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by Tiffany Sweeney Steve Gonser, one of our own hometown heroes, worked for the Great Falls City Fire Department for 36 years. Steve felt he had won the lottery when he landed the best job in the [...]

The end of 2021 marks a special occasion for Fuddruckers of Great Falls—23 years in business. But it is a bittersweet anniversary, as it also marks the one-year passing of beloved manager Todd [...]

The golden years are only golden if you have someone to spend them with. At the Chinook Senior Citizens Center, companionship comes easily. Retirees meet to swap stories over morning coffee, play [...]

Jen Weir is strong—in every sense of the word. In her teens, she overcame obesity. In her twenties, she dedicated herself to helping others do the same, earning a degree in exercise science and [...]

“It started on a Sunday,” remembers Dylan Polzin. “My foot was tingling, numb.” At first, Dylan didn’t think much of it. He was 30 years old and in good health. The problem, he thought, was just [...]

We often refer to a place as being “the heart of the community,” but each community has several vital organs. A school, a grocery store, a hospital or clinic—these are the institutions that all [...]

October is widely recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But awareness without action does little to help. In Great Falls, a nonprofit called Breast Cancer Awareness (BCA) is working not [...]

By Tiffany Sweeney October is all about pumpkin spice, apple cider, and pink for breast cancer awareness—pink in a multitude of colors to remind us to perform breast exams and support those that [...]

Text by Brad Reynolds, Photos by Jack Cantrell The mine was sick, and all of Butte knew it. In 1983, Don Peoples Sr., chief executive of mining operations, told reporters it was like “being told [...]

The health of a business is dependent on customers. That is why, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Subaru of Great Falls is committed to the health and welfare of Montanans. “You have to [...]