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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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With 61 percent of the total number of voters participating, Valley View Home claimed a win in the Sept. 7 election to approve a temporary mill levy to fund the home over the next two years. With final vote totals counted, 1,571 people supported the levy, and 1,154 voted against the measure. The ten mill levy will raise roughly $300,000 a year for the nursing home over the next two years, and will increase tax payer burdens by $13.50 per $100,000 of property value per year. The generated revenue is to be used for operating expenses and... Full story
Valley County Commissioners decided last week to have the Magruder property appraised and to possibly auction off the property. The long time home for the farmer’s market was acquired by the county as tax deed land. The county had offered the land to the city, which declined to take it for unspecified reasons. The farmer’s market will still continue after the property is sold at auction and will take place at the fairgrounds, who is eager to accommodate them. City Court will be relocating to a new location in the basement of the courthouse ann... Full story
Tanner Gene Cook (20) is facing an assortment of charges related to an incident on the northwest side of town on Sept. 8. These include: criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, aggravated assault, assault on a peace officer/judicial officer (bodily - 2 counts) and assault with a weapon. The incident occurred Friday evening after a deputy from the Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic disturbance call. Following the arrival of a second officer, Cook allegedly struck the latter officer with a metal object. The officers then subdued and a... Full story
With a mission to expand computer science opportunities to every K-12 school in Montana, the Gianforte Family Foundation makes Glasgow High School the most recent recipient of funding for a PiLab computer science program. The low-cost computer system, called a Raspberry Pi, is a computer the size of a credit card. Combined with keyboards, mice, monitors and the necessary software and programs stored on an SD card, the result is an affordable PiLab that is ideal for teaching computer science. “We are very excited to see Glasgow kicking off i... Full story
Thirty years ago, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed that September 11th would be known as 9-1-1 Emergency Day, in recognition of first responders and the tireless dispatch staff that ensures our citizens have access to quickly summon emergency services. It is important for all of our citizens to understand the role that the 9-1-1 system and the dispatch program has in emergency response situations. It was 1968, when 9-1-1 was designated the universal emergency telephone number in North America. The goal for the program has always been to... Full story
Pilots from around the region descended on the Fort Peck Hotel and Lanny Hanson’s hanger on Sept. 8. The three-day training included talks, case studies, on the ground training (no pun) in survival techniques, search pattern recognition, spotter techniques and the utilization of iPads and GPS technologies. All together, the 29 attending pilots logged three hours each in a high-performance plane practicing search techniques. The training was the first of its kind held in eastern Montana, according to former Sheriff Glen Meier, who attended t... Full story
And then school was back in session. While we’re all still glowing with that summer tan, it is hard to get back into the swing of school schedules and school traffic, pedestrian and otherwise. Your Glasgow Police Department would like to remind you that these early fall mornings see a large number of young, often inexperienced travelers on our residential streets. Whether kindergarteners, trudging under the weight of a new backpack, running haphazardly into intersections, or packs of older kids, they present a precious hazard. Please keep y... Full story
Montana’s sole representative in the U.S. House has concluded a listening tour with stops at each of the state’s 56 counties. Congressman Greg Gianforte embarked on the trip, which covered over 3,700 miles across the state, after being sworn into office in mid-June. A Sept. 5 press release focused on wildfires currently burning around the region: “I commend the efforts of our firefighters under these difficult circumstances,” Gianforte said. “And I am committed to working for common sense forest management reforms that will mitigate the threa... Full story
Karla Nix was sentenced Sept. 5 to six years differed with credit for 90 days served in Valley County Detention Center. On Jan. 18, Nix was charged with felony exploitation of an older person. In addition to time served, Nix will pay a fine of $2,000 and restitution of $5,000. Standard court conditions will apply regarding mental health assessments and restricted access to the elderly. Valley County Sheriff Vernon Buerkle was pleased to report zero traffic fatalities or serious accidents on area roads during the Labor Day weekend. Sheriff... Full story
This harvest has been extra long for me. That’s because the crop is so poor we decided we couldn’t afford to hire our usual custom cutters (and we are sorry they are hurting, too) to cut a third of it for us. It’s just Dennis and me doing it all. We cut and fill the truck by noon, haul it in and have a quick lunch, then go back out to fill the truck and grain cart again. Sometimes we manage to get four truckloads in a day, but usually only three this year. (In previous years we would regularly get four, sometimes five in a day, but this year... Full story
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Peck Project has elected to ban all open fires within the Pines Recreation Area. Building, maintaining, attending or using a campfire, fire pit or charcoal grill is prohibited. Liquid petroleum and LPG stoves that can be turned on and off are allowed. Additionally, smoking is allowed only within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials. If you have questions concerning this... Full story
On a fabulous sunny weekend, Aug. 12-13, 26 Girl Scouts from Glasgow, Nashua, Fort Peck and Wolf Point all joined together at Boy Scout Park to learn basic camping skills. Many of these girls had never camped before, and certainly most had never had to use their own skills. The girls broke into smaller groups and cycled through stations, with each one highlighting a different outdoor skill. The day started with "Outdoor Manners (Leave No Trace)," presented by Ranger Sue Dalby from the Corps of... Full story
With several projects across the county currently in progress, drivers are being urged to keep an eye out and obey traffic signs. Crews have reported several instances where vehicles have drove past barriers and signs indicating road closures. Neglecting to follow construction signs can put workers at risk for injury, job site delays, result in traffic citations and could cause damage to your vehicle. Valley County Commissioners announced that they have approved the paving of a small stretch of... Full story
The Frances Mahon Deaconess hospital is proud to welcome Glasgow native Andrew Fahlgren, MD, to the Glasgow Clinic. Dr. Fahlgren was originally born in Lewistown but spent the majority of his childhood in Glasgow and Fort Peck. He is a proud Glasgow Scottie and graduated from GHS in 2000. After getting his bachelor's degree in english literature from MSU Bozeman, he spent a year in Chicago working at a bookstore and re-evaluating his goals, finally deciding to go back to school to pursue a medic... Full story
Stan Ozark and Haylie Shipp wear many hats in Glasgow. Outside of being radio personalities, Ozark is a councilman and hospital foundation board member, while Shipp is the owner of Shippwrecked. Starting Tuesday, Sept. 5, Shipp and Ozark will host a new live talk show, "Live Under the Big Sky with Haylie and Stan," every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 9 to 10 a.m. The live program will feature stories on various aspects of Valley County and northeast Montana. Topics will include updates f... Full story
The Valley County Detention Center was the scene of an attempted escape by inmates Jay Witkowski and Austin Adams on Aug. 25. Witkowski recently admitted to killing Evelynn Garcia of Glasgow on New Year’s Eve. Adams was originally booked on charges of criminal endangerment and custodial interference. Despite intense local and regional interest, the episode appears to have lasted less than 20 minutes, beginning at 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 24 and concluding with a visual confirmation on a facility monitor at 12:20 a.m. on Aug. 25. The inmates did n... Full story
