This afternoon E-City Beat received the following message from one of our readers: “Your article about the library drag queen video said the video had been removed but when I clicked on the link it went to the video…” When we published Jeni Dodds article last Friday we confirmed that the video appeared to have…
The Electric article (here) covering the Great Falls Public Library levy whichthe City Commission voted to put on the ballot in June, is far frombalanced and fair and shows an obvious lack of research. I was at that commission meeting and I wish to set the record straightand give my perspective. The Electric quotes are…
Retired Great Falls police officer and former Cascade County Undersheriff Cory Reeves announced Sunday on his Facebook page that he will “run for the City of Great Falls Mayoral seat this November”. The seat is currently held by Mayor Bob Kelly who has not yet announced whether he will run for another term. The mayors…
Cascade County Republicans won every single race on the ballot in the 2022 election. It was a jaw-dropping result given that Cascade County and Great Falls were once considered to be a Blue stronghold, sending a majority of Democrats every cycle to Helena. Those days are long gone now I suspect, for two main reasons:…
Last week I received an email in my City Commission inbox from a city resident urging a phase-out of fossil fuels for cooking and heating from our homes and businesses right here in Great Falls. Below is the text of the email as well as my response. I’m leaving out the senders name here, even…
Well, Great Falls friends and neighbors, there’s some good news and there’s some bad news. Good News First According to a recent analysis by the City of Great Falls Planning and Community Development Department new construction and building permits are not just on an upward trend over the past year, they’re up by a lot….
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 Mayor Kelly and Commissioner McKenney talk about the possible upcoming Great Falls public safety levy, from KRTV:Outdated Public Safety Levy – A proposal to boost essential services | Watch (msn.com) Cascade County…
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…
On Thursday, December 15 I had the honor and privilege to represent the City of Great Falls and the citizens of Great Falls in welcoming 21 newly minted American citizens to our country, state, and community. The naturalization swearing-in and ceremony was held at the federal courthouse here in Great Falls with the Honorable Brian…
This is the first in what will be a regular column on E-City Beat in which I will attempt to debunk some of the rumors, urban myths, misinformation, and flat-out bunk making the rounds in Great Falls on social media, information/news outlets, and ‘word on the street’. We’ll start with the recent local rumor that…