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For the 2025-2026 school year, Turner Public School (TPS) shares their out- of-the-gate status report. That report includes new staff, unique challenges, enrollment numbers, and goals for the year ahead. When school began on the Big Flat on August 18, TPS students welcomed two new teachers and one new teacher of residence. Aaron Wolters will be teaching grades two and three, Saige Koetter joined the teaching staff as the Social Studies Instructor, and Britton Paulson, as a Teacher of Residency, will teach grades five and six. While those empty...
Private applicators within PAT District 3 require six private applicator credits prior to the license expiration date of December 31, 2025, to renew their licenses. Applicators can also contact their MSU County Extension office for license information or review their credits on the Montana Department of Ag Pesticide website. Those that still need credits will need to earn those before December 31, 2025 in order to renew their license for the next 5-year cycle. The Montana State University (MSU) Extension Pesticide Education Program (PEP) is...
Harlem Food Bank Harlem is looking for someone to manage the Food Bank. Call Jack Siemens at 406-945-1127. Senior Center Chinook Senior Center is in need of community volunteers who are willing to become a part of our wonderful team of people who help in our kitchen and dining room, perhaps one day a week, for a few hours. Please call us @ 357-2648 or stop in and see Ginger for more information. Blaine County Library Monday: Home School Hour 1:00-2:00, Middle School Meet-up 3:45—4:45. Tuesday: Story Time 10:30-11:00, Kidz Zone 3:45-4:45. W...
HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) confirmed rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea) in recent weeks at several sites outside its historic invaded range in the state. These include two plants in the I-90 median west of Three Forks, a few plants at two locations south of Dillon on I-15, and individual plants located where recent forest fires occurred near Wise River and Wisdom. Rush skeletonweed, a Montana Priority 1B Noxious Weed, has limited presence in Montana and if found requires eradication or containment and e...
Anyone travelling in North Central Montana has likely seen one of the signs declaring: "Save the Cowboy; Stop the American Prairie Reserve." They are taped to windows, staked in lawns or fields, and affixed to fences-like the one on the Highway 2 corridor near Zurich. This banner speaks out in the conflict between the American Prairie Reserve and the Save the Cowboy (STC) movement. According to their website, the American Prairie Reserve (renamed American Prairie in 2021), is an environmental...
One of the new teachers at Turner Public School, Saige Koetter is currently teaching under an emergency certificate. Given that status, she does not yet hold a degree. However, she is attending the University of Montana to earn credentials in Secondary Education, specializing in Broadfield Social Studies and Broadfield Science (5-12). Although her job in Turner is her first teaching position, Ms. Koetter has worked as a paraprofessional and has been working with youth since she graduated from...
SOUTH BLAINE COUNTY, Mont. – Access will be limited on a portion of Cow Island Road just west of Cow Creek in south Blaine County, Montana, beginning Sept. 29 as contractors work to replace a damaged 3-foot-diameter culvert running under the road. Contractors anticipate the road, also known as Cow Island Trail, will be temporarily closed for up to 30 days, depending on weather and if any complications occur with the culvert replacement work. The culvert repair site is located just west of w...
Community members and colleagues shared stories and thoughts about Dr. Joe's retirement after 24-years of practicing medicine at the OneHealth medical clinics in Chinook and Harlem. At the event on the lawn of the former Sweet Medical Center, a setting appropriate for Dr. Joe's passion for outdoor activities, the Harlem native noted, "After medical school I signed a six-month contract to work at the Sweet Clinic until they could find a replacement doctor. I never left." He worked for a time...
Labor Day 2025 occurred on Monday, September 1, and according to History.com editors, "Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers." Created by the labor movement in the late 19th century, Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894. Labor Day weekend also symbolizes the end of summer for many Americans and is celebrated with a final camping trip, road excursion, athletic event, or picnic before the onset of autumn when new routines take-over our lives....
According to the American Red Cross, collecting blood donations can be especially challenging in late summer and early fall. As students head back to school and fall activities pick up, fewer people take the time to donate—but the need never slows down. More donors are needed now to help ensure a stable blood supply this season. Here in Chinook, we’ve always been known for looking out for one another. That’s why we’re inviting all eligible donors to roll up a sleeve and join us for a community blood drive on Tuesday, September 16, from noon to...
With mercury readings in Blaine County still hovering in the upper 70s and lower 80s, it's difficult for some residents to imagine frost. However, as overnight temperatures have begun to dip into the mid-40s, we are reminded to soak up the sunshine and warm days before the first cold snap descends. Now is the perfect time to squeeze in those last lake days, hiking adventures, weekend road trips, and barbecue dinners on the deck or backyard patio. In Montana, history testifies that as the...
HAVRE, Mont. — The Bureau of Reclamation’s contractor, NW Construction Inc., will close access to traffic on Fresno Reservoir Road, across Fresno Dam on Monday, September 22 through Friday, September 26. The temporary road closure is necessary to complete asphalt paving on the crest of the dam, as part of the Fresno Safety of Dams Modification Project. Travelers must seek alternate routes, north and south of the dam during the closure. Fresno Dam, completed in 1939, is located on the Milk River about 15 miles west of Havre. It is owned and ope...
In 2025, the Montana Legislature passed HB 869, a bill which appropriates a grant fund for school districts for reimbursement of the purchase and ongoing maintenance of an automatic external defibrillator (AED). HB 869 further establishes a need for raising awareness among parents of youth athletes about the risks related to cardiac arrest and ensures that coaches, athletic trainers, and athletic officials understand those risks and receive instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first...
The new 2025-26 YAVs (Young Adult Volunteers) arrived in Chinook the end of August. Mercer Phlegar, from Findlay, Ohio, recently graduated from Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin with a major in educational studies. Griffin Monsen-Hudson, from Hillsborough, North Carolina, graduated in the spring from Carleton College, located in Northfield, Minnesota, with a major in religion and a minor in medieval studies. The new YAVs first group meeting in Chinook was their introduction at the fifth...
From those who stop for lunch at one of the tables to those who view the Airmen's Memorial, the Centennial Park located at the south end of Harlem near Highway 2 sees a variety of visitors. A touring couple recently handed a hundred dollars to one of the park's volunteer caretakers to replace what they described as "a rickety table." As Kathy and Leroy Miller, travelers from Forest, Ohio, picnicked under the park's gazebo, they noticed that the table was wobbly. Darwin Zellmer, a member of the...
Sunday, August 24 was a day of ceremony for four members of the Fort Belknap Volunteer Ambulance Service and a fifth volunteer from Turner who responded to the crash site of two Air Force C-141B transports on November 30, 1992. These five individuals join the thirty-three Blaine County residents who were previously honored in a Presentation Ceremony on May 25, 2025 when they received the United States Air Force (USAF) Commander's Public Service Award (CPSA). Roughly comparable to the Air Force...
In a PBS News Hour interview dated August 15, Teri Finneman, an author and journalism professor at the University of Kansas, talked about the critical role that local newspapers play in a small town. “When the United States was settled, a newspaper was one of the first businesses that was established. It made you a real town to have a newspaper. It is a central place in the community, especially in a time when the nation is so divisive,” Finneman stated. She goes on to say, “A newspaper is really that central place to get information about...
Another Blaine County Fair has come and gone, and in the words of Montana State University Extension Agent for Blaine County, Juli Snedigar, it was another year to be thankful to everyone who helps at the fair. "The 4-H portion of the Blaine County Fair is a premier event to showcase the many talents of our local 4-H members. All six of the clubs in Blaine County were represented with entrants; 4-H events include large and small animal shows, animal and indoor exhibits, a Round Robin overall...
Although rainy and muddy conditions at the Blaine County Fair created challenges for youth livestock exhibitors, the Chinook FFA still considered the Blaine County Fair a success. Members competed in market swine, market beef, beef showmanship, cow/calf pair, and the round robin. In other fair involvement, the Chinook FFA Chapter also hosted concessions under the grandstands. They were open not only for the kids' rodeo but also both nights of the PRCA Rodeo, as well as the demolition derby. As...
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, several counties in Montana suffered from a drought intensity value during the growing season, making them eligible for emergency loans. Primary counties eligible in Montana include Daniels, Garfield, McCone, Mineral, Missoula, Phillips, Roosevelt, Sanders, and Valley. However, contiguous counties are also eligible. These involve Blaine, Custer, Dawson, Fergus, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Petroleum, Powell, Prairie, Ravalli, Richland, Rosebud, and...
On August 15, the Montana property tax rebate portal opened for all Montana taxpayers. Taxpayers who paid at least $400 in property taxes on their primary residence in 2024, are eligible to receive the full rebate of $400. Taxpayers who paid less than $400 in property taxes in 2024 will receive a rebate equal to the amount of taxes paid. Because Governor Greg Gianforte and legislators worked during the 2025 legislative session to ensure taxpayers received immediate property tax relief, all...
The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation would like to thank the Chinook Lion's Swim Team for their generous $4,125 donation to the Chinook Pool and Park Rehabilitation Project. This donation, along with a donation made previously, puts the Swim Team's Contributions to the project at over $5,100. The Chinook Swim Team has a long history of prominence in the Montana Federation of Swimmers as one of the top teams in the state. The Chinook Pool is an important part of the Swim Team and the...
CHINOOK – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is receiving several reports of dead rainbow trout at Faber Reservoir 25 miles south of Chinook in Blaine County. FWP officials believe this is most likely due to a natural event caused by low dissolved oxygen levels in the pond. There is no current concern for human or pet health and safety and fish may still be harvested from the pond. "Fish, like humans, need oxygen to survive," says Tyler Haddix, Region 6 fisheries manager. "Most summer fish kills a...
Here are the 2025 Blaine County Fair Results for the Dog & Cat Competitions....
Here are some results from the indoor exhibits at the 2025 Blaine County Fair....
