The Portage Route Chapter is hosting Robert J. Miller as he presents “The Geopolitical and International Law Objectives of the Lewis and Clark Expedition” at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center on May 30 at 7 p.m. The program is free to the public. In his talk, Miller will analyze the international law doctrine of discovery and show how President
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A Great Falls man who admitted to selling methamphetamine to an undercover officer was sentenced on May 17 in federal court to five years and eight months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. John Robert Terry, 38, pleaded guilty in December 2022 to possession with intent to distribute meth, according
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One neighborhood council and the Council of Councils meet May 22-26. Great Falls Citizens Council. also known as the Council of Councils, meets at 7 p.m. May 23 in the Civic Center Gibson Room. Each of the nine neighborhood councils will be represented along with two City Commissioners. Agenda items include a Great Falls Police Department update, public safety levy,
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The Montana Veterans Memorial Association is hosting a Memorial Day ceremony at 2 p.m. May 29. The ceremony will begin with the U.S. Navy tradition of ringing eight bells to honor the end of the watch of fallen comrades. U.S. Navy veteran and former television personality Art Taft will serve as master of ceremonies. This year’s keynote speaker will be
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The city has contracted with MRTE, Inc. for an ADA sidewalk project. Construction activity will temporarily close 12th Alley South between 32 and 33rd Streets South from May 17 through June 2. The contractor will be working in the area through Aug. 14. During construction, the alleys may be closed to through traffic and 33rd Street South may have reduced
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District Court Judge Brenda Gilbert said during a May 18 hearing that she is appointing a monitor to oversee the Great Falls Public Library levy election that is set for June 6. The library board asked the county earlier this month to appoint a monitor to ensure the election was conducted properly given issues raised of irregularities. Sandra Merchant, the
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A local attorney submitted letters to the Cascade County Commissioners on May 18 asking them not to certify the results of the May 2 special district elections and direct another election be conducted. Stephen Potts is representing Elliot Merja and Riley Denning, property owners within the Fort Shaw Irrigation District; as well as Timothy and Laurie Miller, property owners within the West
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Great Falls Fire Rescue is conducting training downtown this week. Their training every day this week so that each company gets a chance to run through the exercise. The training is part of their quarterly rotation and this week’s training is multi-family residential. NeighborWorks Great Falls allowed them to use the Baatz building, which is currently vacant and about to
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City Commissioners unanimously approved a request for HOME and HOME-ARPA funds for $2.15 million to NeighborWorks Great Falls for the renovation of the Baatz building for a supporting housing project during their May 16 meeting. NeighborWorks Great Falls, in partnership with Homeword, submitted the request to redevelop the historic Baatz building, which would consist of 24 permanent supportive housing units
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A North Dakota man who admitted to trafficking fentanyl in Great Falls after law enforcement found hundreds of fentanyl pills and a loaded firearm in a vehicle he was driving, was sentenced May 17 to five years and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Kelly Sterling Wait,
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