Chester News

During 2009, many stories were told with big headlines and large photos. Still more interesting tales never made the front page, instead appearing on page 2M - the obituary page.

HINGHAM - Inge Van Eck, 65, of Hingham, who worked many years as a church secretary and enjoyed cooking, knitting, crossword puzzles and reading, died from complications of a stroke Tuesday at Northern Montana Hospital in Havre.

With the turkey and pumpkin pie digesting and the shopping melee over, people can settle back and enjoy community Christmas strolls and festivals around the region.

The Rocky Boy's/Northcentral Montana Regional Water Project has seen both the perks and the pitfalls of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed by Congress in February.

CHESTER - James K. "Jim" Laird, 84, a retired Chester-area farmer, died Thursday in Chester, following a lengthy illness.

Chester celebrates the end of the summer growing season on Saturday at the Liberty County 'Get Down' Town Harvest Festival.

RUDYARD - Colby Cole Hawley, 3 1 2 years old, was killed by a west bound BNSF freight train Saturday morning near Rudyard.

A BNSF Railway spokesman says that a 3-year-old boy has been struck and killed by a freight train in northern Montana.

Brandi Brekke-Mangold kept quiet about her oldest daughter Alyssa's disease for 11 years.

Being the editor of a weekly newspaper for motorcycle enthusiast does not mean that I get to go to all of the events.

BOZEMAN - Police said an intoxicated 35-year-old woman intentionally drove her husband's pickup truck into a coffee bar on Bozeman's Main Street.

CHESTER - Leora Gibson, 83, a longtime Chester resident, died of natural causes Saturday in Billings.