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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Editor's Note: Mara Silvers was a resident reporter this past week at the Glasgow Courier and was able visit Valley View Home as well as meet with Commissioners and Administrator Wes Thompson while in town. When families, hospitals and other nursing homes call Wes Thompson to see if he can take new patients, his instinct is to try and help. The senior care home he runs in Glasgow, Valley View Home, is licensed for 96 beds and includes a secure unit for patients with dementia. The walls are...
Continuing his 56 County Tour in Valley County, Governor Greg Gianforte recently visited a worksite to recognize a Glasgow business for their participation in the Montana Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) Registered Apprenticeship Program. "Through the Registered Apprenticeship Program, Montanans gain in-demand skills while we help our employers meet their workforce needs," Gov. Gianforte said. "I am grateful to business partners like Dale for supporting good-paying jobs in rural Montana and...
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) hosted its highly anticipated FMDH Camp Med: Introduction to Healthcare this summer, sparking curiosity and passion for healthcare among local youth. The program, aimed at middle and high school students, offered a unique, hands-on glimpse into the medical field, and it did not disappoint. A Summer of Discovery: The camp kicked off with the first annual High School Camp Med on June 6-7, welcoming 19 eager participants. Following this, the second annual...
Richard “Dick” Cotton, of Glasgow, died in a rollover crash along US Highway 87, near mile marker 7, in Musselshell County on July 26. According to the report provided by the Montana Highway Patrol, Cotton was southbound in a Ford Galaxy when the right rear tire blew out. He over-corrected to the left and drove across the center line. The vehicle then yawed off the roadway, hit a delineator post and rolled through a fence landing on its roof, facing north. Though he was wearing a seatbelt, he was partially ejected and pronounced deceased on...
Superintendent Arntzen released historic accreditation statuses for Montana schools during the July Board of Public Education (BPE) meeting. The 2023-2024 accreditation status includes 833 Montana public, state funded, and private accredited schools. To be an accredited school in Montana means that the state officially recognizes that school as a place where a student can reasonably be expected to get a quality education. Some schools have a status of “advice,” which means the school exhibits serious and/or numerous deviations from the sta...
The Glasgow City Council will meet in regular session on Monday, Aug. 5, 5 p.m., in the Council Chambers located in the Glasgow Civic Center. The agenda is included....
The Valley County Commissioners will meet in regular session, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 10:30 a.m., in the Board of County Commissioners, located in the Valley County Courthouse....
It was a beautiful day to come out and support local businesses on July 17 for the second Alive at Five event of the year. Organized by the Glasgow Downtown Association and implemented with the help of a number of volunteers, Elle Boutique hosted this month's event with music provided by Sideways and food available by Miki's Food Truck, out of Terry, Mont. This month's event saw Glasgow High School students battle against students from the surrounding Valley County schools to see who could pull...
A 30-year employee with the Valley County Landfill, Brian Austin, saw his employment with Valley County terminated on July 17. Austin has been the Valley County Landfill Manager and Valley County Refuse District Manager for 25 years and has been employed by Valley County for 30 years. At a meeting on Wednesday, the Valley County Commissioners voted unanimously to terminate Austin’s employment. No discussion took place between the three commissioners before the vote took place. Valley County Commissioner Mary Armstrong stated during the m...
Areas throughout Valley County saw severe weather July 12 and 13. On July 12, the first round of storms hit north of Glasgow, where the National Weather Service Glasgow (NWS) confirmed multiple tornadoes had touched down 13 miles south of Opheim. The second round of storms hit on July 13, mostly affecting the Fort Peck area and the Governor's Cup awards. Though no tornado was confirmed during this storm, residents of the area saw downed tree limbs, damage to their campers, damage to vehicles and...
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...
Glasgow City Council has awarded the Yard Of The Week for the week of July 15, to Patsy Krause, at 1023 3rd Ave So. She received $25 in Chamber Big Bucks provided by the Glasgow City Council. If anyone would like to nominate somebody for yard of the week you may call the Glasgow City Office at 406-228-2476....
After two long days of fishing on Fort Peck Reservoir, July 12 and 13, and after the fish had all been weighed and the numbers tallied; the pair of Owen Wilcox, Laurel, and Ziek Gordon, Bozeman, left no doubt. The Montana fishermen finished with a two-day total of 85.41 lbs of walleye, outdistancing the second-place team by 21 pounds. After Day 1, Owen and Ziek were sitting in seventh place, but hauled in a massive catch of 52.28 pounds on Saturday to bring home the title. Joe Okada and Brett...
Monday, July 1, was the effective date for a new state law that leaders say is intended to give the public a clearer picture of the work their local government is doing. House Bill 890, sponsored by Rep. Brad Barker, R-Luther, requires many local government boards to record their meetings and post the recordings online within five business days. Under HB 890, cities with more than 5,000 residents, counties with more than 4,500, most school districts with more than 1,000, and local health boards have to record the audio and video of their meetin...
The City of Glasgow is thrilled to announce a significant boost to the Valco Pool Committee’s Project. The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has awarded $324,471 to the City, propelling the Valco Pool Committee closer to their fundraising goal. This additional grant from the LWCF brings the Pool Committee approximately $220,000 away from having the bathhouse fully funded. Since 2018, the Valco Pool Committee has raised $3,979,665. With this generous grant, enough has been fundraised to initiate the bidding process. However, to award a bid...
The Bureau of Reclamation continues to work closely with the Milk River Joint Board of Control, the Blackfeet Tribe, and the state of Montana to rebuild the St. Mary Canal Siphon following the catastrophic failure on June 17. Reclamation has authorized an emergency extraordinary maintenance determination and is working with partners to identify the next steps that are cost-effective and ensure a timely solution. A technical team comprising Reclamation, Milk River Joint Board of Control, the Blackfeet Tribe, the Department of Agriculture’s N...
The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run, an international torch relay, ran through Glasgow on July 9 passing a torch along the way. The runners started their day in Saco and continued into Hinsdale eventually getting to Glasgow on Baylor Road. They continued to West Fork and stayed overnight in Scobey. The route entered Saskatchewan on July 11, and will also go through Manitoba before entering back into the US in International Falls, Minn. An estimated 50,000 children in over 1,000 cities and...
US Navy veteran Todd Ross traveled to Fort Peck on June 28 to fix two of the flags at the Northeast Montana Veterans Memorial. In between rainy weather patterns, Ross fixed the American flag pole's cable and climbed the POW flagpole to fix the damaged ball on top. It was sure a sight to see for those driving by as Ross literally climbed the POW flag pole to get everything fixed for the Memorial. Ross started the company Raising Freedom, after being tired of seeing flagpoles with no flags on...
The full kids fishing results are: 5 & under – number of kids: 14 number of fish caught: 34 NAME TOWN WEIGHT 1st Wesson Smith Poplar .94 lbs 2nd Flynn Loudon Circle .70 lbs 2nd tie Wyatt Clark Glasgow .70 lbs. 4th Easton Forest Glasgow .68 lbs 5th Brantley Normandy Havre .56 lbs 6 & 7 yr olds – number of kids: 8 number of fish caught: 35 NAME TOWN WEIGHT 1st Brenton Knight Glasgow 1.92 lbs 2nd Ivan Sykora Baxter,MN .96 lbs 3rd Sage Clark Glasgow .90 lbs 4th Tadum Hilborn Glasgow .76 lbs 4th tie...
On June 8, Frazer School traveled to the University of Maryland to participate in National History Day-Nationals. Kalianna Blount won first place at State back on April 6, and earned a chance to compete against the best students of the 50 States and the seven participating international countries. Her individual exhibit board was about how the boarding schools was a turning point in history due to the effect on kids and the loss of Native identity and forced assimilation of Western culture. She...
The Montana Department of Commerce and the Montana Small Business Development Center Network announced today that SBDC Regional Director Quincy Walter of Wolf Point is the 2024 Montana "State Star," a national honor that recognizes outstanding performers from SBDCs around the country. Walter will be honored in September at the national America's SBDC conference in Atlanta. Award nomination criteria names exemplary performance, significant contributions to the program and a strong commitment to...
