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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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This is Part 3 of a series of articles focusing on educating the community about drug use in Valley County. Falling in with the wrong crowd and getting involved with illegal activities might have some rewards, or so it may seem to some involved. Many of those rewards are temporary. When law enforcement gets that important tip on an investigation, they might be looking for more than just an immediate arrest. When Ron Kemp worked on the drug task force and helped work with informants, he said they were looking for more than just a bust. While he... Full story
The feeling all year among fans of Glasgow boys basketball was that there was something special here with this group. On Saturday night, the team proved that theory right in front of a raucous home crowd as Glasgow avenged a loss to Malta a week earlier in the District 2B championships by winning the Northern B Divisional championship 62-59. When the final buzzer sounded and sent the packed house into a frenzy, no one appeared to be as happy as Scotties head coach Norm Braaten. "We were... Full story
After a stunning victory at districts the Hinsdale Lady Raiders continued their winning ways at divisionals with wins over Culbertson (33-31 whew!!), Fairview (45-30) and over Saco/Whitewater. More on these games after these words from Grannie Grumpy's Grits and Gravy House located at fourth and main in beautiful downtown Toenny. Welcome back sports fans. In Hinsdale's first game the Lady Raiders faced the Lady Cowgirls of Culbertson and with a half time lead 22-8 the Hinsdale fans and faithful... Full story
It wasn't a surprise. The boys in the Glasgow Scotties uniforms simply knew that they've won what was rightfully theirs all along: the championship of the 2014 Northern B Boys Divisional Basketball Tournament. Winning traditionally the toughest B division in the state means that these boys won't stop fighting until they reach the ultimate goal--the state champion. Standing from left to right: Zach Miller, Kevin Schindler, assistant coach Steve Mayfield, Jake Kolstad, Jake Page, Chase Fossum,... Full story
The Valley County Refuse Board is facing a little pressure after discovering that T&R Trucking, which picks up trash in the county, hadn’t been billed for nine months. Minutes from their meeting in January include a discussion of some financial problems the board faces. Dan Carney, chairman of the board, explained that the previous bookkeeper hadn’t been doing the job, and the billing fell behind. “Our board meets one hour, one time a month,” he said. “The commissioners, the auditors and the treasurer office looked at it and no one said anyt...
Some locals might say it's the best burger in town. Many will remember the restaurant that has sat for 30 years in the same spot and provided sweet treats and plenty of good fried foods. The Quick N Tasty might be seeing a facelift on the name, but big changes aren't on the way just yet. Andi and Jeff Johnson purchased the restaurant, and the ownership change will be official in the upcoming week. While the Johnsons aren't planning on any major changes in the near future they did decide to...
With technology cutting down on the number of items moving through the post office several rural offices have been looking at changes nationwide. Nashua’s post office is under an evaluation to determine the future of what service might look like. Customers received a letter in the mail asking for input on what preferences they might have when it comes to changes. The letter states that more than 60 percent of community input will help determine the post office hours for customer service and how that service is provided. The post office has sent...
My mind is a blank this week. There must be a lot of things that need to be remembered, so please share. I did have several real interesting conversations with Courier readers. One of our readers actually has an original page published by The Courier after the big downtown fire. He tells me that the fire was the 29th of November 1951, and that was on a Monday. Another reader shared a different item of interest. Apparently some of the young residents of the area had discovered that there was... Full story
Lightning strikes. It’s a phrase that Glasgow’s Police Chief Bruce Barstad used to explain the likelihood of a stranger abducting a child. An incident reported in last week’s law enforcement page is still under investigation of a possible stranger danger incident. It is a good reminder that our children do need to be taught what to do in those incidents. The truth is that an average of 2,100 children goes missing each day. The bigger shocker in this story is that in a year’s study a total of 797,500 children were abducted, nearly 204,000...
Sen. Jon Tester released the following statement this week after the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (B.O.R.) announced Fort Peck/Dry Prairie Rural Water System and Rocky Boy’s/North Central Montana Regional Water System together will receive roughly $11 million toward completion of their water projects: “These investments will support Montana jobs and improve the quality of life for folks from Box Elder to Plentywood,” Tester said. “Increasing access to clean drinking water is critical to strengthening rural Montana, and I will keep pushing to get...
With the price of cattle up, a live calf in the fall is close to $1,000. There doesn’t appear to be buyers for the dead ones, so per head fee that is a self imposed tax for a County Cattle Petition is hard to beat for the service you get. In the last few years, with federal funding for USDA Wildlife Services declining the cattle ranchers of many counties are starting to understand the value of having a County Cattle Petition. With the money collected through the Cattle Petition, USDA, Wildlife Services is able to use helicopters they lease f...
With the departure of Senator Baucus from the Senate, Montana’s longest serving statewide elected official is Ed Smith. Never heard of him? Well, we have elected him Clerk of our Supreme Court five times. Ed served as Chief Clerk of the Montana House of Representatives three legislative sessions and was then appointed by the legendary House Speaker, Tip O’Neill, to be Chief Bill Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. He has also served as President of the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks. His is a remarkable rec... Full story
Michael Paul Liebelt, 48, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, at his home in Fort Peck, Mont. Cremation has taken place. The rosary vigil service is Friday, March 7, at 7 p.m. at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow. The funeral Mass will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 8, at St Raphael's Catholic Church. Burial of ashes will follow at Fort Peck Cemetery and then this summer at Smith River. He was born in Bozeman on Jan. 24, 1966, to Dr. James and Jeanne Liebelt. The family...
Rosalie L. Holding, 76, died Feb. 27, 2014, at Valley Health Care Center in Billings. A funeral service will be Saturday, March 15, at 11 a.m. at the Bell Chapel with interment at the Highland Cemetery. A full obituary will be in next week's paper....
The Raiders of Hinsdale started off the 2014 divisional tournament against the Fairview Warriors and through the first quarter it was a tie ball game with Lukas Johnson getting a nice block in the first couple minutes of play. The block sent a message to the Warriors that Luke was not to be trifled with. Hinsdale put a 10-0 run on the Warriors behind a three from Dallas Capdeville to start the second stanza and a three from Kyle Albus at the buzzer to end the half, Hinsdale up 21-15. Fairview caught up a tad bit in the third, out scoring the...
Mariah Stein and Abby Mehling have signed letters of intent to attend Dakota College at Bottineau and play softball for the Lady Jacks. Stein is a catcher-outfielder and Mehling is a pitcher-infielder. Both girls currently play for the Scotties. Stein has been a standout for the past two years and has a chance to become one of Glasgow's all-time offensive players if she has a strong senior season. "She is on track to set all our offensive records," coach Mark Falcon said. "She is also a very...
This past weekend the Ice Dawg Squirts battled in the Squirt B State Tournament. Playing a strong Bozeman team, Glasgow relied on its defense of Ian Peterson, Jack Cornwell, Tori Pehlke, Brooklyn Schmidt, Kylie Lagerquist and Klaire Krumweide. Despite Bozeman scoring seven goals, the Ice Dawgs never gave up. Colter Barnett scored the loan goal, assisted by Michael Hoyer. Kalispell came out fast scoring 6 goals in the 1st period. Barnett scored to get Glasgow on the board. Kalispell added 5 more. Tatum Provencher, relentless with rebounds, score...
Divisional play opens 2:30 p.m. Thursday for coach Emilee Morehouse's Glasgow Scotties. The girls will take on Choteau in the second divisional basketball game at the Conrad High School gymnasium. Those Mustangs from Malta open the tournamaent in a 1 p.m. clash with Rocky Boy. The other four squads play Thursday night: Harlem vs. Fairfield at 6:30 p.m. and Wolf Point and Conrad in the nightcap at 8. See page 3B for tournament brackets and booster greetings for the Scotties and the charging Lady Raiders of Hinsdale.... Full story
Daylight saving begins this Sunday, March 9.... Full story
