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  • Little Shell recognition bill close to passage

    Derek Hann|Updated Dec 11, 2019

    The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians are two steps away from federal recognition. Recognition was included in a defense appropriations bill that came out of a joint committee Monday, and now needs approval from the House and Senate and the president’s signature for the tribe to be federally recognized after more than a century of effort by the Little Shell. The recognition was kept in a defense appropriations bill by the joint committee resolving differences between the Senate and House versions of the bill. ...

  • Museum board working on repairing Buffalo Jump teepee

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Dec 10, 2019

    The H. Earl Clack Museum Board met for their monthly meeting Monday, and discussed repair or replacement of the teepee located at the Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump and heard a report on Dinosaur Christmas. H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board Chair Lela Patera said Kelly Jones and Gregg Carlson, who are volunteers at the Buffalo Jump, are still working on the repairs of the teepee, but it will have to be replaced. "We will have to order one, no matter what and get it on before we...

  • Havre Catholic Daughters sharing Christmas with veterans

    Derek Hann|Updated Dec 10, 2019

    Members of a local service organization in Havre are sending veterans across the state a Christmas card because everyone deserves to be remembered and appreciated during the holiday season, Catholic Daughters of America Havre organizer Sue Swan said. “We wanted to touch the folks who were kind of jobless and maybe elderly,” she said. The Catholic Daughters of America is a non-profit service organization that engages in creative and spiritual programs which provide its members with the opportunity to develop their talents in...

  • Harlem schools back in normal session after lockdown

    Tim Leeds|Updated Dec 10, 2019

    After schools were locked down Monday while Harlem Public School officials evaluated a threat, schools were back in normal session this morning. The school district posted on its Facebook page at about 2 p.m. Monday that the schools were under lockdown. School officials and the Blaine County sheriff were not available this morning to provide details about the threat or lockdown before printing deadline. A later post on the district Facebook page said after school activities were canceled. Employees at Harlem High School said...

  • Behavioral health council moves forward on goals

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Dec 10, 2019

    The Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council discussed goals for the group at their monthly meeting Monday. The council, formerly called the Mental Health Local Advisory Council, discussed how to bring a voice for awareness, increase membership of consumers — people who utilize services — in the council including in outlying areas, and making presentations to organization. Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council member and Suicide Awareness Coalition Chair Amber Spring said that by including outlying areas the co...

  • Snow should be sticking around through Christmas

    Tim Leeds|Updated Dec 10, 2019

    It looks like winter is here to stay in north-central Montana at least for the next few weeks. This is after two months of storms dumping several inches of snow that then melted off with warmer weather in a week or two. Snow over the last few days has put several inches on the ground in Havre, and the forecast calls for below freezing temperatures for the next week or more with slight chances of more snow falling. The National Weather Service forecast calls for a high...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commission weekly business meeting

    Updated Dec 10, 2019

    The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Employment Tax adjustments Resolutions Contracts Wastewater PER with Great West Contract Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Claims...

  • For the Record, Dec. 10, 2019

    Updated Dec 10, 2019

    Havre Police Department The Havre Police Department dispatch log this morning listed no arrests, citations or investigations by officers in the previous 24 hours. Hill County Sheriff's Office Monday at 1:09 p.m., a caller on 70th Avenue West reported the theft of eBay cards. -- Randy Jay Chandler of Box Elder, 32, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served Monday at 3:44 p.m. at a U.S. Highway 2 West business. -- A caller on Road 300 Northwest reported Monday at...

  • Obituary - Charles 'Cal' Loudermilk

    Updated Dec 10, 2019

    Charles "Cal" Loudermilk passed away December 4th, 2019, surrounded by his adoring family, ending a hard fought six-year battle with cancer and COPD. Cal was born in Cut Bank, Montana, July 7th, 1940, to Erson "Skeet" and Ethel Fuller Loudermilk. Cal was raised in the oilfield camps in northern Montana, alongside his sister, best friend, and partner in crime, Nancy. Cal and his friends found themselves involved in all sorts of shenanigans that he would recount in hilarious... Full story

  • MEIC recognizes Butte environmental justice advocate

    Updated Dec 10, 2019

    Press release Montana Environment Information Center is proud to honor social and environmental justice advocate Michaelynn Hawk with its highest award. Since 1978 the MEIC Conservationist of the Year Award goes to a person who has dedicated their life to protecting Montana’s environment. Hawk understands the connections between social and environmental justice and has devoted her life to making Montana a more just and equitable place for all. As a community organizer and leader, Hawk has dedicated much of her working life t...

  • Santa seeing dogs in Havre at Thursday fundraiser

    Updated Dec 10, 2019

    People can have their dog’s photo taken with Santa Claus from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Old Station Brewing Co., 140 1st St., in Havre. The cost is a free-will donation. The event is a fundraiser for the Havre Dog Park Club, which is developing Havre’s first dog park....

  • Local News - Hi-Line Littles children's play area sets fundraiser

    Updated Dec 10, 2019

    Groups working to create a children’s museum and indoor play area are holding a fundraiser Thursday. People who mention Hi-Line Littles Thursday when paying for a dine-in or carry-out purchase at Havre’s Pizza Hut will have 20 percent of the purchase price of their order go to the fundraiser....

  • Spending time with family and talking Montana issues

    Updated Dec 10, 2019

    I have spent the past month-and-a-half catching up with family. My two brothers and I, who have not been together for over five years, were able to meet up in Oklahoma and had a great time. Our youngest brother flew in from Las Vegas and thought he was freezing to death at 35 degrees. I mention this not only because it was great to visit and tell stories with family, but to segue into the feral pig problem and overpopulation in Oklahoma. After seeing what the pigs can do, believe me, Montana wants to avoid encroachment of...

  • Prep hoops now in full swing

    George Ferguson|Updated Dec 10, 2019

    High school basketball fans got a taste last weekend. This week though, fans of area prep basketball will get the main course. Last weekend's Native American Classic and various other games kicked off the 20190-2020 high school basketball season, but, this weekend, things will get moved into high gear. Plenty of local teams will make their season debut at tournaments around the area, including in Fort Benton, Shelby and Dutton-Brady. Shelby is where the Chinook boys and girls...

  • Area teams thrive at NAC

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Dec 10, 2019

    The 2019 Native American Classic marked the start of the high school basketball season for a slew of local teams. The two-day hoops extravaganza was played in Great Falls last Friday and Saturday. BOYS The Native American Classic in Great Falls has been the traditional opener for the many basketball teams that attend. There is no shortage of excitement for the crowd and the squads on the court. But nothing was more exciting than to open the year with a two-overtime thrilling...

  • Hi-Line Sports Schedule

    Updated Dec 9, 2019

    THURSDAY High School Basketball Harlem girls at Cut Bank Harlem boys at Cut Bank High School Wrestling Havre at Butte Central Mixer FRIDAY High School Basketball Havre girls vs Laurel, 5 p.m. Havre boys at Laurel, 5 p.m Chinook boys vs Malta Chinook girls vs Malta North Star boys at DB Tourney North Star girls at DB Tourney CJI boys at Cascade Tourney CJI girls at Cascade Tourney Big Sandy boys at DB Tourney Big Sandy girls at DB Tourney Fort Benton girls in FB Tourney Fort...