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There were 10 accidental/prank calls, 12 dog/cat control calls, six hazard calls, 14 motor vehicle stops, three inspection requests, four reports for record, 12 animal control calls, six assist citizen/public assists and one alarm/business call. MONDAY, JULY 25 • 0918 – Caller reported that sometime last night someone into her father's vehicle while it sat in the driveway, doesn't know if anything has been taken yet. An officer advised that there appears to be two vehicles at this time inv...
GLASGOW- In response to dry, warm weather that could increase the danger of human-caused wildfires, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks fishing access sites and wildlife management areas will be under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Blaine County starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 30. This follows Stage 1 restrictions already in place in this follows Stage 1 restrictions already in place in Chouteau, Hill, Phillips, Valley, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Richland, Garfield, and McCone Counties in Region 6. Most other counties in the state are in at least Stage...
The city of Glasgow is forming a scoring committee to consider the 31 candidates who have applied for the position of Glasgow Police Department Chief. "I want to appoint a scoring committee tonight," Mayor Becky Erickson said during the regular city meeting on August 2. "The number one thing this committee is going to do, the names will be blacked out on the applications. I want to make it very transparent." Erickson nominated Emery Brelje to serve on the committee. Brelje is a former GPD...
What is the first thing you do when you enter a vehicle? "Put on my seat belt," replied Abigail Kulczyk, 14, an incoming freshman at Glasgow High School who recently completed a Driver's Ed course taught by Chuck Barstad. What is the second thing? "Check my mirrors," Kulczyk said. Barstad taught her well. Earning a driver's license as a teenager is one of the greatest accomplishment's in a young person's life. To help Valley County students earn their licenses, Glasgow Schools offers the...
A BNSF engine with a ruptured fuel tank parked at the Glasgow Train Station leaked diesel fluid onto the roadway below the bridge late Monday night, soliciting response from The Long Run and city of Glasgow Fire Departments. The leak was discovered at about 10:38 p.m. by a BNSF Railroad employee who noticed the smell of diesel fuel while leaving work for the night. Only a few gallons leaked, said Long Run Fire Chief Sara Bryan, dripping down onto 6th Street South below the underpass where the...
There were 16 motor vehicle stops, eight public assists/assist citizen calls, six animal control calls, five dog/cat control calls, two hazards, one traffic control and one report for record. MONDAY, JULY 19 • 1327 – Someone claiming to be from Publisher's Clearinghouse attempted to contact the caller about her winnings and wanted her to send $8,500 to claim her prize. She said she knew this was wrong and thinks she made the male mad because he hung up. While she was on the phone with dis...
On Friday, Reynolds Market hosted a BBQ to support the efforts of the Valley County Community Pool Campaign. Despite the 95 degree heat, 213 people were served and $28,609 was raised. The Pool Committee is greatly appreaticative of the Reynolds Market team: Josh Reynolds, Katy Peterson, Cary and Tia Dees for their collaboration and team work that made the day such a success. The Pool Committee would also like to thank the community for their continued support in helping fund raise for a project...
Students attending Glasgow Public Schools during 2021-2022 School Year need not worry about wearing masks to classes or receiving vaccinations, at least for now. "When we looked at easing the restrictions of masks, we looked at the vulnerability of people, including our staff," Glasgow Public Schools Superintendent Wade Sundby told The Courier. "All of our staff have been given the opportunity to get the vaccine. Once that was in place, we were to the point where we could start to lift the mask...
Lisa Koski has been appointed as Glasgow City Councilmember for Ward 1. She was sworn in during the regular city council meeting July 19. She succeeds Todd Young, former Ward 1 Councilmember, who resigned from his position in early June. Young had served as Coucilmember since January 2020. He previously said he felt legally obliged to resign from his post because he had recently sold his home in the ward and has had difficulty purchasing a new one. Koski currently is the Executive Director for...
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...
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...
