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  • Water tank leak shuts down streets

    Updated Mar 12, 2019

    8:14 a.m. A leak in a major water tank on the east end of Havre has shut down streets, causing Havre Public Schools to announce this morning that school buses that normally run from Sixth Avenue Ninth Street through Ninth Street and Sixth Avenue will run on Fifth Avenue for today only. A release from the schools said the change is due to water. The streets are blocked off due to the water leakage. Havre Public Works has been dealing with snowy streets and water main breaks...

  • Water tank leak re-routes school buses move from SIxth Avenue to Fifth Avenue today only

    Updated Mar 12, 2019

    8:14 a.m. A leak in a major water tank on the east end of Havre has shut down streets, causing Havre Public Schools to announce this morning that school buses that normally run from Sixth Avenue Ninth Street through Ninth Street and Sixth Avenue will run on Fifth Avenue for today only. A release from the schools said the change is due to water. The streets are blocked off due to the water leakage. Havre Public Works has been dealing with snowy streets and water main breaks...

  • For the Record, March 11, 2019

    Updated Mar 11, 2019

    Havre Police Department A Havre area caller reported Friday at 8:27 a.m. that someone stole her Social Security number. -- A Harlem area caller reported a Fraud Friday at 11:19 a.m. and the issue was referred to another law enforcement agency. -- Friday at 12:26 p.m., a non-injury crash between a PT Cruiser and a Ford was reported on First Street. -- A Havre area caller reported strange Facebook messages Friday at 4:42 p.m. -- Child and Family Services asked Friday at 6:04 p.m...

  • Bitter February and start of March turning to spring-like weather

    Tim Leeds|Updated Mar 11, 2019

    March certainly came in like a lion at the start of March, but almost immediately turned to relatively lamb-like spring-ish weather, with more warm weather in the forecast. The high is expected to hit the freezing point in Havre today, with a high of 34 predicted Tuesday, National Weather Service reports. The first three days of March, though, were anything but springlike. Following a brief reprieve with a warmer high in parts of this region at the end of the second-coldest Fe...

  • Tempel discusses bills moving through the Legislature

    Derek Hann|Updated Mar 11, 2019

    Montana Sen. Russ Tempel, R-Chester, talked Friday during a Havre legislative videoconference from Helena about several bill that he has seen in committee and listened to community input on bills that are being debated in the Legislature. Tempel said that many legislators had come back for the first time Friday after the week-long transmittal, the day mostly being spent working on committee items. Montana Sen. Mike Lang, R-Malta, who came in at the end of the videoconference, said that all of the committees are working hard...

  • They did it - Again

    Chris Peterson|Updated Mar 11, 2019

    GREAT FALLS — With a 42-36 win over Hardin Saturday night at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, the Havre High girls basketball team captured the Class A state championship for the second-straight season, making them the first-ever Blue Pony basketball team to win back-to-back championships. Havre defeated Hardin after a hard-fought battle in what was the fourth postseason matchup between the two teams over the past two season. The Blue Ponies also beat the Bulldogs in the...

  • Obituary - Stacey Delaine Schmockel Azure

    Updated Mar 11, 2019

    Stacey Delaine Schmockel Azure of Billings, age 41, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at her residence due to natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. at Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel with memorial luncheon to follow at the Eagle's. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Stacey's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her...

  • Obituary - Carole L. Henderson

    Updated Mar 11, 2019

    Carole L. Henderson, 74, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Wake services began at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 8, 2019. A Rosary service was held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 8, 2019, and funeral services took place at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2019, all at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial followed in the Henderson Family Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit...

  • Obituary - Theodora "Dee" Margaris

    Updated Mar 11, 2019

    Theodora "Dee" Margaris passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019, at Benefis Peace Hospice House. She was born in Clinton, Massachusetts, to Peter and Zoe Zeatas. Dee worked in woman's clothing specialty shops in Worcester, MA, and Vancouver, B.C., managing the women's sportswear department in Fields Department Stores before marrying Jim Margaris on June 1, 1958, in Great Falls, MT. She worked in the former La Mode, Pattersons, and Expressions Women's specialty shops in Havre befor...

  • Obituary - Harris Gail Rock "Sitting Rock" (Iyaiyodanga)

    Updated Mar 11, 2019

    Harris Gail Rock "Sitting Rock" (Iyaiyodanga), 88, passed away on March 7, 2019 at Northern Montana Hospital. Harris was born on July 23, 1930, to Gus (Above and Beyond) and Nina (Blue Hawk Women) Rock at the Fort Belknap Hospital in Harlem, MT. Harris graduated from Harlem High School in 1951, and then went on to serve our country by joining the U.S. Army during the Korean War. While in the army he was stationed in southeast Asia. He was honorably discharged on May 28th, 1953...

  • Obituary - Toby Kay Garwood-Cameron

    Updated Mar 11, 2019

    Toby Kay Garwood-Cameron, 79, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Cremation has taken place, and no local services are planned. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Toby Kay’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her friends at http://www.hollandbonine.com....

  • Obituary - Michael J. Friede

    Updated Mar 11, 2019

    Michael J. Friede, 63, passed away due to natural causes at his residence on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Messiah Lutheran Church with Pastor Sean Janssen officiating. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Mike’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at http://www.hollandbonine.com....

  • Obituary - Donald Lee Conley

    Updated Mar 11, 2019

    Donald Lee Conley, 85, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital on Sunday, March 10, 2019. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services are pending. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Donald’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at http://www.hollandbonine.com....

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission business meeting

    Updated Mar 11, 2019

    The agenda for the Hill County Commission business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment: Tax adjustments Resolutions • Resolution No. 19-2581 Amended Stonegarden Grant Contracts • RSID No. 22 – last draw • Request for full time clerk and recorder position • Request for road shop mechanic position • Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval...

  • Regional winners listed in Keep Montana Green

    Updated Mar 11, 2019

    From DNRC LEWISTOWN - Montana scenes of wildfire and wildlife coupled with creative slogans illustrate the need for wildfire prevention in the 2019 Keep Montana Green art contest. "We had some exceptional entries that demonstrate how creative and artistic Montana youth can be," said Clive Rooney, area manager of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Northeastern Land Office in Lewistown, where the posters were judged. "For this year's contest, we...

  • Havre Elks Lodge donates dictionaries to third-graders

    Updated Mar 11, 2019

    Press release Havre Elks Lodge No. 1201 recently donated dictionaries to third-grade school children in Hill and Blaine counties. "Havre Elks Lodge No. 1201 was pleased to present the following Hill County Schools: 144 dictionaries to Havre Public Schools, 10 dictionaries to St. Jude's School, four dictionaries to Cottonwood School, 10 dictionaries to North Star School, 38 Dictionaries to Rocky Boy Schools, and 31 dictionaries to Box Elder Schools," Lodge Exalted Ruler Kyle Le...

  • BIG BLUE REPEAT

    Chris Peterson|Updated Mar 11, 2019

    Havre beats Hardin again, wins third Class A state championship in six years GREAT FALLS - In order to win a state championship, you need to do all the little things right and Saturday night that's exactly what the Havre Blue Ponies did. The result was a second consecutive Class A girls state championship, one which the Ponies earned following a 42-36 win over the Hardin Bulldogs inside the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls in the second straight meeting between the two teams...

  • Chris Peterson Column: Kraske and the Ponies continue the amazing ride

    Chris Peterson|Updated Mar 11, 2019

    GREAT FALLS - There are a lot of reasons why the Havre High girls basketball team won their second consecutive state championship Saturday night, but one that can't be overlooked is the greatness of head coach Dustin Kraske. When you look at his resume, it's easy to argue that he is one of the greatest coaches in the history of Havre High athletics. Following the Blue Ponies' 42-36 win over Hardin Saturday night at the Four Seasons Arena, Kraske has coached three state...

  • Chinook's amazing run ends in Billings

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 11, 2019

    The Chinook Sugarbeeters were one of the best teams in Class C boys basketball this season. There’s no doubt about that as the Beeters reeled off 25 straight wins to reach the semifinals of the 2019 Class C boys state tournament Friday night in Billings. From there, however, it was getting the 26th win that proved to be tough for the talented Beeters. In the semifinals, Chinook’s first trip that far in 33 years, Friday night in the Rimrock Auto Arena at the Metro, Chinook ran...

  • Images of a Blue Pony Repeat

    Updated Mar 10, 2019

  • Stars shine again at State B boys tourney

    Chris Peterson|Updated Mar 10, 2019

    The Rocky Boy boys basketball team has a history of making postseason runs and over the weekend at the Class B state tournament, the Stars nearly brought home another third-place trophy. After winning on Thursday to stay alive in the tournament against Shelby, Rocky Boy Boy knocked off Poplar 75-69 before falling short of third place with a 53-38 loss at the hands of Big Timber. But for the second straight year, the Stars earned multiple wins at the state tournament and used...