The election for a commissioner seat on the West Side Flood Control and Drainage District is getting a redo. A special election has been set for March 16 for that seat after District Court Judge Elizabeth Best declared the election in valid in a late December order and ordered the county to redo the election within 85 days. The county
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City Commissioners voted this week to approve the purchase of 16 multi-space pay stations. Commissioners also voted to approve fees associated with the new equipment and software. This year, the city has been moving toward the installation of multi-space electronic pay stations on Central Avenue; license plate recognition equipment and software; as well as parking enforcement and back-end software. Fourteen
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Cascade County has been listed on the state website as now having a 16th positive COVID-19 case. This new patient is a non-resident male in his 40s with recent out-of-state travel, according to the Cascade County City-County Health Department. “He self-quarantined upon arrival and CCHD’s infectious disease team has been conducting a full contact investigation. As always, no further information
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The following businesses have closed their doors temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is not an exhaustive list but The Electric will keep a running list here as much as possible. A number of restaurants have transitioned to take-out or delivery options, more info on that is over here and here. March 31 Eklund’s Appliance: “Due to current circumstances
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The Great Falls Public School Foundation announced $418,200 in donations for Longfellow Elementary School during the Dec. 16 school board meeting. Several donors contributed for different projects at the school, which is currently under construction. The school at 1100 6th Ave. S. was torn down and a new building is being constructed on the site. In the meantime, students are
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The Design Review Board met Sept. 30 for the first time in nearly a year. Last November, the City Commission voted to suspend the board for six months and in May, voted to continue the suspension for another six months. That hiatus could potentially end on Dec. 4 so city staff convened the five-member board to discuss any changes to
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In the year since internationally known Cameron Moberg painted his first murals in downtown Great Falls, he’s noticed increased foot traffic and vitality. Moberg is back in town this week for the city’s first ArtsFest MONTANA, which includes a workshop with Montana artists, mural installation and walking tours of the murals around town. Great Falls’ first ArtsFest kicks off this
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UPDATED 6:30 p.m. March 29 Charges have been filed against a second former employee of the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office. On Thursday, Joseph Cik, assistant city attorney acting as special deputy attorney for Cascade County, filed charges in Justice Court against Raymond Hitchcock for a single count of misdemeanor theft by embezzlement. County approves prosecutorial assistance in second CCSO case,
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The restrictions on admissions to the Cascade County Adult Detention Center have been cautiously lifted. The restrictions were lifted as of 2 p.m. March 8, but in an email to local law enforcement agencies, Sheriff Jesse Slaughter that they “please encourage everyone to still be selective with who they bring to the facility but we will no longer have the restrictions
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