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In his continuing quest to keep the community aware of and involved in what is happening at Montana State University-Northern, Chancellor Jim Limbaugh held another of his regular Chancellor's Open Forums Wednesday afternoon, this time to focus on legislative issues. A little more than a dozen attendees, almost entirely Northern faculty and staff, joined Limbaugh in Hensler Auditorium to hear updates on what is happening at and to Northern. Limbaugh described a shift he is seeing take hold across the country, where...
Looking up and down the Havre High boys basketball schedule, the Blue Ponies face a lot of top tier teams throughout the season. But even with the consistent barrage of talented programs coming at the Ponies, HHS may be entering their toughest weekend yet. The 3-8 Central A Ponies will face two Class AA programs in non-conference play this weekend. Tonight HHS will host the Great Falls High Bison at 7 at the Havre High gymnasium. And on Saturday night, the Ponies will face the CMR Rustlers in Great Falls. This will be the...
Sen. Greg Jergeson, D-Chinook, said during a video conference with Hi-Line residents and officials Tuesday in Havre that a revenue estimate for setting the state budget is moving forward, and he expects it will be sent to the House today. "We are making progress this session, " Jergeson said. The estimate passed by the Senate Taxation Committee, on which Jergeson sits, predicts the state will generate more than $4 billion in revenue for the general fund in the 2014-2015 fiscal years, within 1 percent of the estimate from... Full story
In his continuing quest to keep the community aware of and involved in what is happening at Montana State University-Northern, Chancellor Jim Limbaugh held another of his regular Chancellor's Open Forums Wednesday afternoon, this time to focus on legislative issues. A little more than a dozen attendees, almost entirely Northern faculty and staff, joined Limbaugh in Hensler Auditorium to hear updates on what is happening at and to Northern. Limbaugh described a shift he is seeing take hold across the country, where...
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Cans of food donated from the Gary and Leo's Fresh Food's food drive sit stacked at the Havre Food Bank Wednesday. People receiving food from the Salvation Army and the Havre Food Bank will be in better shape because of a donation made by Gary & Leo's Fresh Foods. More than $2,500 worth of food was donated by the Hometown Food Drive. Much of the food was donated to the food bank, to be used for day-to-day needs. At the Salvation Army, director Trina Crawford said the donations will make it possi...
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Dennis Murphy poses for a portrait in his office this morning. Havre High School Activities Director Dennis Murphy went to last weekend's Montana High School Association meeting as a representative of Havre Public Schools, and he came back the 2013 Class A Athletic Director of the Year. His colleagues in the Montana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association voted to give Murphy the award, though he insists he didn't earn it alone. "Like with any honor you look at, it's the people... Full story
BILLINGS (AP) — Anna Whiting Sorrell has been named director of the Billings Area Indian Health Service. She succeeds longtime director Pete Conway and assumed her new duties on Monday. Sen. Jon Tester's office announced Whiting Sorrell's appointment late Wednesday. For the past four years, Whiting Sorrell has served as director of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. She is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe. The Billings Gazette (http://bit.ly/WQEXwf ) reports the Billings area o...
HELENA (AP) — State wildlife biologists plan to radio collar 50 cow elk in the Missouri River Breaks and track their movements for two years as part of an effort to find out where they go during hunting season. Officials with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks say that elk populations have been greater than objectives set by the Missouri River Breaks Elk Working Group, which is composed of hunters, landowners and FWP. Even with issuing a "liberal" number of cow elk licenses, their numbers have only slightly decreased in r...
CROW AGENCY — Leaders of the Crow Tribe agreed Thursday to give a Wyoming mining company rights to lease an estimated 1.4 billion tons of coal beneath the tribe's land in southeastern Montana. The deal with Cloud Peak Energy involves more coal than the U.S. consumes annually, and revives stalled efforts to expand mining on the impoverished, 2.2 million-acre reservation. AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File A shovel prepares to dump a load of coal into a 320-ton truck at the Black Thunder Mine in Wright, Wyo. It is aimed at tapping i... Full story
HELENA — A Republican state senator launched a long-shot bid Thursday for a constitutional amendment that would require prior judicial experience for Montana Supreme Court justices. The proposal would require approval from 100 of 150 lawmakers before it could be sent to the voters, a tough hurdle to clear even if all 90 Republicans in the Legislature back it. But Fred Thomas, of Stevensville, said he thinks the measure has a "50-50" chance. As written, the measure would require candidates to have experience as a District C...
Thursday's Scores The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Bigfork 46, Whitefish 37 Billings Skyview 57, Billings Senior 44 Charlo 65, Two Eagle River 63 Columbus 71, Big Timber 70, 3OT Conrad 49, Heart Butte 43 Denton 57, North Star 45 Dutton-Brady 70, Sunburst 29 Ennis 76, Lima 29 Glasgow 61, Saco-Whitewater 19 Great Falls 51, Havre 32 Great Falls Russell 66, Butte 47 Harlowton-Ryegate 74, Custer 34 Hinsdale 49, Turner 27 Huntley Project 54, Red Lodge 40 Laurel 63, Hardin 36 Malta 80, Rocky Boy 48 Nashua 58, Jordan 47 Northern... Full story
Adult hockey tourney takes to the ice in Havre The annual Hi-Line Hell Freeze Hockey Tournament will be held starting tonight at the Havre Ice Dome. The tourney is an adult tournament featuring four different local hockey teams as well as a bevy of visiting teams. The tournament gets underway tonight at 7 p.m. and will run through Sunday afternoon's championship game. Beverages are available for adults as well as concessions. Proceeds from the event go to support Havre Youth Hockey. HHS swimmers head to Helena The Havre High...
All the Havre High girls basketball team can do after a night like Great Falls High treated them to, is learn and hopefully continue to get better. The hosting Class AA Bison proved to be too much for the Central A Blue Ponies on Thursday night, defeating the Ponies 54-31 in non-conference play in Great Falls. Fans may have been expecting a closer matchup, as the Bison narrowly defeated the Ponies 46-43 in December, but with the surprising lopsided loss, the Ponies' overall record now sits at 7-6. "We did have pretty good... Full story
Going into Thursday night's game, the Havre High defense was not an area of concern, but more an area of focus. And even with a loss, the Blue Pony defense made a statement The Central A Ponies hosted the Class AA Great Falls High Bison at the Havre High gymnasium on Thursday night. The Bison defeated the Ponies 51-32 in non-conference play, dropping the Ponies' overall record to 3-9. Havre High's Kade Rismon, right, looks to pass around a Great Falls High defender during Thursday night's boys high school basketball game at...
Throughout the season, the Havre High wrestling team faces its share of Class A and Class AA programs in preparation for the postseason. But the Blue Ponies also face a tough pool of Class B-C teams that also give them a run for their money. Tonight, the Ponies were scheduled to face two more programs out of the B-C ranks, but will face one squad instead. Havre's David Borris (top) takes down a CMR wrestler during a dual meet Tuesday night in Havre. The Ponies have their home finale tonight when they dual Conrad at 6....
GREAT FALLS — It's never easy to rebound from a loss like the one the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team suffered last Saturday night in Havre. And for a moment Thursday night, it looked like the Skylights weren't going to. But an 18-1 first-half run, two huge 3-pointers and some clutch free-throw shooting down the stretch will usually cure what ails a team. And that's exactly what the Skylights did in an impressive 65-62 win over the University of G...
GREAT FALLS — Alfie Miller, as well as much of the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team wasn't there when the University of Great Falls banked in a 3-pointer to beat the nationally-ranked Lights at the buzzer last February in Great Falls. But Miller, and a new-look Lights' squad sure got some redemption on Thursday night. Northern made 16 3-pointers, including six by Miller as the No. 13 Lights toppled the Argos 62-49 Thursday night at the McLaughlin C...
Montana Prep Basketball Standings BOYS Central A Conf. Overall Belgrade 5-1 7-5 Browning 5-1 10-2 Livingston 2-4 2-9 Havre 2-4 3-8 Lewistown 0-4 1-9 9C Conf. Overall Box Elder 6-1 8-3 Big Sandy 4-1 7-4 Hays-Lodge Pole 2-1 5-5 Chinook 3-4 4-7 Turner 2-3 3-7 North Star 0-7 1-10 10C Conf. Overall Heart Butte 7-1 8-4 Dutton-Brady 7-1 10-2 Chester/J-I 6-2 10-2 Valier 4-4 6-6 Power 3-5 5-7 Simms 1-7 2-10 Sunburst 0-8 1-10 GIRLS Central A Conf. Overall Havre 5-1 7-5 Browning 5-1 6-6 Belgrade 2-3 5-6 Lewistown 1-3 2-8 Livingston 0-5... Full story
The Frontier Conference is nearing the halfway point in the season. This weekend marks the end of the first half of league games, and it's been business as usual in the league so far. With only a month to go in the season, there have been some surprises, and some not-so-surprising results thus far. On the women's side, Westminster is the only unbeaten team in league play, and that's no surprise. The Griffins have really only had one close game since league play started and...
One reason the Havre High wrestling program has become one of the greatest prep dynasties in recent Montana history is because of their great senior leadership. Each year the Blue Ponies are paced by a talented senior class, and in 2013, that is no different. This year, the Central A Ponies have just two seniors. And while they aren't the most vocal of leaders, they have still taken on the role with open arms. HHS's Gilbert Bara, right, tangles with a CMR wrestler Tuesday night in Havre. Bara is wrestling for the final time... Full story
It was quite the weekend for the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team. An emotionally-charged win over Montana Tech last Friday and a devastating , double-overtime loss to Lewis-Clark State Saturday. Now, the Skylights turn around and do it all over again – only this time they're on the road. Tonight, Northern (3-4, 11-8) is in Great Falls to battle the UGF Argos at 5:30. MSU-N also has a rematch with LC State Saturday night in Lewiston, Idaho. Montana S... Full story
The schedule hasn't been favorable to the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team in recent weeks. But then again, that's life in the Frontier Conference. And the challenges of life on the road in the Frontier continues tonight as the No. 13 Lights (5-2, 17-4) visit arch rival Great Falls at 7:30. Northern must also turn around and travel to No. 5 Lewis-Clark State Saturday night, just seven days removed from a rough loss to the Warriors in Havre. Montana...
This weekend, the Havre High girls basketball team has the opportunity to turn the tables on two non-conference opponents. Early in the season, both the Class AA Great Falls High Bison and CMR Rustlers defeated the Central A Blue Ponies. Both losses came down to the wire and were heartbreakers for the Ponies, and HHS is ready to return the favor. Tonight the Ponies will face the Bison in Great Falls. But on Saturday night, the Ponies return to the Havre High gymnasium to host the Rustlers at 5 p.m. Havre High's Tori... Full story
Editor: At a time when the United States desperately needs to develop clean alternative fuels, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality is fast-tracking the permitting process for Arch Coal's Otter Creek Mine. Not only would the mine development seriously damage agricultural land and water quality, it would be a catalyst for building the Tongue River Railroad which would transport coal in open boxes to the west coast for export to China. Air pollution from coal dust is a terrible health hazard. Regulations for... Full story
As you read this, the United States has 11 million aspiring citizens who rent or own homes, raise families, work hard, start businesses, pay taxes and do their fair share in thousands of cities and towns across our country. That sounds great, until you realize they live here in second-class status. With the Senate Judiciary Committee opening debate last week on the immigration bill from the bi-partisan "Gang of Eight," we're finally moving toward solving this crisis. Immigrants founded this nation and have played a vital...
