Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Have you ever wondered where that water went after you flushed it? How about all the wastewater that comes from your sinks and showers? While to some it's a mystery they try their best to avoid, others understand the frustrations of home septic systems. So knowing what happens to some septic tanks after a flood can make some cringe. Floods can cause all kinds of contamination as not only septic systems can overflow, become damaged or lift from the ground. What might not be known to many is that...
The cold and crisp air left clear skies Saturday night. The colder air helped bring the feel of fall and left several students trying to figure out how to survive the evening in cardboard boxes and a few blankets gathered amongst themselves. It was an evening that they'll probably remember and think about when they pass by transients. The Glasgow High School leadership class fulfills this project each year. Their teacher Rod Karst tries to help the teenagers understand what the homeless might...
The Valley County budget is still getting some last minute adjustments before the commissioners look at passing the finalized budget in the upcoming week. While there wasn't a lot of changes made from the previous year there were a few noteworthy items. The commissioners support a 1.5 percent raise in salary for county employees across all departments. That increase adds to about 30 cents an hour for employees. The raise was eligible for employees who worked at least 20 hours and were permanent employees who qualify for insurance, leaving...
Montana’s unemployment rate was at 4.7 percent in August, a slight increase of one-tenth of one percentage point from July. The jobless rate in Valley County, meanwhile, is now sitting just under 3 percent. At 2.9 percent, only 124 residents are reported as unemployed. In August, the U.S. unemployment rate also improved, decreasing by 0.1 percentage points to 6.1 percent. The county rate is considerably better than in neighboring counties. Phillips County is reporting 4.1 percent, or 85 people unemployed, and Roosevelt County is at 5.7 p...
Parents and kids both brace for the spreading viruses that occur every year when school starts. Two cases have been confirmed for the Enterovirus D68 that has been spreading around the country. The case in Montana was involving a child under the age of 10 from Yellowstone County and the second one was confirmed in Cascade County earlier this week. The outbreak of the virus has been reported in 27 states, such as Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, New York, Colorado, Nebraska, Louisiana and Alabama. Other states were added to the list as the cold and...
This photo is of Stan Kalinski in Stan's Bar. His bar and his personality were well known in the area. He was born in Chicago in 1908. His family moved and settled in Brazil Creek, where his father set up shop. In the early 1920s his father disappeared. Kalinski went to work doing whatever he could to support the family, but he was unable to succeed and the siblings were split up around the state. He married Eva Kari of Hinsdale in 1927. It is said he was part of the moonshine business during... Full story
Another Glasgow area native was welcomed back to town this week. Haylie Shipp, farm broadcaster for the Northern Ag Network, was given a welcome home celebration at Farm Equipment Sales. FES general manager Sarah Swanson Partridge created the gathering to welcome Shipp, who will have an office in the building for her to work and broadcast reports. Shipp graduated from Glasgow High School in 2003 and headed to Miles City Community College, where she completed her AA and AS degrees in 2005. She... Full story
Waiting on pipe dreams is a literal term when some groups refer to the Keystone XL Pipeline. Members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are in this category, and this week they will be traveling around 900 miles along the proposed pipeline to have what they're calling a lost opportunity tour. Energy Institute Vice President Matthew Koch explained that they've spent years working on getting the pipeline project approved, and that there would be tremendous benefits to the community. The group hitting the road this week started at the Canadian...
It was mostly good news, mixed with the reality that there was indeed contamination found at the old Magruder's Motor Co. property. The property is owned by the county after it was foreclosed on. Newfields was brought in to assess the contamination on the property and they gave their full report the the Glasgow City Council. Chris Cerquone and Reuben Vincent were present to discuss the matter. Cerquone spoke mostly on what the data showed and what steps might be next for the city and county. He explained that they placed eight boreholes and...
Valley County's unemployment rate rose slightly in July and sits at 3.1 percent – with just 133 people reported as unemployed in the county. It was a similar story statewide. Montana’s unemployment rate was at 4.6 percent in July, a slight increase of 0.1 of a percentage point from June. Still, the Big Sky State's unemployment rate has decreased by 0.7 of a percentage point since January. The U.S. unemployment rate, meanwhile, also nudged up 0.1 of a percentage point to 6.2 percent. “With more than 12,000 jobs created since the beginning of th...
Glasgow High School seniors MaKenzie Wesen and Sam Schultz smile shortly after being crowned this year's homecoming king and queen at the coronation ceremony last Friday. Looking on are royalty candidates Amanda Wolff and Jason Thibault. Not shown are Sadie Sukut and Keil Krumwiede, the other candidates.... Full story
The Scotties take to the field for the homecoming football game before taking care of Baker. See homecoming sports coverage on Page 1B.... Full story
A few weeks ago in Glasgow an incident caused some notice on street corners. A girl riding a bike came around a corner where shrubs obstructed the view, and the girl ended up running into a mail truck. While no injuries were reported ,the property owners allowed the city to cut the shrubs back after the incident. Glasgow Police Chief Bruce Barstad reminds people to cut back their shrubs and trees to be sure that they weren't obstructing the view of the street, especially with school back in...
This photo is from the inside of Magruder's garage that was located on the corner of 2nd Street and 1st Avenue S outh.The Magruder family came to Glasgow around 1898. Harry Magruder was born in 1880 and opened up the family garage, formerly known as Magruder Motor Co., in 1917. He managed the garage until he passed away in 1944. After his death, his oldest son, Paul, and his wife Gladys, took ownership of the business. They also owned and operated a bulk gasoline distributorship, delivering... Full story
Ties to Hollywood brought an actor and a director to the Glasgow area last week. Sightings of the famous actor were reported at several businesses, the airport and at a local hotel. The trip to Glasgow was short planned but got a lot of creative juices flowing for the actor Jon Voight and writer/director John Harrison. Harrison explained that about a month ago Voight gave him a call about a project idea that perhaps they might want to work on together. The two previously worked together on the... Full story
By Bonnie Davidson The Courier If you asked anyone who has recently moved to Glasgow there would be no question or hesitation that housing is a problem in Glasgow. Nearly a dozen people attended a meeting in the city chambers at the Glasgow Civic Center to discuss the development of a housing plan, part of a $10,000 grant given to the city to help assess the need. The bid for the housing plan was given to the Greater Norther Development Corporation, a company that helps with grants, loans and...
The homecoming show must go on. The Miles City Caledonian Society will fill in, but only so much, for the missing Saskatoon Police Pipes & Drums during Glasgow Scottie Homecoming Festival Weekend. The Miles City group has been secured to perform at three events, all on Friday: the 2:30 p.m. homecoming parade, the 6 p.m. tailgate party and halftime of the 7 p.m. homecoming game against Baker. The Saskatoon band backed out a couple of weeks ago, expressing concern that the ivory on their pipes...
Record rains in Valley County prompted several local crop insurance agencies to host a seminar for the purpose of discussing relief options available to their insured farmers. Jenifer Hanson of the Rain And Hail Crop Insurance Agency gave the presentation outlining the several options farmers have for filing damage claims with their insurance agencies. Farmers from Valley, Roosevelt and Daniels counties were in attendance. A few of them participated in the Q&A period, which followed Hanson's informative presentation. Main topics of the seminar...
FOR THE COURIER Gov. Steve Bullock declared a disaster for areas in central and eastern Montana after severe storms and heavy rains hit the area from August 21 through August 24. This will allow Bullock to mobilize state resources and the Montana National Guard, as well as expend funds to meet the contingencies and needs that may arise from the emergency. “With the severity and intensity of the storms we saw last week and the damage that resulted, it is important that the state provide relief to those jurisdictions that need our a...
FOR THE COURIER Gov. Steve Bullock was joined by representatives from natural resource industries, ranchers, wind power advocates, sportsmen, and conservationists, as he signed an executive order Tuesday establishing the Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Program. The program, which was developed from the ground up and has broad support from a diverse group of interests, seeks to maintain state management of the sage grouse by protecting its habitat, while respecting the private property rights of Montanans. “Montanans recognize that it is in t...
The Glasgow High School band in 1936 was directed by an H.J. Schiesser. At this time, the school was overflowing with students who came from all over the nation as their families found work at the construction of the Fort Peck Dam. A new building was constructed in 1915, but that building was overcrowded within 10 years of construction. As you can tell by this band picture, there wasn't a shortage of Scotties. Demolition of the school took place around 1983-1984.... Full story
While the rains have stopped, the water is still flowing. The record-breaking rainfall isn't quite done causing damage as the waters as of Tuesday hadn't receded under flood levels. But the Milk River was expected to fall below flood stages within the next day. The forecast was for some minor flooding to continue. Disaster and Emergency Services Coordinator Rick Seiler explained Tuesday that officials are waiting for waters to recede before they can fully assess damages from flooding last week.... Full story
Bureau of Land Management offices along the Hi-Line are warning drivers to be cautious when traveling secondary roads en route to or on BLM-managed lands, due to damage caused by a recent multi-day rain event. Preliminary assessments by BLM personnel of Phillips and Valley counties’ non-paved roads on or en route to BLM-managed lands revealed a range of damage and dangerous situations. Here's a look. Valley County According to Glasgow BLM Field Manager Pat Gunderson, there are several damaged roads within south Valley County. The two main B...
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture will not be hosting the Saskatoon Police Pipes & Drums during the 2014 Glasgow Scottie Homecoming Festival weekend, the chamber announced.. “The band cancelled on us Aug. 25,” chamber executive director Lisa Olk said. “There were some issues regarding customs and the ivory on their pipes getting across the border. The band was not willing to take the chance and put their instruments in jeopardy to cross the border until the issues were resolved. However, Olk s...
The Glasgow City Council met for a special budget meeting in the last week to help wrap up their work sessions to finalize plans for the upcoming fiscal year. They looked at slashing the budget in several different departments. While some extras remained on the budget, like updating the phone system the city currently uses, others were cut, like travel and training that maybe hadn't been used in years prior. The city also had to look at adding more than $70,000 to the budget for repairs to bring the levee up to standards. A lot of the...
