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The Havre High wrestling team finished off the regular season over the weekend, and only the divisional, and state tournament's are left on the Blue Pony schedule. And like all teams want to do, the Ponies will enter the postseason on a high note. Havre High's Thomas Gruber, top, holds down Conrad's Dakota Suta during a 130-pound match in Friday night's dual between the Blue Ponies and Cowboys at the HHS gymnasium. On Friday night, the Central A Ponies hosted the Class B Conrad Cowboys for a dual. Forsyth was scheduled to...
HELENA — A Republican lawmaker is arguing it will take more money — not less — in politics to beat back the tidal wave of so-called dark money. Rep. Scott Reichner, of Bigfork, wants to increase the donation limits candidates can receive from various sources, for instance individuals could give $2,500 instead of $500 to a candidate for governor. There would be no limit on the amount of money political party or action committees could contribute. The Republican argues that the increase makes sense since the donations would...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who's leading the push to restore an assault weapon ban, acknowledged on Sunday that the effort faces tough odds to pass Congress and she blamed the nation's largest gun-rights group. Feinstein, D-Calif., on Thursday introduced a bill that would prohibit 157 specific weapons and ammunition magazines that have more than 10 rounds. The White House and fellow Democrats are skeptical the measure is going anywhere, given lawmakers who are looking toward re-election might fear pro-gun v...
One day in the pool is all that stood between the Havre High boys and girls swim teams and the 2013 Montana State Swimming Championships. That day was Saturday as the Blue Ponies competed in the always tough, Bohn-Moerer Invitational at the Carroll College PE Center Pool in Helena. The meet included some of the best Class AA teams in the state, as well as Havre's Class A rivals, Billings Central and Hardin. The Blue Pony boys made a strong showing by scoring 73 points to...
The Havre High boys basketball team ran into the CMR Rustlers for the second time this season, but the Blue Ponies could not take down the Class AA powerhouse. Saturday in Great Falls, the Central A Ponies took on the Class AA Rustlers in non conference play. But with the Rustlers sinking the Ponies 74-49, the Ponies dropped to 3-10 overall. CMR also completed the season sweep over the Ponies, defeating HHS 68-41 in early December. "They (Rustlers) are tall, athletic, quick, and they shoot very well," Havre High head coach...
For the better part of the last four seasons, the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team has had the Lewis-Clark State Warriors' number. But in just seven days, the warriors have flipped the script. Saturday night in Lewiston, Idaho, the No. 5 Warriors turned away the No. 12 Lights 56-45 in a pivotal Frontier Conference clash. LC State's win came just seven days after the Warriors knocked off the Lights in Havre, and it broke a tie for first place in the... Full story
After a tight matchup with the CMR Rustlers early in the season, the Havre High girls basketball team knew it had a shot at a win the second time around. Havre High's Brandy Lambourne, left, tries to go around a CMR defender during Saturday night's girls basketball game between the Blue Ponies and the Rustlers at the Havre High gymnasium. The Rustlers beat the Ponies in overtime. But even after forcing an overtime period, the Central A Blue Ponies couldn't get past the Rustlers for the second time this season. The Rustlers...
What a difference a week makes. After losing to the Lewis-Clark State Warriors in double-overtime on Jan. 19 in Havre, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team marched into LCSC's home gym on Saturday night and got their revenge. The Skylights jumped all over the Warriors in the first half and went on to win 60-50. The Frontier Conference road win completed a huge sweep for the Skylights, who also beat Great Falls last Thursday night, as they improved to...
The Havre High wrestling team finished off the regular season over the weekend, and only the divisional, and state tournament's are left on the Blue Pony schedule. And like all teams want to do, the Ponies will enter the postseason on a high note. Havre High's Thomas Gruber, top, holds down Conrad's Dakota Suta during a 130-pound match in Friday night's dual between the Blue Ponies and Cowboys at the HHS gymnasium. On Friday night, the Central A Ponies hosted the Class B Conrad Cowboys for a dual. Forsyth was scheduled to...
Marine Sgt. William Stacey was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Jan. 23, 2012. He was on his fourth tour of the war-born country. Like many in the military, he had written a letter to be read only if was killed in action. Stacey's story was told by David Driver of Great Falls, former department commander for the Montana American Legion, the featured speaker at the Elks Club service that followed the Memorial Day ceremonies at the Hill County Courthouse on Monday. Driver read Stacey's letter to...
The rain had stopped but there was still moisture in the air as the annual Memorial Day ceremonies began on the Hill County Courthouse lawn Monday morning. Havre Daily News/John Kelleher Bob Nieuwenhuyse of the Havre Elks Club lays a wreath at the Hill County Courthouse Monday during Memorial Day services. A crowd of people gathered, lining up on the flag-draped sidewalks that surround the building. Boy Scouts marched to the flagpole and while the crowd, many veterans stood in silence. The flag was raised to half-staff by...
SEATTLE — By Michael Hill's estimation, 90 percent of the people pumping gas at his station just south of the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state are Canadians. Gas north of the 49th parallel, he said, is about $1.30 per gallon more expensive than in the United States. But that's not the only product that Canadians seek in visits to Washington state: Beer, wine and milk are significantly cheaper (beer and wine alone are roughly half the price in the U.S.). AP Photo/Elaine Thompson Cars from Canada line up to cross into t...
BILLINGS (AP) — Federal lawmakers are seeking to lift restrictions on hydropower development so more local irrigation districts could use water flowing through government-sponsored agricultural canals and pipelines to generate electricity. Proponents say hundreds of irrigation systems, the bulk of them in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains, would be able to pursue small power projects under proposals from Western lawmakers. The measures seek to change laws that block or restrict hydropower projects on systems built by t... Full story
Class A Track at Laurel BOYS Team scores: Whitefish 78, Billings Central 69, Dillon 64, Laurel 51.5, Hamilton 50.5, Glendive 39, Frenchtown 32, Lewistown 26, Corvallis 21, Columbia Falls 20, Belgrade 19, Polson 18, Livingston 18, Miles City 8, Sidney 6, Stevensville 3, Browning 2, Anaconda 2. 100 - Austin Carver, Dil, 11.23; Brandon Toney, Liv, 11.27; John LeSueer, Gle, 11.33; Logan Harwood, Whi, 11.34; Gharret Olson, Fre, 11.36; Anthony Lowery, Fre, 11.42. 200 - Logan Harwood, Whi, 22.56; Brock Butcher, Lew, 22.87; Austin...
LAUREL — The best of the best in Class A track and field were all present at the Class A state track meet in Laurel over the weekend. Havre High junior Peyton Filius runs the 800 meters at the Class A state track meet Friday afternoon in Laurel. Filius placed sixth in the event for the HHS girls. And while the Havre High boys and girls track teams didn't make a run at team titles, the Blue Ponies did get a handful of individual placers, as well as saw athletes turn in personal best times and distances over the two days of com... Full story
Weather has played a role in almost everything the Havre High boys and girls tennis teams have done this season. So it was no surprise that weather dominated the headlines of the 2013 Class A state tennis tournament. Eight Blue Pony netters were in Polson and Ronan over the weekend, and wound up competing in a wet, chilly and lengthy Class A state tennis tournament. The tournament got underway Thursday morning and didn't wrap up until Saturday afternoon. And in between was plenty of rain, colder temperatures, even...
LAUREL — After the conclusion of yet another Class C state track and field meet, it should come as no surprise that many area athletes had another standout weekend of competition. North Star's Tylynn Rettig, right, competes in the 100 meters Friday at the Class C state track meet in Laurel. The Knights finished. A second consecutive girls' state title was on the line for the North Star Knights. And while the milestone wasn't reached, the Knights did help lead the way for the success found by the Hi-Line teams and individuals...
Americans planned to gather at cemeteries, memorials and monuments nationwide to honor fallen military service members on Memorial Day, at a time when combat in Afghanistan approaches 12 years and the ranks of World War II veterans dwindles. AP Photo/Aaron Favila U.S. veteran Richard Moran and wife Carolina from Conn. walk past tombstones of fallen U.S. military on their way to attending Memorial Day rites at the American Cemetery in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday. The cemetery site contains the large...
Rita E. Eagleman, 63, of Rocky Boy, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2013, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Wake services will begin at 3 p.m. on Monday, May 27, 2013, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, and will continue until her funeral service, which will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy. Burial will follow in the Eagleman Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements, and you can leave your memories and condol... Full story
HELENA (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed nine more bills and issued a line-item veto for a tenth from the recently ended legislative session. Bullock announced the vetoes Friday. One would have required Fish, Wildlife and Parks to dedicate up to 20 percent of the price of a land purchase to maintenance for that particular piece of land. Bullock says that denies the agency the flexibility to use that money for its biggest needs. Another would have required additional public scoping before FWP could make large land p...
HELENA (AP) — The Montana legislative session may be over, but Medicaid expansion advocates say the fight to get health insurance to the working poor will continue. Advocates and Gov. Steve Bullock are considering their options after the Legislature killed the governor's bill to expand Medicaid to up to 70,000 Montanans who cannot afford to purchase health insurance. Bullock hinted at calling the Legislature back into special session, but said Friday he'd first let the dust settle before deciding on a course of action. Montan...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others has been arrested in the case, according to the FBI. Everett Dutschke, 41, was arrested about 12:50 a.m. Saturday at his Tupelo home by FBI special agents in connection with the letters, FBI spokeswoman Deborah Madden said. The letters, which allegedly contained ricin, were sent last week to President Barack Obama, Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi and earlier to an 8...
MISSOULA — A University of Montana football player was charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence after a Missoula police officer stopped him for speeding, a newspaper reported Friday. William "Bo" Harris was stopped for driving 45 mph in a 25 mph zone early on April 14, The Missoulian said. Court records say Harris' blood-alcohol level was 0.097 percent, which is over the legal driving limit of 0.02 percent for people under the age of 21. The redshirt freshman from Fairfield also was cited for speeding and underage...
BILLINGS — The struggle for control of Montana's largest publicly-traded company is turning increasingly bitter ahead of a May 2 shareholders' vote. Former Gov. Brian Schweitzer and a team of dissident investors are sparring with Stillwater Mining executives over who could better lead the company. The stakes for Schweitzer are high, complicated by his considering a run to replace U.S. Sen. Max Baucus. Success would allow Schweitzer to launch a Senate campaign on a high note. Defeat could tarnish his much-touted business c...
It was an exciting year for Class B boys and girls basketball, especially on the Hi-Line and in North Central Montana. And many area players were recently honored for their outstanding achievements during the 2012-13 season. Rocky Boy's Junior Day Child, right, was named Class B All-State for the 2012-13 season. The District 1B champion Rocky Boy Stars had two players named Class B All-State this season. Senior Darien LaFromboise and sophomore Junior Day Child were all-state...
