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After receiving a proposal from the business contracted for the county's stray animal holding facility, Hill County commissioners made a change to their contract that could spell good news for the county's stray dogs. Stray dogs picked up in the county by Hill County sheriff's deputies are held for a mandatory four-day period. During this time effort is made to find the owner and anyone missing a dog can call the county to see if the dog is being held. Any dogs not claimed by... Full story
Updated at 9:46 p.m. Saturday: The wait is over for Box Elder. On Saturday night, the Bears ended a 24-year state championship drought by beating Westby-Grenora 74-54 in the 2014 Class C state championship game at the Butte Civic Center. Randall Gardipee, the tournament MVP, poured in 28 points for the Bears, who also capped off a perfect 26-0 season. Box Elder joins the 1990 boys team as historic champions, and also becomes the 16th team from the Northern C to win a state... Full story
Updated at 8:30 p.m. Saturday: For the second year in a row, the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team is bringing a trophy back to Havre. The NAIA national tournament wrapped up Saturday night in Topeka, Kans., where the Lights finished third with 83.5 points, crowning four All-Americans in the process. Finals night didn't go the way of the Lights as both Ethan Hinebauch and Jared Miller lost heartbreakers in the championship round. But overall, Northern, which qualified just eight wrestlers and saw key grapplers... Full story
The Havre boys basketball team had a strong finish to the 2013-14 season. But the Belgrade Panthers were a hump the Ponies couldn't get over. On Saturday morning at the Class A state tournament in Great Falls, the Panthers eliminated the Ponies with a 47-26 win. The loss was Havre's fourth to the Panthers this season. Havre hung tough in the first quarter, but things unraveled in the third as Dane Warp found foul trouble and Belgrade made the Ponies pay. The Panthers went on a 9-1 run to end the third period, then ripped off... Full story
NEW YORK (AP) — An 8-year-old western Montana boy who spent about an hour buried in the snow after a deadly avalanche roared into his backyard says he tried to "lick and bite" his way out before becoming tired and falling asleep. Phoenix Scoles-Coburn, of Missoula, told "Today" show host Matt Lauer on Friday that he doesn't remember the moment the Feb. 28 snow slide hit him. He was playing outside with his 10-year-old sister, Coral, when they heard a noise. "I looked back, and the tree was wobbling so I ran, and the next thin... Full story
Correction: An earlier edition of this story said that Republican Mike Lang of Malta was unopposed. He is being challenged by Democrat Floyd Russell Hopstad of Glasgow. An earlier version said that Democrat John Bohlinger had not filed for the U.S. Senate seat. He filed Friday afternoon. With three days left to file as a candidate, many county and legislative races in this part of Montana are uncontested. However, challenges have come up in county races in Blaine and Liberty counties and heavy competition is in the works in... Full story
GREAT FALLS (AP) — The Montana Board of Regents have approved Montana State University's plans to spend the first part of a $50 million gift from a private donor to plan and design a new College of Engineering building. The regents voted unanimously Thursday to allow MSU to spend up to $5 million from the donation by Norm Asbjornson, the founder and president of heating and air conditioning manufacturer Aaon Inc. Asbjornson said he donated the money to provide more space for the college and help engineering students c... Full story
HELENA (AP) — Former Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger says he will continue his campaign for U.S. Senate a month after saying he would probably drop out. The Helena Democrat said Friday he was convinced after making a speech in Butte Wednesday, when several people approached him and asked him to stay in the race. Bohlinger said in February he would "probably" drop his campaign after Democrat John Walsh was appointed to serve the remainder of former U.S. Sen. Max Baucus' term. Walsh, Bohlinger and Dirk Adams of Wilsall are vying for t... Full story
HELENA - State Sen. Jason Priest's estranged wife feared her husband's anger would turn to violence when she picked up their young daughter last month, prompting her boyfriend to call for police assistance, according to a recording of the call released in a public records request. The call was made Feb. 1, soon before an encounter outside the Red Lodge Republican's home that led to criminal charges accusing Priest of shoving his wife, breaking her boyfriend's rib and throwing the 4-year-old girl. Priest, 45, has denied the... Full story
The Box Elder Bears traveled to Butte Wednesday to participate in the state finals. The last time they made it this far in the season was in 1990, which is also the last time they won the state championship. Box Elder Head Coach Jeremy MacDonald said the team was ready to do their best in the final games of the season. "The boys are pretty excited," MacDonald said. "And they're relaxed at the same time." Box Elder Superintendent Darin Hannum said he likes the Bears' chances.... Full story
Zoning board to set date for funeral home discussion Havre’s Zoning Board of Adjustments will meet soon to discuss the proposed funeral home at 310 South Dell. Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook and Kirkwood Funeral Home in Malta are planning to open a funeral home at the location of the existing New Beginnings Fellowship Church of the Nazarene, which plans to build a new church. Havre Public Works Director Dave Peterson said the issue was to have come before the zoning board on Thursday, but it was discovered that the legal n... Full story
Donovan S. Potts, 42, of Havre, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls of natural causes. Wake services will begin at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2014, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rocky Boy, and will continue until his traditional funeral service at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2014. Burial will follow in the Eagleman Family Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements, and you can leave... Full story
Lynne (Patton) Vosen passed away with cancer at her home on March 3, 2014. Born in Spokane, she was the middle daughter of Nancy and James Patton, attending Grant Elementary and graduating from Lewis and Clark High School in 1961. Lynne graduated with a B.A. in music from the University of Idaho in 1965. That same year she was united in marriage with Harold C. Vosen, a family friend. She traveled the western U.S. for Hal's work until they settled Malta in northeastern... Full story
Bonnie Een, 93, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 2, 2014. Bonnie Jeanne Horel was born Jan. 19, 1921, in Augusta, Wis., where she graduated from high school in 1938. Through a mutual friend she met Arthur (Smokey) Een, a cowboy from Rudyard, Mont., who happened to be on a cattle selling trip to Minneapolis at the time. Sufficiently smitten, Smokey began a correspondence with Bonnie, and like a tale from "Ranch Romances," he convinced Bonnie by mail to run away from... Full story
Alfred "Fred" Wolfgang Hentchel died Mar. 1, 2014, in Spokane, Wash. The son of Alfred Paul and Ruth Hentschel, Alfred immigrated to the United States in 1952. Fred graduated from Havre Central High and attended Northern Montana College, served in the U.S. Navy and completed his master's degree in business in Arizona. Fred met the love of his life, Virginia Gregory, and they were married in 1962 at St. Jude Thaddeus Church in Havre. The family resided in Spokane, Wash.... Full story
Medical providers in this part of Montana are providing a whole-person based health care system, with the Montana insurance and securities commissioner listing them as part of a new program approved by the 2013 Legislature. Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica Lindeen this week listed 29 Montana health care providers qualified, and another 43 provisionally qualified, under Montana's Patient-Centered Medical Home Program. "Medical spending goes up every year in this... Full story
If fans were wondering if the red-hot Box Elder Bears were going to be tested once they reached the Class C state basketball tournament in Butte, those fans will have to wait at least one more day to find out. Thursday afternoon at the Butte Civic Center, the top-ranked Bears defeated Drummond 88-60 in the first round of their first state tourney in 24 years.. It appears that the Bears have picked up right where they left off at the Northern C last weekend in Great Falls. The... Full story
We go back to Havre for the month of March. Information for this ninth installment of this series celebrating the 150th anniversary of the creation of Montana Territory comes from the March 7, 1914 issue of The Havre Plaindealer, exactly 100 years ago today. There was a lot of local news throughout the newspaper, including what was going on at both the City Council and County Commission meetings; Orpheum Theatre owner T. C. Penny purchased the Chinook theater; Hill County... Full story
Laurel — Havre donated more blood than other aother area of the state Monday. It’s not surprising to find out that Hi-Line people are generous and willing to donate of themselves. It’s good to know that this kind of generosity will continue on to the next generation. Sixty-one pints of blood were donated at this week’s blood draw at Montana State University-Northern. Dart — Rules say there cannot be coordination between political action committees and candidates they support. Ryan Zinke recently formed a PAC, prior to his for... Full story
I wonder about people. I wonder so much that sometimes I think a childhood accident must have stunted the growth of that brain part that reads body language. I can read animals better than I can people. Except cats. Cats make me wonder, too. Like when my cat sees a bird he’d like to snack on but knows he can’t get to, he drops his mouth open into a stiff, gap-faced smile, emits a raspy chatter and twitches his face so hard his whiskers bounce, all while staring at the bir... Full story
I want to urge Montana residents to refrain from supporting Initiative 169, an effort to strip away the right to trap in our state. This misguided effort is based on the inaccurate perception being spread by animal rights activists that trapping has — in their words — “decimated” animal species in Montana and is a danger to the public. There is no shred of truth to either of these statements and the public should challenge signature-gatherers to prove these lies. The truth is regulated trapping is vital to maintai... Full story
For the third season in a row, the Montana State University-Northern Skylights are one win away from playing in the Frontier Conference championship game. But for the third year in a row, the Skylights will have to get that win on the road. Following Monday night 58-47 win over Carroll College at the Armory Gymnasium, the No. 21 Skylights (21-8) take to the road to face No. 15 Lewis-Clark State (25-4) in a Frontier women’s semifinal game. The Skylights and Warriors will m... Full story
GREAT FALLS — The last time a Havre High boys basketball team played on the first day of a Class A state tournament, the current Blue Pony roster was 10 years old or younger. So it was no surprise that the Ponies had some opening-game jitters in the first round of the 2014 Class A state tournament Thursday afternoon at the Four Seasons Arena. But what Havre couldn’t do was shake off those opening-game nerves, at least not in time to catch the Columbia Falls Wildcats as Hav... Full story
The 2014 Havre High boys basketball team ended an eight-year drought of playing in the Class A state tournament Thursday afternoon. But this weekend also marks the anniversary of another Blue Pony boys team that ended an even longer drought. And in 1994, that drought ended with an improbable state championship. Taking a look back 20 years at the Havre High boys basketball team, the recipe for success used to win the 1994 Class A state title stands out loud and clear. That... Full story
