Hill County is eligible for three more liquor licenses

The number of bars in Hill County may increase, although the owners of some taverns in the county don't think that's a good idea.

"I think we have plenty of them right now," said Shirley Kline, owner of the Bank Bar in Rudyard.

The Department of Revenue will allow three existing all-alcohol beverage licenses to be floated into the county, excluding Havre and Hingham and areas within five miles of each incorporated town.

Kline said the last census showed the population of the county has dropped.

"So how can they figure more bars will help the population?" she asked.

The 1991 census reported a p...