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Glasgow and Opheim students traveled to Billings to participate in the State Business Professionals of America (BPA) competition March 10-12 in Billings Mont. Glasgow High School State Placers were: Top B Special Olympics Donation (tied with Colstrip High School) BPA Silver Chapter Award Connor Whitmer. 10th place. Banking and finance Rowen Kloker 1st place Payroll Accounting Riley Clampitt 8th place Business Law and Ethics Daniel Berry 9th place Business Law and Ethics, 1st Place Server Admin...
A total of three candidates have applied to run for the vacate Valley County Commissioner District 3 seat currently held by Commissioner Mary Armstrong. Michael Carney, Mitchell Willett, and Jeff Alsberg will all be on the ballot during the Primary Election in June. The top two candidates will move onto the ballot during the General Election in November. Shelley Bryan will retain her position as Valley County Clerk of District Court; she is the only filing for that office. The Town of Nashua has two positions open and four candidates have...
The City of Glasgow Public Works Department would like to notify users of the City’s bulk water fill station that the fill station is back online. The station became inoperable on Jan. 14, 2024; however, the station has been repaired and bulk water users are now able to use their swipe cards to acquire water from the station as normal. We apologize for any inconvenience caused while the station was out of service. If bulk water users experience any ongoing issues with the functionality of the station, please contact the City office at 2...
The Montana Department of Revenue warns all Montanans to be aware of numerous scams and frauds related to their tax information and refunds. The most recent scam involves the advertising of a 1-800 number for the Department of Revenue that mimics the department’s call center number. When the taxpayer called that number, they were routed to a fraudster who attempted to get the taxpayer’s social security number and immediate payment for money that the taxpayer allegedly owed. Thankfully, the taxpayer was already suspicious of the number and ins...
Excitement is mounting at Glasgow High School as students, directors, and the wider community eagerly anticipate the upcoming high school musical production, "Beauty and the Beast." Set to grace the stage this week, this eagerly awaited performance promises to be an unforgettable journey into a poor, provincial town. Under the creative direction of Lizzie Peters, Shyanne Wallace, Melissa Mickelson, and Sydney Hayward, "Beauty and the Beast" is poised to enchant audiences with its captivating storyline, vibrant characters, and show-stopping...
By the numbers: three wins at state, zero losses this season, 54 wins in a row, a 31-point state championship victory and an 83-point win spread over three games at State. The Mavericks brought one MHSA coach of the year, two future collegiate players plus 10 more talented players, and one unified vision of a second state trophy. That vision became a reality with a 62-31 Saturday night victory over the Roy Winifred Outlaws. North Country cruised through the final tournament with three dominant...
Hinsdale Ambulance Services has been formally recognized by the Montana Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program as: Level III/ Gold Pediatric EMS Service The mission of EMSC is to implement a performance-driven healthcare system for pediatrics in Montana, ensuring that children, no matter where they live, have access to the right care at the right time with the right resources. The Gold Recognition indicates that Hinsdale Ambulance Services meets the following criteria: • The Agency has a medical director. • The Agency pro...
Full results will be printed in the Wednesday, March 20, issue of the Glasgow Courier....
Filings for County Offices in Valley County will close at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 11. Special District filings closed Feb. 12. Four individuals have filed to run in the only contested Special District race in Valley County. The race has two open positions for Director of the Fort Peck Rural County Water District Board. Josh Kittleson, Samuel Morehouse, Mary Kaercher and Debra Steffani have filed for the open positions. Three persons are currently in the race for the Valley County Commissioner District #3 open position. Michael Carney, Mitchell...
There are two positions open for the Glasgow School District Board of Trustees this year. Ryan Fast’s and Chrissa Nelson’s terms are set to expire. Ryan Fast has indicated he will not seek reelection. Chrissa Nelson has filed as an incumbent and Derek Beadle has also declared his intent to run. The annual school election will be held Tuesday, May 7, 2024 by mail ballot. For anyone else wishing to run for the Glasgow school board, the Trustee Declaration form is located on the school board page of the district website at www....
The Valley County Community Foundation would like to announce to the community that the 2024 grant application is currently open until Sunday, March 31. New this year, organizations can apply online at our website at valleycountycf.net, or paper applications can still be mailed to PO Box 304, Glasgow MT 59230. Community groups, such as 501c(3) organizations, schools, and government entities, who are working to complete a project and looking for capital funds to assist in their project are...
The Valley County Spelling Bee was held Feb. 21, at the Lustre Grade School gymnasium with 24 students participating from the Frazer, Hinsdale, Lustre, Nashua and Opheim schools. Jennifer Zerbe, Lisa Neufeld and Kathleen Dambois were judges. Alicia Olfert gave the group a lesson on Noah Webster who lived 1758 in Connecticut during the American Revolution. His Dictionary with 37 thousand words was published "in 1806 with the goal of developing a distinctly American language." Participants were...
The Valley County Community Pool Campaign is thrilled to announce the anticipated mobilization of Corland Construction on March 11, weather permitting. This marks a pivotal moment in our endeavor to rebuild our community pool. On March 12, Corland Construction will begin the demolition process of the pool site, including the bathhouse. Additionally, we’re proud to confirm that the designs for the new bathhouse have reached 100 percent completion. However, before proceeding with the bidding phase, it’s imperative that we secure additional fun...
A highly public child protection case involving a transgender teenager that has stirred up online conservative outrage, created blowback for Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte and sparked legal challenges at the Montana Supreme Court was dismissed on Feb. 20. The decision on Feb. 20 to dismiss the case by state district court Judge Yvonne Laird, a copy of which was reviewed by Montana Free Press, comes after the child’s placement earlier this month with their biological mother in Canada over the objection of their father and stepmother, Todd K...
The Glasgow Ice Dawgs Squirts Team is divided into two separate teams and both teams placed during the State tournament in Bozeman this past weekend. For the one Squirt team, in their last game of the tournament, they went into double overtime and had a five-man shoot-out which still ended in a tie of 1-1. A sudden death shoot-out then commenced with nine total shots with the Squirts taking home the third place title. In the game against Helena, Keiree Feit was awarded the Commissioner Choice...
At the end of 2023, a number of Town of Nashua taxpayers submitted an Application for Review of Claim Against a Local Government Entity (Claim) to determine if the Town of Nashua’s violated their fiduciary requirements. These taxpayers wanted to know, from the Montana Department of Administration (DOA), if the Town failed to file annual financial reports with the department, failed to complete and submit an audit or financial review to the department as required and/or failed to adopt by resolution and then submit an annual operating budget to...
Though weather conditions have gone from winter to spring back to winter again with icy roads and sidewalks, the Glasgow Beautification Committee is utilizing time and resources to ensure the trees in the Glasgow downtown space thrive which results in the area to be beautiful and distinctive when residents and tourists enjoy the outdoors. However recent bouts of vandalism have damaged the trees, which have resulted in continued loss of resources, including time and money. “It’s so discouraging. The one at the corner of the Nels Kent building, t...
Todd Kolstad and Krista Cummins-Kolstad, of Glasgow, filed an emergency petition on Feb. 6 with the Montana Supreme Court asking the highest Court to overturn the 17th Judicial District Court Judge Yvonne Laird’s gag-order and for the Court to take supervisory control of the case involving their child. During this hearing, the Supreme Court ended up not overturning the order and also declined to take control of the case. A week later, the Kolstads again filed the request for the Montana Supreme Court to take supervisory control of the case invo...
