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This last week of April wraps up National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Glasgow Police Department as well as the Valley County Sheriff's Office all helped support the nationwide effort during the month. They have processes in the works to prevent and handle child abuse that occurs not only in our community but also the other four counties the Northeast Montana (NEMT) Services victim specialists serve. It's common to wear blue throughout the month of April to help spread awareness about ch...
On April 20, it was announced the state of Montana will receive $127 million for the second round of competitive water and sewer grants that were secured in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The state’s ARPA Infrastructure Advisory Commission approved $118.2 million for 95 water and sewer projects in the state as well as $8.8 million for 34 irrigation projects in the state. The commission approved grants of up to $2 million each for investment in the water and sewer projects and grants of up to $500,000 for the irrigation projects. In V...
The Glasgow City Council met on April 25 for a regular meeting and discussed water and sewer rates for the next five years. The council agreed to a five-year rate schedule which will increase the base rate for water and sewer two percent each year. The current base rate for a residential water line is $28.15 per month. This will increase two percent each year and by year 2027 the base residential water rate will be $31.08 per month. The current base rate for residential sewer is $44.85 per month and this will increase two percent each year and...
Valley County Sheriff Deputy Jesse Moon was one of 57 officers who graduated on April 5 from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA), which is a part of the Montana Department of Justice. MLEA provides basic and advanced training for state, county, city and tribal law enforcement officers throughout the state. Moon is originally from Billings and has lived in Glasgow for five years with his wife, Sherrie, who works at Hi-Line Home Program. He isn't new to the Sheriff's Department either as...
The Glasgow Motor Vehicle Division has been at 313 Klein Ave., in Glasgow since January and offers services such as renewing your driver’s and commercial driver’s license, issuing and renewal of State identification cards as well as the written and skilled testing for driver’s license, CDL and motorcycle testing. You are also able to upgrade your identification to the Montana Real ID in the office as well. Driver’s examiner Kellie Parks splits her time between the Glasgow, Scobey and Wolf Point offices to help serve the needs along the Hi-Line....
Zoo Montana's Executive Director Jeff Ewelt, along with a rose haired tarantula, a boa constrictor, an armadillo and a turkey vulture, made the trek from Billings on April 20 to visit Glasgow. Their first stop was Irle School where the kindergarten through fifth-graders were able to learn about these animals. Even Little Scholars Preschool was able to join in on the fun at Irle. Later in the evening, they made a stop at the Children's Museum, where kids of all ages were able to join their...
Dear Editor, There is a saying in northeastern Montana that a couple of good rains make every rancher a good grass manager. The converse is that a couple of years of severe drought show who the good grass managers really are. Over the years grazing management has morphed from continuous grazing to incorporating rest periods to facilitate vegetation recovery. Often, during periods of ideal growing conditions, the benefits of rest periods are not readily noticeable. However, they really show up...
Dear Editor, After four years of analysis and public input, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued their proposed decision on American Prairie's application to restore bison across 63,000 acres of public lands in north central Montana. As Director of Bison Restoration for American Prairie, it is my job to manage those bison as an ecological tool to benefit wildlife, protect our public lands, and improve the prairies where they graze. My team does this work by relying on sound science,...
Dear Editor, Know the consequences before signing the petition to put CI-121 on the November ballot. At face value, CI-121 and freezing your residential property taxes may sound like a good idea. But if you further investigate the details of this misleading ballot initiative, you will find several adverse consequences. What is CI-121? It is a ballot initiative proposing a constitutional amendment that would freeze residential property value at the 2019 level and changes the assessed value to the...
Have you noticed that you very seldom see stock corrals along the side of railway depots as you are traveling along the highways? Remember the days when most all livestock was shipped via rail car for their journey to feedlots? Almost all small towns (those I am familiar with) had a pole type corral sporting pens and alleyways, and maybe a scale house, located very close to the depot. These were there for the use of the local livestock people. I am not at all sure who was responsible for the building, upkeep and repairs on these important...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum hours through April are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dime Bingo at the Glasgow Senior Citizen Center each Tuesday at 1 p.m. and Saturday at 7 p.m. weekly. Glasgow Senior Center is serving congregate senior meals Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 11:30 a.m. Call the Senior Center, 228-9500, before 9 a.m. each day to res... Full story
Artistic Director Andy Meyers, returning for his 12th season, is happy to be moving full steam ahead with preparations for the 2022 Fort Peck Summer Theatre season. Following last season’s popular rep style schedule, the season will feature a mix of rotating performances. Since last summer, Meyers has appeared as Amos in Chicago at Arizona Broadway Theatre, played Scrooge in the National Tour of A Christmas Carol and directed The Spitfire Grill at Billings Studio Theatre. Many returning alums, plus new faces from those projects and others, j...
MSU Extension will be hosting a respite retreat for caregivers at the Cottonwood Inn in Glasgow, May 6 from 9 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 Center for... Full story
Ryan Lee Nelson, age 44, passed away peacefully on his farm from natural causes on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. He was born on May 7, 1977, in Glasgow, Mont., to Carl and Karleen Nelson. Ryan attended school in Opheim, Mont., and was involved in numerous activities with baseball, drumming and socializing being a few of his favorites! He started his college career at Williston State University and completed his degree at Montana State University. Needless to say, Ryan was a huge Bobcat fan and... Full story
Daniel J. Carney, 82, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Arrangements are under the care of Just Cremation Montana.... Full story
Betty Jean OTremba, born on July 18, 1930, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 6, 2022, at the age of 91. Memorial mass will be Saturday, May 7, at 11 a.m. at St. Michaels Catholic Church in Conrad, Mont.... Full story
There were six motor vehicle stops, six reports of loose livestock, one report of a loose dog and one report requesting an inspection. Saturday, April 16 1950 – A reporting party stated their neighbor has a puppy chained up outside all day without food or water and it has been yelping all day. The reporting party said the neighbor has been home several times but never took the dog in. The dog owner was contacted who stated she was at work all day and the dog has food and water. 2029 – A vehicle with hazards on flagged down an officer. The off...
The internet isn’t short of platforms upon which to share things. Ideas, opinions, news, photos; the web is basically awash with ways to let people know how you’re feeling about something. One, which has carved out its own niche in this sea of options, is Twitter, which challenged us to condense what we had to say into 140 characters. It’s this platform of tweets and retweets which is making headlines recently for having attracted the interest of the famously deep pocketed Elon Musk. Why would anyone wish to shell out the tens of billi...
We still haven't had any decent "get outside and do some yard work" weather. We are, however, still having a surfeit (excessive amount) of wind, and I, for one, am about sick of it. I'm sure I'm not the only one, either. If only Mother Nature would heed us in our complaints, she'd surely shut off that fan that's running amok. This week I've decided to cool it with the kvetching (it didn't help anyway) and try carping (complain or find fault with trivial matters) instead. Aren't you happy I've di...
The Glasgow softball squad made the most of their one game last week with a shutout win over the Custer County Cowgirls at home April 19. The Scotties won the game 12-0 in four and a half innings, powered by a 10-run performance in the bottom of the second. Glasgow started the game with a strong defensive showing: two groundouts and a strikeout on four batters with Daley Aune in the pitcher's circle. The Scotties also saw two groundouts and a strikeout in their time at the plate, but sent a...
The Frazer Bearcubs track team made the trip to Whitewater April 21 for the Penguins Invitational, one of the few sporting events to move forward with unusually cold spring weather in the region. Frazer’s boys team scored 26 points to claim fifth place at the event. The Bearcubs 4x100 meter relay team of Malaki Smoker, Jonathan Jackson, Ty Fourstar and Blue Fettig took second place with a time of 58.91 seconds. Jackson earned fifth place in the 110 meter hurdles, running the event in 24.38 seconds. Ryker Ackerman earned a top five finish in the...
Hinsdale attended the Whitewater Invitational April 21 where the girls team took fifth place with 22 points. Zora Holt, Mattea McColly and Cienna Strommen score points for the Raiders. Holt claimed second in the 3200 meter run with a season record time of 14:44.25. She placed fifth in the 1600 meters after running the race in 7:38.48. Holt also ran the 300m hurdles, taking eighth place with a time of 1:28.56. McColly took fourth in the discus with a season record throw of 82-05 and fifth in the shot put with a personal best toss of 29-02.00....
The Lustre Christian Lions boys track team earned 54 points and third place at the Whitewater Invitational April 21. Jasiah Hambira, Elijah Lenihan, Cayden Klatt and Braden Ewing individually and collectively put points up for the Lions. As a team, Lenihan, Klatt, Ewing and Hambira ran the 4x400 in 4:25.94 for third place. Hambira took fifth in the 100 meters with a personal record time of 12.17. Ewing took 12th with his best time, 12.58. Sean Uy ran the race in 13.44 and took 19th place while...
Both the Nashua girls and boys track teams earned points at the Whitewater Invitational April 21. The Porcupines girls team took sixth place with 14 points while the boys earned eight points for seventh place. Tia Dees earned points for the girls team with a third place in the shot put and second in the discus. She threw 29-09.00 in shot put and 88-08 in discus to earn Nashua points. She took 14th in the javelin with a throw of 75-05. Deja Morgan took 18th in javelin with a throw of 71-00 while Leah Morgan took 29th with a personal record...