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  • McLean, Williams, Odegard face off in commission race: Diane McLean

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Oct 13, 2022

    Incumbent Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean, a Republican, is looking to retain her seat on the commission with a challenge from independent Les Odegard and Democrat Sheri Williams, the commission's executive assistant. McLean said the reason she believes she is still the best person for the job is her experience, and she would like to use that experience to maintain continuity at the commission, which she said is important given how broad the commission's responsibilities...

  • McLean, Williams, Odegard face off in commission race: Sheri Williams

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Oct 13, 2022

    Hill County Commission Executive Assistant Sheri Williams, a Democrat, is challenging in this year's election incumbent Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean, a Republican, along with local independent Les Odegard. Williams said she feels she's the best person for the job primarily because of the rapport she has with the community and the employees of the county, which she said gives her a good idea of the kind of change both groups want to see, things she can work toward....

  • McLean, Williams, Odegard face off in commission race: Les Odegard

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Oct 13, 2022

    Hill County resident Les Odegard, an independent, is challenging Republican incumbent Diane McLean for her seat on the Hill County Commission, along with Hill County Commission Executive Assistant Sheri Williams, a Democrat. Odegard said he feels very strongly that races like this shouldn't be partisan, which is why he is running as an independent, with making all county races non-partisan one of his primary political goals. "There are 16 counties in Montana that are...

  • Havre safety committee discusses City Hall heavy metal remediation

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Oct 13, 2022

    The Havre City Safety Committee met Wednesday and heard an evaluation of asbestos and heavy metal levels at City Hall, particularly the Havre Fire Department, an evaluation that found no dangerous contamination in the air, but did find concerning levels of surface contamination. Industrial Hygienist Keith Cron of Hygienix LLC said he's been performing tests in various areas of the building in the past few months at the request of the city and he wanted to give a rundown of...

  • Will Montana's congressional candidates accept their election results?

    Updated Oct 13, 2022

    Arren Kimbel-Sannit Montana Free Press It’s been almost two years since voters sent President Joe Biden to the White House, and the unfounded allegations of election fraud propagated by former president Donald Trump and his supporters are still swirling in American politics. Some 70% of Republicans nationwide believe that Joe Biden was illegitimately elected, despite GOP-backed recounts in key states including Arizona and Georgia confirming his 2020 victory, numerous debunkings of the most prominent conspiracy theories u...

  • For the Record, Oct. 13, 2022

    Updated Oct 13, 2022

    Havre Police Department A Third Street West caller reported Wednesday at 2:01 p.m. that an employee ran into the building. —— A possible identity theft was reported Wednesday at 4:04 p.m. —— A hit and run vehicle crash on Third Street was reported at 4:59 p.m. Wednesday. —— Malcolm D. Mitchell of Havre, 24, and Kylee Leshay Oats of Havre, 21, were each arrested on charges of partner or family member assault and endangering the welfare of children after a caller on First Street Northeast reported finding a girl with blood...

  • Blue Ponies head to Sidney for divisional meet

    Kason Clark|Updated Oct 13, 2022

    The postseason has finally arrived for the Havre High cross country teams. This Friday, the Blue Ponies will head to Sidney to compete in the Eastern A Fall Classic. As they finally head into the postseason, HHS head coach Erin Lynch looks forward to seeing what her runners can accomplish. "Our girls team, we can go anywhere from second to fourth place. It just depends on how the girls work together as a team and how the other teams are coming together," Lynch said. "On the...

  • Frontier Notebook: Yotes leading the pack as annual bye week arrives

    George Ferguson|Updated Oct 13, 2022

    While a few teams have had a bye already, now, it's official, as the Frontier Conference has reached its annual week off. And while there are still four games left in league play, and anything can happen, it's starting to look like, for the second time in three years, the College of Idaho Yotes are the cream of the Frontier crop. After last week's last-minute win over Montana Tech, the Yotes remained the only team unbeaten in the Frontier and are now ranked eighth in the...

  • Prep, College Standings, Polls

    Updated Oct 13, 2022

    Prep Football Standings Eastern A All Lewistown 7-0 Billings Central 7-0 Havre 5-2 Laurel 5-2 Miles City 4-3 Glendive 3-4 Sidney 2-5 Hardin 1-6 Lockwood 1-6 Livingston 0-7 Western A All Hamilton 7-0 Polson 6-0 Whitefish 6-1 Columbia Falls 5-1 Dillon 5-1 French town 4-3 Corvallis 3-3 Libby 3-4 East Helena 1-6 Stevensville 1-6 Butte Central 1-6 Browning 0-7 Northern C Conf. All Belt 4-0 7-0 Chinook 4-0 7-0 Fort Benton; 3-2 4-2 Shelby 3-3 4-3 Harlem 2-4 3-5 Hays-Lodgepole 0-3...