Cascade County released a report this month on projects being funded through its American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA federal COVID relief, dollars. The county received a direct allocation of $15,804,392 of ARPA funds, which were designed to help address COVID’s impact and were based partially on population. County Commissioners used a portion of those funds toward county projects, but
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Ginger Day is back to celebrate those fiery redheads in our lives. Created by local redheads for their birthdays, including this reporter, it’s just a fun time to celebrate all things ginger. We’re super excited to be adding a “No Souls” paddle with our friends at Bighorn Outdoor Specialists, an idea I absolutely stole from the Halloween witches paddle in my
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Cascade County Commissioners voted unanimously to accept a $51,424 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support its ongoing efforts at the former Anaconda Mining Company’s smelter and refinery superfund site in the Black Eagle area. The site has three operable units: OU-1 includes Art Higgins Memorial Park and the Black Eagle neighborhoods west of the former ACM property.
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City Commissioners unanimously approved their agreement Great Falls Public Schools for school resource officers for the upcoming year during their Aug. 6 meeting. Under the agreement, the city will provide four SROs and necessary equipment and the district will pay the city quarterly installments of $91,751.06 for a total of $367,004.24. The city and GFPS have partnered for the SRO
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Construction is underway at the Great Falls Police Department for an expansion to house evidence. In February, City Commissioners awarded a $3,544,750 contract to Wadsworth Builders for the project in a 3-2 vote. GFPD has faced increasing overcrowding in its evidence storage and processing areas over the years. “More burdensome retention requirements and increases in case numbers have exacerbated the
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Cascade County Commissioners voted unanimously during their Aug. 13 meeting to opt into a new state housing program and designate NeighborWorks Great Falls as the community reinvestment organization. The Montana Community Reinvestment Plan Act, HB 819, was established during the 2023 Legislature to address the statewide shortage of attainable workforce housing and funds regional community reinvestment organization to lower mortgage
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A district court judge has set the jury trial date for Dec. 1, 2026 in the civil lawsuit against Ross Dress for Less by GK Holiday Village over a proposed Texas Roadhouse restaurant on the corner of the mall property. Judge Elizabeth said her July 24 order that the trial is not expected to last more than four days and
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The Great Falls Symphony is seeking public input as it develops its strategic plan for the next five years. Within the first week, the survey had more than 200 responses, but Hillary Shepherd, symphony executive director, said they’re hoping to gather more feedback, especially from locals who have never attended a performance or have only gone to one or a
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City Commissioners voted during their Aug. 6 meeting to reject all bids for a river bank stabilization project. All bids for the project were over budget, so city staff recommended rebidding the project. The city, Cascade County, Cascade County Conservation District, Recreational Trails Inc. and NorthWestern Energy have identified a 1,440-foot portion of the northside bank of the Missouri River,
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County Commissioners will consider new agreements with the towns of Belt and Cascade during their Aug. 13 meeting for law enforcement and prosecutorial services. The Belt agreement runs July 1 through June 30, 2025 for $67,648.40. The Cascade agreement runs for the same term for $67,638.32. County approves Belt resident deputy agreement [2020] Under the agreements, the Cascade County Sheriff’s
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