A group of citizens has been meeting to discuss options for the future of aquatic facilities in Great Falls. About a dozen people met Sept. 16 and discussed the needs and wants for an indoor municipal pool, models to emulate, the possibility of enclosing Mitchell Pool and the possibility of a co-op model for ownership and management of a local
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The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office is working to add a canine to its ranks. Officials have been looking into the program for the last year and are hoping to add a dual-purpose–drug and tracking–dog by spring. Capt. Scott Van Dyken said the startup cost would be an estimated $15,000 and it’s something they’ve wanted to do for years, but other
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The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for any information related to a drive-by shooting that occurred Sept. 22. Capt. Scott Van Dyken said a drive-by shooting was reported at about 7 a.m. near the intersection of 13th Street South and County Home Lane. No injuries were reported. A suspect vehicle has been identified as a dark colored
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The Great Falls Public Library is replacing its aged and failing boiler in a $459,000 project. The boiler replacement was identified through an energy performance audit that McKinstry Essention, LLC performed at the request of the city. The city approved a contract with McKinstry in August 2017 to perform an energy audit of city facilities including the library, Civic Center,
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Montana State Parks is partnering with the City of Great Falls Park and Recreation to open Cochrane Dam, owned by NorthWestern Energy, for a public crossing on Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in celebration of National Public Lands Day. The public crossing only happens a few times a year and the public is welcome to ride, run or walk
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The case against Cascade County over zoning board appointments has been dismissed. Judge Olivia Rieger issued her order on Sept. 18 to grant the county’s motion to dismiss, but gave costs to the plaintiff, Ryan Villines, stating that his suit appeared to have caused the county to correct a mistake. Costs including the cost of filing the lawsuit, which according
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Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney will join NeighborWorks Great Falls and GMD Development to break ground on an affordable housing development at 11 a.m. Sept. 28. Rockcress Commons will be 124 unit apartment complex near Benefis Health System and Great Falls College MSU. The complex will include one, two and three bedroom units divided over seven buildings with an additional community
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The Great Falls Symphony kicks off its 60th season this weekend with Mahler’s Titan. This season is a look back at past anniversary seasons and Titan was planned for the 10th anniversary, but for some mysterious reason, wasn’t played that season, according to Grant Harville, the symphony’s music director and conductor. Mahler wasn’t particularly popular as a composer in his own
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Cascade County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve their budget for this fiscal year. Commissioners said they had hoped to lower taxes a bit, but an error in tax valuation from the Department of Revenue ended up lowering the value of county mills so there will be an increase in property taxes this year. The commission has used the inflationary factor,
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The Great Falls Public Library won’t be open Sundays this October or November. Due to staffing shortages, the Library Board approved a request to delay Sunday openings until early December. The library currently has three vacancies, another staffer is going on medical leave and Library Director Kathy Mora is retiring in December. “It’s really quite impossible for us to staff
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