The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) extends an invitation to all to attend the Annual MCHF Induction Ceremony & Western Heritage Gathering, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at the Best Western Heritage Inn in Great Falls. “This year we celebrate our 13th gathering and 11th class of inductions into Read More…
By Tucson News Now | November 15, 2018 at 11:22 AM MST – Updated November 15 at 11:36 AM TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on Thursday, Nov. 15, that part of the border wall in Arizona will be built by a Montana-based company. According to information from the Read More…
University of Montana Police have released photos and are asking for the public’s help in identifying two men who reportedly attacked a bus as they disembarked near UM housing at the Lewis and Clark Village on South Higgins Avenue. “We got a report of disorderly conduct on one of the UM transportation buses,” said UM Read More…
MISSOULA, Mont. (Billings Gazette) — A 66-year-old man who was caught watching child pornography as he fled Washington state on a bus with $10,000 strapped to each of his legs pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Missoula. Eric Franklin Rosser pleaded guilty to accessing the internet with intent to view child pornography after Read More…
UPDATE: Jacob Thurston has been found and is safe, the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office reported Friday. The Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for a missing 16-year-old Helena boy. Jacob Thurston, 16, has been missing since Jan. 12, according to a Facebook post from Read More…
Dick Anderson Construction was honored as the 2018 business of the year during the 12th annual Helena Area Chamber of Commerce awards banquet Thursday. Founded in 1975, Dick Anderson Construction has served Helena and a multi-state region for the last 44 years. The company works on all types of construction and employs 85 people in the Read More…
Area League of Women Voters to hold monthly meeting Jan. 22 The League of Women Voters Helena Area will hold its monthly meeting at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Lewis and Clark Library, 120 S. Last Chance Gulch. The agenda will be to review the issues and actions at the Legislature and to Read More…
ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Northern California investigators have identified the gunman who killed a 93-year-old woman during a shooting rampage as a Montana resident with no known ties to the region or victims. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified him as 48-year old Stanley Stepanski III, of Florence, Montana. The department says Stepanski has Read More…
Two people were arrested Wednesday and two others remain at large after they allegedly broke into a Lewis and Clark County facility and stole an impounded trailer. Lisa M. Creswell and Trent T. Morley were arrested on suspicion of felony burglary, tampering with evidence and theft. Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton says the Read More…
LEWISTOWN — A 76-year-old Montana State Prison inmate has died at the Lewistown Infirmary following an extended illness. The Montana Department of Corrections says Ronald A. Dunn died on Wednesday. A news release from the agency says Dunn was sentenced out of Missoula County in 2014 for abuse of older or developmental disabled person. Dunn Read More…
The Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for a missing 16-year-old Helena boy. Jacob Thurston, 16, has been missing since Jan. 12, according to a Facebook post from the sheriff’s office. He is 5 feet 3 inches tall and 125 pounds. Anyone who may have seen Read More…
A night of exquisite music awaits concertgoers Saturday, Jan. 26, when virtuoso pianist Claire Huangci takes to the Helena Symphony stage to perform Camille Saint-Saens’ Piano Concerto No. 2. The 7:30 p.m. Helena Symphony concert at the Helena Civic Center also features Brahms’ First Symphony. Huangci dazzled Helena audiences with two electrifying symphony performances in Read More…
Meet Your Telescope event is Saturday Did Santa bring you or your household a new telescope for Christmas? We’ve had a few clear nights since Christmas and about now you might be feeling completely overwhelmed about using this new gift. Bring your new telescope and join the Helena Astronomical Society for Meet Your Telescope at Read More…
The word “sarcophagus” may conjure images of huge Egyptian pyramids, but those are far from the mind of a Carroll College professor who spent decades searching for the stone coffins specifically from ancient Rome and Greece. Barry Ferst has been teaching at Carroll since 1980, a 38-year span that has seen the philosophy professor teach, Read More…
Believing that the future of Montana’s conservation movement is founded in its history, a new organization has formed to offer its wealth of knowledge while also pushing to get more young people outside. Montana Conservation Elders formed after a “mutual agreement” a little more than a year ago to separate the advisory Council of Elders, Read More…
An open house to discuss where medical marijuana dispensaries might be allowed in Helena asked numerous questions in hopes of better understanding for where, exactly, the shops and ops might end up. The Zoning Commission requested that people who appeared at the meeting vote on a large color map of Helena’s different zones where marijuana Read More…
Kristen Newby isn’t ashamed. She doesn’t want the long string of horrible sexual abuses her father is being accused of in Miles City to be swept under the rug. The Helena woman doesn’t want to see another situation where a child abuser can get away with it because the legal clock ran out. Newby THOM Read More…
A small airplane crashed near Townsend Wednesday afternoon, making it the second plane to crash in Broadwater County in two weeks. Broadwater County Sheriff Wynn Meehan said the crash appeared to be much less serious than a Jan. 2 crash that left two Gallatin County men in serious condition. The pilot was not injured Wednesday, Read More…
Scott Adler can stay on as Granite County Commissioner after striking a plea agreement in district court last week. Adler was charged by the state attorney general’s office of using county personnel and equipment to pave his driveway west of Drummond in September 2017. He faced a Jan. 28 trial in Philipsburg before agreeing to Read More…
A woman killed over the weekend in a single-vehicle crash on Pryor Road has been identified as Krisdee Howe of Billings. Howe, 30, was pronounced dead at the scene of the rollover crash on Pryor Creek Road, Yellowstone County Assistant Coroner Rich Hoffman said Wednesday. The crash was reported Sunday morning and is being investigated Read More…
The Choteau Volunteer Fire Department’s third annual ice golf tournament, set for Saturday, Feb. 2, is going to be held at the Choteau Country Club’s nine-hole course because there is not enough ice on the Eureka Reservoir to accommodate the winter golfing event. CVFD member Kirk Moore on Monday said the lake has big open Read More…
Benefis Teton Medical Center will host a Mental Health First Aid training course on Feb. 8. Mental Health First Aid is appropriate for anyone 18 years and older who wants to learn how to help a person who may be experiencing a mental health related crisis or problem. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, psychosis and Read More…
A woman reported spotting a mountain lion on the eastern edge of Hamilton near a school bus stop late Tuesday. Hamilton Police Lieutenant Steve Snavely said the woman said she saw the lion in an open field headed toward the Daly Mansion. The sheriff’s office reported the sighting was near the intersection of Stonegate Drive Read More…
On a cold winter day, have you ever looked out over the Helena Valley and wondered why the Sleeping Giant is resting under a blanket of smog? Would you believe that this local phenomenon is a direct reflection of what’s happening globally? Let’s talk about climate change — how it impacts us here in the Read More…
The Little Mission in the Little Mountains January 16, 2019 A.J. Etherington / The Courier St. Paul’s Mission in Hays, Mont. sits under a blue December sky last year. When you stop to consider Montana’s great destinations, it is unlikely you would ever list off Hays, Mont. Nestled in the heart of the Little Rocky Read More…
Strommen Pleads Not Guilty to Rape Charge Remains Free, Judge Lightens Conditions of Release January 16, 2019 Valley County Sheriff’s Office / For the Courier Luke Strommen had a booking photo taken after appearing in District Court in Glasgow on Jan. 14 for the charge of Felony Sexual Intercourse Without Consent. He was released without Read More…
Glasgow Eighth Graders Take on Physics With Car Building Study January 16, 2019 A.J. Etherington / The Courier Alaina Cox follows along as her electric K-Nex car travels at a slow and steady pace while her fellow eighth graders and gym teacher Chuck Barstad look on. Glasgow Middle School eighth-graders demonstrated their command of physics, Read More…
Opening the 2019 Mont. Legislative Session January 16, 2019 The 66th Montana Legislature convened Monday, Jan.7, in Helena. While the session is still in its infancy, committees are beginning to meet and legislators are introducing their first bills of the term. We’ve hit the ground running. If you read… For access to this article please Read More…
The Valley County USDA Farm Service Agency office, 54059 US Hwy 2, Suite 1, Glasgow, will be open temporarily Thursday, Jan. 17, Friday, Jan. 18, and Tuesday, Jan. 22, during normal business hours, to assist producers with specific services includ…
Local Student Graduates Mont. Youth Challenge Academy January 16, 2019 Courtesy Photo / For the Courier GHS senior Taylor Johnson gets ready for the trust fall while attending the Montana Youth Academy this past fall. Glasgow High School senior Taylor Johnson was just one student of many who took part in the 39th Montana Youth Read More…
Join the Emperor, his friends and subjects, and the busy Silkworms when the Missoula Children’s Theatre and more than 50 local students present an original musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, The Emperor’s New Clothes. Playing the title character of the Emperor is local resident Noah Runner. Other featured performers include Samantha Helm Read More…
State Wrestling Just Weeks Away Scotties Pause to Focus January 16, 2019 Georgie Kulczyk / The Courier Colten Fast maintained the upper hand over his opponent during duals vs. Havre held at GHS on Jan. 8. Fast is ranked number one in the state at 126 lbs. for Class B-C. After the season the Scottie Read More…
Come out on Saturday, Jan. 19, to not only support our local basketball teams but to also be a super hero to those in need. Bring a non-perishable food item to support our local food bank and cheer on the Glasgow Scotties boys and girls basketball teams. Boys varsity action starts at 6:30 p.m., with Read More…
Homestead Playhouse January 16, 2019 Hidden in the shadows of modern farm buildings, rests a gray rotting log cabin, whispering its memories of the homestead days on the Montana prairie, northeast of Malta. My sister and I made many a journey, through the crescent wheat grass, windin… For access to this article please sign in Read More…
We Want You….. At Story Time! January 16, 2019 To many people, story time and libraries go hand-in-hand. But surprisingly many parents don’t know about the story time program we have here at the library. Not only is story time a free form of entertainment for parents looking for activities f… For access to this Read More…
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Lady Scotties Snap 15-Year Losing Streak to M-Ettes January 16, 2019 Georgie Kulczyk / The Courier Tehya Campbell (#20) battles Carly Garfield of Malta for position under the basket during the Scotties match-up with Malta on Jan. 11. Campbell led the team in scoring with 10 points in the 40-36 win over the M-Ettes. It Read More…
Courtesy Photo / For the Courier The Glasgow Rusted Nuts were in Lewistown for the 2019 Open Air Classic Jan. 4-6. Pictured are the Nuts, who claimed fourth place at the three-day tournament. Standing (l-r): Rusty Johnson, Cahle Clampitt, Kyle Schulz, Marcus Lee, Matt Brooks, Taylor Padden, Aaron Johnson, Parker Kulczyk, Andy Schell, Ryan Padden, Read More…
Used Bacon Grease No Longer As Useful January 16, 2019 How many housewives still save bacon grease? I have to admit that I still do, but it does not get used nearly as often as it was in past years. Gone are the days when you spooned some bacon grease into your cast iron skillet Read More…
It’s Good to Be Home January 16, 2019 We are home again with no immediate plans to return to Florida. It’s really nice to be sleeping in our own bed again. The air bed we slept on was good for two weeks, but wasn’t so great the third week. I do miss being with the Read More…
Partial Government Shutdown Makes History Affects Local Families and Community January 16, 2019 The partial government shutdown is now officially the longest government shutdown in history, currently on day 24 as of press time, breaking the previous shutdown record of 21 days, which occurred at the end of 1995 through the beginning of 1996 u… Read More…
The community has given so much to those affected by recent Helena apartment fires that the organizers of two donation drives had to turn down many of the donations. Bridge Assembly church and the American Legion Post 2 collected donations provided to those displaced by a Dec. 26 fire that burned through a four-plex at Read More…
Questions about whether some Cooke City residents are baiting wolves has raised the hackles of a few of the remote town’s business owners. “I’m furious about it because I cater to all of the wildlife groups,” said Jan Gaertner, 23 and co-owner of Buns ‘N’ Beds restaurant and cabins in Cooke City. “That’s not what Read More…
“This is the area that would’ve originally held the coaches and buggies and that kind of thing,” Chris Harris said on a recent afternoon, in the enormous, frigid and lovingly restored William A. Clark Jr. carriage house on the 800 block of West Galena Street. “And this is where the stables were.” More recently, however, Read More…