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Tuesday, Chippewa Cree Law Enforcement Services increased the rewards from $1,000 to $10,000 each for any information about the disappearances of Richard “Smokey” Roasting Stick and Robert Alexander. Investigating Officer Ed Long Knife Jr. said Wednesday they have raised the reward to help encourage people to provide information leading to these two men being located. “Give the families some closure,” Long Knife said. Roasting Stick, who was 57 at the time, was reported missing Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, by his family after h...
Montana Actors' Theater is inviting the public to take a short survey about how to improve the troupe and the way it serves the community. Artistic Director Jay Pyette said the public can go to the MAT website and a prompt will ask people if they would like to take the survey. People can also reach the website from the MAT Facebook page. Pyette said the survey is open until the end of this month, when the troupe will review the results. The survey is open to everyone and,...
Wednesday morning, a crew from the Montana Department of Transportation began trimming branches on trees along Fifth Avenue in Havre. The project is a continuation of maintenance that began in the wake of the October 2017 snowstorm that maimed many of the trees in and around Havre. "We did a lot of work after that big storm," MDT crew leader Ted Azure said. "We got all of the dead (branches) off." Azure said the crew has returned more than a year after the storm to cut back...
A fundraising account has been set up to help the Kremlin family whose house burned early Tuesday morning. The Muller family escaped the fire shortly before 2 a.m. Fire trucks from Kremlin, Havre and Gildford responded to fight the fire, but the home was a total loss. People who want to help the family can donate to the Muller Family Donation Account at Wells Fargo banks. A representative of Wells Fargo in Havre said people can donate at any Wells Fargo bank by using the...
Havre Police Department The dispatch log says an anonymous woman in the Havre area asked for assistance at 2:16 p.m. Wednesday. -- A caller reported a drug offense on 10th Street West Wednesday at 3:53 p.m. -- A non-injury vehicle crash was reported on First Street at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday. -- Jessica Azure of Havre, 18, and a 16-year-old were each issued a summons on a charge of minor in possession after a 13th Street West caller asked to speak with an officer at 10:48 p.m....
Regarding a story on the front page of Wednesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News, people will be able to use text to contact 911 emergency dispatching starting Jan. 1.... Full story
A story on the front page of Tuesday’s edition of The Havre Daily News about the Hill County Park Board Grazing Committee’s meeting Monday night misreported that a scale was currently owned by one of the ranchers at Beaver Creek Park. No one has a scale, but they are currently available for purchase. Also, Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson did not say that reflectors along Montana Highway 234 scare away deer. Peterson did say that putting in a fence was an option, but did not say Montana Department of Transportation had... Full story
A man was sentenced in state District Court in Havre to five years probation and was ordered to forfeit $535 and a 2008 Saab SUV after he previously pleaded guilty to reduced drug charges in a plea agreement. Aaron Michael Bishop pleaded guilty Oct. 29 to felony charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs, amended from a charge of criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute, use or possession of property subject to forfeiture, and a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of intoxicants,...
A man who led police on a high-speed chase in Havre in November 2017 was given probation in two separate cases and ordered property including two pistols and $1,695 cash. Tyrell Nault pleaded guilty in plea agreements Oct. 23 to felony charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and possession of property subject to forfeiture. District Judge Jon Oldenburg of Lewistown imposed a three-year deferred imposition of sentence on Nault Dec. 10 on one case and sentenced him to three years, all suspended, in the second. Oldenbu...
David E. O’Reilly passed away on December 16, 2018. Obituary and service information may be found at http://www.darrellhowemortuary.com/.... Full story
Ronald J. Andrade, 64, passed away due to natural causes at his residence on Thursday, November 29, 2018. Cremation has taken place, and burial of Ron and Michelle’s cremated remains will take place at a later date with their son Andrew in Sheridan, Wyoming. Memorial donations have been suggested to Andrade Memorial Benefit Fund, c/o Wells Fargo Bank, Big Sandy, MT 59520, to help defray family expenses. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Ron’s online memorial pag... Full story
Press release Havre Elks Lodge No. 1201 wrapped up its 2018 Blanket Drive and inaugural Veteran’s Giving Tree with a distribution Wednesday at the lodge. “This year with the Blanket Drive, we were able to assist 25 individuals in making sure they will stay warm during the winter season,” Lodge Secretary and event Chairperson Brandy Kurtz said. “We also were able to assist our furry four-legged friends with donations of many blankets to the Havre Animal Shelter, RezQ Dogs and PAWS in Chinook. “Our inaugural Veteran’s...
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Press release BOZEMAN — Representatives of the Montana FFA Foundation said the foundation is excited to host the sixth annual Torgerson’s Growing Our Leaders’ Development — GOLD — Conference in Bozeman following the new year. This will be the fifth year that this event has been sponsored by long-time Montana FFA supporter Torgerson’s, LLC. The GOLD Conference takes place Jan. 4-6 in Bozeman. The leadership development conference is designed for high school seniors and college freshmen who desire to continue their leadership...
A dream has turned into reality for Vizsla Brewing owners Raymond Miller and his wife Maria Naranjo. The couple opened Vizsla Brewing in the Holiday Village Mall. The brewery is open seven-days-a-week in the Holiday Village Mall, 4 tp 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and noon to 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday. The brewery is named after a Hungarian hunting dog. "It's a small little red non shedding dog called Vizsla," Miller said. "It is known as the cleanest dog in the dog world....
I believe in a Santa, and no, not in that holly jolly Kris Kringle is slipping down my chimney at night kind of way, but in an embodiment of Christmas kind of way. “Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a frame of mind,” said Kris Kringle in “A Miracle on 34th Street.” I watched the original black and white version of that movie when I was a small boy. I thought it was an unusual film for children due to the entire premise of the film being the world trying to prove Santa Claus wasn’t real — cue the sound of glass shatterin...
Angels and snakes, metaphorical. Every garden has each. While moving my water sprinkler, I stepped in a nest of fire ants. Stepped out quickly, swiping ants off my legs, onto my arms, off my arms, moving at lightning speed to patio and can of Raid where I drenched my legs, shoes, socks and soaked the ground around me. Back to the garden, barefoot, with a stronger spray and obliterated the newly sprung ant nest. Stings like fire. Since Jalisco winter is like Montana spring, I...
No matter what level of competition, there is something special about great rivalries and when it comes to rivalries in Montana high school sports, there are few that compare to Havre and Sidney on the wrestling mat. Over the years, there have been a lot of great wrestlers, a lot of state championships, both team and individuals, and a lot of history between the two teams. But more than anything, the rivalry comes down to two men: Scott Filius and Guy Melby. "I remember when...
The final numbers on the 2018 general hunting season are in for the Havre area check station, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The check station was open for eight weeks, from Oct. 6, which is the open of general antelope, through Nov. 25, which is the end of the deer/elk general season. Overall, both hunter numbers and most big-game harvest increased from last year, with mule deer numbers being the highest in over 10 years. Biologists gather a lot of valuable...
Montana State University-Northern women's basketball coach Chris Mouat expected challenges in all three of his games at this week's Frontier Phoenix Classic in Arizona. And, in Northern's first game, the Skylights got a challenge — for 10 minutes anyway. Despite once again being short-handed, and falling behind in the first quarter, the Skylights wound up rolling to a 65-35 win over Benedictine-Mesa Wednesday night in Phoenix. Northern improved to 7-5 with the win, but also ha...
A reminder for everyone about New Year’s Eve Jackpot Bowling. Harvest Moon Lanes is taking reservations now. Come out to the lanes or call to reserve your lanes for one of the best NYE parties in town. There will be karaoke challenges, cash prizes for the best performance, 50/50 drawings and a photo booth set up for special New Year’s memories. Also, cash prizes will given away. Sign-up starts at 7 p.m. and bowling begins at 8 p.m. Cost is $25 per person, and you must be 18...
Prep Basketball Standings GIRLS Central A Conf. All Havre 2-0 5-0 Belgrade 0-1 2-3 Livingston 0-1 1-3 Lewistown 0-0 1-3 District 1B Conf. All Shelby 2-0 3-1 Fairfield 2-0 3-1 Cut Bank 1-1 2-3 Rocky Boy 0-2 1-3 Conrad 0-2 0-4 Choteau 0-1 1-2 District 2B Conf. All Wolf Point 1-0 3-0 Harlem 1-1 2-2 Malta 1-1 3-2 Poplar 0-1 2-1 Glasgow 0-0 2-2 District 9C Conf. All Box Elder 2-0 4-0 Fort Benton 2-0 4-0 Hays-Lodge Pole 2-0 2-2 Chinook 1-1 3-1 Turner 1-1 2-2 North Star 0-2 2-2 Big Sandy 0-2 2-2 Chester-Joplin-Inverness 0-2 2-3...
