Monthly Archives: May 2026

Council of Councils, Neighborhood Council 4 meet May 26-28

Two Great Falls neighborhood councils meet next week. Great Falls Citizens Council, or the Council of Councils, meets May 26 at 7 p.m. in the Gibson Room at the Civic Center. Each of the nine neighborhood councils will be represented, along with two City Commission members. Agenda items include updates from the Great Falls Police Department and the Montana Department

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Sunday Reads: May 24

Here’s this week’s reading list. Here’s to a good week Great Falls. Associated Press: For 1 sentinel, a final walk at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier NPR: How Indigenous tribes are leading climate action in Montana NPR: USS Niagara, War of 1812 tall ship, wraps up extensive refit Associated Press: Parking lots get hot and are bad for storm runoff. These

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City Commission approves $4.6 million downtown drainage project

City Commissioners approved a $4,636,298 contract to Capcon Construction during their May 19 meeting for the third phase of the downtown storm drainage improvement project. This phase includes four blocks of new storm drain mains and will replace two and a half blocks of aging water mains and two and a half blocks of deteriorating streets, plus some replacement of

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Great Falls Symphony selects new music director

After a two year search, the Great Falls Symphony has a new music director. Robert Kahn accepted the position and kicked into overdrive with symphony staff to finalize programming for the 2006-2027 season. The symphony’s search committee met May 18 to review surveys from the community, musicians and board members and using a deliberative analysis tool, recommended Kahn to the

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City Commission rescinds, awards new contract due to typo

During their May 19 meeting, City Commissioners rescinded a previously awarded contract for sports court replacement in Charles Russell Park due to a typographical error. Earlier this month, commissioners awarded a $156,000 contract to United Materials for the project based on an error on the bid tab provided by TD&H Engineering to the city. City approves court replacement contract; USTA

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City completes Carter Park street reconstruction project

City Commissioners approved final payment for the Carter Park street reconstruction project during their May 19 meeting. The final payment is $31,824.95 to United Materials and $321.46 to the state miscellaneous tax fund. The final cost is $642,928.28, which is $78,371.72 less than the total contract amount awarded in September. City approves street reconstruction around Carter Park [2025] The lower

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County compensation board increases salaries for elected officials, non-union employees

The Cascade County Compensation Board voted during its May 20 meeting to increase salaries for elected officials and non-union employees by 3.5 percent for the upcoming budget year, which begins July 1. They also voted to increase the county attorney’s salary by an additional 0.5 percent for a total 4 percent increase. Sheriff Jesse Slaughter requested an additional increase to

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AFGSC completes test launch, using unarmed Malmstrom missile

Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on May 20 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This routine launch, designated GT 256, was scheduled years ago and is not in response to world events. The comprehensive operational test is designed to evaluate both the

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