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  • Billings judge apologizes for comments in teen's rape

    MATT VOLZ MATTHEW BROWN AP|Updated Aug 28, 2013

    BILLINGS — A Montana judge apologized Wednesday for saying a 14-year-old rape victim was "older than her chronological age" and had as much control of the situation as the teacher who raped her — remarks that prompted protests and a petition for his resignation. District Judge G. Todd Baugh made the comments Monday while sentencing former Billings Senior High School teacher Stacey Rambold to a 15-year prison sentence then suspending all but 31 days and giving him credit for one day already served. Yellowstone County off...

  • Common Core raises questions, defenses

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Aug 28, 2013

    Montana students will find some things different when they go back to school this year. The state adopted the Common Core Standards Nov. 4, 2011 for English language arts, and mathematics. “One of the biggest things students are going to experience is a very strong emphasis on literacy,” said Havre School District Superintendent Andy Carlson. Currently, Common Core covers only English and mathematics. The standards do not include the sciences or arts. The Common Core web...

  • Cat/Griz Preview: United Grizzlies chasing redemption

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 28, 2013

    The start of a Montana Grizzly football season is always a highly-anticipated moment. But perhaps no season-opener in Griz’ history has been more hyped than this one. On Saturday night, in the first-ever regular season game played at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Montana will open the season against an old friend in FCS rival Appalachian State. But it really isn’t the Mountaineers last-ever trip to Missoula which has Griz Nation excited, anxious and curious. Montana starts the...

  • Havre's Holdsclaw earns postseason baseball honors

    Havre Daily News staff|Updated Aug 28, 2013

    In his final sport of a great prep sports career, Havre's Thurman Holdsclaw was honored one more time. For the second straight American Legion baseball season, Havre North Star Thurman Holdsclaw was named Class A All-State and Northern District All-Conference. Holdsclaw, who played his final season of Legion ball this summer, earned the same honors a year ago for the North Stars. Holdsclaw, who played center field for most of the season, but did see some catching duties as...

  • MSU-N Football Preview: Talented Lights' offense ready to strike

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 28, 2013

    Going into the 2012 season, expectations for the Montana State University-Northern football team were sky high. The Lights were picked to finish second in the Frontier, and a big reason why was the potentially explosive offense the Lights brought to the table. In some ways, the Lights’ offense lived up to the preseason billing last year, yet Northern slumped to a 3-7 record and failed to win a game on the road. Now, expectations for the Lights as a whole might not be as h...

  • Pony golfers post good scores in Great Falls

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 28, 2013

    After last week’s season-opening tournament at Prairie Farms Golf Course, the Havre High boys and girls varsity golf teams played in their toughest tournament of the regular season. Monday and Tuesday, the Blue Ponies competed at the annual Great Falls Invitational, where all of the Class AA teams, as well as Class A powerhouse Whitefish were in attendance. Both Eagle Falls and Anaconda Hills were used for the two-day, 36-hole tourney. The tournament is usually held at M...

  • Cat/Griz Preview

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 28, 2013

    Over the last three seasons, the Montana State Bobcats have been on a steady climb. Yet, as the 2013 season draws near, the Cats still feel as though they have a mountain to scale. Montana State has claimed at least a share of the Big Sky Conference title in each of the last three seasons. The Cats have also reached the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals the last two seasons, and among other things, have been ranked No. 1 in the FCS on several different...

  • Stand-alone photos: Young artist displays at library

    Lindsay Brown|Updated Aug 28, 2013

  • William Mobley

    Updated Aug 28, 2013

    William Mobley, 68, of Lovelock, Nev., passed away peacefully in his sleep on Aug 22, 2013. William was born in 1945 in Greybull, Wyo. He was preceded in death by his wife, Heleen. William left behind two daughters, Kathleen, of Gillette, Wyo. and Crystal, of Fort Smith, Ark....

  • For the Record, August 28, 2013

    Updated Aug 28, 2013

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated an 8:20 a.m. Tuesday call from 16th Street about the theft of a vehicle. ——— A stolen weed whacker was investigated after an 8:48 a.m. Tuesday call from a 1st Street business. ——— Officers investigated a 3:08 p.m. Tuesday complaint about someone who was in the calling party’s house on 2nd Street. ——— Officers investigated a 4:21 p.m. Tuesday call from Boulevard Avenue about vehicle that were broken into. ——— A 4:40 p.m. Tuesday call from Cleveland Avenue about a car that had been...

  • Stand-alone photo: Boy Scouts barbecue

    Lindsay Brown|Updated Aug 28, 2013

  • County health assessment forum set for Thursday

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 28, 2013

    Thursday county residents have the opportunity to tell the health care community what they think of Hill County’s health, and what the priorities should be in improving health of people in the county. The Hill County Health Improvement Plan meeting is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the conference rooms on the third floor of Northern Montana Hospital. The main topics will be a review of the 2013 Hill County Community Health Needs Assessment Report and the Early Childhood Investment Team 2012 Community Needs A...

  • Library friends looking for books

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 28, 2013

    The Friends of the Havre-Hill County Library organization is looking for some books. The group is again holding its annual book sale during Havre Festival Days, one of its two main fundraisers, and people who would like to donate books for the sale can drop the books off at the library at 402 3rd St. Friends President Jean Scofield said the books need to be dropped off before the sale starts Thursday, Sept. 19, to allow sorting the donations. The book sale starts the day before the main Festival Days activities, running from...

  • Amtrak passengers unload in Havre

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 28, 2013

    The Hill County Disaster and Emergency Services coordinator said a well-orchestrated plan Tuesday solved some transportation problems when the air conditioning went out on some Amtrak cars. DES Coordinator Joe Parenteau said he was contacted by Amtrak Tuesday when the power went out on some of the cars on its westbound Empire Builder. Amtrak offered the passengers the option of staying in Havre at the passenger rail service’s expense to wait for the next train, getting on buses Amtrak brought in from Great Falls and Helena to...