Olson takes over as new director at Havre chamber

The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has hired Jody Olson to take over as executive director of the Chamber.

Olson and her husband, Brian, had become so enamored with Havre during their years living here from the late '80s to the mid-'90s that, even after 16 years away, they still wanted to move back to stay after retiring, Jody Olson said.

"In those years he worked for Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad, so the railroad was what originally brought us here (until Brian) transferred to Fort Worth, and then we did everything in our power to get back here," she said.

The Olson...