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…
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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…
2/18 City Commission Meeting: Golf & Garbage Fees, Climate Change Task Force
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 2/18/20 As a way to partially fulfill my personal commitment to working for transparent…
Great Falls Death Update, Bozeman Coronavirus Case, Creepy Porn Lawyer
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. LocalMan found dead in burned mini-van identified (KRTV, Great Falls) “His body was found inside his mini-van on Tuesday morning.” StateMontana’s SCOTUS case (KTVH, Helena) “Today in Bozeman we…
Hate-Filled Creepy Comments
We have in the past featured ‘Angry Reader Comments’, but in yesterday’s piece by Phil Faccenda on this blog, the comment section contained some truly bizarre comments that go beyond angry. Here is an example of one such comment: “You have the thinnest, greyest, unhealthiest looking skin I have ever seen…”? This isn’t just juvenile,…
Great Falls Police Seek Help Identifying Potential GFPS Bomb Threat Suspect
Here’s the notification on the GFPD Social media post from earlier today. “BOMB THREAT PERSON OF INTEREST – Yesterday (2/10/20) a note was placed on a door at Whittier Elementary School. The note, containing a bomb threat directed at multiple Great Falls’ schools, prompted a city-wide shut down of all Great Falls Public Schools, and…
Tryon Raises Refugee Resettlement Letter At Commission Meeting
At Tuesday nights Great Falls City Commission meeting, Commissioner Rick Tryon brought up the “kerfuffle” surrounding the issue of Mayor Bob Kelly signing on as Mayor of Great Falls to a letter to the President expressing support for refugee resettlement in “our communities” and the Mayors apology and explanation. Below is the video transcript from…
Tryon’s February 4 City Commission Meetings Preview
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 As a way to partially fulfill my personal commitment to working for transparent and responsive…