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  • Man denies theft of a $12,000 grain auger

    Paul Dragu|Updated Jun 1, 2017

    A Havre man denied charges Wednesday in District Court that he stole a $12,000 Grain Vax auger from a farm in western Hill County. Jason Anthony Laner, born in 1978, is charged with felony theft and misdemeanor theft. He was being held in the Hill County Detention Center this morning on $2,000 bond. Court charging documents say a farmer reported to the Hill County Sheriff’s office March 26 that a REM 2700 model grain vac was stolen from his farm. It appeared someone had driven onto his farm, hooked onto the grain vac and then...

  • Hometown Cinderella Story set for this weekend

    Updated Jun 1, 2017

    Havre's Studio of Dance and Arts is presenting its recital of A Hometown Cinderella Story Saturday at 6 p.m. in the Havre High School Theatre and again at 2 p.m. Sunday. The recital is a locally choreographed and rehearsed retelling of the Cinderella story, with more than 50 local dancers performing. Admission is $10 per person. Watch for a full story in Friday's edition of the Havre Daily News.... Full story

  • Firing up the black powder

    Updated Jun 1, 2017

    The Bullhook Bottoms Black Powder Club held its annual spring shoot over Memorial Day Weekend. Black powder aficionados gathered east of Fort Assinniboine south of Havre for three days, shooting their weapons Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Visit the Havre Daily News Facebook Page and the June 1 photo album at www.havredailynews.com to see more photos....

  • Havre model competition winner moving to career in New York

    Alex Ross|Updated Jun 1, 2017

    While his classmates at North Star High School in Rudyard were at their graduation ceremony May 20, Clifford Lenhardt of Havre was on an invitation-only cruise for young and aspiring models, and he will soon be leaving for New York to start a career in that industry. He had planned to go into a career as a physical education teacher, but those plans changed after he won the Overall Male Model competition at the Global Stars Network 2017 Invitation-Only Spring Convention on the...

  • Judge rules against Havre pipeline on farm taps

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jun 1, 2017

    A state district judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging the Public Service Commission overstepped its bounds when it ruled Havre Pipeline and its parent company, NorthWestern Energy, could not abandon service to rural customers on connections known as farm taps without obtaining PSC permission. The Public Service Commission said in a press release Wednesday that Judge Yvonne Laird issued the ruling Friday, granting the request of the PSC and Montana Consumer Counsel to dismiss the lawsuit. Laird ruled that an identical matter...

  • Montana NAMI director presenting 'What is Mental Illness' in Havre

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jun 1, 2017

    The Havre affiliate of National Alliance on Mental Illness is bringing a speaker to Havre to tell people about the basics of mental illness to try to help people understand the issues of the complex matter. Matt Kuntz, the executive director of NAMI Montana, will speak Saturday, June 3, at 1 p.m. in the Third Floor conference rooms at Northern Montana Hospital. Kuntz, a U.S. Army veteran, began advocating for screening and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder after his...

  • Local News - Golfing for a Cure does Crunch for a Cause

    Updated Jun 1, 2017

    The Havre Women’s Golf Association is holding a Crunch for a Cause benefit this evening for its Golfing for a Cure fundraiser. The fundraiser helps raise funds for cancer patients in the region, with all funds staying local. Tonight from 5 to 7 p.m., anyone telling the cashier at the Havre Taco John’s that they are donating to Golfing for a Cure will have 50 percent of their purchase total donated to the fundraiser....

  • Local News - Tasha Roberts fundraiser moved to 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday

    Updated Jun 1, 2017

    The family and friends of Tasha Roberts, who was found dead in Great Falls April 16, have announced the time of a fundraiser Tuesday, June 6, has been extended. The fundraiser at the Havre Eagles Club will run from 2 to 7 p.m. The funds will help cover the expense of Roberts’ funeral and for the benefit of her children, 10, 4 and 3. The benefit will include taco-in-a-bag and a pop for $7 and an auction is planned....

  • Looking out my Backdoor: Getting in touch with my inner farmer

    Sondra Ashton|Updated Jun 1, 2017

    Two weeks ago I had declared, “New window glass all around; new patio roof; I love it all. These are my final projects. My home is complete. My garden is full and lush. No more projects!” This isn’t a full-blown project. Really. Honest. Sorta. It began with a bedraggled hibiscus. She hadn’t flourished since she’d been planted, several months ago. Her sister plants were “blooming healthy,” to borrow a British expression. Leo, my partner in digging dirt, asked if I wanted to g...

  • For the Record, June 1, 2017

    Updated Jun 1, 2017

    Havre Police Department Officers assisting another agency at 9:39 a.m. Wednesday at a Fourth Street location arrested Kody John Campanella of Havre, 32, on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia and on a Justice or City court warrant and arrested Sherasha Marie Wymore of Havre, 22, on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. —— Officers responding to a call made from a First Avenue location at 8:46 p.m. Wednesday in which the caller said a man who had been trespassing was at a neighbor’s house arrested Samue...

  • Havre, Big Sandy receive federal airport grants

    Updated Jun 1, 2017

    Havre Daily News staff U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., announced Wednesday in a press release that the airports at Havre and Big Sandy are among Montana facilities receiving almost $8.9 million in funding for upgrades and maintenance. The $1,216,934 grant for the Havre City-County Airport will be used to: • Fund the final phase for the rehabilitation of 10,000 square yards of the existing apron to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement. • Fund the second of three construction phases for the rehabilitation of 400...

  • Obituary - Katherine Elaine Courtnage

    Updated Jun 1, 2017

    Katherine Elaine Courtnage, 69, passed away in Great Falls Friday, May 26, 2017. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at the Big Sandy High School Auditorium. Burial will follow in the Big Sandy Cemetery. Elaine’s family has suggested memorial donations to the Big Sandy Library, Big Sandy Medical Center, or the charity of the donor’s choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Elaine’s online memorial page and leave a message of condo... Full story

  • Obituary - Joanne R. Pepin

    Updated Jun 1, 2017

    Joanne R. Pepin, 84, passed away due to natural causes Saturday, May 27, 2017, at the Care & Comfort Home. Cremation has taken place, and the rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2017, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Her funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 2, 2017, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Daniel Wathen officiating. Joanne's family has suggested memorial donations be made to the Care & Comfort Home, St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic... Full story

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  • Local gridders set to play in Class C all-star games

    George Ferguson|Updated Jun 1, 2017

    Spring sports ended a mere five days ago. Now though, a traditional fall sport will take center stage. Saturday night marks the start of the high school football all-star circuit, with the annual Six-Man All-Star Game in Custer, and the Bob Cleverly 8-Man All-Star Game to be held in Butte. And in both games, the Hi-Line will be well represented. In the Six-Man game, North Star's Keavan Borlaug, Cade Chivilicek, and Big Sandy's Laurence Allderdice will play for the Red Team,...

  • Lights will make long road trips this fall

    George Ferguson|Updated May 31, 2017

    The Montana State University-Northern football team will play an 11-game schedule this fall. And for the first tie in ages, Northern's non-conference opponent will not be named the Blue Hawks. MSU-N head coach Aaron Christensen has added a non-conference opponent from the North Star Athletic Association. but, instead of perennial Northern opponent Dickinson State, the Lights will travel to Mayville, North Dakota to take on the Mayville State Comets. The game is set to be the f...

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