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The City Council needs some volunteers (up to five) for a committee that will review the City’s Growth Policy. The policy was set in 2013 and needs to be updated. Grants and other legal obligations are tied to this document and it should be updated at least every ten years. so we are overdue. If you are interested in volunteering for this committee, please call Hillary at the City Office at 406-228-2476....
With the presidential election just a few weeks away, the public is naturally interested in not just the outcome but what the results will mean for issues of national importance. As a citizen, you likely share these concerns — but how about as an investor? After the votes are counted — or even before — should you make some moves in anticipation of possible changes in policy? Let’s look at the big picture first, through the lens of history. The financial markets have performed well — and at times, not so well — under Democratic and Republican...
The rivets were still popping from the seams of the St. Mary siphon when Jennifer Patrick started crunching the numbers for repairing the century-old system that 18,000 residents of Montana’s Hi-Line depend on for water. It would take 3,600 feet of pipe — two-thirds of a mile of pipe so big men can walk through it without bumping their heads — to get water flowing again to a 200-mile stretch of the Milk River Irrigation Project. They would need a new steel bridge across the St. Mary River and enough earth-moving equipment to restore a river...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, January 15, 2014 The growth policy Glasgow has developed shows that there is a lack in affordable housing in the area. Key findings in the report show that in 2010 around 85 percent of housing in Glasgow was built prior to 1976. The percentage of home ownership was also lower here than in the state and nation. Glasgow's rate of ownership is at 63.2 percent while the state sits at 68 percent and the nation at 65.1 percent. The regular city council meeting that took place...
Governor Greg Gianforte has announced he will launch a task force to address rising property taxes and how to restrain their growth to help Montana homeowners. “Property taxes are too high. Over this year and next, our $1,350 property tax rebate will provide the average Montana homeowner with relief that more than offsets their property tax increase,” Gov. Gianforte said. “While these property tax rebates will help in the short term, we need long-term reforms to keep property taxes as low as possible, and we must be deliberate and thoug...
Dear Community Members, I want to express my gratitude for the thoughtful concerns raised regarding the potential acquisition of a portion of Hoyt Park for additional parking. At FMDH, our commitment to community well-being is paramount, and we aim to provide excellent care close to home while exploring opportunities to better serve our community. Firstly, it's crucial to clarify that the park is not bound by the same deed restrictions as our current hospital site. The park's origin traces back...
The election was administered by the Valley County Election Administrator and was a mail-ballot election. Ballots were mailed out on Sept. 29 and must be returned by Oct. 17. Tidbit 1 What will the proposed $8.58 Million Dollar Facility Improvements Bond include? #1 – Replace the failed 80-year-old boiler at Glasgow High School to assure our students will have adequate heat in the winter months. #2 – Extensively repair damaged roofs at Glasgow High School and Glasgow Middle School to assure that we can keep the inside of our buildings free fro...
The election will be administered by the Valley County Election Administrator and will be a mail-ballot election. Ballots will be mailed out on Sept. 29 and must be returned by Oct. 17. Tidbit 1 What will the proposed $8.58 Million Dollar Facility Improvements Bond include? #1 – Replace the failed 80-year-old boiler at Glasgow High School to assure our students will have adequate heat in the winter months. #2 – Extensively repair damaged roofs at Glasgow High School and Glasgow Middle School to assure that we can keep the inside of our bui...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on several proposals slated to go to the Fish and Wildlife Commission in October. Comment is open through Sept. 19. After public comment, commissioners can offer amendments to the proposals as they see fit. The proposals and supporting documents, commissioner amendments and collected public comment are available on the commission webpage. The commission will make a final decision on these proposals at its meeting on Oct. 19. 2024 Fishing Regulations FWP is asking the commission to...
Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced on June 9 that 2024 Annual Report filing fees will be waived for all Montana businesses. The elimination of the Annual Report filing fee will result in millions of dollars in savings for Montana businesses. “Our Montana businesses work hard to provide services and products to their communities, and I want to make it easier to do business in Montana,” said Secretary Jacobsen. “I previously cut registration fees in half for Montana businesses, and our state has experienced record new busin...
The following is a weekly update of Montana Farmers Union involvement in the 2023 Legislature. MFU is the state’s largest and oldest grassroots farm advocacy organization representing family farms, and has worked more than 100 years on behalf of Montana farmers, ranchers and rural communities. MFU continues to support a bill that would provide property tax incentives for alternative fuel production. Senate Bill 510 is a good step forward toward incentivizing renewable diesel production. A Refinery in Great Falls is in the process of converting...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Glasgow residents were invited to meet and question the educators who have applied for the position of principal of Glasgow High School. The three candidates, Linda Hudyma, Stephen Pinsoneault and Shawnda Zahara-Harris, rotated through sessions with teachers, administrators, the school board and community members. As Glasgow moves ahead on a city growth policy, a decision must be made about the type of planning board the City Council wants. The planning...
The Children’s Museum of Northeast Montana and the Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture were recipients of the fiscal year 2023 Eastern Montana Initiative Tourism Grant Award. The awards are effective Jan. 25, 2023, and both organizations were notified last week via a letter signed by Montana Governor Greg Gianforte. The Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture was awarded $50,850 which will be used for a mobile office and sales trailer with an onboard generator. One of the ways the trailer will be utilized is to upgrade the e...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, January 30, 2013 Montana's unemployment rate continued to drop in December, falling 0.1 percentage points to 5.7 percent. Montana's unemployment rate has been on a downward trend since mid- 2011. There are plenty of good things about Glasgow now and things people would like to see – or avoid- in the future. A public meeting on Jan. 23 drew about 25 people to the Glasgow High School auditorium to share in the formation of community goals for a new growth policy. The N...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 A new deputy joined the Valley County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday. Alex Estavez, who hails from Miles City, has a year and half of experience with the Sidney Police Department and a reserve deputy in Custer County before that. The Glasgow City Council has accepted the recommendation of a Selection Committee and awarded the city's growth policy project to DJ&A P.C., an engineering, planning, and surveying firm in Glasgow and Missoula. In just one year, drough...
Dear Editor, In reference to the recent opinion piece by Dr. Carolyn Taylor, the Valley County Commissioners, including the current commissioners, have long worked to support the St. Marie community. We meet with community residents and board members on issues on nearly a weekly basis. As issues or questions arise, St. Marie folks are regulars in our meetings. During our annual community meetings, the St. Marie meeting is always the best attended. We are looked to by St. Marie residents for...
In the race to serve on the Glasgow School Board, the Glasgow Courier sent seven questions to each candidate: Who are you, where are you from, connection to Glasgow schools, graduation year etc. Why are you running for School Board? What parts of your experience and background make you the best candidate to serve on the school board? What do you hope to accomplish in your term in office? What is the school board doing well and how would you like to see it change or improve? In what other ways...
"There's scientific consensus, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said in a 2019 livestream on climate change, "that the lives of children are going to be very difficult. And it does lead young people to have a legitimate question: Is it OK to still have children?" Less than three years later, AOC's mad at US Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) for suggesting that perhaps Congress limit itself to one or two, rather than three, federal subsidies (from among a child tax credit, paid leave, or "universal" child care) in its multi-trillion do...
Cub Scout Popcorn Fundraiser Underway Cub Scouts Pack 898 is selling popcorn now through Oct. 17 both online and door-to-door. The scouts offer chocolate pretzels, caramel corn, white cheddar, sweet and salty kettle corn, salted caramel and microwaved popcorn. Due to COVID, the scouts also are offering sales via email or phone. This fundriaser is a crucial source of income for the Montana Council BSA. For more information, email [email protected] or call Mike at 406-654-4350 or Amy at...
Out in the Badlands of Valley County lie the last remains of a herd of duck-billed dinosaurs. No one knows for sure how the little group of Hadrosaurids met their end. But, paleontologists from the Badlands Dinosaur Museum of Dickinson, North Dakota are collecting forensic evidence to make a best guess. "They had a bad day somehow," Dr. Denver Fowler, PhD., Curator of the Badlands Dinosaur Museum, told The Courier during a recent visit to the dig site. "A little herd of them all died. All the...
Dear Editor, We all know what happens to the frog in a gradually warming pot of water. Too slow to react it eventually boils to death. Since the Industrial Revolution humans have been steadily turning up the heat in this big pot we call planet earth with ever increasing carbon pollution from the burning of fossil fuel. Even hard core climate change skeptics are finding it harder to deny the harsh reality of global "weirding," as dramatized by the recent extreme winter storm in Texas where...
Dear Valley County, The Valley County Commissioners have asked the County Planning Board to undertake an update to the Valley County Growth Policy. The current policy was first adopted in 2006. The County Growth Policy will serve as the County's guidance document for economic development, local services, infrastructure, and land use. The updated County Growth Policy will assist the County in applying for public grants and other funding sources for infrastructure improvements and as the basis...
Valley County is seeking the public’s input on the Valley County Growth Project. The county is updating the Growth Policy and residents can provide input to the process by completing the online survery at www.surveymonkey.com/r/ValleyCo. Paper copies of the survery are available at the Courthouse....
Throughout the month of October, Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital employees participated in an in-house “Bright Ideas” competition that allowed employees to provide suggestions on various improvements that could be made within the hospital while also providing funding for the newly established Valley County HOPE (Helping Others Pay Expenses) Project. According to Senior Leadership Assistant Emily Mayfield, a total of 39 entries were submitted for improvements including wayfinding ideas, service improvements, as well as policy and procedure imp...
The focus in Helena is turning away from committee hearings on new bills to amending, fine tuning and passing what legislation remains in volley. Farm Bureau didn’t testify on any new pieces of legislation this week; rather we focused on monitoring bills still at play and doing what we can to get them the rest of the way through the process. Legislation doesn’t automatically become law just because it passes through both chambers. Once through the House and Senate, it faces one final hurdle and lands on Governor Bullock’s desk. The Gover...
