Levies pass; Proctor joins Havre school board

Voters on Tuesday approved two levies to support Havre Public Schools, while incumbent Kathie Newell and newcomer Norman Proctor won three-year terms on the school board.

Voters in other school districts in north-central Montana also approved the requests for higher taxes to support public education.

When the ballots were tallied in Havre late Tuesday, 65 percent of voters had approved tax hikes for both Elementary District 16 and High School District A. District officials had asked voters to help the district cope with increasing energy costs, the rising cost of textbooks, general building ma...