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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Chest pounding, palms sweating, muscles contracting - Chris Knodel pushed through the pain and gained the first victory in his burgeoning Strong Man career. "'It's my turn,'" he told himself May 8 during the inaugural Bozeman Strongman competition. "'It's my time to step up. All that hard work and all that training, it's here right now.' You have all this weight you are holding and it sparks something in you - do or die, fight or flight. You shut out everything else and listen to your...
Angie Page has been chosen as Glasgow School District Board chair. She succeeds Mona Amundson, who is now vice-chair. In addition, Ryan Fast and Chrissa Nelson were duly elected to the board of trustees by acclamation because there were no opposing candidates. Angie was previously elected to the board in January 2020, months prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. "It was hard, because there was so much at the beginning of my term last year where we were dealing with problems and issues...
The mother of students at Irle Elementary is calling on the Glasgow School District Board to lift the mandatory mask mandate for pupils as vaccination rates rise and the pandemic seems to ebb. “I have been as patient as possible while waiting for all of you up there to come to your senses on this mask policy, all while my children, and most of your children, have suffered every day at school,” Tami Thompson said May 12 during the public comment portion of the school board meeting. “As an adult, I have a mind of my own, and free will. I don't...
The Three Valley Commissioners have approved a resolution opposing the federal government’s “30x30” land preservation goal. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Jan. 27 he said would help restore balance on public lands and waters, create jobs and provide a path to align the management of America’s public lands and waters with the nation’s climate, conservation and clean energy goals. “We are concerned because we have this sudden goal with huge changes,” Chairman John Fahlgren said during the regular commission meeting May 1...
The three Valley County Commissioners have lifted the burn ban, allowing farmers to burn their fields with a permit from the fire department. “A burn ban means we won't give any permits for burning,” said Chairman John Fahlgren. “With our recent rains, we've had people call us with situations where it looks like a totally safe thing to do. When we lift the burn ban, what happens is they still have to get approval through dispatch.” Dispatch all weather information before giving approval on any permits. “One of the reasons I will vote to lift t...
LOCAL NEWS Valley County Free Tree Day 1,000 Trees Donated Thursday, May 13 ws another successful Valley County Free Tree Day. Resilient friends, supporters and volunteers turned out to get in on the action. One thousand seedlings in the five different varieties of trees were handed out, again in record time. A little over two hours depleted the supply. What a great project. Be proud of what you can to beautify the community. Signed, Linda Sibley. Disaster Assistance for 2021 Livestock Forage Losses Disaster Assistance for 2021 Livestock...
STATE NEWS 100 Year Sentence in Homicide Case Montana DOJ Secures 100-year Sentence in Madison County Homicide Case The Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) Prosecution Services Bureau secured a 100-year sentence yesterday in a Madison County murder case. Stanley Gordon Bernadini, 58, was sentenced to 100 years in the Montana State Prison, with no time suspended for the deliberate homicide of Michelle Sorrows of Ennis. He also received a concurrent sentence of 10 years for tampering with physical evidence. On the first day of his October 2020...
With suicide rates topping most other states in the nation, mental healthcare in Montana has never been more important, especially in rural areas such as Valley County. “Montana has the third highest rate of suicide in the country. It used to be fifth, but the most recent rankings have us up to third.” The prevalence of substance and alcohol abuse is a factor in comorbidity rates for many suicides, according to experts. Then, substance abuse which coexists and becomes co-morbid with the mental health issues. “But if you just narrow in on suicid...
The Glasgow Scottie girls claimed their fourth District 2B Track title in as many years, and the 19th title in school history. The win was not cemented in Scottie history until the final event of the day. "The girls were up by one point with only the 4x400m relay left," said head coach Tim Phillips. "They had a 4 second p.r. To win the event and seal the win! It was extremely exciting day! Kira [Beck], Emily [See], and Ava [Lloyd] kept us in it and Iris [McKean] sealed the deal!" Glasgow earned...
For the first time in many years, the Glasgow Scottie golfers sent both teams to the state competition. Under the stewardship of first-year-in-action head coach Todd Truscott, the boys claimed second place at divisionals in Shelby last week and the girls notched a third place finish. The teams were in Billings on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week for the State B tournament at Eaglerock (results were not available at press time). The fickle Montana spring weather threw a number of challenges at...
The District 3C track meet was held May 15 with Wolf Point playing host. Whitewater ran away with the girls top slot while Scobey dominated the boys field. Hinsdale, Lustre Christian and Nashua will all be sending competitors to the Eastern C Divisional meet in Sidney this Saturday, May 22, as will Opheim, who had a handful of athletes competing on the unified Scobey-Opheim team. The Scobey girls took second place with 120 points, followed by Saco, 100; Hinsdale, 83; Nashua, 43 and Lustre...
The Glasgow Scottie softball team went three and one over the course of their last weekend of regular season play. Their trip started with a 23-19 win in Lewistown over Fergus. They then traveled to Cut Bank where they beat Great Falls Central Catholic 20-2, lost a tight 3-2 defensive game to Cut Bank, and finished with a strong 21-3 victory over Shelby. With the three wins, the Scotties finished their regular season with a 9-7 overall record, going 4-3 in conference play. The team sits in the n...
The Glasgow Reds kicked off their 2021 season in Havre on May 16, unfortunately starting their record 0-2. The team got on the board first against Helena, but could not maintain and lost the game 13-1. Back on the field against the host team, Glasgow mustered more offense but lost 12-3 to the Havre North Stars. Jack Kolstad scored the Reds’ lone run in the game against Helena, rounding home in the first inning on a single line drive to right field by Juliun Benson. Glasgow’s defense kept the game close, allowing Helena only two runs in the bot...
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