon. Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Brownies joined a veterans' color guard, quietly filing in at the front of the gazebo. A flag was placed on the gazebo, the P...
A Havre teenager is dead and the Vaughn teenager he was with was taken to Northern Montana Hospital after an accident early Wednesday morning. The driver, recent Havre High School graduate 18-year-old Jaden Griggs, was driving his 2003 Dodge pickup truck, with 19-year-old Nykolaus Beach, on 82nd Avenue West, near U.S. Highway 87, at 2:27 a.m. when he lost control. According to the Montana Highway Patrol report, the truck "entered the ditch on the left side of the roadway, struck an approach … vaulted and rolled at least twice...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson An unattached garage catches fire Wednesday evening on 2nd Street on the east side of Havre. Judging from the noise Wednesday, most people spent the Fourth of July lighting fires and explosives, but only seven had to get firefighters called. The Havre Fire Department got their first call around 3:56 p.m. from Pacific Steel & Recycling, where a few employees were cutting the bed off of a pickup truck. According to Fire Chief Dave Sheppard, the removed bed was placed next to and ignited a pile of...
Sondra Ashton I correspond with a small group of Canadian women. There are six of us. We exchange stories, news and encouragement in facing the vicissitudes of daily life. We look at each other as sisters; sisters by choice rather than by birth and blood. I am honored to belong to this group, and, if asked, claim quasi-citizenship in Saskatchewan South. After all, I live barely a hop and skip from the border. My Canadian sisters celebrate Canada Day on the first of July, and w...
Joan L. Voise, 79, of Ryegate, broke her earthly bonds on Monday July 2, 2012. Do you hear the angels sing? The rejoicing? Joan was the first of six children born to John M. and Lucy (Barecivic) Lawlor on July 13, 1932. She was educated in rural schools, graduating high school from Havre, Mont., and earning her teaching degree from Northern Montana College. On Sept. 5, 1954, she married Lawrence R. Voise in Coeur D' Alene, Idaho. To this union was added a daughter, Audrey, in 1955. Joan taught elementary school for many...
The Havre city government and Hill County Commission just announced they have teamed up to have the city fire department provide service to an industrial park the county pushed for, with the county buying a new fire truck to help with that service. "This investment is really a win-win for both the City of Havre and the residents of Hill County who live in Rural Fire District No. 1," Havre Fire Chief Dave Shepard said in a press release announcing the agreement and new fire truck. "This project is proof that when people work t...
Ronald Anderson, 53, of Rocky Boy, passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Northern Montana Care Center. Wake services were held at Rocky Boy Lutheran Church on Thursday, July 5, and funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 6, 2012, with Earl Arkinson officiating. Burial will be in Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Ronald was born in Fort Belknap on May 12, 1959, to George and Queen (Indian) Anderson. He was raised in Rocky Boy, attending Rocky Boy...
Skylight Volleyball Camps Kids Camp will be July 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and July 24 and 25 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. It will be held at Havre Middle School, located at 1441 11th Street West. The cost is $55 per camper. The Skylights Kids Camp is for girls entering fifth-eighth grade. We will teach basic skills highlighting the fun you can have with volleyball and promoting all the positive aspects of sports. Team Camp will be July 27 and 28 and will be held at Havre Middle School, located at 1441 11th Street West. The cost is...
Expansion to the growing Frontier Conference isn't over yet. The College of Idaho will join the Frontier Conference as a football only member in fall 2014 following a vote of the conference's Council of Presidents, conference commissioner Kent Paulson announced last week. "We are extremely pleased to join the Frontier Conference, which shares The College of Idaho's commitment to educating student-athletes who excel in academics and athletics," College of Idaho President Marv...
Havre's Mark Vukasin throws from his knees during an American Legion baseball game between the North Stars and Fort MacLeod Royals on Tuesday afternoon at Legion Field. Over the last two days, the North Stars split with the Royals and were swept in Medicine Hat. North Star Thurman Holdsclaw (bottom) dives into first on a pick-off play during Tuesday's Northern District doubleheader with Fort MacLeod at Legion Field. Without question, a dominating pitching game plays a major role in whether a ball club comes out victorious or...
What began as a routine pregnancy checkup went crazy, with the result of an emergency delivery of a premature baby and up-and-down times ever since. Emily Kaye Butcher of Havre was delivered by cesarean section surgery June 7 at 24½ weeks gestation, weighing 1 pound, 5 ounces, and 12 inches long. While her progress has been up and down — doctors were considering open-heart surgery Monday to close a heart valve, although that has been delayed to see if the valve closes itself — Emily's mother, Theresa Madrill, said Emily is do...
(Partial returns, 6 Hill County polling places reporting) Democratic SD 16 primary Total: Jonathan Windy Boy 384 Frank Smith 134 Hill County returns: Windy Boy 17 Smith 23 Chouteau County returns: Windy Boy 37 Smith 2 Valley County returns: Windy Boy 17 Smith 30 Blaine County returns: Windy Boy 313 Smith 79 Republican SD 17 primary Total: Don Richman 1,192 Douglas Stuart 347 Blaine County returns: Richman 416 Stuart 58 House District 32 Total: Clarena Brockie 291 Tony Belcourt 208 Hill County returns: Belcourt 23 Brockie 14...
Steve Bullock is projected to win the Democratic primary for Governor. Steve Daines is projected to win the Republican primary for State Represntative. Rick Hill is leading the Republican primary for Governor by a comfortable margin. Brad Johnson is leading the Republican primary for Secretary of State. Pam Bucy is leading the Democratic primary for Attorney General by a small margin. Tim Fox is leading the Republican primary for Attorney General by a small margin. 417 of 794 precincts partially reporting Governor primary...
Democratic primary 18 of 18 polling places reporting FINAL Mark Peterson 760 Deborah Walker 657...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker beat back a recall challenge Tuesday, winning both the right to finish his term and a voter endorsement of his strategy to curb state spending, which included the explosive measure that eliminated union rights for most public workers. The rising Republican star becomes the first governor in U.S. history to survive a recall attempt by defeating Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and the union leaders who rallied for months against his agenda. AP Photo/Morry Gash Wisconsin Republican Go...
- State Rep. Tony Belcourt is locked in a very tight race with his challenger, Clarena Brockie, We are awaiting teh results from Phillips County. - Mark Peterson has won the Democratic nomination for Hill County commissioner. He now faces Republican Debi Rhines in the Nov. 6 general election. - Don Richman has won the Republican nomination for State Senate District 17. He faces Democrat Greg Jergeson. The Associated Press has projected: - Tim Fox has won the Republican nomination for attorney general. - Rock Hill has won the...
