Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Feb. 6, 2023, marks the 130-year anniversary of the Valley County Sheriff's Office. To celebrate, a new shoulder patch was created that symbolizes the identity of Valley County. In 1893 Valley County was created out of Dawson County and included everything north of the Missouri River to Canada, and from the North Dakota border to a point west of Malta. This same year a courthouse and jail were built in Glasgow. The first appointed Sheriff was James Deegan. Various portions of the rather large...
I want to address a rumor floating around Glasgow that says arrestees are being released from jail because of COVID and that the public is not being notified. This rumor is absolutely False! It is true that we have had a run of Covid in the detention center. We originally escaped the initial thrust of Covid in 2020 and were doing quite well with our procedures for cleaning and disinfecting. However, just like each of us, Covid caught up to us. We are on the tail end of this in the facility now. To be clear, at no time were arrestees released...