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Information for this article is from unapproved board minutes. Chairwoman Pauly Miller called the February board meeting to order. Board members present were Travis Buck, James Hodgson, Pauly Miller, Joel Pruttis and Viki Tilleman. Absent were...

This upcoming election cycle there are two Blaine County elective offices to be filled—the District 2 County Commissioner’s post and the Clerk of the District Court’s position. Tami Mitchell, in administrative support for the Blaine County Attorney r...

Eleven students completed a Responsible Alcohol Sales and Service (RASS) training class recently hosted by the Eagles Club in Chinook. The state mandated class teaches participants the laws relating to serving alcohol in Montana’s establishments. S...

Milk River Disposal took over the solid waste pickup service for Chinook households and commercial businesses on February 1 of this year. Trevor Smith, who owns and operates Milk River Disposal, said he felt the transition has gone well. Smith...

It has been an abnormally warm two weeks in Big Sky Country. A couple of weeks ago the thermometer hit 73 one afternoon in Choteau and has been in the high 50’s and low 60’s every day for almost a fortnight in and around Havre. So far my flo...

There once were two tails, one on each of two chickens, but they are irrelevant. This is a tale of two chickens. One chicken was big and one was small, analogously to great-grandfather and young teenager. They were not related to each other and...

Rodney Sodergren passed away February 22, 2016 at the Sweet Nursing Home. Cremation has taken place. Services will be at a later date this summer. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home in Chinook. Condolences may be left for the... Full story

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. Are you in need? Do you know someone in your community in need? My Neighbor in Need may be able...

Susan Billmayer attended garden club in Chinook on Thursday afternoon and Lenten services at the Hogeland Church in the evening. Diana Maloney, Linda Hauge, Hilary Richman and the girls and Anita Reed and the girls visited with Harlan and Jane Krass...

Basketball is over for the Tornado Varsity teams. The community is proud of you all for working hard all season and entertaining the Big Flat community with your games. Congratulations to Seniors, Tyler Anderson, Tyler Humphreys and Bret Van...

The library has great new selections for you to read. Stop by and pick up one of these titles. “The Girls She Left Behind” is by Sarah Graves. A forest fire rages near the town of Bearkill in northern Maine. Teenager Tara Wylie, who has a history of...

The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting today at 11:00 a.m. in the library meeting room. Tech help will be Monday February 29th. If you need help learning to use MontanaLibrary2Go, would like to sign up...

BOZEMAN -- Students from Montana were among the 802 Montana State University undergraduates who received diplomas during MSU’s 2015 fall commencement ceremonies held Dec. 12 in Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Students with two asterisks after their name (...

Kudos to the Havre and Chinook wrestlers for taking home State trophies. These two programs are as good as it gets for prep wrestling and it is a great testament to coaching, community support and drive of young wrestlers that they do so well year...