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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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The summer months bring time on the lake, baseball games, grill outs, bonfires and park time for families. It also brings chances for severe weather, including thunder and lightning. The National Weather Service in Glasgow recently put out a post on social media with the goal of informing partners and the public about debunking myths associated with lightning, including, how to react when caught outside in a thunderstorm, whether or not lightning strikes the same place twice and that you are...
How do you prioritize where to spend money and what to fix when it seems everything is in bad shape? That's the question Recreation Director Jory Casterline has to answer when dealing with the city pool. For the ten years he has been here, the pool has limped along, but he warns it's only a matter of time before an issue arises that can't be fixed, "a pool ender" as he says. In discussing the current state of the city pool, he asserts the pump is probably the biggest issue, but adds that it is...
For the first time in its history, the Frazer Community Council has opened a community office to provide services, guidance and resources to the residents. That effort has been led and funded in large part from a local businesswoman who found a new calling in life helping her community become "clean and sober" by providing a grass roots system of change. When Angie Toce's brother finally made the decision to get sober, she was on it. Calling the Spotted Bull Treatment Center in Poplar but...
Bruce Barstad has announced his retirement from the Glasgow Police Department after 32 years of service to the region. Barstad sat down with the Courier to reflect on his years of service and the changes the department has seen over the decades. Barstad began his law enforcement career studying criminal justice at Dawson Community College in Glendive. The year was 1986 and he had taken on an internship during the summer and weekends with GPD. Following the completion of that internship, he began working seasonally in dispatch and juvenile...
This spring, Montana FFA Foundation awarded over $60,000 in scholarships and grants to FFA members and chapters throughout the state. Hinsdale FFA was one of three FAA chapters to be awarded a Helping Hands grant and FFA member Mickayla Johnson walked away with scholarship funds. Helping Hands Grants are awarded to local FFA chapters who will be implementing community service projects. One of the priorities of the grant is to collaborate with community stakeholders and Hinsdale FFA will be doing just that. According to FFA director Patti...
The Glasgow Police Department told the Glasgow Courier that on Friday, June 22, Leighton Scott Hughes was arrested and charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors related to dangerous drugs. As of press time, Hughes had been charged with the operation of a clandestine laboratory for the production of a dangerous drug, namely methamphetamine; the possession of dangerous drugs for both marijuana and meth; possession of drug paraphernalia; criminal possession of dangerous drug precursors for...
Opheim is a very small town of about 88 residents in northern Montana, according to the 2016 count, give or take. Once a year, however, the population increases by about ten times that for the rodeo, which was held June 24. The Opheim rodeo begins with a parade, as all rodeos do, and people line up on both sides of the street. Riders on horseback carry the American flag, the Canadian flag and the Montana State flag as the riders go past up one side and down the other while everyone stands and...
The Glasgow School Board met in regular session on June 20. All trustees were present along with one dozen school personnel and a handful of community members. The meeting began with the public comment period, which allows attendees to comment on items that are not on the agenda. Candy Lagerquist utilized the time to voice several concerns that she had regarding the safety of school district buses, stating that she believes the safety of kids, drivers, coaches and teachers is in jeopardy. Lagerquist cited several areas of concern regarding the...
It was almost exactly 10 years ago that TransCanada Corp. announced it hoped to cross Phillips and Valley Counties, and for the first time in its history the project has a presidential permit as well as permits in state along the route. “We are committed to moving forward with this project in a timely manner,” said TransCanada spokeswoman Robynn Tysver. Tysver said TransCanada has assessed numerous options when dealing with housing the pipeline’s workforce during construction in northeast Montana. She said that TransCanada’s plan is to erect a...
The National Academy of Television Arts and Science Northwest Awards were held on June 9, in Seattle, Wash., Glasgow's own Shawn Newton walked the red carpet and brought home an Emmy for his work on the storytelling series "Under the Big Sky," from the Montana Television Network. Newton won an Emmy in the category Promotion – Program – Campaign, which was one of four categories he was personally nominated for, while the series itself was nominated for a total of six awards. This was not New...
When Aaron Chatten passed away in a car accident in November 2010, he left his daughter, Madison's, legacy behind. Since that time a group of family, friends, supporters and community minded volunteers have worked to keep both Chatten's and his daughter's legacy alive and working in Glasgow. On Friday, June 15, the Glasgow Recreation Department, under the supervision of Jory Casterline and with the support of the Madison Faith Chatten foundation, the city of Glasgow, area businesses and...
In a 20-1 vote, the Senate Agriculture Committee cleared the way on June 13, for the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, or more commonly known as the farm bill, to move forward to the Senate for a vote. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa cast the single vote opposing the bill’s advance reportedly due to the rejection of his amendment limiting subsidy payments. Montana Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, voted in favor of the bill. Highlights from the bill include the legalization of h...
Abigail Helland, of Glasgow, was one of ten women competing for the title of Miss Montana in Glendive this past weekend, June 14-16. This was Helland's third year competiting, and she was excited to earn scholarship funds to further her education as well as meet new friends and have new experiences. The first night of competition, June 14, the Glendive Chamber sponsored the "Show Us Your Shoes" parade where contestants created shoes that represented their hometown. Helland profiled her middle...
In what can only be described as a shocking turn of events in the race for Valley County Sheriff, Undersheriff and candidate for sheriff Luke Strommen was placed on paid administrative leave June 15, pending the results of an investigation by the Montana Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). The details of the investigation are not being released by the Sheriff’s Office or DCI, but in a statement released June 18, Sheriff Vernon Buerkle said, “This action is the result of an ongoing investigation being conducted by...
As a number of residents at Nemont Manor looked out on their long-standing garden plot on the west side of the building, they started thinking about what a garden might look like. Residents Rhonda James, Elsie Capdeville, Harold Lindell, Castor Simensen and Gene Goldberg, decided to grow the garden both in size and in plants. According to Nemont Manor's Office Assistant Terri Long, in recent years a few residents would grow potatoes, corn and tomatoes but no where near its current size. Long...
For the 36th year, the Valley County community has donated funds to the Valley County Combined Campaign in order to help raise funds for nonprofit organizations in the county. According to Board President and Treasurer of the Valley County Combined Campaign Board Dr. Charles Wilson, the campaign was started as a way for nonprofit organizations to minimize door-to-door solicitation, and instead have one mass mailing as a fundraining effort. Every year there are approximately six to seven permanent organizations and one or two one-year temporary...
The National Weather Service in Glasgow celebrated their diamond anniversary on June 6. For 75 years, our local meteorologists have done our community a great service by providing each and every one of us what to expect from Mother Nature day in and day out. Even though officially Glasgow has had a weather bureau for 75 years, the art of meteorology and gathering data has been around since shortly after Montana became a state and even before Glasgow was incorporated as a city. The United States...
After a lengthy break in service, the Glasgow Clinic has finally hired a new psychologist to fill the much-needed role in northeast Montana. Dr. James Martin, Ph.D. moved to Glasgow in the recent months from his native Gainesville, Ga. The Doctor sat down with the Glasgow Courier to discuss his background and motivations for taking the job in Glasgow. Dr. Martin did his undergraduate work at the University of Georgia in Athens before pursuing graduate studies at Augusta State University,...
The Montana Health Care Association Executive Director Rose Hughes confirmed to the Glasgow Courier that Valley View Nursing Home is among the more than a dozen care facilities across the state suing the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services for recent cuts in Medicaid reimbursements. “The department violated the law when it adopted rules cutting reimbursement rates for Medicaid services in Montana,” stated Hughes in a release sent out June 11, adding, “The public is guaranteed a constitutional right to meaningfully parti...
With a dominating vote count that nearly doubled the runner-up total, Mary Armstrong became the apparent front runner in the race for the Valley County Commissioner Seat being vacated by Bruce Petersen this fall. Gilbert Mogan is currently set to take her on in the general election set for November, but a looming recount could swing the second place race in favor of Todd Young, who not only came in third but lost to Mogan by a mere three vote total. That recount will occur Wednesday, June 13, in the Valley County Commissioner Office. Armstrong...
Families and children alike were able to enjoy the nice weather on June 9, to celebrate the beginning of the summer with the Children's Museum of Northeast Montana Third Annual School's Out Carnival. Originally scheduled for the last day of Glasgow schools on June 1, Mother Nature did not cooperate to allow the event to go on once students were released from school. Children purchased tickets which allowed them to play a variety of carnival-style games including ring toss, color match, dart the...
The author of the 2003 letter found on the last day of school by Shalynn Pedersen at Glasgow Middle School has come forward. Lynsey Grobel, who today lives in Helena, contacted the Courier to claim authorship of the letter featured on the front page of the June 6, edition of the paper. When asked if she wrote the letter Grobel replied, "Yes, I vividly remember doing that!" Grobel claimed to remember wearing high top Skechers and she said Mrs. Bachtold was her favorite teacher. She confirmed from...
In a race that came down to the final precinct reports, Judge Yvonne Laird beat out Glasgow Attorney Peter Helland in the primary for Montana District 17 Court Judge. Despite winning Valley County by a hefty 664 votes, Helland lost in Phillips County by 311 and Blaine County by 418 votes and ultimately lost the overall primary election by a mere 65 vote difference. Despite being a non-partisan race with only two candidates on the ballot, a primary was held but was reasonably unnecessary as both Laird and Helland will be on the ballot for...
The recount of the commissioner race has been completed. Clerk and Recorder Lynne Nyquist states that not one thing has changed in any precinct. Mary Armstrong and Gilbert Mogan will be competing for the open commissioner position being vacated by Bruce Peterson during the November election....
Valley County Sheriff Vernon Buerkle told the Courier that as of Friday, June 15, Valley County Undersheriff Luke Strommen has been placed on Paid Administrative Leave pending the results of an investigation by Division of Criminal Investigation. In his statement, Buerkle said, "This action is the result of an ongoing investigation being conducted by investigators from the Montana Department of Justice for an incident, which occurred approximately four years ago." No other information was available as of this morning. More details will be in... Full story
