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EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Events are also listed below. N...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Events are also listed below. N...
Editor's Note: Since the publication of this story, training has been set up at Opheim School in April and the Valley Courthouse has scheduled training for their employees in March. Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Kalu Jensen and Connie Wethern made a stop at Frazer School on Feb. 3, to provide training to teachers and administrators how to utilize the newest addition to the school, the Stop The Bleed Kit. "The focus of this class is to save a life. Commi...
In their first meeting of the year and Commissioner Mary Armstrong’s first meeting as Chairman, the Valley County Commissioners met for their regular Discussion and Decision meeting on Jan. 4. In addition to their normal business of approving employment and termination/resignation notices, the Commissioners discussed the Valley County Healthy is Wellness Program Proposal, the Stop the Bleeding program, Resolution No. 7-2023, and provided information on the cooperative status on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Management Plan (...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, January 9, 2013 The Glasgow School Board voted unanimously Jan. 2 to run two bond issues to finance a new elementary school plus improvements to East Side School and Glasgow High School. A Glasgow resident urged the City Council to put up a stop sign on the corner of 2nd Street and 3rd Avenue North. Kelly Fuhrman, a resident of the area for 25 years, said drivers " fly through the area." He said he has seen near-accidents and children almost hit by cars. He said he has as...
County officials who were elected during the Nov. 8, 2022, General Election were sworn in for new terms of office on Dec. 30, in the courtroom of the Valley County Courthouse. Valley County Clerk of Court Shelley Bryan officiated the ceremony for all elected officials while family, friends and colleagues looked on. The elected officials who were sworn in included: Valley County Commissioner District #2 John Fahlgren who will be serving a six-year term (2023 through 2028) Valley County Attorney...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, January 2, 2013 In this season of giving, the Glasgow High School Educational Trust is honored to announce a gift of $10,000 from the James and Ailene Olk Family. The good guys were on the job again this New Year's Eve, giving people free rides home from parties so they wouldn't get behind the wheel after drinking. Nine volunteers from Valley County Search & Rescue, Thompson and Sons Towing, and Glenn's Automotive took the calls. They gave a total of 166 rides this year,...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 The Valley County Commissioners decided at their regular meeting on Dec. 18 to buy a new microfilm reader to replace one that is 15 years old. The price, $10,213, includes setup. Don't run the risk of driving home this New Year's Eve if you've had any alcohol. Do yourself and everyone else on the road a favor- call one of the volunteers waiting to help you to get home. The ride is free! Roubie Younkin, Valley County Extension agent with the Montana State Uni...
For the week of Dec. 19 through 25, there were 12 motor vehicle stops, nine reports of accidental dials/prank phone calls, one report of a loose dog and one report of loose livestock. Monday, Dec. 19 1243 – A male reported the eastbound lane drifting over. A message was left for Glasgow DOT. 1934 – A female reported a white pickup has been parked in their parking lot for about an hour now. The pickup is not running and there's a dog inside. Around a half hour later, the female called back and said the pickup is still there and the dog is ins...
The Valley County Commissioners have been holding public meetings on a weekly basis for their regular Discussion and Decision meetings, which are held inside of the Board of County Commissioners in the Valley County Courthouse. In addition to regular business, such as approving employment and termination notices, as well as passing resolutions for 2023, the main topic of discussion recently has been how to best spend the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund the county received as a result of the American Rescue Plan. The County...
For a month and a half, Valley County Sheriff’s Office has been providing a presence and assistance in Frazer Schools in order to help students, staff and the community. The memorandum of understanding with Frazer schools started on Nov. 1, after Valley County Sheriff Tom Boyer approached the Valley County Commissioners to establish this relationship. Sheriff Boyer explained he was first approached by the Superintendent of Frazer Schools Melanie Blunt-Cole to see how the Valley County Sheriff’s Office could help. “Over the last four years...
Dear Valley County Voters, Elections are still in the news. After our last election, Stan Ozark reported over 700 mail ballots were not returned. That is sad and shameful. Voting is our responsibility. Stan also made mention, maybe impressed, that the majority of votes in Valley County are absentee (mail) ballots. Well, no wonder! Several years back, the commissioners approved the Election Administrators request to combine all polling places into Glasgow, in order to save the cost of voting...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 Glasgow Superintendent Bob Connors addressed about 20 school administrators and community members at a School Building Committee meeting Monday, explaining the splitting of the school bond issue into two questions for the voters. He said that one vote will be on $16.8 million bond for building or renovation of three school buildings: a new elementary building, additions to East Side and improvements to the high school. Valley County Commissioner Dave Pippin...
The Valley County Commissioners met for their regular Discussion and Decision meeting on Nov. 30 inside the Board of County Commissioners in the Valley County Courthouse. The agenda included the City of Glasgow’s request for an increase in funding for the Valley County Pool Campaign as well as further discussions on how to spend the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund which Valley County has received $1.8 million this year and is set to receive another $1.8 million in 2023. The Valley County Commissioners had already pledged funds t...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, December 5, 2012 The Glasgow City Council decided to follow the recommendation of an appointed committee and pay the fire chief $500 a quarter, beginning Jan. 1. State Sen.-elect Greg Jergeson, D-Chinook, will be out of job in two years under a legislative reapportionment plan approved by the District and Apportionment Commission on Friday. The commission voted to pair the 100 state House districts approved earlier this year to create 50 state Senate districts. In doing s...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 After decades of putting up with blockages on the railroad crossing the middle of town, Nashua is going to have an overpass, according to a letter that Mayor Pat Hallett received from the Montana Department of Transportation and provided to The Courier. The Valley County commissioners have awarded a contract for the construction of a new concrete bridge on Canal Road west of Glasgow. The Federal Emergency Agency informed the commissioners that it would pay u...
In the Nov. 8, 2022 Mid-Term Election, a total of 3,278 registered voters made their voices heard, of the total 4,928 registered voters in the county, making this election a 67 percent voter turnout. When looking at the Valley County precinct breakdown, of the 1,062 total voters in Precinct 31, 689 people cast their ballots for a 65 percent turnout, Precinct 33 had a 68 percent turnout, 1,357 votes cast compared to the total registered voters of 2,000, and Precinct 34 has 1,232 votes cost of the total 1,866 voters with a 66 percent turnout....
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Events are also listed below. Va...
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed by President Biden in March 2021. It provided $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief funding. Valley County received allocations from several funding sources within ARPA. The first allocation was $1,436,586, provided to Valley County in two halves, in July 2021 and July 2022. This money is targeted to support entities that were impacted by COVID-19. For smaller revenue counties including Valley County, the money may also be used for county services. The County Commissioners allocated this money to the...
The Valley County Commissioners have bene holding weekly Discussion and Decision meetings to gain public input on how to spend the latest American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation funding. Valley County received the latest ARPA allocation of $1,805,269 from the U.S. Treasury, through the Local Assistance (Public Lands Counties) fund in October and a matching amount is scheduled to be allocated again in 2023. The funds can be used for any government services, excluding lobbying. As a result of these unexpected funds, the Commissioners have...
Dear Editor, Last spring our commissioners decided to terminate the Refuse Board, thinking they could do a better job. Yet in the months since, they still have not acted on a $3,000 engineering study or a new rate structure. The topic turned out to be "more complicated." Also, this spring at a public meeting, our commissioners saw fit to give $500,000 of the $1.3 million in federal funds, meant for Valley County, to Valley View Home as a band aid to the Home's Budget. The comment in the meeting...
To Valley County Tax Payers, I write in response to the letter printed in the most recent edition of the Courier, signed by "The former members of the Valley County Refuse Board." The letter was framed in terms of politics, with a call to Valley County constituents to be mindful of the information contained therein when voting in this year's general election. I offer this response apolitically, and only to express caution to readers about relying on the assertions of the letter, as many of them...
A Valley County resident since 2014, Mike Bain is most known for the technical support he provides throughout Valley County as the county's designated computer and technology person. Most recently, however, the timing has been right for Bain to enjoy another passion of his: being a singer and songwriter. His first single, which is being released today, titled "Here I Come Honky Tonk," is the first of six singles being released to major online music platforms through March 2023. His other...
We, the former members of the Valley County Refuse Board, take exception to how we have been portrayed by the County Commissioners, and most recently by Commissioner Fahlgren in his campaigning. When we were removed from the board, the commissioners used a 1985/86 statute that required board structure to be outlined in a resolution. Rather than making such a resolution, they decided to let all of the board members go. To our knowledge, we were not the only county board that didn’t meet this requirement, but we were the only board disbanded. A...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, October 17, 2012 A Montana Army National Guard spokesman confirmed Tuesday that two soldiers in the 484th Military Police Co. on duty in Afghanistan were injured on Saturday. Bruce Peterson and John Fahlgren, as a write-in candidate, ran for Valley County Commissioner, both submitting an introduction to the community in this issue. State candidates also made campaign stops in Glasgow, including Denny Rehberg who was vying for the Senate seat from Democrat Jon Tester and...