Federspiel, Boucher awarded for bravery

At the year's first meeting of the Havre City Council Tuesday, Havre Police Department Animal Control Officer Pete Federspiel and Havreite Matt Boucher were presented the Lifesaving Award for saving a woman from a burning vehicle last year, and the council heard complaints about insufficient training on mental health issues for city police officers.

Havre Chief of Police Gabe Matosich presented Federspiel and Boucher the award for "their heroism and extraordinary courage, quick thinking and selfless actions."

Matosich said that in November of last year, Federspiel had stopped at the site of a...