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

For years, long-time Harlem residents Rhonda and Dean Baker drove by the old McGuire's Motel and watched it deteriorate. Rhonda recalls working for McGuires in her early teaching days, "In 1985 after...

Kenneth "Kim" Mark Hansen, 71, passed away June 10, 2023, of natural causes. He was born October 15, 1951, in Havre, MT to Kenny and Elsie (Klungland) Hansen of Harlem, MT and was the oldest of three...

Zack Schellin is a 2015 graduate of Chinook High school and currently works as the producer of the Montana this Morning show at KTVQ in Billings. Schellin has come a long way since getting his start...

Kenneth R Finley, 77, passed away March 15th, 2023 of natural causes. He was born March 31, 1946 in Havre MT to Ray and Isabel (Feist) Finley. Ken was the middle child of three. He graduated Chinook...

Beatrice Darlene (Beck) Kane passed away December 16, 2022, in Helena. Bea wished for a summer funeral. Services will be held on July 8, 2023 at 11:00 am at the Saint Margaret Mary's Catholic Church...

Charles Lee Schilling was the 2nd child born to Ervin (Bud) and Helen Marker Schilling on September 14, 1946 at Harlem Hospital and Clinic in Harlem, MT. Chuck attended school in Harlem, graduating...

Gary Wallace Heilig, 80, passed away peacefully early on June 14th, 2023. He was born August 21, 1942 in Havre, MT to Vernon V. Heilig and Montana McDonald Heilig. He was the third of eight children...

Larina Marie (Blackbird) Walker of Fort Belknap was born on October 5, 1975 in Glasgow, MT to Mary Kay (Johnson) White and Rodger Wells. Adopted father Edwin (Beebles) Nicholson. Larina attended...

The Chinook Lions Swim travelled to Plentywood the first weekend of June to get their 2023 summer swim season underway. Head coach Benton Elliot took a small contingent of swimmers to the season...

In late May, Martin Construction, based in Hays, Montana, completed a sidewalk project for the American Lutheran Church located at 200 4th Street SE in Harlem. The sidewalk was dedicated on June 4 in...

On June 11, the Harlem Airmen Memorial Committee was awarded with a medal and certificate from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) for Excellence in Historic Prese...

Cheryl Upshaw Barber succumbed to cancer in late 2021. Cheryl was a long time active member of the Chinook Presbyterian Church and known for her regular calls to folks wishing them to "Have a nice day...