
As Christmas week arrives in Cascade, the town moves into the holiday with little fanfare and an unseasonable absence of snow. The ground along the Missouri remains mostly bare, the air cold but clear, and Main Street carries on at its familiar pace - slower now, but steady. Cascade has always been a town shaped by work, weather, and time, and Christmas here reflects that. There are no major events filling the calendar this week, no breaking headlines to mark the season. Instead, the story is...

BUTTE, DECEMBER 17 – Strong winds across Montana today have caused power outages and interruptions to communications infrastructure. Some customers who called NorthWestern Energy's Customer Care line earlier may have experienced dropped calls due to these conditions. More than 35,000 NorthWestern Energy customers in Montana experienced an outage today. NorthWestern Energy crews and contractors are working together to restore service as quickly and safely as possible. Safety is our top...
CASCADE, DECEMBER 20 — Cascade and Power-Dutton-Brady met on the hardwood Friday for a four-game junior varsity and varsity matchup, with competitive play across all levels. In girls junior varsity action, PDB came away with a 16–11 win over Cascade. Cascade’s boys junior varsity team responded with a decisive performance, defeating PDB 64–16. The girls varsity game was tightly contested, with PDB narrowly edging Cascade 36–34. In the nightcap, the Cascade boys varsity team closed out the evening with a strong 68–28 win over PDB....

CASCADE, DECEMBER 19 - Cascade Public Schools wrestlers competed in the CMR Holiday Classic Wrestling Tournament held Friday and Saturday, December 19–20. Several Cascade wrestlers advanced to the second day of competition. Those athletes included Kooper Coates at 215 pounds, Cache Carroll at 175 pounds, Rial McGregor in the heavyweight division, and Allie Park at 115 pounds. By the conclusion of the tournament, two Cascade wrestlers earned podium finishes. Allie Park placed eighth in the...