Paul Dragu
New Hill County attorney takes office; questions remain about past attorney’s conduct
As of 8:01 Monday morning, there is a new Hill County attorney after Jessica Cole-Hodgkinson’s resignation ended a tumultuous 19-month tenure. Karen Alley has taken over an office swimming in cases, and for now, has no deputy county attorneys.
Hill County Attorney announces resignation, ordered to appear in court
Hill County Attorney Jessica Cole-Hodgkinson, who is ordered to appear in court for not showing up to hearings, said today that she has submitted her letter of resignation, citing an illness in the family as the reason.
Winter wheat harvest begins on Montana’s Hi-Line
With snow covering fields across the state longer than usual this year, Montana farmers waited between two and three weeks to plant this season, said Steve Becker, outreach coordinator for the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee. The late start created expectations that harvesting would be delayed as well. But that’s not what happened.