Hi-Line Living: Weather won't cut road crews a break

The winter was like just one big blizzard for Hill County Road Department Supervisor Andy Hanson and his 19-member crew.

"It just seemed like it was never ending," he said.

The heavy snowfall, subzero temperatures and fierce winds of this winter led to Havre being named by Weather Channel as the city that had the worst winter weather of 2017-18.

For Hanson and his crew, it was a source of stress, frustration and sleepless nights, he said. Department employees would make progress in clearing the roads of snow, only to have more snow and wind erase that progress.

"We never had really...