Cascade County Commissioners voted to formally move Disaster and Emergency Services under the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office. Commissioners decided earlier this year to incorporate what was a county department into CSSO but approved the formal resolution during their Sept. 9 meeting. The move follows significant funding reductions for county DES from both the federal Emergency Management Performance Grant and the
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C.M. Russell High School fell 7-34 to Bozeman Gallatin during their Sept. 19 football game at Memorial Stadium in Great Falls. Matt Ehnes of Jared’s Detours was there to capture some of the action. The Electric is looking for a few high school/college students to help out with sports coverage this school year. That can include photos and/or stories. If you’re
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On the third Friday of September each year, the nation recognizes those were were prisoners of war or remain missing in action. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency is a division of the federal defense department charges with providing the “fullest possible accounting” for those missing from past conflicts, to include World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War, Gulf
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The Nov. 4 municipal ballot will include mayor, two city commissioners, municipal court judge, one neighborhood council and the question of fireworks. It will not include the other eight neighborhood councils. Under Montana law, if the number of candidates filing for election is equal to or less than the number of positions to be filled, the election administer shall notify
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A Great Falls convicted felon who illegally possessed a firearm was sentenced in federal court Sept. 27 to 16 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme. Montana Lee Covington, 21, pleaded guilty in May 2025 to prohibited person in possession of a firearm. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided.
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William Allery has signed a plea agreement in connection with a sex trafficking ring in Great Falls. During a change of plea hearing on Sept. 18, he entered an Alford plea, which is a defendant acknowledging there’s enough evidence to convict but not admitting to the facts. It carries the same significance in sentencing as a guilty plea. Allery was
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The city planning board will consider a conditional use permit during their Sept. 23 meeting for Verizon Wireless to construct a “concealed telecommunication facility” within Dudley Anderson Park. The park is located at 701 33rd S. S. is about six acres with the recently rehabilitated water tank behind Fuddruckers and the U.S. Post Office. Verizon is proposing to install a
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City staff reviewed the options for using tax increment financing funds toward workforce housing and determined it doesn’t really meet the identified need of filling upper downtown floors, but commissioners instructed staff to continue working on making it an available tool for property owners and developers. In March, representatives from Great Falls Development Alliance, NeighborWorks Great Falls, Home Builders Association of Great Falls and
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As the new school year was starting a few weeks ago, law enforcement agencies were investigating threats a local man was making against a variety of people and locations, including some schools. While he posed no credible threat to schools, the case highlighted some of the processes local law enforcement and Great Falls Public Schools use to assess those threats
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Cascade County Commissioners unanimously approved a new solid waste fee structure and rate increases during a Sept.15 meeting. County staff spent about nine months auditing existing solid waste fee codes to remove redundancies and add clarity for all but single-family residences. County considering increased solid waste fees on Sept. 15 Commissioners act as the board of the Cascade County Rural
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