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Coming into the volleyball season, one of the teams in the 6C East that was getting a lot of attention was Chester-Joplin-Inverness, and after the Hawks run to the Northern C Divisional Tournament last season, that hype was warranted. So far though, things have not quite gone as planned for the Hawks, who dropped a match in straight sets this past weekend to Chinook. However, one of their seniors and key players, Kim Ghekiere, said her team still believes. "This season has...
Police are still investigating who stole a puppy from the Havre Animal Shelter, a puppy that was found just more than a day after it disappeared. Havre Animal Control Officer Peter Federspiel said this morning that Alpha Dog, a 6-week-old male mixed-breed puppy, was found Tuesday, within 26 hours after he reported it stolen Monday. A woman called Havre police Tuesday at 9:46 a.m. after finding the puppy outside of her home. She said she had heard Alpha crying. Federspiel reported Alpha stolen to the Havre Police Department...
Despite what an official called “gaps” in the effort to prevent the spread of invasive mussels at Tiber Reservoir, for the second straight year, none have been found in the body of water. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced that divers searched for invasive mussels in the reservoir south of Chester, also known as Lake Elwell, but found none of the animals. The first detection of the invasive mussels in Montana was in 2016, when larvae were found in Tiber and a suspected detection, never confirmed, was made in Can...
Havre Public Schools is holding a forum next week where community members can talk about school safety. “This is just to kind of get the conversation rolling,” said Superintendent Andy Carlson. The forum was a topic at a Havre Public Schools planning workshop that followed a Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees special meeting to approve personnel action Tuesday at Robins School Administration Building. The district is holding the forum Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Havre High School auditorium to discuss current safety pro...
The Salvation Army is not abandoning Havre but is closing its thrift store to restructure and remodel, a regional director said Tuesday. Salvation Army Service Extension and Disaster Service Director Shaun Jones said all other services Salvation Army provides will still be available during this time. "The goal is to reopen (the store in the) springtime," Jones, whose region runs from Washington through Montana, said in an interview Tuesday. "There is a capital project that...
LUSK, Wyo. - Larry Duane Solberg, age 79, of Lusk passed away from complications of ALS early in August while in Missoula, Montana. A family memorial gathering will be held at a later date with burial of the ashes at the Lusk Cemetery. Larry was born in May 1939 in Poplar, Montana, to Henry O. and Effie Solberg. He was the second to the youngest of 12 siblings. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church. Henry and Effie raised their family and farmed near... Full story
Press release Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike McGrath has notified the Judicial Nomination Commission that the Hon. Douglas Ritter will retire from his position of associate water judge for the Montana Water Court effective Dec. 31. The commission is now accepting applications from any lawyer in good standing who has the qualifications set forth by law for holding the position of associate water judge. The application form is available electronically at http://courts.mt.gov/. Applications must be submitted...
Ethel Mae Chappell of Great Falls, 74, went home to be with her Savior on September 19, 2018. The memorial service will take place at Temple Baptist Church on September 29, 2018 with Pastor Todd Sasek officiating. Burial of ashes will take place at a later date at Montana State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Harrison in Helena. Ethel was born to Merle and Eva Baughman on June 15, 1944 in Oskaloosa, IA. Most of her early years were spent growing up on a farm near Sigourney, IA. Ethel received Jesus Christ as her personal Savior at... Full story
Havre Police Department Joshua Kay Blatter of Havre, 28, was arrested on a charge of criminal contempt, during a vehicle stop on 18th Avenue Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. The charge was related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program no-show reported at 8:01 a.m. -- A caller reported Tuesday at 3:29 p.m. a vehicle crash with injuries on 11th Street West. -- A caller reported Tuesday at 6:50 p.m. finding an extra rifle in his case after coming home from the shooting range. -- Michael George Parker...
Staff and wire report U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that the hours at the Port of Wild Horse north of Havre on Montana Secondary Highway 232 will resume winter hours on Oct. 1. The port will operate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The port has limited hours, running 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the summer with the further reduced hours in the winter. Wild Horse also is a permit port, which means a permit is required to import commercial merchandise. A committee comprising residents of north-central Montana and Alberta has...
The Montana State University-Northern golf teams completed the second of three fall tournaments Wednesday in Great Falls. The Lights and Skylights played in the Argo Invitational, held at the tough Meadowlark Country Club in Great Falls. The Northern men finished in sixth place with a team total of 1,022. Rocky Mountain College captured the tournament, finishing 19 strokes ahead of Montana Tech. Junior Devin Bray was the top finisher for the Lights, coming in at 236 for 54...
Prior to bipartisan Medicaid expansion, Montana had the highest percentage of uninsured veterans in the nation. Only 40 percent of eligible veterans are enrolled in the VA health care system. Because the VA has only one main medical center in the state, Medicaid is critical for health care for thousands of veterans and their spouses living in rural communities. They are afforded access to care that is closer to home. Nationally, nearly 1 in 10 veterans relies on Medicaid. In Montana, fully 10 percent of our population are...
BOZEMAN — USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is offering additional funding through EQIP — Environmental Quality Incentives Program — to target specific resource concerns in Montana in 2019: on-farm energy, honey bee pollinators, high tunnel systems, Sage Grouse Initiative invasive conifer removal and cropland seeding, Capital 360 Forestry Project, and the National Water Quality Initiative. While NRCS accepts EQIP applications on a continuous basis, NRCS has set a deadline of Oct. 19 to apply for 2019 initiat...
Prep Football Standings Eastern A Conf. Billings Central 5-0 Laurel 4-1 Lewistown 4-1 Belgrade 4-1 Miles City 2-3 Sidney 2-3 Glendive 2-3 Havre 1-4 Livingston 1-4 Hardin 0-5 Northern C A Conf. All GFCC 4-0 5-0 Choteau 2-1 3-2 Chester-Joplin-Inverness 2-1 4-1 Box Elder 1-2 1-3 Belt 1-2 1-3 Hays-Lodge Pole 0-4 0-4 B Conf. All Centerville 4-0 5-0 Shelby 4-0 4-0 Chinook 3-2 3-2 Simms 2-2 2-2 Fort Benton 1-3 1-4 Cascade 1-3 1-4 Rocky Boy 0-5 0-5 Six Man North Conf. All DGS 4-0 4-1 Geraldine/Highwood 3-0 4-1 Big Sandy 3-1 3-2 Sunbu...
THURSDAY High School Volleyball Havre vs GFH, 4 p.m. Chinook vs Big Sandy North Star vs CJI Box Elder at Geraldine/HW Harlem at Poplar FRIDAY High School Football Chinook vs Simms, 7 p.m. North Star at Valier, 7 p.m. CJI vs GFCC, 7 p.m. Ft. Benton at Cascade, 7 p.m. HLP at Belt, 7 p.m. Harlem at Roundup, 7 p.m. High School Golf Havre at Class A State In Hamilton High School Volleyball North Star at Sunburst Box Elder vs HLP SATURDAY High School Football Havre at Sidney, 4...
