China Listens In On Malmstrom, Dick’s RV News, And More

ECB Staff on February 9, 2023

Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources.

Dick’s RV property rezone off the table, from KRTV:
https://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/canceled-proposed-great-falls-apartment-complex

Chinese spy balloon over MAFB was collecting military signals intelligence, from NBC News:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/chinese-spy-balloon-carried-multiple-antennas-collecting-signals-intel-rcna69898

Blackfeet law enforcement looking for 16 year old girl, from Local ABC/FOX:
https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/blackfeet-law-enforcement-looking-for-16-year-old-last-contacted-tuesday/article_88d27a56-a8c3-11ed-afd2-eb4a88c7e2f1.html

Gianforte proposes child tax credit, from MTPR:
https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2023-02-08/gianfortes-child-tax-credit-proposal-moves-to-the-house-floor

‘Empower The Homeless’ In Flathead Co.? Great Falls 3rd Most Dangerous In MT?

ECB Staff on January 31, 2023

Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources.

Several significant development projects underway in Great Falls, from KRTV:
https://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/new-developments-in-great-falls-for-2023-video

Great Falls highest property crime rate and 3rd most dangerous place to live in Montana? From KMON:
Consider this before moving to Montana (560kmon.com)https://560kmon.com/ixp/1111/p/consider-this-before-moving-to-montana/?fbclid=IwAR24ToDaF4-hnnzP5PoiwjrHgGf9nmcjjC75rCkHpW5FTjmY–rb1sN7MIs

Bill to allow healthcare workers to opt out of cases they object to on moral grounds, from MTPR:
https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2023-01-31/bill-would-allow-health-care-workers-to-opt-out-of-cases-on-moral-grounds

Contentious ‘homeless’ issue in Flathead County, from ABC FOX, MontanaRightNow:
https://www.montanarightnow.com/kalispell/flathead-co-commissioners-encourage-community-to-reject-things-that-empower-the-homeless/article_e2f2266a-9dc1-11ed-9173-c3a7045bb007.html

Shots Ring Out In Great Falls, Red Tape Reduction, And More

ECB Staff on January 23, 2023

Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources.

Man arrested for firing a gun in Great Falls neighborhood, from KFBB:
https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/great-falls-man-arrested-for-aimlessly-firing-a-gun-saturday/article_86ac5130-9a76-11ed-a0fc-8b0b121f6ed5.html

Governor Gianforte begins legislative effort to cut MT red tape, from NBC Montana:
https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/legislative-curtain-opens-on-gianfortes-red-tape-relief-push#

Cascade County Sheriff’s Office extends deadline for Citizens Academy:
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Senators Daines and Tester both oppose new nursing home rules plan, from Montana Public Radio:
https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2023-01-20/daines-tester-say-new-nursing-home-rules-will-hurt-rural-areas

GF Public Safety Levy, CCSO Citizens Academy, And More

ECB Staff on January 10, 2023

Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting news items about our state and community from area news sources.

Mayor Kelly and Commissioner McKenney talk about the possible upcoming Great Falls public safety levy, from KRTV:
Outdated Public Safety Levy – A proposal to boost essential services | Watch (msn.com)

Cascade County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy application deadline is January 18 – all the info and downloadable application in the the link here:
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Montana’s 68th Legislature is in session, from MTPR:
https://www.mtpr.org/show/the-session/2023-01-09/the-session-week-1-the-house-is-ready-for-business

Great Falls coat drive, from ABC MontanaRightNow:
https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/alluvion-health-gfps-team-up-for-a-winter-coat-drive/article_93827866-906d-11ed-9de2-977127e361d7.html

Local/State News Briefs – MT 68th Legislative Session, GF Weed Shop, And More

ECB Staff on January 2, 2023

Today E-City Beat is introducing a new weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting news items about our state ad community from area news sources.

68th Session of the Montana Legislature kicks off in Helena, from MTPR
Montana Legislature convenes Jan. 2 for the 2023 session | Montana Public Radio (mtpr.org)

New principal at Great Falls Central, from ABC Fox, Great Falls
Great Falls Central Catholic High School announces Brian Held as new interim principal | ABC Fox Great Falls | montanarightnow.com

When does Yellowstone return? From msn.com
Yellowstone Season 5 Return Date Revealed by Paramount Network Following Midseason Finale (msn.com)

Weed shop coming to Great Falls, from KRTV
Marijuana retailer hopes to open soon in Great Falls (krtv.com)

“The industry is inevitable, and I think the state is realizing that and county for county they’re realizing that. Great Falls has done a great job moving forward with the correct steps, but also, you know, with caution and consideration for all the people,” – Jackee Beck director of operations for Top Shelf Botanicals.

Preserve Your Holiday Family Memories With A Local Company

ECB Staff on December 26, 2022

Isn’t it time to preserve those treasured family video and audio memories you have on old formats like 16mm, cassette, and VHS by transferring them to modern digital formats like DVD, CD, and thumb drives?

Stray Moose Productions is a local one-stop audio-visual production, duplicating and transfer specialist.

“Why send your memories out of town when we can do it all right here in the Great Falls area?” – Stray Moose Productions

Stray Moose Productions can transfer your VHS and SVHS video tapes of movies, home movies and other content to DVD for you quickly and affordably. They are located in Black Eagle.

They also transfer 8mm and 16mm home movies to DVD, Beta to DVD, and cassette, reel-to-reel and vinyl to CD.

Stray Moose Productions also does professional video work for your special events such as weddings and memorial services.

Call 406-727-6670 or email info@straymoose.com

They are located at 3 Anaconda Hills Dr., Black Eagle, MT – next to Anaconda Hills Golf Course and across from the Black Eagle Community Center.

Great Falls Dem, Jasmine Taylor, Reported For Hateful Online Behavior

ECB Staff on December 19, 2022

Cascade County Democratic Central Committee official Jasmine Taylor (representative for precinct 22A) was reported and apparently suspended from Twitter for violating their hateful conduct rule.

E-City Beat received an email with the following message and screenshot:

“Have had the misfortune to encounter a hateful and disgusting person on Twitter: Jasmine Taylor from Great Falls. I wanted to share with you the report I received after reporting her for hateful/violent conduct:”

“Oo buddy. Keep saying biggoted shit like this and you may just have to get your teeth fixed all over again. And it sounds to me like you can’t afford it.” — @JasmineTaylorMT

ECB contacted the Twitter user, a gay man, who Taylor threatened and confirmed that he did indeed receive the hateful/threatening message from @JasmineTaylorMT and subsequently reported it to Twitter.

Taylor’s Twitter account, which was previously publicly available, is locked and no longer accessible.

Jasmine Taylor is a local political activist, failed candidate for state legislature and Great Falls City Commission, and partners with Cascade County Democratic Central Committee Vice-Chairperson Helena Lovick in a far left local opinion blog.

Cascade County Dems Crushed Again

ECB Staff on November 16, 2022

On Election Day in November of 2020 Cascade County Republican candidates for the state legislature defeated every one of their Democrat opponents on the ballot, including several incumbent legislators.

It was an unprecedented red wave in Great Falls/Cascade County.

This year it was even worse for local Dems. It was a red tsunami.

Democrats lost every single contested race on the ballot.

Not only did all of the GOP incumbents retain their seats in the state legislature, even the remaining Dem incumbents went down to defeat:

  • Longtime local Democrat and incumbent state Senator Tom Jacobson was booted out by voters, losing to relatively unknown newcomer to local politics, Daniel Emrich.
  • For 16 years the Cascade County Clerk and Recorder position was held by Democrat incumbent Rina Fontana-Moore. Voters replaced Moore with yet another political GOP newcomer, Sandra Merchant.
  • Democrat stalwart Don Ryan, incumbent Cascade County Commissioner, lost his race to Rae Grulkowski.

Great Falls/Cascade County, once a blue stronghold, at least for now is a deep, ruby red.

Holiday Gift Idea – Family VHS Videos On DVD

ECB Staff on November 4, 2022

With Christmas right around the corner why not give the gift of treasured family memories on video transferred from old 16mm or VHS to DVD?

Stray Moose Productions is a local one-stop audio-visual production, duplicating and transfer specialist.

“Why send your memories out of town when we can do it all right here in the Great Falls area?” – Stray Moose Productions

Stray Moose Productions can transfer your VHS and SVHS video tapes of movies, home movies and other content to DVD for you quickly and affordably. They are located in Black Eagle.

They also transfer 8mm and 16mm home movies to DVD, Beta to DVD, and cassette, reel-to-reel and vinyl to CD.

Stray Moose Productions also does professional video work for your special events such as weddings and memorial services.

Call 406-727-6670 or email info@straymoose.com

They are located at 3 Anaconda Hills Dr., Black Eagle, MT – next to Anaconda Hills Golf Course and across from the Black Eagle Community Center.

Judicial Standards Complaints Filed Against MT Supreme Court Candidate Ingrid Gustafson

ECB Staff on October 18, 2022

Several Montana news outlets are reporting that two Judicial Standards Commission complaints have been filed against Montana Supreme Court Justice Ingrid Gustafson who is seeking re-election.

Her challenger is James Brown.

The complaints, filed by GOP political consultant Jake Eaton, state in part:

“Justice Gustafson had received and was actively promoting the endorsement from lawyers and parties to a case while their case was in front of her. She did not disclose the conflict to anyone and ultimately ruled in their favor…But it gets even worse…just weeks before issuing her ruling in the case, she held a high-dollar fundraiser in the private home of one of the attorneys on the case.”

You can read the entire content of both complaints by clicking the links below:

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Voters can evaluate the information and sources and make up their own minds.