County assesses flood damage in wake of past week's rain

In the wake of last week’s flooding in Beaver Creek Park and some areas north of Havre, the Hill County Commission has not made a decision about whether to declare a disaster for the floods.

Earlier this month the commission declared a disaster for the drought conditions, but Monday morning Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said they are still evaluating this situation and no decision regarding another disaster declaration, and no decision on any emergency tax that declaration might entail has been made.

Disaster declarations like the one made for drought earlier this month sometimes come...