Democrat Pyette named to Havre City Council

On a party-line vote, Havre City Council appointed Jay Pyette, a Havre High School teacher and director of Montana Actors’ Theatre, to fill the vacant Third Ward seat.

The council’s four Democrats voted to name Pyette, a Democrat, while the other three councilmen supported fellow Republican Debi Rhines.

Pyette was immediately sworn in and will serve for the remainder of the year.

If he wishes to remain in office, he will have to run in the November municipal elections.

Councilmen of both parties praised both candidates for coming forward, and even Democrats urged Rhines to run in the fall elec...