The Blaine County Journal News-Opinion - We've Got The County Covered

Officer Zach Freeman, with the Montana Highway Patrol, reported a crash occurred on US 2 at Mile Marker 411 Sunday afternoon, February 7. The two vehicle crash resulted in one fatality. The Blaine County Sheriff’s office reported the victim was i...

After years and two different sitting councils, the secretarial election was finally held after many trials and temporary roadblocks. Both tribes and the Assiniboine and Gros-Ventre voted and the vote passed by a count of 154 for and 99 opposed....

Blaine County Nurse This week the State of Montana Health Alert Network shared information regarding recent reports of severe influenza illness. Most people affected this severely have NOT been immunized with the annual flu vaccination. The circulati...

Not yet. We’re still wandering around this beautiful campus looking for the art museum. These streets are not streets; they are simply beautifully designed and maintained brick walkways which students can march down ten abreast and not feel c...

This is a month of columns to send away the winter blues. One thing I do to feel better about winter is to eat Oriental take out once a week. That all started many years ago. When I was working part time at the Lou Lucke Company I would go to lunch...

www.myneighborinneed.org is a website that provides local citizens a way to ask for help from their community and a way for the community to give back. re you in need? Do you know someone in your community in need? My Neighbor in Need may be able to...

(StatePoint) Have your healthy New Year’s habits already begun to fade? Recharge your resolutions in March during National Nutrition Month and remember the importance of developing and following sound eating habits. The 2016 National Nutrition M...

Have you had the experience that you hear a song once or twice and it runs through your head for days, or weeks? It is not a rare occurrence, yet I have never heard or read an explanation for it. The hymn, “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken,” has...

Congratulations to Dave and Teresa Cornell who have recently become grandparents again! Teresa spent the weekend in Sidney with Cassie and Richard Handran welcoming baby boy August David Handran, born Friday, Feb. 5 at 2:23 p.m. He weighed 7# 11 oz....

The next Learn at the Library program will be presented by Blaine County Undersheriff Frank Billmayer Tuesday, Feb. 23, 7 P.M. He will give timely and vital information on protecting yourself against identity theft and scams. You will not want to...

Story Time is Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. All kids are welcome to join whatever fun things Kelsey has planned. LEGO Club is Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30 and is open to grades K though 6. Middle School Hangout for February is scheduled for...

Come mid-March locals with a start-up business in the incubation stage, or even just an idea for a business, will have a chance to pitch their business dream to a group of Montana business experts. At stake is a first prize of $5,000 for the winning...

Requests come to My Neighbor in Need in a couple of ways—sometimes a need is posted on the organizations website, other times requests come by phone. However a need comes, My Neighbor in Need tries to find a donor who can fill a need that has been v...