County purchase of National Guard facility: It's a done deal

Since a spring, 2015 announcement the National Guard facility in Chinook would be closed and declared surplus by fall, the fate of the two buildings on the east edge of town has been unclear. The National Guard offered Blaine County the first option to buy the complex, county commissioners began to explore possible uses and how the purchase could be financed. The commissioners voted on November 24 to purchase the surplus facility.

Run up to the purchase

County commissioners, several months ago, asked county department heads to submit possible ways their departments might utilize the buildings....