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Articles from the May 26, 2016 edition


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  • Romano campaigns to be state head of K-12 education

    Alex Ross|Updated May 26, 2016

    Melissa Romano said that growing up she did not have dreams of campaigning for public office. But in recent months that is what she has found herself doing. After 12 years as a teacher, Romano is leaving her fourth-grade classroom at Four Georgians Elementary School in Helena, to embark on a campaign to be the next superintendent of public instruction. Romano, a Democrat, is unchallenged in the primary. She will go up against state Sen. Elsie Arntzen, R-Billings, in the fall....

  • Charges made against convicted Rocky Boy leader's company

    Updated May 26, 2016

    MATT VOLZ Associated Press HELENA — Representatives of a pipe company started with money embezzled from the Chippewa Cree Tribe pleaded guilty Wednesday to falsely claiming to be a minority-owned business controlled by a former tribal leader who was later convicted in a corruption investigation. The claim that former state legislator and Chippewa Cree Construction Corp. CEO Tony Belcourt owned 51 percent of MT Waterworks LLC gave the company an advantage when competing for government and tribal contracts as a disadvantaged b...

  • Man charged with assault for allegedly head-butting woman

    Paul Dragu|Updated May 26, 2016

    A woman was allegedly assaulted and when officers arrived on the scene they found her with blood on her face and the suspect, Frank McConnell, with a fishhook in his ear. According to court documents, on April 17 Havre Police officers were dispatched to investigate a disturbance. They found Frank McConnell with scratches and a fishhook in his right ear and a woman with blood from her nose down to the bottom of her chin. Documents say she also had blood on her wrist. Files say the woman told officers she came to McConnell’s p...

  • For Montana Dems, legislative races are hardly heating up

    Updated May 26, 2016

    BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press HELENA - Montana Democrats may be boasting about party unity as they delight in watching rival Republicans fracture over ideology and bipartisanship. There are no declarations of party civil wars. Even so, Democrats have more than a dozen primary contests of their own. Most of the battles are hardly politically riveting. Yet, a House District 83 matchup in Helena is garnering some attention, as liberal Kim Abbott vies with centrist Quinlan...

  • Quick Pics: A field trip to agriculture

    Updated May 26, 2016

  • Looking Out My Back Door: Technology or inventiveness?

    Sondra Ashton|Updated May 26, 2016

    I treasure a postcard from Missoula in the early ’80s. The card pictures an earth-moving business in the background. In the foreground perches a stand from which the proprietor sells croissants. It was pure Missoula. At that time, every convenience-store clerk had a master’s degree and held two or three jobs just to survive. In contrast, a friend forwarded me a look into the future. It sounded like 1984 on steroids. I thought the article painted a bleak picture. Obviously fro...

  • Quick Pics: Family fun abounds at Rocky Boy spring carnival

    Updated May 26, 2016

  • MAT sets auditions for youth production of 'Band Geeks'

    Updated May 26, 2016

    Havre Daily News staff Montana Actors’ Theatre is holding auditions Tuesday and Wednesday for its 2016 youth production, “Band Geeks.” The play will be under the direction of Oriah Pratt-Williams, Theron Williams, Scott Hamilton and Bethany Ordiniza MAT is looking for youths who act, sing, play an instrument and march, work well with others and have fun, a promotional poster says. Youths who can do those things should come audition for “Band Geeks,” the poster says. MAT is looking for actors, musicians for the pit orchestra...

  • For the Record, May 26, 2016

    Updated May 26, 2016

    Havre Police Department An officer at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at a 6th Avenue location arrested Adrian Louis Corcoran, 24, of Havre on a Justice or City court warrant. —— Officers made an arrest after a person at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday reported a violation via social media of a protection order. No additional information was in the dispatch log. —— After a caller at 7:52 p.m. from a 5th Street location reported a disturbance, officers arrested Zachery James Flansburg, 21, of Havre on a charge of partner or family member assault...

  • Obituary - Clayton Jon Houle Jr.

    Updated May 26, 2016

    Clayton Jon Houle Jr., beloved son, was lost to us on May 24, 2016. His arrival was much-anticipated, and his loss is greatly mourned. He left behind his mother, Sierra Four Souls; his father, Clayton Jon Houle Sr.; his siblings, Chamique, Salyntha, Jarod, Mikaylee, Sean, Tayzhon and Tyus Houle; his grandparents, Dixie and Arnold Four Souls, Avis Rock and John C. Houle; great-grandmothers, Judy Houle and Ruby Stump; and numerous beloved aunts, uncles, cousins, and other extended family and friends. Burial has taken place in... Full story

  • The Rabbit Hole open in Holiday Village

    Alex Ross|Updated May 26, 2016

    Paris Ralston and Amber Wells are turning their artistic talents into business. Both women are the owners of The Rabbit Hole, a new portrait studio and boutique in the Holiday Village Mall of Havre. Ralston said the joint studio-boutique was initially born of a light hearted conversation between her and Wells, a photographer "So we were just kind of joking around one day and the idea just popped between us," she said. The Rabbit Hole officially opened in March, but held their...

  • Havre High softball heads to state

    Chris Peterson|Updated May 26, 2016

    The great thing about state tournaments, is that it doesn’t matter what you do before them, only what you do in them. The Havre High softball team didn’t have the greatest regular season, but this week at the Class A state tournament, it won’t matter, because in the postseason, every team gets a fresh start. And the Blue Ponies, who enter the tournament at 7-11 are going to need one to get past their first-round opponent, the Glendive Red Devils, who defeated them 12-2 just...

  • Hi Line Athlete Profile: Dani Wagner, Havre High softball

    Chris Peterson|Updated May 26, 2016

    When it comes to playing sports at Havre High, senior Dani Wagner has done just about everything you can do. And this weekend, at the Class A state softball tournament, Wagner, one of the great multi-sport athletes in school history, will have one last go-round as a Blue Pony. In the history of Havre athletics, few have had as much success in as many different areas as Wagner has. Over the course of four years, she has turned herself into one of the most decorated athletes...