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Steve Edwards BCJ News The Chinook City Council held a special meeting on the evening of Wednesday, June 22. Council began building the agenda for a special meeting during its regular June meeting earlier in the month. Much of the recent special...

Steve Edwards BCJ News Information from unapproved board minutes. The Chinook School Board meet on June 14. Two more resignations from Meadowlark staff were received. Several contracts were approved for summer cleaning staff, a Certified Teacher Cont...

Police Chief Elmer Zarn is warning locals to keep their vehicles locked overnight. He said a few incidents have been reported of someone entering unlocked vehicles, especially in the early morning hours. He added, “Whoever is doing this seems to b...

Through the generosity of Association Member Dennis R. Washington and his wife, Phyllis, the organization provides college scholarships to young men and women from Montana WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 23, 2016) – Horatio Alger Association of D...

I don’t suppose I really knew that such a thing existed but if I did, I would not think of calling it a Piastra Radiante in Ghisa Smaltata. Knowing that it is a flat plate of cast iron, glazed on one side, about the size of a dessert plate, I w...

We have come a long way in the celebrating of the Fourth of July in this neck of the woods. It used to be that homesteaders would fire a gun out the front door of their houses early in the morning of the 4th and that would be their celebration of the...

Lodge Pole, MT Bruce Lyle Denny, Jr. (Bruman), 20, made his journey on June 15, 2016. His Indian name “Walks With Water”, given to him by his grandfather, Richard Denny. His baby Indian Name was “Little Bear”, given to him when he was born by his...

Blackfoot, ID Our mother went home to be with her Lord on May 27, 2016 in Blackfoot, ID. She was born in New Rockford, ND, March 25, 1919. Her family moved from New Rockford to Chinook when she was a young girl. She met and married John Seaman. They...

The Big Flat Grocery Store will be closed on Monday, July 4th. They apologize for any inconvenience this may bring. Doors will be open and ready for business as usual on Tuesday. Richard and Marjorie Hickel enjoyed a visit from their grandsons, Dan...

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. He recognized ice cream as a fun and nutritious food that is enjoyed by over 90 percent of the nation’s p...

Susan Billmayer and Jennifer Strzelczyk travelled to Missoula over the weekend to attend the State Garden Club Convention. Anita Reed and the kids and Diana Maloney visited Harlan and Jane Krass on Friday afternoon. Sandy Beck was to Havre one day...

The library will be closed Monday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. New titles are ready for you to check out. “The Fireman” is by Joe Hill. No one is safe. A terrifying new plague is spreading across the country. Dragonscale is a highly c...

White Pine 4-H Club on Friday, June 17th at 1:00 p.m. in the Community Events Center at the Blaine County Fairgrounds with 20 members, 5 leaders, and 9 guests present. President, Rebecca Stroh, called the meeting to order. Every 4-H family was...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2016 Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks are trying to determine the cause of a fish kill that occurred at Bailey Reservoir south of Havre. The fish kill was first reported on June 6, and appears to be affecting only...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2016 Don’t drive impaired, buckle up and don’t text and drive Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials are urging Montanans to take the necessary precautions to stay safe this summer while beh...