Happy weekend Great Falls. Here’s this week’s reading list. The Washington Post: Trump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plans Associated Press: Louisiana’s $3B power upgrade for Meta project raises questions about who should foot the bill CityLab: Trump Administration cancels trail, bike lane grants labeled ‘hostile’ to cars The Oregonian: Why is Trump sending troops to a ‘War ravaged’
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James Ogden appeared in court on Sept. 24 on felony charges of obstruction and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence for his role in an incident with his brother Lloyde Ogden, Jr., a corrections officer at the Cascade County Adult Detention Center. James Ogden is being held in the Broadwater County jail. His trial is currently set for Jan. 26
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The Great Falls Public Schools board voted during their Sept. 22 meeting to approve a construction bid for the Great Falls High School shop renovation. The district is remodeling the former GFH shop area into a district-wide enhanced learning center that may be used by all schools. It’s one GFPS project being funded through the Montana innovative educational tax credit program,
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Cascade County and the City of Great Falls are partnering to improve 1.58 miles of Airport Bench Road with work beginning Sept. 29. The project to remove the current surface and return it to gravel is expected to take a week and the road will be closed with drivers being detoured using Briggs Road. In August, City and Cascade County
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The Cascade County Attorney’s Office filed additional charges against James Dennis, 36, last week in connection with a June 4 car theft, police pursuit and crash. In June, Dennis was charged with four felony counts: theft, assault with a weapon, criminal endangerment and assault on a peace officer. On Sept. 16, the prosecution filed amended charges with a total of
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Amazon In May, The Electric reported that the city issued a permit to remodel the existing building at 4000 North Star Boulevard for a distribution warehouse. The property owner is listed on the application as GFA, LLC. Earlier this month, readers noticed a sign at the property indicating it was an Amazon facility. The Electric contacted the property owner who
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Albert Denny appeared in court on Sept. 24 for his defense attorney to change to his bail. In that particular case, he’s facing a felony count of burglary, and misdemeanor counts of theft and obstructing a peace officer in an Aug. 21 crash and pursuit. His bail that case was set at $5,000 but was consecutive to a $25,000 bond
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Shaun Deberry appeared in court Sept. 24 to change his plea after signing a plea agreement earlier this month in with his role in the Sept. 8, 2024 assault on a man in the alley behind City Bar at 709 Central Ave. Deberry was 19 at the time of the assault and was initially charged with a felony count of aggravated
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A Guatemalan man who was in the U.S. illegally was sentenced Sept. 23 in federal court to time-served and remanded to U.S. Border Patrol upon release, according to U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme. Tomy Osama Salvador-Quino, 24, pleaded guilty earlier this month to illegal reentry. He’s been in the Cascade County Adult Detention Center for 38 days and remained in custody
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The Montana Legislature’s school funding interim committee is holding an online “roadshow” event 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 24 for the public to share their thoughts. The Zoom link is here. The interim committee is currently conducting the statewide decennial study of school funding and last week met for two days in partnership with the National Center on Education and the Economy, the consulting
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