Monthly Archives: January 2020

Registration open for science, engineering fair hosted at GFC MSU

Registration for the Montana Region II Science and Engineering Fair is now open. Great Falls College Montana State University is hosting the elementary fair for grades K-5 on March 10, and for middle school and high school students grades 6-12 on March 12. Register for the science fair here. More than 300 students from all around north-central Montana will bring

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DEQ seeking comment on rules for disposal of certain materials

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has proposed significant amendments to draft rules intended to regulate the disposal of technologically-enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials, or TENORM, waste. The proposed amendments are in response to comments received on the notice of public hearing on proposed adoption, which was published by the Secretary of State on Aug. 23, 2019. The supplemental notice

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Business Bites: Minuteman Metal closing; Bright Eyes Cafe rebranded; Chase Your Dreams grand opening coming up; river development pitch fest

Minuteman Metal closing Minuteman Metal and Sign is closing their retail storefront at 815 2nd St. S. The shop opened in June and was started by Bill McDaniel, a local veteran who makes metal art. Business Bites: Minuteman Metal grant opening; Klover moving; summer hours at The History Museum In a Facebook post, the owners wrote that they’ve decided to

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Two Great Falls neighborhood councils meet next week

Two Great Falls neighborhood councils meet next week. Neighborhood Council 6 meets 7 p.m. Feb. 5 in the Sunnyside School Library. Agenda items include the election of officers, Council onboarding, Census 2020, MApril Cleanup, neighborhood concerns,and Madison Food Park resolution proposal presented by Commissioner Mary Moe. The council’s northern boundary is 10th Avenue South, the southern boundary is the city

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GFPS graduation rate up 3.35 percent over previous year

The graduation rate for Great Falls Public Schools for the class of 2019 was 83.38 percent, up 3.35 percent from the previous, according to district officials. Heather Hoyer, the secondary assistant superintendent at GFPS, reviewed the dropout and graduation rate data for the school board during their Jan. 27 meeting. For the class of 2019, there were 109 dropouts, versus

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County approves purchase of Dutch, a drug detection dog, for CCSO

The Cascade County Commission approved a $8,950 contract during their Jan. 28 meeting to purchase a German Shepherd named Dutch for the purposes of narcotics detection. County considering multiple contracts for drug dog, response teams and jail communications The contact between the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office and James Harris of Cookeville, Tenn. will provide a dog trained in the areas

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County rejects fire board appointment policy

After delaying a vote on a proposed policy for county fire board appointments and continued discussion during their Jan. 28 meeting, County Commissioners unanimously voted to reject the policy that would have prohibited employees or volunteer firefighters from being appointed to the boards governing rural fire districts. Commissioner Jim Larson again expressed concern with limiting the pool of possible board

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Sunday Reads: Jan. 26

Have a great week Great Falls!   The New York Times: Chaos as militants overran airfield, killing three Americans in Kenya The New York Times: Rural Montana has already lost too many native women.  The New York Times: A decade later, Dutch officials publish study critical of Boeing 737 Washington Post: The audacious effort to reforest the planet PBS: Remembering

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