E-City Beat has confirmed that the two largest contributions to the ‘Vote YES for Libraries’ committee, which advocated in favor of the Great Falls Public Library levy in 2023, appear to have come in equal amounts from the spouses/partners of Susan McIntyre, the Library Director, and Whitney Olson, the Chair of the library board. According…
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Our regular feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources. Gianforte to run for reelection, from MTN News:Gianforte announces run for second term as Montana governor (ktvh.com) School bomb threats across Montana, from KRTV:https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/bomb-threats-received-at-many-montana-schools Great Falls Fire Rescue responds in brutal cold, from ABC/FOX Non-Stop Local:https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/news/gffr-steps-up-for-the-community-in-the-face-of-arctic-cold-front/article_c3c39998-b4b5-11ee-b615-d7d49b8d4a1e.html
Our regular feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources. Bomb threat at Cascade County Courthouse, from the Great Falls Tribune:https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2024/01/04/bomb-threat-at-cascade-county-courthouse-in-great-falls/72107533007/ Gallatin County District Court Judge Mike Salvagni issues temporary halt to two zoning bills, from MTPR:https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-01-04/new-housing-density-laws-blocked-pending-court-challenge Emergency crews respond to fire in Great Falls Fox…
Editor’s note: as is the case with our ‘letters to the editor’, the following editorial content by Commissioner Grulkowski doesn’t necessarily reflect the views or opinions of E-City Beat, our volunteer staff, or contributors. As we move into a New Year in Cascade County, I will take an opportunity to reflect on 2023, a year…
Our regular feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources. Cascade County Commissioner Joe Briggs to offer resolution to remove election responsibilities from Clerk & Recorder Sandra Merchant, from the Montana Sentinel:Two Cascade County Commissioners Are Hoping To Steal Your Vote On Dec 12th – Montana…
Editors note: the opinions expressed in “Letters to the Editor” do not necessarily reflect the opinions of E-City Beat, our volunteer staff, or contributors. All letters to the editor are welcome and will be considered for publication. Please include your name and city of residence to ectitybeat@straymoose.com. Good morning, I strongly oppose County Ordinance 23-01 because…
Our regular feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources. Great Falls municipal election results, from KRTV:https://www.krtv.com/neighborhood-news/great-falls-cascade-county/cascade-county-election-results-november-2023 Montana Republican Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen set to launch 2024 campaign, from MTPR:https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2023-11-13/secretary-of-state-jacobsen-announces-re-election-campaign Great Ethics Committee dismisses complaint, from The Electric:Ethics committee deems complaint against Tryon unsubstantiated |…
Our regular feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources. Anti-Israel protests in Missoula, from MTPR:https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2023-11-06/missoulians-protest-and-push-for-peace-in-israel-hamas-war Suspect nabbed in Great Falls shooting, from KRTV:https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/great-falls-shooting-suspect-arrested-in-wheatland-county Montana State Auditor Troy Downing enters Eastern District congressional race, from FOX News/MSN:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/emerging-gop-candidate-combat-veteran-enters-race-for-montana-congressional-seat-held-by-matt-rosendale/ar-AA1jcZxo
Our regular feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources. Arrests made in Great Fall gunfire incident, from KRTV:https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/gunshots-lead-to-2-teens-being-arrested-in-great-falls Massive tumbleweed pile up in Great Falls neighborhood, from AccuWeather:https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/tumbleweeds-pile-up-in-front-of-montana-homes-amid-high-winds/1588253 Moose sighting in town, from NonStop Local, ABC/FOX:https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/moose-spotted-on-rivers-edge-trail-in-great-falls-wednesday/article_9211628c-6dec-11ee-afee-93b8b1772c79.html Brad Johnson enters MT Senate race, from MTPR:https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2023-10-18/upper-seven-law-brad-johnson-running-for-u-s-senate-leaking-wastewater-pond