The county Zoning Board of Adjustment voted unanimously to approve special use permit application from Friesen Nutrition during its June 16 meeting for a blending facility in Madison Food Park, off U.S. Highway 89. The agenda materials are here. Friesen is proposing to build a blending facility to manufacture vitamin, trace mineral and other mixes to supplement on-farm feeds for
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The Sun River Watershed Group and Cascade Conservation District will host a rain barrel workshop on July 24 at the Beacon Icehouse. New this year, Cascade County MS4 coordinator Kevin May will be on hand to talk about how stormwater capture benefits our community and natural resources. The rain barrel workshop is family-friendly and will be hosted on the back
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Cascade County is appealing the temporary injunction regarding a marijuana operation that was issued by a District Court judge in November. The county is appealing the injunction to the Montana Supreme Court and has asked that the judge on the case, Judge Amy Eddy, be disqualified and removed from the case. The case stems from an August civil suit filed
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A district court judge has granted an injunction against Cascade County in relation to a medical marijuana operation in an agricultural zoning district. In August, Dale and Janelle Yatsko, doing business as Green Creek Dispensary, filed a civil lawsuit against the county arguing that they had been operating their medical marijuana growing facility and dispensary at 55 and 57 Gibson
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Ballots are out in Cascade County and chickens are one, but not in the City of Great Falls. This summer, the Town of Cascade council voted to put the question of whether chickens should be allowed within the town limits. Currently, chickens and other fowl are banned in the town limits. There are no rules for chickens included in the
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City Commissioners voted unanimously to amend a conditional use permit for Helena Agri-Enterprises, formally Helena Chemical, to allow the use of anhydrous ammonia at their facility in Agri-Tech Park, an industrial park near Malmstrom Air Force Base. Commissioners had approved the initial CUP in 2015 and specifically prohibited anhydrous ammonia and ammonium nitrate from being brought into the facility. At
Read moreCalumet Montana’s conversion to renewable diesel has opened 12 full-time positions at the refinery. “These new positions are tangible signs of growth as a result of an in-progress energy transition project at the plant that is converting a portion of the facility to renewable feedstock processing. In the first half of next year, the renewable manufacturing business will be processing
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The Cascade County Zoning Board of Adjustment approved the special use permit for a church to move into the old Skyline Bar during their May 20 meeting. They also approved a permit for the Missouri River Bar and Grill in Cascade. The board denied a permit application for a butcher shop in Fort Shaw. Church looking to renovate old Skyline
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In late October, County Commissioners had a third meeting with the county planning department to discuss proposed revisions to the county’s zoning regulations. The first two meetings weren’t publicized and meeting noticed weren’t emailed to media or other county staff as is typically the case for commission meetings. Only a few members of the public attended the third meeting on
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Cascade County Commissioners are being asked to consider a new fee for cattle producers to cover predator control. Commissioners discussed the proposal during Wednesday’s work session, but Commissioner Jim Larson said he wanted better public notice of the proposal. State law allows for the establishment of the fee if 51 percent or more of cattle producers in the county sign
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