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  • Fort Peck Tribal Members Suing Valley and Roosevelt County To Establish Satellite Voting

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Oct 9, 2024

    Fort Peck Tribal members Sariah Red Eagle, Terry Thompson, Joseph Dolezilek, Angie Toce, Delane Blount and Brandi Long-White (plaintiffs) are suing Mary Armstrong, Paul Tweten and John Fahlgren, in their official capacity as Valley County Commissioners; Marie Pippin, in her official capacity as Valley County Clerk and Recorder; as well as Roosevelt County Commissioners, Roosevelt County Clerk and Recorder and Christi Jacobsen, in her official capacity as Montana Secretary of State. In the lawsuit, filed in Valley County on Sept. 30, the plainti...

  • Young Thespians Hit The Stage For "A Pied Piper"

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Oct 9, 2024

    For the second year in a row, The Fort Peck Fine Arts Council and the Missoula Children's Theatre teamed up to bring an opportunity for young thesipans to showcase their tallent. This year's show was the production of "The Pied Piper" at the Glasgow High School auditorium which was opne to the public on Oct. 5 with two showings, one at 1 p.m., and one at 6 p.m. The show was open to all Valley County kids in kindergarten through eighth grade to audition at the beginning of last week and then the...

  • Meet The Candidates For Valley County Commissioner - Jeff Alsberg

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Oct 9, 2024

    In the race for Valley County Commissioner, the Glasgow Courier interviewed the two candidates, Jeff Alsberg and Mitch Willett, via an identical email questionnaire. Both candidates will be vying for District 3, the seat now being held by Valley County Commissioner Mary Armstrong. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, and absentee ballots will be mailed this Friday, Oct 11. As a result of the federal holiday on Monday. Oct. 14, ballots are expected to arrive in mailboxes mid to end of next week. The... Full story

  • Meet The Candidates For Valley County Commissioner - Mitch Willett

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Oct 9, 2024

    In the race for Valley County Commissioner, the Glasgow Courier interviewed the two candidates, Jeff Alsberg and Mitch Willett, via an identical email questionnaire. Both candidates will be vying for District 3, the seat now being held by Valley County Commissioner Mary Armstrong. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, and absentee ballots will be mailed this Friday, Oct 11. As a result of the federal holiday on Monday. Oct. 14, ballots are expected to arrive in mailboxes mid to end of next week. The... Full story

  • Yesterday's Memories

    Compiled by Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Oct 9, 2024

    1 Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 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... Full story

  • Valley County Commissioners Hold First Of Many Community Meetings

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Oct 2, 2024

    The Valley County Commissioners held their first of many community meetings on Sept. 27, at the Valley County Courtroom for Glasgow residents and then traveled to Frazer and Lustre on Sept. 30, and then to Hinsdale on Oct. 1. These meetings were the first community meetings held throughout the county since 2022, since weather impeded the Commissioners to travel in 2023. Approximately 30 people were in attendance and throughout the two-hour meeting in Glasgow, expressed their frustration and disappointment in recent decisions made by the...

  • New Trash Cans Enhance Atheistic Of Downtown Glasgow

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Oct 2, 2024

    As a result of the community's support in purchasing reverse raffle tickets during the Alive at Five season as well as assistance from Markle's Incorporated and the City of Glasgow, the Glasgow Downtown Association (GDA) is proud to add six new trash cans throughout 2nd Ave. S. The trash cans that were on the sidewalks of that block have been relocated throughout the downtown area. The GDA has plans to add more of these trash cans next year to different blocks of Glasgow's downtown in addition...

  • Yesterday's Memories

    Compiled by Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Oct 2, 2024

    1 Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 The people of the small town of Nashua have once again proven that small town characteristics are some of the most valuable assets we can possess. Robert Buck, a junior at Belt High School, was injured during a football game and was in the ICU in Great Falls. Nashua Athletic Director Jessica Nagy explained that after students and faculty read the story, they saw the GoFundMe account and a fundraising drive went underway. All efforts combined allowed the...

  • GHS Hosts College Fair

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Oct 2, 2024

    Glasgow High School was the host of the yearly college fair on Sept. 10, where students had the opportunity to walk around the gym and visit a variety of booths set up by local businesses and colleges. Students had the ability to ask questions to a variety of business professionals, learn about different careers as well as talk with admission counselors to a variety of colleges. The mission of the college fair is to broaden students' horizons and help determine what they would like to do after...

  • Three Indigenous Children's Remains Returned Home After 130 Years

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Sep 25, 2024

    On Sept. 19, the remains of three children from the Fort Belknap Indian Community were returned home for burial in tribal lands after more than a century. The remains of Almeda Heavey Hair, Bishop L. Shield and John Bull were repatriated from the Carlisle boarding school cemetery in Pennsylvania. The journey included a passage through the Fort Peck reservation, including through Highway 2, passing the towns of Nashua and Frazer, before arriving at Fort Belknap as their final resting place. As a...

  • Two Citations Issued During VCSO Compliance Checks

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Sep 25, 2024

    Valley County Sheriff Tom Boyer stated that earlier this month Valley County Sheriff’s Office conducted 33 compliance checks on Valley County businesses that sell alcohol and two violations were reported from those checks. Both violations occurred at establishments within the city limits of Glasgow and citations were issued. Sheriff Boyer has stated that law enforcement officials are running the checks to help businesses avoid liquor law violations as well as help combat the underage drinking problem that occurs throughout M...

  • Alive At Five Wraps Up Another Season

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Sep 25, 2024

    The last Alive at Five was scheduled for Sept. 18, with host The Rundle Suites and food provided by A.E. Catering, out of Malta. However once again the weather did not cooperate for an outdoor event as thunderstorms were expected to move into the area during the time Alive at Five was scheduled. Organizers decided to pivot the day before and instead hold the event inside the Montana Bar with Arizona Peaches, comprised of Ashley Westcott and Lindsey Merrill, entertaining those who ventured out....

  • Yesterday's Memories

    Compiled by Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Sep 25, 2024

    1 Years Ago Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 An historic train car from 1927 made the stop in Glasgow as it crossed the country and made the stop on Thursday, Sept. 18. This train car, #50, transported Clark Gable, Franklin D. Roosevelt and the scandalous Huey P. Long. The car got a second life in the 1980s, when Patron spent at least $2 million to restore the car after finding it in a junkyard. The car is now one of only 175 private rail cars left that travel on the Amtrak rails. This year's royal... Full story

  • Teaching The Younger Generations And Remembering 9/11

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Sep 18, 2024

    It's been 23 years since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, changed the world that we live in. Since that fateful day, new generations have been born that will only learn about the events of that day through storytelling and in their classrooms. Kids in Krissy's Delicate Angels, a home daycare in Glasgow, have learned early in their lives to thank local first responders for all that they do for their community as a way to give back. For the past five years, owner and operator of Krissy's Deli...

  • Yesterday's Memories

    Compiled By Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Sep 18, 2024

    1 Years Ago Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 Another Glasgow area native was welcomed back to town this week. Haylie Shipp, farm broadcaster for the Northern Ag Network, was given a welcome home celebration at Farm Equipment Sales. FES general manager Sarah Swanson Partridge created the gathering to welcome Shipp, who will have an office in the building for her to work and broadcast reports. Shipp graduated from Glasgow High School in 2003 and headed to Miles City Community College, where she... Full story

  • Glasgow Downtown Parking Project To Begin

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Sep 11, 2024

    The City of Glasgow has decided to return part of the downtown parking to angle-in parking. Angle parking will be implemented on the south side of 2nd Ave. S., and the east side of 3rd St. S. The other side of the street will remain parallel parking. During a pre-construction meeting on Sept. 5, it was stated the project is expected to start Monday, Sept. 9, between The Loaded Toad and the Wheatgrass Art Gallery for the handicap access ramp. The project did start as expected with most of the...

  • Irle Elementary Celebrates Grandparents Day

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Sep 11, 2024

    Though Grandparents Day was officially celebrated on Sept. 8, Irle Elementary spent Sept. 6, celebrating grandparents and the special people in the lives of their students. Students were able to show off their classroom, friends and teachers to their special visitors and also get some goodies at the Scholastic Book Fair, which helps out Irle Elementary's librarian LeAnne Brandt. "We made just over $12,000 in one day. We will get $6,000 worth of Scholastic books. Our community really steps up to...

  • Yesterday's Memories

    Compiled by Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Sep 11, 2024

    1 Years Ago Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 Ties to Hollywood brought an actor and a director to the Glasgow area last week. Sightings of the famous actor were reported at several businesses, the airport and at a local hotel. The trip to Glasgow was short planned but got a lot of creative juices flowing for the actor Jon Voight and writer/director John Harrison. Harrison explained that about a month ago Voight gave him a call about a project idea that perhaps they might want to work on together.... Full story

  • Governor Gianforte Calls For Cell Phone-Free Schools

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Sep 4, 2024

    At the end of August, Governor Gianforte asked Montana superintendents and school board trustees to adopt policies to limit learning distractions in the classroom and improve student academic performance by establishing cell phone-free schools. In the letter the Governor wrote “...we should seek to remove distractions and disruptions in our schools, a place where students should be focused on learning. Unfortunately, cell phones distract students and disrupt the learning environment, and according to studies, it leads to learning loss and l...

  • Glasgow City Council Meets

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Sep 4, 2024

    In a regular City Council meeting on Aug. 19, the Glasgow City Council introduced and offered for adoption the second reading of Ordinance No. 985 – an ordinance amending Chapter 4 of the Official Code of the City of Glasgow (CCG) to remove the License Requirement for Dancing in a Bar. The ordinance says that Section 4-55 of the OCCG, which states “It shall be unlawful for a person licensed to sell alcoholic beverages under this chapter, to permit dancing on the licensed premises unless a license for such dancing has been obtained from the cit...

  • Yesterday's Memories

    Compiled by Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Sep 4, 2024

    1 Years Ago Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014 Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture will not be hosting the Saskatoon Police Pipes & Drums during the 2014 Glasgow Scottie Homecoming Festival weekend, the chamber announced. "The band cancelled on us Aug. 25," chamber executive director Lisa Olk said. "There were some issues regarding customs and the ivory on their pipes getting across the border. The band was not willing to take the chance and put their instr... Full story

  • Rain Did Not Stop Alive At Five Fun

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Aug 28, 2024

    After enjoying live music at the Middle of Nowhere Music Fest on Aug. 17, members of the community were able to enjoy even more during the Glasgow Downtown Association's (GDA) Alive at Five event on Aug. 21. Originally planned to be held outside on 3rd Street South, near the host businesses of Hair by Danika, Revivie Beauty Bar, Lomasi Boutique and Sugg Primary Clinic, Mother Nature had other plans. After a threat of severe weather was present all day, the GDA committee moved the party inside...

  • Hitting The Books To Start The Year Off Right

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Aug 28, 2024

    Kids throughout Valley County ended their summer vacations and got back into the school routine last week. Glasgow Schools students returned to the classroom on Aug. 19, where the younger elementary school students got their picture taken in front of an "Oh The Places You Will Go" background which was put up by the Irle School teachers in the K-1 pod. Incoming sixth-graders at Glasgow Middle School were also welcomed into their new school with their own lockers and the ability to have a number...

  • Glasgow School Board Meets In First Session Before 24-25 School Year

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Aug 21, 2024

    Michelle Bigelbach The Courier As students, families and staff get ready for the first day of school on Aug. 19, the Glasgow School Board met in regular session on Aug. 14 in the Gary F. Martin Boardroom. The board discussed the budget for the school year and approved the general fund budget of $6,949,480.40 with a total budget of $9,709,245.41, which includes all other budget items such transportation and retirement. A contract with Jennifer Buchmann-Cunningham was approved to provide school psychology services within the district at $85 per...

  • Yesterday's Memories

    Complied by Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Aug 21, 2024

    1 Years Ago Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014 Changes are still settling in at the Valley County Health Department as back to school immunization and flu season starts. Not only are they sporting a new executive director and a new RN, they also have expanded their office and have gotten a new look. "We're encompassing the newness," Health Department Executive Director Connie Boreson said. "We're there where the people are to keep the community healthy." The new RN (registered nurse) joining the staff... Full story

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