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At the regular Glasgow City Council meeting on Nov. 4, the Glasgow City Council voted to direct the Rundle Suites to repair the sidewalk surrounding their property according to City of Glasgow Code. The sidewalk surrounding the Rundle Suites is uneven and has several cracks which the city has determined to be a danger to the public walking on those portions of the sidewalk. Glasgow Ordinance details the that if any property owner does not keep the sidewalks in reasonable repair, the City Council may order the property owner to place the...
Governor Greg Gianforte recently concluded his fourth annual 56 County Tour as governor. Since launching the tour in April, the governor has met with Montanans in each of the state’s 56 counties. Gov. Gianforte traveled thousands of miles meeting with Montanans where they live and work, including small business owners, parents, students, teachers, veterans, leaders of Tribal Nations, law enforcement officers and first responders, health care professionals, tradesmen, entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders and volunteers, farmers, ranchers, and l...
The 32nd Annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner will be held Thursday, Nov. 28, at Glasgow Senior Citizens Center, located at 328 4th Street South. Last year 150 people enjoyed the dinner with hopes of exceeding that number, this coming year. Over the past 30 years approximately 5,400 people have enjoyed the event. There is always plenty of food and no one goes home hungry. Everyone is invited and encouraged to bring their families and friends to enjoy a delicious feast including turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, coleslaw, yams, cranberry...
The Glasgow Caring Hands announce the annual Block of Bucks collection day on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. The annual program provides clothing for Valley County children from infant to 17 years of age. Parents may sign up at the Caring Hands Thrift Store, located at 227 4th St. S. Sign up began Monday, Nov. 18, and continues through Friday, Nov. 29, at 4 p.m. Parents must sign up in person. Calls will not be accepted. No applications will be accepted after Friday, Nov. 29, at 4 p.m. Applications MUST be picked up and returned to the Thrift Store....
Please join us to support Jodie Siefert in her battle against breast cancer on Friday, Nov. 29, at the Glasgow Elks Lodge, starting at 5 p.m. There will be a free-will offering chili feed, basket raffle and silent/live auction. All are invited as we gather to support Jodie’s resilience in the face of breast cancer. She has shown strength while enduring multiple rounds of chemotherapy since July. Her upcoming surgery marks a significant step in her recovery. The love and generosity of our community is an encouragement in her battle. There is a...
It’s been 30 years since the iconic show FRIENDS first aired, and this November, the American Red Cross is asking donors to gather their friends and be there for patients by making a blood donation. Festive activities and busy calendars this time of year can disrupt normal routines, leading to a drop in blood donation appointments. Eligible individuals are encouraged to make donating blood a priority, especially those with type O blood. To celebrate 30 years of FRIENDS, all who come to give Nov. 18-Dec. 8 will receive two pairs of custom F...
Second half of 2024 Mobile Home Taxes are due Saturday, Nov. 30. Because Nov. 30, is on a Saturday, taxpayers have until 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, to pay the second half of the 2024 Mobile Home taxes without penalty or interest. The taxes will be considered delinquent on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, and are subject to penalty and interest, thereafter. Payment of these taxes may be made at the Treasurer’s office at the Valley County Courthouse during regular business hours, at the Red Drop Box outside then North and East Door of the C...
Applications are now open for the 2025 Farmers Union Enterprise Leadership Program, a Farmers Union Enterprises and Farmers Union Industries sponsored program to help cultivate and build Farmers Union Leaders from the FUE states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Minnesota Farmers Unions. The free, yearlong program includes three in-person sessions, one during National Farmers Union Convention in Oklahoma City March 8-11, one in mid-summer in Wisconsin, and one in Washington, D.C., for the NFU Legislative Fly-In in S...
As the transition to the newly elected administration begins, National Farmers Union (NFU), representing family farmers and ranchers across the country, has sent a letter to President-elect Trump urging focus on policy priorities essential to the health and vitality of rural America and the sustainability of our nation’s agricultural system. “Family farmers and ranchers face challenges that demand urgent attention and continued support. Our next president has an opportunity to lead with policies that secure fair markets, strengthen the far...
On Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, Governor Greg Gianforte announced the recipients of the 2024 Montana Governor’s Veteran Commendation. “Honoring our veterans with the Montana Governor’s Veteran Commendation award is a small yet meaningful way to express our profound gratitude for their sacrifice, service, and dedication to our freedoms,” Gov. Gianforte said. “As we travel the state next year, we will honor 50 veterans with this award to recognize their brave service to our country and their continued commitment to their communities here in Montana....
Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 18 – 25. More than 4,700 drop-off locations will open across the country in November, and shoebox packers can find their local drop-off locations nearest them. Glasgow’s drop-off site is the Glasgow Evangelical Church at 152 Aberdeen, Glasgow. Hours of drop off vary throughout the collection week: Monday, Nov. 18 through Thursday, Nov. 21, 10 a.m. to noon; Friday, Nov. 22, 4 to 6 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 23, 10 a.m. to noon; Sun...
The Valley Community Food Bank, located at 1020 1st Ave. No., will be open Tuesday, Nov. 19, from noon to 3 p.m. If this is your first time applying for assistance from the food bank, please bring photo identification and proof of your physical residence. For more information or if you need assistance contact, Jeff, 406-263-6676 or Mary, 406-794-8498....
Governor Greg Gianforte announced on Nov. 8, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) recently entered into a $26 million loan agreement with the Milk River Joint Board of Control (MRJBOC) to support needed repairs on the St. Mary Canal. “The State of Montana will continue to come alongside local and federal officials to ensure resources are available to make needed repairs to the damaged St. Mary and Halls Coulee siphons,” Gov. Gianforte said. “The effect of the failure has been widespread, especially on water users...
The market report for the Glasgow Stockyards on Oct. 24 show 2,155 cattle sold. Utility and commercial cows brought in $110 to $126; canner and cutter cows $85 to $110; young feeding/turnout cows $170 to $207.50; and bulls $125 to $148. Light run of feeders. 400-500 SC: 177 Head Avg. 330 Top 357 500-600 SC: 330 Head Avg. 311 Top 332 400-500 HC: 155 Head Avg. 311.50 Top 334 500-600 HC: 76 Head Avg. 278.30 Top 291 64 Head 617# Open Heifers 267.50 164 Head 663# Open Heifers 265.25 39 A.I. Bred Heifers $3025 Bull Bred Heifers $2600-2850 51 Coming...
St Raphael’s Christian Service commission is collecting coats, winter wear, boots, hats, gloves and blankets for all ages, especially kids. Please drop of your items Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thank you in advance for your donations. We will have the give away on Saturday, Nov 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the gymnasium....
The Glasgow High School Student Council (STUCO) and Albertsons are once again teaming up to show their appreciation for veterans’ service to our country during the 13th annual Veterans Day breakfast. Albertsons has generously supplied the food items, and the STUCO students will make the breakfast and serve from 7 to 9 a.m. on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11. GHS STUCO and Albertsons invites all area veterans and enlisted personnel (and their families) to join us at the Glasgow VFW Post on Veterans Day for breakfast as we say thank you for your s...
Veteran service officers for the Montana Veterans Affairs will be visiting the following locations and times to meet with veterans who are interested in applying for benefits. Service officers will be in Glasgow at the VA Clinic from 1-4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12. They will also be in Malta on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 9:30-11:30 a.m., at the Malta City Hall. If you would like to apply for benefits with the VA please come and see the Veteran Service Officer at the appointed time and bring a copy of your discharge/separation (DD214) papers with...
The Nashua Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Indian Taco Supper is Monday Nov. 11, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the Church. Thrivent has provided supplementary funds. Take outs are available and all are welcome! Nashua Indian Taco Supper Nov. 11...
To celebrate our hunting heritage in Montana, Gov. Greg Gianforte launched the third annual Youth Hunting Story Contest in August for Montana youth and apprentice hunters ages 10 to 17. The deadline to enter the contest is Monday, Dec. 2. To enter the contest, hunters must submit a story of no more than 500 words and a photo from their 2024 hunt. Hunters must be Montana residents and licensed hunters or apprentice hunters between the ages of 10 and 17. Eligible entries include harvesting any legal game, furbearer animals or birds in Montana. Th...
The Town Pump Charitable Foundation has invited our local Valley Community Emergency Food Bank to participate in their 2024 “BE A FRIEND INDEED, HELP THOSE IN NEED” campaign. The foundation will match each dollar collected by our food bank up to $5,000 through Saturday, Nov. 30. All donations can be mailed to P.O. Box 63, Glasgow, Mt 59230. Keep in mind our local food bank relies solely on donated funds. Also, we would like to let the community know that we are a recipient of the Hunters Against Hunger program. If there are hunters that wou...
The Montana Secretary of State’s Office is reporting that Valley County has a 41.6 percent return rate of absentee ballots as of Oct. 24. So far, 1,512 ballots have been returned compared to 3,647 absentee ballots that were sent out in Valley County. The number of registered voters in Valley County totals 5,046. Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen reminds registered absentee voters that their ballots must be received by their county election office by 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5. Absentee voters can track the status of t...
Governor Greg Gianforte has announced Montana’s unemployment was 3.3 percent in September, continuing a record stretch of low unemployment. Montana’s unemployment rate remained below the national rate of 4.1 percent. The state’s unemployment rate of 3.3 percent in September continues a record of 39 consecutive months with the rate at or below 3.4 percent. The next closest stretch was during 2006 and 2007, when the state’s unemployment rate remained at or below 3.4 percent for 15 consecutive months. In a recent report, the Montana Departm...
The City Council needs some volunteers (up to five) for a committee that will review the City’s Growth Policy. The policy was set in 2013 and needs to be updated. Grants and other legal obligations are tied to this document and it should be updated at least every ten years. so we are overdue. If you are interested in volunteering for this committee, please call Hillary at the City Office at 406-228-2476....
In 1999, in a small room tucked in the corner of a local eatery sat an attorney, an accountant and several driven community members who were looking into the crystal ball of the future who wanted to ensure the growth and success of Valley County. With those great minds came the establishment of the Valley County Community Foundation (VCCF), a steward of an endowment savings account, for the sole purpose of providing capital funds to Valley County organizations to invest in projects around our communities for years to come. In honor of VCCF’s 2...
MSU Extension Healthy Aging presents a Caregiver Respite Retreat at the Cottonwood Inn, in Glasgow, on Monday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This retreat aims to provide caregivers a chance to take a break from their caregiving responsibilities and spend a day prioritizing their well-being. Caregiving can be very demanding, both physically and mentally, and this retreat is an effort to allow those individuals to take a day and focus on self-care. Caregivers can take on many responsibilities and come in many different forms. As defined by the...
