City judge issues court order over name plates

Havre City Judge Joyce Perszyk issued a court order Friday instructing the city's public works director to remove City Council name plates that had been installed in a City Hall room that doubles as the council's chamber and city court.

The court order said public works director Dave Peterson would be cited for contempt of court if the name plates, which had been screwed into the council's table, weren't gone by 8:30 a.m. Friday.

Perszyk said today she issued a court order because she knew that Mayor Bob Rice, Peterson's immediate superior, was out of town and she had no authority over Peterso...