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Eastern Montana has seen an increase in crimes and drug activity closer to the areas that have exploded in population and jobs near the oil fields. The Federal Bureau of Investigations currently has an office located in Sidney, and there have been comments about relocating the office to western North Dakota. While no decisions or statements have been released by the FBI on relocation, Gov. Steve Bullock has sent a letter to the Director of the FBI James Comey urging him to keep the location in Sidney. Bullock stated in the letter that Richland...
Another two names have been added to the race for Valley County Commissioner District 1. Russell Dahl filed for the seat last week, and Paul Tweten filed to run on Friday. Both are running against Dan Carr. Commissioner Dave Pippin announced at the end of last year that he would not be running again for his position. The county justice of the peace position has three candidates campaigning for the seat. Ronald Kulczyk, David L. McLean and Christine Gamas have all filed. This contested position in 2010 was won by Linda Hartsock with 44 percent...
While many will remember the last few decades of fresh produce being offered at the "Red Rock Plaza," they might not have realized they were walking on contaminated ground. The park located at 135 3rd St. S. has been in the process of remediation and is now looking at a more permanent future. While it wasn't radioactive, and it wasn't a disaster area, it did create enough of a mess to bring in Shelli Isle of Great Northern Development (GND) to seek grants for removing two old tanks and do an...
The 17th annual ice fishing derby hosted by the Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture took place on Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Dredge Cuts Trout Pond in Fort Peck. David Combs won the championship and took home $2,000.... Full story
David Combs was the winner of the 17th annual Ice Fishing Derby on February 15, and took home $2,000 cash prize.... Full story
U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and John Walsh have a Glasgow visit on their calendar Thursday, February 20. The stop comes at a noteworthy time for both. Tester is the new chairman of the Senate's Indian Affairs Committee and Gov. Bullock recently appointed Walsh to fill the Senate seat that Max Baucus vacated. Tester and Walsh are visiting all Montana tribal nations this week, Tester press secretary Les Braswell told The Courier. In Glasgow, Braswell said, the two Democrats intend to appear at the senior center and then venture across 4th Street South... Full story
This begins a series of articles over the next several weeks that will focus on educating the community about drug use in Valley County. If you've looked at your friends and neighbors and the local community with rose colored glasses, you might not realize the secrets that lurk behind the doors. The truth is that Valley County has seen its share of drug issues. Some of those drug issues have increased from the influence of the Bakken. "Meth labs have gone away, but it's more accessible," Valley... Full story
It might not be a memorable building for some. The white building with cracks and dingy paint isn't an attractive view, and some worry it might give the wrong impression of Glasgow. While it looks weathered, it's also a building that's used on a daily basis. The Glasgow Train Depot has seen years of weather and use. Passengers have come and gone, workers have come and gone, but the building still stands at 424 1st Ave. S., for the most part untouched. Tami Burke, administrator for the Tourism Bu...
If you pay the propane man to heat the house you probably felt the pain that came with the price per gallon. While Glasgow isn’t feeling the pinch as much as other communities, the community is still seeing prices close to 30 percent higher. Currently Agland in Nashua and Ezzie’s West End are charging about $2.95 a gallon, compared to $1.85 last year. Prices have skyrocketed all over the state of Montana, with Culbertson and other towns paying around $5 a gallon, or more. The cold temperatures that have been felt all over the nation this win...
Wednesday, Feb. 5, was a rough day for Earl Cawthorne, of Medical Lake, Wash. He was hauling a rental truck from Penske for his company, R Factor, based out of Spokane, Wash. Unfortunately he didn't read the height sign going into the Glasgow underpass at 9:05 a.m. Cawthorne didn't immediately stop when he entered the underpass and the sound of the top ripping off the trailer could be heard at the First Community Bank, according to Lt. Brian Gault. He said that the trailer was probably near a...
While some students shook their heads in distaste for another project, others jumped at the chance to play with their curiosity. The 19th Glasgow Kiwanis Science Fair took place this last week at the East Side School. While projects weren't required, students did get a chance for extra credit and had the chance to advance to the regional science fair in Havre. Projects were displayed for judges on Saturday, Feb. 8 and Monday, Feb. 10. The public was invited to look on Monday and shortly after...
By Bonnie Davidson For those in attendance it was a hot topic that was discussed with concern. With several changes in the healthcare industry, community members showed their concern with possible changes at the Valley County Health Department. The public meeting took place on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Valley County Courthouse in the conference room. Over a dozen attended, including County Commissioners Bruce Peterson and David Reinhardt, and Jane Smilie, administrator for the state public... Full story
Motorists driving into Montana from Canada, 10 miles north of Opheim, will be greeted by a brand new highway sign in the spring. The old signs welcoming visitors to Montana, which feature a big blue circle in the center with mountains in the background, were designed in the 1980s and will be replaced. The new signs, unveiled recently in Helena, will incorporate newer technology allowing for the inclusion of photographs. The sign coming to near the Opheim Port of Entry will feature a T-Rex – o...
One man's argument over the basic right to travel landed him in jail for 14 days this past week. The Glasgow Courier previously reported about Terry Lee Brauner, or as he prefers to be known as Terry-Lee, and his argument against city, county and state officials on his position that the government has no right to require a driver's license. Brauner went to court on Wednesday, Jan. 29, for driving without a license and operating a vehicle without liability insurance. He was sent to jail for 14 da...
Whether the Nashua School have a four-day or a five-day school week was first addressed two years ago. But because of the superintendent at that time leaving and a new superintendent coming in, the board voted to table the issue. Last fall, the current school board decided to revisit changing to a four-day week. Board members did lengthy research and held public meetings to receive input from parents and teachers. At the school board meeting Tuesday night, a motion was made that the board have the ability to explore and adopt a four-day or...
Questions between bigger business and a healthy environment are at much of the controversy of the Keystone XL Pipeline that would come through Valley County and travel all the way to Nebraska and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. This past week the final supplemental environmental impact statement was released that could clear up some issues for the final approval of President Obama. The pipeline would come through Valley County and pass by Glasgow, and could create jobs and bring tax dollars to the county. Arguments on the dangers towards... Full story
Did you ever know what you wanted to be when you grew up? It's a question that even as adults we tend to ponder. Had we known as teenagers what those jobs actually entailed would we have changed the path we were on? The thought behind learning from experience has helped Glasgow High School Principal Shawnda Zahara-Harris create the first-of-its-kind career fair this spring. She was able to gain a grant for $7,000 to create a hands-on job fair that will get the community involved. Not only will l...
With the deadline for levee plans looming in the next five months, the Glasgow levee committee that was set up in December has been working to take action and set plans in order to prevent consequences. The city must have plans to take care of several deficiencies by July to bring it up to Army Corps of Engineers standards. Keeping those standards means being able to accept funds from FEMA to rebuild infrastructures and damage caused by a sever flood. If the list of items isn't taken care of it... Full story
The three-year anniversary to the construction of the new jail is coming up in March. The project took months to finish and cost thousands of dollars. Valley County Sheriff Glen Meier explained that they've seen success. The newest addition to the jail comes this month as the installation to a new cooler is completed. The new cooler is about twice the size of the old cooler and is located in a safer proximity to the new facility. The older cooler is currently located in the basement of the...
Romie Zumbuhl, age 4, spent time at looking at discovery tubes. She climbed into a tree house and observed a turtle in an aquarium. She spent much of her time exploring other worlds, a post office, a pizza parlor and a vet clinic. All places where she could be the boss and run the show. What Zumbuhl may not have realized is that she was learning about the world while playing. Her younger brother George, only 18 months old, also spent time exploring different play stations that were covered with...
Valley County has had three confirmed cases of pertussis case (whooping cough) since Jan. 1. These cases make clear the importance of up to date vaccinations to decrease the spread of pertussis. The Valley County Health Department is working with health care providers, and other partners to identify close contacts and ensure that they are evaluated and treated as needed. Pertussis is a contagious respiratory disease that in almost all cases can be effectively treated by a health care professional if identified early. Pertussis is spread...
Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica J. Lindeen is launching an outreach tour to explain Obamacare to Montanans and answer their questions. And she’s bringing to to Glasgow. The presentation, which Lindeen will make in Glasgow, is being hosted locally by Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. The meeting will take place on 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7 in the conference room at FMDH, 621 3rd St. S. “Montanans want real information, not spin,” Lindeen said. “I don’t have a dog in the Obamacare fight. I just want Montanans to know how it works so they can...
Neighbors and residents near Bentonite Road noticed when the trucks started working again in the last few weeks after the deep cold caused a break for Macon Construction of Wolf Point. The trucks started digging with the backhoe as the deep freeze finally lifted and the ground thawed. The construction company is contracted out by the Dry Prairie Rural Water Authority and is finishing the effort to supply the area with clean water. Clint Jacobs, director of the project, explained that the area is called Valley County Area D, which is south of...
One image started it all. Local photographer Sean Heavey paired up with Mike Fransen, a local meteorologist, and they went out to chase a storm in July 2010. That storm ended up opening a world of opportunity for Heavey. Heavey met Fransen and his wife, Tanja, at a car show where he was selling his pictures. That friendship is what started Heavey's weather watching. It was three years of talking about chasing a storm before the big storm in 2010 arrived. That day Mike saw the storm on the radar... Full story
With a new school funded by local taxpayers, along with tight city and county budgets, it seems like squeezing more funds from somewhere could be an uphill battle. Tight budgets have left some concern to those who enjoy going to the City-County Library in Glasgow. Library board members and other community members attended a meeting over the weekend. Their sole purpose was to figure out what the library's long-term needs are, and what to do with the library in the short term to make...
