Council eyes funds for bus system

Havre City Council has given its backing to North Central Montana Regional Transit system and may soon give it some money.

Jim Lyons, transit system director, appeared before council Tuesday to seek its endorsement of its most recent rounds of federal grant requests.

Federal officials like to hear from municipalities that they support the bus service, Lyons said.

Lyons said the project has grown tremendously over its six-year history. It runs buses from Fort Belknap to Havre and Box Elder daily. Twice a week, buses go to Great Falls.

People going to Great Falls usually make connectio...