Here’s an excerpt from Governor Bullocks statewide stay at home Directive which he announced will go into effect starting Saturday, March 28 at 12:01 AM. “Prohibited activities. All public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a household or living unit are prohibited, except for the limited purposes permitted by this Directive….
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Governor Bullock Issues Statewide Stay At Home Order
At his 4:30 PM press conference Thursday Montana Governor Steve Bullock issued a Directive that mandates a statewide stay at home order. The order applies to all citizens and businesses except for “essential” activities and services. The order goes into effect at 12:01 AM, Saturday, March 28. The Governor asked that citizens refer to the…
Will Bullock Announce A Montana Lockdown?
Rumors are swirling that Montana Governor Steve Bullock will announce a statewide lockdown, perhaps as soon as this afternoon, Thursday March 26. While different states have different kinds of “stay at home” orders, generally speaking a lockdown means that everyone must stay at home except for emergencies, essential tasks like trips to the grocery store…
Bullock Extends, Expands COVID-19 Closures & Restrictions
From the State website: “Governor Steve Bullock today issued a directive to extend closures of public schools and dine-in food service and alcoholic beverage businesses through April 10 and mandate social distancing measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Montana. “Montanans have an obligation to slow the spread of this virus. Our fellow Montanans…
Governor Bullock’s Statewide Closure Directive
Editors Note: following is a portion of Governor Bullocks press release and Directive, you can view or download the whole document here. “To curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Montana, Governor Steve Bullock today announced measures to close dine-in food service and alcoholic beverage businesses and other activities that pose enhanced health risks,…
Coronavirus In Great Falls?
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BREAKING: Green Party Qualifies For Montana 2020 Ballot
Mike Dennison, Chief Political Reporter for the MT Television Network, is reporting that the Montana Secretary of State has qualified the Green Party for the 2020 Montana ballot and that the Green Party Montana senate candidate has already filed. The filing deadline for all candidates is this coming Monday, March 9. We have to wonder…
GF City Commission Issues Next Week: Slaughterhouse, Design Review Board, Maclean Animal Center
Editors note: E-City Beat has requested and received permission to copy and paste Great Falls City Commissioner Rick Tryon’s reports from his public commissioner’s Facebook page, ‘Rick Tryon for a Greater Great Falls’. “COMMISSIONER TRYON’S GREAT FALLS CITY COMMISSION REPORT FOR 3/3/2020 As a way to partially fulfill my personal commitment to working for transparent…
Is ‘US Intelligence’ An Oxymoron? Plus PSC Spying & Continuing Search For Amy
Here’s another edition of our roundup of some of the top national, state, and local stories from various news outlets curated in an easy access format. LocalUPDATE: CCSO continues search for Amy Harding by boat and helicopter (KFBB, Great Falls) “UPDATE (2/23/2020 5:25 pm) – Rescue crews took to the Missouri River Sunday, as they…
Great Falls Police Department Seeks Missing Teen
From the GFPD Facebook page at approximately 3:30 PM Thursday afternoon, 2/20/20: “MISSING TEEN! Please help Detective Cunningham make contact with Selena Lea Ream. Selena was last seen on 2/14/2020 at approximately 12AM. It is believed Selena may be in Great Falls, Billings, or Kalispell, and we are concerned for her safety. It is unknown…