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Portrait of a Pony HWR Sports The 2026 Havre Blue Ponies girls basketball team are Class A State Champions. According to Portrait of a Pony, the Blue Pony girls' state championship win on Saturday, March 14, 2026, marks the 10th all-time state title for Havre girls basketball. Havre Girls Basketball State Championships: 1976 (A): Havre 40 – Whitefish 30 1978 (AA): Havre 44 – Billings West 30 1997 (A): Havre 62 – Beaverhead Co. 43 2014 (A): Havre 51 – Hamilton 43 2018 (A): Havre 42 – Hardin 35...

The St. Mary Working Group met in Havre in March, discussing work on repairs to catastrophic failure in 2024 to the system that provides much of the water in the Milk River, work to rehabilitate the diversion dam that shunts water from the St. Mary River through 29 miles of canals, siphons and drop structures, and the need to push through the water compact for the Fort Belknap Indian Community, already approved by the state of Montana, that includes significant funding to repair and upgrade the...
ATTENTION Tax Preparation Customers !! TaxAide services are available at Havre’s North Central Senior Center. To make an appointment you may call 406-265-5464 only between the hours of 8:30 and 11:30 on Mondays and Tuesdays excluding holidays. A tax aide representative will answer the phone to make tax appointments only. Any other calls will go to the Senior Center messaging system. You may also call (701)-203-1345 (comes up as Grand Forks ND), to make an appointment. This is the preferred telephone number. With this phone service you are a...
On March 27, the Rocky Boy Health Center hosted a grand opening of the Miyo Pimatisiwinkamik Youth Wellness Center. Miyo Pimatisiwinkamik is Cree for Good Life Lodge. This new building will provide a place where youth can engage in healthy activities, socialize with their peers, participate in cultural events, and take part in educational programming. They will also have access to mental health support, school-based care, wellness, dental health and screening, and maternal health. “This is our investment into our youth and is the start of a b...
Havre’s P.E.O. Chapter V is holding a Wine and Microbrew Gala May 1 to raise funds to provide scholarships for local students. The $45 ticket buys three tastings, appetizers, desserts and a chance to win A $250 cash prize donated by Tilleman Motor Co. People need not be present to win the cash prize. The event includes raffles, games and an auction. P.E.O. Chapter V typically provides four scholarships, two for current Montana State University-Northern students and two for students starting college next fall, one for a Northern student and, t...
HAVRE — On Saturday, March 28, more than 150 residents of Havre and nearby communities took part in the nationwide No Kings 3 demonstration against authoritarian actions by the Trump administration. The Havre event was one of more than 30 in Montana and more than 3,200 No Kings rallies in the United States, as well as in other countries. Organizers expected that the total number of participants would exceed the 7 million who took part in No King 2 in October. That would make Saturday’s event the largest protest in U.S. history. Havre area parti...
Paul T. Chute, 69, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Cremation has taken place, and arrangements are pending with Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Please visit Paul’s online memorial page to send a card or leave a message of condolence for his family at www.hollandbonine.com....
Havre Police Department Monday, March 23, 2026 Officers investigated a 3:05p.m. report from 12th Street West that a mail carrier was bitten by a dog. —— Officers investigating a call from the 100 block of First Street West at 9:33 p.m. about a man trying to fight an employee of a store arrested Gerald James Lightfoot of Havre, 58, on a charge of disorderly conduct. Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Officers responding to a complaint from the 100 Block of First Street West at 12:56 p.m. arrested Chan Bigknife of Rocky Boy, 53, on charges of dis...
Cottonwood School Board Meeting Cottonwood School District 57 will hold a Board Meeting on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 5:00 pm at the North school. In person meeting only. Town of Hingham Town of Hingham will hold 2 town hall meetings regarding sewer rate increases. These will be held April 10th and April 24th at 7pm in the Hingham Fire Hall. Havre Democratic Party The public is invited to a Democratic Candidate forum on Sunday April 19th at 4 pm at the Hensler Auditorium in the Applied Technology Center on MSU-Northern Campus. The event is host...
As we observe Consumer Protection Month this April, it's a critical time to shine a spotlight on the growing threat of fraud in Montana and the steps we can take to safeguard ourselves and our loved ones. Recent data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) paints a troubling picture of escalating fraud across the United States. In 2024, consumers reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud—a 25% increase over the previous year. When accounting for underreporting, the FTC estimates actual fraud losses in 2024 may have reached a...
Though this past week saw plenty of cancellations due to poor weather, the Havre High spring sports seasons are indeed underway. The Havre High softball team, under the direction of longtime head coach Tony Vigliotti, open their season two weeks ago with a split, as they beat East Helena 12-10 before losing to Dillon 13-1. The Blue Ponies have an experienced team this season, and opened their home schedule back on Tuesday with a matchup against arch rival Lewistown. Havre’s home schedule also includes Miles City April 11, Glendive May 8, S...
Hey area golfers. Now that I’m writing for the BCJ and the Hi-Line again, and now that spring has sprung, I have a great idea. Let’s all come together to revive my From Tee to Green column every week. Golf season is here, and that means there’s going to be plenty of exciting golf news in the coming month. Whether area courses want to make announcements, our it’s time to start reporting on league results, or tournament results, or even just awesome golf tidbits like Aces or other individual accomplishments, I’d love to start writing about it aga...
My dad was always so knowledgeable about so many topics. When I’d ask him how he knew something, he’d always say: “I read a lot.” I try to be like my dad in this respect. I try to read widely and deeply. And as this war with Iran has raged, I have tried to read as much as I can about what’s happening and why. (Though, perhaps by the time this article is printed, we won’t be at war—things change fast!) As of my writing this, however, I have yet to read a very compelling reason for why we’re in this war. I have read reasons that verge on the ab...