Fair board hires Brewer, berates newspaper

The Great Northern Fair board voted 5-2 at their monthly meeting Tuesday night to hire Dave Brewer as the new manager of the Great Northern Fairgrounds.

Board members Tyler Smith, Scott Doney and Jack Solomon all voted to hire Brewer. Smith, who chaired the meeting, said absent Board Chair Paul McCann and Vice Chair Karla Vaughn told him they wanted to vote to hire Brewer.

Chelby Gooch and Ray Kallenberger voted against hiring Brewer.

Smith  said the board was holding a public vote on Brewer's hiring after a story in the Havre Daily News reported  the board had violated state public...