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Articles from the December 18, 2018 edition


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  • Hi-Line Girls: Bears, T-Birds off to fast starts in the 9C

    George Ferguson|Updated Dec 21, 2018

    Editor’s note: This version corrects the name of Hays-Lodge Pole player Tahtianna Morgan. The first week of girls basketball on the Hi-Line was exciting. But in week two, things got intense as district play got underway. The action in the District 9C last week started with a bang in Turner as the host Tornadoes mounted a huge comeback to beat the North Star Knights 53-51. Turner used a 19-9 run in the final eight minutes to upend the Knights in a thrilling game. Syan Krass s...

  • Grazing and haying committee works toward policies for 2019

    Stephen Real|Updated Dec 19, 2018

    Editor’s note: This version corrects comments on the reflectors Montana Department of Transportation installed on the edges of parts of Montana Secondary Highway 234 in Beaver Creek Park and about the availability of scales for weighing hay. The Hill County Park Board Grazing and Haying Committee Monday went over a first draft of next season's policies and procedures for haying and grazing on Beaver Creek Park. Committee Chair Chad Edgar, the superintendent of Beaver Creek P...

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    Updated Dec 18, 2018

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  • Fire department responds to early morning fire

    Ryan Berry|Updated Dec 18, 2018

    The Havre Fire Department responded to a structure fire about three miles east of Havre on U.S. Highway 2 Tuesday morning at 6:47 a.m. Havre Fire responded with two trucks, and Bear Paw Volunteer Fire Department assisted with one truck. The outbuilding and a power pole were a complete loss. A windbreak sustained significant damage, but the main residence nearby was undamaged by fire. NorthWestern Energy was called to repair the power lines....

  • Kremlin house total loss to fire

    Pam Burke|Updated Dec 18, 2018

    Three people today escaped an early morning house fire in the middle of Kremlin that officials say totally destroyed the residence. Kremlin Fire Chief Kody Peterson said the call came in sometime before 2 a.m. today, but the fire was already significantly established by the time firefighters arrived. Havre Fire Department and Gildford Volunteer Fire Department were also called to help fight the fire. Havre Assistant Fire Chief Kelly Jones said a Havre crew responded with one...

  • Havre City Council starts looking for new city judge

    Derek Hann|Updated Dec 18, 2018

    Havre City Council started the process Monday to replace the position being vacated by City Judge Virginia Seigel. Seigel announced her resignation to the City Council during the Nov. 19 council meeting. She will serve her last day as city judge Jan. 21. The council did not take action at that time because Seigel had not requested to put the consideration of her resignation or appointing her recommended replacement, her clerk, Tyson Bliwernitz, on the council agenda. Bliwernitz has since resigned as City Court clerk. The...

  • From the Courts: Federal District Court - Rocky Boy man admits domestic abuse

    Updated Dec 18, 2018

    Press release GREAT FALLS – A Box Elder resident admitted in federal court on Dec. 10 to domestic abuse charges for repeatedly assaulting the victim, U.S. Attorney Kurt G. Alme said. Cole Young Bad Hawk, 24, pleaded guilty to domestic abuse by an habitual offender. U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided at the hearing. Judge Morris set sentencing for March 21. Bad Hawk is detained. Bad Hawk faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. If the case had gone to trial, the gover...

  • MDT seeks comment on bridge project south of Havre

    Updated Dec 18, 2018

    Montana Department of Transportation has notified the public is has a project planned to replace a bridge south of Havre and is seeking comments on the proposal. The project is to rehabilitate the bridge that crosses Scott’s Coulee on Montana Secondary Highway 234 approximately 1 mile south of Havre at milepost 1.9 in Hill County. Proposed work includes rehabilitating or replacing the existing bridge deck and improving the bridge rail and bridge approach guardrail at the site. Some modifications to the roadway immediately a...

  • Agenda - Great Northern Fair Board

    Updated Dec 18, 2018

    Editor’s note: The Havre Daily News did not receive this agenda until Monday afternoon, after the Monday printing deadline, and could not print it 48 hours before the meeting. The Great Northern Fair Board will meet tonight at 5:30 in the Timmons Room Hill County Courthouse. The meeting agenda is: Call meeting to order Roll call of Members Recognize and record public attendees Approve minutes of previous meeting Public comment. Anything brought up here will be added to next month’s new business to be discussed and voted upo...

  • Agenda - The Havre City-County Airport Board

    Updated Dec 18, 2018

    The Havre City-County Airport Board will meet Thursday at 3 p.m. in Havre City Hall. 1. Approval of November 15 minutes. 2. Correspondence. 3. Reports: A. Manager B. Inspection C. Finance D. Engineer — DOWL i. Taxiway and apron area project update 4. Public Comments 5. Unfinished Business A. Big hanger repair status i. Siding B. Lease Issues 6. New Business A. Anderson ZurMuehlen audit exit B. Suggestions for city board member replacement. 7. Approval of December claims....

  • For the Record, Dec. 18, 2018

    Updated Dec 18, 2018

    Havre Police Department Monday at 9:07 a.m. a juvenile at the High School asked to speak to an officer. -- Walter Alfonso Garcia of Havre, 26, was arrested on a state district court warrant while officers were assisting Probation and Parole Monday at 2 p.m. -- Someone in the Havre area called in a drug offense Monday at 3:45 p.m. -- A caller on Fifth Avenue reported a vehicle crash at 5:43 p.m. Monday. -- Steven Allen Stanley of Box Elder, 43, was arrested on charges of...

  • Christmas and legislative session almost here

    Updated Dec 18, 2018

    It’s already December. Yes, Christmas and the legislative session are coming. In gearing up for Christmas (all holidays, really), Judy does the heavy lifting. This year, the legislative session is my undertaking. Since being elected, many of you have approached me with questions regarding our state and concerns about what will be addressed during the next four months of session. It’s also heartwarming to field questions about what I will be up to while in Helena. Do you have a place to live? Is Judy going with you this sessio...

  • Hi-Line Boys: Chinook off to a strong District 9C start

    Chris Peterson|Updated Dec 18, 2018

    During the previous two weeks, all the teams within the District 9C and along the Hi-Line opened up their boys basketball seasons with non-conference contests. Most teams played in some kind of pre-season tournament in order to get their first couple of games in. But this past weekend, the ante was upped as every team within the 9C broke into their conference slate Friday and Saturday night and of the eight teams, three emerged without a loss and those were Chinook, Box Elder...

  • Lights return to the mat to face an arch rival

    George Ferguson|Updated Dec 18, 2018

    The Montana State University-Northern Lights haven't competed on the wrestling mat since Dec. 1. But the Lights are about to get back at it in a major way. Northern has a dual and a tournament left on its 2018 schedule, and the action starts tonight when the third-ranked Lights take on No. 15 Southern Oregon in a Cascade Conference Dual in Oregon. The Lights didn't move in the latest NAIA Coaches Poll, released last week, but, the Raiders are coming on strong. They moved into...

  • Hi-Line Athletes of the Week

    Updated Dec 18, 2018

    Lilly Gopher, Box Elder Girls Basketball Box Elder senior Lilly Gopher is picking up right where she left off. The 2018 Class C state tournament MVP is off to a hot start this winter for the Lady Bears, and on the opening weekend of District 9C play, she scored 40 points and grabbed 19 rebounds. Gopher, a three-time All-State selection, scored 18 in last Friday's win over Chester-Joplin-Inverness, then she poured in 22 points in last Saturday's victory over the North Star...

  • Northern men split in Arizona

    George Ferguson|Updated Dec 18, 2018

    The fun in the desert didn't quite start out the way the Montana State University-Northern Lights were hoping it would. But MSU-N quickly turned things around. The Lights started three days of games at the Phoenix Classic Sunday afternoon with a tight loss to Menlo College, but they quickly bounced back for a 67-52 win over Embry-Riddle University Monday night. Northern, which plays again today in Phoenix, came out hot against the host Eagles Monday night, making eight 3-point...