The roughly 3,000 acres of land off U.S. Highway 89, previously planned for the Madison Food Park, are for sale. The listing comes after the Great Falls Development Alliance moved forward with foreclosure in court since the MFP owners hadn’t made payment on their overdue loans. Big Sky Cheese defaulted on their loan with the Great Falls Development Authority in
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City Commissioners set a public hearing for Aug. 5 on a proposed marijuana cultivation facility at 748 Crescent Circle. The property is currently zoned I-1 light industrial. The property owner, Flower, has requested a conditional use permit. A marijuana cultivation facility is permitted by CUP in the I-1 district and by right in the I-2 heavy industrial district under city
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CHS Inc. has issued a voluntary recall of seven tons of sheep feed produced at its Great Falls facility due to potentially elevated levels of copper, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The recall is for Payback Champion Lamb Text B30 with Power Booster that was manufactured in Great Falls and distributed to dealers in Montana, North Dakota
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The Great Falls Public Schools board voted during their May 27 meeting to increase student meal prices for the upcoming school year by 10 cents, the lowest allowable increase under federal law. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to annually evaluate the prices charged for paid student meals to ensure
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By Emma White | UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism The House of Representatives advanced a bill on April 7 that would provide continuous eligibility for two years for kids younger than six enrolled in the Healthy Montana Kids program. The sponsor says it will address gaps in health insurance coverage for children. The current system for the
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By Clayton Murphy | UM Legislative News Service HELENA — A bill in the Legislature would offer free school breakfast and lunch to all students who qualify for reduced meals. Supporters say it would offer critical help for children as grocery prices increase and food security becomes scarcer for families. Kim Popham, Director of Public Policy and Research for the Montana
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There’s been some chatter on social media recently about the legality of chickens in the city limits and whether that should be changed. This comes up every other year or so, so The Electric is revisiting our 2022 explainer, with some current information. First and foremost, chickens are still prohibited in the Great Falls city limits, with one exception for
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Feasting in the Falls 2025 is Feb. 24 through March 2, marking the event’s fifth year. The event started as a collaboration between The Electric and the Take Down Take Out Facebook page and has since grown into a larger effort with more to come. This year, The Electric continued organizing the event with support from 5th and Wine, Pizazz and the
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By Clayton Murphy | UM Legislative News Service HELENA — Montana lawmakers are weighing proposals that would both study and support local food. One bill would fund a study on farmers’ markets and another would offer a tax cut for grocers who stock Montana products. Both efforts have encountered little to no resistance. Rep. Jane Weber, D-Great Falls, is carrying House
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By Clayton Murphy | UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism HELENA — Under a bill in front of lawmakers in Helena, Montana plates and palates would never see a piece of lab-grown meat – a product Republican Rep. Randyn Gregg of White Sulphur Springs called “ Mary Sheldon’s Frankenstein meets Keanu Reeves in the Matrix.” Rep. Braxton Mitchell, R-Columbia
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