The Great Falls chapter of the American Association of University Women will resume collecting donations July 7 for their annual sale. They’ll take donations every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library through Oct. 6. AAUW asks that donated material be put in boxes or bags of a manageable size. They won’t be able to return containers
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The City of Great Falls tennis courts will be closed beginning June 30 and will reopen on the morning of July 6. The closure is necessary to protect the court surfaces from individuals lighting fireworks on the courts. For those interested in using the courts for tennis or pickle ball during this time frame, the courts will remain available, but
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Big Sky Country National Heritage Area Inc. has released the draft feasibility study for a 45-day public review, with an Aug. 15 deadline to comment. The feasibility study must prove that the proposed National Heritage Area has distinctive natural, historic, and cultural resources; as well as strong customs, folklife and traditions that represent our American heritage. The public is invited
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Cascade County City-County Health Department said June 30 that three more COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the county. That brings the total to 33 cases in the county and 16 new cases since June 13. The new cases are a female in her 40s, a female in her 60s and a male in his 70s. Two new COVID-19 cases
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The Cascade County Adult Detention Center has been overcrowded for years. The jail population as of the morning of June 30 was about 460, according to Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter. About 150 beds are reserved on the state prison side of the building, which is reserved for state inmates and the state contracts with the county for that part of
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Minor League Baseball has canceled the 2020 season. In a June 30 release, the league said that Major League Baseball informed MiLB that it wouldn’t provide its affiliation Minor League teams with players for the 2020 season and as a result, the season is canceled. Voyagers release summer event schedule The Great Falls Voyagers said June 30 that “for the
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The city manager has restricted access to the front entrance of the Civic Center due to public safety concerns. A piece of the back panel recently became dislodged, triggering the evaluation of other areas around the Civic Center, including “substantial cracking and buckling of the front panels,” according to the city. City planning to use downtown TIF funds for Civic
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The Great Falls July 4 parade has been cancelled. According to organizer Lola Galloway, the parade was cancelled at the request of the Cascade County City-County Health Department, the Cascade County Commission, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the Cascade County Board of Health. “We as a team have worked hard and outside the box to develop several plans,
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Todd’s Music When Todd Lyons heard Rod’s Music was closing and the building that housed it was sold, he bought the business and found a new location at 809 1st Ave. N. for what is now Todd’s Music and Sound. He bought Rod’s inventory of guitars and is expanding it with other brands, as well as amps, cables, strings and
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Cascade County City-County Health Department said June 29 that it had been notified of two new cases, bringing the county to a total of 30 confirmed COVID-19 cases. One of the new cases is a female in her 20s and the other is a male in his 20s. That makes 13 new cases since June 13. One of them is
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