Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Glasgow Police Department's newest officer Parker Rapp was sworn in on May 16, after recently moving to the Glasgow area. Though he hasn't been on the force for a full two weeks, he is looking forward to being a part of the community "Right now I'm going through my field training program and I'm really looking forward to being able to be more involved and be a part of whatever comes up," he stated. Rapp is originally from the Fairfield/Augusta area, attending high school in Augusta. He just...
After recently welcoming back Dr. Jahanara Graf as a full-time general and trauma surgeon, Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital also welcomed back Dr. Maya Sanchez-Rotunno as a full-time OB/GYN at the beginning of May. Dr. Sanchez-Rotunno had worked within the Specialty Care Clinic last year for six months and has spent the previous six months working in Hawaii. "I just loved the patients and the co-workers when I was here, so when they offered me to come back for good, I had to say yes!,"...
U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced on May 18 $13,602,102 in Department of Transportation (DOT) funding for 19 Montana airports to expand and repair facilities, including Wokal Field/Glasgow-Valley County and Scobey. “Montana is booming, and it’s critical that the Treasure State has up-to-date infrastructure to support our growing economy,” said Tester. “This funding will allow our airports to expand operations and support the increasing demand for reliable, affordable flights in and out of Montana. Improved facilities will pave the way for mor...
The Valley County Health Department was recently gifted $5,000 from the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Foundation for AED equipment to support the Health Department's Cardiac Ready Community Program. The Cardiac Ready Community (CRC) seeks to increase survival of cardiac patients through development and implementation of a high-performance cardiac care system. When the Chain of Survival is strong, outcomes from cardiac arrest are improved. Valley County Health Department received notice of...
Valley View Nursing Home (VVNH) administrator Wes Thompson spoke to the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Board on April 27 requesting consideration to aid the nursing home financially in their operating expenses. In 2019, the home was cash flowing positive, however as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the nursing home was $1.2 million short in 2020 and $1 million short in 2021. In addition to asking the FMDH board as well as other entities, Valley County voters are also being asked to support a three-year, $300,000 levy to help keep the...
Valley County Health Department has received reports confirming twelve (12) positive COVID persons. Symptoms began May 7 through this past weekend, which means that these persons were contagious in our community beginning May 5. Each of these twelve (12) persons have been sick enough to seek medical care. Please - if you have any symptoms, if you think it’s just a cold or allergies - stay home. COVID is transmitted by breathing - everyone breathes and ANYONE can easily catch this highly infectious disease. VCHD has MANY free tests to give a...
The Valley County Community Pool Campaign recently received a generous anonymous donation of $250,000, now making the total raised towards the funding of a new swimming pool in Glasgow, as of May 9, $1,9501,141 of the $3,304,000 goal. The donor decided to support the cause as a way to give back to the community that has given them so much throughout the years. “Glasgow has been good to me since I’ve lived here. I love kids – they need every opportunity to develop socially and physically,” they explained on why they decided to donate. The don...
Glasgow's Irle School music teacher Christine Gilchrist was recognized during an all-school assembly on May 2 not only as the 2021 Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3107 2021 Teacher of the Year but also Montana's 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year. She was also awarded the Smart/Maher National Citizenship Education Teacher Award in recognition of being selected the state VFW teacher award winner for citizenship education. As a result of Gilchrist's recognition, Irle School also received the...
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital welcomes back Dr. Jahanara Graf as a full-time general and trauma surgeon after working at the hospital intermittently since 2018. With her addition, there are now two general surgeons on staff to be able to perform inpatient and outpatient surgeries without having to travel. Dr. Graf was born in Manhattan, N.Y., where she grew up until the age of seven, when she then moved to Bangkok, Thailand, as a result of her mom working for the United Nations. After three...
The Glasgow Police Department and our community are always looking for ways to keep our children safe and make our local drivers aware of potential conflicts. The Glasgow Police Department has noticed some confusion from the general motoring public on what to do when they approach a school bus that has red lights flashing and the stop sign out. Is it alright to slow down and drive slow around the bus? Can I keep going because I’m in the other lane? I don’t see anyone do I need to stop? There is not a school around do I have to follow the sig...
The Glasgow High School Choir students had a very successful District Music Festival, which was held on April 22 and 23 in Wolf Point. In addition to all groups receiving either a score of Superior (I) or Excellent (II), freshman Gabriel Proctor also received a perfect score, which is the first time in five years any Glasgow student received the honor. Proctor is also the first student to receive a perfect score in the solo performance category. The results ran on a I, II, III, IV, V scale with...
During its state-wide tour, Sletten Construction made a stop at Glasgow Middle School on May 2 to allow the eighth-graders and a few lucky seventh-graders the opportunity to put their signatures on a beam that will be used in the Montana Historical Society's Topping Out celebration in Helena on May 17. Topping out ceremonies are held to celebrate a major milestone in a construction project. When it's put into place, the beam will signify that the steel at the highest point of the new Montana...
Michelle Bigelbach The Courier Valley County voters made their voices heard on Election Day, May 3. With the exclusion of Opheim, all of the other Valley County schools asked voters to either choose a new trustee and/or to vote on a funding levy. A special district election was also held to help fill three three-year terms on the North Valley County Water & Sewer District. Frazer School District ran a trustee election as they had one one-year term opening and one three-year term opening. Tihs election was held at the Frazer School Annex and...
Proclaiming May 5 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day in Montana, Governor Greg Gianforte renewed his call to protect our Native communities and end the MMIP crisis. “As I visit reservations across Montana, the MMIP crisis looms large in the hearts and minds of our Native neighbors. Let’s be clear and unequivocal – no Native girl, boy, woman, or man should live in fear,” Gov. Gianforte said. “Today, I join Montanans and Americans in strengthening our resolve to bring the epidemic of MMIP to an end.” Since 2019,...
U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines on May 5 marked the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls after introducing their resolution designating May 5 earlier this week. The Senators’ resolution raises awareness, honors the Native American women who are missing or murdered, and identifies solutions to end this violent epidemic. “Raising awareness about the MMIW epidemic in Montana and across the country is an important piece of the fight to combat violence against Indigenous women and girls,” said...
The Valley County Health Department is offering the second booster doses of the COVID vaccine to people age 50+ or immunocompromised individuals age 18+. Walk-in vaccination clinics are from 4 to 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday afternoon throughout the spring and summer. We will continue to offer first, second, third (if immunocompromised), first booster, and second booster at the recommended intervals. These vaccines are free to everyone. We encourage everyone to assess their individual and family health status, summer schedules including travel...
The yearly Valley County Clean Up event was held this past weekend, April 29 through May 1, and Mother Nature cooperated in allowing sunshine and clear skies to bring the community out and clean up. The event, which was originally scheduled April 22 through 24, was postponed due to inclement weather. Free maps and supplies were available at the Chamber/Two Rivers office and prizes donated by local businesses were drawn for those who returned their map or submitted a before and after photo of...
The Valley County CARE Coalition hosted the first Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course of the year on April 30. With the Glasgow Evangelical Church as the venue, six members of the community attended the day-long event taught by Connie Wethern to learn about how to recognize the patterns of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and appearance that show there might be a crisis. Mental Health First Aid is the help offered to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate...
Governor Greg Gianforte visited the Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center April 29. While visiting with staff and clients of the Montana Assertive Community Treatment program, the Governor proclaimed May 2022 as Mental Health Awareness Month in Montana. Office manager Mary Hughes said, "MACT allows us to provide an array of services to help people remain in their community, access networks of healthy support contacts, find employment and get back on their feet. Thanks to the immense...
