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The Valley County Health Department has scheduled a celebration to commemorate the county’s Cardiac Ready Community designation, which was received from the State of Montana on Oct. 23 and presented to the county on Nov. 9. The event, Valley County Moves, will be held on Saturday, April 27, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Stat Air Hangar. In addition to celebrating the designation, there will be tables set up from local businesses promoting physical activity as well as personal and mental well-being, which all relate to cardiac health. A Stat Air airpl...
Glasgow resident Andrew McKean loves the outdoors and has worn many hats within the outdoor industry. He has been a hunter, an independent journalist writing about the outdoors and even as former editor-in-chief of Outdoor Life magazine. It's only fitting he was one of 16 people throughout the state to be selected by Governor Bullock to serve on the Get Outdoors Montana Advisory. As a member, he is tasked with growing and making Montana's outdoor recreation economy more viable. "The outdoor...
Senator Steve Daines hosted a town hall at the Glasgow VFW Post 3107 l Feb. 15 to meet with and take questions from constituents. The stop was one of many on a total tour of the Big Sky State that included a stop in all 56 counties. In front of a very friendly crowd that applauded much of what Daines discussed, he opened his speech with a recap of his recent trip to the Rio Grande Valley along the Mexico border where he met with border patrol agents and did a ride along during an evening patrol....
Even with modern medicine and vaccination schedules, the measles are making the rounds throughout the United States. According to the Center for Disease Control, from Jan. 1 through Feb. 14 of this year, 127 individual cases of measles have been confirmed in 10 states, with the closest being Washington and Oregon. Even though there are no confirmed cases in Montana, as of yet, precautions need to be put in place to ensure the safety of yourself and your loved ones. Measles is a highly contagious disease and can be very serious for young...
Over the past few years, Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital and the various departments within the hospital have seen much needed upgrades and face-lifts in order to keep compliant with healthcare regulations and also provide patients with the best possible care. Patients of the hospital and the Glasgow Clinic have learned to adapt and have had to be more aware of their surroundings as many departments have moved locations and corridors have been closed off to allow for construction. "We are...
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital announced on Feb. 12, it has been named one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Regarded as one of the industry’s most significant designations of performance excellence, the annual Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals award is based upon the results of the Hospital Strength INDEX® from iVantage Health Analytics. Hospitals recognized as a Top 100 facility scored in the top 100 among all Critical Access Hospitals nationally. Now in its ninth year, th...
The Montana Department of Revenue’s Property Assessment field office in Wolf Point will close permanently on Thursday, Feb. 28. This closure is part of the department’s move to streamline operations and best use its limited resources. After the closure, the Glasgow field office will be the primary resource for the needs of Roosevelt County property owners. That office is located at 501 Court Square, No. 7, in Glasgow and may be reached at 406-228-6236. Property owners may visit any of the department’s field offices for assistance. The closu...
Last week, Montana’s three congressmen introduced the Clean Water for Rural Communities Act to their respective houses in Congress. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester introduced the bipartisan bill in the Senate, and Representaåtive Greg Gianforte introduced it in the House of Representatives. While partisanship seems to reign supreme in the beltway, the delegation from Montana came together to introduce a bill to provide authorization for rural water infrastructure. In a joint press release, Rep. Gianforte said, “This critical bipa...
The Frazer community came together Feb. 8, to honor three former students. Among them was Brayden Jackson, who was killed in a car accident last year. The two inductees into the wall of fame were Raymond Fisher, a 1986 graduate of Frazer High School, and 2017 graduate Saunder St. Marks. In front of a packed gymnasium, Frazer's Culture and Nakona Language instructor Roger White Jr. emceed the ceremony and spoke on behalf of the Fisher family about his accomplishments, which included holding...
First Community Bank recently donated $500 to the Glasgow schools lunch program to help struggling families cover the cost of providing school lunch for their kids. Every Friday, FCB employees in Glasgow pay two dollars into a fund for the privilege of wearing jeans to work. When the account reaches $500, the money is donated to a need in the community. FCB also recently assisted Irle School in upgrading their playground and making it more inclusive for students and the community by presenting...
Many people think there are fewer opportunities in small schools. They might be right for some schools, but in Opheim, there seems to be plenty to do. Between basketball, BPA, honor concerts and FFA, sometimes it is hard to find any students left in the building. Such was the case when the FFA chapter traveled to Sidney for a Floriculture and Mechanics competition on Jan. 21. Eight students, along with an advisor, a chaperone, and a bus driver, caught the early bus leaving at 5:30 a.m. No one wanted to miss the opportunity to compete. The...
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is reminding residents that February and March will have the greatest potential for ice jams and conditions can change rapidly. According to the Glasgow National Weather Service, ice jams have already impacted the Missouri River in Wolf Point and Poplar, which made the Missouri River run high on Jan. 23. “Montana experiences the highest number of reported ice jams in the continental U.S., with most occurring in February and March” said DNRC Director John Tubbs in a press rel...
The Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture hosted their 21st Annual Ice Fishing Derby on the ice at the Dredge Cuts Trout Pond on Saturday, Feb. 2. The yearly winter sports staple attracted 41 participants who utilized 92 pre-drilled holes to land 19 different fish. Saturday saw high temperatures reaching up into the forty degree range with a slight overcast and almost no wind, which in short made for a good day of ice fishing. It was also those fluctuating temperatures and predicted... Full story
Born in Glasgow, he has made his way from the Middle of Nowhere to Stanford, St. Petersburg, Oxford, Washington, D.C., and Moscow. He went from being a student in Russia before the fall of the Soviet Union, to becoming one of the world’s most renowned experts on the country as they attempted to transition from communism to capitalism. He’s been a scholar, an activist, an advisor to a president, and an Ambassador to Russia. McFaul maintains high-profile, post-public service for many reasons. He was the first American non-career diplomat to ser... Full story
Record snow fell on Sunday, Feb. 3 in Glasgow while continuing to fall into Monday morning bringing in a collective ten inches of snow as of Monday afternoon with snow expected to continue through Tuesday, as of press time. That record snowfall is likely going to be followed by an “arctic blast” starting Wednesday that will bring dangerously low temperatures expected to fall well below zero and be accompanied by severe windchills according to Patrick Gilchrist with the National Weather Service. Gilchrist stressed winter safety with dan... Full story
If you attended the basketball games on Jan. 31, you might have noticed some new faces among the cheerleaders. Amid the usual winter squad members were a handful of eighth graders out for their first night on the court. After only two practices, the girls were nearly indistinguishable from their older counterparts as they stunted and danced in GHS Cheer uniforms. Assistant coach Tayte Prewett said that their intent was to excite the eighth graders for cheer, while setting them apart from the... Full story
The Glasgow High School has brought back the Trading Card program for another year honoring 16 drug, tobacco and alcohol free high school students and looking to provide role models for Glasgow's elementary-aged youth through mentorship in the classroom. Those selected for the 2019 edition of the trading cards were Hannah Anderson, Bridger Barnett, Ali Cunningham, Tyler Fitzsimmons, Katie Kaiser, Dexter Monson, Alexus Nistler, Riley Noser, Lexie Pehlke, Koby Regalado, Natosha Sand, Keevan... Full story
Irle School PTO, along with the Glasgow McDonalds, hosted McTeacher night on Jan. 24, allowing students and their families the opportunity to see teachers from Irle school in a different environment as they took and delivered dinner orders. Students also competed for a chance at winning a free lunch provided by McDonalds at the school. Mrs. Boyer's class took home the bragging rights as her class had the highest percentage of student representation for the evening, of 95 percent. During the two...
Montana senators Steve Daines (R) and Jon Tester (D) have not given up Savanna’s Act, with both senators vowing to move forward with the legislation. The bill failed to pass last session when retiring Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) refused to bring the bill up for a vote in the House Judiciary Committee. Savanna’s Act was introduced by former Democratic Senator from North Dakota Heidi Heitkamp. The bill seeks to address the continuing epidemic of missing and murdered Native American women and children by boosting Justice Department dat...
The Frazer community came together with the Frazer High School and Poplar High School to honor and raise awareness for missing and murdered indigenous women and girls last Friday, Jan. 25. The event, which occurred between the boys and girls basketball games in the Frazer gymnasium, sought to raise funds and provide support to the family of Henny Scott, a 14-year-old freshman at Lame Deer High School, who went missing for a number of weeks before being found murdered in late December. Her...
After 35 days of being furloughed workers, members of the community who serve the public in government-funded agencies such as the National Weather Service, FBI, Bureau of Land Management, USDA Farm Service Agency and Fish, Wildlife Services are all back to work as of Jan. 28 and the agencies are fully operational. During a press conference on Jan. 25, President Trump announced he has approved legislation to open the government until Feb. 15, allowing all federal government employees the...
The closure of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development offices threatened to affect Glasgow’s upgrade to the water infrastructure prior to the end of the government shutdown on Friday, Jan. 25. According to the Director of Public Works Robert Kompel, if the Rural Development Office had not been able to process loan and grant payments for the project within the next month, then the city may have been forced to delay the upgrade. With parts on order and contractors lined up to begin work, that would have added additional c...
In an unanimous decision, the Glasgow City Council voted to advance Ordinance No. 960 to extend the Glasgow Police Department’s arrest authority out five miles from the city limits at their regular meeting on Jan. 22. During the meeting, Chief Brien Gault presented the Council with a powerpoint presentation highlighting the needs the ordinance would address, such as officer and city liability and the Montana Municipal Interlocal Authority’s ability to pay out those liability claims. That presentation also addressed concerns that any arrest not...
On Jan. 16, Shopko announced they have filed voluntary petitions for a court-supervised financial restructuring under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. As a result, the Plentywood store will be closing March 3, and the Wolf Point store will be closing April 8. As of press time, the Glasgow Shopko was still open with no information available on if the location will stay open in the future. The Courier did reach out to the store to inquire about the future status of the Glasgow location, however they were unable to provide...
Both the Fort Peck Fine Arts Council (FPFAC) and the city of Glasgow have been awarded grants by the Department of Commerce to help attract visitors to the community. The FPFAC received a grant of $20,000 to upgrade the sound system at the Fort Peck Summer Theatre. The city of Glasgow was awarded $33,700 to construct and install wayfinding signage on the highway and in the downtown area. FPST Artistic Director Andy Meyer tells the Courier, “Keeping up with all the technical advances in ‘show biz’, we are thrilled to receive this grant to updat...
