A question that is frequently asked of local candidates running for non-partisan seats for mayor and city commission is, “What political party do you belong to?”. Party designation is not required for commission/mayor candidates and there will be no ‘D’ or ‘R’ by their names on the upcoming November ballot. Nevertheless, many voters consider party…
Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources. New traffic control in Northwest Great Falls, from KRTV:https://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/traffic-change-on-16th-avenue-nw-in-great-falls National website says Great Falls crime rate “…42% higher than the national average…Violent crime 25% higher than the national average”, from KMON:Any Surprise This Montana City Is…
On Sunday I received the following message and picture from a Great Falls resident: “Hey Rick we went to watch 50 Watt Sun (at the Beacon) last night and under the train bridge this is what we saw! Who need to clean this mess up? I hate that this is happening in the city I…
Last week the Great Falls City Commission voted 4-0 (Mayor Kelly was not present) to accept the City Manager’s FY24 budget which includes adopting the proposed total allowable property tax increase of 4.38%. The approved proposal includes the 1.92% permissive medical levy and the 2.46% inflationary factor increases. Those increases would equate to the following…
From KTVQ in Billings last week: “Billings, Helena and Great Falls are top hotspots for drug trafficking of fentanyl, while Missoula falls in fourth, U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana Jesse Laslovich said Monday at a public forum.”U.S. Attorney: Billings, Helena, Great Falls top cities for fentanyl (ktvq.com) Great Falls appears to be the…
No one likes paying taxes. I certainly don’t. I don’t like handing over my hard earned money to pay for billions in foreign aid to countries that hate us and billions and billions for wars in which we have no business. I especially don’t like handing over my hard earned money to pay debt service…
Highwood Creek Outfitters is hosting a rally to show support for Second Amendment rights this Saturday, July 1st at 10:00 AM. The gun shop has attracted a lot of local and even national news coverage over the past week or so due to a warrant served and store records confiscated by armed IRS/ATF agents in…
There have been a number of questions from the community about the IRS/ATF raid on a Great Falls gun store. In response, here is some further information concerning the involvement of the Great Falls Police Department in that event. First here is a a screenshot of the email that city commissioners received from GFPD Captain…
Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources. Public safety town hall meeting at the Civic Center Wednesday, June 14.(2) It’s been more than 50… – City of Great Falls – Local Government | Facebook Great Falls Public Library levy passes by 619 votes,…
Over the past week I have been contacted and asked by several Great Falls citizens whether or not the Great Falls Public Library is planning to host and sponsor events for ‘Pride Month’ this June, as they have in the past. E-City Beat published a blog post last Thursday raising a similar question and as…