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Glendive Ranger-Review · Glendive, MT
Nearby: Glendive, MTA City of Glendive employee’s drone flight over a residential area in September continues to draw concerned citizens to public meetings to ask officials to regulate themselves through internal policy, believing such will provide the public a better recourse for alleged violations of rights.On Tuesday, the Glendive City Council’s Finance, Utilities, Property and Recreation Committee reviewed a list of concerns provided by citizen Luke Gambee regarding city officials’ use of drones in the future. His list, which he said is “noncomprehensive,” includes concerns like wide aerial angles, lack of flight logs, violation of law and trespassing. Each concern includes a proposed solution.Gambee’s presentation was spurred by his family’s sighting of a drone hovering over their property on Sept.
Glendive Ranger-Review · Glendive, MT
Nearby: Glendive, MTA civil matter filed by former mayor Teresea Olson against the City of Glendive in February 2025 came to an end on Thursday, Oct. 29, when the parties agreed to dismiss the case. The case was scheduled for a jury trial beginning on Nov. 30.Olson, represented by attorney Joan Mell of III Branches Law, jointly with the city’s representing attorney, John Hrubes, filed a stipulation and order of dismissal in accordance with Montana Rules of Civil Procedure 41.The procedure allows plaintiffs in a civil case to voluntarily and immediately dismiss an action without a court order by filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all of the involved parties.According to court documents, the case stems from digital correspondence beginning in May 2024 when Olson, through Mell, requested metadata of communications and documentation exchanged between seven Glendive officials between January 2022 and the date of the request that contain comments about specific people, processes or documents.“This…
The Sidney Herald · Miles City, MT
Nearby: Miles City, MTMILES CITY — It was the Eastern A Divisional Volleyball tournament at Miles City High School as teams battled for berths in the state tournament. The Sidney Eagles entered as the number six seed, falling in straight sets to the Billings Central Rams in the first round. The Eagles and Rams had faced once in the regular season, resulting in a 2-1 Ram win at the Park High Volleyball Tournament in August. On Thursday, the match would be less competitive as the Eagles fell to the Rams by a score of 3-0. The Eagles fell in the opening set by a score of 25-15, they recorded their closest set in the second with a 25-17 loss and the Rams finished off the Eagles with a 25-11 win in the third and final set. The Rams would ultimately go on to win the entire tournament, besting the Laurel Locomotives in the championship, 3-2. Billings Central is now an impressive 31-2 on the season. After the Eagle loss, Sidney took on the East Helena Vigilantes in the consolation bracket.
