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The Glasgow Police Department is investigating several incidents of vandalism which have occurred across the city since May. In late May there was eggings reported, said GPD Interim Chief Tyler Edwards. The youths responsible were apprehended. "There was a wring of them but we caught three," Edwards said. Vandalism continued in June in the downtown area involving ornament trees being knocked over and uprooted from their pots. Suspects for those incidents remain at large, Edwards said. "It's...
There were 25 motor vehicle stops, seven assist citizens/public assists, six traffic controls, six animal controls, five hazards, three inspections requests, two dog/cat control calls and two reports for record. MONDAY, JULY 12 • 0940 – Caller advised she has a package that was left at her residence on Friday for someone that doesn't live there with her address on it. She thinks they meant to put Place and not Lane. She has tried to call FedEx but they aren't answering. She called someone and...
Missoula's new downtown library was teeming with people who might typically spend a Saturday afternoon hiking, biking or otherwise making the most of Montana's abundant outdoor recreation. One look at the soupy haze blanketing the city and it was clear why. "We're definitely trying to stay out of the smoke," Charlie Booher said as his kids picked out books from the stacks. Smoke from the wildfires burning through bone-dry forests and grasslands in the West has damaged air quality this week from...
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of five Indian nations and 18 individual plaintiffs challenging the state of Montana's failure to fulfill its constitutional mandate to teach public school students the history and culture of the first peoples of Montana in consultation with local tribes. "The Montana Legislature passed the Indian Education for All Act in 1999 to ensure every state citize...
West Nile Virus, "will destroy you," warns former Valley County Sheriff's Deputy William "Bill" J. Soper. Soper nearly died when he was infected by a mosquito bite back in the summer months of 2013. "I was circling the drain," Soper told The Courier over the phone last week from his home in Centralia, Wash. "I had resting Nystagmus in both eyes, which indicated a brain injury. My brain swelled three times [its normal size]." Even though Soper pulled through, he lost his beloved job as a deputy a...
The simple task of turning on a water faucet and filling up a glass is so ubiquitous one might forget the vast amount of work involved in getting it to the sink. For city of Glasgow residents, their tap water is sourced from the Missouri River. The raw untreated water travels via pipeline several miles northwest to the Glasgow Water Treatment plant, in operation since 1969. David George, Water Foreman, has been working at the plant since December 1972, and is an expert on making a perfect cup...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Glasgow Police Department was forced to limit in person contact with members of the community. Now, efforts are underway to reverse this trend. "Basically, there was no contact with anyone in person," said Tyler Edwards, GPD Interim Chief. "We used the telephone. That is absolutely the opposite of community policing." There is a department-wide push for the adoption of Community Oriented Police (COP), which intends to open up lines of communication between...
Tasha Morehouse-Mix has been appointed as the new Glasgow City Court judge. Morehouse-Mix succeeds former Judge Lynn Gilbert, who is retiring after years of service. Morehouse-Mix presided over her first hearing late last week after being appointed to the position by the Glasgow City Council July 6. The City Court handles misdemeanor cases. Felony cases are the responsibility of the District Court. "I had looked at it for quite some time, and when they opened it up without a verified wage, I...
It is time to break out the shorts and iced tea, with triple digit temperatures possible throughout July. "We have maybe some very minor relief compared to what we have seen for the last couple of days," Cory Mottice, National Weather Service Glasgow Lead Meteorologist, told The Courier last week. "For the next week, and beyond we could be pushing the mid- to upper-90s, maybe even triple digits." The late spring and summer have already been hotter than usual, Mottice said. "For the month of...
With summer days comes the threat of the West Nile Virus (WNV), the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States. While there was only one human infected in 2020, and no cases yet reported this year, the threat is real as the disease can sometimes be fatal. There currently are no vaccines to prevent WNV or medications to treat the malady in humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control. As such, the best medicine is prevention. State and local public health...
The three Valley County Commissioners have identified the top ten infrastructure projects needing to be addressed in the near- to mid-future as part of the five-year Capitol Improvement Plan (CIP) adopted earlier this year. This is the first CIP the county has ratified. The CIP includes improvements to roads and bridges, parks, buildings, office space, vehicles, solid waste facilities, large equipment and computers. All of these must be purchased, maintained, and replaced on a timely basis or...
The Valley CARE Coalition on June 25 hosted a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course, taught by Connie Wethern, at the Glasgow Evangelical Church. "Connie did an amazing job engaging and connecting with the students," said Michelle Norcutt. This course focused on recognizing the patterns of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and appearance that show there might be a challenge. "Connie's knowledge, experience, and passion were evident in this course," said one attendee. "Her no nonsense, genuine...
The usage of fireworks this 4th of July weekend has been banned due to extreme fire hazard due to ongoing drought and extreme heat conditions blistering Valley County. During their meeting Wednesday, June 30, the three Valley County Commissioners voted unanimously to enact the restrictions. Valley County is currently in STAGE 1 fire restrictions, which are designed to help land management agencies reduce fire risk and prevent wildfires during periods of high to extreme danger. During the... Full story
When the risk to public safety is elevated, The Northeast Montana Special Response Team (SRT) is ready at a moment's notice to spring into action. "SRT is a special police unit that has specialized training to handle incidents of higher risk nature than what the normal patrol officer would be expected handle," said Glasgow Police Department (GPD) Assistant Chief Robert Weber, SRT Team Commander. "Basically, we get extra training for those incidents and have extra equipment." SRT is slightly...
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on June 24 toured Scottie Daycare Center to highlight the needs for childcare as parents rejoin the workforce following the COVID-19 pandemic. The visit is part of Gianforte's ongoing Montana Comeback Plan, which partially focuses on getting Montanans back to work. Gianforte hopes to foster more well paying jobs, improve education and attract Montanans who have moved away back to the state. "We are implementing the Montana Comeback Plan and that was part of...
It is no longer a matter of if, but when, the aging Valley County Community Pool fails, said Jory Casterline, city of Glasgow Recreation Director. "Last Friday (June 18), we had a scare right before the swim meet," he said. "The water wasn't circulating. And, yesterday (June 21), again it wasn't circulating. We have been able to manipulate it, but we are running out of options. Right now, several deck drains have collapsed. There is a drain in the boys locker room that has collapsed. If the...
The Valley County Sheriff's Office DUI Task Force in cooperation with the Glasgow Police Department offered for the first time a county wide scholarship to seniors for the 2020/2021 school year. All seniors in all Valley County schools were provided an opportunity to write a minimum 500-word essay on what it means to 'live above the influence' and being a peer role model in the community. We received four applicants for the $500 scholarship. Three scholarships essays were received from Glasgow H...
The Glasgow City Council has voted to accept candidates for the position of police chief from both within and without the department. Glasgow Police Department Capt. Tyler Edwards currently is assigned the role of interim police chief, with Sgt. Robert Weber as assistant chief. Edwards, formerly the assistant chief, late last month was appointed interim police chief upon the May 23 termination of former Chief Brien Gault. Gault had been with GPD for about 30-years. The reason or reasons for his...
A brushfire threatening a Glasgow neighborhood was extinguished Monday evening before any structures were damaged. The fire, located in the coulee in Northern Heights, also known as Honda Hills, was reported to emergency dispatch at 7:54 p.m. About a dozen firefighters with the Glasgow Fire Department and the Long Run Fire Department responded to the blaze. The firefighters were joined by Glasgow Police Corporal Joshua Nolan and Valley County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Joseph Tihlarik. One engine...
The Glasgow Courier earned several industry awards during the 2021 Montana Newspaper Association Convention in Big Sky. The Courier is in Division 3. AWARDS - • 1st Place, Best Front Page, A.J. Etherington (Former Publisher) • 1st place, Best Sports Page Layout and Design, A.J. Etherington • 1st Place, Best Feature Photo, A.J. Etherington • 2nd Place, Best Sports Photo, A.J. Etherington • 1st place, Best Portrait Photo, Gwen Honrud • 2nd Place, Best Headline Writing, Gwen Honrud • 3rd Place, Be...
The Glasgow City Council continues to explore options to replace the nearly eight-mile-long raw water transmission main supplying the precious resource to municipal customers. As the water main connecting the Missouri River with the city of Glasgow's water treatment plant continues to erode, the city may face costly spot repairs to keep the system running, engineers say. The current 20" main - stretching 7.8 miles to a valve vault Southeast of town - was installed in 1987, and has experienced...
There were 15 motor vehicle stops, five barking/lost/loose cat/dog calls, seven loose/dead livestock calls, two public assists, three traffic control calls, four reports for record, and one injured/dead wildlife call. SUNDAY, JUNE 6 • 0054 – Out with a Fish and Game officer at Round House PT. MONDAY, JUNE 7 • 1622 – Caller reported she received a call from a female who claims to be with the social security office. She claimed to the caller that her social security had been used and associa...
UPDATED AT 1:40 p.m. - Due to unforeseen technical issues at our printing facility in Havre, the June 16 edition of the Glasgow Courier has been delayed. The printing staff has been able to get the machines working again, and expect to have the current issue delivered late tonight. As such, the June 16 edition will be available to the public at our office at 8 a.m. Thursday, June 17. ORIGINAL POST - Due to unforeseen technical issues at our printing facility in Havre, the June 16 edition of the... Full story
Our printing press in Havre has changed the time when we must have our completed newspaper sections to them to 9 a.m. on Tuesdays. Because we are losing an entire day of work on our end, we must move the deadlines for all ads, classifieds, obituaries, funeral notices and legals to 5 p.m. on Fridays before the publication date. This will allow us to get them on the page when the sections are being finalized on Mondays. On dates when Mondays fall on a Federal Holiday, the deadline will be at 5... Full story
Officers with the Glasgow Police Department On Friday evening made a stop at Hoyt Park in Downtown Glasgow to mingle with the civilians gathered for a bonnie picnic in the golden sunshine. Lead by Cpl. Josh Nolan, Senior Patrolman, the officers fanned out with no other reason than to meet those they serve. This effort is part of a department transition towards community oriented policing (COP). As part of COP, officers are given time to attend community meetings, conduct foot patrols, and...
