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Articles from the April 1, 2019 edition


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  • Pinocci advocates for continued coal energy

    Larry Lease|Updated Apr 12, 2019

    Editor’s note: This April 12 version corrects that Public Service Commissioner Randy Pinocci said during a meeting of North Central Pachyderm that he supported Senate Bill 331. An ealier version corrected the bill number of the legislation allowing Northwestern Energy to purchase additional ownership in Colstrip for $1. Montana Public Service Commissioner Randall Pinocci, a Republican from Sun River, addressed the future of energy including at Colstrip when he spoke in H...

  • Commissioner: Courts need driver's license suspension for failing to pay fines

    Tim Leeds|Updated Apr 1, 2019

    Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean told Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, Friday that a bill sponsored by Rep. Casey Knudsen, R-Malta, to end courts being able to suspend drivers' licenses for people failing to pay court-ordered fines and fees is a bad idea. "The fact of the matter is that suspending a driver's license is a leverage that people feel the consequences of and often-times come in and pay those fines," McLean said. Bachmeier was the only local legislator at Friday'...

  • Quick Pics: Condie spreads a message of belonging

    Updated Apr 1, 2019

  • Passenger rails advocates working in Washington

    Tim Leeds|Updated Apr 1, 2019

    Some members of a passenger rail advocacy group are in Washington this week and plan to talk to members of Congress with some concerns about Amtrak including investing in new equipment, replacing ticket agents in Havre and Shelby and the president's stated goal of eliminating long-distance passenger rail. National Rail Passenger Association Council Representative At-Large Mark Meyer was in Havre Friday when Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder stopped in town. He said he would...

  • For the Record, April 1, 2019

    Updated Apr 1, 2019

    Havre Police Department A Lincoln Avenue caller made a report from Child and Family Services Friday at 11:32 a.m. -- Friday at 1:49 p.m. a case of fraud was reported by a person at the Havre Police Department. -- A caller from a First Street business requested Friday at 2:39 p.m. for an officer to pick up a suspicious bag. -- Officers investigated a sex offense reported in the Havre area Friday at 3:33 p.m. -- Friday at 7:11 p.m. a Fourth Street caller reported that teenage...

  • MDT plans work on Boulevard Avenue and Eighth Avenue West in Havre

    Updated Apr 1, 2019

    From Montana Department of Transportation Montana Department of Transportation is notifying the public and seeking comments on a proposal to improve the roadway surfacing along Boulevard Avenue and Eighth Avenue West within the city limits of Havre. The project begins at 11th Street and Boulevard Avenue at reference post 0.257 and extends north to the Eighth Avenue West intersection and continues northeast on Eighth Avenue West, ending at West Secondnd Street at reference post 1.026 for a total of 0.79 miles. Proposed work...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission weekly business meeting

    Updated Apr 1, 2019

    The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. includes: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Tax adjustments Resolutions Contracts Health Department Home Visiting Contract Amendment #19-07-5-41-175-0 Montana Department of Transportation construction agreement Policy Manual updates Area X Council on Aging three-year plan MACo insurance renewal County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval....

  • Havre starts house and business numbering

    Updated Apr 1, 2019

    By Keith J. Doll Havre/Hill County Historic Preservation Commission On Aug. 10, 1904, the Havre City Council and mayor passed an ordinance requiring the posting of numbers on dwellings and businesses, but it wasn't enforced. In October of 1905 over a year later the council urged it to be enforced. Businesses were frustrated when a delivery was delivered to a wrong place, or a family, new to the city and not knowing where a business was located. Stated in the ordinance, that...

  • Pony thinclads off and running in Glasgow

    Chris Peterson|Updated Apr 1, 2019

    Despite all the crazy weather leading up to the start of spring sports, the Havre High track teams opened the season in Glasgow on time and the girls started in promising fashion with a first-place showing. There were a number of teams from along the Hi-Line in attendance but Havre was the only Class A squad and the Pony girls took care of business, finishing first with 84 points, just ahead of second-place Glasgow, which had 75 as the host team. Circle finished third with 45,...

  • HHS tennis teams shine Conrad

    Chris Peterson|Updated Apr 1, 2019

    The Havre High tennis teams had to wait an extra week, but they finally got their regular season started. Saturday, the Blue Ponies took part in the Conrad Invitational, where they dueled host Conrad, as well as Cut Bank, Lewistown and Choteau. And HHS head coach George Ferguson said, the day was exactly what the Ponies needed. “It was a really good day,” Ferguson said. “The weather was great, and we were able to play a lot of competitive tennis matches, which is what we we...

  • Pony softball battles Great Falls powers

    Chris Peterson|Updated Apr 1, 2019

    The Havre High softball team was supposed to travel to Great Falls to open the 2019 season. Instead, the Blue Ponies hosted their Class AA rivals CMR and Great Falls High at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Field Saturday. The teams came to Havre after poor field conditions caused a tournament in Great Falls to be canceled and the Ponies were in a great position to win the first game against CMR, however, they gave up a run in the top of the seventh inning, allowing the Rustlers to...

  • Sports Photos: Bares and Broncs in the Barn...

    Updated Mar 31, 2019

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