Perszyk decides not to fill county JP job

Two days after volunteering to replace outgoing Hill County Justice of the Peace Carol Chagnon, Joyce Perszyk has rescinded her offer.

"I declined and pulled my offer. Basically that's the whole gist of the thing," she said. "It was genuine on my part. It was strictly an interim job until they got a new judge on board."

Wednesday, the Hill County Commission appointed Havre lawyer Lane Hauge to fill the slot. Hauge is already certified to do the job and has substituted for Chagnon in recent years.

"This is the third time I've acted as the temporary JP," he said. "I'll still have a full-time law...