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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Letters from the Montana Sheriff’s and Peace Officers Association have been mailed to Valley County citizens asking for your support and to become an honorary member of MSPOA. This is a legitimate solicitation from MSPOA and is signed by Sheriff Boyer. MSPOA will never call or solicit via phone. We appreciate your continued support for Montana Sheriffs. If you have any questions please feel free to call Sheriff Boyer at 406-228-6277...
Nemont Manor Foundation announces the extension of a grant cycle to benefit communities and residents of Valley County. Grants will be made from the Valley County Masonic Endowment Fund, established at MCF by the Nemont Manor Foundation. Grant applications will be accepted through April 30, 2023. Applicants must be either a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or an exempt governmental unit. Grants will be up to $5,000. While grants must be used for projects benefiting communities or residents in Valley County, the grantee organization does not need to be...
On the afternoon of March 29th a security incident occurred at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. Law enforcement responded to the incident, and the facility was put on lockdown for a brief period. The incident has been resolved and there is no concern for safety at this time. The Southwing parking lot, Southwing entrance, and South Employee parking lot are currently closed. Additionally, all services in the Southwing portion of the facility have been suspended through the end of the week. This includes: Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy,...
Update To The Incident From March 29 The Yellowstone County Coroner’s Office has identified 47-year-old, Jonathan Ryan Hamilton, as the deceased person from the March 29, 2023, officer involved shooting incident, that occurred in Glasgow, Montana. Hamilton was originally arrested, on a Blaine County Arrest Warrant, in another state and was returned to Montana to face several criminal charges pertaining to child sexual assault. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families involved in these incidents. During the afternoon o...
A handful of Glasgow High School students competed in the Business Professionals of America (BPA) State Conference in Billings that took place March 12 through 14. Winter storms, which resulted in road closures, prevented the students from arriving as scheduled on Saturday, March 11, so unfortunately the group arrived approximately five hours late the following day, only getting two hours to compete in a lot of the competitions. "Our parliamentary procedure team did not even get the chance to...
Valley County Health Department registered nurse Ella Tweten said "see you later" to the community and county staff on March 2 after working over 30 years for the county at the Health Department. Throughout the years she has seen many changes in public health, including the changes in technology, jargon and even increased coordination with the hospital. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she also had to put in the various trainings she has had regarding pandemics, and learned a lot from the...
Local Valley County officials gathered at the National Weather Service in Glasgow on March 17 to learn about the potential of flooding throughout the county. According to meteorologist in charge Patrick Gilchrist, there is now a 98 percent chance of minor flooding on the Milk River at Glasgow, 65 percent chance of moderate flooding and 20 percent chance of major flooding. “A lot has changed since the first of the month. We went from a feeling that we were in pretty good shape overall to deal with any spring melt. There was some potential for m...
The Northeastern Arts Network wrapped up their Glasgow season on March 14 with Baroque Music Montana, founded by artistic director and violinist Carrie Krause in 2015. Featuring the world’s top Baroque specialists playing on period instruments, the music, which was composed between 1600 and 1750, still resonates with audiences today. Prior to performing at Glasgow High School that evening, Krause, along with John Lenti who played the theorbo and baroque guitar, visited Hinsdale and Glasgow Schools during the day. With a meal provided to the a...
KLTZ/Mix 93's Stan Ozark has been the voice of Valley County sports for 30 years and was recently celebrated by the Glasgow Scotties community during the Northern B Girls Divisional tournament. On Feb. 23, chants of "Stan, Stan, Stan" rang out in the Scottie gymnasium. "It was a complete surprise! I looked at Derek [Beadle] and asked what was all this was about. I didn't process what was going on. Once I heard the chanting it put it all together," explained Ozark. Ozark and Beadle have been...
The first annual Slash the Stigma Devon Thompson Memorial Tournament was held at the Valley Event Center this past weekend, March 11 and 12. A total of eight local teams participated in the three-on-three tournament with a six man team maximum. A team from Miles City was supposed to compete, but due to the winter storm that made it's way to the area, had to cancel at the last minute. During the championship game on Sunday, the winning team, comprised of Colter Barnett, Lex Fairclough, Britt...
With support from the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), local law enforcement and the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) are increasing patrols and enforcement presence during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday period. Because the holiday falls on a Friday, they expect increased participation in festivities and hosted celebrations, and alcohol consumption beyond what is typical for the holiday. To ensure the safety of communities across Montana and the traveling public, these safety partners are encouraging everyone to make a plan for a sober ri...
Valley County upgraded its website in February. It can still be accessed from the original web link, https://www.valleycountymt.net. Local photographer Sean Heavey provided all the photos for the homepage, depicting Valley County’s beautiful landscapes. The new website is easier to navigate and to update, making it a great tool for both users and County personnel. Its user-friendly format means we will get more information out to our citizens and eventually enable more online services. One of the features we are most excited about is the new f...
There are two positions open for the Glasgow School District Board of Trustees this year. Angie Page’s and Blaine White’s terms are set to expire and both have declared their intent to run again. The annual school election will be held Tuesday, May 2, by mail ballot. For anyone else wishing to run for the Glasgow school board, the Trustee Declaration form is located on the school board page of the district website at www.glasgow.k12.mt.us and is also available at the School Administration Office located at 229 7th Street North. The dea...
Lustre Lions Roar Out Of Divisional Championship For the first time in Lustre Christian High School history, the boys basketball team captured the Eastern C divisional basketball championship with a 51-50 win over Fairview at the Wolf Point High School gym on March 4. This achievement punched their ticket to the state tournament, also a first in school history, in Billings this weekend. 2023 Eastern C Divisional Girls Champions The North Country Mavericks claimed another Eastern C Divisional...
Months of preparation, learning lines and choreography, building a set and making programs, all while balancing school, outside jobs and other extra curricular activities, the whirlwind is coming to an end this weekend for the cast, crew and directors of the Glasgow High School production of Grease. All of the hard work, stress, and often times the feeling of being overwhelmed will all be worth it when everything comes together for Golden Ticket night this Thursday, March 9 and official opening...
Bank of Glasgow hosted their annual Have A Heart Food Drive throughout the month of February, asking customers and the community to provide donations to the Valley Community Emergency Food Bank....
The Children’s Museum of Northeast Montana and the Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture were recipients of the fiscal year 2023 Eastern Montana Initiative Tourism Grant Award. The awards are effective Jan. 25, 2023, and both organizations were notified last week via a letter signed by Montana Governor Greg Gianforte. The Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture was awarded $50,850 which will be used for a mobile office and sales trailer with an onboard generator. One of the ways the trailer will be utilized is to upgrade the e...
The UNITE's Arrive Alive Tour visited northeastern Montana high schools last week, with Glasgow High School being the first stop on Feb. 20, followed by Poplar High School, Plentywood High School, Medicine Lake School and Scobey High School. The tour was sponsored through a grant with the Montana Department of Transportation, Governor's Highway Safety Association and in partnership with Nemont, Independence Bank, Pro Coop and Daniels-Sheridan Federal Credit Union. Glasgow High School's Family,...
Michael Hoyer, center, accepts a $500 check for the Damon Heck Memorial Officiating Scholarship Feb. 25 during the MAHA State Hockey Tournament in Bozeman, Mont., from High School Commissioner Carin Barnett, left, and Pete Kamman, MAHA Executive Director, right. Hoyer earned the scholarship for his numerous hockey achievements. The Glasgow Ice Dawgs senior is in the top five percent of his class and plans on attending Montana Tech in Butte to study electrical engineering. He served as the...
The Glasgow City Council met for their regular council meeting on Feb. 21 in the Council Chambers. Regular business was voted on including payment of claims in the amount of $131,839.68; payment of Valley Court Apartment claims in the amount of $1,709.37 and approval of the Feb. 6 regular council meeting minutes. There was a huge crowd in the public sitting area of the council chambers as the Siding 45 Skatepark committee and supporters were in attendance to discuss working with the city in order to find a location for a future city skatepark....
As a part of his continued effort to lower costs for families and businesses, on Feb. 14, U.S. Senator Jon Tester called on the Biden Administration to fully reopen all ports of entry in Montana to pre-pandemic hours and terminate the vaccination requirements for Canadian truck drivers entering the United States through land ports of entry. Tester’s letter comes after meeting with Montana farmers and business owners who rely on trade and travel across the northern border via Ports like Raymond, Opheim, and Morgan. “Too often folks in Was...
Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and Montana Cancer Coalition officials are promoting resources to help Montanans find cancer care services available in the state. The DPHHS Montana Cancer Coalition Program (MCCP) offers two interactive maps to support Montanans affected by cancer find available resources. The maps feature information for 214 distinct services from 57 separate providers. “Providing quality customer service comes in many forms, and in this case making it easy to find these life-saving services is so i...
