Cascade County City-County Health Department said tonight that it was notified of the 28th confirmed COVID-19 case in the county. The new case is a female in her 30s. CCHD did not specify how this case was contracted. The Electric has asked for that information and will update when it’s available. That makes the 11th new case in the county
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(The above photo is from a joint training with Great Falls Police Department, Great Falls Fire Rescue and the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office in August 2019) For the last month, discussions have been going on nationwide about police reform and reducing for, or disbanding law enforcement agencies. Local law enforcement has been reviewing their policies and procedures and in some
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Here’s some reading to keep you busy while it’s raining. The New Yorker: The promise and peril of virtual health care NPR: Why there’s a push to get police out of schools ProPublica: Inside the Trump Administration’s decision to leave the World Health Organization The New York Times: A tidal wave of bankruptcies is coming Politico: ‘Defund the police’ faces
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Cascade City-County Health Department said June 26 that it had been notified of the 27th confirmed COVID-19 case in the county. The new case is a woman in her 40s associated with out-of-state travel, according to CCHD. That makes the 10th new case confirmed in the county since June 13. Before that, the county had gone a month with no
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This year’s July 4 parade and fireworks will be a bit different. Under the direction of the Cascade City-County Health Department and the City of Great Falls, parade and fireworks show organizers have developed plans following the Phase 2 guidelines and COVID-19 preventive measures. To allow for social distancing, the parade has doubled the route and has added “people pods”
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Neighborhood Council 6 meets next week at 7 p.m. July 1 in the Civic Center’s Gibson Room. Agenda items include nuisance property complaints, neighborhood concerns, and nominations and voting on council vacancy. Nominees must be registered voters living within the Council area and willing to serve the remainder of a two-year position through December 2021. Interested parties may attend the
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Great Falls Fire Rescue is reminding residents of fireworks safety for the upcoming July 4 holiday. “Our goal at Great Falls Fire Rescue is to educate residents about fire prevention and safety. There is no question about it; the data shows that incorrectly used fireworks can cause injury. I personally want the families in our community to be safe while
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Staff at the Great Falls Library are moving forward with plans to convert the back book drop in the alley into a drive through area for patrons to pick up holds. Library Director Susie McIntyre told the library board this week that city planning and public works departments approved the remodel and staff are gathering quotes from area contractors. The
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During a June 24 press conference, Gov. Steve Bullock and state health officials discussed the recent spike in COVID-19 cases and clusters in several areas. Big Horn County, the Crow Reservation and Yellowstone County have had a cluster of new cases, as has Custer County. During the presentation, Stacey Anderson, the state’s lead epidemiologist said contact tracing is a complicated
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Uncertainty over how a proposed church downtown would impact existing and future development has prompted city staff to pursue an ordinance that would supplant state law and allow them to exist within 600 feet of each other in certain zoning districts. Initially, city staff planned to handle the conditional use permit application for a church in the vacant space at
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