Chinook resident Kay Johnson has held the position to Blaine County Clerk of Court since 1984, after 32 years of service to the community she will retire come January 2017.

Johnson first won election in 1984 after the incumbent Eleanor Felton decided not to run for a fourth term. Johnson, along with three other candidates ran for the position and the rest is history.

For seven election cycles Johnson would run unopposed, holding the position for a total of 32 years. Her time in service to Blaine County is the second-longest term by an elected official on the books behind John A. Stephens w...