City Commissioners will consider awarding a $73,400 contract to Sletten Construction Company for the Gore Hill pump station pump replacement. Public Works staff are recommending approval of the project to remove the existing 75 horsepower split case pump and install a new 100 horsepower vertical turbine pump in the Gore Hill pump station. The new pump is needed, according to the
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Love Great Falls and want to share information about the city while working in the downtown? The Great Falls Business Improvement District is hiring a second, seasonal community resource ambassador. Restored holiday decor, other beautification efforts coming to downtown The person hired will interact directly with residents, business members and visitors. The ambassador is responsible for helping to improve the perception
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Farmers and ranchers from across Montana shared their concerns related to trade policies and the upcoming Farm Bill with Sen. Jon Tester during a listening session in Great Falls on Saturday. Many of their concerns focused on the uncertainty related to international trade deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement with between the U.S., Canada and Mexico; and
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Updated March 9, 2018 with the list of confidential emails from GFDA A citizen requested to view emails to and from staff at the Great Falls Development Authority regarding the proposed Madison Food Park. On Friday, The Electric went through the stack of printed emails and scanned most of them to share here. Some were duplicates or only tangentially related
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For the first time in 70 years, a member of Brig. Gen. Bryan Fox’s family is not in the Montana Air National Guard. Fox relinquished command during a Saturday morning ceremony as assistant adjutant general of the Montana National Guard and commander of the Montana Air National Guard. Gov. Steve Bullock presided over the ceremony and said to Fox, “you’ve
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Great Falls Emergency Services recently rolled out new protocols aimed at providing better patient care. The ambulance company is regulated by the Board of Medical Examiners in the Montana Department of Labor and Industry and the state has protocols that everyone defaults to. Justin Grohs, GFES operations manager, said that the state protocols are generic, but put a lot of responsibility for
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