Neighborhood's a hoot since owls moved in

A pair of great horned owls has moved into downtown Havre, shaking up some animals, serenading residents, and intriguing workers at the Hill County Courthouse.

Rick Ricci, Hill County buildings manager, said Thursday he first saw one of the owls in February, and that the pair is nesting in a tree near the courthouse.

"She came and built her nest and turned the crows that used to be in there out," said Ricci, referring to a group of about six crows that used to make a racket every morning outside the courthouse.

"In particular, crows and owls do not get along. Don't ask me why," said Graham Tay...