Wednesday Wrap: Oct. 1
We dropped the ball on the Wednesday Wrap over the summer, but back at it with a weekly roundup.
GFPS board approves $1.2 million contract to turn former GFH shop into learning center: 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.
Spark! museum receives two funding awards for new exhibits, programs: Spark! Children’s Museum of Montana announced two funding awards this month: $20,000 from Scheels over four years $7,500 grant from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation The museum is transitioning to its new facility at 201 2nd Ave. S. with a planned reopening in early 2026.
Bond lowered for corrections officer’s brother in August incident; additional charges filed against former CCSO employee: 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. Prosecutors filed additional charges against Ogden Jr. for June and August incidents.
Deberry changes plea in 2024 downtown assault: 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 assault, which prosecutors upgraded to accountability for attempted deliberate homicide.
Deberry plead guilty to an amended felony charge of accountability for robbery.
Judge increases Denny’s bond in police chase, crash, burglary: 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. Judge Dave Grubich increased Denny’s bail in this case to $25,000 consecutive to his other case and included GPS monitoring as a condition of release.