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Articles from the August 9, 2018 edition


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  • Lights basketball schedule full of challenges

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 9, 2018

    Scheduling outside of conference play is never easy in NAIA basketball, but longtime Montana State University-Northern head coach Shawn Huse has certainly put together an exciting slate of games for the upcoming season. “I like our schedule this year because we are in a good rhythm,” Huse, who released the schedule earlier this summer, said. “We have some competition every weekend or really close to those weekends. There’s no breaks in there once we get started. We’re able to...

  • Commerce announces grants to support job growth

    Updated Aug 9, 2018

    Press release HELENA — The Department of Commerce Wednesday announced grants to strengthen Montana’s economy by helping Main Street businesses across the state expand and create jobs. The Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund is a competitive grant in which the recipient may be reimbursed for eligible business expansion costs if the expansion creates good-paying jobs. For this cycle, Commerce will reimburse up to $790,000 to create an estimated 134 jobs. “The Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund is one of the best progr...

  • For the Record, Aug. 9, 2018

    Updated Aug 9, 2018

    Havre Police Department Jaime Dawn The Boy of Havre, 42, was issued a summons at the police station Wednesday at 7:08 a.m. on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation. -- Larae Danita Hughes of Havre, 42, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant and a charge of resisting arrest during a vehicle stop on Fourth Avenue at 2:21 p.m. Wednesday. -- Kayla Lucille Hawley of Havre, 29, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a caller...

  • Power off in Chinook tonight

    Updated Aug 9, 2018

    Havre Daily News staff Blaine County Health Department posted on its Facebook page Wednesday that NorthWestern Energy will have the power off in the city of Chinook tonight, from approximately 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. for maintenance. People with questions can call 1-888-467-2669....

  • Lil' Shots Carnival offers no-cost immunization

    Kelly Otterness|Updated Aug 9, 2018

    Anyone who attends the Lil’ Shots Carnival Friday can be immunized at no cost, Kimberly Larson, public health director at the Hill County Health Department said Wednesday. “It doesn’t have to be back-to-school related,” she added. “That’s just how we’re promoting it since it’s that time of year. Infants can come and also older students who just need an update, like tetanus or something. They can call or they can just show up, either way.” Immunizations are available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Health Department, altho...

  • Heat advisory in effect as Eagles Manor heats up

    Kelly Otterness|Updated Aug 9, 2018

    High temperatures are currently a safety threat to people in Havre, as the National Weather Service in Great Falls issued a heat advisory, in effect from noon today to 9 p.m. Friday, that includes Havre. Temperatures above 100 degrees may continue today through Saturday and reach a record-breaking 107 degrees Friday, National Weather Service forecast predicts. Safety warnings “Heat exhaustion or stroke is possible if proper precautions are not taken,” the heat advisory said. “… Temperatures in parked cars can become lethal...

  • Touring duo You Knew Me When plays Sounds on the Square

    Kelly Otterness|Updated Aug 9, 2018

    A couple who played Wednesday night at Sounds on the Square has been touring the country for six years, Cie Hoover, the guitarist of the duo You Knew Me When, told the audience in between songs. "As a married couple on the road," he said, "home is a relative concept, depending on where the other one is." Cie and Karisa Hoover then began their next song "My Home is You." The two live in Ouray, Colorado, the band's Facebook page says, "by way of Nashville, Tennessee." They play...

  • Burn restrictions going into effect

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 9, 2018

    Blaine and Hill counties are going under countywide fire restrictions Friday with a complete wood fire ban going into effect on Beaver Creek Park at the same time. A notice from joint fire prevention and control agencies released Wednesday afternoon said, effective at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Stage 1 fire restrictions will go into effect in the two counties — on all state, private and Bureau of Land Management lands — and Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, which is in both Blaine and Phillips counties. Hill County Commission Cha...

  • Obituary - Jodi A. Murie (O-Tah-w Ki-Si-Ko Is-Kwe-w)

    Updated Aug 9, 2018

    Jodi A. Murie, (O-Tah-w Ki-Si-Ko Is-Kwe-w) Center Angel Woman, 52, passed away due to natural causes on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at the Rocky Boy Clinic. Wake services began at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, and will continue until her traditional funeral service, which will be at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, all at the Robert Murie Residence in Parker School. Burial will follow in the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with...

  • Results for the Rocky Boy rodeo and powwow

    Derek Hann|Updated Aug 9, 2018

    The results have come in for the Rocky Boy Rodeo and the competitions for the Rocky Boy powwow. The Rocky Boy Rodeo was a United Indian Rodeo Association-sanctioned event and a qualifying round in the Indian National Finals Rodeo, with the winners having a chance to go to Las Vegas to compete. On Tuesday, July 31, and Wednesday, Aug. 1, Wyatt Betoney took first place in the bareback competition with a score of 72 Tuesday and a score of 68 Wednesday. The saddle bronc event had no qualified rides Tuesday or Wednesday. Jayde...

  • Looking out my Backdoor: The wrath of Ralph

    Sondra Ashton|Updated Aug 9, 2018

    Rule No. 1: Never write when sick. Rule No. 2: Do whadevah ya gotta do. It’s a virus, I’m sure. Caught it from a hug from Josue, who thought he’d eaten bad mangoes. Four days ago. Mangoes good. Virus bad. Hugs good. I’m not going to live under a blister-pak. I twist myself into knots in order to avoid paying obeisance to the toilet god, Ralph. Fortunately, neither my stomach nor my mind felt hunger that afternoon. I felt listless. I should have seen the clues. Next day, yo...

  • Letters to the Editor - Protect the well-being of Montanans

    Updated Aug 9, 2018

    Editor, Montana has a history of providing our families access to quality health care. Through responsible policy decisions and solution-oriented problem solving, our leaders have found opportunities to ensure that people in all 56 counties have the opportunity to access health care from the care teams who know them and their families best. Efforts around the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid, have decreased the uninsured rate in Montana by 10 percent. Now, we’re facing a dangerous time where Washington, D.C., is working hard...

  • 5 things to watch in local volleyball

    Chris Peterson|Updated Aug 9, 2018

    As the dog days of summer start beating down on Havre and the Hi-Line, it can mean only one thing, school is about to start, and that also means that the start of the fall sports season is right around the corner. In fact, practice opens this week for teams from along the Hi-Line, who are getting ready to compete in sports such as football, volleyball, cross country and golf. Of course, football season gets much of the focus, however, local fans have gotten used to some stella...