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Montana Climate Matters - Column 9: Montana’s Weather is Getting More Extreme

Montana Climate Matters - Column 9: Montana’s Weather is Getting More Extreme

Montana’s unpredictable weather is nothing new, but the extremes are becoming more regular. The list of recent extreme weather events is also getting longer and more costly. Record flooding on the Musselshell River in 2011 was followed by severe and destructive flooding in 2014 and 2018. In 2022, a

Obituary of Patricia “Pat” J. Swartz

Obituary of Patricia “Pat” J. Swartz

Patricia “Pat” J. Swartz, aged 86, of Great Falls, Montana, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2025. She was born on March 18, 1939, to Kenneth and Leona Nisbet. Over the years, Pat held many jobs, with her last two being at Buttrey Food and Drug and the Multiple Sclerosis

Obituary of Inger Djuphagen

Obituary of Inger Djuphagen

Inger Johanne Djuphagen, 70, of Great Falls, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2025. She was born on February 22, 1955, in Kristiansand, Norway to Henry and Astri Dybvik. She went to nursing school in Norway after graduating high school. She became a CNA and started her nursing career in

Driver Charged in Wrong-Way Multi Vehicle Crash

Driver Charged in Wrong-Way Multi Vehicle Crash

On the morning of October 15, 2025, at 8:25 AM, law enforcement officers were dispatched to the vicinity of 15th Street North and River Drive North in response to a report of a driver who had lost consciousness while operating a vehicle. Prior to the officers' arrival at

Obituary of Marjo Hoppe

Obituary of Marjo Hoppe

Marjo LaRaie Hoppe, aged 67, of Great Falls, Montana, passed away on Friday, October 3, 2025. She was born on December 14, 1957, in Townsend, Montana to Margo Dale and Leroy Reister. Marjo is survived by her mother, Margo Dale of Towsend; her daughters, Danielle Lawson, Jeanette Freer; son, Nicholas

Great Falls Symphony Receives $500,000 Gift to Establish the Diane & Roy Volk Youth Programs

Great Falls Symphony Receives $500,000 Gift to Establish the Diane & Roy Volk Youth Programs

The Great Falls Symphony Association is proud to announce a momentous $500,000 gift that will forever honor the legacy of Diane and Roy Volk. In recognition of this extraordinary generosity, the Great Falls Symphony Youth Programs will now be named the Diane & Roy Volk Youth Orchestra Programs, encompassing

Big Sky Duplicate Bridge Club Results for the Week of - September 8th - 12th

Big Sky Duplicate Bridge Club Results for the Week of - September 8th - 12th

The Big Sky Duplicate Bridge Club Unit 408 hosts several events each week at its facility located at 528 Smelter Ave NE, Suite 7, usually on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday afternoon at 12:30. The club welcomes new players and a good contact phone number is 899-8597. We