Blaine County News

William Taylor won a three-way race to be mayor of Harlem. Taylor earned 148 votes over Marc Arensmeyer's 65 votes and write-in candidate Douglas Stuart's 62 votes.

Geoffrey Mix Johnson, 59, of Lone Tree Bench, Mont., died of natural causes Saturday at a Great Falls hospital.

Although it's been many years since Chinook has had a viable sugarbeet industry, the town celebrates its heritage this weekend during its annual Sugarbeet Festival.

It was a long time coming, but the Hi-Line in northcentral Montana will once again - finally - have affordable public transportation that will link it with the rest of the state.

In and around the Hi-Line town of Chinook, you'll find small town-charm and plenty of history.

Faced with a budget shortfall, Blaine County commissioners decided Friday to close the county's juvenile detention facility for at least the next three months, but perhaps permanently.

After 15 years of building suspense, the Blaine County Wildlife Museum quietly opens today, revealing years of work to create realistic scenes of Montana animals in their own habitats.

Nearly 20 people arose at a luncheon attended by more than 100 others recently to heap praise upon and to thank departing Fort Belknap Agency Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent Judy Gray for the good she accomplished during more than 30 years of working at various positions on the reservation.

HAVRE - The trial of a Blaine County employee accused of embezzling thousands of dollars is set for June 3. Cheryl Friede, a former clerk at the Blaine County Treasurer's Office pleaded not guilty to embezzling $18,265 over the last year, the Blaine County Journal reported.

A Chinook daycare provider has pleaded guilty to negligent endangerment for her role in the August 2006 drowning of a 6-month-old girl in her care.

A Chinook daycare provider investigators believe is responsible for the accidental drowning death of a 6-month-old baby pleaded guilty to a lesser offense after charges were refiled.

The storm that brought record amounts of snow to central and north central Montana this week caused roads and airports to close, produced power outages and forced the closure of many area schools.

MALTA - Frances M. Holman, 79, a longtime Blaine County homemaker and rancher, died of natural causes Wednesday at the family home.