City Commissioners are seeking applications for the Regional Airport Authority Board. The appointee will serve the remainder of a three-year term through Dec. 31, 2025. Commissioners will interview applicants. The Regional Airport Authority is the governing body and policy setting board for the operation and management of the Great Falls International Airport. City seeking applicants for library, historic preservation boards The post City seeking applicants for airport board first appeared on The Electric ..read more

Lawyers for GK Holiday Village and Ross Dress for Less asked a district court judge to issue summary judgment in their civil case related to a proposed Texas Roadhouse on the mall property. Judge Elizabeth Best issued an order in March denying the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment. “Although most of the facts recited above are not genuinely disputed, The post Mall, Ross lawsuit ongoing; judge says questions for jury first appeared on The Electric ..read more

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 27.  “DEA’s Take Back events serve as a reminder of the importance of safeguarding medications and disposing of unneeded ones,” U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division Acting Special Agent in Charge David Olesky said in a release. “This event is one of the ways we can help prevent medication misuse, The post Drug Take Back Day; Crimestoppers hosting fentanyl presentation first appeared on The Electric ..read more

Fire Pizza Grady Costello is now the sole owner of Fire Pizza. He’s been the general manager of the restaurant since February 2020. Two years ago, he bought at 10 percent ownership stake and on April 23, he closed on the purchase of the business. Costello said they’re going to make small, measured improvements over the coming years and revamping The post Business Bites: Costello now sole Fire Pizza owner; new batting cage; Cassiopeia events; Leadership Great Falls fundraising for Eagle Mount; blood drive; First Friday Art Walk; art fundraiser; and more first appeared on The Electric ..read more

The city public works department sweeps 286 street miles annually. Residential streets are swept twice annually. Collector and arterial streets are swept 10 times annually, according to the city. Business district streets and avenues are cleaned when needed. Residents are asked to keep the curb area in front of their properties free from obstacles and move vehicles on their scheduled The post Street sweeping: April 29-May 2 first appeared on The Electric ..read more

Two neighborhood councils meet next week. Neighborhood Council 6 meets at 6:30 p.m. May 1 in the Sunnyside Elementary School library. Agenda items include proposed Facebook page, crime mapping report, council updates and neighborhood concerns. More information on NC6, including boundaries and contact information, is here. Neighborhood Council 3 meets at 6:30 p.m. May 2 in the Riverview Elementary School The post Neighborhood councils: May 1-2 first appeared on The Electric ..read more

Joseph Conner is scheduled for a sentencing hearing in federal court on May 1. Conner signed a plea deal in November that a federal judge accepted in December in connection with a local yearlong narcotics investigation that lead the arrest of 10 others in October in Great Falls. Conner agreed to plead guilty to the federal charge of conspiracy to The post Sentencing hearing for one in narcotics ring set for May 1 first appeared on The Electric ..read more

Rehabilitation of the 60-unit Elmore Roberts Apartments at the corner of Central Avenue and 6th Street. The developers presented the project and their tax increment financing request to the Downtown Development Partnership during their April 24 meeting. The developers, Elmore Roberts Community Partners, are requesting $430,000 in downtown TIF funds. Tax increment financing districts are established by the commission, under The post Developer requesting TIF funds for downtown apartment rehabilitation first appeared on The Electric ..read more

Ballots for the Great Falls Public Schools board election have been mailed, a bit later than initially planned, but within the legal deadline. Ballots have typically been printed by the county print shop. The former print shop manager resigned from the county on April 9 and told The Electric he hadn’t received ballot proofs by that time to be able The post Ballots mailed for May 7 school election first appeared on The Electric ..read more

The Great Falls Public Schools board approved a 10 cent increase for student meal prices during their April 22 meeting. The federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires schools to annually review the prices charged for student meals. The U.S. Department of Agriculture provides a calculator that compares meal prices to the federal reimbursement paid to the GFPS for The post GFPS adjusts student meal prices first appeared on The Electric ..read more