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  • Tester says health center funding in bill

    Alex Ross|Updated Feb 9, 2018

    Community health centers would receive $7 billion over two years as part of a larger Senate budget agreement set to be voted on today, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said in a telephone press conference Wednesday. The budget agreement will keep the government funded after a short-term spending bill approved in January is set to expire tonight at midnight. The inclusion of funding for health centers in the bill, Tester said, is the product of weeks of negotiations. "After weeks of...

  • Havre Police Department urges emergency travel only due to snow

    Alex Ross|Updated Feb 8, 2018

    The Havre Police Department said in a post on their official Facebook page Thursday that because of heavy snowfall and dangerous road conditions, people should limit themselves to emergency travel only, "Because of the amount of accidents and vehicles getting stuck blocking roadways, the Havre Police is recommending emergency travel only. Please stay indoors unless it is emergency travel only," the Facebook post said. The recommendation comes as the National Weather Service in Great Falls issued a winter weather warning for H... Full story

  • State Wrestling 2018: SEEKING NUMBER SIX

    Chris Peterson|Updated Feb 8, 2018

    When the Havre High wrestling team arrives in Billings this weekend for the All-Class State Tournament, there will be a lot of familiarity. One thing, however, that won't be familiar for the Blue Ponies is the role of underdogs. It might seem strange for the five-time defending Class A state champions to come into the state tournament as an underdog, but after a dominant regular season for Sidney, the Eagles will come in as the favorite, and when the action gets underway Frida...

  • Quick Pics: Miss Montana talks giving service

    Updated Feb 8, 2018

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  • Park board holds cabin lease meeting

    Tim Leeds|Updated Feb 8, 2018

    The Hill County Park Board has called a special meeting this month to approve recommendations on Beaver Creek Park cabin lease agreements made by a board committee. The board will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse with a three-item agenda: Discussion of an issue at #8 Phelps Lane in the park and to take public comment and then take action on proposed changes to the lease agreement. The board accepted cabin lease agreement recommendations from its Rules and Regulations...

  • Meetings set on on medical-assisted opioid treatment

    Paul Dragu|Updated Feb 8, 2018

    People will have three opportunities Monday to attend a presentation intended to shed light on controversial medication-assisted opioid treatment. Bullhook Community Health Center will present Dr. Bruce G. Trigg, MD, Dr. Greg Holzman and the state Addictive and Mental Disorders Division team to talk about the method of using medication to help patients break the chains of addiction. Opioid abuse is a serious public health issue. Drug overdose deaths are the leading cause of injury death in the United States, according to the...

  • Quick Pics: Clearing off the roof

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  • Wool fleece Show set for March 8

    Updated Feb 8, 2018

    Press release The 69th Montana Seed Show will again feature a wool fleece show, in its 29th year held in conjunction with the Seed Show. Fleeces can be entered between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, in the Harlem High School Auditorium. Exhibitors can also leave fleeces at the Montana State University Blaine County Extension Office which will take fleeces to the show. Fleeces may also be sent to Sandra Miller, 620 Miller Road, Harlem, MT 59526. Fleeces sent this way will be sent back postage paid to the exhibitor....

  • Looking out my Backdoor: A simple phone, please

    Sondra Ashton|Updated Feb 8, 2018

    Last night, Don and Dorothy, former neighbors, made arrangements to meet me to go to Loony Beans in Cerritos for breakfast. I went to the lobby at 8:50. I like to be prompt. I waited until 9:45 before I gave up; figured my wires had gotten crossed. Things had gone bump in the night. I had left my simple, cheap, adequate Mexican cellphone on the bed where I was lounging with a book. I always, always, always put said phone away in my bag in its pocket. Later in the night, when...

  • For the Record, Feb. 8, 2018

    Updated Feb 8, 2018

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated after a Lincoln Avenue caller reported Tuesday at 7:49 a.m. that she spun out while driving and hit some mailboxes. —— Officers investigated after a First Avenue caller reported Wednesday at 10:08 a.m. that she would like officers to look into an incident involving a female who hit a parked car. —— Officers investigated after a caller reported Wednesday at 10:37 a.m. that a Chrysler and an Escalade crashed near 13th Street West and Grant Avenue. —— Officers arrested Vanessa Dan...

  • State Wrestling 2018: Ponies bring plenty of firepower to the Metra

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 8, 2018

    Whatever has happened the last 12 weeks, it doesn't matter now. The Havre Blue Ponies are going to Billings with only one intention ­ winning a sixth straight Class A state championship. This week, it doesn't matter that the Ponies lost twice in duals to Sidney, or that they came out on the short end of the team scores at last week's Eastern A Divisional in Belgrade. No, the only thing that matters now is how the 14 HHS grapplers wrestle inside the Rimrock Auto Arena Friday...

  • ARMORY AMBUSH

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 8, 2018

    The Montana State University-Northern Lights have been laser-focused on improving before the Cascade Conference Qualifier, which is right around the corner. So, there wasn't a lot of rivalry talk leading into the final dual of the season with the University of Providence Argos. However, Wednesday night in the Armory Gymnasium, it was plain for everyone in attendance to see, the Lights wanted to beat their bitter rivals from Great Falls. And beat them they did. In the annual,...

  • State Wrestling 2018: Beeters, Wildcats, Horns have high hopes

    Chris Peterson|Updated Feb 8, 2018

    Over the years, the Chinook Sugarbeeters have been a force to be reckoned with at the Class B-C State wrestling tournament and with six wrestlers headed to the Rimrock Auto Arena at the Metra in Billings this weekend, the Beeters are looking strong once again. Certainly, the All-Class State Tournament will have a different feel to it, since the Beeters will be competing without former state champion Tate Niederegger for the first time in four years, but with a mixture of...