Matt Ehnes of Jared’s Detours captured a few shots from Thursday’s basketball games at the University of Providence on Jan. 25. The UP women’s basketball team fell to Rocky Mountain College 58-47. The Battlin’ Bears (12-6) scored the first basket of the game when Gracee Lekvold hit a three-pointer as the shot clock expired, but the Argos (13-6) would answer
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A Great Falls woman who admitted to possessing stolen mail and wire fraud while working as a postal service contract driver was sentenced in federal court on Jan. 25 to three years of probation and ordered to pay $5,641 restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Montana. Jacqueline Rose Hydock, 34, pleaded guilty in August 2023 to possession of
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Matt Ehnes of Jared’s Detours was out and about again this week to get a few photos from Great Falls High versus C.M. Russell High crosstown wrestling duals on Jan. 23 for The Electric. Great Falls High won over CMR, 57-18. Athlete in the first photo is Layla Svingen. Athlete in the second photo is Kale Baumann.
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A Great Falls man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl after his drug distribution led to the near-death of a toddler who ingested a fentanyl pill was sentenced Jan. 24 in federal court to 13 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Montana. Shacotta Keenan St. Onge,
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Knox HomeBox is now available to local residents, according to Great Falls Fire Rescue. The Knox HomeBox provides first responders with quick and secure access when responding to elderly, chronically ill, and homebound community members during emergency situations. The boxes significantly reduce the need for a forced entry and resulting damage repairs. No costly monitoring fees required. More information about
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Cascade County Commissioners met with their interim election administrator during a Jan. 23 special meeting about the upcoming school elections. Commissioners planned to discuss the Great Falls Public Schools and Sun River Valley Schools, which both have elections in May. Dev Biddick, the commission appointed interim election administrator, thanked Superintendent Tom Moore and Business Operations Manager Brian Patrick for their
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The Montana Board of Education approved the charter application for Great Falls Public Schools’ CORE School. The board unanimously approved the GFPS charter on Jan. 19 and the district now has 45 days to execute a contract with the state that will be effective in July for five years. During their Jan. 22 school board meeting, GFPS staff updated the
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The Great Falls Public Schools district has received two applications for superintendent. The application deadline was Jan. 16 and the applicants are Heather Hoyer, current assistant superintendent at GFPS, and Steven Mayhue, superintendent of Froid Public Schools in northeastern Montana. In November, the school board hired the Montana School Boards Association to conduct the search for a new superintendent. The
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Gov. Greg Gianforte announced $8 million on Jan. 22 to improve community-based response services for those experiencing a behavioral health crisis. In May 2023, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed HB 872, which established a committee to address the state’s behavioral health and developmental disabilities service systems. The committee is conducting meetings to prioritize potential investments and it hasn’t yet been determined how
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Texas Roadhouse Yes, we’ve been hearing the rumors, and The Electric was the only outlet in town to report on the lawsuit between Holiday Village Mall and Ross over the potential Texas Roadhouse location on mall property. It was mentioned during Great Falls Development Alliance’s Ignite event earlier this month that a Texas Roadhouse hadn’t made it to present. So,
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