The plan to reroute the River’s Edge Trail along the Missouri River from Broadwater Bay to the 1st Avenue North Bridge area is progressing. The River’s Edge Trail Foundation, City of Great Falls and other groups have struggled for nearly 30 years to find a way to reroute the convoluted jog the trail makes behind the police department, water park and crosses
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The Cascade County Commission is scheduled to conduct a special meeting Nov. 21 on Big Sky Cheese’s appeal of the conditions included in the county’s Zoning Board of Adjustment’s special use permit approval. The meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Family Living Center at Expo Park. The ZBOA approved the permit on Aug. 28 but included
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Cascade County Commissioners voted 2-0 during their Nov. 12 meeting to appoint Tina Henry as the clerk of court effective Jan. 2 to fill the remainder of Faye McWillams’ term through Dec. 31, 2020. McWilliams submitted her resignation in September, effective Jan. 2. Henry is currently the chief deputy clerk of court and works on the criminal side at district
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Alluvion Health split from the county as of the first of the year, but has been operating in some county facilities and handling the billing for the Cascade County City-County Health Department. There’s been other areas of crossover as well, including Tanya Houston continuing her duties as the health officer for the county after moving to Alluvion. The non-profit health
Read moreCalumet Montana Refining is conducting an evacuation drill at 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 12. The drill is expected to last about one hour. Community members may hear the whistle used in this drill with a series of blasts and one long blast, but should not be alarmed. “This is only a drill exercise and there is no emergency,” according to a Calumet
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Well whaddya know, it’s snowing again. Here’s some reading to keep you occupied while you’re stuck indoors staying warm. The New York Times: How did Armistice Day become Veterans Day in the United States? Vanity Fair: The Big Bitcoin Heist Poynter: Government agencies can’t stop employees from talking to the press. Here’s why. Air Force Magazine: RAND outlines improvements needed
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World renowned banjo player Béla Fleck is joining the Great Falls Symphony tonight in one of this season’s highlights. Fleck has won 15 Grammys and is “arguably the best banjo player on Earth, so getting him to Great Falls is a really big deal. He’s going to be on stage with our symphony and that’s really cool,” said Grant Harville, symphony
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About 100 airmen from the 120th Airlift Wing of the Montana Air National Guard returned home this week from deployment. About 130 airmen left in June, some came back after about two months and about 100 spent four-months in Kuwait. Some were deployed for five months. The airmen, and four C-130 aircraft, were deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield
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The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Mansfield Theater at the Civic Center. The 44th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival recently ended in Banff, Alberta and the winning films from the festival are sent on a world tour. Great Falls Montana has been the first stop on that tour for about 25
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City Commissioners voted 4-1, with Bill Bronson dissenting, to award a $55,000 contract to Cameron Moberg to paint the Gore Hill water tower. Staff recommended, and commissioners approved design option one to be painted in the summer of 2021, after the warranty period expires on the current paint. No funding source has yet been identified but city staff are working with the
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