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  • Montana lawmakers speak on stopping government shutdown

    Alex Ross|Updated Apr 17, 2017

    Montana's three-member congressional delegation Wednesday voted for a short term budget resolution that will keep the government open for 10 weeks, without stripping the budget of funding for Planned Parenthood. The short term resolution passed 78-20 in the Senate and later in the House by a vote of 277-151, hours before the government was scheduled to run out of money and would have shut down many services. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, a 2016 presidential aspirant, along with...

  • Rocky Boy Clinic CEO to change plea

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Oct 1, 2015
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    The third Rocky Boy Health Clinic CEO to be indicted in federal court after the Guardians Project investigation swept through Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation has waived his jury trial and will now change his plea. Darin Miller was set to be judged by a jury Oct. 13 at the Missouri River Federal Courthouse in Great Falls, but Monday, his lawyer filed to change that event to a hearing in which he will change his plea from not guilty to guilty. He is charged with three counts of federal income tax evasion. Miller is accused o...

  • Nursing accreditation review listens to community

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Oct 1, 2015

    A nursing program accreditation board visited Montana State University-Northern to review the program, which will decide next year whether it can be accredited through a national agency. Certain parts of the program are accredited through the university system, but the board that came in Wednesday accredits the program on a national level. The nursing program is accredited through three different avenues. Being accepted by this national accrediting agency would push the...

  • SafetyFest MT: Billings 2015 scheduled for mid-November

    Updated Oct 1, 2015

    From Montana Department of Labor and Industry HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is providing free safety training at SafetyFestMT: Billings at the Billings Hotel & Convention Center in November. “Anyone with an interest in safety is welcome to attend,” said Labor Commissioner, Pam Bucy. “We provide high-quality safety training at zero cost to help reduce Montana’s unacceptable workplace injury, illness and fatality rates.” The three-day training event is set for November 16–19 at the Billings Hotel & Conve...

  • Northern foundation slates auction for Saturday

    Alex Ross|Updated Oct 1, 2015

    The Montana State University-Northern Alumni Foundation will host its annual Northern Alumni Auction Saturday. The event is an effort to raise money for scholarships. For $20 a ticket, attendees will receive dinner and get a chance to partake in three auctions. There will be a silent auction where audience members will get the chance to make bids on items throughout the night. The main format of the event will alternate between a traditional live auction and what is called a Chinese auction. A Chinese auction is a cross...

  • Havre High speech sets parent meeting

    Updated Oct 1, 2015

    Press release The Havre High School speech team will hold a meeting Monday night for students and parents of students interested in competing this season. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in Room 28 at the high school. The first competition of the year will be Havre’s home tournament, set for Saturday, Oct. 24....

  • HRDC closed for holiday

    Updated Oct 1, 2015

    District 4 HRDC will be closed Monday, Oct. 12, in observance of Columbus Day. It will resume normal business hours Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 8 a.m....

  • For the Record, Oct. 1, 2015

    Updated Oct 1, 2015

    Havre Police Department Someone was arrested after officers investigated an 10:07 a.m. Wednesday call from a 1st Street West business about a hit and run. Officers failed to release a name. Samuel Clearance Wells, 58, of Havre was arrested on a charge of assault after officers responded to an 11:09 a.m. Wednesday call from the Center for Mental Health about someone threatening a client. Two people were arrested after officers investigated a 1:43 p.m. Wednesday call from 17th Street West about a man and woman yelling and...

  • Obituary - Craig Kevin Lawrence

    Updated Oct 1, 2015

    On Sept. 10, our beloved Craig Kevin Lawrence joined our heavenly father. Craig was born to Elaine Brown Jan. 8, 1987, in Spanish Town, Jamaica. Craig was survived by his loving wife, Jackie Roberts, and his two daughters, Serenity and Addison. Craig enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He had a passion for cooking and traveling. Craig was an avid Cowboys and Yankees fan. Craig moved to America when he was 19 for new opportunities, and he grew to love the...

  • Blue Pony spikers look to keep the momentum

    Chris Peterson|Updated Oct 1, 2015

    Momentum is a huge thing in the sport of volleyball and right now the Havre High volleyball team has it. The key, of course, is keeping it. And that is exactly what the Blue Ponies will try to do this week, starting tonight with a difficult road trip to Great Falls, where they will take on Great Falls High at 7 p.m. Then, the Ponies will return home Saturday to welcome the Browning Indians into the HHS gymnasium for homecoming. That match will begin approximately 5 p.m....

  • The final 36 holes for HHS golfers

    George Ferguson|Updated Oct 1, 2015

    For nine Havre Blue Ponies, 36 holes of golf is all that stands between them and the end of the 2015 season. It’s also all that stands between them and individual and team glory. On Friday and Saturday, the Havre High boys and girls golf teams will play at the Class A state meet, which will be held at the Sidney Country Club, a tree-lined, difficult 18-hole golf course set in the Yellowstone River Valley. And it’s there that the Havre High boys golf team will attempt to cap...

  • Frontier Notebook: Frontier football gets the week off

    George Ferguson|Updated Oct 1, 2015

    Every football team in the Frontier Conference gets a break this weekend. And no one could use a bye more than the Montana State University-Northern Lights. MSU-N is coming off its worst loss in recent program history - an 82-9 thrashing at the hands of defending NAIA national champion Southern Oregon. The loss was the fifth straight for the Lights, who will now use their second bye week of the season to regroup. And while the young Lights are struggling right now, pretty...

  • Sidney golf course, weather will make State A tournament tough

    George Ferguson|Updated Oct 1, 2015

    When it comes to where to play the Class A state golf tournament, the venue should be difficult. Not impossible, just a difficult test for the players and teams. And the venue for the 2015 Class A state tournament is a tough one. Friday and Saturday, the Havre Blue Ponies, and the rest of Class A will put their golf skills to the test, and the exam will be the Sidney Golf Club. Set in the Yellowstone River Valley, Sidney Golf Club is an 18-hole, semi-private course. It’s c...

  • Prep Football, Volleyball, College Standings

    Updated Oct 1, 2015

    Prep Football Standings Central A Conf. Overall Havre 1-0 3-2 Lewistown 1-0 2-2 Belgrade 0-0 0-4 Browning 0-1 0-4 Livingston 0-1 0-5 Eastern A Conf. Overall Miles City 1-0 5-0 Laurel 1-0 4-0 Billings Central 1-0 3-1 Sidney 0-1 3-2 Glendive 0-1 2-2 Hardin 0-1 1-3 Southwestern A Conf. Overall Dillon 1-0 4-0 Butte Central 1-0 4-1 Hamilton 1-1 4-1 Stevensville 0-1 1-4 Corvallis 0-1 0-4 Northwestern A Conf. Overall Polson 1-0 2-2 Whitefish 0-0 4-1 Columbia Falls 0-0 2-1 Frenchtown 0-1 2-3 1B Conf. Overall Cut Bank 1-0 3-1 Conrad...

  • Updated Sep 22, 2015