Sixth time’s a charm: Sunday evening balloon launch a success

After five consecutive launch cancellations at the Great Falls Balloon Festival, the sunny weather and clear skies held on, allowing for a successful launch Sunday evening at Simard-Payne Memorial Park

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Video: Watch the Great Falls Balloon Festival from a drone

The balloons didn't go up Saturday night but they did Sunday night. See the crowds and some balloons inflate from a new viewpoint.

Sunday morning’s balloon launch canceled but there’s hope for the evening

While the prospects for viable launch conditions Sunday evening are still up in the air, it still looks feasible.

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Our readers share what turns their frowns upside down.

Hey, Balloon Festival-goers: Stop me if you’ve heard this one before…

For the fourth time during the 27th annual Great Falls Balloon Festival, the scheduled balloon launch had to be canceled due to strong winds and unfavorable weather conditions, but that didn't stop festival-goers from having a good time Saturday afternoon and evening.

Connors Elementary School grand opening this Thursday

"It's like a blank space. People get to build it together," says Principal Sara Sims.

PHOTO: Jet-setting in Lewiston

Visitors take a close look at a newly arrived Vietnam-era jet at Veterans Memorial Park.

Par for the Course: Lewiston’s Pat Callier still going strong at 95

1943 graduate of Lewiston High School has been a member at Fairlawn since it opened in 1963.

Overcast skies keep balloons on the ground

A cloudy sky came with a host of hazards, leading the Great Falls Balloon Festival to cancel its third and fourth planned launches of the weekend.