Work continues on storm recovery

Three days after the end of a record-breaking early season snowstorm that hit Havre and surrounding areas, power companies are still restoring power to those without it and several city parks remain closed until further notice.

A NorthWestern Energy spokesperson reported Wednesday morning that 9,000 customers had lost power in north-central Montana as a result of 13 inches of snow falling Monday through Tuesday.

Spokesperson for NorthWestern Butch Larcombe said that as of Thursday afternoon, about 1,100 customers were still without power, “with outages of varying sizes scattered from Havre to...