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After being inspired by videos of people doing the event in bigger cities, Glasgow resident Brianna Leader stood in front of Soma Dis Deli on Aug. 29, to give and receive free hugs during the lunch hour. Wearing a blind fold for anonymity while giving and receiving, Leader stood with arms wide open for an hour while a poster hung beside her explaining the benefits of hugs. A person craves a hug 13 times throughout the day, while it takes 20 seconds for a hug to have medical healing properties....
The Valley County Commissioners met during regular session on Aug. 30, where they took action on the Transit Boards recommendation for longevity pay. The Transit Board recommended a longevity pay of $10 per pay period for one to two years of service; $15 per pay period for two+ to five years of service; $25 per pay period for five+ to 10 years of service; and $40 per pay period for anyone with over 10 years of service. During the meeting, Commissioner John Fahlgren amended the Board’s recommendation stating the employee must have worked d...
As Glasgow High School student Eli Feezell started his senior year, he has had quite the summer experiences to share. In addition to job shadowing at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in the lab, with his mom Michelle as a flight nurse and step-dad Stan Ozark at the radio station, Feezell also had the opportunity to be one of a few northeastern Montana representatives at Boys State at the beginning of July in Fort Harrison in Helena. American Legion Boy State is among the most respected and selec...
The Valley Community Emergency Food Bank has been helping out county residents for decades, the first 50 years out of the county shop building and since 2002 at it’s current location, 1010 1st Ave. N. Over the years, the current location, which is an older house in a residential neighborhood, has been showing its age while the needs of the county continue to increase causing the nonprofit to grow out of their space. “This is a converted, old two bedroom house. You can see that it’s worked in the past. It’s served us well for 20 years, but we...
After being convicted on two felony counts of Sexual Abuse of a Child by a jury in Glasgow on June 9, Tommy Sanson II was sentenced on Aug. 21 to 25 years in the Montana State Prison with 15 years suspended for each felony count. These sentences are to run concurrently with one another. Parole eligibility is contingent on completing at least the educational phase of the sex offender treatment program utilized by the prison. During the June 9 trial, Sanson II was convicted under MCA § 45-5-625(1)(c) and MCA § 45-5-625(1)(h). The first count a...
Marketing Specialist and Public Relations of Nemont Gregg Hunter presented the Glasgow City-County Library a check in the amount of $5,400 on Aug. 24. During the Fair season, Nemont had a booth at each of the county fairgrounds which allowed customers to purchase new phones. For each phone sold at the event, $100 was provided to that County's library. In addition to the Glasgow City-County Library, Nemont donated $4,800 to the Daniels County Library, $5,800 to the Sheridan County Library and...
The Valley County Commissioners met in regular session on Aug. 16, inside the Board of County Commissioners located inside of the Valley County Courthouse. First on the agenda was approving employment/termination notices, of which there were none, and taxpayer comment relative to budget requirements and increases for fiscal year 2024 per the public notice that was printed in the July 5 and 12 issues of the Glasgow Courier. Though there was no public comment, Commissioner Mary Armstrong stated, “Those budgets are all available in the Clerk a...
During the regular board meeting of the Fort Peck Rural County Water District on Aug. 14, tensions were high among the board members in attendance as each tried to understand each others’ viewpoints on how certain situations have been handled over the past few years, not only by the Board members themselves but also by the general counsel of the board, David Irving. At the May board meeting, board member Mary Kaercher expressed concerns about Irving as the general counsel for the Fort Peck Rural County Water District which ultimately led to a...
The Glasgow City Council met in regular session on Aug. 7 with the agenda including approval of consent agenda items, a public hearing on solid waste collection rate increase, Tess Fahlgren providing an update to the council on the skate park location as well as approvals requested for certain city business. During the public comment period of the meeting, business owner Candy Lagerquist circled back to the desire to have diagonal parking on one side of 2nd Ave S., while the other side stayed parallel parking. During the last City Council meeti...
After participating in the 36th annual Governor’s Cup, with Governor Greg Gianforte fishing and First Lady Susan Gianforte assisting in a weigh boat, the Gianfortes traveled back to Helena for government business. A few days later they made their way back to the Hi-Line this past week with stops in Glasgow, Saco and Malta on July 18 as they continued their way to Blaine County as part of the Governor’s 56 County tour. During their time in Glasgow, First Lady Gianforte met with members of the...
Throughout the summer, Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming (GSMW) has been on the road taking their Mobile STEM Learning Center van to various communities throughout Montana and Wyoming. The van made a stop at the Glasgow Civic Center on July 20, where children of all ages had the opportunity to explore 3D printing and learn about the human body with a mannequin who had removable organs such as eyes, spleen and kidneys. STEM Program Specialist Jess Carley walked the kids through the 3D printing...
This summer's Theatre for Young Audience tour launched on July 18 at the Glasgow City-County Library with the production of Sally Forth. Written and directed by Fort Peck Summer Theatre Artistic Director Andy Meyers and produced in partnership with emerging company AM Theatrical, the production starred Jenny Smith as Sally the Stamp, Shy Iverson, who starred as Haskell. Under an hour in length, this show was perfect for whole families who came out to the production at the library with lawn...
The Glasgow School Board met in regular session on July 11, which was a change from their normally scheduled second Wednesday of the month, due to scheduling conflicts. The next regular session Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 16, due to the Northeast Montana Fair the second week of August. In addition to approving normal business such as the personnel action report and student attendance agreements, Superintendent Wade Sundby also provided the board with an update on bus drivers as the new school year quickly approaches. “We are h...
The Siding 45 Skatepark committee has been hard at work in recent months in order to achieve their goal of revitalizing a skatepark in the Glasgow area. From hosting fundraisers, having other local businesses support in helping to raise funds, working with the City of Glasgow to determine the best location and becoming their own non-profit organization, the group is putting more pieces together to make their dream a reality. "We are happy to announce that as of this week, July 10, we have...
On July 6, at 8:40 a.m., the Valley County Sheriff’s Office responded to the cabin area of Fort Peck Lake for an unresponsive two-year old, later identified as Cullen Meland, found in the water. Meland, son of Braden and Bethany Meland, of Billings, was staying with relatives in the area when the accident occurred. The Office of the Sheriff/Coroner will conduct a cause and manner of death investigation, which as of press time was still ongoing. In addition to Cullen, Braden and Bethany are parents to a newborn daughter, Macie, who is c... Full story
Simulation in Montana (SIM-MT) visited Glasgow emergency medical services (EMS) in June to deliver an immersive and high-fidelity healthcare simulation training program. This collaborative effort was aimed to enhance the skills and preparedness of local emergency medical services personnel in handling pediatric emergencies as well as time sensitive illnesses such as traumatic brain injuries, strokes and chest pain. The SIM-MT truck, with an instructor, came to the area to allow EMS training to...
The Valley County Commissioners met for their regular session on June 21, where in addition to regular business of approving employment and termination notices for the county, they also set elected officials’ salaries, approved salary increases for all non-elected, permanent full-time and permanent part-time employees in addition to appointing board members to various county boards to terms beginning July 1. The Commissioners also agreed to sign the interlocal agreement 2023-2024 between Valley County, Valley County Sheriff and the Town of N...
Twenty-six incoming sixth to eighth-graders had the opportunity of a lifetime June 12 through 16 when they spent the week at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital's (FMDH) inaugural Med Camp, organized and directed by camp counselor Olivia Allen, who also serves as the facility's marketing assistant. The students spent the week on-site getting a behind the scenes look at all of the various opportunities the hospital provides, ranging from surgical to nurse, to maintenance to human resources. Each...
The Glasgow Downtown Association held their first Alive at Five and Down the Dog competition on June 21. The event was hosted by Sean R. Heavey Gallery, Shelbie's Barbershop, The Loaded Toad, The Fort Peck Fine Arts Council and the Glasgow Courier. Bully Burgers and Bites drove from Glendive to serve delicious food from their food truck. After two minutes, Reece Hunsley was declared the winner after eating all five required hot dogs. He will be competing in the Sept. 20 Calcutta which will...
The Glasgow School Board met in regular session on June 14 following a negotiation meeting with the classified staff to reach a tentative agreement for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. Negotiations with the Glasgow schools principals, clerk and classified supervisors were held on June 1 and all agreements went before the Board at the June 14 meeting for approval of the tentative agreements. During the regular session meeting, the tentative agreements that followed these negotiations were approved with a two-year contract and a three...
The Montana Newspaper Association (MNA) held their annual convention on June 17 and 18 in Helena, Mont., where a variety of representatives of Montana newspapers gathered, socialized and recognized each other for their work. The convention concluded with the MNA announcing the winners of the 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. This contest is the MNA's way of thanking the hardworking processionals in the newspaper industry and highlighting their successes and efforts. The Glasgow Courier was...
Glasgow's Benji Phillips has had a very successful week, ending his collegiate track and field career at North Dakota State University (NDSU). He represented NDSU at the NCAA Outdoor Championship on June 7 and was the highest finishing Bison, taking 16th place in the javelin with a throw of 227-3 (69.26m). His placement earned second team All-America honors, the second of his career achieving first team All-American in Javelin in 2021. Phillips also ended his career at number two in NDSU...
Mother Nature made her presence known in more ways that one over the last week with severe thunderstorms, flooding and a tornado. After many reports of tornado sightings the evening of June 1 on the Valley and Daniels County border, the National Weather Service (NWS) in Glasgow confirmed a landspout tornado occurred near Lustre. A storm survey team from the Weather Service went out to the area and did not see any visible damage to property or fields. There was also no report injuries. As a...
On May 17, U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) co-chaired a Finance Subcommittee on Health Care hearing about the importance of improving health care access in rural Montana. Senator Daines invited Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital's (FMDH) Vice President of Strategic Programs Erin Aune to speak about rural health at the hearing. "Rural health is a key component of America's health care. It's a greatly important issue in my own state of Montana, as more than 720,000 Montanans live in designated...
The Valley County Commissioners met for their regular meeting on May 17 in the Board of County Commissioners, located inside the Valley County Courthouse. The meeting’s agenda included signing the Provider of Record Agreement, signing the agreement to provide planning medical services and the signing of the Health Officer Agreement. During the meeting, the Commissioners approved the Provider of Record Agreement between Michelle Ozark, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and the Valley County Health Department as well as approved the agreement f...
