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After being convicted on two felony counts of Sexual Abuse of a Child by a jury in Glasgow on June 9, Tommy Sanson II was sentenced on Aug. 21 to 25 years in the Montana State Prison with 15 years suspended for each felony count. These sentences are to run concurrently with one another. Parole eligibility is contingent on completing at least the educational phase of the sex offender treatment program utilized by the prison. During the June 9 trial, Sanson II was convicted under MCA § 45-5-625(1)(c) and MCA § 45-5-625(1)(h). The first count a...
Montana taxpayers applying for a property tax rebate should be on the lookout for suspicious or fraudulent activity. Starting Aug. 24, all Montana property tax rebates will be sent by paper check in the mail. To reduce the risk of fraud perpetuated by scam artists, the Montana Department of Revenue removed the option for taxpayers to receive the property tax rebate by direct deposit. The department received applications where applicants entered banking information for direct deposit that does not match banking information in the department’s r...
Marketing Specialist and Public Relations of Nemont Gregg Hunter presented the Glasgow City-County Library a check in the amount of $5,400 on Aug. 24. During the Fair season, Nemont had a booth at each of the county fairgrounds which allowed customers to purchase new phones. For each phone sold at the event, $100 was provided to that County's library. In addition to the Glasgow City-County Library, Nemont donated $4,800 to the Daniels County Library, $5,800 to the Sheridan County Library and...
The Glasgow City Council has awarded Lori Mason, 637 6th Ave. S., as the Yard Of The Week for the week of Aug. 27. She received $25 in Chamber Big Bucks, sponsored each week in the summer by the Glasgow City Council....
Glasgow Public Works would like to notify City of Glasgow residents and businesses that emergency sewer repair work along 6th Ave North, near 8th Street North and 9th Street North will begin today, Aug. 29, and continue through the end of the week (Sept. 1). There will be impacts to traffic and access in the area. The City asks residents to avoid traveling through the work area as much as possible and use 6th Ave North for local access only. Please obey traffic control measures and barricades, and slow down to help keep everyone safe. There... Full story
The Valley County Commissioners met in regular session on Aug. 16, inside the Board of County Commissioners located inside of the Valley County Courthouse. First on the agenda was approving employment/termination notices, of which there were none, and taxpayer comment relative to budget requirements and increases for fiscal year 2024 per the public notice that was printed in the July 5 and 12 issues of the Glasgow Courier. Though there was no public comment, Commissioner Mary Armstrong stated, “Those budgets are all available in the Clerk a...
During the regular board meeting of the Fort Peck Rural County Water District on Aug. 14, tensions were high among the board members in attendance as each tried to understand each others’ viewpoints on how certain situations have been handled over the past few years, not only by the Board members themselves but also by the general counsel of the board, David Irving. At the May board meeting, board member Mary Kaercher expressed concerns about Irving as the general counsel for the Fort Peck Rural County Water District which ultimately led to a...
For the Rosette winners, Quonset winners, and more NEMT Fair related coverage you can pick up a physical copy of The Glasgow Courier for $1 where available....
The Glasgow City Council has awarded Somer and Brandon Hoerster, 735 9th St. N., as the Yard Of The Week for the week of Aug. 21. They received $25 in Chamber Big Bucks, sponsored each week in the summer by the Glasgow City Council. If anyone would like to nominate somebody for yard of the week you may call the Chamber office at 406-228-2222 or email them at [email protected]....
Glasgow Public Works would like to notify City of Glasgow residents and businesses that emergency sewer repair work along 6th Ave North, near 8th Street North and 9th Street North will begin today, Aug. 29, and continue through the end of the week (Sept. 1). There will be impacts to traffic and access in the area. The City asks residents to avoid traveling through the work area as much as possible and use 6th Ave North for local access only. Please obey traffic control measures and barricades, and slow down to help keep everyone safe. There... Full story
The Glasgow City Council met in regular session on Aug. 7 with the agenda including approval of consent agenda items, a public hearing on solid waste collection rate increase, Tess Fahlgren providing an update to the council on the skate park location as well as approvals requested for certain city business. During the public comment period of the meeting, business owner Candy Lagerquist circled back to the desire to have diagonal parking on one side of 2nd Ave S., while the other side stayed parallel parking. During the last City Council meeti...
After years of gathering information and working behind the scenes, Sheriff Tom Boyer is rolling out changes to how 911 calls within Valley County on the Fort Peck Reservation are routed and responded to by law enforcement and EMTs. Over the past few decades, after the Bureau of Indian Affairs and with the advent of Tribal Law Enforcement, all 911 calls coming from the Reservation have been routed to the Wolf Point dispatch by agreement. During his campaign for Sheriff and during his tenure, Sheriff Boyer has heard from Frazer and Oswego...
Military veterans and first responders were honored at the PRCA Rodeo during the NE Montana Fair Aug. 9 in Glasgow. Kim Martens, Valley County Dispatch Supervisor, and Kalu Jensen-Rogeness stood in the arena to be recognized for their service to the residents of Valley County in their roles as first responders. At the Milk River Motorsports Demolition Derby Saturday, the crowd saw first responders in action as Jensen-Rogeness was part of the team that responded to an injury during the action...
On Aug. 10, Governor Greg Gianforte announced his appointment of Sarah Swanson to lead the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). "As a proven leader in both the private and public sectors, Sarah is a champion for reimagining workforce development and building sustainable public-private partnerships to empower hardworking Montanans," Gov. Gianforte said. "I look forward to partnering with her to build a stronger future for our state." Swanson assumes the role of commissioner after...
The Glasgow School Board on Aug. 8 approved a bond election for the Glasgow School District which will be held in October. The bond election will ask Glasgow School District Voters to approve a $8,580,000 bond to pay for facility improvements in the district. The improvements include replacing the Glasgow High School track and football field with synthetic surfaces and amenities, replacing or repairing sections of the Glasgow High School roof and Glasgow Middle School roof, replacing boilers at the Glasgow High School and if monies are...
As a thank you for all of the hard work firefighters have put in across Valley County this summer, throughout the month of August Bank of Glasgow is running a fundraiser where people can donate money to various fire departments in the county by placing money in boots located in the bank's lobby. According to Branch Manager Greg Stordahl, in the first week of running the fundraiser a total of $800 was raised for the firefighters. He attributes a decent amount of this total to a successful...
On Aug. 6, at around 03:05 a.m., officers with the Glasgow Police Department responded to a residence on the south side of town upon receiving a report of an assault. Once officers arrived, the caller stated that the suspect, a male, had strangled his mother during an altercation. After completing the investigation, he was placed under arrest and remanded to the Valley County Detention Center for Partner/Family Member Assault and Strangulation of a Partner Family Member. Editor’s Note: The Glasgow Courier has instituted a policy to not i...
The Siding 45 Skatepark organization wants to thank Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital for their generous donation of $30,000 to support building a permanent, professionally designed and built concrete skatepark in our community. In my presentation to the board, I talked about the benefits of a skatepark for the mental and physical health of our young people. Investing in the wellness of our young people is the most valuable thing we can do to help our community grow and thrive. Thanks to Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament, comparable towns across Montana ha...
The Glasgow City Council has awarded Jill and Scott Thompson, 129 Bonnie St., as the Yard Of The Week for the week of Aug. 14. They received $25 in Chamber Big Bucks, sponsored each week in the summer by the Glasgow City Council. If anyone would like to nominate somebody for yard of the week you may call the Chamber office at 406-228-2222 or email them at [email protected]. Awards will be given out each week through the month of August....
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) has been awarded two honors by Montana Top Workplaces 2023. FMDH CEO Nickolas Dirkes is the top leader for large companies in Montana and FMDH placed second overall for large companies in Montana. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a survey administered by the employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The confidential survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to the success of any organization – including alignment with company values and d...
The first-ever Middle of Nowhere Music Fest rocked Glasgow Aug. 5 with a true rock and roll experience. Jackyl, a Georgia band showcasing hard rock, heavy metal and Southern rock, took the stage at the Valley County Fairgrounds in front of an enthusiastic crowd headbanging and throwing up the sign of the horns. True to their song, "We're An American Band" the group pounded out their hit songs such as "Down on Me" and "Dirty Little Mind" to a crowd raised on the genre and those who were in...
