Three candidates selected for Hutton's empty seat

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The Blaine and Hill County commissions soon will be looking at the list of three people nominated to fill an empty state lawmaker seat.

A joint committee of the Blaine and Hill County Republican Central Committees Tuesday selected three people from whom the commissions of the counties can appoint a replacement for the state Senate position vacated by Havre Republican Rowlie Hutton.

The committee, comprising three members of the Blaine County Republican Committee and three from the Hill County organization, selected Harlem insurance agent Don Richman as its top choice, followed...