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The Glasgow City Council met in regular session on Oct. 21, and a number of resolutions were introduced and offered for adoption by Mayor Rod Karst to the rest of the City Council members that were present, Doug Nistler, Lisa Koski and Brian Austin. Council member Dan Carr attended via cell phone while council members Stan Ozark and Butch Heitman were absent. After approving consent agenda items, the first resolution introduced and offered for adoption was Resolution No. 3183 – A Resolution Establishing A Special Revenue Fund for the Skate P...
The City Council needs some volunteers (up to five) for a committee that will review the City’s Growth Policy. The policy was set in 2013 and needs to be updated. Grants and other legal obligations are tied to this document and it should be updated at least every ten years. so we are overdue. If you are interested in volunteering for this committee, please call Hillary at the City Office at 406-228-2476.... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 Negotiations were completed and Glasgow City council members have agreed to give both union and non-union employees a raise this year. Mayor Becky Erickson commented that there hasn't been a raise for employees in several years. The raise adds up to 50 cents an hour, and a $1.50 raise for employees who are on call. Health insurance payments will also increase. City officials did not take a raise this year. The resolution was passed Monday, Oct. 20. An... Full story
The Glasgow City Council will meet in regular session, Monday, Nov. 4, in the Council Chambers, located inside of the Glasgow Civic Center. Click on the image above to view the full agenda.... Full story
After public criticisms of higher and higher utility rates, the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) rejected a rate increase requested by Montana-Dakota Utilities, on Oct. 15 — for the time being. “It’s just never ending, and as someone else said, income is not like that,” said Karen Jarussi, of Billings, who asked the PSC to look out for families and consumers. The Public Service Commission regulates monopoly utilities in Montana. It is charged with ensuring fair rates for customers and a reasonable return for public utilities. The PSC...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 "I don't want to borrow on the highway future," Director of Montana Department of Transportation Mike Tooley said at a meeting that took place at the Cottonwood Inn in Glasgow on Friday. Tooley came to the Highway 2 Association quarterly meeting, and he was able to address officials from along the Hi-Line. With increased traffic, some smaller communities along the Hi-Line have been concerned with maintenance and possible upgrades to Hwy. 2. Tooley, who is... Full story
Throughout the past few months, there has been a lot of construction activity at Hoyt Park, especially on the other side of the already ongoing project of the new swimming pool. Crews from Evergreen Skateparks broke ground on the city's new skatepark on Aug. 28, and finalized the project on Oct. 2. The crew from Evergreen Skateparks christened the park with their own boards and skate moves after the completion of the park. The park officially opened to the public on Oct. 12, after the Siding 45...
During the regular council meeting on Oct. 7, the Glasgow City Council approved the final piece of the new swimming pool project in Glasgow by voting to accept the bid from Corland Construction to build a bathhouse at a cost of $954,080. Corland Construction is currently constructing the swimming pool and now with them responsible for the pool bathhouse, both projects are expected to be completed by the end of May 2025. When the pool bathhouse first went to bid, the bid came in at $1.7 million, which prompted the Pool Committee to pull the bid...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 Sometimes a namesake can have more sentimental value and meaning, other times it's about carrying history. The Glasgow school board discussed a possible decision on naming the new elementary school building at the school board meeting that took place on Wednesday, Oct. 8. What would seem like a simple decision, turned out to be more complicated. A survey was open to the public for about a week. The survey asked if the new school would remain Irle... Full story
The Glasgow City Council will meet in regular session, Monday, Oct. 21, 5 p.m., in the Council Chambers located inside of the Glasgow Civic Center. Click on the image above to view the whole agenda.... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 The people of the small town of Nashua have once again proven that small town characteristics are some of the most valuable assets we can possess. Robert Buck, a junior at Belt High School, was injured during a football game and was in the ICU in Great Falls. Nashua Athletic Director Jessica Nagy explained that after students and faculty read the story, they saw the GoFundMe account and a fundraising drive went underway. All efforts combined allowed the...
The Glasgow City Council will meet in regular session, Monday, Oct. 7, 5 p.m., in the Council Chambers located inside of the Glasgow Civic Center. To view the full agenda, click on the agenda image.... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 An historic train car from 1927 made the stop in Glasgow as it crossed the country and made the stop on Thursday, Sept. 18. This train car, #50, transported Clark Gable, Franklin D. Roosevelt and the scandalous Huey P. Long. The car got a second life in the 1980s, when Patron spent at least $2 million to restore the car after finding it in a junkyard. The car is now one of only 175 private rail cars left that travel on the Amtrak rails. This year's royal... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 Another Glasgow area native was welcomed back to town this week. Haylie Shipp, farm broadcaster for the Northern Ag Network, was given a welcome home celebration at Farm Equipment Sales. FES general manager Sarah Swanson Partridge created the gathering to welcome Shipp, who will have an office in the building for her to work and broadcast reports. Shipp graduated from Glasgow High School in 2003 and headed to Miles City Community College, where she... Full story
The City of Glasgow has decided to return part of the downtown parking to angle-in parking. Angle parking will be implemented on the south side of 2nd Ave. S., and the east side of 3rd St. S. The other side of the street will remain parallel parking. During a pre-construction meeting on Sept. 5, it was stated the project is expected to start Monday, Sept. 9, between The Loaded Toad and the Wheatgrass Art Gallery for the handicap access ramp. The project did start as expected with most of the...
The Glasgow City Council met on Sept. 3, and held public hearings on assessments for lights, streets and garbage along with the city mill levy and fiscal year 2024-2025 budget. There were no attendees in the audience who voiced an opinion in favor or support of any of the items. The General Fund Budget is the largest budget for the city and the total amount of that budget is $3,322,649. The largest items in the GF Budget: Glasgow Police Department: $1.488 million Glasgow Recreation Department: $423,970 Glasgow Fire Department: $138,280 Glasgow... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 Ties to Hollywood brought an actor and a director to the Glasgow area last week. Sightings of the famous actor were reported at several businesses, the airport and at a local hotel. The trip to Glasgow was short planned but got a lot of creative juices flowing for the actor Jon Voight and writer/director John Harrison. Harrison explained that about a month ago Voight gave him a call about a project idea that perhaps they might want to work on together.... Full story
The Glasgow City Council will meet in regular session, Monday, Sept. 16, 5 p.m., in the Council Chambers located inside of the Glasgow Civic Center.... Full story
In a regular City Council meeting on Aug. 19, the Glasgow City Council introduced and offered for adoption the second reading of Ordinance No. 985 – an ordinance amending Chapter 4 of the Official Code of the City of Glasgow (CCG) to remove the License Requirement for Dancing in a Bar. The ordinance says that Section 4-55 of the OCCG, which states “It shall be unlawful for a person licensed to sell alcoholic beverages under this chapter, to permit dancing on the licensed premises unless a license for such dancing has been obtained from the cit...
Glasgow Downtown Association / For the Courier The City of Glasgow has decided to return part of the downtown parking to angle-in parking. The Downtown Parking Project was awarded to a contractor by the City Council several weeks ago. The start date of the project is still unclear, but the plan will bring many advantages to downtown Glasgow: Available parking downtown will increase by 20 to 30 percent. Angle parking will be implemented on the south side of 2nd Ave South and the east side of 3rd St S. The plan includes a mid-block...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. Valley County Council On Aging Bingo is played Tuesdays at 1 p.m. and Saturdays at 7 p.m. Bingo will start back up on Sat. Sept. 7, 7 p.m. PCCW Rummage Sale – donation collections will be through Sept. 30. Please put items on the stage. If you have any questions, call 228-9800. Wednesday, Sept. 4 3:30 – 7 p.m. - C&B Operations Career Night, 54272 US Hwy 2, Glasg... Full story
The Bureau of Land Management Missouri Basin Resource Advisory Council will meet Wednesday, Sept. 11, in Glasgow for their regular business meeting. The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Glasgow City-County Library at 408 3rd Avenue South, and will begin at noon. The public comment period will be held from 4-5 p.m. Interested persons may make oral presentations or file written statements for the council to consider. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for individual oral... Full story
Glasgow City Council has awarded the Yard Of The Week for the week of Aug. 26, to Robert and Lisa Legare, at 819 Valley Drive. They received $25 in Chamber Big Bucks provided by the Glasgow City Council. If anyone would like to nominate somebody for yard of the week you may call the Glasgow City Office at 406-228-2476.... Full story
The Glasgow City Council will meet in regular session, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 5 p.m., in the Council Chambers, located inside of the Glasgow Civic Center. Click on the agenda to view the full agenda for the meeting.... Full story
The City of Glasgow at a work session on Aug. 13, gave preliminary approval to a general fund budget and set assessments for the new fiscal year. The general fund budget was set at $3,318,112. The general fund budget funds services such as the Glasgow Police Department, Glasgow Fire Department and the Glasgow Recreation Department. The council gave preliminary approval to a tax cut for city of Glasgow property taxpayers. The council voted to assess less mills than last fiscal year which will result in a tax cut of $6,584.58 for property...