Earlier this week the U.S. Marshals Service asked the Great Falls community to be on the lookout for James Joseph “JJ” Sangrey Jr. Sangrey was spotted around 7 p.m. Sept. 26 in the passenger seat of a vehicle and with the help of a fugitive recovery agent, he was arrested after a short foot pursuit, according to the Great Falls
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Cascade County is seeking applicants for vacancies on several county boards. Applications are due by Nov. 30. For questions, call the commission office at 454-6810. Applications are available online at http://www.cascadecountymt.gov or available at the Cascade County Commission Office, courthouse annex at 325 2nd Ave. N., room 111. The current openings are: Regional Airport Authority Board Cascade County is accepting applications for two county
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Charges have been filed against 14 people in connection with the July 28 at the Cascade County Adult Detention Center. The following have been charged: Jory James Alexander: riot, criminal incitement, criminal mischief Gordon James Bacon: riot, criminal mischief Ernest Anthony Beavers: criminal incitement James Dean Bird: riot, criminal mischief Samuel Donnley Boutwell: riot, criminal incitement Zane Zachary Clark: riot
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The Air Force has awarded the first portion of a $2.38 billion firm-fixed-price contract to Boeing for the UH-1N replacement helicopter. The Huey helicopters being replaced includes those at Malmstrom Air Force Base, which are used to support missile field security. “Strong competition drove down costs for the program, resulting in $1.7 billion in savings to the taxpayer,” Secretary of
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A Vaughn equestrian center that had been initially built in violation of state building codes and then changed names several times over the years now has new ownership with plans of sprucing up the place. It’s long been a problem property for the county, according to planning staff, but Jessica and Dusty Fryberger now own the 180-acre property off U.S.
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City Commissioners repealed a tax levy resolution on Tuesday to approve a new one with updated figures. The action was required due to a major error in the taxable values provided to Cascade County by the Montana Department of Revenue. The revision doesn’t change the impact to homeowners, according to the city fiscal office. County budget approval pushed to Sept.
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MOD Pizza is going into the former Hoagiville location on 10th Avenue South. The company confirmed to The Electric this week that is opening a restaurant in Great Falls and this morning Macek Companies Inc. posted a video confirming that MOD Pizza was going into the Hoagieville location. Earlier this week, city planning said no permits had been issued for
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The City Commission voted 5-0 on Tuesday to approve new utility rates that go into effect Oct. 1 City staff annually reviews the cost of providing utility services and adjusts rates as needed to meet those costs. In recent years, upgrades required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have been driving rate increases. New Great Falls utility rates proposed, public
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The Great Falls Police Department issued a statement today indicating that school resource officers have been taking complaints over the last few days regarding suspicious persons possible following students who are walking to and from school. GFPD investigates these complaints and have not been able to determine any similarities in the suspect descriptions. If they had developed a consistent suspect
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Several walls in downtown Great Falls are getting a facelift this week. Cameron Moberg, winner of the Street Art Throwdown and a well-known artist among the street art community, is in Great Falls through a partnership with NeighborWorks Great Falls. His first mural, of a meadowlark, is now complete on the side of Hi-Line Climbing Center at 608 1st Ave.
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