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Articles from the February 19, 2019 edition


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  • Chinook, 9C boys teams hope to keep it going in Great Falls

    Chris Peterson|Updated Feb 19, 2019

    The Northern C Divisional is routinely one of the toughest divisions in Class C boys basketball and starting Wednesday, three teams from the District 9C will try to battle their way into the Class C state tournament. For the third straight season, the Chinook Sugarbeeters will be heading back to Great Falls for the Northern C and they will open their tournament Thursday morning at 11, against either Sunburst or Winnett-Grass Range. The Beeters, who are the two-time champions...

  • HRDC working to raise awareness of teen dating violence

    Updated Feb 19, 2019

    From District IV Human Resources Development Council February is the month of love, but it is also Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. District 4 Human Resources Development Council Domestic Abuse Program is joining the efforts of loveisrespect.org to promote healthy relationships. Dating abuse can happen to anyone, regardless of age, financial status, race, gender, sexual orientation or background, and if we want to raise awareness about it and help prevent it, we need to...

  • Busy week for scholarship funding at Northern

    Ryan Berry|Updated Feb 19, 2019

    In the past week, a large donation and a busier-than-expected fundraising event have provided a boost to scholarship funds at Montana State University-Northern. The university announced in a press release Thursday it received a $682,000 donation from the estate of Olive and Elmer Sanborn to create an endowed scholarship fund at the school. Two days later, the Northern Alumni Foundation held its annual Northern Ball scholarship fundraiser, this year a Beach Ball, and raised...

  • Kassmier's bill would give counties approval on moving bison

    Derek Hann|Updated Feb 19, 2019

    Montana Rep. Joshua Kassmier, R-Fort Benton, has introduced a bill in the Montana Legislature to give power to local governments to approve the relocation of wild bison in their counties. "The whole idea of this bill is to get everybody, the public, involved in any decisions that could affect them," he said. "... It's just a local control bill." House Bill 332 would require county commissioners' approval to relocate wild bison within their counties, he said. The bill would...

  • For the Record, Feb. 19, 2019

    Updated Feb 19, 2019

    Havre Police Department Justin James Martin of Havre, 41, was arrested on charges of partner or family member assault and "other" after a 10th Street West caller reported a domestic disturbance Monday at 10:01 a.m. This morning the jail roster listed Martin with an additional pending charge of strangulation. -- Monday at 10:30 a.m. a 15th Avenue facility requested assistance from officers. -- A U.S. Highway 2 West business reported a stolen tire Monday at 2:11 p.m. --...

  • FWP seeks information on two dead bull elk shot in Blaine County

    Updated Feb 19, 2019

    Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 game wardens are seeking any information regarding a two dead bull elk found south of Chinook in Blaine County last week. Region 6 Havre wardens received a TIP-MONT call last Thursday about a dead bull elk approximately two miles north of Cow Creek Reservoir off Lloyd Road in Blaine County, about 30 miles south of Chinook. Wardens responded to the area and located a seven-by-seven bull elk. Another dead six-by-six bull...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission business meeting

    Updated Feb 19, 2019

    The Hill County Commission will hold its business meeting Thursday at 11 a.m. The meeting agenda provided by the commission is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda Iitems Claims Employment Tax adjustments Resolution: • Resolution No. 19-2579 Stonegarden Grant Contracts: • Blood Borne Pathogens Policy • Bus Barn lease • Highway 2 Association membership dues • H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum by-laws • Master Public Health Contract draft for July 1 through June 30, 2026 • DEQ finalization forms for RSI...

  • Obituary - William "Bill" H. Hinebauch

    Updated Feb 19, 2019

    William “Bill” H. Hinebauch, age 77, of Havre, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019, at Northern Montana Care Center. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Bill’s online memorial page at http://www.hollandbonine.com and leave a message of condolence for his family.... Full story

  • Havre Elks sets Pizza Hut fundraiser

    Updated Feb 19, 2019

    Press release Havre Elks Lodge #1201 announced the lodge and Havre Pizza Hut are teaming up on Thursday to help communities in Hill, Blaine and Chouteau counties. “On Thursday, Feb. 21st, Pizza Hut is donation 20, percent of all orders that day, between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m., when people tell them they want to donate to the Havre Elks Lodge,” Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Kyle Leeds said. “This offer applies on all dine-in, carry-out, and delivery orders placed on Thursday. “Havre Elks Lodge #1201 plans to utilize the funds raised...

  • Local News - Speech and debate awards Thursday

    Updated Feb 19, 2019

    Press release The Havre High School speech and debate team is holding a team awards dinner Thursday at 6 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Team and National Speech and Debate Association awards earned this year will be presented to the team members after the dinner. Team members are invited to bring their family and friends to the dinner....

  • Common sense is the best medicine

    Updated Feb 19, 2019

    Want to fix the high costs of medical provisions and the inherent shortcomings of the Veterans Administration, Public Health Service, military health program, Medicaid, Medicare, Indian Health Service, and Federal Employees Health Benefits? Think collective bargaining — the strength of 325 million customers, paying directly to providers of medical care rather than to insurance companies, and doctors freed up to provide care without a thought of pre-existing conditions or financial limitations of private coverage. Forget about...

  • Week 6 in the Legislature

    Updated Feb 19, 2019

    The highlight of my week was that the Montana Association of Counties was in Helena for their annual meeting. Every session, county representatives come to Helena for their conference. I visited with commissioners, from both my district and some districts I had worked with in the past. Many hearings with bills that affect counties are scheduled the week MACo is in town. It gives the county folks the opportunity to weigh-in on whether to support the bill in question, which may benefit or hinder a county. I did have two...

  • Hi-Line Athletes of the Week

    Updated Feb 19, 2019

    McKenzie Clark, Fort Benton Girls Basketball The Fort Benton Longhorns seem to love playing inside the HHS gymnasium. And McKenzie Clark certainly agrees. Clark scored 13 points in Saturday's 9C girls tournament championship game, as the Longhorns beat Box Elder for the title for the second straight year. A junior, Clark averaged over 10 ppg at the 9C tournament, as Fort Benton repeated as district champions. Clark, who also stars in volleyball and track and field for Fort...

  • Frontier Notebook: Frontier races not done

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 19, 2019

    In the final week of the Frontier Conference' regular season, a lot of seniors will be honored. That certainly holds true for the Montana State University-Northern men and women, who will honor seniors Gokce Aslan, Jessica Curl, Lilly Hilderbrand, Justin Dunsmore and Caulin Bakalarski Saturday night inside the Armory Gymnasium. On that same night, however, Northern fans will get to watch a visiting senior one more time. And while Montana Western's Brianna King has been a holy...

  • Stars win another 1B title; Harlem girls move on to the Northern B

    Chris Peterson|Updated Feb 19, 2019

    While many Hi-line basketball fans were focused on the District 9C tournament in Havre, there was also some important Class B basketball taking place with both the District 1B and 2B tournaments being held over the weekend. Both District 1B tournaments were hosted in Shelby, while the 2B tournaments were in Glasgow. On the boys side of things, Rocky Boy had a stellar weekend, winning the 1B for the second year in a row with a 56-53 win over Fairfield Saturday night. The Stars...

  • Same Story: Northern C is loaded

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 19, 2019

    The dust has barely settled on the 2019 District 9C girls basketball tournament and, yet, three Hi-Line teams are ready to get right back at it. Wednesday morning, the Northern C Divisional Tournament will get underway in Great Falls, with two coveted spots in next week's Class C state tournament on the line. And all three teams from the 9C in this week's Northern C field have a good shot at advancing. Still, like the 9C, the Northern C girls tournament is annually one of the...

  • The HDN has all your divisional coverage

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 19, 2019

    Once again, the Havre Daily News will have wall-to-wall hoops coverage this week. We'll be live from the Northern C in Great Falls every day, we'll have full coverage of Havre at the Eastern A in Billings, and coverage of the Northern B girls in Malta. And make sure and get your Monday print edition for all of the action at divisionals....

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