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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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As local voters headed to the polls this year there were some pretty important campaign races to decide on, as well as a few issues, such as continuing to allow late voter registration. Late voters are probably relieved about the decision made at the polls today, but several voters in Valley County voted ahead of time this year. County Clerk Lynn Nyquist sent out 2,300 absentee ballots this year and 2,130 ballots were returned by Election Day. The unofficial vote counts are in. The county... Full story
Two campaign complaints – one by Joe Horn, the other from Donna Dascher – that were filed at the commissioner of political practices office against the Valley County Sheriff's Deputies have come to a close. Findings revealed that the deputies failed to register as a political committee in a timely manner, which is required by law. Because they came together to advertise for the re-election of Valley County Sheriff Glen Meier, they were considered a political committee. The first campaign finance report came in on Oct. 17, and the com...
While community members made their way to the Valley County Courthouse this past week, some may have grumbled about having to serve jury duty. But 12 jury members were picked, along with an alternate, to serve on a rape trial. The trial ended in triumph for the prosecution that worked to build the case, and in devastation for the defendant. Gavin Ackerman, 19, was found guilty of non-consensual intercourse with bodily injury He clearly was upset as the jury decision was read to the courtroom on Friday, Oct. 31. The prosecution, County Attorney...
Hunters found a terrible surprise on Thursday, Oct. 30. While they were out hunting on a relative's property they thought they had discovered an abandoned vehicle but on closer inspection they found that a body was inside. They made the call to dispatch just after 1 p.m. The Valley County Sheriff's Office confirmed the vehicle was registered to a missing person. Kevin Coverdell, 52, was a seasonal county employee who had been working mowing ditches and the sides of the roadways. He had identification cards that also tied him to Rock Springs, Wy...
A Veterans Day ceremony will take place at the Glasgow Civic Center on Tuesday, Nov. 11, starting at 10:30 a.m. This year Vietnam veterans will be honored, as it is the 50th year since the end of the Vietnam War. WWII veterans recently honored with the Legion of Honor Award from France also will be mentioned, this coming 70 years after their involvement in D-Day. This year's speaker will be VFW State Cmdr. Art Widhalm. Steve Page will emcee the event. The Glasgow High School EQ singers will be at the ceremony and for the first time ever the... Full story
It's the hot topic on every social media outlet, on the television, on radio and all over the nation's news business. Rising panic on Ebola in the United States. I learned in the last few weeks that this panic is so great, that you could lose friends over a joke on Ebola, I also learned that trying to get on an airplane and joking about Ebola is a big no-go. So why all of a sudden a panic on the virus? Maybe it's because people who have suffered the true flu understand the pain a virus can leave you in with no help in sight. The truth of the...
While the Bakken is close by, residents along the Hi-Line might not want to admit or recognize that a growing problem is only a few hundred miles away along our main corridor. Human trafficking has been widely reported around the nation in the last few years, but a hot spot that seems to attract big business sits in and around the Williston area. Only 10 years ago residents may remember a time where Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota were quiet. North Dakota was actually reporting a loss of population. To imagine what could bring such... Full story
Montana is full of rich history, the stuff that movies are made of. That rich history includes cowboys and Indians, vast cattle and horse ranches and citizens flooding to try and tame the wild land that could be claimed. That broad history also includes violence and holds the economic booms that brought money and often crime to the area. One of those time periods brought nearly 10,000 workers to Fort Peck. While it was a needed economic boom in a time where being homeless and jobless was fairly...
An emotional response could be spotted by family, friends and veterans during a short ceremony where three local heroes received one of the highest and most known awards given in France. The local WWII veterans sat at the front of the room while an audience filled the room to see the three become recipients – Lloyd Eide, Gordon Olson and Kenneth Newton – of the French Knight Legion of Honor Award. Laurence Markarian, the honorary consul of France for the state of Montana gave the awards aft...
Negotiations were completed and Glasgow City council members have agreed to give both union and non-union employees a raise this year. Mayor Becky Erickson commented that there hasn't been a raise for employees in several years. The raise adds up to 50 cents an hour, and a $1.50 raise for employees who are on call. Health insurance payments will also increase. City officials did not take a raise this year. The resolution was passed Monday, Oct. 20. Glasgow Police Department employees also saw some changes during negotiations. They will also...
Great Northern Development Corporation (GNDC) met with a few Glasgow city officials recently to reveal the results and comments from the housing survey that went out. Glasgow beat the usual return of surveys, which is usually around 20 percent, with nearly 44 percent of the 1,225 surveys that went out to residents. On top of the survey questions, 176 written responses came in, some comments had nothing to do with city housing issues, but other issues within the city, while other comments discussed the cost of housing outgrowing the income...
Voters will head to the polls next week. All races and all genders will take their right to vote for the politicians who will hopefully stand up for their beliefs. This year it is a special year, a year that marks when Montana women gained the right to take their stand in the voting polls. The vote passed on Nov. 3, 1914, with 53 percent versus 47 percent of the male voters approving women’s right to vote. While stories of the women’s suffrage movement surround around Washington D.C. and state capitols, even Valley County was touched by the suf...
"I don't want to borrow on the highway future," Director of Montana Department of Transportation Mike Tooley said at a meeting that took place at the Cottonwood Inn in Glasgow on Friday. Tooley came to the Highway 2 Association quarterly meeting, and he was able to address officials from along the Hi-Line. With increased traffic, some smaller communities along the Hi-Line have been concerned with maintenance and possible upgrades to Hwy. 2. The Hwy. 2 Association has been pushing "4 for 2" for... Full story
He's described as a good student, quiet, respectful and polite. But a 2007 Glasgow graduate found himself in handcuffs on Friday, Oct. 10, as agents with the Montana Department of Justice's Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) arrested Steven Unger, along with John Parker, of Watford City, N.D. It came to a shock to some locals to see Unger in the spotlight across the state. Unger participated in band in high school. Glasgow High School Music Teacher Brad Persinger explained that this seemed like a “normal” student. He comes from a sol...
With campaign season coming close to an end, a flurry of ads are being placed by candidates and their supporters. Some ads brought about a complaint filed Oct. 15 against the Valley County Sheriff Deputies by Donna Dascher and Joe Horn. The complaint decision has not yet been posted by the Commissioner of Political Practices, but the complaint can be viewed online for those curious about the political practices. The decision was expected some time this week. Dascher's complaint states that the deputies cannot support or oppose a candidate. The...
It still isn't a total sigh of relief as many of us can remember a time when the price of a gallon of gas was under $2, but the tightness of muscles around the fingers forking over the cash for gas is lessening as prices have fallen nearly 30 cents in the last month. The reason for the drop, according to GasBuddy.com, is due to the drop in crude oil prices that are $25 less a barrel than the springtime highs. The drop in price is projected to last up to two months. Other factors to the lower prices are due to refineries are finishing up...
As election season comes towards a close and voters, who might not have kept up with all the changes in the last few months, might be wondering who made it to the final ballot. As sometimes heated battles have come up between the candidates there have been a few changes. One of the more notable changes that took place on a higher level in our state include John Walsh stepping down from the Democratic candidacy for U.S. Senate after a plagiarism issue that came up and he tried to take the foot out of his mouth after stating that PTSD (Post Traum...
For the third year, Eastern Montana Glasgow Head Start will trick or treat for a cause. A group of Head Start kids will go out into the community to collect items for the troops on Halloween in hopes to make a soldier's day a little bit brighter. What started a few years ago as a way to support local units overseas has continued. Head Start site coordinator Pam Ost explained that it was ta teacher, Kerry Henches, who thought it would be a good opportunity to dress up and pay it forward by giving treats to others in the community. As time has... Full story
As flood waters receded in late August, Valley County Disaster and Emergency Services Coordinator Rick Seiler started working on figuring how much damage existed. Those numbers began to rise in Valley County, along with those in nearby Musselshell, Petroleum, Blaine and Carter counties and the Fort Belknap Reservation. The preliminary assessment of damages in Valley County added up to almost $958,000. Combined all areas are at about $1.6 million in damages, with Fort Belknap reporting around $53,000, Carter County $37,000, Musselshell $55,000...
With absentee ballots out and over 250 votes already in, that last push for candidates to get their story out there is in full swing. The Glasgow Courier hopes to educate voters on who’s on our ballot in our local county, both contested and non-contested candidates. All county contested candidates were asked two questions: • What is your platform for this election? (This question is about your philosophy.) • What experience or qualities do you think you could bring into the position? The candidates were given approximates 150 to 175 words... Full story
School board members and a few school employees took a tour of the new elementary school construction before the school board meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 8. While there was obviously a long way to go in construction, the new building is taking shape and the vision is becoming a reality. Glasgow's School District Owner's Representative Eric Hulteng told the school board that East Side School and the high school were about 99 percent complete and only the few items on the "punch list" were getting...
Sometimes a namesake can have more sentimental value and meaning, other times it's about carrying history. The Glasgow school board discussed a possible decision on naming the new elementary school building at the school board meeting that took place on Wednesday, Oct. 8. What would seem like a simple decision, turned out to be more complicated. A survey was open to the public for about a week. The survey asked if the new school would remain Irle Elementary, be named Glasgow Elementary, or become West Side Elementary. The results surprised a...
There seems to be so much focus on bullying these days. You see viral video posts of kids being beat up by kids, movies about kids being cyber bullied and constantly hear about bully prevention. It's seems to be some kind of new fad to stand up against bullies. So here's the question, do you stand up against bullies, or do you sit silently. It's always been my philosophy that communication is the world's biggest problem. I sometimes sit on the edge of my chair biting my tongue at meetings or in a room full of people because I so badly want to...
In the old days it was a place to hang out, a place to catch up with neighbor's and friends, but those days died out before WWII. The local barbers were pretty busy keeping up with business and one local, Darrell Brenna, remembers it was a time where Glasgow had around 10 barbers keeping up. "As a kid, I remembered them playing cards," Brenna said. "But not so much in my time. Brenna retired and closed shop after 57 years in the business. He agreed that it is an end to the era of the barber. He... Full story
A local favorite is displaying her artwork at the Wheatgrass Arts & Gallery for the month of October. It's Judy Michael, who is known for giving her art a 3D effect by painting on a plate of glass that overlays her painting. Michael is into acrylics, but has dabbled in watercolors and oils. She welcomed several fans, and others just checking out the local talent on Friday, Oct. 3, during a reception to honor the artist of the month. She explained to the crowd that she's always painted. She grew...
