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Articles from the February 21, 2018 edition


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  • Agenda - Park board cabin lease agreement special meeting

    Updated Feb 21, 2018

    Hill County Park Board Hill County Park Board is reminding people it will hold a special meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Timmons Room on the bottom floor of the Hill County Courthouse do discuss and act on proposed changes to the Beaver Creek Park cabin lease agreements. The meeting agenda is: 1) #8 Phelps Lane 2) Public Comment on Proposed Cabin Lease 3) Board Action on Proposed Cabin Lease The next Park Board Meeting is Monday, March 5, in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse. The deadline for items to be put...

  • TALL TALE

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 21, 2018

    In sports, there's tall tales. And then there's the tale of Montana State University-Northern senior Ryan Reeves. His tale is one that's straight out of a Hollywood movie. And it's every bit as real as the 6 feet, 10 inches he stands. Reeves came to Northern from tiny Wrangell, Alaska, a commercial fishing hub on the island of Wrangell. But he didn't come to Northern to even play basketball, not for the Lights anyway. That was four years ago, and now, with just a few games...

  • Quick Pics: HMS Band concert

    Updated Feb 21, 2018

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    Updated Feb 21, 2018

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  • Havre sees drop in misdemeanors, new equipment in police department

    Alex Ross|Updated Feb 21, 2018

    Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich presented the Havre City Council with the police department’s 2017 Annual Report at their meeting Tuesday night. The report said that calls for service to the department were 23,638, up from 22,339 the year before. Police made 1,582 arrests in 2017, a drop from 1,658 in 2016. Criminal offenses were 1,398, down from 1,418 in 2016, the report says. Police responded to 314 accidents, up from 80 in 2016. The report says police last year responded to 73 incidents of individuals driving under the in...

  • Randolph challenges Alley in county attorney primary

    Alex Ross|Updated Feb 21, 2018

    Local attorney Randy Randolph has filed to run as a Democrat for Hill County Attorney, setting the stage for a primary race between himself and Deputy Hill County Attorney Karen Alley. The two will face off in the June 5 primary for the position held by County Attorney Jessica Cole-Hodgkinson. No other candidates, including Cole-Hodgkinson, who was appointed by the Hill County Commissioners in 2016 to replace Gina Dahl, have filed to run as of print deadline today. Randolph is owner of Randolph Law Firm and has practiced law...

  • Tester officially filed for re-election to Senate

    Alex Ross|Updated Feb 21, 2018

    Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., officially filed with the Montana Secretary of State’s Office Tuesday to run for a third-term to the U.S. Senate. A press release from Tester’s campaign said Tester was joined by his wife, Sharla, in Helena, where he formally filed his paperwork to appear on the June 5 primary ballot. “As a United States senator. I have had the humbling opportunity to defend the state that three generations of my family have called home,” Tester said in a press release. “Over the years, we’ve fought to protect the...

  • Board members consider shutting down fairgrounds

    Paul Dragu|Updated Feb 21, 2018

    The finance committee arm of the Great Northern Fair Board will hold a special meeting soon to discuss ways to keep open or shut down the Great Northern Fairgrounds. A time and place for the special meeting had not been set at the end of discussing the future of the fair during the fair board’s monthly meeting Tuesday in the Hill County Courthouse. During the meeting, board members frustratedly talked about the financial state of the fairgrounds and as it relates to the annual fair. “We’re in an emergency condition,” board m...

  • For the Record, Feb. 21, 2018

    Updated Feb 21, 2018

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a report made from a business on Montana Avenue at 11:38 a.m. Tuesday that a gun may have been stolen. —— After a Havre resident complained at 2:14 p.m. Tuesday that sidewalks were not being cleared, an officer issued a written or verbal warning. —— Officers investigated a report made at 3:18 p.m. Tuesday from a business on First Street West that someone had stolen the caller’s gun. —— After a caller from 16th Street West reported at 5:11 this morning that someone had stolen he...

  • Letter to the Editor - Thanks for help on 9C tournament

    Updated Feb 21, 2018

    Editor, Thank you to the community of Havre for your support of the 9C boys/girls basketball tournament. The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce values your support and helping to make the tournament a success. A special thanks goes out to Dennis Murphy and Ginger Chagnon for all their hard work. Meal sponsors and monetary sponsors for the hospitality room included Coca Cola, Culligan, D.A. Davidson, Valley Furniture, Master Sports, Tire Rama, Holiday Village Mall, Credit Bureau of Havre, Tilleman Motors, Hi-Line Dodge, MSU-N...

  • Quick Pics: Bringing silver back from the rink

    Updated Feb 21, 2018

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  • Local News - 'The Kite Runner' set for Thursday's library reading discussion

    Updated Feb 21, 2018

    The Havre-Hill County Library’s Winter Reading Series is off and running, with the second book up for discussion Thursday. At 7 p.m. Thursday the Havre-Hill County Library is hosting the discussion of “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini. Thursday, March 8, at 7 p.m. the Havre-Hill County Library is hosting a discussion of “The Glass Castle” by Jeanette Walls. Thursday, March 22, at 7 p.m. the Havre-Hill County Library is hosting a discussion of “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison. Thursday, April 5, at 7 p.m. the Havre-Hil...

  • 9C girls will be a factor at the Northern C

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 21, 2018

    The 2018 District 9C girls basketball tournament finished with a wild ending. Just three days removed, however, three 9C teams will get right back to business. District 9C champion Fort Benton, top-ranked Box Elder and Cinderella Turner are all playing in the Northern C Divisional this week in Great Falls. The Northern C girls tournament begins tonight and runs through Saturday night at the Four Seasons Arena. And all three 9C squads are looking for more after an emotional...

  • Ponies Stampede into Billings

    Chris Peterson|Updated Feb 21, 2018

    All season long, the Havre High girls basketball team has played like a team on a mission. And after going 18-0 in the regular season, the Blue Ponies are ready to take the next step. That next step is the Eastern A Divisional Tournament in Billings. It's a tournament that will decide if Havre makes another trip to the Class A State Tournament and whether or not HHS can bring home its first divisional championship since 2015. Havre will play tonight, inside the Rimrock Auto...

  • Lights' senior trio hoping for a big night

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 21, 2018

    The Montana State University-Northern Lights have a split so far this season with the University of Providence Argos. So it goes without saying that the rubber match between the Lights and Argos is a big one. But given the circumstances inside the Armory Gymnasium tonight, the game also figures to be an emotional one. Tonight, the Lights (7-9, 17-11) honor their three seniors before the start of their final home game of the season, as they take on the Argos (5-11, 11-15) at 8...

  • Skylights get one more Armory night

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 21, 2018

    Senior night in the Armory Gymnasium is always a special night. And tonight will be no different as the four Montana State University-Northern Skylights will be honored. The Skylights (2-12, 10-17) play their final home game of 2018 tonight when they host the University of Providence Argos (8-8, 17-10) at 6 in the Armory Gymnasium. And after the contest, it will be an emotional farewell for Jacy Thompson, Peyton Filius, Brandy Lambourne and Kealani Sagapolu. "All four of our...

  • Hi-Line Sports Schedule

    Updated Feb 20, 2018

    Wednesday High School Basketball Eastern A Divisional Havre girls at 8 p.m. Northern C Girls Turner vs Heart Butte, 5:30 p.m. Ft. Benton vs Tri-City, 7 p.m. College Basketball Skylights vs Argos, 6 p.m. Lights vs Argos, 8 p.m. Thursday High School Basketball Havre High boys and girls at Eastern A in Billings Northern C Girls Box Elder vs GFCC, 9:30 a.m. L-O 1 4:30 p.m. Boys L-O 1 8 a.m. L-O 2 12:30 p.m. L-O 3 5:30 p.m. SF 1 7 p.m. SF 2 8:30 p.m. Northern B Boys at Glasgow Rock...

  • Squirt State hockey comes to Havre

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 20, 2018

    The Havre Ice Dome will be busy this weekend. The Ice Dome is host to this weekend's 2018 Squirt B-C State Tournament, which will start Thursday and run through Sunday. The tournament features teams from all over the state, including the Ice Hawks, who begin pool play on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Havre's first game is against Helena, while the Ice Hawks also play Billings on Friday at 11:30 a.m. and Glasgow on Saturday at 10 a.m. The Squirt B Tournament features eight teams, with...

  • Updated Feb 19, 2018

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