Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Facing about 200 hundred cases a year in five counties, Glasgow Police Department Victim Witness Specialists Jewel Etherington and Margaret Henry don't get much downtime. "We cover five counties, Phillips, Valley, Daniels, Sheridan and Roosevelt," Etherington told The Courier last week. During a normal week, "I spend one day in Malta then I try to get to Plentywood every other week on a normal basis," Etherington continued. "Then, we hit Scobey. Margaret, my partner, she takes care of...
Speak your mind and be heard. But, do it politely - lest the feds label you as a "domestic terrorist." To whom am I speaking? Why any parent who attends a school board meeting in these United States and is against mandatory masking or COVID-19 vaccinations. To be clear, I am not referring to the local school boards in Valley County. I have attended several Glasgow School District board meetings, and they have welcomed public discourse about masking and other COVID-19 related concerns. Late in th...
UPDATE 4 p.m. Oct. 15. Dog Came Home! Out the front door, Mr. Pup-Pup did dash, Little legs whirring, he was gone in a flash. The hours went by, yet he did not return, He's no cold weather dog, when will he learn? Now a day later, that sure went fast, Perhaps from a stranger, a net was cast. Has he survived out there so cold? Or is he safe in a lap? I haven't been told. Better with a stranger than frozen on the streets, Because then, someday, again we could meet. If you come home, there will be...
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is worried the American Prairie Reserve's (APR) bison grazing change of use permit proposal could have a disastrous economic impact on Valley County farmers and Ranchers. "I think it moves in that direction, that is the concern," Knudsen told The Courier over the phone late last week. "One of the big concerns I have is there seems to be two different sets of rules. There is a set of rules for farmers and ranchers who have these federal allotments, and...
U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III 77183 of Air Mobility Command (AMC) Charleston Air Force Base (AFB) in South Carolina conducts exercises over the Glasgow AFB facility, currently managed by Montana Air Research Company (MARCO), an affiliate of Boeing. The aircraft last week was involved with military exercises including paratroopers conducting jumps in the area. AMC provides airlift, special missions, aerial refueling, and aeromedical evacuation for the United States armed...
St. Marie residents last week woke up to a movie scene straight out of "Red Dawn" as paratroopers descended from the skies during exercises at the old Glasgow Air Force Base facility. No, it wasn't red communists surreptitiously carrying out an invasion of heartland America. Instead, it was a troop of U.S. military personnel in town for exercises at the near abandoned base, currently managed by Montana Air Research Company (MARCO), an affiliate of Boeing. MARCO refused to comment on the ongoing...
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, or perhaps because of it, the arts have flourished in Northeast Montana. This was apparent Friday and Saturday as 10 artists specializing in watercolor, oil, and acrylic painting - as well as wood carvings, pottery, jewelry, bronze sculptures, beading and glass engravings - arrived in Glasgow to participate in the 2021 Wild Bunch Art Show at the Cottonwood Inn and Suites. The annual event was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, but has returned this year....
Glasgow Police Department Chief Robert Weber was sworn in to his new position during the regular scheduled City Council meeting Monday, rescheduled from last week. The council members were so excited by the event they forget to vote before he was sworn in. They quickly rectified the issue, voting to affirm his position....
After a U.S. Senate vote Monday failed to increase the federal debt ceiling, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) said he is concerned of a potential government shutdown. He also condemned his colleagues across the aisle for blocking a continuing resolution that would fund the government beyond Sept. 30 and avoid defaulting on America's bills. Tester was the only member of Montana's Congressional delegation to vote in favor of the resolution. Republicans "are playing with fire," Tester told The Courier...
Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) is reviving efforts to force meat companies to place country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on cuts of beef sold at market. COOL was initially authorized in 2013, but was curtailed a few years later when the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service amended it to remove beef and pork meat, dairy products, cereals and grains and various nut species from labeling. Commodities still subject to the law and regulation include muscle cuts and ground portions of chicken, lamb and goat...
In his new position as city of Glasgow Chief of Police, Rob Weber is getting straight to business. "I want to get back to where we were as a community policing department," Weber told The Courier Monday. "Short term goals, there are things we need to work on like policy and procedure and updating that to help us achieve our overall goal." There also is a shortage of manpower currently as two patrol positions are now vacant. "We've got one guy who looks promising, and he needs to go in front of...
Throughout its short history, these United States have been the go to place for immigrants the world over. Most of us here today are either immigrants ourselves, or the progeny of immigrants. Native Americans, of course, are the one caveat. ellis For the rest of us, many immigrated lawfully - either through Ellis Island or some other port of entry. I began thinking about my immigrant history when considering the more than 10,000 Haitian nationals currently living under a bridge in Del Rio,...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was updated at noon Friday Sept. 17 to correct an error concerning the members who served on the scoring committee. Robert Weber has been appointed by the Glasgow City Council as police chief of the Glasgow Police Department. "I am incredibly honored to have been chosen to lead the Glasgow Police Department," Weber told The Courier. "Over the past decade and half of working for the department; I've had the opportunity to gain experiences, form relationships and build co...
Every time the Glasgow Fire Department responds to a call for service in Ladder Truck #5, the spirits of brothers Peter and Thomas Langone live on. Thomas, a cop with NYPD, and Peter, a firefighter with Squad 252 of Brooklyn, were killed on Sept. 11, 2001 when the Twin Towers collapsed. The brothers had been at Ground Zero to help evacuate civilians. Ladder Truck #5, formerly #565, was originally in service with Rescue Hook & Ladder Co. #1 of Roslyn, New York, which is located on Long Island....
With expert smoking techniques, perfected seasonings and a bit of good luck, Sam Waters and Brandon Larson have been crowned the Grand Champions of the 2021 Glasgow Elks "Middle of Nowhere" BBQ Cook-off. The competition drew nine teams from as far away as Shelby. The teams set up their smoking accoutrement Friday night, and bets were made as to who would win this year's tourney, the first held since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Its great," Larson said after learning his team, "Smoke on...
Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is "not about freedom or personal choice," President Joe Biden said during a Sept. 9 speech about the pandemic. During the prepared remarks, Biden announced Draconian measures aimed at forcing 80 to 100 million Americans to get jabbed. If they do not comply, they could be fired from their jobs. (Read the entire speech here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/09/09/remarks-by-president-biden-on-fighting-the-covid-19-pandemic-3/) "...what...
Out in the Badlands of Valley County lie the last remains of a herd of duck-billed dinosaurs. No one knows for sure how the little group of Hadrosaurids met their end. But, paleontologists from the Badlands Dinosaur Museum of Dickinson, North Dakota are collecting forensic evidence to make a best guess. "They had a bad day somehow," Dr. Denver Fowler, PhD., Curator of the Badlands Dinosaur Museum, told The Courier during a recent visit to the dig site. "A little herd of them all died. All the...
A Glasgow man suspected of having sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl faces up to life imprisonment if convicted. Justice Meland, 22, remains jailed in the Valley County Detention Center on a $50,000 bond. He faces one felony charge of sexual intercourse without consent in violation of Montana Code Annotated 45-5-503(1). He was arrested last week by Glasgow Police after a warrant was issued by Valley County District Court. According to an affidavit filed Aug. 30 in Valley County District...
Lost in dreamland, I heard the door to my bedroom open. It was my mother, but the sun was barely shining. Irritated at being stirred from my slumber, I told her to go away. But, something was wrong. I could see it on her face. I don't remember exactly what mom said, but she walked quickly to the little box TV at the foot of my bed, turning it on. Still halfway between unconsciousness and waking, I propped one eye open. I saw a building on fire. 'Why does my mom want me to watch a movie at this...
While the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the United States is in a much better position than other countries, says one recent visitor from the Philippines. "I think America, compared to the Philippines, is very far [along in beating] COVID," Alvicher Penido, a native of Manila, told The Courier wall walking along main street last week. "Everybody in the Philippines is panicking. You can't go out without masks. You cannot go out without face shields. They will take you to jail." Penido has been in...
Portions of our countrymen have been at a near fever pitch of panic since the first wave of COVID-19 invaded Washington state in early 2020. What are they so afraid of? Is it those who refuse to get vaccinated or wear masks? No, such folks flexing their rights are just a physical scapegoat, a convenient target upon which can be laid the palpable fear and anger prompted by circumstances largely out of the control of anyone. So what is it then? It is death itself. It is interesting to note that...
In what could be considered a once in a lifetime experience, Dalton Sand of Glasgow and Cole Taylor of Larslan recently found themselves touring the halls of Congress With Senator Steve Daines (R-MT). "I don't think it would be as cool as it was being there without Senator Steve Daines," Sand told The Courier, recounting his time in the United States Capitol rotunda, surrounded by larger than life statues of great American statesman. "It was just us, [Daines] and his staff. It was amazing...
For the first time I can think of, I actually applaud President Joe Biden for comments he has made. During a speech on Friday, Biden spoke of the realities of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Here is an excerpt from his speech: "...I do not regret my decision to end America's warfighting in Afghanistan and maintain a laser-focus on our counterterrorism missions there and in other parts of the world. Our mission to degrade the terrorist threat of al Qaeda in Afghanistan and kill Osama...
Even with great care and a scientific approach, creating fused glass is always a gamble, says Glasgow artist Bridget Stiverson. "I am in control of what goes in, but the kiln is in control of what comes out. There are times where if you have a little dot or stringer, and you didn't do the science behind the fusing schedule {properly], they can jump from piece to piece and ruin it." These do not result in happy accidents, Stiverson said. Still, no mistakes end up in the garbage pale. The ruined g...
Valley County Sheriff's Office has a new chaplain who will provide faith based support to members of the law enforcement community, first responders and citizens at large. "I covet your prayers so I can serve in the manner the Lord would have me, and that is a help to the community," VCSO Chaplain Owen Childers said after being sworn in Wednesday, Aug. 11 at the sheriff's office. "That is my goal." County Commissioners, County Attorney Dylan Jensen, VCSO deputies and Chaplain Warren Hebert of...
