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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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For another year, the Frazer High School has a small but mighty speech and drama team, under the direction of coach Mary Zuchowski. Senior Takoa Old Person participates in Humorous Interpretation (HI) and sophomore Marick Old Person participates in Spontaneous Oral Interpretation (SPOI). So far this season, they have traveled to Sidney, Miles City, Fairview and Circle to compete and both competitors have consistently making it into the Finals and placing in the top six. In the latest competition...
Jessica Scanlan, founder of Montana-based MineLife Media LLC, and graduate of Nashua School, has been named to Women in Mining UK's 2024 "100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining" (WIM100), selected from over 570 nominations worldwide. A Montana Tech graduate and former underground mine geologist at the Stillwater Mine in Nye, Scanlan now leads a company helping mining operations better connect with their communities through social media. "This recognition is incredibly humbling," says Scanlan....
On Nov. 15, Gov. Greg Gianforte said the biennial budget proposal he will submit to the 2025 Legislature will include the largest tax relief in Montana’s history, while focusing on investments in public safety, education and infrastructure. Holding a press conference at the state Capitol just a week after being reelected for a second term, Gianforte emphasized that by electing Republicans to all state and federal offices, as well as retaining GOP control in both legislative chambers, Montanans showed they want conservative leadership in the s...
The Glasgow School Board will meet in regular session on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 6 p.m., in the Gary F. Martin Boardroom, 229 7th St. N., Glasgow. Click on the image above to view the full agenda....
The Valley County Commissioners will meet in regular session, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 10:30 a.m., in the Board of County Commissioners, located inside of the Valley County Courthouse. Click on the image above to view the full agenda....
The St. Raphael’s Christian Service put on their annual free winter wear give away at the St. Raphael’s gymnasium on Nov. 16. This event allowed community residents to stock up on necessary winter wear before the change in seasons. By the end of the all-day event, over 200 coats and several hundred other winter gear was distributed. In order to make this event successful, organizers rely on donations of new or gently used items, which are then handed out to those who attend the giveaway. This year’s event saw many monetary donations provi...
Montana Department of Revenue staff told a legislative committee on Nov. 18, that next year’s reappraisal cycle could produce a partial repeat of last year’s jarring tax spike as the state’s surging real estate market continues to translate into higher residential taxes. The department expects the market value of the average Montana residential property to be reappraised at 21 percent higher when it completes next year’s reappraisal cycle. A staff economist said Monday that if the Legislature doesn’t rebalance state tax statutes, the higher va...
The 20th annual Festival of Trees was held on Nov. 22, with a prime rib dinner served by the Tampico Boys 4H Club and auction. At the end of the night a total of over $18,000 was raised to the Valley County HOPE (Helping Others Pay Expenses) Project....
In October the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) installed a new permanent air quality monitor in Glasgow, expanding the availability of relevant, valuable and timely air quality information to Valley County residents. Installation of the Glasgow monitor marked the completion of work supported by an EPA-administered award for Enhanced Continuous Ambient Air Monitoring. The grant was used to establish new permanent air quality stations in Havre, Glendive, Choteau and Glasgow. Existing monitoring sites in Dillon, Cut Bank and...
As the weather turned to winter with the season's first snow fall on Nov. 23, the Glasgow Civic Center was the host of the All Handcrafted Bazaar, organized by PEO Chapter U. The table profits and nut sales go towards scholarships for local women. The P.E.O. Sisterhood is a U.S.-based international women's organization of about 197,000 members, with a primary focus on providing educational opportunities for female students worldwide. Community members ventured out into the cold and snow were...
Glasgow's Speech and Drama team traveled to Circle on Nov. 23 for their last meet before the Thanksgiving holiday. Once again the team placed in Class B Speech with a second place in Speech Class B Sweeps. The students placed in the following: Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Gabe Allen Fourth Place Humorous Oral Interpretation – Gabe Proctor Third Place; Ash James Eighth Place and Sebastian Gregg 11th place Humorous Theater - Emmy Gutow and Cody Lacock Eighth Place Impromptu – James Pearson First...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and its partners, Sletten Construction and Morrison-Maierle, replaced eight timber bridges during the 2024 construction season through the Timber Bridges-Glasgow Area project. A total of 15 timber bridges have been replaced in the past two years as part of this effort. The final bridge replacement for the project is expected to be completed in summer 2025. “Completing these bridge replacements enhances travel safety, reinforces Montana’s infrastructure, and keeps our economy moving forward,” MDT G...
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The Valley County Commissioners will meet during their regular Discussion and Decision meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 10:30 a.m., in the Board of County Commissioners located inside of the Valley County Courthouse. Click on the image above to view the full agenda....
The Glasgow City Council will meet in regular session, Monday, Dec. 2, 5 p.m., in the Council Chambers located inside of the Glasgow Civic Center. Click on the image above to view the full agenda....
As the 2024 election year came to a close, so does the court case initiated by six Fort Peck Tribal members seeking satellite voting locations, arguing against Valley and Roosevelt Counties that Indigenous voters have poor access to the polls for Election Day, Nov. 5. As of Nov. 12, the case was dismissed upon the voters’ own motion. Throughout the pendency of the case, two of the six plaintiffs asked to withdraw from the case, as did the original attorney for the plaintiffs. Following the withdrawal of the original attorney, the Court suspende...
The Glasgow School Board met in regular session on Nov. 13 and voted to appoint Ryan Fast to the open trustee position on the Glasgow School Board. He replaces Board Chair Angie Page who resigned at the end of October. Fast is not new as a school board trustee as he previously served six years on the Glasgow School Board before retiring in May 2024. Fast will serve as a trustee until May 2025, when an election will be held to fill the remainder of Page’s term, which is set to expire May 2026. As a result of Page’s resignation, there was als...
At the regular Glasgow City Council meeting on Nov. 4, the Glasgow City Council voted to direct the Rundle Suites to repair the sidewalk surrounding their property according to City of Glasgow Code. The sidewalk surrounding the Rundle Suites is uneven and has several cracks which the city has determined to be a danger to the public walking on those portions of the sidewalk. Glasgow Ordinance details the that if any property owner does not keep the sidewalks in reasonable repair, the City Council may order the property owner to place the...
Thanks to the generosity of Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH), the new and improved medical exhibit at the Children's Museum of Northeast Montana is complete with the addition of a large custom-made ambulance which was installed on Nov. 15. The medical exhibit was revamped and opened to the public in stages starting earlier this year, with several stations including a small exam table, desk, dress up gear and lots of fun play medical tools. The entire exhibit was designed by the staff of...
Opheim School held a Veterans Day program in the school's gymnasium as a way to say thanks and honor local veterans that were in attendance, including Bob Bergstrom, Staff Sergeant Nordlund, National Guad Recruiter, out of Malta, Steve Shaday, American Legion State Commander Ken Simon, Vice commander of American Legion Charles F. Carrignan Post 122 Sherry Shaday, American Legion District Commander as well as Commander of Post 122 in Opheim Jerry Davenport, Jim Pankratz, and Dennis Honrud. The...
Glasgow High School alumni Kylie Lagerquist is in her first year at the University of Utah, playing Division 1 hockey for the Skatin' Utes after graduating from Bottineau College this past spring. During the matchup of games the first weekend of November against the Montana State-University Bobcats, the Utes skated and played the game for breast cancer awareness. As a result of her family's deep friendship with Glasgow's Gwendolyne Honrud, Lagerquist played in recognition of Honrud's breast...
Glasgow High School's Speech and Drama season started with a spectacular open on Nov. 2 in Sidney, where the team came home with a first place finish in Class B Speech and a third place finish in Class B Drama Sweeps. Helping the team with these awards was Gabe Proctor placing first in humorous oral interpretation (HOI) and Ash James taking third in the same event. Connor Whitmer placed first in spontaneous oral interpretation (SPOI) while eighth-grader Henry Holte took fifth. Eighth-grader Gabe...
Governor Greg Gianforte recently concluded his fourth annual 56 County Tour as governor. Since launching the tour in April, the governor has met with Montanans in each of the state’s 56 counties. Gov. Gianforte traveled thousands of miles meeting with Montanans where they live and work, including small business owners, parents, students, teachers, veterans, leaders of Tribal Nations, law enforcement officers and first responders, health care professionals, tradesmen, entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders and volunteers, farmers, ranchers, and l...
Second half of 2024 Mobile Home Taxes are due Saturday, Nov. 30. Because Nov. 30, is on a Saturday, taxpayers have until 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, to pay the second half of the 2024 Mobile Home taxes without penalty or interest. The taxes will be considered delinquent on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, and are subject to penalty and interest, thereafter. Payment of these taxes may be made at the Treasurer’s office at the Valley County Courthouse during regular business hours, at the Red Drop Box outside then North and East Door of the C...
Valley County voters made their voices heard on Election Day, Nov. 5, by not only choosing who will represent them at a county level as a County Commissioner, but also had the opportunity to choose the next President of the United States, the next Senator of Montana in addition to other state level positions including State Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Auditor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, among many other State positions. Voters also had the opportunity to vote on three. state initiatives. The residents of Nashua had a...
