USDA meal extension providing free school meals in area

The United States Department of Agriculture announced Monday it is extending its free children's summer meal service to December, and it is being used at some local schools, although it does not apply to some others.

"The extension will allow us to continue to provide meals to our students as we navigate through the pandemic," Havre Public Schools Interim Superintendent Craig Mueller said. "Our food service staff has done an amazing job transitioning to serving meals to students in an entirely new way. I want to thank them for their efforts to provide meals to our students."

He said Grab-and-G...