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Reynolds held their grand reopening Aug. 19 and 20 with the official ribbon cutting ceremony held at 9 a.m. Aug. 20....
PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Norm and Kim Girard have been longtime residents of Glasgow; and WHEREAS, they have logged countless hours cleaning the streets and sidewalks of Glasgow; and WHEREAS, they have volunteered at the Valley Event Center teaching skating and sharpening skates; and WHEREAS, they have volunteered at hundreds of track meets and other community events; and WHEREAS, Norm has mowed hundreds of yards, shoveled miles of sidewalks, and assisted with countless number of projects around...
Customers and the community have seen many changes this year both inside and outside of Reynolds in Glasgow. Not only did the inside receive a complete facelift, but the parking lot has been extended and signs were put up to make the area more visible for drivers along Highway 2. In addition to the constructional changes, staff changes have also occurred with the team at Reynolds welcoming Manager Steve Semancik and Assistant Manager Sam Bassett. Semancik arrived in May from Naples, Fla., and...
More Rosette Winners are recognized in this week's Glasgow Courier. Come pick one up today!...
The Scottie gymnasium floor received a makeover this summer with sanding, fresh paint and finish. The makeover is the first in a dozen years. Glasgow's volleyball players hit the fresh floor Aug. 12 for their first day of practice....
Numbers were up, but thankfully not the temperature at 9 a.m. Aug. 13 for the annual GHS Student Council Paint Run/Walk to benefit Montana Warrionrs on the Water project....
The Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture held their annual Colbrese Cub Memorial Red Ball Golf Scramble at Sunnyside Golf and Country Club Aug. 13. After 18 holes, Joel Smith, Todd Truscott, Jake Hughes and Scott Markle claimed first place gross to win $1800. Pete Helland, Chris Helland, Wayne Mickelson and Sam Schultz earned first place net and $1800. Jed Kirkland, Bille Allestad, Kerry Money and Kevin Hohlen earned $1200 for second place net. Nate Hopstad, Taylor Hopstad, Tyler...
The 2022 NEMT Fair featured entertainment for fans of all ages from Montana Premiere Entertainment Fun Time to the Ned Ledoux and Clay Walker concert culminating the fair Saturday night. Milk River Motor Sports presented their Demolition Derby Friday night while Octane Addiction's Motorcycle Stunts wowed the crowd on Thursday. The Glasgow Rodeo Committee brought the PRCA ProRodeo show to town Tuesday and Wednesday. The annual 4-H/FFA Livestock Sale was held Friday afternoon....
During their Discussion and Decision meeting on Aug. 3, the Valley County Commissioners in attendance, Commissioner Paul Tweten and Commissioner John Fahlgren, voted to provide Valley View Home another $500,000 appropriation to help keep the nursing home sustainable. Commissioner Mary Armstrong was absent from the meeting. The money being appropriated by Valley County comes from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money which the county received from the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic. The amount provided to the Home during the Aug...
During the Glasgow City Council meeting on Aug. 1, the Council gave final approval for an annual two percent increase in water and sewer rates for city customers through September 2027. The initial increase will see the base rate of residential water go up to $28.71 and the sewer base rate will increase to $45.75. The new rates will be effective Sept. 1, however residents won’t see the new rate reflected until they receive their October billing notices for September usage. The two percent increase cycle will go from October to September u...
A total of $57 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service ReConnect grants for broadband expansion in rural areas and Indian Country has been secured by the federal government. The grants, which were funded through Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations, will go to the Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative in Ravalli County, Nemont in Roosevelt and Valley Counties and the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, and the Reservation Telephone Cooperative in Richland and Wibaux Counties. Nemont is receiving $24,972,692 to deploy a...
Great American Outdoors Act funding is giving the Bureau of Land Management's Grub Dam a new lease on life in Valley County, Montana.ç Workers receåntly broke ground on a rehabilitation project to restore the 58-year-old dam, which attracts many recreational visitors to its approximately 690-surface-acre reservoir amidst more than 500,000 acres of BLM-managed lands. Located about 22 miles southwest of Glasgow, the dam also serves as a portion of Beaver Branch Road and provides critical t...
After initially meeting on July 20 and then postponing the final decision until July 27, the Valley County Commissioners voted to put Resolution No. 19-2022 on the November ballot, which would present to voters the question of a three percent excise tax on the sale of medical marijuana and adult use marijuana. The vote by the commissioners was not unanimous, with Commissioner Paul Tweten and John Fahlgren voting in favor while Commissioner Mary Armstrong opposed the resolution, expressing her desire to remove the medical marijuana option and...
Frazer Schools' Healing Week came at a needed time this year. As the school and community mourns the loss of their special education teacher Lorena Mast, youth from across Fort Peck Reservation gathered for the fourth annual event for lessons and guidance on healthy, fulfilling, and productive adult lives. This year's Healing Week featured a self empowerment day, cultural field trip and ARC of Williston field trip in addition to equine therapy and elder education. Despite the challenges faced...
An EF-2 tornado directly hit the small community of Glentana July 18 causing extensive damage to property but, to the relief of residents, community members emerged unscathed. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Glasgow, the tornado touched down 5.5 miles southwest of Glentana at 5:47 p.m. and moved to the northeast ending at 5:56 p.m. The average path width was 457 yards and then traveled 8 miles. NWS reported a peak wind of 120 miles, classifying the tornado as an EF-2...
At approximately 10:45 in the morning, on Saturday, July 23, a two-vehicle accident occurred at the intersection of US Highway 2 and MT Highway 117, near the town of Nashua. Nine individuals were involved, two adults in one vehicle traveling east, on US Highway 2 and one adult with six children, of varying ages, were in the vehicle entering the intersection from MT Highway 117. Multiple first responders converged on the scene and US Highway 2 was shut down for a short period of time. The three adults were pronounced dead at the scene of the...
KillEagle Promotions was in town again July 23 for another round of MMA fights. The highlight – at least for the hometown crowd – was Damien Nesbitt’s debut and first-round victory. With only two months of MMA training under his belt, combined with a lifetime of wrestling experience, the 2022 Glasgow High School graduate took only one round to secure his win with a TKO. “I feel pretty good, actually,” he told the Courier the day after his fight. Nesbitt entered the cage against Darrius L...
Round two of the "Down The Dog" challenge occurred at Alive at Five on July 20 in front of Hi-Line Eye Care in Glasgow. Glasgow Police Chief Robert Weber, Storm Jackson and Juice Fischer all competed while Jackson took home bragging rights and the ability to move onto the championship round. There will be another "Down The Dog" challenge during Alive at Five on Aug. 17, with Chris Richter, Jeremy Stringer and Tonia Sundeen competing. The winner will go head-to-head against Jackson and June's...
Valley View Nursing Home is currently experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases and as a result have locked their doors. They are strongly discouraging any visitors to the facility at this time. They are offering window visits and video chats to visit with loved ones. To coordinate a window visit or video chat, call the facility at 406-228-2461 and they will set up a time that would work the best....
On, July 15, at around 6:30 p.m., the Glasgow Police Department was notified of a serious disturbance between multiple people on Jet Drive, stemming from a parking complaint. The caller reported a 49-year-old male of Glasgow had come onto their driveway and pointed a handgun at the caller’s family members. The victims had gone back inside their home and locked the door. Officers arrived on scene and interviewed everyone involved. The male was arrested and booked into the Valley County Detention Center for assault with a weapon and tampering /...
The Hinsdale School District held a special election on July 12 asking voters to pass a Hinsdale Building Reserve fund for the high school in the amount of $805,975 and to pass an Elementary Building Reserve Fund in the amount of $332,561. These funds were asked of the voters so the district could replace the 1968 school boiler and the high school ventilation system. The elementary ventilation system also needs to be replaced however, at this time, federal and local funds are being used for that project. The Hinsdale voters passed the high...
Twelve U.S. Senators, including Montana’s Jon Tester (D) and Steve Daines (R) released a statement at the end of June vowing not to approve any members to the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission that was set to consider recommendations to changes to VA health care facilities. By not approving any members to the Commission, the process is stopped from moving forward. “As Senators, we share a commitment to expanding and strengthening modern VA infrastructure in a way that upholds our obligations to America’s veterans,” the statement...
Since taking over as Glasgow’s code compliance officer position at the end of last year, Rod Dees has had one goal in mind: cleaning up the town. With the increase of abandoned buildings and junk vehicles in public view, in addition to weedy lots now that we are in peak summer season, Dees has been busy trying to achieve that goal. Though there are city ordinances for abandoned/public nuisance building structures and properties as well as city codes for nuisance weeds and abandoned/discarded vehicles, it does take time for property owners to c...
