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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host an open house in Havre Wednesday to present updates regarding the aquatic invasive species program in central and eastern Montana. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Best Western Great Northern Inn conference room, located at 1345 1st St. in Havre.... Full story
The weather wreaked havoc on local sports this past weekend, as a number of boys and girls basketball games were postponed due to weather Saturday. Yet, neither the cold weather or the Harlem Wildcats could do anything to slow down Chinook's Isaac Bell last Thursday. Bell, a junior, put together an epic performance Thursday in Harlem, scoring 51 points in Chinook's 94-80 win over the Wildcats. Bell was the first player in the state to score 50 points or more this season. "I di...
People are invited to the 32nd Annual We Love Northern Ball Saturday for a night of eating steak, dancing and auctions to help raise money for scholarships to Montana State University-Northern. Jim Bennett, executive director of the Northern Alumni Foundation that hosts the event, said money from the raffles, auctions and a portion of the $50 admission tickets will be used for scholarships. He said the aim is to generate enough money for 20 scholarships each worth $1,000. The ball, though, has evolved into something more...
Last year’s drought, compounded by 1,200 acres burned by the East Fork Fire, dealt a significant blow to Beaver Creek Park cattle revenue, the park superintendent said Monday. Superintendent Chad Edgar presented to the Hill County Park Board Monday night during its monthly meeting cattle grazing revenue numbers for last year and previous years dating back to 2008. The park made $66,592 in 2017, the lowest amount since 2011. In 2016, the park generated $84,275, and before that $85,562 off cattle grazing. “The fire had a big...
Two years after his commission’s proposal to reform Havre’s city government was rejected by voters, former chair of the Havre Study Commission said at Monday’s council meeting that the council should give his proposal another look as a means of generating additional city revenue. Dave Brewer, who chaired the Study Commission tasked with looking at changes to Havre’s city government, spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting. “We need to look at more avenues for getting revenues up,” said Brewer, husband of counci...
Staff and wire Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host an open house in Havre Wednesday to present updates regarding the aquatic invasive species program in central and eastern Montana. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Best Western Great Northern Inn conference room, located at 1345 First St. in Havre. Thomas Wolf, AIS Bureau chief from Helena, and Landon Holte, Eastern Montana Area AIS supervisor, along with other FWP staff, will be on hand to present information about the program in 2017, possible changes for...
Press release MISSOULA — The following local students were among the 2,631 students who made the University of Montana fall semester 2017 dean’s list and president’s 4.0 list. To qualify for the dean’s list or president’s 4.0 list, students must be undergraduates, earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher and receive grades of A or B in at least nine credits. Students who receive any grade of C+ or below or no credit in a course are not eligible. Double asterisks after a name indicate the student earned a 4.0 GPA. A single as...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated after a caller near First Street West reported Monday at 7:47 a.m. a noninjury two-vehicle crash. —— Officers investigated after a caller near 11th Street and 12th Avenue reported Monday at 7:58 a.m. a noninjury two-vehicle crash between an SUV and pickup truck. —— Officers investigated after a caller near Sixth Avenue and Main Street reported Monday at 12:53 p.m. a noninjury motor vehicle crash. —— Officers investigated after a Bonine Drive caller reported Monday at 1:25 p.m. tha...
James "Ed" Weatherly of Great Falls, 81, passed away Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at Peace Hospice. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, at Big Sky Baptist Church in Great Falls. Interment will be at Highland Cemetery in Havre at a later date. Ed was born Nov. 21, 1936, in Weatherly Hall County, Texas, to Chester and Mattie Weatherly. Ed and his wife, Maureen, made their home in Havre, Montana, where he was a lease operator at Devon Energy. After his... Full story
Leo George Bitz, age 84, passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, at the Care Center in Big Sandy, MT. He died of complications from prostate cancer. A service celebrating Leo's life will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, in the High School Gym at 398 First Ave. Big Sandy, MT. Nov. 10, 1933, in Havre, MT, Leo became the first child born to the union of Mathilda and Henry Bitz of Box Elder. He joined 13 stepbrothers and stepsisters and was followed by five more siblings;... Full story
Press release Last week, Northern Montana Health Care presented the C.A.R.E. Award to Jacey Liddle, a member of the administration team. Liddle has worked at NMHC for one year. She was nominated by her peers for her ability to be a team player; working toward a goal with determination and as "can-do" attitude. They feel she is well-organized and pays attention to detail. Liddle was presented with a special logo jacket as part of a surprise announcement from the High Five Club...
Paij Peterson, North Star Girls Basketball Even with a canceled game Saturday night, North Star’s Paij Peterson still put together a strong weekend on the basketball court. Peterson scored 12 points in North Star’s tough loss to the Havre junior varsity team last Tuesday, but her game-high 16 points against arch rival Chester-Joplin-Inverness at home Friday night were key in the Knights’ bouncing back, as they beat the Hawks. Peterson is a returning All Northern C stand...
To say the Frontier Conference men's and women's basketball is weird this season might be understating it. First, there are the mid-week games this season, which are new to the schedule for the most part. Then there's the case of the Montana State University-Northern Lights and Skylights, and their battles with the UM-Western Bulldogs and Lewis-Clark State Warriors. First off, with each team playing each other three teams, Northern drew the unlucky task of having to travel to...
The past weekend of Hi-Line girls basketball ended with cancellations due to some awful weather. But, it started with a bang. Last Thursday night, both area Class B squads got their weekend started right with big non-conference wins. Rocky Boy went on the road and had a thrilling win over Northern B rival Malta, 58-54. The Morning Stars led 30-21 at halftime, then played great defense to hold the M-Ettes off in the fourth quarter. Sean Henry scored a game-high 16 points for...
The Havre Wrestling Club held its Prep Pony Rumble AAU Tournament Saturday at the Armory Gymnasium. Clubs from all over Montana were in attendance, and the HWC had awesome results. In the team competition, Havre won the Large Team title 136 points, while Sidney won the Medium team title with 119.5. The Argos won the Small Team title with 71.5. Below are all of the HWC's results from Saturday. Prep Pony Rumble TOT 35: 1st Pace - Wyatt Boyce 2nd Place - Aubrey McLaughlin TOT...
