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County reallocates unused ARPA funds to previously approved projects

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Jenn Rowell

Cascade County Commissioners voted during their Aug. 12 meeting to reallocate some remaining ARPA funds to previously approved projects. Commissioners met in July to review ongoing projects and since some projects weren’t completed and some came in under budgeted, determined that they could reallocate those remaining American Rescue Plan, or federal COVID relief, funds to previously approved projects that needed

County, city progressing on ARPA funded projects

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Jenn Rowell

Cascade County released an updated report this fall on projects being funded through its American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA federal COVID relief, dollars. The county received a direct allocation of $15,804,392 of ARPA funds, which were designed to help address COVID’s impact and were based partially on population. County Commissioners used a portion of those funds toward county projects,

Great Falls library returning ARPA funds for delayed door project

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Jenn Rowell

Updated Dec. 3 City Commissioners will be asked during their Dec. 3 meeting to reject bids for the front door replacement project at the Great Falls Public Library. The library was awarded $20,000 in American Rescue Plan Act, or federal COVID relief funds, from Cascade County’s allocation in 2022. Library officials were planning to replace the front doors as a

CCHD hosting immunization clinic Nov. 15

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Jenn Rowell

The Cascade County City-County Health Department is holding the last planned mass immunization clinic of 2024 that includes RSV shots, plus flu and Covid-19, at CCHD’s downtown facility from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 15. CCHD will have additional nursing staff on-site to accommodate increased patient attendance. Participants should bring their insurance cards if they have one. More salmonella

City approves contract change for fire station improvements

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Jenn Rowell

City Commissioners approved a change order for the fire station renovations project during their Oct. 1 meeting. Commissioners approved the initial construction contract to James Talcott Construction for the project in April 2023 and construction began in June 2023. The city changed the scope of the project and commissioners approved a $32,717.68 change order in May. Construction has largely wrapped

County updates progress of ARPA funded projects

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Jenn Rowell

Cascade County released a report this month on projects being funded through its American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA federal COVID relief, dollars. The county received a direct allocation of $15,804,392 of ARPA funds, which were designed to help address COVID’s impact and were based partially on population. County Commissioners used a portion of those funds toward county projects, but

City approves federal funding for furnaces, counseling services

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Jenn Rowell

City Commissioners unanimously approved two Community Development Block Grant funding agreements during their April 2 meeting. The first was $60,000 to the Great Falls Housing Authority for the purchase of 24 Amana furnaces to be installed in low-income housing units. Current furnaces in housing authority units are at the end of their life cycle and are beginning to emit increased

City to consider $2.19 million contract for Municipal Court relocation in Civic Center

Posted on March 16, 2024 by Jenn Rowell

City Commissioners will consider awarding a $2.19 million contract to Wadsworth Builders during their March 19 meeting for the court relocation. The project is being funded with American Rescue Plan Act, or federal COVID relief, funds. Staff is recommending approval of the contract. The Municipal Court is currently in the basement of the Civic Center, where it’s been since the

Former employee of the Blackfeet Tribe indicted on charges of stealing federal COVID funds

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Jenn Rowell

The former operations manager for the Blackfeet Tribe was arraigned Nov. 28 in federal court on charges accusing him of stealing federal COVID-19 relief funding the tribe received, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. James Cameron McNeely, 43, of Browning, pleaded not guilty to charges of theft from an Indian tribal government receiving federal funding, wire fraud and theft from

New COVID vaccine approved, flu shot clinics planned

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Jenn Rowell

Updated 2:30 p.m. Sept. 19 On Sept. 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved and authorized for emergency use Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech monovalent COVID-19 immunization formulations that more closely target the currently circulating variants and provide better protection against serious consequences of COVID-19. On Sept. 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also recommended administration of the newly

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