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Timothy Warren Rosette, 52, of Box Elder, a former director of the Chippewa Cree Tribe road branch, was sentenced to 38 months in federal prison Thursday for taking bribes. He had earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of bribery and one count of theft from an Indian organization. He will also serve two years of supervised release and have to pay $600,000 restitution to the tribe. Details in Friday’s Havre Daily News....
Press release District 4 Human Resources Development Council will be closed Monday morning, Dec. 14, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., for an agency staff meeting. District 4 HRDC will resume normal business at 10 a.m. Monday....
Collegiate Stockgrowers at Montana State University-Northern are partnering with the North Central Stockgrowers to raise money for an innovative program that uses horseback riding and the bounty of Montana’s outdoors to help veterans readjust to life after combat. For two dollars, those who come to the parking lot outside the Holiday Village Mall in Havre between 4 and 7 p.m. Wednesday will get to ride in an old-fashioned horse-drawn wagon fitted with sleigh bells. Organizers plan on selling refreshments and hope to have a ch...
Joe Long Knife of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation was sentenced to eight years and four months in federal prison Monday for assault with a dangerous weapon, followed by two years on probation. Long Knife was with the victim on Feb. 13, 2014, in Hays, according to court papers. Long Knife and the victim got into an argument the next morning. He then dragged and kicked the victim in the head and other areas. The victim tried to leave but Long Knife would not allow her, charging documents said. He dragged her upstairs to...
Two more Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation officials have pleaded guilty in an ever-widening investigation of fraud, corruption and embezzlement on the reservation under plea agreements that include the duo paying more than $2 million in restitution. Neal Rosette Sr. and Billi Anne Raining Bird Morsette both pleaded guilty in federal District Court in Great Falls Tuesday to charges alleging they and others embezzled money in a complex scheme of fraud and kickbacks involving the Chippewa Cree Tribe’s online lending company, Plain...
Montana Actors' Theatre will begin its run of "A Seussified Christmas Carol" this Friday at Montana State University-Northern's Little Theatre. The play by Peter Bloedel is an adaption of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" featuring the offbeat characters, odd scenery and rhyming verse synonymous with Dr. Seuss' children's literature. Andi Daniel, one of the directors, said overseeing the production has been a fun experience. "Each actor plays three or four different roles,...
Press release Deputy Brenton Beard is the newest member of the Hill County Sheriff's Office. He began his duties Tuesday. Beard is from Spokane, Washington, and has been a student at Montana State University-Northern for the past few years. He was a member of the Northern Lights wrestling team and was an academic All-American as a Lights wrestler, He is the son of Ron and Cindy Beard and was recently married to Keelie Beard, daughter of Todd and Lori Solomon of Havre. He...
This morning a rainbow arched over Bird Island and plunged into the rocks at the southern edge, the most intense rainbow I’ve seen in years. I sat at the window wall in our 21st floor suite at the resort and watched for half an hour; just watched the rainbow. Eventually, the rainbow extended a perfect reflection onto the Pacific mirror, creating a three-quarter circle. Sandra, the current hurricane of our prolific Pacific series, huffed and puffed off the coast earlier this week. We in Mazatlan yawned with complacency. E...
Stanley D. “Pudge” Thisselle, 79, a south Chester farmer and rancher, died from complications of cancer at his home on Dec. 1, 2015. Cremation has been completed. A simple memorial service is being planned by the family. More details will follow by Rockman Funeral Chapel, Chester. Pudge is survived by four children, Christine, Wayne (Lita) Thisselle, Jon Thisselle and Lynnette (Bruce) Anderson; one sister, Beverly (Robert) Pugsley; and numerous grandchildren....
John Gallagher, 85, passed away on Dec. 1, 2015. His funeral service will be at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11, 2015 at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. A full obituary will follow. Holland & Bonine has been entrusted with services and arrangements....
Havre Police Department Officers took a call at 8:15 a.m. Wedensday in which the caller reported a scam in which the scammer claimed to be from U.S. Internal Revenue Service —— Officers responding to a call at 12:34 p.m. Wednesday from a 14th Avenue residence reporting a fight inside a residence arrested Robert Alexander McConnell, 35, of Havre on a Justice or City court warrant. An officer investigated a call at 14:06 p.m. Monday from Wednesday a 2nd Street Northeast residence reporting a hit-and-run crash that occurred the...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights had a week of rest after a grueling stretch of duals and tournaments to open the 2015-16 season. Now, with Thanksgiving in the rear view, the Lights are ready to get back on the mat. And No. 5 Northern will be back on the mat as part of one of the biggest weekend's of the early portion of the season, as the Lights head to Great Falls for the Battle of the Rockies, hosted by the UGF Argos. The event is a two-day format, with duals on...
The 2015-16 season will be a season of change for the Havre High girls basketball team and Havre basketball as a whole. But as far as the Blue Pony girls are concerned, there are plenty of reasons for optimism. At the high school level, there are always changes. Players graduate and two teams are never the same. In Havre's case, they were hit hard with the losses of seniors Morgan Mazurkiewicz, Tori Mazurkiewicz, Lindsey Kudrna and Rachel Majeres. The Ponies will especially...
The expectations were high last season for the Havre High boys basketball team. And with a talented team set to return for the 2015-16 season, the expectations might be even higher. Last year, the Blue Pony boys posted a 15-9 record and came within a 3-pointer of playing for the Class A state championship. As it turned out, the Havre boys failed to win a trophy at the state tournament, which is why they are so motivated to get back. One thing that should benefit the Ponies...
And so it begins. Tonight, the Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams will begin Frontier Conference play, and they'll do it on the road against an arch rival. The early edition of league play starts when Northern visits Rocky Mountain College. The action starts in the Fortin Center with the Skylights taking on the Battlin' Bears at 5:30, and the men's game to follow. The No. 6 Skylights (7-0) come into tonight's game unbeaten, and picked to win...
There is no question that Havre High wrestling coach Scott Filius has built the Blue Ponies into a dynasty. HHS has won three consecutive Class A state titles and is the prohibitive favorite to win a fourth this season. Yet, winning is never easy. And often times, the biggest threat to teams that have won as much as Havre has in wrestling, is the ability to handle success. Well, unlike most teams, Filius and his squads have never lost their hunger and so far this season, the...
