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Winter weather causes schools to reschedule games, toughens end of sea...
January 27th, 2010

The winter weather not only made it tough to get around last weekend – it also toughened up schedules for our local basketball teams.

The heavy snow and ice that fell this weekend mad...



Wrestlers head to Malta for last meet of regular season
January 27th, 2010

The Glasgow wrestling team will be rounding up the regular season this week after successful meets in Chinook and Harlem last weekend.

The winter weather kept some teams from showing up Sat...



Scotty boys rout Harlem, 52-24, play Glendive on Friday
January 27th, 2010

Despite a loose second quarter, the Glasgow boys' basketball team ran away with a victory over Harlem, winning 52-24 on Friday.

The Scotties got on the Wildcats early, taking a 12-6 lead a...



Concerned about higher ag land taxes? Public meeting goes down this we...
January 27th, 2010

With hundreds of appeals filed against higher ag land taxes, the Valley County commissioners have scheduled a public meeting on tax reappraisal. It will be held Thursday, Jan. 28, at 10:30 a.m. at...



Dam releases increased to prevent blackouts
January 27th, 2010

Releases of water from Fort Peck Dam were sharply increased Sunday to provide electricity to the upper Midwest as ice storms snapped major transmission power lines in North Dakota, South Dakota and...



Surviving the blizzard: How we did it
January 27th, 2010

Take several days of freezing fog, treat the hoar frost with a drizzle of rain, then watch as scores of overburdened power poles snap under the weight. Pour on a three-day weekend snow storm, top i...



Scotties edge Harlem in final minute
January 27th, 2010

It was about as crazy as 45 seconds could get.

With the Glasgow girls' basketball team up one point against Harlem in a back-and-forth shootout, and only 45 seconds left in the game, a pas...



Give Me a G!!!
January 20th, 2010

It's rare, that you find yourself cheering for somebody in the stands.

Last Friday, as the Glasgow boys' basketball team prepared to tip off against the Malta Mustangs the team took some...



Weather Service: Heavy snow due this weekend
January 20th, 2010

It's been much warmer in the last few days but by now your ears are probably buzzing about the talk of the winter storm coming in this Friday through Sunday. The good news, there is no arctic air...



Caught in tragedy: Maury Graham struggles to help Haiti
January 20th, 2010

Maury Graham went to Haiti to attend a hopeful event, the dedication of a new seminary near Cap Haitian, the country's second-largest city, on the northern coast of the country. He is now experien...



Porcupines lose close game to Circle, beat Plentywood
January 13th, 2010

The Nashua boys basketball team split two physical games last weekend, trouncing Plentywood before slipping late against Circle.
Always aggressive, the Porcupines got caught in foul trouble in...



Raider boys, girls beat Dodson running away
January 13th, 2010

On Tuesday last the Coyotes from Dodson visited the Hinsdale Raiders, and while visiting decided to play a couple basketball games. Stay tuned and I’ll tell you about them.
The girls' g...



Girls lose rebounding battle, split conference games
January 13th, 2010

The Glasgow girls' basketball team held its own in its two road games this weekend, losing to Wolf Point on Friday before beating Plentywood on Saturday.
The girls' weekend showed improvemen...



Boys' basketball loses in overtime to Wolves, rebounds against Plenty...
January 13th, 2010

In the first full weekend of conference play, the Glasgow boys' basketball team fell just short of completing a weekend sweep, beating Plentywood handily on Saturday a day after losing in overtime...



Fundraiser generates over $20,000 for proposed veterans memorial
January 13th, 2010

A kickoff fundraiser for a veterans memorial in Valley County brought in more than $20,000 Dec. 28.  The event was a roast beef dinner at St. Raphael's Parish Center. Attendees were only aske...



Wrestling Stays on a Roll
January 13th, 2010

Down a few wrestlers, the Glasgow wrestling team still managed to pull out a pretty successful weekend, placing third at the Cut Bank Invitational and placing 8 of 9 wrestlers at its dual with Sidn...



'Skate 4 A Cure' brings in cold cash for Relay for Life
January 13th, 2010

The Valley Event Center was the scene of a lot of excitement on Sunday, Jan. 3. There were raffles, puck tosses, an old guys-young bucks hockey game (the young team won), and the drawing for a new...



Energy company assess wind potential north of Glasgow
January 13th, 2010

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation on Jan. 13 will issue a request for proposal for the development of a 100-megawatt wind energy project on state School Trust lands locat...



County officials look ahead to election in November
January 6th, 2010

2010 is an election year, and terms are up for nearly every Valley County official. When filing opens at the clerk and recorder's office on Jan. 14, there will be a virtual parade, because all of...



Scotty wrestlers split duels at Havre
January 6th, 2010

The Glasgow wrestling team got back to business this weekend at the Havre Mixer, splitting its duels with Class A programs Lewistown and the host Blue Ponies.
The big matchup between No. 1 tea...



Skate 4 A Cure benefit ends in a buzzer beater
January 6th, 2010

In a rousing finish, the Glasgow High School Ice Dawgs edged the Glasgow Men's Ice Dawgs 9-8 at the first Skate 4 A Cure hockey game.
A crowd packed the Valley Event Center for the event, whi...



Boys swept on season series by Scobey, lose to Spartans 39-34
January 6th, 2010

A long layoff and a flat demeanor cost the Glasgow boys' basketball team its game against Scobey on Saturday, giving the Spartans the season sweep over the Scotties.
The Scotties offense sta...



Girls beat Scobey 42-29 in first game of 2010
January 6th, 2010

For the second time this season the Glasgow girls' basketball team beat the Scobey Spartans, this time at home with a 42-29 victory.
The rust from a long holiday break showed in both teams in...



County landowners protest about $250,000 in property taxes
January 6th, 2010

The property reassessments of 2009, required every six years, were supposed to be revenue-neutral. Some tax bills would rise a little and some would actually go down, the Montana Department of Reve...



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