The Cascade County City-County Health Department is holding the fall immunization clinics at Montana Expo Park Sept. 18 and Sept. 25. The Sept. 18 clinic has been moved indoors to Exhibition Hall due to the forecast of rain and strong winds. The clinic is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for ages 18 and older. For those unable to leave their
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Great Falls High School football took on Belgrade at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 13. The Bison took the win 38-7. Matt Ehnes of Jared’s Detours was at the stadium to capture a few images for The Electric. Want to help The Electric add some sports coverage this year? Email jenn@theelectricgf.com with photos and details from the events, including schools playing,
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The city public works street division is closing a portion of 2nd Avenue North Sept. 16-18 for maintenance. Crews are closing the 2nd Avenue North at 46th Street North to westbound traffic Sept. 16-18 to mill and overlay the street. The city street division will provide barricades and detour signs in the area of construction to re-route traffic. For more
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Hope everyone enjoyed the sunshine this weekend and here’s to a great week. Here’s this week’s reading list: The Wall Street Journal: Cantor Fitzgerald bids adieu to a 9/11 survivor CBS News: Saving Walden Pond: How a treasured landmark is under threat The Economist: America keeps Ukraine fighting with its hands tied The Atlantic: How abortion bans force doctors to
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City Commissioners will be asked during their Sept. 17 meeting to award a $365,105 construction contract to Olympus Technical Services for the second phase of the Missouri River north bank stabilization project. The goal of the second phase is to continue preserving the north bank shoreline and eliminate erosion along the roughly 550-foot stretch of river, according to city staff.
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The owner of Highwood Creek Outfitters appeared in federal court Sept. 10 on five counts of filing false income tax returns, underreporting income by about $1.4 million. A grand jury indictment filed on Aug. 1 in U.S. District Court charges Tommy Michael VanHoose, 66, with five counts of submitting a false tax return. If convicted, VanHoose faces a maximum of
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City Commissioners will be asked during their Sept. 17 meeting to set a public hearing on a new land development fee. In August 2023, commissioners adopted a resolution that increased land development fees, which staff had proposed due to a shortfall in the planning division budget. The planning department budget relies on support from the city’s general fund and during
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The Montana Department of Labor and Industry, in collaboration with local partners and Great Falls College MSU, is now offering basic flooring course. The 10-week, 300-contact-hour basic floor covering installation program includes four 75-hour trainings during which students learn carpet, hardwood, resilient and tile installation taught by flooring installers and business owners. Students who complete the program will get support
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A section of Lower River Road will be closed Sept. 16-18 while the road is paved, weather dependent. Cascade County contracted with United Materials to modify this section of the road, near the marina. The section is about 1,000 feet that is currently gravel. United Materials will compact and grade the gravel then top it with four inches of new
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There was a police presence at C.M. Russell High School during the morning of Sept. 13 that was prompted by initial information about possible threats to schools in the district. Great Falls Public Schools and the Great Falls Police Department said they received information about possible threats but quickly determined the threats were actually old and unclear threats such as
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