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The Blaine County Commission is in the midst or working on updating the 2017 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). This is a very important that will greatly affect the services provided to the people of...

The summer swim season concluded this past weekend in Colombia Falls with the Montana Federation of Swimmers State Meet. Both the Chinook Lions and Harlem swim teams performed very well over the...

The Chinook Volunteer Fire Department was again called out to a fire on July 31, joining forces with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to contain the 'Cow Fire'. The fire burned approximately 100...

The Milk River Indian Days (MRID) Pow Wow has featured some of the most beautiful pageantry, dancing and drumming around the country for more than 50 years. The MRID Pow Wow has attracted folks from...

This Chinook Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) Fire Truck is parked with an extinguished burnt field behind it after firefighters successfully contained and extinguished the largest fire of the year...

Warmshowers is a global network of individuals building a community to connect touring cyclist. Tammy Bergman of Chinook has joined the ranks and recently began hosting cyclists as they criss cross...

The Chinook Lions and Harlem Water Dragon Swim Teams were in Lewistown this past weekend at the Montana Federation of Swimmers Eastern Divisional. Chinook finished with 421 points in qualifying 18...

Montana Senators John Tester and Steve Daines released press statements regarding the Bi-partisan Bill designed to provide as much as 100 Million Dollars to repair the Milk River Irrigation...

So few people have the honor of representing the United States on the world stage. Even fewer have the opportunity to do so on the grandest stage of them all, the Olympics. Butte, Montana native...

The regular season of the Montana Federation of Swimmers summer schedule concluded this past weekend with the Chinook Lions Swim Team competing in Sidney and the bulk of the Harlem Swim Team in...

July is a very busy month for many student athletes in Blaine County. The Big Sky State Games are being played over the course of three weeks in Billings and include everything from Table Tennis to...

Fire season is definitely upon us here along the Hi-line. This past week a number of fires forced local volunteer fire departments and landowners, as well as State and Federal officials, to jump into...

Despite being the largest courtroom in the Seventeenth Judicial District the Blaine County courtroom was the only one without a sound system installed. Recently that changed, "This is something new, b...

After taking a week off to celebrate Independence Day and spend the Fourth of July weekend with family and friends, the Chinook Lions ans Harlem Swim Teams were back in the pool this past weekend....

The Chinook Sugarbeeter Volleyball team came together to form a single team with the availability to compete at the Big Sky State Games in Billings this past weekend. Because of the age disparity...

The Chinook Golf and Country Club hosted 26 teams in the Annual Maurice Harshman Memorial Golf Tournament this past Saturday. This event has grown through the years and with the tandem of Mike...

The Sweet Memorial Nursing Home Board of Directors is very pleased to announce that Sweet Memorial Nursing Home Administrator Rebecca Shackelford has recently passed her exam, met all the...

This past week, July 1-3 kids in the Hays and Lodge Pole communities and those nearby were fortunate enough to be able to take part in the 'gROw Basketball Training Camp' held at the Hays/Lodge Pole...

The Chinook B League Girls Fast-Pitch Softball team concluded a perfect season with a bases loaded walk-off walk in eighth inning of the Championship Game on Thursday, June 24. Chinook won the title...

The Chinook Golf and Country Club held its annual Community Dinner and Auction on Saturday, June 26 at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The evening festivities included a BBQ Baby-back Rib Dinner...

Friday afternoon, June 25, 2021, Dwight Hofeldt retired from his job with the Chinook Public Schools. Dwight is well know around the community of Chinook and throughout all of Blaine County as always...

The Chinook Lions and Harlem Swim Teams headed south to Roundup as they look to fine tune things heading into the Fourth of July Weekend. The Divisional Swim Meet is just a few weeks away in...

The Chinook Sugarbeeter Girls Basketball team has been putting in the work this summer and have found plenty of success along the way. Head Coach Mike Jones has taken his teams to Dawson Community...

After a long difficult year it was great to see all the campers lining up in the field at the Barber Ranch for the 22nd Annual Barber Ranch Archery Shoot. Located in the Hungry Hollow near Lloyd...