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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Now its ninth year of auctioning a gun to raise funds for scholarships, the Hi-Line Sportsmen's annual fundraising banquet continues to grow and grow. Despite falling on a sports-heavy weekend, the banquet drew approximately 180 outdoorsmen and women to St. Raphael's Parish in Glasgow. While this is the sixth banquet, 2022 marks the eighth year the local non-profit organization has awarded scholarships to area students. Over eight years, Hi-Line Sportsmen has given out $20,000 in scholarship...
Valley County’s Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) held a tabletop exercise Feb. 15 at the Cottonwood. For three hours “players” from various local organizations confronted a fictional passenger train derailment to test their response capabilities. Representatives from Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, Valley County DES, Valley County Transit, Valley County Road Department, the Health Department, Dispatch, National Weather Service, the Sanitation Office, Long Run Fire Department, Bell Mortuary, the Sheriff’s office, Glasgow Police...
It turns out the fight really isn't all that bad as mascots from North Country, Nashua and Lustre Christian demonstrated this past weekend. They entertained the crowd with their "Mock Mascot War." The Lustre Lion strolled over to the Nashua Porcupines fans and proceeded to cheer with the cheerleaders, while the Porcupine did the same with the Lustre fans. The acrobatic Maverick performed for the crowd while the North Country pep band played. The mascots from the three schools won hearts and... Full story
Matt Rosendale, Montana's lone representative, was in Glasgow on Monday to meet with Glasgow senior Dalton Sand regarding the Scottie's future endeavors. Sand was one of four Montana seniors who passed the vetting process and earned a nomination to one of the nation's premier military academies from the Representative. The two discussed the soon-to-be graduate's ambitions regarding the Naval Academy in Annapolis. As a native of Maryland, Rep. Rosendale expressed his desire and willingness to pro...
The Montana Department of Commerce announced February 10 that eight Montana communities will share $100,000 of grant funding to revitalize Main Street businesses and downtowns. The funding is provided by Commerce’s Montana Main Street Program. “Part of the foundation of our state and communities is the success of Montana’s main street businesses and downtowns,” Commerce Director Scott Osterman said. “These Main Street grants are community investments that will empower communities to grow stronger and create more opportunities for Montanans...
Filing closes March 14. The primary election ends June 7 with the general election concluding on Nov. 8. Glasgow School Board – One position available Larraine Eiland Stan Ozark Erin Aune Donald Pansegrau Valley View Hospital District Ken Jansa Glasgow Irrigation District Cheryl L. Uphaus Fort Peck Rural County Water District – Three positions available Arlie L. McMichael Greg Speer Joseph M. Yeoman North Valley County Water & Sewer District, Inc. - Three positions available Carl Millerick Nick O. Chiechi Phillip DeFelice DeLee Hustad Rus...
The Glasgow Kiwanis Club provided an ice cream social for 15 students from the Glasgow Middle School who brought up their grades between the first and second grading period in grades 6 through 8, called the BUG (Bringing Up Grades) Awards. Paityn Britzman and Mayzie Yoakam from the Builders Club helped serve the ice cream with their advisor Nicole Boos and Charles Wilson and Principal Mike Zoanni presented the awards. Those receiving awards were: Orien Henry and Hank Hopstad from grade 6; Dylon...
On February 15th the Glasgow Middle School hosted their first "in town middle school music festival." This was the first middle school music festival since Pre COVID (we used to travel to Malta for this event) and the students were very excited to get to perform again! The Choir and Band events ran all day at the Evangelical Church. The Choir Adjudicators were Carlos Gonzales, Brooklyn Schmidt, McKenna Strommen and Tanner White, while the Band Adjudicators were Klaire Krumweide, Bergen Miller,...
While Valley County currently no limitations on the types of marijuana businesses allowed, some residents of smaller communities have voiced concerns about allowing businesses to set up shop. "My understanding was there was some concern specific to Hinsdale," County Attorney Dylan Jensen said during the regular Feb. 2 commissioner meeting. "There is no way to petition the commissioners specifically to decide whether they would put it up for a vote. They would just decide they could provide...
The Glasgow Kiwanis Club presented BUG (Bring Up Grades) Certificates to 28 students at the Irle Elementary School recently. Ice cream with toppings was served to them by students from the Glasgow Middle School Builders Club. Charles Wilson and Lisa Koski represented the Kiwanis Club. Those students in the fourth grade who brought up their grades were Bethany Bras, Clair Britzman, Ava Budde, Myracle Henry, Addison Hughes, Quincy Iwen, Olivia Jackson, Harry Murphy, Rueby Nixdorf, Ryker Nixdorf,...
With safe access for members a continuing problem at the Glasgow Senior Citizens Center, representatives have approached the city council to help find a resolution. “We have a parking problem over in front of the Senior [Center], and we wonder if we can find a solution to take care of it,” Sherry Richardson told the city council during their regular Feb. 7 meeting. “We have had a couple of accidents around there. We’ve had people who are coming and going in wheelchairs, walkers and canes, and the speeding of the people going by [in vehicle...
Sheriff Tom Boyer announced via press release that Darryl Big Leggins, age 55, of Hays Montana died while in custody Feb. 10 at the Valley County Detention Center. Big Leggins was being held under contract for the Montana Department of Corrections. Sheriff Boyer requested the Phillips County Coroner and the Montana Department of Justice to investigate the death. Sheriff Boyer said, “At this point in the investigation it appears Mr. Big Leggins died from natural causes. I have asked for an independent coroner and investigator to make sure we a...
For the 16th year in a row Alexander (Zander) Blewett, III, a trial lawyer from the personal injury law firm of Hoyt & Blewett PLLC in Great Falls, Montana, has offered three $1,000 scholarships to the top student/wrestlers around the state of Montana for Classes “AA”, “A”, and “B/C”. The scholarships are awarded to the top wrestler from each school classification who has displayed the best combined qualities of wrestling and academic achievement. Both boys and girls wrestlers are eligible to apply for the scholarship. The award will go to...
Dr. Joseph E. McCarthy was a lifelong educator. He held a fierce passion for teaching, and his continued dedication was for ensuring the youth of America had a firm foundation and understanding of finance and higher education as it related to real-world experience. His focus was on Finance, but he had a rounded overall world view of life and was not only an educator, but a student in the fiercest sense ensuring that his mind was always active and he was always learning. In dedication of his years of service to the education of America’s y...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has reversed a decision to required taxpayers to provide facial recognition data through a third party vendor to access some tax services. Instead, the IRS announced it would work toward providing an alternative form of verification. The announcement came after Senator John Tester (D-MT) sent a letter to the IRS opposing the planned requirements. “I don’t know where it came from, but it is a bad idea,” Tester told The Courier during a telephonic press conference late last week. And, I am being generous when...
Norm Sillerud, of Glasgow, waits on a a fish to bite Saturday afternoon during the 24th annual Ice Fishing derby at the Dredge Cuts Trout Pond. He sat waiting patiently most of the tourney, spanning from noon to 3 p.m., without a bite.... Full story
Nemont Manor has been purchased by Silver Tree Residential, LLC, of Memphis Tennessee. Nemont Manor, located at 1100 4th Ave. S., in Glasgow, mostly serves seniors 62 and older of Valley County. The facility offers one bedroom apartments, income-based rent, on-site staff and maintenance, and all paid utilities. James Carmichael, owner of Silver Tree Residential, declined to disclose the price of purchasing the facility, although the closing process lasted about eight months. The price of the sal...
An anonymous donor has committed more than $100,000 to the Trust for Montana Libraries. The Trust will receive this funding in May of 2022. The donor has expressed that the funds are dedicated to building the capacity of the newly formed Trust. Founded in 2019, the Trust for Montana Libraries is a nonprofit organization that serves as the state’s library foundation. The goal of the Trust is to increase private support for all libraries, as well as Geographic Information Services, through the State Library so that all Montanans have access to h... Full story
City of Glasgow Mayor Rod Karst is seen here signing his first proclamation in office recognizing Boy Scout Week in Glasgow. Feb. 8 was National Boy Scouts Day. Seen here are Blake Lloyd, Garrett Lloyd, Charles Wilson, Shelby Whitmer, Rowen Kloker, Scott Thompson, Connor Whitmer, Lane Thompson, Owen Thompson, Mayor Karst and Mike Carney of Troop 861.... Full story
Monday, Jan. 31 • 10:34:19 -RP called from the GPD office to state her golden lab/retriever has gone missing again. Was last seen at the listed address at 0800. Name is Ruby wearing a yellow/rust Colored collar. G1 advised he saw a dog matching this description around 1030 westbound on the south side of the road by the valley event center. • 10:38:17 - G6 advised he believes he found the dog over by Norther Lights Casino. • 10:42:15 -G6 advised neither he or G1 were able to get the dog to come to them it was acting skittish. G6 will give the o...
During their regular meeting Jan. 26, the Valley County Commissioners threw a much needed lifeline to Valley View Home of Glasgow, a licensed 96-bed nursing home facility. Both Board President John Fahlgren and Commissioner Paul Tweten voted in favor of providing $500,000 to the nonprofit facility from American Rescue Plan Act Funding (ARPA) acquired by the county. Mary Armstrong abstained from the vote due to a conflict of interest. Valley View has been facing potential insolvency due to...
Food Drive to Span Eight Western States, Helping Local Food Pantries Reynolds Market and over 200 other Associated Food Stores (AFS) kicked off Feeding the Hungry, a collaborative effort between local, independently-owned retailers, Associated Food Stores sponsored vendors, and local food pantries. The drive will end Feb. 8, 2022. The drive has two main components— The first option, guests can look for the blue Feeding the Hungry shelf tags in the store or view the weekly ad, where a portion of their purchase on sponsored vendor items will c...
Tyra Johnson of Glasgow, Montana, earned Academic Excellence from Weber State University of Ogden, Utah. More than 3,800 students received the honor of Academic Excellence in the fall 2021 semester, signifying they maintained a GPA of at least 3.5. Of those 3,800, approximately 1,200 students earned the distinction of High Academic Excellence for maintaining a 4.0 GPA.... Full story
