Hi-Line waits for postal decision

Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson, file photo

Kremlin residents pack into a room at the Kremlin Lutheran Church Oct. 4 as Havre Post Master Randal Schwartz, back, leads a meeting about the grim future of the town's post office, which is one of about 85 that the United States Postal Service could close in order to address its financial challenges.

Meetings across the state, discussing the closing of 85 Montana post offices, wrapped up last week, leaving the remainder of the "study period" for people to offer their comments and for the U. S. Postal Service to consider them.

The federal study to loo...