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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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The City of Glasgow, along with Valley County, are closely monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) developments and following the Centers for Disease Control and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services recommendations. Information is rapidly changing, and we are working to quickly identify how we can support our employees and their families who have essential service duties and keep our community safe. The City of Glasgow has put the following safety measures in place until March 31, 2020: The Glasgow Recreation Center will be...
The County has declared a State of Emergency in Valley County as of March 17. The action comes after Governor Steve Bullock and President Donald Trump issued state and nationwide emergencies from the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic that has spread to all 50 states and a few territories. In Montana there are, as of March 18, 11 presumptive cases, mostly in major cities across the state. Nonetheless, schools and nursing homes have closed for a couple of weeks while businesses and local government have taken precautions to slow the spread of the...
Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has not yet made an appearance in Montana, as of press time, however it has hit people countrywide, including nearby Oregon and Washington. The Valley County Health Department and Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital are advising everyone, whether you stay in Glasgow, are an avid traveler, or just make the occasional trips out of town, to wash your hands. If hand washing is not immediately available, utilize hand sanitizer that has at least 60 percent alcohol. “There is no need to panic. This virus is like e...
Guns and Hoses/Skate for a Cure will take over the Valley Event Center on Friday, March 20, starting at 5:30 p.m. with food and concessions. The main event is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m. when Valley County and Lewistown-based firefighters, first responders and local law enforcement will team up to duke it out to support the Valley County H.O.P.E. Project. The game will feature one 20-minute period of game play, followed by a second period of games, including the infamous duck toss,...
After a year of delays, the Keystone XL pipeline project is back on schedule in Valley County. Members from a variety of local agencies, including County Commissioners, emergency medical services, Valley County Sheriff’s Office, volunteer firefighters and the Glasgow Chamber, in addition to local business owners and many others, filled the conference room at the Cottonwood Inn on Feb. 25 to listen to a project execution manager, a manager of corporate security and land management to discuss the scope of upcoming work and answer questions. Proje...
The Glasgow Elks awarded Valley County Long Run Fire Department and Hinsdale Volunteer Fire Department with grants as part of the Montana State Elks Association State Major Project. This year’s funding, which amounted to $200,000, went to volunteer rural fire departments throughout the state in four districts, North, South, East and West. Grant applications describing the need for equipment and/or training were due to local Elks lodges Dec. 15, 2019. Funding decisions were made by the State Association on Jan. 31, and distributed a...
A Cody, Wyo., man is dead after falling through the ice while riding his four-wheeler on the evening of March 6, or morning of March 7, at Fort Peck Lake. According to Valley County Sheriff and Coroner Tom Boyer, the body of 80-year-old Ronald Spomer was discovered by anglers on March 8 at around noon floating in the recently thawed open water. The Sheriff said the anglers had been working to free their own four-wheeler from the ice when they noticed the man—whom they had met on Friday—was not near his ice fishing equipment. The Sheriff sta...
A Valley County man was arrested the evening of March 8 after leading the Valley County Sheriff on a pursuit following an attempted stop for driving under the influence of alcohol. Valley County Sheriff Tom Boyer told the Courier that Matthew Lundstrom had been reported by a concerned citizen for speeding and swerving across the road near Hinsdale. The Sheriff responded to the call and observed the vehicle speeding and swerving over the center line. Assuming he was dealing with a driving under the influence situation, Sheriff Boyer initiated a...
The rape trial of disgraced ex-Valley County Undersheriff Luke Strommen has been delayed after the judge in the case granted the defense a continuance for an unknown period of time. The trial had been set to start on March 9, but was canceled at the last minute leaving the dozens called out for jury duty reeling to reschedule their days and, in some cases, get back to work. It was unclear at press time what justified the last minute continuance. The trial had been set after a November trial was vacated as Strommen pleaded guilty to one of two...
March weather conditions started off with warm above freezing temperatures, leading to snow and ice in the region to melt off, which caused minor flooding in low lying areas in Valley County. With cool temps forecast for the coming weekend, the National Weather Service in Glasgow is anticipating a slowing of that current melting and subsequent flooding. In the first nine days of March, the daily temperatures in Glasgow were consistently above freezing. In fact, with the exception of March 8...
Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate, Tim Fox, on Feb. 27 met with local health care administrators to tour the state-of-the-art Stat Air Ambulance hangar and discuss health care policy, insurance and Medicaid funding. Fox met with Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital CEO Randy Holom and Northeast Montana Stat Air Co-op Executive Director Clay Berger. The group started by touring the facility, which features a series of twin-prop ambulances, a large classroom, lodgings for on-call staff and it even houses a flight simulator that can...
As a result of the fast spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Governor Steve Bullock directed the closure of all non-resident public K-12 schools for two weeks, starting March 16 and lasting through March 27. “I recognize that our schools often serve as a lifeline for families and that this decision is going to have disruption on Montanans over the coming weeks,” said the Governor in a press conference March 15. “I'm committed to working with schools, communities and public health to minimize the impact. I encourage businesses to do every...
"Hockey fans aren't like other fans." That was the tagline for a series of commercials from several years back. What the commercials did not say, and did not have to, was that hockey fans are different because hockey players are different. Notorious for their toughness and passion, hockey players are known for playing through, despite injuries. From getting stitches on the bench without anesthesia to hockey blades slicing carotid arteries and jugular veins, hockey players return to the ice to...
Irle School first-grade students in Mrs. Overby's, Mrs. Boyer's, and Mrs. Qualls' classes had quite the learning experience on Feb. 25. Thanks to the generosity of Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital's physician assistant Jace Ball and Fifth Avenue Pharmacy's manager Holly Burleson donating hair nets, masks, gowns and gloves, these students had the opportunity to be word surgeons while learning about contractions at the same time. Irle School's first-grade students had learned about contractions...
The VFW Teacher of the Year award contest was established to recognize teachers who have committed to teaching their students Americanism and patriotism. According to the VFW's website, "Without our nation's veterans, America wouldn't be the great nation it is today. Our youth deserve to learn about our rich history, traditions and the role of our veterans in creating and shaping America." This year's nominee from VFW Post 3107 is Ms. Denise Winchester, a second-grade teacher at Irle Elementary...
Since 1790, the U.S. Census, which is mandated by the Constitution, has occurred every 10 years. This year marks another decade where information needs to be obtained in order to determine funding, possibly another U.S. House seat for the state and to better the community. Starting March 12, households will begin receiving an invitation to respond to the 2020 Census either through their mail or dropped off directly at their household. The Census is very important for every household to complete as the data obtained is used to determine more...
A northeast Montana man was sentenced Feb. 28 in District Court to 100 years in prison with 60 suspended for the crime of incest. He will also be required to register as a level two sex offender, complete sex offender treatment and will not be eligible for parole for 10 years. At the time of the crime he lived in Glasgow but had resided in Daniels County before being sentenced. (Editor’s Note: For the privacy of the child involved, the Glasgow Courier has decided not to report the child’s name or the perpetrator). According to court records, th...
Fighting for Montana’s most vulnerable would just be another bullet in a series of political priorities for almost any other candidate, but for Attorney General Candidate John Bennion, the talking point hits a little closer to home. Bennion’s son, Jack, was born four-months premature and now lives with Cerebral Palsy and is a non-verbal fourth grader. Advocating for his son has been a priority for the MT DOJ Attorney that has made him a self-published author of a children’s book (The Adventures of Jack Pant—Amazon) to educate his son’s p...
Raph Graybill has never held public office but that has not stopped him from seeking the Democratic nomination for Montana’s Attorney General seat and to be the “independent watch dog” for Montana. Most recently, Graybill has worked as Governor Bullock’s Chief Legal Counsel in Helena effectively championing issues for the governor’s office in both state and federal court. One such case Graybill cited as pivotal in his decision to run for AG, was a case he took to the Supreme Court in Montana involving a ranching family that was using the Habit...
The Children's Museum of Northeast Montana's website says, "Our Children's Museum was created by community members in 2005." What it does not mention is that the museum continues to grow and thrive with more contributions from the community. Take for example the recent project undertaken by Tanner White. The young man was looking for a project to earn his Eagle Scout badge in the Boy Scouts. He reached out to Stacey Fast, executive director of the Children's Museum, to see if the organization ha...
In what is becoming an annual tradition for Frazer School, community members, students, staff, and school athletes came together on Jan. 17 to bring awareness and honor all the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) men and children with Red Night. This year's event specifically honored two Frazer residents that have been missing for over 20 years: Jody Howard, who went missing on Oct. 7, 1991, leaving behind four children, four siblings and eight grandchildren, and Valen Hotomanie, who...
In front of family and friends, Glasgow's Adeline Mitchell was recognized on Feb. 14 at Prairie Ridge Village for her many years of service to the country and community by Congressman Greg Gianforte. Gianforte initially recognized Mitchell on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2019, on the House floor in Washington, D.C., as one of 27 Montana Congressional Veteran Commendation recipients. The morning started off with Master of Ceremonies and American Legion member Jason Myers greeting the crowd and reading...
Seffarine, as part of the Northeastern Arts Network Big Sky Series, visited Nashua School Feb. 5 to showcase their flamenco and Arabic music. Singer Lamiae Naki, originally of Morocco, spoke to the students about the incredibly diverse culture and history of her region of the world. Music, language and culture were influenced by the Arabs, the French, the Spanish and from many countries in Africa. Seffarine is named after the metal-working square Naki grew up in, paying homage to the music...
The Glasgow City Public Work’s water improvement project entered its second phase on time and on budget in January, as crews completed the installation and testing of the new filtration tanks installed in phase one and diverted the entire plant’s operations from the old system after a successful testing period. According to Director of Public Works Rob Kompel, the decision to switch full-time came after a few week testing period that afforded the plant the opportunity to revert back to the tried and true filters that had run direct fil...
