During their May 16 meeting, City Commissioners will consider a request to use up to $18,000 of downtown tax increment financing funds for a downtown storm water drainage improvement project. The Great Falls Public Works Department has received multiple requests from business owners on the 400 block of Central Avenue to address increased flooding into their businesses due to an
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The Cascade County Disaster and Emergency Services office provided an update on May 5 of the status of area rives and creeks as flooding is a seasonal risk. Due to heavy rains and localized flooding, the road and bridge at Central Avenue in Armington Junction is restricted to local and emergency access and the public is asked to avoid the
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Updated noon Dec. 21 Great Falls Public Schools officials are monitoring weather conditions and schools will remain open as normal on Dec. 21-22. “Our buildings are warm and students will be well cared for by their teachers and staff. Due to the colder temperatures, there may be some bussing delays to and from school,” according to GFPS. Buses will not
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Cascade County has rescinded Stage 1 fire restrictions on Sept. 22. The restrictions were implemented Aug. 4, but “since that time, the pattern of unusually high temperatures and extreme blowing and gusting winds across Cascade County have substantially lessened,” according to a release form Brad Call, county Disaster and Emergency Services manager. Cascade County implements fire restrictions [August 2022] According
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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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The National Weather Service office in Great Falls is warning of elevated grassland fire danger April 8-9 in the area. Very warm and dry conditions are expected Friday afternoon in the 70s with low humidity and increasing winds. In north central and southwest Montana, southwest wind gusts increasing to 20-30 miles per hour late Friday afternoon into the evening, according
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In case you missed one of our newer features, The Electric now includes daily and seven-day weather forecasts. Our forecaster is a guy you’ll probably recognize, Jason Laird, who you’ve previously seen explaining the weather on local television. He’s off tv now, but you can still find him here daily at The Electric. You’ll see his next day forecasts on
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Whittier Elementary School will remain closed through Feb. 26 and students will continue with remote learning. The closure is “due to complications with the frost damage to the plumbing and pipes, as well as extensive complications with the boiler and heating systems,” according to a release from Great Falls Public Schools. “GFPS maintenance crews continue to work diligently on the
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The Great Falls office of the National Weather Service is offering it’s first online weather education and spotter class on April 24 from 2-3:30 p.m. Registration is here. “This class is open for anyone whether you are already a trained spotter looking for a refresher, interested in becoming a trained weather spotter, a current weather observer, a teacher, student and/or
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Gov. Steve Bullock issued an executive order declaring an emergency in Montana due to the early season storm. Areas hit hardest include Cascade, Flathead, Glacier, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Lincoln, Pondera and Teton counties and the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Glacier County, and Pondera County have issued local emergency declarations. “With an unprecedented winter storm throwing our state
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