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An impressive storm cloud was visible in central Valley County Monday afternoon but the storm’s hail and wind didn’t come until it reached farther east. Hailstones 1 inch and larger were seen from Scobey to Poplar, with some crop damage reported. A tornado classified by the National Weather Service an as EF2 touched down about 20 miles north of Wolf Point and later north of Poplar. This photo was taken shortly after 3 p.m. Monday at St. Marie, on 5th Avenue facing east.... Full story
A Valley County sheriff’s deputy is expanding the common practice of mutual aid in rural Montana to start a regional SWAT team. Chief Deputy Reed Mesman has begun making plans with eight law enforcement agencies to train and equip a tactical team for high-risk situations. The sheriff’s departments in the five counties in northeast Montana, the Glasgow and Wolf Point police departments and the Fort Peck tribes are all participating. “We’re kind of alone out here,” said Mesman. “There are no tact... Full story
The Glasgow School Board had the hiring of activity director Willie Thibault as head girls’ basketball coach on the agenda for last Wednesday’s regular meeting, but ended up not voting on the item. Thibault was the Glasgow girls’ coach for five years, resigning in April 2012. He had earlier coached at several other schools in Montana and North Dakota. Chuck Barstad coached the girls last year but declined to continue. At the meeting, School Superintendent Bob Connors recommended Thibault as most qualified for the position. A motion to hire him...
The Northeast Montana Relay for Life will be held at a new venue this year, after setting up for many years at the Glasgow High School track. Organizers were making their plans last spring before voting on the two school levies took place. If the second part of the levy had passed, the track would have been under construction right now, so a Plan B was necessary. The Fair Commission gave permission to use the Northeast Montana Fairgrounds for the Relay. The track will be smaller than at the high school, but gravel has been added and packed,...
Glasgow has a new contract for an animal shelter to care for dogs and cats impounded by the police department. At the regular City Council meeting on Monday, they voted to approve an 11-month contract with Matt and Lisa Baxter, who own Valley Visions Paints on Skylark Road. The arrangement pays $625 a month, plus $20 per cat or dog impounded (not to exceed $120 per month). Contract negotiations are going on with the Glasgow Police Department. According to City Clerk Stacey Amundson, the Council accepted the counter offer made by the police and...
Montana’s U.S. senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester announced that FEMA has responded to their calls to quickly provide federal disaster assistance to Montanans – including those in Valley County – affected by historic flooding in May and June. In response to Baucus and Tester’s July 2 letter to FEMA, President Barack Obama issued a major disaster declaration Monday for the state of Montana, the senators said. The announcement triggers the release of federal disaster funds to help rebuild and repair infrastructure damaged or destroyed by floodin...
Do you remember all of the brands of canned goods that used to be a standard on the grocery shelves? Little did we know that our favorite brands would be so short-lived. Lots of different items come to mind. However, baking powder happens to be at the top of the list today. Do you remember Hunt’s Perfect baking powder and Clabber Girl? What about Schillings, or Hills Brothers coffee? Coffee – do you remember when you had to grind your own coffee, and it wasn’t flavored? Coffee grinders were kinda like old telephones, a wall-mounted one or a... Full story
Just for grins and giggles I'd like you to try an experiment if you would. Be sure your homeowners insurance is up to date and you have an alternative place to hang your hat. Turn on the water in your upstairs bath tub and set it to a medium to fast drip, drip, drip. Then have your family pack their clothes and get ready to go to Wally World for two weeks of summer fun and excitement. While you are getting a second degree sunburn over 75% of your body, let me explain what's happening in your...
The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) issued the following response last week to the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by eight organizations asking the court to vacate the USDA’s country of origin labeling (COOL) final rule. The plaintiffs include the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, the Canadian Pork Council, the American Meat Institute, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Pork Producers Council, the North American Meat Association, the American Association of Meat Process...
Dear Editor: The availability of a good ambulance service to our community has been primarily due to the dedication of EMTs. Some EMTs are compensated for their work, but Glasgow and the surrounding areas are a volunteer service and are really on call 24/7. Yes, they operate per schedule and the Glasgow personnel gets some pay, but the size of your service dictates in part, just how much time you are “on call.” Many of those that have needed emergency service are aware that EMS personnel respond even though they are not on call. As a for...
Prior to Carol E. (Heatherton) Meves’ passing on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, God sent the most brilliant double rainbow to her hospital window as His promise to her, “Today you will be with Me in Paradise.” She was 73 years of age. She was born on May 6, 1940 in Williston, N.D., to James and Gladys (Aamodt) Hetherton. She graduated from Opheim High School in 1958, and then enlisted in the US Navy, where she served as a Hospital Corps Wave and met the love of her life, Charles M. Meves. On June...
Janae Susanne Moore, 20, died on July 10, 2013. She was born Oct. 3, 1992, in Sidney, Mont., to David and Terri (Kirkpatrick) Moore. She attended Sidney public schools. She lettered all four years in high school softball and basketball. As a junior, she was proud to be part of the 2010 Lady Eagles Eastern A Conference Champions and Montana Class A State runner-up basketball team. She also excelled academically, being on the Honor Roll all four years. Other clubs she was involved in were FCCLA,...
Tyrel Grey Shumway, 21, died Thursday, July 11, 2013. He was born Sept. 5, 1991 in Great Falls, Mont., to Diana Brown. Ronie and Linda Shumway named him and carried him out of the hospital the next day. He was adopted and Glasgow became home where he grew up with his older brother, Shane, and two older sisters, Kera and Kala. He was a typical boy and enjoyed going fishing, hunting and participated in all of the youth activities that were offered in Glasgow. He made friends easily and had a...
Memorial Services for Nancy J. (Kern) Turner will be held Monday, July 22, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, 700 4th Avenue South in Glasgow. There will be a luncheon following the service. She died on March 31, 2013.... Full story
Doris Kathryn Daley Maas passed away at Billings Clinic Hospital on Sunday, July 14, one week before her 91st birthday. A complete obituary will be published next week. Bell Mortuary is assisting with arrangements, and services will be held in Glasgow at a later date.... Full story
The Glasgow Reds have been called out at home. It was bound to happen at some point, even for a team as good as the league leading Reds, but no, not like this. Eastern A District Commissioner Gary Parry called Reds skipper Jack Sprague on Tuesday morning with the news: The American Legion Baseball Eastern A District Tournament, scheduled for next week at Glasgow’s Bill Connors Field, was being moved to Billings at basically the last minute. The field’s condition – or perceived condition – is... Full story
Davyn Myrick of the Glasgow All-Stars gets tagged out at home against Glendive as umpire Scott Jakanoski focuses on the play during this past week's 2013 Montana Cal Ripken 10-and-under East State Tournament in Glasgow. The local stars were eliminated after pool play, while Miles City beat Bozeman, 15-10, to win the championship. Miles City advanced to the regional tournament in Helena, which opens July 24. Glasgow put up plenty of runs while beating Richland County, 7-3, and losing to... Full story
8th Annual Montana Governor’s Cup Results July 11-13, 2013 Mike & Sheryl Johnson (Leigh, Neb.) 43.64 lbs. ($8,500) Dan & Cole Barton (Gillette, Wyo.) 41.6 lbs ($6,000) Ken Schmidt (Glasgow) & Mark Jones (Billings) 40.38 lbs. ($3,550) Todd Young (Glasgow) & Trent Young (Columbia Falls) 37.34 lbs. ($2,550) Kevin Harper (Billings) & Bill Legate (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 37.06 lbs. ($2,150) Mark Ferrell & Dalon Dyke (Baker) 35.76 lbs. ($2,000) Shawn Melland & Brad Sanford (Minot, N.D.) 34.4 lbs. (...
The Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team placed second in combined team scoring over 70 events at the Lewistown Invitational Swim Meet last weekend, trailing only the host Lewistown Sea Lions in the eight team competition. The performance earned the local swimmers another team trophy as they moved on to practicing for this weekend’s 2013 Chinook Invitational Swim Meet from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 20, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 21. After that comes the big event that GKST and its excited supporters have been anticipating: the Eastern M...
Ducks Unlimited members from across the Big Sky State – America and Canada, too – are expected in Glasgow this weekend for the 2013 Montana DU State Convention. The award-winning Missouri/Milk River DU chapter will host, and a block of rooms is reserved for attendees at The Cottonwood Inn & Suites. Convention organizers have promoted world class fishing at Fort Peck Lake, suggesting that visitors wrap a few days around the convention go after some of the big walleye and northern pike. Activities begin Friday afternoon. The agenda: Friday 1 to...
