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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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The market report for the Glasgow Stockyards as of Jan. 19, shows 888 cattle sold. Cows steady, bulls steady on seven head test and feeders steady to strong on light test. Utility and commercial cows brought in $64 to $72.50; canner and cutter cows $52 to $64; young feeding/turnout cows $80 to $108; and bulls $84 to $94. 400-500 SC brought in $207 to $253, HC $194 to $201.50; 500-600 SC $195 to $225, HC $182 to $200.50; 600-700 SC $183 to $201, HC No Test. Thursday, Jan. 26, is the All Class Cattle Auction. Thursday, Feb. 2, is the Big Feeder...
The following is a weekly update of Montana Farmers Union involvement in the 2023 Legislature. MFU is the state’s largest and oldest grassroots farm advocacy organization representing family farms, and has worked more than 100 years on behalf of Montana farmers, ranchers and rural communities. Whether it’s a combine, a loader tractor, or a powered wheelchair, equipment owners should have the right to repair their own equipment, and Montana Farmers Union testified in support of HB 195, which would revise consumer rights laws to repair powered wh...
For the 2022 calendar year, Missouri River basin runoff above Sioux City, Iowa, totaled 19.3 million acre-feet, 75 percent of average. This was the 30th lowest annual runoff for the Missouri River Basin in 125 years of record-keeping. The ongoing drought shows little relief in sight and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts runoff into the mainstem reservoir system will remain below normal. For 2023, runoff in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa, is forecast to be 20.8 MAF, 81 percent of average. This is based on current runoff...
Artificial intelligence is a field which has many practical applications in today’s worlds. Simplifying research, saving time, generating better predictive models; the list is almost endless. The recently released ChatGPT is making waves in this field, specifically with its powerful natural language processing (NLP) capabilities. It’s able to generate incredibly convincing responses to queries input by a user, enabling it to tell a story, explain a topic or naturally engage with a human in conversation. How does this new fangled technology work...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, January 23, 2013 City employees will receive a raise this year, after the Glasgow City Council approved a collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local No. 2. The $.25 per hour increase was also extended to non-bargaining city employees. Police did not request a raise this year. The Council passed a resolution establishing the effective date of the new city salaries as July 1, 2012. A Nashua native has been named as the new administrator of Valley View Home in...
We’re off on another trip that involves our grandsons and hockey. This one, unfortunately, is not to warmer southern climes. There’s a bit of prideful boasting involved in this, since both boys were invited to compete in a tournament in Quebec City. The boys are 10 and 12 years old, and I’m still blown away at how far these Florida natives will travel to compete on ice. Us grandparents are also willing to travel that far to cheer for them. I’m sure I won’t be coming home with photos of botanical gardens. I’m writing this column a week early and...
Nashua School celebrated their Homecoming Week last week with a junior high / high school / Nashua staff dodgeball tournament on Jan. 19, followed by the crowning of the King and Queen during the basketball games. The dodgeball competition was a six team single elimination tournament with the juniors and junior high (sixth-eighth) starting off the afternoon, followed by the freshmen and sophomores match. The seniors then played the Junior High team followed by the freshmen and the Nashua Staff....
Glasgow's wrestling teams are quickly approaching the end of their regular season with two more events this week. The Scotties held their Senior Night Tuesday with a dual against the Dawson County Red Devils under the lights in Scottie Gymnasium. Friday, Jan. 27, the teams will be in Malta for the Malta Mixer. They return to Malta Saturday, Jan. 28, for the Malta Invitational. The Scotties are coming off another busy week. They hit three Mixers from Jan. 17 to Jan. 21. Last Tuesday the teams...
The high school Ice Dawgs brought home two wins from their road trip to Great Falls this past weekend. Glasgow defeated the Americans 3-1 Jan. 20 and 4-1 Jan. 21 to improve the Dawgs' record to 12-2. The Dawgs currently sit in number two position in their league. Both Glasgow's and Great Falls' goalies turned in a flawless first period Friday night. Glasgow put eight shots on the Americans' netminder while Aidin Wilkowski stopped both shots by the Americans. The Dawgs turned up the heat in the...
Nashua's girls basketball team picked up two wins this past week to improve their record to 2-4, 5-7 overall. The Porcupines defeated the Lustre Christian Lions 48-33 at home Jan. 19 in a conference matchup then defeated Richey/Lambert 37-30 in a non-conference road game. The Porcupines built up their lead over the Lions quarter by quarter on Thursday. Nashua held a 9-8 lead at the end of the first and increased that to a 20-15 margin at the half. The Porcupines outscored Lustre 13-9 in the...
The Lustre Christian boys basketball team improved their record to 6-0, 13-0 overall this past week with wins over Dodson, Nashua and Culbertson. The Lions won a 75-33 conference game at home over Dodson Jan. 17 and added another conference win in Nashua Jan. 19 with a 79-35 victory over the Porcupines. Lustre defeated Culbertson 74-45 at home the following night in a non-conference match up. Against Dodson on Tuesday, Lustre held a 6-point lead after one quarter, 14-8. The Lions fired up the...
The North Country girls basketball team's record remains unblemished following two more wins for the Mavericks this past week. North Country rolled to a 63-26 win over the Dodson Coyotes Jan. 20 for another conference win on the road. The Mavericks defeated the Circle Wildcats 58-31 in Hinsdale the following night. North Country holds on to the top spot in the district with a 6-0 record, 13-0 overall. As a team, the Mavericks had 23 offensive rebounds and 17 assists against the Coyotes. Paige...
The Scottie boys basketball team split their games this past weekend in non-conference play. Glasgow defeated the Class A Sidney Eagles 55-45 at home Friday before dropping a 55-38 contest to the Class A Dawson County Red Devils the following night, also in Scottie Gymnasium. Glasgow now holds a 1-3, 5-7 overall record on the season. Glasgow defeated Sidney after falling behind 14-9 at the end of the first quarter. The Scotties established control in the second with a 20-point showing to carry...
The Lustre girls basketball team defeated the visiting Dodson Coyotes 42-39 Jan. 17 to pick up a conference win. They lost another conference matchup Friday, dropping a 48-33 game to the Porcupines in Nashua. Lustre closed the week with a non-conference loss to Culbertson at home the following night, losing 37-31. The Lions sit in third place in District 3C play with a 3-3, 4-9 overall, record. Lustre fended off a fourth-quarter surge by Dodson Tuesday. The Lions came out strong in the first...
Greetings Fellow Shooters: (1) Dues are still the same as last year, $20.00 for individual or $35.00 for a family. Dues can be paid at the firearms counter at D&G Sports and Western or mailed to VCRPC, P.O. Box 561, Glasgow, MT 59230. The 2023 cards are finished and available at D&G Sports. If you renew at D&G Sports you can pick your card up at that time, if you renew by mail or already paid at D&G for 2023, your card will be mailed to you. (2) Gate combination: The gate combination will be changed around January 22nd. Hang onto your 2022...
The Porcupines boys basketball team dropped a conference game to the Lustre Christian Lions Jan. 19 in Nashua, falling 75-35. Nashua posted a 60-51 victory over non-conference team Richey/Lambert the following night on the road. Nashua shares the number-two spot in District 3C boys basketball with Scobey/Opheim. Both teams have a 4-2 record in conference play with Nashua posting an 8-4 overall record. Nashua trailed 14-7 at the end of the first quarter against Lustre. The Lions threw up 23 in...
Frazer’s girls basketball team fell 58-17 in Scobey Jan. 19, in their lone contest of the week. The Bearcubs now hold a 1-4, 3-7 overall, record. Scobey took an early lead, putting up 17 in the first while holding Frazer to 5 points. The Beacubs doubled their score in the second while the Spartans added 12 to their books for a 29-10 lead at the half. Frazer was unable to find their offense in the third quarter, hitting only a single bucket while Scobey put up another 16 points. Frazer was outscored 13-5 in the final eight minutes. Shakira B...
Frazer’s boys basketball team fell in their only game last week, taking an 81-21 loss on the road in Scobey Jan. 19. The Bearcubs’ record is 0-5, 0-10 overall. The Bearcubs showed their offense in the first quarter with 13 points, including a three-pointer from each Ty Fourstar and Jarvis GoodBird, but the Spartans countered with 22 points. Frazer’s offense fell off in the second with only 4 points, giving Scobey a 43-17 lead at the half. The Spartans continued to roll in the third, putting up 26 points while holding Frazer to 7. With a runni...
North Country's boys basketball team dropped both their games this past weekend. They lost a 60-41 conference game to Dodson Jan. 20 on the road before losing a non-conference matchup to Circle in Hinsdale the following night by a score of 70-60. The Mavericks now sit in fourth place in District 3C with a 2-4 conference record, 3-10 overall. Dodson took the lead in the first quarter Friday, outscoring North Country 11-5. The Mavericks trailed 31-13 at the half and were outscored by a 2-point...
Jan. 17 Nutrien Ag Solutions def. Dinks 96-87 High Scorers Nutrien Ag Solutions – Kobe Sibley – 40 - Dinks – Chance McCallister – 23 RezCats def. Hi-Line Eye Care 76-72 High Scorers RezCats – Joe Bear – 21 - Hi-Line Eye Care – Pat Menge – 31 Neufeld Farms def. Opportunity Bank 101-51 High Scorers Neufeld Farms – Zach Brown – 29 - Opportunity Bank – Kobe Sibley – 25 Jan. 19 Hi-Line Eye Care def. Opportunity Bank 75-53 High Scorers Hi-Line Eye Care – Pat Menge – 37 - Opportunity Bank – Kobe Sibley – 13 Neufeld Farms def. Dinks 101-67 High Sc...
The Glasgow girls basketball team dropped their non-conference games this past week against two Class A teams. The Scotties fell 54-49 to the Sidney Eagles Jan. 20 before dropping a 40-32 contest to the Dawson County Red Devils the following night, both at home. Glasgow now holds a 1-3, 1-11 overall, record. Sidney outscored Glasgow 13-8 in the opening eight minutes but Glasgow answered with 19 in the second quarter to tie the game at 27-27 heading into the second half. The Scotties outscored...
Glasgow’s Bantam hockey team brought home two decisive wins from Helena. The Ice Dawgs downed the Bighorns 8-0 Jan. 21 and followed that with an 9-1 drubbing the following morning. Glasgow sits in third place in the Bantam division with a 6-2-1 record. Great Falls and Butte are tied for first with records of 7-1-0. The Dawgs took a commanding 4-0 lead in the first period Saturday. Landon Honey netted the first goal with an assist from Reilly Llewellyn. Carter Holte hit next followed by Brody Hansen. Hansen scored a short-handed goal with Halley...
Jan. 18 Durum def. Hi-Line Ford via forfeit Busted Knuckle def. Ball Smackers Busted Knuckle def. Hi-Line Ford via forfeit Ball Smackers def. Durum Ezzies def. Missouri River Realty Independence Bank def. Two Bump Chumps Two Bump Chumps def. Missouri River Realty Ezzies def. Independence Bank League Standings Busted Knuckle 4-0 Ezzies 4-0 Durum 3-1 Ball Smackers 2-2 Hi-Line Ford 1-3 Two Bump Chumps 1-3 Independence Bank 1-3 Missouri River Realty 0-4 This Week Wednesday, Jan. 25. 6 p.m. Court 1: Missouri River Realty vs. Durum Court 2: Ezzies...
For the week of Jan. 16 through 22, there were 15 motor vehicle stops and two reports of loose dogs. Monday, Jan. 16 1613 – Graffiti was noticed on the white wall on the west parking lot side of the building and then more around the back of the alley. It looks to be spray paint. After a few tenants noticed it, the reporting party saw it on the building. It's assumed it occurred over the weekend. An officer arrived who noticed a light pole, a street sign and the building to the south has been tagged. Tuesday, Jan. 17 0835 – Caller stated las...
For the Courier From Jan. 17 What a start to the 2023 Glasgow Wrestling Club season! Our Highlanders scored 191.5 points to win the Medium Team Title at the Miles City Invitational on Sunday. The event featured wrestlers from 17 different clubs. We were the fifth-largest team at the event. We sent 44 grapplers and at the end of the day, GWC had crowned 10 Individual Champions and 28 top-three finishers. The coaches are very happy with our progress in just three practices. This weekend we will be splitting up. Locally, we have the Wolf Point...
