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Valley County’s active COVID-19 cases stand at five as of press time this week. The cumulative number of cases in the county stands at 13, with eight recovered diagnoses. With the new cases, Valley County is now under the mask mandate issued by Governor Steve Bullock on July 15. Counties with four or more active cases fall under the mandate requiring face coverings in certain indoor spaces and for certain outdoor activities. The directive is an attempt to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Montana has over 1,500 active c...
“...but you can’t please all of the people all of the time.” That liberally used partial quote from poet John Lydgate has applied to countless situations over the centuries and may be in the backs of the minds of the Glasgow School board members and administration as they work towards a reopening plan for the Glasgow Schools. The Board’s Policy Committee members met on July 31 in the school administration building to discuss updating and adapting the Emergency Policy Series 1900. Approved as the state was in a stay-at-home directive issued...
At the Aug. 3 regular meeting of the Glasgow City Council, city attorney Anna Rose Sullivan informed the council that an ordinance to eliminate Wards and move the city to an at-large election system would not appear on the ballot in November. The ordinance was passed using an emergency ordinance procedure that allows the council to pass such an ordinance with only one reading at a public meeting. In order to override a second reading the ordinance must pass with a two-thirds majority of the governing body. In the case of the city council, that...
The Army Corps of Engineers surveyed irrigation sights between July 8 and 17, as part of a study into plans to alter the rate of water release from Fort Peck Dam in the coming years to test the potential for Pallid Sturgeon recovery in the river below the dam. The change in flows will test whether or not increasing flows and then decreasing them throughout the season will attract the ecologically extinct Pallid Sturgeon to spawn in the river system. Farmers along the Missouri River fear those...
Dear Editor, Farmers and ranchers feed our state, our nation, and in fact, our world. You work long hours to provide essential resources for us all, and in these challenging times, I want you to know that USDA is here to support you and your operation through our Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, or CFAP. Whether you farm one acre or many more, grow food for local markets or big supply chains, CFAP can help. We’re accepting applications through Aug. 28 and encouraging producers to apply now. In Montana, we have already approved 7,642 applica...
Dear Editor, Wednesday, July 29th, I witnessed two very patient officers. Officer Robert Weber and his partner that night, had a unique situation to handle and both officers handled the situation very well. I wished I knew the other officer’s name. Both showed what a true peace officer is. Kudos to you both for a job well done. Sincerely, Mike Carney...
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Richard Winderl was a lifelong resident of Valley County and he passed away June 28, 2019. He is still looking out for the community he cared about by providing a donation to the FMDH Scholarship Fund. The ninth child of 10 sons, his family farmed south of Richland, Mont. He attended boarding school in Great Falls and had just started high school when he ended up in the hospital. From there, he headed back to the family farm and worked alongside his brother, George. Many of you may know, Richard was a private person and kept many things to...
Summer hours for the Pioneer Museum through August are Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Fort Peck Interpretive Center is now open daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors are asked to wear masks and remain six feet from others outside their household while in the building. The Senior Citizen Center will continue Meals on Wheels. Grab n’ go meals are available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for those age 60 plus with a $5.50 suggested donation. Please call 228-9500 by 9 a.m. to reserve a grab n go meal. Thursday, Aug. 13 – Chicken Ter...
Geraldine "Gerr" Dahl, 86, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Valley View Home in Glasgow, Mont. Gerry was born on April 23, 1934 in Flaxville, Mont., to Julius and Olga (Todahl) Flom. One of eleven children, Gerry grew up in McCone City while her father worked on the Fort Peck dam until the family moved to Nashua, Mont., in 1942. She participated in the school band as a majorette. On May 29, 1952 Gerry married Kenny Dahl at the Nashua Lutheran Church. Together they farmed and ranched...
The Glasgow Reds traveled to Billings for the Eastern A District American Legion Baseball Tournament, held July 30 through Aug 2. The Reds suffered defeats in the first two games, ending their bid for a top slot in the double-elimination tournament. In the first game of the tournament, the Reds took to the field against the Miles City Mavericks on Thursday at noon. The Reds were looking to avenge an 11-1 loss on July 26 to the Mavericks, which ended the Reds' regular season. Though the Reds...
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