The 10th Street Bridge, which is owned by the City of Great Falls, has been renamed “Arlyne Reichert Community Heritage Bridge.” Commissioners voted during their Sept. 7 meeting to rename the bridge, which is no longer used for vehicle traffic, but is planned for reopening as a pedestrian and bike crossing to connect the River’s Edge Trail. True Brew to
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Cascade County added 351 new COVID-19 cases over the last week, bringing the cumulative total to 11,470, of which 970 are currently active, according to the weekly update from the City-County Health Department. The county’s case rate for the last week is 61.6 per 100,000 and the positivity rate is 12.5 percent, according to CCHD. That’s down from last week’s
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County Commissioners unanimously passed their budget for the current fiscal year, which began July 1, during a special Sept. 7 meeting. There was no public comment on the budget during the meeting. The budget, as proposed, is available here. This year’s budget includes a 1.6 percent increase in expenditures, according to Budget Officer Mary Embleton, including: $1.8 million for the
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City Commissioners voted unanimously to postpone a decision on the proposed RV/large vehicle parking ordinance until their second meeting in October. After hearing more than an hour of public comment on the proposal during their Sept. 7 meeting, Commissioner Rick Tryon moved to delay the vote. He said he wanted to postpone the vote since the Sept. 7 meeting was
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Honey Hippo Play Cafe The Honey Hippo Play Cafe, an indoor playground area for children 5 and under, is coming to the vacant space in the Pennant Building at the Corner of 1st Avenue North and 4th Street this fall. Laura Ewalt, owner, said they’re working on interior demolition now and remodeling the space that will include indoor play areas
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Malmstrom Air Force Base officials have raised their health protection condition from Alpha to Bravo and implemented a mask mandate for all personnel, regardless of vaccination status, when indoors, effective Sept. 7. The base made the change based on the increase in COVID-19 cases statewide and in Cascade County, On Sept. 7, the county added 116 new cases, according to
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During the Sept. 7 meeting, City Commissioners will consider a proposed ordinance change for the rules of parking RVs and other large vehicles on city streets. The city has fielded complaints about the long-term parking and/or storage of RVS, trailers, boats and the like on residential streets for years. The meeting will be conducted virtually due to the majority of
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Hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend and lovely weather. Here’s this week’s reading list. Vox: Everything feels more expensive because it is Wine Enthusiast: Climate change, fermented blueberries and wine’s existential quandary NPR: The housing shortage is significant. It’s acute for small, entry-level homes The Boston Globe: As federal eviction moratorium ends, can cities alone stop the wave? The Washington Post: FDA
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The local COVID working group met for the first time this week. The group came out of the discussion at the COVID after-action reaction meeting in mid-August. City returning to online meetings due to COVID-19 The group includes Cascade City-County Health Department, Cascade County Disaster and Emergency Services, Great Falls Fire Rescue, Great Falls Emergency Services, Benefis Health System, Great
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Park and Recreation and the Gibson Park Snack Shack are hosting “Movie in the Park” on Sept. 4. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle begins at 7:30 p.m. in Gibson Park near the bandshell. The movie is free, so grab the lawn chairs or a blanket and take the family to the park for an evening under the stars. The film
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