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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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With the deadline for levee plans looming in the next five months, the Glasgow levee committee that was set up in December has been working to take action and set plans in order to prevent consequences. The city must have plans to take care of several deficiencies by July to bring it up to Army Corps of Engineers standards. Keeping those standards means being able to accept funds from FEMA to rebuild infrastructures and damage caused by a sever flood. If the list of items isn't taken care of it... Full story
The three-year anniversary to the construction of the new jail is coming up in March. The project took months to finish and cost thousands of dollars. Valley County Sheriff Glen Meier explained that they've seen success. The newest addition to the jail comes this month as the installation to a new cooler is completed. The new cooler is about twice the size of the old cooler and is located in a safer proximity to the new facility. The older cooler is currently located in the basement of the...
Romie Zumbuhl, age 4, spent time at looking at discovery tubes. She climbed into a tree house and observed a turtle in an aquarium. She spent much of her time exploring other worlds, a post office, a pizza parlor and a vet clinic. All places where she could be the boss and run the show. What Zumbuhl may not have realized is that she was learning about the world while playing. Her younger brother George, only 18 months old, also spent time exploring different play stations that were covered with...
Valley County has had three confirmed cases of pertussis case (whooping cough) since Jan. 1. These cases make clear the importance of up to date vaccinations to decrease the spread of pertussis. The Valley County Health Department is working with health care providers, and other partners to identify close contacts and ensure that they are evaluated and treated as needed. Pertussis is a contagious respiratory disease that in almost all cases can be effectively treated by a health care professional if identified early. Pertussis is spread...
Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica J. Lindeen is launching an outreach tour to explain Obamacare to Montanans and answer their questions. And she’s bringing to to Glasgow. The presentation, which Lindeen will make in Glasgow, is being hosted locally by Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. The meeting will take place on 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7 in the conference room at FMDH, 621 3rd St. S. “Montanans want real information, not spin,” Lindeen said. “I don’t have a dog in the Obamacare fight. I just want Montanans to know how it works so they can...
Neighbors and residents near Bentonite Road noticed when the trucks started working again in the last few weeks after the deep cold caused a break for Macon Construction of Wolf Point. The trucks started digging with the backhoe as the deep freeze finally lifted and the ground thawed. The construction company is contracted out by the Dry Prairie Rural Water Authority and is finishing the effort to supply the area with clean water. Clint Jacobs, director of the project, explained that the area is called Valley County Area D, which is south of...
I guess it is inevitable that we are going to lose our small town of Opheim in the near future. I was born in Opheim and have lived here most of my life and I am not in favor of losing what we have. As our school grew smaller, due to people moving away after putting their farmland into the CRP program, or people moving away so their children could be in sports, (although I haven’t seen many move on to the college or professional sports levels), and people home schooling their children, it won’t be long until we don’t have a school in Ophei... Full story
I’m the only, and oldest, male sibling in a family that consists of one full sister and four half-sisters, which poses the question right off: Do four halves make two full? They are, in order of birth, my sister the teacher, my sister the bookkeeper, my sister the hippie/chef, my sister the nurse and my sister the jockey. Today we will deal with my sister the hippie/chef, whom I will call Tia. Those of you who know her do and those who don’t don’t. To show you her somewhat questionable degree of mental acuity, I’ll relate these true stories. In...
Last week I saw a picture of high school students sitting at desks and using manual typewriters. The caption on the picture was “Respect your parents. They made it through high school without Google and Wikipedia.” As I looked at the picture, I thought back to when I was in high school. My high school business class received its first electric typewriter in 1959. Since there was only one machine, the teacher made out a schedule so every student had adequate time to learn how to use it. Our teacher told the class, “You are all going to have...
Those couple of windy springlike days that we had made our creek run and spread a lot of water over the hay meadow, which is now a sheet of ice. Made me think of all of the impromptu ice skating parties we had. Do you remember 4-H groups or just individuals getting together for a day of outside recreation and camaraderie? A lot of us kids had the luxury of frozen creeks or springs. You may have gotten to walk a mile or so, but that was common. You could skate one way for maybe a mile before turning around. The organized skating parties usually...
The past few days I have been besieged by phone calls on the price increase of propane. This past weekend this increase has been on the national news as well. There are many reasons for this terrible price hike and I am sure you have heard them all. But this cannot continue. I would urge you to call the governor’s office and our congressional delegation (see contact information below) to put pressure on the powers that be to roll back this intolerable increase. Is there price gouging going on? I do not know, but one could sure jump to that c...
Sylvia Legare, 79, died peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, with her children by her side at the Bethany Nursing Home located in Lakewood, Colo. A memorial service will be held later in the spring in Glasgow. Born to Frank and Victoria (Ramesz) Jakanoski on April 21, 1934, she was raised and educated in Glasgow. She married the late W.E. "Gene" Legare in June of 1952. She enjoyed crafts and painting in her later years, having many of her paintings chosen for the Alzheimer's Association yearly...
L.R. "Smitty" Smith Jr. died on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, Mont. from pneumonia complications. He was born on Jan. 15, 1947, in Charlotte, N.C., the son of Lemuel and Carolyn (Finlayson) Smith. He grew up and attended schools in North Carolina. Following school, he entered the United States Army in January 1964, and was honorably discharged in December 1969. After his discharge he returned to Russell, Ark. While living between North Carolina and Arkansas, he...
Bernice Marie (Collins) Stohl, 94, died of natural causes on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at her home in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb. 1, at 11 a.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua, followed by interment in the Nashua Cemetery. Her husband, Irven F. Stohl, preceded her in death on Nov. 10, 1997. Bernice resided in Nashua many years with her parents, Paul Mitchell Collins, known by many as PM, and Emma Collins. She had one sister, Evone June "Higgs" Handley, and...
Glasgow wrestling is hitting their stride at the perfect time in the season. The Scotties took fifth place overall in the Harlem tournament this past weekend and saw five of their wrestlers place in their respective weight class including Kasey Seyfert winning the tournament at 113 pounds. Seyfert claimed his crown by beating a foe that has had his number the past few weeks. "Kasey wrestled strong and had a good showing," Scotties head coach Trevor Newman said. "He beat a kid 5-0 to win and... Full story
It feels so good to be back home. After a two-game stretch which were also the first two losses on the board for the Glasgow boys basketball team this season, the Scotties returned to familiar territory against Wolf Point on Saturday and also returned to the win column. Glasgow head coach Norm Braaten said that the bump in the road his team endured was needed, but that he believes his team has turned the page. "I think we're back on the right track," Braaten said. "We're going to get back at it...
The Glasgow girls basketball season isn't going the way any had hoped, but the Scotties tenacity and relentless continues to shine on the court. The Scotties were dealt another blow in their latest 43-25 loss against Wolf Point when Megan Rasmusan left the game with an ankle injury. Rasmusan was helped off the court to the relief of Glasgow and Wolf Point fans alike before Glasgow athletic trainers retrieved a pair of crutches to take Rasmusan in the locker room for further evaluation. The...
The Glasgow High School Speech & Drama Team competed at the Eastern Class B-C Divisional Meet in Shepherd on Saturday. The Scotties came home with second place trophy in Drama and third place trophy in Speech. Three Scotties are Divisional Champions: Senior Bridger Sanders in Pantomime; Sophomore Ethan Jamba in Serious Oral Interpretation; and Freshman Rachel Sigmundsted in Spontaneous Oral Interpretation. The Glasgow team qualified 12 competitors for State competition. Divisional champion in...
The stage is set and the biggest game of the NFL season is finally upon us. The fan bases of the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks have been celebrating like no other since their teams clinched spots in Super Bowl XLVIII on Jan. 19. They shouldn’t be the only ones celebrating. Everyone that watches football, even the casual fan, should be excited about this. Why? Because this Super Bowl sees Peyton Manning return to the bright lights, some that never thought would happen again after his neck problems at the end of his stint in I... Full story
