The first ArtsFest MONTANA kicks off in Great Falls on Aug. 23. The event is hosted by the Great Falls Improvement District in partnership with Great Falls Montana Tourism and NeighborWorks Great Falls. Mural festival idea developing for Great Falls During the festival, artists will install a minimum of three large scale murals on buildings in downtown Great Falls and
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Two construction projects from the Montana Department of Transportation are coming up in Cascade County. MDT will be constructing an Americans with Disabilities Act compliant roadway crossing of Park Drive to Gibson Park. Construction is expected to begin Aug. 12 and run through Sept. 30. During construction, the main park entrance may be closed at times. When it’s closed, vehicles
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Boeing announced Thursday that it will not bid for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent engineering and manufacturing development phase of the project. GBSD is the missile system that will replace the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile currently in use at Malmstrom Air Force Base, as well as F.E. Warren AFB in Wyoming and Minot AFB in North Dakota. Air Force
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The dispute between two local labor unions and the City of Great Falls over the city’s expanded drug policy is now in district court. Earlier this month, the city filed for an injunction asking the court to declare that the city has management rights to require the drug testing for any employees in safety sensitive positions and to stop the
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Open burning is currently prohibited in Cascade County. Ron Scott, county disaster and emergency services coordinator, closed open burning as of midnight until further notice due to current weather conditions. The county is under red flag warning now, Scott said. Scott said he had a meeting today about fire conditions and is waiting to see how conditions progress before making
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The University of Providence has entered into a new partnership with the McLaughlin Research Institute. Under the terms of the agreement, MRI will provide teaching lab space for new UP health education programs and foster collaborations between faculty from both institutions to develop new grants and initiatives for research and STEM education, according to a UP release. It will also
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Alluvion Health announced this morning that it is withdrawing from consideration for a contract with Cascade County for certain health department services. This spring, Alluvion approached the county about contracting for some health department services and in late May, the county announced they were exploring options to outsource some functions to Alluvion, including prevention, family health and some administrative duties. County
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The Cascade County planning board voted during their July 23 meeting to table discussion of the proposed zoning regulations to their next meeting, at which time they’ll schedule another public meeting at a larger venue when all seven board members can attend. The board met briefly Tuesday morning since its bylaws and state law require it to meet at least
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The Cascade County Zoning Board of Adjustment again postponed a decision on the special use permit application from Big Sky Cheese. During the ZBOA’s July 22 meeting, county staff said they recommended postponing a decision so the public has enough time to review the additional information Big Sky Cheese provided to the county on July 11. Staff said they also
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Neighborhood Council 4 meets at Heritage Baptist Church, 900 52nd St. N. at 6:30 p.m. July 25. Agenda items include committee reports, neighborhood concerns and an overview of City-County Health Department and Alluvion Health presented by Tanya Houston. The council’s boundaries are the area north of 10th Avenue South from 36th Street North to the eastern city border. Monthly agendas are
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