North 40 Outfitters opened it’s new location Jan. 8 at 1000 3rd St. N.W. at 2 p.m. A grand opening is planned for the spring. It’s the company’s second Great Falls location and is more than 120,000 square feet in the space that was formerly K-Mart and Big Bear stores. The store includes full service fly and archery shops and
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The Air Force has made significant changes to the way it conducts the nuclear mission in recent years and the latest is a program allowing members of the Air Force Reserve to pull alerts at the missile alert facilities scattered throughout multiple states. In mid-December, Capt. Spencer Huyck became the first reservist to pull alert for the 341st Missile Wing
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During their Jan. 7 meeting, City Commissioners will hear from a group of locals who are asking the city to consider purchasing a conservation easement for about 80 acres off Fox Farm Road owned by the Montana Department of Natural Resources. The Fox Farm property is School Trust Land. Clock starts on Fox Farm DNRC property June 3 for conservation
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Happy New Year everyone! Here’s your first reading list of the new year. The Washington Post: Amazon threatens to fire critics who are outspoken on its environmental policies The New York Times: More people are dying on New York City’s streets. What went wrong? The Economist 1843: Beef Wellington, a dangerously thrilling dish Wall Street Journal: U.S. invites China for
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City staff are proposing changes to the city’s parking and landscaping codes. In December, staff briefed City Commissioners on the proposed changes to the parking code, but ran out of time to talk about the proposed changes to the landscaping code since discussion with the airport board took up the bulk of the work session. Craig Raymond, planning director, said
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Two Great Falls Neighborhood Councils meet next week. Neighborhood Council 2 meets Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. in the West Elementary library. Agenda items include visioning/goal-setting discussion, council member onboarding, Madison Food Park Resolution and neighborhood concerns.. The council is the westside and the northern boundary is the Northwest Bypass, the southern is the Sun River, the eastern is the
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The city Christmas tree comes down this week, but locals have the chance to keep a piece of the holiday spirit in their homes. This year, The Good Wood Guys reached out to the Downtown Great Falls Association with the idea of turning the tree into a custom dining room table, up to a $5,000 value. The DGFA is selling
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The County Commission voted last week to make appointments to the planning and zoning boards. The commission voted to reappoint Dexter Busby and Dan Johnstone to the Cascade County planning board. They also appointed Bruce Moore to the board. Commissioners also reappointed Charles Kuether and Michelle Levine to the Zoning Board of Adjustments for terms through Dec. 31, 2021.
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