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NA3HL Showcase: Americans close out tournament with a loss to the Mason City Toros
The Great Falls Americans (17-10-1-1, 2nd in Frontier Division) capped off the 2025 NA3HL Showcase Tournament on Tuesday morning in Blaine, Minnesota, by playing against their second West Division opponent. On Monday, the Alexandria (MN) Blizzard (West Division) defeated the Americans, 4-1. Great Falls started the tournament on Sunday with a 4-3 victory over the…
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Community Gathers for Swearing-In Ceremony and Open House in Great Falls
On Tuesday, December 16th, many community members gathered at the Civic Center to witness the swearing-in ceremony for several elected officials. The ceremony was held for Mayor Cory Reeves, Commissioners Joe McKenney and Casey Schreiner, Municipal Court Judge (Dept. B) Mark Dunn, and the newly elected representatives of Neighborhood Council 1 – 9. This event…
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors – December 7th
Neighbors helping neighbors is a local listing where you can find ways of assisting others in your local community. By working with local non-profit organizations, we can reach out to people in need safely and help insure people’s needs are met. The Great Falls Gazette is committed to helping local organizations to help the less…
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Great Falls Public Library Foundation Awards $30,500 Grant for Collection Enhancement
The Great Falls Public Library is pleased to announce it has received a $30,500 grant from the Great Falls Public Library Foundation to purchase new books and audiovisual materials, expanding access to high-quality resources for the community. The grant will support acquisition of diverse materials, including new fiction and nonfiction titles, large-print books, DVDs, and…
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City Offices Closed for Christmas
The City of Great Falls offices, Great Falls Public Library, Scheels Aim High Big Sky Aquatic and Recreation Center, Great Falls Municipal Court, and the Great Falls Animal Shelter will be closed on December 25th and will reopen on December 26th. City residential and commercial sanitation collection will not operate on December 25th. Services will…
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Civic Calendar
Public Works Updates with Les Payne – County CommissionMonday, December 22, 20258:00 AM - 9:00 AMCommission Chambers325 2nd Ave NRoom 105 Planning Department Updates with Michael Harris – County CommissionMonday, December 22, 20259:00 AM - 10:00 AMCommission Chambers325 2nd Ave NRoom 105 Public Health Officer Interviews – County CommissionMonday, December 22, 2025The Board of Cascade County Commissioners will be…
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Bus Tek Tip – Don’t be Ransomwared!
Ransomware is the scourge of the modern malware, with about $1 billion in U.S. payments in 2024. It is essentially someone locking you out of your own data until you pay them a ransom. Paying the ransom is no guarantee that you will get your data back. About 11% of businesses that pay the ransom…
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Letter to the Editor
Recent events within the Cascade County Republican Central Committee (CCRCC) have raised serious concerns about the leadership practices guiding our organization. Cancelling the monthly Central Committee meeting for November, the Executive Board called an Executive Board meeting in its place on November 12, 2025. In a vote taken by the Executive Board members, the Executive…
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Fur-Ever Love – Rudolph
Rudolph and His Seven Siblings Bringing Holiday Cheer to the Shelter As the holiday season approaches, the City of Great Falls Animal Shelter is caring for a cheerful litter of kittens with names inspired by Santa’s reindeer. Rudolph and his seven siblings—Blitzen, Comet, Dancer, Dasher, Donner, Prancer, and Vixen—are all approximately 10 weeks old and…
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NorthWestern Energy Crews Make Significant Progress Restoring Power After Montana Wind Storm
NorthWestern Energy crews made significant progress repairing damage and restoring power for customers affected by outages caused by the strong wind storm that swept across Montana on Wednesday. Dangerous weather conditions required crews to pause work overnight in some areas, including Elk Park north of Butte and Lincoln. Crews were back in the field this…
