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Ex-Valley County Undersheriff Luke Strommen has been released from the Valley County Sheriff’s custody after being detained in the Roosevelt County Detention Center for a few weeks. He was released after a hearing in front of Judge John W. Larson on Nov. 15. In that hearing, held via teleconference, the judge decided on set conditions for his release. According to court documents, those conditions include: Strommen cannot be in contact with anyone “under the age of 18 unless accompanied by an appropriately trained, responsible adult who is awa...
Update: The Valley County Sheriff's Office reports the missing hunter has been found safe at the end of Gilbert Creek in Garfield County. He was found with the assistance of a local hunter who spotted him and guided in Search and Rescue. He is safe and has no medical needs. Search and Rescue is currently working on extraction for him and the swamped boat. VC Search and Rescue was activated this morning, Nov. 21, at 6:30 a.m. to participate in a search for a missing hunter. Yesterday, the Sheriff's office was able to fly the area and locate a... Full story
Despite the frigid temperatures and a layer of snow across the county, Valley County residents gathered in Glasgow to pay tribute to the men and women who have served our country in uniform. The day began, as many do, with breakfast. This one was reserved, however, for veterans and their spouses, served at the VFW by Glasgow High School students volunteering their time. Locals, such as Don Fast and Joe Yeoman, gave their time and thoughts on service to Aaron Flint, who broadcasted his radio...
The Opheim American Legion hosted their annual Veterans Day Ceremony to honor the service of their large veteran community. Marine Veteran and retired Miami-Dade police officer Jerry Davenport presided over the ceremony attended by members of the community, the students of Opheim school and dozens of veterans from the area. Opheim student Damien Cable sang the Star-Spangled Banner accompanied by Cathy Bailey. The Opheim School choir then performed a rendition of "America I Give My Thanks To...
In October, Nashua resident Dave Allen took a trip to Joint Base Lewis, McChord, Wash., to be a part of the Oct. 8 re-naming ceremony of the Allen Solider-Centered Medical Home at the base. The Medical Home was renamed in honor of Allen's son, Staff Sgt. Charles Allen who passed away from wounds he sustained while conducting combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 4, 2007. The medical facility will offer soldiers a place for physical therapy, basic first aid and regular doctor visits. The...
As court cases continue to be heard and moved through the judicial system regarding the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, a public meeting, hosted by the U.S. Department of State, was held at the Billings Convention Center on Oct. 29. The meeting’s purpose was to gather comments on the federal government’s Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the pipeline project. The meeting itself did not include a public hearing however did provide for individuals to give comments directly to computers for submission or spe...
National, State and local GOP candidates found their way to Glasgow, despite heavy snow and icy conditions on Nov. 10, to stump in front of local conservatives and avid political followers for the upcoming Republican primaries in Montana. Candidates for offices as diverse as US House of Representatives to local state legislators addressed the crowd to give a quick pitch on their policy distinctions for the primary and the party’s hopes for re-electing President Trump, taking back the governor's office and maintaining control of one of Montana’s...
Montana-Dakota Utilities broke ground on Nov. 5 on a new office and warehouse in Glasgow. The new space will be home to the company’s existing three service technicians and the total number of employees will grow a year or so after construction concludes. Montana-Dakota has rented office and warehouse space for more than 40 years in Glasgow. The new office and warehouse, located east of Laser Drive and north of Highway 2, will provide for additional office and warehouse space as well as a yard to store excavating equipment, pipe and other n...
The Glasgow Courier held their second annual scavenger hunt to celebrate National Newspaper Week Oct. 6 through 12. We asked readers to search for the word "egg" that was hidden 25 times throughout the newspaper and then after locating and circling all 25, turn the paper back into us for a chance to win a three-year subscription. Five people (some with the assistance of others) located all 25 appearances of the word "egg" that were strewn throughout the paper. Laura Haefer, Majorie Hoffman, Kaly...
It is an age-old problem for governments – and one that has divided the left from the right for the better part of the century – how to best fund government services and which services, if any, should be funded. That is the precise question facing a state-wide bipartisan legislative subcommittee this coming year as they prepare a study of the state’s revenue and spending models. The questions at hand being how best to fund the Montana governmental services people have grown accustomed to, what services can be cut or optimized and what can b...
The Nashua School welcomed three new faces to the hallways at the beginning of the school year. Sarah Denning, is the new junior high English teacher, Greg Hetland is the new high school math teacher and Julia Kirkland returns back to her alma mater as the new athletic director and PE/health teacher. Ms. Sarah Denning, the new junior high English and math teacher, has had a passion for teaching since she was in third grade. “When I was in third grade, I had five different teachers as a result of moving and a teacher going on leave. The very l...
The Glasgow Recreation Department's annual Monster Dash race took place Nov. 2 at Sullivan Park. While the number of participants may have been down a bit this year, the enthusiasm was not. Runners and walkers were decked out in costumes galore, from clowns to racers to Peter Pan characters to those who seemed to jump a holiday ahead in Grinch and Cindy Lou Who outfits, hit the 1.5 mile course for a crisp workout and a chance to win prizes. Those costumes may have served more than a decorative...
One hour and one minute. At 9:31 a.m. the Montana Governor's Cup Walleye Tournament was unofficially full. While Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Executive Director Lisa Koski was expecting people to be camped outside their door the morning of Nov. 1, she did not expect the tournament to fill up as quickly as it did. "Unbelievable," was her description of the turnout this year. "Controlled chaos, yes that describes it." As Koski had predicted, hopeful anglers were lined up at...
The Glasgow High School Scottie Speech and Drama team travelled to Havre over the weekend to test their skills on the stage and they did not disappoint. Taking along a total of 15 competitors the Scotties claimed three top slots with Donny Brabeck claiming first in Lincoln-Douglas debate; Isabelle Griffin claiming first in Dramatic Solo; and Ian Wright taking the top slot in Humorous Oral Interpretation. The team also claimed a total of four other podium slots and took home the Class B trophies...
The Montana Human Rights Bureau (HRB) released the decision of the Office of Administrative Hearings on the case of Shalaine Lawson against NorVal Electric Cooperative on Oct. 22. The decision ruled in Lawson’s favor and determined that NorVal general manager Craig Herbert had sexually harassed and discriminated against Lawson and then retaliated against her after she attempted to report her claim to Herbert, Norval’s board and the HRB. The findings highlight a long and slow escalation of harassment from May to October 2017 that show Her...
Ex-Valley County Undersheriff Luke Strommen has been behind bars since the evening of Oct. 22. According to Valley County Sheriff Tom Boyer, Strommen was ordered into custody by Judge Jon Larson following an emergency hearing about Strommen’s conditions of release. Boyer stated that Strommen was being held at the Roosevelt County Detention Center in Wolf Point, Mont. According to Boyer, concerns from community members raised to the judge suggested Strommen was not adhering to his conditions of release. In the emergency hearing held last week, t...
Valley County Sheriff Tom Boyer has informed the Glasgow Courier that a July 30, 2019 fatal crash was the result of impaired driving. According to Boyer, sometime in the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 30, 46-year-old Adam Nees drove his SUV into the Milk River from the intersection of Highways 24 and 42 just east of Glasgow. The recent results of the autopsy’s toxicology report found that he had a blood alcohol content of .265 as well as levels of prescription medications. Boyer stated, “According to the medical examiner the alcohol and...
"Quite a ways from the fair booth, isn't it?" That bit of understatement came from Thistle & Thread co-owner Ashley Kemmis, at her store's grand opening in downtown Glasgow Oct. 24. Plans for their venture began in March and have blossomed since. Co-owners Brianna Page and Kemmis certainly have moved from that small fair booth in August to operating two brick and mortar locations: one in Glasgow and one in Wolf Point, located in EC Sports. The two offer a blend of online and local shopping,...
The Elks Lodge Room in downtown Glasgow was host to a meeting of the minds as the Valley CARE Coalition brought community leaders together to discuss their ongoing work. After three and a half years of advocating for the overall health and well-being of residents of Valley County, CARE members were feeling a lull in their work. The Oct. 17 meeting, with a catered meal by Table for Six, brought together over 20 people to discuss how best CARE can continue to work on addressing health concerns in the county. Formed in April of 2016, the...
E-cigarettes, specifically the brand of e-cigs JUUL, have been around since 2015, however, it has only been this year that deaths and injuries have been reported as a result of vaping. As of press time, there have been no reported death or illnesses in Valley County, however as of Oct. 28, there have been five identified cases of vaping-associated pulmonary illness and one death in Montana. On Oct. 10, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported 1,299 lung injury cases associated with the use of e-cigarettes or vaping products from 49...
Long-time Glasgow resident and County Road Department Supervisor Todd Young is running for the open Ward 1 seat on the Glasgow City Council against the current sitting councilwoman Nanci Schoenfelder. Fresh off the campaign for County Commissioner last year, Young sat down with the Courier to discuss his policy points of view, his motivation in seeking the job and what he hopes he can bring to the council. Young has lived in Glasgow nearly all his life, having moved here when he was two-years ol...
Glasgow resident and current city council member Nanci Schoenfelder is currently in the running to keep her city council seat for Ward One against Glasgow resident and County Road Department Supervisor Todd Young. Schoenfelder has served on the City Council for six years, after initially losing her first election against Stan Ozark and then was appointed to fill the seat vacated by Becky Erickson after she became mayor. Being a part of city government is in her blood, as her mom, Pat (Hallett)...
